View Askewniverse

The View Askewniverse is a fictional universe

Fictional universe

A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with elements which differ from the real world. It may be called, variously, a fictional realm, world or universe...

 created by writer/director Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter and director, as well as a comic book writer, author, and actor. He is also the co-founder, with Scott Mosier, of View Askew Productions and owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He also hosts a...

, featured in several films, comics and a television series; it is named for Smith's production company, View Askew Productions

View Askew Productions

View Askew Productions is an American film/television production company founded by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier in 1994. Actors Ben Affleck, Jeff Anderson, Matt Damon, Walter Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran and Smith himself are just some of the stars that...

. The characters Jay and Silent Bob

Jay and Silent Bob

Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks....

 appear in almost all the View Askewniverse media, and characters from one story often reappear or are made reference to in others. Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the same film.

The View Askewniverse is a fictional universe

Fictional universe

A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with elements which differ from the real world. It may be called, variously, a fictional realm, world or universe...

 created by writer/director Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter and director, as well as a comic book writer, author, and actor. He is also the co-founder, with Scott Mosier, of View Askew Productions and owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He also hosts a...

, featured in several films, comics and a television series; it is named for Smith's production company, View Askew Productions

View Askew Productions

View Askew Productions is an American film/television production company founded by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier in 1994. Actors Ben Affleck, Jeff Anderson, Matt Damon, Walter Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran and Smith himself are just some of the stars that...

. The characters Jay and Silent Bob

Jay and Silent Bob

Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks....

 appear in almost all the View Askewniverse media, and characters from one story often reappear or are made reference to in others. Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the same film. Smith has recently stated that the "Askewniverse" may be effectively abandoned as he feels the Jay and Silent Bob characters may be outplayed, and citing his desire to move forward in his career.

Smith's recurring characters, settings, and motifs first appeared in his debut film, Clerks

Clerks

Clerks is a American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks was the first of Smith's...

. Since then, the main canon

Canon (fiction)

A canon, in terms of a fictional universe, is a body of material that is considered to be "genuine" or "official", that can be directly referenced as, or as if it were, material produced by the original author or creator of a series...

 has consisted of six feature films, in addition to several short films, comic books, and a short-lived animated TV series. The View Askewniverse is centered on the towns of Leonardo

Leonardo, New Jersey

Leonardo is a census-designated place located within Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,823...

 and Red Bank

Red Bank, New Jersey

Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a population of 11,844.Red Bank was originally formed as a Town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Shrewsbury Township...

, both located in Monmouth County

Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 615,301, which had grown to 642,030 as of the Bureau's 2007 estimate. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is...

, central New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...

. Chasing Amy

Chasing Amy

Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the third film in the View Askewniverse series. The film focuses on two comic book artists: Holden McNeil , a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones , a lesbian-identified woman.The movie contains frank sexual...

also takes place partly in New York

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...

, and both Dogma

Dogma (film)

Dogma is a American adventure-comedy-fantasy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith; he also co-stars in the film along with an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane...

and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by, directed by, and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks...

involve road trips.

Media

The following is a complete list of media in which the View Askewniverse has been portrayed.

Feature films

• Clerks
  Clerks
  Clerks is a American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks was the first of Smith's...
  
  (1994) – The first in the series of the View Askewniverse, follows a day in the lives of two clerks, Dante Hicks
  Dante Hicks
  Dante Hicks is a fictional character in writer/director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, played by Brian O'Halloran. He is introduced in the feature film Clerks.-Dante in Clerks:...
  
   and Randal Graves
  Randal Graves
  Randal Graves is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, portrayed by Jeff Anderson. He was introduced in Smith's debut film Clerks. He also appeared in comic books, an animated series and a sequel to the original film....
  
  .
• Mallrats
  Mallrats
  Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's "View Askewniverse" series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in the Eden Prairie Center, which is located in Minnesota...
  
  (1995) – Takes place one day before the events in Clerks, the film is about two young men, Brodie Bruce
  Brodie Bruce
  Brodie Bruce is a fictional character played by Jason Lee in the Kevin Smith films Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He is depicted as an unemployed slacker, living with his parents and lacking the motivation and maturity appropriate to his age.Smith has said Walt Flanagan was the...
  
   and T.S. Quint, who hang out at a mall after being dumped by their girlfriends.
• Chasing Amy
  Chasing Amy
  Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the third film in the View Askewniverse series. The film focuses on two comic book artists: Holden McNeil , a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones , a lesbian-identified woman.The movie contains frank sexual...
  
