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* TheGhost: Cousin Walter mentioned by Randal and Brodie is the subject of many stories but is never actually seen or heard from in any of the films.
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* TheGhost: A literal example with Rand and Brodie's Cousin Walter mentioned by Randal and Brodie is (WordOfGod confirms that all three are distant relatives), who dies trying via autofellatio before the subject of many stories but is never actually seen or heard from in any events of the films.franchise but who's sexual deviancy is a frequent topic of discussion among the two surviving characters.
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** Rosario Dawson's dance in ''Clerks 2''.
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** Rosario Dawson's braless dance in ''Clerks 2''.2''. In Smith's words, "She would stop, but [[{{Gainaxing}} they would keep going]]."
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn[=/=]VindicatedByHistory: Kevin Smith was told during production of ''Mallrats'' that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that [[TheresSomethingAboutMary other movie]] that did it three years later and grossed over 350 million freakin' dollars.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn[=/=]VindicatedByHistory: Kevin Smith was told during production of ''Mallrats'' that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that [[TheresSomethingAboutMary [[Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary other movie]] that did it three years later and grossed over 350 million freakin' dollars.
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** Rosario Dawson's dance in ''Clerks 2''.
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** [[ReverseFunnyAneurysm Made even more amusing]] because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' [[TheMovie feature film.]]
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** [[ReverseFunnyAneurysm [[HilariousInHindsight Made even more amusing]] because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' [[TheMovie feature film.]]
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* SpeechCentricWork: Even Smith acknowledges that his movies lack real visual panache, but ''Clerks'' was a success based entirely on how witty and memorable the dialogue was. Creator/RogerEbert also praised ''Chasing Amy'' for an extended scene where Holden asks Alyssa questions about lesbians and held nothing back.
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* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ([[ClerksTheAnimatedSeries mostly with painters]]), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty.
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* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ([[ClerksTheAnimatedSeries ([[WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries mostly with painters]]), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clerks}}''
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clerks}}''''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries''
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* ''Clerks III'' (2016)
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* ''Mallbrats'' (2016)
* ''Clerks III''(2016)
* ''Mallrats 2''(2017)
* ''Clerks III''
* ''Mallrats 2''
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* TheVoiceless: God, Silent Bob.
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* TheVoiceless: God, LaFours, Silent Bob.
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* ''Clerks III'' (TBA)
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* ''Mallrats 2'' (2017)
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* ActingForTwo: All over the place, of the YouLookFamiliar variety.
** Jason Lee plays two different characters (different names, but [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute suspiciously similar]]) in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' and ''Film/ChasingAmy'', and a third, definitely different character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. He then reprises his first two roles in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and plays a completely different role in ''ClerksII''.
** Matt Damon has a cameo appearance as a minor character in ''Film/ChasingAmy'', plays a more major character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and appears as himself in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
** Even more bizarre, Ben Affleck plays one character in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', very different ones in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' he appears as his ''Film/ChasingAmy'' character ''and as himself''. He only has a brief cameo in ''Film/ClerksII'', though.
** Brian O'Halloran plays a relative of Dante's in every VA film where he's not playing Dante.
** Jeff Anderson plays a clerk in a gun store in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''.
** Jason Lee plays two different characters (different names, but [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute suspiciously similar]]) in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' and ''Film/ChasingAmy'', and a third, definitely different character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. He then reprises his first two roles in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and plays a completely different role in ''ClerksII''.
** Matt Damon has a cameo appearance as a minor character in ''Film/ChasingAmy'', plays a more major character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and appears as himself in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
** Even more bizarre, Ben Affleck plays one character in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', very different ones in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' he appears as his ''Film/ChasingAmy'' character ''and as himself''. He only has a brief cameo in ''Film/ClerksII'', though.
** Brian O'Halloran plays a relative of Dante's in every VA film where he's not playing Dante.
** Jeff Anderson plays a clerk in a gun store in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''.
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* BrandX ("Nails" cigarettes, Chewlie's gum and Mooby's restaurants, among others)
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys (Suzanne EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Suzanne the orangutan)orangutan.
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* InterspeciesRomance - It's not bestiality. It's interspecies ''erotica'', fucko!
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* {{Jerkass}} (Shannon Hamilton)
* TheJester (Randal)
* {{Joisey}} - Portrayed sympathetically, as Kevin Smith and most of the cast are natives.
* {{Jerkass}} (Shannon Hamilton)
* TheJester (Randal)
* {{Joisey}} - Portrayed sympathetically, as Kevin Smith and most of the cast are natives.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn / VindicatedByHistory (Kevin ItWillNeverCatchOn[=/=]VindicatedByHistory: Kevin Smith was told during production of ''Mallrats'' that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that [[TheresSomethingAboutMary other movie]] that did it three years later and grossed over 350 million freakin' dollars.)
