- The sign for Fantata-Comic-Com-Fest-Con reads "A sad, sad gathering of guys who've never seen a naked girl."
- Tootie from "Facts of Life" makes a cameo at the convention
- One of the booths: "Women who did Captain Kirk"
- A convention guy is wearing a "Mooby" shirt (from Dogma)
- Randal reads a paper saying "ABC Claims CLERKS is great... So is SPORTS NIGHT" (two shows that ABC axed)
- They open the first act with a title card reading "Dante" like in the movie.
- Numerous Matrix references
- Jay's wacked hat!
- Steve-Dave and Walter make an appearance (the two are rival clerks that have been cut out of previous View Askew movies, but show up in the comic book and Chasing Amy cut scenes)
- Sideshow freaks mimic the movie "Freaks"
- Brazilian soccer team = the movie "Alive"
- Title card reads "Frasier stole this device."
- "Caddyshack III: Caddies in Da Hood. The Shack is Back. And Black."
- In the Writer's Room is Kevin Smith reading a Bible and other Clerks cartoon creators
- Clerks the Cartoon: Main Review Page
- Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Episode 6
"The Last Episode Ever"
Original Air Date
Never aired
Summary Capsule
The clerks strive to be more like the movie... but fail.
Justin's Review
This unaired episode has been considered by others to be the best Clerks cartoon, and I'd have to hardily agree. Not only does it make countless references to the movie (satisfying the nerd urgest within), but it's got a series of running gags that just kept... running!
At a comic convention, the few fans of Clerks lambast the clerks for not being enough like the movie. So Dante and Randal resolve that - no matter what - they'll stay in the store and talk about pop culture and stop being so cartoony. Of course this fails from the start, as movie and TV parodies aboud (from Alive to Gilligan's Island) and a local fair in Leonardo wreaks havoc right outside of the Quick Stop.
It's wheels within wheels here, and I'm not afraid to say I rejoiced all of the Clerks movie references (from Caitlin Brea to playing hockey on the roof). Even though the episode was making fun of people (like me) wanting that sort of thing. Jay's frequent interludes in the Quick Stop are hilarious, as he keeps us informed on the unseen action outside. It builds and builds until the surprise ending (Jay is actually Tyler Durden from "Fight Club"... wait, wrong review).
More of the jokes are on than off, and I absolutely loved the guy on the phone constantly wanting to tell Dante about the Matrix. If the Clerks cartoon had to end, it's great they went out with such a classic episode.
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Groovy Quotes
Dante: Next question.
Convention fan: Yeah. I love the movie Clerks. But I think your show sucks hard. It's in color, right? And nobody curses. It's nothing like the movie, with all the monkeys and the Little League stuff. And the evil billionaire guy, like it's on the Simpsons!
Leonardo Leonardo: D'oh!
Convention fan: And, oh, I think you guys come off as gay on the show.
Randal: That wasn't even a question!
Guy on the phone: Neo, it's me again. I still want to tell you what the Matrix is.
Dante: If you don't leave me alone, I'm calling the cops.
Randal: I've told him before that if we stay open all night, the video store can cater to the vampire and hooker crowd, but he never listens.
Junkie: Mary Mother of God, I cut my hand on a rubber band! Do you sell Band-Aids?
Randal: Band-Aids is a brand name. The proper term is "adhesive strips".
Dante: The man is bleeding to death, and you're getting into sematics arguement?
Walter: You're just jealous that Steve-Dave and I are having a sleepover after the fair at my mother's house!
Randal: Would you two stop it with the sleepovers already? You're in your mid-twenties for God's sake!
Steve-Dave: I'll have you know that "Naked Robber" was one of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's favorite party games.
Jay: We've come to the conclusion that we need more gorillas in our empty lives.
Randal: See the thing I don't get about Princess Leia is her sovereignty. If you were her, wouldn't you be glad when Grand Moff Tarken blew up Alderaan? I mean, you'd be queen at that point!
Dante: Her mom was dead before they blew up Alderaan, so wouldn't she be queen already?
Randal: Ah, the whole movie's flawed. Like that lightsaber stuff. They turn it on and it only goes yay high. How does it know when to stop?
Dante: Um, the Force?
Randal: Man, that's your answer for everything!
Sideshow freaks: One of us! One of us!
Dante: What? Caitlin has a kissing booth, like for charity?
Jay: Yeah. Only it don't cost nothing, and it's not for charity.
[Jay leaves, comes back in] Jay: And there's no booth.
[Jay leaves, comes back in] Jay: And there's more than kissing.
[Jay leaves, comes back in] Jay: And you don't have to be a guy.
[Jay leaves, comes back in] Jay: Dude, she's cheating on you.
Randal: So much for Dante and Caitlin 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Guy on the phone: We don't have to talk about the Matrix. We could just talk about... stuff. Your favorite bands. Chicks who've broken your heart. The Matrix.
Randal: If I can't get around star 69, no one can get around star 69. Heh, 69.
Randal: Hey, does "emasculating" mean cool?
Dante: Uh, yes.
Jay: Holy crap! The freaks have just declared war on the FBI! And half the Brazilian soccer team just ate the other half!
Randal: Can I ask you a question? If you were Steven Tyler from Aerosmith for one night, and you could pretty much get any woman alive, who would you pick?
Dante: Oh, Caitlin.
Randal: Her? See me, I'd pick Liv Tyler.
Dante: Let's just stay in here and ignore what sounds like too much plot outside.