  (1997) – A heterosexual man, Holden McNeil
  Holden McNeil
  Holden McNeil is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse", played by Ben Affleck.He first appears in Chasing Amy, and later in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Holden falls in love with Alyssa Jones , a lesbian with an unusual past. Holden feels jealous and begins to...
  
  , falls in love with a lesbian
  Lesbian
  Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
  
  -identified woman, Alyssa Jones, causing conflict with his homophobic
  Homophobia
  Homophobia is defined as an "irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals", or individuals perceived to be homosexual; it is also defined as "unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality", "fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay...
  
   best friend, Banky Edwards
  Banky Edwards
  Banky Edwards is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse", played by Jason Lee.He first appears in Chasing Amy...
  
  .
• Dogma
  Dogma (film)
  Dogma is a American adventure-comedy-fantasy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith; he also co-stars in the film along with an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane...
  
  (1999) – The world ends if two angels enter a church in New Jersey
  New Jersey
  New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, and to the east by the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Westchester County, New York City, Long Island, and...
  
   and it is up to Jesus
  Jesus
  Jesus of Nazareth —also known as Jesus Christ or occasionally Jesus the Christ—is the central figure of Christianity. Within most Christian denominations...
  
  ' last scion, Jay and Silent Bob
  Jay and Silent Bob
  Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks....
  
   and the thirteenth apostle to stop them.
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by, directed by, and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks...
  
  (2001) – Jay and Silent Bob try to stop a "Bluntman and Chronic" movie from being made.
• Clerks II
  Clerks II
  Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith's 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film was released on July 21, 2006; it screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film...
  
  (2006) – Roughly ten years after Clerks., Dante and Randal are now employed in the fast food industry.

Short films

• The Flying Car
  The Flying Car
  The Flying Car is a six-minute 2002 short film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It features View Askewniverse characters Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, who were introduced in Clerks. Unusual for a production by Smith, it does not contain a single use of profanity.While stuck in a traffic jam,...
  
  – a short film produced for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno, on NBC. It made its debut on May 25, 1992, following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of The Tonight Show. The nightly broadcast at 11:35 p.m. originated from NBC's studios, in Burbank, California and ran...
  
  .
• Clerks: The Lost Scene – an animated short produced for the Clerks. X 10th anniversary DVD, based on a scene previously offscreen in the original film and only seen in the comics.

Television

• Clerks: The Animated Series
  Clerks: The Animated Series
  Clerks is an American animated television series based on Kevin Smith's film of the same name. It was developed for television by Smith, Smith's producer Scott Mosier and former Seinfeld writer David Mandel with character designs by Stephen Silver.- Overview :The main characters, Dante Hicks,...
  
  – six episodes featuring characters from the movie Clerks. that originally aired on ABC in 2000 (only for two episodes) and were later released on DVD in 2001.

Comics

• Clerks. (comic)
  Clerks. (comic)
  Clerks. is a series of comics published in the late 1990s by Oni Press that continue the adventures of Dante, Randal and other characters from Kevin Smith's film Clerks Written by Smith but illustrated by varying artists, the style in these comics is very different from that of the later animated...
  
  – a three-part comic book series published in the late 1990s
  1990s
  The 1990s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1999, the last decade of the 20th century. It was the first decade following the effective end of the Cold War...
  
  , continuing the adventures of the film's main characters.
• Chasing Dogma
  Chasing Dogma
  Chasing Dogma is a comic mini-series that chronicles the events of the two fictional stoners Jay and Silent Bob between two of their films: Chasing Amy and Dogma. The series was written by Kevin Smith, creator of View Askew Productions...
  
  – a four-part series about Jay and Silent Bob's adventures between the events of Chasing Amy and Dogma. Many elements of the comic would end up in the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
• Bluntman and Chronic
  Bluntman and Chronic
  Bluntman and Chronic are two characters appearing in an eponymous fictional comic book series seen in the movies Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Actual Bluntman and Chronic comic books based on the fictional movie comic book series were published after the release of Jay and Silent...
  
  – the comic "created" by Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards in Chasing Amy, published to coincide with the release of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
• "Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog"
  Walt Flanagan's Dog (comic)
  In the comic Oni Double Feature #1, a story titled "Walt Flanagan's Dog" appears and tells the adventure of Jay and Silent Bob having an encounter with Walt Flanagan's dog, Krypto.-Plot:...
  