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*{{Jerkass}} (Shannon Hamilton)
{{Jerkass}}: Shannon Hamilton.
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* OnlySixFaces - The small number of actors involved in Film/{{Clerks}} caused a live-action version of this trope.
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* OnlySixFaces - OnlySixFaces: The small number of actors involved in Film/{{Clerks}} caused a live-action version of this trope.
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* SeinfeldianConversation (Several, with memorable inquiries such as the MoralDissonance of the Rebels in ''[[StarWars Return of the Jedi]]'', and the merits of not/going [[{{Squick}} ass-to-mouth]])
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* SeinfeldianConversation (Several, SeinfeldianConversation: Several, with memorable inquiries such as the MoralDissonance of the Rebels in ''[[StarWars Return of the Jedi]]'', and the merits of not/going [[{{Squick}} ass-to-mouth]])ass-to-mouth]].
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* TheVoiceless (God, TheVoiceless: God, Silent Bob)Bob.
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---> "[[PrincesAssociates Fuck fuck fuck, mother-mother-fuck, mother-mother-fuck-fuck, motherfucker motherfuck noise noise noise.]]"
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* ''Clerks III'' (2014)
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** Shannon Hamilton also had sex with sisters: Alyssa and Tricia; a video of his encounter with each was produced.
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** Shannon Hamilton also had sex with sisters: Alyssa and Tricia; a video of his encounter with each was produced. He also slept with Gwen.
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation
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* OneDegreeOfSeparationOneDegreeOfSeparation: Ooh boy. All the characters either know each other from high school, or from past events in other films. Jay and Silent Bob are the centerpiece of the View Askewniverse, being the only characters to appear in every film. Where to begin:
** Randal Graves and Brodie Bruce are cousins.
** Dante Hicks is related to Gil (Suitor #3 on ''Truth or Date''), Jim (the exec who wants to make ''Bluntman and Chronic'' into a cartoon series), and Grant (the reporter who is killed by Bartleby and Loki). To better identify all the Hicks cousins, well, notice that they're all played by Brian O'Halloran.
** Caitlin Bree and Alyssa Jones were best friends in high school, cheated on Dante while he was dating Caitlin.
** Alyssa's two sisters are Heather, who goes out on a date with Rick Derris in the original ''Clerks'', and Tricia, the 15-year-old from ''Mallrats'' who wrote... you know. Further confirmed when Alyssa and Tricia exit the Bluntman and Chronic movie premiere together in ''... Strike Back''.
** Speaking of Rick Derris, he managed to nail sisters Alyssa and Heather, and was also one of Caitlin's flings while she cheated on Dante. In ''Mallrats'', it's mentioned he also slept with Gwen, who had previously gone out with T.S. Quint.
** Shannon Hamilton also had sex with sisters: Alyssa and Tricia; a video of his encounter with each was produced.
** Brandi Svenning, T.S. Quint's girlfriend in ''Mallrats'' had previously been involved with Banky Edwards from ''Chasing Amy''.
** Randal Graves and Brodie Bruce are cousins.
** Dante Hicks is related to Gil (Suitor #3 on ''Truth or Date''), Jim (the exec who wants to make ''Bluntman and Chronic'' into a cartoon series), and Grant (the reporter who is killed by Bartleby and Loki). To better identify all the Hicks cousins, well, notice that they're all played by Brian O'Halloran.
** Caitlin Bree and Alyssa Jones were best friends in high school, cheated on Dante while he was dating Caitlin.
** Alyssa's two sisters are Heather, who goes out on a date with Rick Derris in the original ''Clerks'', and Tricia, the 15-year-old from ''Mallrats'' who wrote... you know. Further confirmed when Alyssa and Tricia exit the Bluntman and Chronic movie premiere together in ''... Strike Back''.
** Speaking of Rick Derris, he managed to nail sisters Alyssa and Heather, and was also one of Caitlin's flings while she cheated on Dante. In ''Mallrats'', it's mentioned he also slept with Gwen, who had previously gone out with T.S. Quint.
** Shannon Hamilton also had sex with sisters: Alyssa and Tricia; a video of his encounter with each was produced.
** Brandi Svenning, T.S. Quint's girlfriend in ''Mallrats'' had previously been involved with Banky Edwards from ''Chasing Amy''.
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* ContinuityPorn: Nearly every character in the franchise is related to or friends with each other in some way. Eventually the relations get to the point where it seems they all at least went to high school together.
** Dante Hicks has several lookalike cousins, one of whom appears in every movie (except when Brian O'Halloran is playing Dante).
