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Fast Times is an American sitcom based on the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. It ran for 7 episodes on CBS from March 3 until April 23, 1986. Cameron Crowe, who penned the original Fast Times novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant. Moon Unit Zappa participated as a technical consultant. She was hired in order to research slang terms and mannerisms of teenagers, as she had just graduated from high school at the time and had a much better grasp of then-current high school behavior than the writers. Oingo Boingo provided the theme song.
Original Release
03/05/1986 on CBS
US Release
03/05/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claudia Wells | Linda Barrett |
| Courtney Thorne-Smith | Stacey Hamilton |
| James Nardini | Brad Hamilton |
| Dean Cameron | Jeff Spicoli |
| Patrick Dempsey | Mike Damone |
| Kit McDonough | Ms. Leslie Melon |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Mr. Hector Vargas |
| Ray Walston | Mr. Arnold Hand |
| Wallace Langham | Ratner / Mark Ratner |
| Bill Calvert | Surfer Buddy / Surfer Buddy #1 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Last Laugh | Wednesday, 05 March 1986 |
| 2 | Pilot | Wednesday, 12 March 1986 |
| 3 | The Engagement | Wednesday, 19 March 1986 |
| 4 | What Is Life? | Wednesday, 26 March 1986 |
| 5 | My Brother the Car | Wednesday, 02 April 1986 |
| 6 | My New Best Friend | Wednesday, 09 April 1986 |
| 7 | Secret Romance | Wednesday, 23 April 1986 |
Directors
Amy Heckerling, Neal Israel, Dan Attias, Claudia Weill
Writers
Dennis Rinsler, Marc Warren, Amy Heckerling, Allen Rucker, Jonathan Roberts, David Steven Cohen, Roger S.H. Schulman, Myles Berkowitz, Kevin Parent
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Claudia Wells | Linda Barrett |
| Courtney Thorne-Smith | Stacey Hamilton |
| James Nardini | Brad Hamilton |
| Dean Cameron | Jeff Spicoli |
| Patrick Dempsey | Mike Damone |
| Kit McDonough | Ms. Leslie Melon |
| Vincent Schiavelli | Mr. Hector Vargas |
| Ray Walston | Mr. Arnold Hand |
| Wallace Langham | Ratner / Mark Ratner |
| Bill Calvert | Surfer Buddy / Surfer Buddy #1 |
| Moon Unit Zappa | Barbara |
| Jason Hervey | Curtis / Curtis Spicoli |
| Paul Willson | Dennis Taylor |
| Twink Caplan | Home Ec Teacher / Doris Grossman |
| Lee Ving | Intimidating Guy |
| Fred Willard | Gus Pantelis |
| Charles Fleischer | Mr. Amsterdam |
| Martin Mull | Buck Whitman |
| Richard Epcar | Policeman |
| Douglas Warhit | Customer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Allen Rucker | Executive Producer |
| Amy Heckerling | Producer |
| Mitchell L. Gamson | Producer |
| Medora Heilbron | Producer |
| Jonathan Roberts | Producer |
| John Whitman | Producer |