   – a story in Oni
  Oni Press
  Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack.The company name derives from oni, the Japanese word for the devils or demons popular in Japanese folklore....
  
   Double Feature #1.
• "Bluntman and Chronic in The Derris Affair, Part 1," – published in Oni Double Feature #12.
• "On the Perils of Cinema" – a one-page Clerks. comic in the November 1999 issue of Talk magazine.
• Where's the Beef? – 20-page comic bridging the gap between the events depicted in the opening scenes of Clerks II
  Clerks II
  Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith's 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film was released on July 21, 2006; it screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film...
  
  .

Film

• Much of the cast of Mallrats featured in a simultaneous production, Drawing Flies
  Drawing Flies
  For the Soundgarden song of the same name see Drawing Flies .Drawing Flies is a View Askew Production made by two Canadian filmmakers, Malcolm Ingram and Matt Gissing...
  
  , which features two actors credited as one of their characters in the View Askew films; Kevin Smith credited as Silent Bob & Ethan Suplee
  Ethan Suplee
  Ethan Suplee is an American film and television actor best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in American History X, Harry Knowles in Fanboys, Frankie in Boy Meets World, and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl.-Early life:...
  
   credited as Willam Black
  Willam Black
  Willam Black is a character from Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse" films. He appeared in Clerks, Mallrats, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back...
  
  . Both are referred to as different characters within the film, but "Silent Bob" is credited as himself. Smith also wore the same Bob coat from Mallrats in the film.
• Scream 3
  Scream 3
  Scream 3 is a 2000 film, the third installment in the successful Scream trilogy of satirical horror films. The film stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette, each reprising their roles from the first two films....
  
  – Although not officially a part of the View Askewniverse, the third film of the Scream trilogy, Jay and Silent Bob make a quick cameo appearance, appearing as tourists visiting Sunrise Studios. In the original Scream, a VHS
  VHS
  Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, was a video tape recording standard developed during the 1970s. It was released to the public during the latter half of the decade. During the late part of the 1970s and the early 1980s it formed one-half of the VHS vs Betamax war, which it...
  
   copy of their first film Clerks
  Clerks
  Clerks is a American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks was the first of Smith's...
  
  can be spotted in Stu Macher's house. Kevin Smith would later go on to include Wes Craven
  Wes Craven
  Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character and the Scream films.-Early life:Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son...
  
   in a cameo as the director of a fictitious Scream 4 in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back; in addition, a copy of Scream 3 can be seen in the background of a scene taking place within a video store in Smith's Jersey Girl.
• Superman Lives, an unused draft of Kevin Smith's script, featured a character named "Derris." It also mentions a "Governor Caitlin Bree" and her son "Brodie."

Television

• Clerks – a live-action pilot for a TV show, based on the film Clerks. (This production did not involve Kevin Smith).
• MTV
  MTV
  MTV is a cable television network based in New York City and launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs...
  
  's Jay and Silent Bob Shorts
• VH1
  VH1
  VH1 is an American cable television network based in New York City...
  
  's I Love the 90s (2005) ("Jay and Silent Bob Re-name Your Favorite TV Show" & "Guys We'd Go Gay For")
• VH1
  VH1
  VH1 is an American cable television network based in New York City...
  
  's I Love the '90s: Part Deux
  I Love the '90s: Part Deux
  I Love the '90s: Part Deux is a miniseries on VH1 in which various music and TV personalities reminisce about 1990s culture. It premiered on January 17, 2005. This series is a sequel to I Love the '90s...
  
  (2005)
• Degrassi: The Next Generation
  Degrassi: The Next Generation
  Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series, set in the Degrassi fictional universe created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1980. Degrassi: The Next Generation is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, following The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi...
  
  (fictional filming of "Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?" over 3 episodes)
  • "The Lexicon of Love: Part 1"
  • "The Lexicon of Love: Part 2"
  • "Goin' Down the Road: Part 1"
  • "Goin' Down the Road: Part 2"
  • "West End Girls"
• Yes, Dear
  Yes, Dear
  Yes, Dear is a television sitcom that aired from October 2, 2000 to February 15, 2006 on CBS.The series starred Anthony Clark, Jean Louisa Kelly, Mike O'Malley and Liza Snyder. Yes, Dear scored surprisingly solid ratings for CBS over the next four seasons, in spite of little to no promotion and a...
  