** Randal Graves and Brodie Bruce are cousins, sharing a whacked-out grandmother and cousin (who died going down on himself).
** Banky Edwards mentions having sex with Brandi Svenning (TS Quint's future wife) and consequently getting beat up by her father.
** Tricia Jones and Alyssa Jones are sisters, and both had sex with Shannon Hamilton (the former for research, the latter in college, although both encounters were videotaped). Alyssa was also in a relationship with Caitlin Bree (Dante's ex-girlfriend) and TS's ex Gwen (an in-joke, as both Alyssa and Gwen are played by Joey Lauren Adams).
** Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pool table; Rick brags to Dante that he too had sex with Caitlin.
** Dante and Randal attend the funeral of Julie Dwyer in ''Clerks'', after she is mentioned to have died in a swimming pool in ''Mallrats''.
** This trope reaches its pinnacle in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', where several of the series' characters appear in cameos or supporting roles. A ContinuityCavalcade in the finale when aforementioned characters emerge from a movie theater at once.
** Dante Hicks has several lookalike cousins, one of whom appears in every movie (except when Brian O'Halloran is playing Dante).
** Randal Graves and Brodie Bruce are cousins, sharing a whacked-out grandmother and cousin (who died going down on himself).
** Banky Edwards mentions having sex with Brandi Svenning (TS Quint's future wife) and consequently getting beat up by her father.
** Tricia Jones and Alyssa Jones are sisters, and both had sex with Shannon Hamilton (the former for research, the latter in college, although both encounters were videotaped). Alyssa was also in a relationship with Caitlin Bree (Dante's ex-girlfriend) and TS's ex Gwen (an in-joke, as both Alyssa and Gwen are played by Joey Lauren Adams).
** Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pool table; Rick brags to Dante that he too had sex with Caitlin.
** Dante and Randal attend the funeral of Julie Dwyer in ''Clerks'', after she is mentioned to have died in a swimming pool in ''Mallrats''.
** This trope reaches its pinnacle in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', where several of the series' characters appear in cameos or supporting roles. A ContinuityCavalcade in the finale when aforementioned characters emerge from a movie theater at once.
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* OnceAnEpisode: Silent Bob will speak.
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* ContinuityCavalcade: Nearly every character in the franchise is related to or friends with each other in some way. Eventually the relations get to the point where it seems they all at least went to high school together.
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** The calvacade This trope reaches its pinnacle in ''Film/JayAndSilentBoBStrikeBack'', ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', where several of the series' characters appear in cameos or supporting roles.roles. A ContinuityCavalcade in the finale when aforementioned characters emerge from a movie theater at once.
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* ContinuityCalvacade: Nearly every character in the franchise is related to or friends with each other in some way. Eventually the relations get to the point where it seems they all at least went to high school together. Dante has several lookalike cousins, one of whom appears in every movie (except when Brian O'Halloran is playing Dante); Brodie and Randal are cousins (both mention their grandmother and whacked-out cousin who died going down on himself); Banky mentions that he had sex with Brandi Svenning (TS's future wife) and was beat up by her father; Tricia and Heather are sisters with Alyssa, who also had sex with Shannon in college; Alyssa was also in a relationship with Caitlin Bree, Dante's ex-girlfriend, as well as TS's ex Gwen (an in-joke as both are played by Joey Lauren Adams), and Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pool table, while Rick brags to Dante that he had sex with Caitlin as well; Dante and Randal attend the funeral of Julie Dwyer in ''Clerks'', after she is mentioned to have died in a swimming pool in ''Mallrats''.
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* ContinuityCalvacade: ContinuityCavalcade: Nearly every character in the franchise is related to or friends with each other in some way. Eventually the relations get to the point where it seems they all at least went to high school together. together.
** Dante Hicks has several lookalike cousins, one of whom appears in every movie (except when Brian O'Halloran is playingDante); Dante).
** Randal Graves and Brodieand Randal Bruce are cousins (both mention their cousins, sharing a whacked-out grandmother and whacked-out cousin who (who died going down on himself); himself).
** Banky Edwards mentionsthat he had having sex with Brandi Svenning (TS's (TS Quint's future wife) and was consequently getting beat up by her father; father.
** Tricia Jones andHeather Alyssa Jones are sisters with Alyssa, who also sisters, and both had sex with Shannon Hamilton (the former for research, the latter in college; college, although both encounters were videotaped). Alyssa was also in a relationship with Caitlin Bree, Dante's ex-girlfriend, as well as Bree (Dante's ex-girlfriend) and TS's ex Gwen (an in-joke in-joke, as both Alyssa and Gwen are played by Joey Lauren Adams), and Adams).
** Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pooltable, while table; Rick brags to Dante that he too had sex with Caitlin as well; Caitlin.
** Dante and Randal attend the funeral of Julie Dwyer in ''Clerks'', after she is mentioned to have died in a swimming pool in ''Mallrats''.
** Dante Hicks has several lookalike cousins, one of whom appears in every movie (except when Brian O'Halloran is playing
** Randal Graves and Brodie
** Banky Edwards mentions
** Tricia Jones and
** Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pool
** Dante and Randal attend the funeral of Julie Dwyer in ''Clerks'', after she is mentioned to have died in a swimming pool in ''Mallrats''.
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* ContinuityCalvacade: Nearly every character in the franchise is related to or friends with each other in some way. Eventually the relations get to the point where it seems they all at least went to high school together. Dante has several lookalike cousins, one of whom appears in every movie (except when Brian O'Halloran is playing Dante); Brodie and Randal are cousins (both mention their grandmother and whacked-out cousin who died going down on himself); Banky mentions that he had sex with Brandi Svenning (TS's future wife) and was beat up by her father; Tricia and Heather are sisters with Alyssa, who also had sex with Shannon in college; Alyssa was also in a relationship with Caitlin Bree, Dante's ex-girlfriend, as well as TS's ex Gwen (an in-joke as both are played by Joey Lauren Adams), and Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pool table, while Rick brags to Dante that he had sex with Caitlin as well; Dante and Randal attend the funeral of Julie Dwyer in ''Clerks'', after she is mentioned to have died in a swimming pool in ''Mallrats''.
** The calvacade reaches its pinnacle in ''Film/JayAndSilentBoBStrikeBack'', where several of the series' characters appear in cameos or supporting roles.
** The calvacade reaches its pinnacle in ''Film/JayAndSilentBoBStrikeBack'', where several of the series' characters appear in cameos or supporting roles.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: Jay and Silent Bob; Steve-Dave and Walter.
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* TheMessiah - The Scion
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* HoYay: Most of the two male platonic couples revel in this. In ''Film/ChasingAmy'', it's actually addressed by the plot; and it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' was supposed to have quite a bit more of this, but ExecutiveMeddling left a lot of it on the cutting floor.
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* {{Squick}} (Poor poor Caitlin Bree...)
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* ExecutiveMeddling (A positive example: the original ending of ''Clerks'' [[spoiler:had Dante killed by a robber.]])
** He ''definitely'' wasn't supposed to be there today.
** Also, when making ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off.
** He ''definitely'' wasn't supposed to be there today.
** Also, when making ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off.
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* ProductionPosse: The main cause of YouAllLookFamiliar. Smith tends to work with some of the same people on the production crew and give them cameos.
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* ThoseTwoActors: Lampshaded in ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back''.
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* ContinuitySnarl: In ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', MattDamon appearing AsHimself references acting in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', while several other references in the same film clearly establish the events of that film as having happened. Presumably Damon and Affleck did a completely different film of the same title in TheViewAskewniverse.
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TheVerse of the six films in [[Creator/KevinSmith Kevin]] [[http://www.viewaskew.com/main.html Smith]]'s New Jersey Trilogy. It is virtually identical to the "real" world save for a few key differences -- some [[{{Masquerade}} hidden]] (active divine and infernal forces) and some visible ("Mooby's" fast food chain and several other multinational corporations). And the occasional giant poop monster.
[[AC: The Askewniverse films are as follows:]]
[[index]]
* ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' (1994)
* ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' (1995)
* ''Film/ChasingAmy'' (1997)
* ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' (1999)
* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' (2001)
* ''Film/ClerksII'' (2006)
* ''Clerks III'' (2014)
[[AC:Three animated adaptations:]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clerks}}''
* ''Clerks: The Lost Scene''
* ''Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie'' (2013)
[[/index]]
[[AC: The Askewniverse comics are also:]]
* ''Clerks (comic)''
* ''Clerks Holiday Special''
* ''Chasing Dogma''
* ''Bluntman and Chronic''
* ''Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog''
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!!Some features of the View Askewniverse:
* ActingForTwo: All over the place, of the YouLookFamiliar variety.
** Jason Lee plays two different characters (different names, but [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute suspiciously similar]]) in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' and ''Film/ChasingAmy'', and a third, definitely different character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. He then reprises his first two roles in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and plays a completely different role in ''ClerksII''.
** Matt Damon has a cameo appearance as a minor character in ''Film/ChasingAmy'', plays a more major character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and appears as himself in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
** Even more bizarre, Ben Affleck plays one character in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', very different ones in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' he appears as his ''Film/ChasingAmy'' character ''and as himself''. He only has a brief cameo in ''Film/ClerksII'', though.