  2004 episode, "The Premiere"
• Video on Trial
  Video On Trial
  Video on Trial is a comedic television program broadcast by Canadian music television network MuchMusic, The show consists of a panel of musicians, comedians and entertainment columnists critiquing music videos in a court room-esque manner - as suggested by its opening tagline, "the show that will...
  
  Episode #1.31 (2006)
• My Name is Earl
  My Name Is Earl
  My Name Is Earl is an American comedy created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005 to May 14, 2009 in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television.-Overview:...
  
  – Stars Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee have co-starred in numerous films directed by Kevin Smith, including Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks II. In an episode, Earl claims to have robbed a Quick Stop. Another obscure reference occurred in "Barn Burner" when Randy, waking up, blurts out "poopie trim" which he similarly blurted as Willam in Mallrats, as did Chris Rock in Dogma.

Comics

• Chasing Amy – In Japan
  Japan
  is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
  , the screenplay of Chasing Amy
  Chasing Amy
  Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the third film in the View Askewniverse series. The film focuses on two comic book artists: Holden McNeil , a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones , a lesbian-identified woman.The movie contains frank sexual...
  
  was adapted into a novel by Kenichi Eguchi and published by Aoyama Publishing. The unique concept of the book is that it is roughly half-novel, half-manga
  Manga
  Manga consist of comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century...
  
  , with Moyoco Anno
  Moyoco Anno
  is a Japanese manga artist and a fashion writer, with numerous books published in both categories. Her manga and books have attained considerable popularity among young women in Japan. Though she primarily writes manga of the josei genre, her most popular series, Sugar Sugar Rune, is targeted at...
  
   providing the art for the comic book pages.

• Jay and Silent Bob made a brief appearance in one panel of Green Arrow
  Green Arrow
  Green Arrow is a fictional character, published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in 1941...
  
  (vol. 3) #6, standing outside Jason Blood's Safe House in Star City
  Star City (comics)
  Star City is a fictional city that appears in stories published by DC Comics, best known as the traditional home of the superheroes known by, or affiliated with, the shared alias of the Green Arrow. Beyond that, it is also known to other characters of the DC Universe as both a port city and a haven...
  
  . This issue was written by Kevin Smith of course, during his 15-issue run on the character.

• Demonic versions of Jay and Silent Bob can be seen in one panel on the second page of Angel: After the Fall
  Angel: After the Fall
  Angel: After the Fall is a comic book published by IDW Publishing. Written by Brian Lynch and plotted with Joss Whedon, the series is a canonical continuation of the Angel television series, and follows the events of that show's final televised season...
  
   issue #5, standing outside of a cafe in the safe haven of Silverlake. Writer Brian Lynch
  Brian Lynch
  This article is about the American writer. For the professional basketball player see Brian Lynch , for the Jazz trumpeter see Brian Lynch Brian Michael Lynch is an American film and comic book writer...
  
   confirmed the reference and attributed their inclusion to artist Franco Urru.

Music videos

• "Can't Even Tell" by Soul Asylum
  Soul Asylum
  Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in 1984...
  
  
• "Build Me Up Buttercup
  Build Me Up Buttercup
  "Build Me Up Buttercup" is the name of a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations with Colin Young singing the lead vocals in 1968. This was the third major hit for the Foundations. Colin Young replaced Clem Curtis in 1968 and this was the first Foundations hit...
  
  " by The Goops
• "Because I Got High
  Because I Got High
  "Because I Got High" is a Grammy nominated song by Afroman, from his album of the same name, about how cannabis use is degrading his quality of life...
  
  " by Afroman
  Afroman
  Joseph Foreman , better known by his stage name Afroman, is an American comedy rapper who came to prominence with his singles "Because I Got High" and "Crazy Rap". Initially unknown when beginning his career, his song "Because I Got High" circulated around the Internet before becoming a hit worldwide...
  
  
• "Kick Some Ass" by Stroke 9
  Stroke 9
  Stroke 9 is an alternative rock band that was formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989.- History :The band formed due to a "Rock Band" class at Marin Academy in San Rafael, just north of San Francisco. In 1990, as a project, students Luke Esterkyn, Greg Gueldner, Tom Haddad and Kirsten...
  