** Brian O'Halloran plays a relative of Dante's in every VA film where he's not playing Dante.
** Jeff Anderson plays a clerk in a gun store in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''.
* AllThereInTheManual:
** The comic series ''Chasing Dogma'', which bridges ''Chasing Amy'' and ''Dogma'', and explains just how Jay and Silent Bob ended up in Illinois;
** Various director commentaries point out things never explained in the film, like Brodie Bruce and Randal Graves' relationship (they're cousins), or that Rick Derris is Jay's older brother.
* AmbiguouslyGay: "When you do it, you think about guys!"
** [[Film/{{Dogma}} "Dude, not all the time!"]]
* AnachronicOrder: ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' is the second film in the series, but actually occurs on the day before the events of ''Film/{{Clerks}}''. The rest of the films are chronological, but the comics are set at points throughout the history (one of them is actually the earliest occurring story). And no one knows when - or even if - the animated series fits in.
* AntiHero: Jay and Silent Bob.
* AnythingThatMoves: Jay proudly proclaims this in ''Clerks''.
* AsideGlance
* BackToSchool: See below under WhatCouldHaveBeen.
* BadBoss: Apparently, Dante and Randal's boss. In ''Clerks'', he went to Vermont, leaving Dante stuck on work despite assuring him he'll only be working a few hours. In Episode 4 of the cartoon, he didn't hire a lawyer for Dante.
* BookEnds: The 'Verse begins with ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' and ends with ''Film/ClerksII'' and as a result, begins and ends with scenes filmed in black-and-white.
** In ''[[Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack Strike Back]]'', which was originally [[TrilogyCreep supposed to be the end of the series]], God herself ''literally'' closed "The Book" of the Jersey Saga.
* BrandX ("Nails" cigarettes, Chewlie's gum and Mooby's restaurants, among others)
* {{Cameo}}: Jay and Silent Bob have a short cameo on the movie set of the {{Show Within A Show}} "Stab" in ''Film/{{Scream 3}}''. Then, when in ''...Strike Back'', they interrupt the filming of a fictional ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' sequel to rescue their monkey.
** That scene is a lot funnier since ''Film/{{Scream 4}}'' was released.
* CatchPhraseSpoutingDuo
* ClusterFBomb
** In ''song form'', even.
---> "[[PrincesAssociates Fuck fuck fuck, mother-mother-fuck, mother-mother-fuck-fuck, motherfucker motherfuck noise noise noise.]]"
* DeconstructionFic: The fandom tends to explore the dark side of Jay and Silent Bob, who are generally considered a simple comic relief duo. Themes include tragic back-stories to explain Jay's outlandish behavior and Bob's silence, the realities of drug use/abuse, and the angst of being secretly in love with your best friend. The RealitySubtext also comes into play.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys (Suzanne the orangutan)
* ExecutiveMeddling (A positive example: the original ending of ''Clerks'' [[spoiler:had Dante killed by a robber.]])
** He ''definitely'' wasn't supposed to be there today.
** Also, when making ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off.
* TheGhost: Cousin Walter mentioned by Randal and Brodie is the subject of many stories but is never actually seen or heard from in any of the films.
** Probably because he died sometime before the films' continuity takes place. Randal's first story about him actually details the events of his death.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ([[ClerksTheAnimatedSeries mostly with painters]]), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty.
* {{Fanservice}}: Joey Lauren Adams topless in ''Mallrats''.
** Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Schwalbach-Smith in [[SpyCatsuit Spycatsuits]] in ''...Strike Back''.
** Jay doing a SilenceOfTheLambs tribute striptease in ''Clerks 2''. Sadly instantly becomes FanDisservice when it cuts to him fully nude and posing like Buffalo Bill, but the start ... Ooh, chapstick.
** Salma Hayek playing a muse turned stripper in ''Dogma''.
** Lee and Affleck's lip-lock in ''Film/ChasingAmy''
* FinaglesLaw
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday (Jay)
* HeadTiltinglyKinky
* HeterosexualLifePartners (The TropeNamer)
** A big trademark of Smith's is that the leads of these films are often a duo of this variety. See: [[Film/{{Clerks}} Dante and Randall]], [[Film/{{Mallrats}} Brodie and T.S.]], [[Film/ChasingAmy Banky and Holden]], [[Film/{{Dogma}} Bartlebee and Loki]] and of course Jay and Silent Bob.
* HighSchoolRejects
* HoYay: Most of the two male platonic couples revel in this. In ''Film/ChasingAmy'', it's actually addressed by the plot; and it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' was supposed to have quite a bit more of this, but ExecutiveMeddling left a lot of it on the cutting floor.