  

Notable characters

Dante Hicks Dante Hicks Dante Hicks is a fictional character in writer/director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, played by Brian O'Halloran. He is introduced in the feature film Clerks.-Dante in Clerks:... - Brian O'Halloran Brian O'Halloran Brian Christopher O'Halloran is an American actor.He was born in Manhattan, New York. He is best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II... Randal Graves Randal Graves Randal Graves is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, portrayed by Jeff Anderson. He was introduced in Smith's debut film Clerks. He also appeared in comic books, an animated series and a sequel to the original film.... - Jeff Anderson Jeff Anderson Jeffrey Allan "Jeff" Anderson is an American film actor, flim director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in Clerks and Clerks II... Veronica Loughran - Marilyn Ghigliotti Marilyn Ghigliotti Marilyn Ghigliotti is an American character actress, most noted for the role of Veronica Loughran in Clerks.Both of her parents are from Puerto Rico.... Caitlin Bree - Lisa Spoonhauer Lisa Spoonhauer Lisa Spoonhauer is a character actress famous for the role of Caitlin Bree in Clerks, which she reprised for an episode in the animated series... Jay Jay and Silent Bob Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks.... - Jason Mewes Jason Mewes Jason Edward Mewes is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed drug dealer Jay, the vocal half of Jay and Silent Bob from the "View Askewniverse" films of Mewes' childhood friend Kevin Smith... Silent Bob Jay and Silent Bob Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks.... - Kevin Smith Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter and director, as well as a comic book writer, author, and actor. He is also the co-founder, with Scott Mosier, of View Askew Productions and owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He also hosts a... Rick Derris - Ernest O'Donnell Sanford - Ed Hapstak Heather Jones - Kimberly Loughran Willam Black Willam Black Willam Black is a character from Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse" films. He appeared in Clerks, Mallrats, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back... a.k.a. Snowball- Scott Mosier Scott Mosier Scott A. Mosier is an Emmy Award nominated American film producer, editor, and cameo actor who has done work in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films.-Early life:... /Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee is an American film and television actor best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in American History X, Harry Knowles in Fanboys, Frankie in Boy Meets World, and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl.-Early life:... T.S. Quint - Jeremy London Jeremy London Jeremy Michael London is an American actor.-Personal life:London was born in San Diego, California, the son of Debbie , a waitress, and Frank London, a sheet metal worker. He was raised mainly in DeSoto, Texas. After divorcing their father, his mother moved the family 13 times in six years... Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce is a fictional character played by Jason Lee in the Kevin Smith films Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He is depicted as an unemployed slacker, living with his parents and lacking the motivation and maturity appropriate to his age.Smith has said Walt Flanagan was the... - Jason Lee Jason Lee (actor) Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.-Early life:... Brandi Svenning - Claire Forlani Claire Forlani Claire Antonia Forlani is an English actress of Italian descent.-Early life:Forlani was born in Twickenham in London, the daughter of Barbara , and Pier Forlani, a music manager from Ferrara, Italy. At the age of 11, Forlani entered the Arts Educational School in London, where she began to study... Rene Mosier - Shannen Doherty Shannen Doherty Shannen Maria Doherty is an American actress and television director, perhaps best known for her work as Heather Duke in Heathers , as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and its spinoff series 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed .-Early life and career beginnings:Doherty was born in Memphis,... Tricia Jones - Renee Humphry Shannon Hamilton - Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Ben Affleck is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997...