* InterspeciesRomance - It's not bestiality. It's interspecies ''erotica'', fucko!
* InvisibleToNormals
* ItWillNeverCatchOn / VindicatedByHistory (Kevin Smith was told during production of ''Mallrats'' that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that [[TheresSomethingAboutMary other movie]] that did it three years later and grossed over 350 million freakin' dollars.)
* {{Jerkass}} (Shannon Hamilton)
* TheJester (Randal)
* {{Joisey}} - Portrayed sympathetically, as Kevin Smith and most of the cast are natives.
* LastHetRomance: All of Randall's exes discovered they were lesbians.
* TheMessiah - The Scion
* NoodleIncident The events from Julie Dwyer's wake in Clerks are never clear after we see the two main characters running from the family.
** Subverted in the comic, and later when the wake was animated and added to the Clerks X 10th anniversary edition.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation
* OnlySixFaces - The small number of actors involved in Film/{{Clerks}} caused a live-action version of this trope.
* PhysicalGod (Somewhat subverted)
* PowersThatBe
* ProductionPosse: The main cause of YouAllLookFamiliar. Smith tends to work with some of the same people on the production crew and give them cameos.
* PunnyName: In ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'', Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly is named for the characters Marshall, Will and Holly on the 1970's children's TV show ''Series/LandOfTheLost''.
** [[ReverseFunnyAneurysm Made even more amusing]] because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' [[TheMovie feature film.]]
* ReferenceOverdosed
* SantaClaus: Clerks Holiday Special
* SeinfeldianConversation (Several, with memorable inquiries such as the MoralDissonance of the Rebels in ''[[StarWars Return of the Jedi]]'', and the merits of not/going [[{{Squick}} ass-to-mouth]])
* ShoutOut: Even the entries that aren't so over-the-top get their share, like the pastiche of a memorable ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' scene in ''Chasing Amy''.
** A substantial portion of the dialogue in ''Dogma'' is either quoted from or referring to several movies and shows, including ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/TheKarateKid'', and ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan''.
** Also, ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' is essentially one long parade of cameos, with nearly every single one of them accompanied by a ShoutOut to that person's most famous previous movie role. That, and the bong-lightsaber scene.
*** Look kids, it's Mark Hamill! '''[applause]'''
**** In fairness, he did that because test audiences failed to recognize Hamill.
* ShrugTake
-->'''Silent Bob:''' I got nothing.
* SilentBob (Also the TropeNamer)
* TheSlacker: Pretty much every single male character in the universe.
* {{Squick}} (Poor poor Caitlin Bree...)
* TheAnimatedSeries
* TheStoner (Jay)
* ThematicSeries: The only direct sequel in the series is ''Clerks II''. The rest of the series is loosely knit around New Jersey and the citizens of Red Bank.
* TranslatorBuddy: Jay to Silent Bob.
* ThoseTwoActors: Lampshaded in ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back''.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Dante Hicks and his sundry cousins, [[ActingForTwo all played by Brian O'Halloran]].
* TheVoiceless (God, Silent Bob)
* WhatMightHaveBeen: If Jason Mewes had not continued to play Jay (see above under ExecutiveMeddling), he would have been replaced by either Creator/SethGreen or Breckin Meyer.
** WordOfGod is that the only reason ''[[ShowWithinAShow Jay And Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh]]'' hasn't been made as an actual movie is that it was the ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' writers' concept and [[IDoNotOwn Smith would have to pay Epitome Pictures to use it]].
** ''Chasing Amy'' was in the works as a studio movie starring David Schwimmer, Jon Stewart and Drew Barrymore, but Kevin Smith opted for more creative control and much lower budget.
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[[AC: The Askewniverse films are as follows:]]
[[index]]
* ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' (1994)
* ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' (1995)
* ''Film/ChasingAmy'' (1997)
* ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' (1999)
* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' (2001)
* ''Film/ClerksII'' (2006)
* ''Clerks III'' (2014)
[[AC:Three animated adaptations:]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clerks}}''
* ''Clerks: The Lost Scene''
* ''Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie'' (2013)
[[/index]]
[[AC: The Askewniverse comics are also:]]
* ''Clerks (comic)''
* ''Clerks Holiday Special''
* ''Chasing Dogma''
* ''Bluntman and Chronic''
* ''Jay and Silent Bob in Walt Flanagan's Dog''
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!!Some features of the View Askewniverse:
* ActingForTwo: All over the place, of the YouLookFamiliar variety.
** Jason Lee plays two different characters (different names, but [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute suspiciously similar]]) in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' and ''Film/ChasingAmy'', and a third, definitely different character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. He then reprises his first two roles in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and plays a completely different role in ''ClerksII''.
** Matt Damon has a cameo appearance as a minor character in ''Film/ChasingAmy'', plays a more major character in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and appears as himself in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''.
** Even more bizarre, Ben Affleck plays one character in ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', very different ones in ''Film/ChasingAmy'' and ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', and in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' he appears as his ''Film/ChasingAmy'' character ''and as himself''. He only has a brief cameo in ''Film/ClerksII'', though.
** Brian O'Halloran plays a relative of Dante's in every VA film where he's not playing Dante.
** Jeff Anderson plays a clerk in a gun store in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''.
* AllThereInTheManual:
** The comic series ''Chasing Dogma'', which bridges ''Chasing Amy'' and ''Dogma'', and explains just how Jay and Silent Bob ended up in Illinois;
** Various director commentaries point out things never explained in the film, like Brodie Bruce and Randal Graves' relationship (they're cousins), or that Rick Derris is Jay's older brother.
* AmbiguouslyGay: "When you do it, you think about guys!"
** [[Film/{{Dogma}} "Dude, not all the time!"]]
* AnachronicOrder: ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' is the second film in the series, but actually occurs on the day before the events of ''Film/{{Clerks}}''. The rest of the films are chronological, but the comics are set at points throughout the history (one of them is actually the earliest occurring story). And no one knows when - or even if - the animated series fits in.
* AntiHero: Jay and Silent Bob.
* AnythingThatMoves: Jay proudly proclaims this in ''Clerks''.
* AsideGlance
* BackToSchool: See below under WhatCouldHaveBeen.
* BadBoss: Apparently, Dante and Randal's boss. In ''Clerks'', he went to Vermont, leaving Dante stuck on work despite assuring him he'll only be working a few hours. In Episode 4 of the cartoon, he didn't hire a lawyer for Dante.
* BookEnds: The 'Verse begins with ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' and ends with ''Film/ClerksII'' and as a result, begins and ends with scenes filmed in black-and-white.
** In ''[[Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack Strike Back]]'', which was originally [[TrilogyCreep supposed to be the end of the series]], God herself ''literally'' closed "The Book" of the Jersey Saga.
* BrandX ("Nails" cigarettes, Chewlie's gum and Mooby's restaurants, among others)
* {{Cameo}}: Jay and Silent Bob have a short cameo on the movie set of the {{Show Within A Show}} "Stab" in ''Film/{{Scream 3}}''. Then, when in ''...Strike Back'', they interrupt the filming of a fictional ''Franchise/{{Scream}}'' sequel to rescue their monkey.
** That scene is a lot funnier since ''Film/{{Scream 4}}'' was released.
* CatchPhraseSpoutingDuo
* ClusterFBomb
** In ''song form'', even.
---> "[[PrincesAssociates Fuck fuck fuck, mother-mother-fuck, mother-mother-fuck-fuck, motherfucker motherfuck noise noise noise.]]"
* DeconstructionFic: The fandom tends to explore the dark side of Jay and Silent Bob, who are generally considered a simple comic relief duo. Themes include tragic back-stories to explain Jay's outlandish behavior and Bob's silence, the realities of drug use/abuse, and the angst of being secretly in love with your best friend. The RealitySubtext also comes into play.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys (Suzanne the orangutan)
* ExecutiveMeddling (A positive example: the original ending of ''Clerks'' [[spoiler:had Dante killed by a robber.]])
** He ''definitely'' wasn't supposed to be there today.
** Also, when making ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', Kevin Smith had to fight like hell to keep Jason Mewes in the role as Jay, and it paid off.
* TheGhost: Cousin Walter mentioned by Randal and Brodie is the subject of many stories but is never actually seen or heard from in any of the films.
** Probably because he died sometime before the films' continuity takes place. Randal's first story about him actually details the events of his death.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Usually played for laughs of the 'ex-girlfriend cheated on the hapless hero' variety - Caitlin cheated on Dante a lot ([[ClerksTheAnimatedSeries mostly with painters]]), as did Gwen with T.S, though Gwen at least seems too feel a bit guilty.
* {{Fanservice}}: Joey Lauren Adams topless in ''Mallrats''.
** Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Schwalbach-Smith in [[SpyCatsuit Spycatsuits]] in ''...Strike Back''.
** Jay doing a SilenceOfTheLambs tribute striptease in ''Clerks 2''. Sadly instantly becomes FanDisservice when it cuts to him fully nude and posing like Buffalo Bill, but the start ... Ooh, chapstick.