Gwen Turner - Joey Lauren Adams Joey Lauren Adams Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than 30 films. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films of Kevin Smith, particularly Chasing Amy.-Life and career:... Holden McNeil Holden McNeil Holden McNeil is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse", played by Ben Affleck.He first appears in Chasing Amy, and later in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Holden falls in love with Alyssa Jones , a lesbian with an unusual past. Holden feels jealous and begins to... - Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Ben Affleck is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997... Banky Edwards Banky Edwards Banky Edwards is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse", played by Jason Lee.He first appears in Chasing Amy... - Jason Lee Jason Lee (actor) Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.-Early life:... Alyssa Jones - Joey Lauren Adams Joey Lauren Adams Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than 30 films. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films of Kevin Smith, particularly Chasing Amy.-Life and career:... Hooper "X" LaMount - Dwight Ewell Dwight Ewell Dwight Ewell is an American actor. He is best known for his role in Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy as a gay black writer of comic books, posing as a violent militant. He delivers one of the film's more famous monologues, a diatribe denouncing the Star Wars trilogy as racist... Bluntman and Chronic Bluntman and Chronic Bluntman and Chronic are two characters appearing in an eponymous fictional comic book series seen in the movies Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Actual Bluntman and Chronic comic books based on the fictional movie comic book series were published after the release of Jay and Silent... Cohee Lundin - John Willyung Loki - Matt Damon Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon is an American actor, writer and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting, from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck... Bartleby - Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Ben Affleck is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997... Bethany Sloane - Linda Fiorentino Linda Fiorentino Linda Fiorentino is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, After Hours and The Last Seduction.-Personal life:... Rufus - Chris Rock Chris Rock Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time.... Azrael Azrael Azrael is the Islamic Archangel of Death. He is also the Angel of Death in Judeo-Christian extrabiblical tradition and folklore. It is an English form of the Arabic name Azra'il or Azra'eil , the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in Islam and some... - Jason Lee Jason Lee (actor) Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.-Early life:... Serendipity Serendipity Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated. The word has been voted as one of the ten English words that were hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British translation company... - Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez is a Mexican actress, director, and television and film producer. Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against women and discrimination against immigrants.... Metatron Metatron Metatron is the name of an angel in Judaism and some branches of Christianity and Islam. There are no references to him in the Jewish Tanakh , Christian Scriptures , or the Quran... - Alan Rickman Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman is an English actor. Rickman is best known for his performances in film as Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series, as well as extensive stage work... God God God is a deity in theistic and deistic religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism.... - Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won 12 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records... Steve-Dave Pulasti - Bryan Johnson Bryan Johnson (filmmaker) Bryan Johnson is a writer, actor and director associated with Kevin Smith and the View Askewniverse. He is best-known by his appearances in Smith's New Jersey films as comic book fan Steve-Dave Pulasti... Walt Grover the Fanboy - Walt Flanagan Walt Flanagan Walter Flanagan is an American actor, comic book artist and comic book store proprietor. Flanagan is a long-time friend of Kevin Smith, and it was Flanagan who first turned Smith onto comic books.-Filmography:*Clerks : In Smith's debut movie, Flanagan was credited with four different roles Walter...

Justice - Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.-Early life:... Sissy - Eliza Dushku Eliza Dushku Eliza Patricia Dushku is an American actress who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, The New Guy, Bring It On, Wrong Turn and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back... Chrissy - Ali Larter Ali Larter Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her work on the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes... Missy - Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Jennifer Schwalbach Smith , sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American actress, former reporter for USA Today, and the wife of film director Kevin Smith.-Personal life:... Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly - Will Ferrell Will Ferrell John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer. Ferrell first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films A Night at the Roxbury, Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Kicking & Screaming, Talladega Nights,... Chaka Luther King - Chris Rock Chris Rock Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time.... Leonardo Leonardo Leonardo Leonardo Leonardo Leonardo is a fictional character from the short-lived animated television series Clerks: The Animated Series created by Kevin Smith. Leonardo Leonardo is voiced by Alec Baldwin.Leonardo Leonardo was specially created for the television show... - voiced by Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in films such as Beetlejuice and The Hunt for Red October, in addition to the Martin Scorsese films The Aviator and The Departed.He was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild... Becky Scott - Rosario Dawson Rosario Dawson Rosario Dawson is an American actress and singer, having appeared in films such as Men in Black II, Clerks II, The Rundown, Sin City, Rent, Death Proof, Eagle Eye and Seven Pounds.-Early life:... Elias Grover - Trevor Fehrman Trevor Fehrman Trevor Gregory Fehrman is an American actor.Trevor was born and grew up in South St. Paul, Minnesota where he performed in theater at his high school and did local commercial acting and modeling before his first TV break for NBC's Encore! Encore!. Both of Trevor's parents were school teachers in... Emma Bunting - Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Jennifer Schwalbach Smith , sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American actress, former reporter for USA Today, and the wife of film director Kevin Smith.-Personal life:... Lance Dowds - Jason Lee Jason Lee (actor) Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.-Early life:...

Recurring actors

Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the same film. This is most notable in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, in which several actors play multiple characters from earlier View Askewniverse films. Some of the more notable include:

Actor/Actress	Clerks Clerks Clerks is a American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks was the first of Smith's...	Mallrats Mallrats Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's "View Askewniverse" series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in the Eden Prairie Center, which is located in Minnesota...	Chasing Amy Chasing Amy Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the third film in the View Askewniverse series. The film focuses on two comic book artists: Holden McNeil , a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones , a lesbian-identified woman.The movie contains frank sexual...	Dogma Dogma (film) Dogma is a American adventure-comedy-fantasy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith; he also co-stars in the film along with an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane...	Clerks: The Animated Series Clerks: The Animated Series Clerks is an American animated television series based on Kevin Smith's film of the same name. It was developed for television by Smith, Smith's producer Scott Mosier and former Seinfeld writer David Mandel with character designs by Stephen Silver.- Overview :The main characters, Dante Hicks,...	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 film written by, directed by, and starring Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks...	Clerks II Clerks II Clerks II is the sequel to Kevin Smith's 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film was released on July 21, 2006; it screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film...
Jason Mewes Jason Mewes Jason Edward Mewes is an American television and film actor known for playing foul-mouthed drug dealer Jay, the vocal half of Jay and Silent Bob from the "View Askewniverse" films of Mewes' childhood friend Kevin Smith...	Jay Jay and Silent Bob Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks....
Kevin Smith Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter and director, as well as a comic book writer, author, and actor. He is also the co-founder, with Scott Mosier, of View Askew Productions and owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He also hosts a...	Silent Bob Jay and Silent Bob Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters portrayed by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, respectively, in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, a fictional universe created and used in most films, comics and television by Kevin Smith, which began in Clerks.... Writer
	Director				Executive Producer	Director
	Editor unnamed charater in the Independent Feature Film Market cut from the Clerks X DVD		Editor			Editor
Scott Mosier Scott Mosier Scott A. Mosier is an Emmy Award nominated American film producer, editor, and cameo actor who has done work in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films.-Early life:...	Producer				Executive Producer	Producer
	Editor		Editor			Editor
	Angry hockey-playing customer, William Black	Roddy (cameo)	Tracer collector	Bus passenger Second Unit Director		Extras wrangler, William Black Second Unit Director	Concerned Father
Walt Flanagan Walt Flanagan Walter Flanagan is an American actor, comic book artist and comic book store proprietor. Flanagan is a long-time friend of Kevin Smith, and it was Flanagan who first turned Smith onto comic books.-Filmography:*Clerks : In Smith's debut movie, Flanagan was credited with four different roles Walter...	Woollen cap smoker, egg man, offended customer, cat-admiring bitter customer	Walt the Fanboy					Woollen cap smoker
Bryan Johnson		Steve-Dave
Brian O'Halloran Brian O'Halloran Brian Christopher O'Halloran is an American actor.He was born in Manhattan, New York. He is best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II...	Dante Hicks Dante Hicks Dante Hicks is a fictional character in writer/director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, played by Brian O'Halloran. He is introduced in the feature film Clerks.-Dante in Clerks:...	Gil Hicks	Jim Hicks	Grant Hicks	Dante Hicks Dante Hicks Dante Hicks is a fictional character in writer/director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, played by Brian O'Halloran. He is introduced in the feature film Clerks.-Dante in Clerks:...
Jeff Anderson Jeff Anderson Jeffrey Allan "Jeff" Anderson is an American film actor, flim director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in Clerks and Clerks II...	Randal Graves Randal Graves Randal Graves is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, portrayed by Jeff Anderson. He was introduced in Smith's debut film Clerks. He also appeared in comic books, an animated series and a sequel to the original film....			Gun shop clerk	Randal Graves Randal Graves Randal Graves is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse, portrayed by Jeff Anderson. He was introduced in Smith's debut film Clerks. He also appeared in comic books, an animated series and a sequel to the original film....
Vincent Pereira Vincent Pereira Vincent Pereira is an American independent filmmaker, known for his work with Kevin Smith and View Askew. He is regarded as the unofficial "View Askew Historian".-Background:Pereira was born and raised in New Jersey...	Hockey goalie, engagement-savvy customer		Startled pinball player			Quick Stop customer
Ernest O'Donnell Ernest O'Donnell Ernest O'Donnell is an American actor who is known for his roles in various Kevin Smith films, most notably Clerks....	Rick Derris		Bystander			Cop
John Willyung	Dante's killer (alternate ending)		Cohee London			Passerby
David Klein David Klein David Klein may refer to:* David Klein * David Klein , former governor of the Bank of Israel* David Klein , American professor of mathematics...	Hunting-cap smoking boy, low-IQ video store customer, hubcap searching customer, angry mourner	Bald comic fan
	Director of Photography						Director of Photography
Virginia Smith	Animal masturbator customer		Comic-Con woman
Grace Smith	Milk maid						Milk maid