** Salma Hayek playing a muse turned stripper in ''Dogma''.
** Lee and Affleck's lip-lock in ''Film/ChasingAmy''
* FinaglesLaw
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday (Jay)
* HeadTiltinglyKinky
* HeterosexualLifePartners (The TropeNamer)
** A big trademark of Smith's is that the leads of these films are often a duo of this variety. See: [[Film/{{Clerks}} Dante and Randall]], [[Film/{{Mallrats}} Brodie and T.S.]], [[Film/ChasingAmy Banky and Holden]], [[Film/{{Dogma}} Bartlebee and Loki]] and of course Jay and Silent Bob.
* HighSchoolRejects
* HoYay: Most of the two male platonic couples revel in this. In ''Film/ChasingAmy'', it's actually addressed by the plot; and it's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Film/{{Dogma}}''. ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'' was supposed to have quite a bit more of this, but ExecutiveMeddling left a lot of it on the cutting floor.
* InterspeciesRomance - It's not bestiality. It's interspecies ''erotica'', fucko!
* InvisibleToNormals
* ItWillNeverCatchOn / VindicatedByHistory (Kevin Smith was told during production of ''Mallrats'' that a gag where semen gets stuck in Joey Lauren Adams' hair had to be cut. Because it was gross, would never sell and it would doom the movie, etc. Except for, you know, that [[TheresSomethingAboutMary other movie]] that did it three years later and grossed over 350 million freakin' dollars.)
* {{Jerkass}} (Shannon Hamilton)
* TheJester (Randal)
* {{Joisey}} - Portrayed sympathetically, as Kevin Smith and most of the cast are natives.
* LastHetRomance: All of Randall's exes discovered they were lesbians.
* TheMessiah - The Scion
* NoodleIncident The events from Julie Dwyer's wake in Clerks are never clear after we see the two main characters running from the family.
** Subverted in the comic, and later when the wake was animated and added to the Clerks X 10th anniversary edition.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation
* OnlySixFaces - The small number of actors involved in Film/{{Clerks}} caused a live-action version of this trope.
* PhysicalGod (Somewhat subverted)
* PowersThatBe
* ProductionPosse: The main cause of YouAllLookFamiliar. Smith tends to work with some of the same people on the production crew and give them cameos.
* PunnyName: In ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'', Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly is named for the characters Marshall, Will and Holly on the 1970's children's TV show ''Series/LandOfTheLost''.
** [[ReverseFunnyAneurysm Made even more amusing]] because the character in question is played by Will Ferrell, and Ferrell later starred in the ''Film/LandOfTheLost'' [[TheMovie feature film.]]
* ReferenceOverdosed
* SantaClaus: Clerks Holiday Special
* SeinfeldianConversation (Several, with memorable inquiries such as the MoralDissonance of the Rebels in ''[[StarWars Return of the Jedi]]'', and the merits of not/going [[{{Squick}} ass-to-mouth]])
* ShoutOut: Even the entries that aren't so over-the-top get their share, like the pastiche of a memorable ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' scene in ''Chasing Amy''.
** A substantial portion of the dialogue in ''Dogma'' is either quoted from or referring to several movies and shows, including ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/TheKarateKid'', and ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan''.
** Also, ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' is essentially one long parade of cameos, with nearly every single one of them accompanied by a ShoutOut to that person's most famous previous movie role. That, and the bong-lightsaber scene.
*** Look kids, it's Mark Hamill! '''[applause]'''
**** In fairness, he did that because test audiences failed to recognize Hamill.
* ShrugTake
-->'''Silent Bob:''' I got nothing.
* SilentBob (Also the TropeNamer)
* TheSlacker: Pretty much every single male character in the universe.
* {{Squick}} (Poor poor Caitlin Bree...)
* TheAnimatedSeries
* TheStoner (Jay)
* ThematicSeries: The only direct sequel in the series is ''Clerks II''. The rest of the series is loosely knit around New Jersey and the citizens of Red Bank.
* TranslatorBuddy: Jay to Silent Bob.
* ThoseTwoActors: Lampshaded in ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back''.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Dante Hicks and his sundry cousins, [[ActingForTwo all played by Brian O'Halloran]].
* TheVoiceless (God, Silent Bob)
* WhatMightHaveBeen: If Jason Mewes had not continued to play Jay (see above under ExecutiveMeddling), he would have been replaced by either Creator/SethGreen or Breckin Meyer.
** WordOfGod is that the only reason ''[[ShowWithinAShow Jay And Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh]]'' hasn't been made as an actual movie is that it was the ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' writers' concept and [[IDoNotOwn Smith would have to pay Epitome Pictures to use it]].
** ''Chasing Amy'' was in the works as a studio movie starring David Schwimmer, Jon Stewart and Drew Barrymore, but Kevin Smith opted for more creative control and much lower budget.
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