Joey Lauren Adams Joey Lauren Adams Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than 30 films. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films of Kevin Smith, particularly Chasing Amy.-Life and career:...	Alyssa Jones (Clerks: The Lost Scene)	Gwen Turner	Alyssa Jones			Alyssa Jones
Jason Lee Jason Lee (actor) Jason Michael Lee is an American actor and former professional skateboarder. Lee is best known for his performance in My Name is Earl as the title character Earl Hickey.-Early life:...		Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce is a fictional character played by Jason Lee in the Kevin Smith films Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He is depicted as an unemployed slacker, living with his parents and lacking the motivation and maturity appropriate to his age.Smith has said Walt Flanagan was the...	Banky Edwards Banky Edwards Banky Edwards is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse", played by Jason Lee.He first appears in Chasing Amy...	Azrael Azrael Azrael is the Islamic Archangel of Death. He is also the Angel of Death in Judeo-Christian extrabiblical tradition and folklore. It is an English form of the Arabic name Azra'il or Azra'eil , the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in Islam and some...		Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce Brodie Bruce is a fictional character played by Jason Lee in the Kevin Smith films Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He is depicted as an unemployed slacker, living with his parents and lacking the motivation and maturity appropriate to his age.Smith has said Walt Flanagan was the... /Banky Edwards Banky Edwards Banky Edwards is a fictional character in director Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse", played by Jason Lee.He first appears in Chasing Amy...	Lance Dowds
Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Ben Affleck is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s, after his involvement in the film Mallrats and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997...		Shannon Hamilton	Holden McNeil	Bartleby		Holden McNeil/himself	Gawking guy
Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee Ethan Suplee is an American film and television actor best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in American History X, Harry Knowles in Fanboys, Frankie in Boy Meets World, and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl.-Early life:...		Willam Black	Fan	Gologathan (voice)			Teen #2
Shannen Doherty Shannen Doherty Shannen Maria Doherty is an American actress and television director, perhaps best known for her work as Heather Duke in Heathers , as Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills, 90210 and its spinoff series 90210 and as Prue Halliwell in Charmed .-Early life and career beginnings:Doherty was born in Memphis,...		Rene Mosier				Herself
Renee Humphrey Renee Humphrey Renee Humphrey is an American actress who has appeared in both film and television.-Career:Humphrey, a native of San Mateo, California, worked extensively as an actress in film and television from 1991 through 2000. Her performance as Hillary in the indie film Fun landed her the Outstanding...		Tricia Jones				Tricia Jones
Malcolm Ingram Malcolm Ingram Malcolm Ingram is a Canadian independent film director. He was born in 1968 and hails from Toronto. He has made Drawing Flies under View Askew Productions, which was produced by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith, Tail Lights Fade, and Small Town Gay Bar, a documentary which received acclaim at the 2006...		Creepy staring guy				Creepy staring guy	Pissing customer
Dwight Ewell Dwight Ewell Dwight Ewell is an American actor. He is best known for his role in Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy as a gay black writer of comic books, posing as a violent militant. He delivers one of the film's more famous monologues, a diatribe denouncing the Star Wars trilogy as racist...			Hooper X	Kan the gang leader		Hooper X
Matt Damon Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon is an American actor, writer and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting, from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...			Shawn Owen (TV executive #2)	Loki Loki In Norse mythology, Loki is a god or jötunn . Loki's relation with the gods varies by source. Loki assists the gods, and sometimes causes problems for them. Loki is a shape shifter and in separate incidents he appears in the form of a salmon and a mare. Loki's positive relations with the gods ends...		Himself
Dan Etheridge				Priest	Plug	Deputy
Chris Rock Chris Rock Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time....				Rufus		Chaka Luther King
George Carlin George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian. He was also an actor and author, and he won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....				Cardinal Glick		Blowjob-giving hitchhiker
Paul Dini Paul Dini Paul Dini is an American television producer of animated cartoons. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures,...					George Lucas George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, director and chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the epic sci-fi franchise Star Wars and joint creator of the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones... Writer	Bluntman & Chronic Loader/Clapper
Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won 12 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records...				God		God
Jake Richardson						Teen #1
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Jennifer Schwalbach Smith , sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach, is an American actress, former reporter for USA Today, and the wife of film director Kevin Smith.-Personal life:...						Missy	Emma
Harley Quinn Smith						Baby Silent Bob	Kid in window

External links

• The View Askewniverse - Company’s Homepage
• News Askew
• History Askew, archived copy of a fan-assembled timeline, up to the aired episodes of Clerks: The Animated Series.
• Radio Interview with Kevin Smith about the Askewniverse from FBi 94.5 Sydney Australia