Teen Angel is an American teen fantasy serial drama series that aired on The Disney Channel. Starring Jason Priestley, the series was first broadcast on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) on April 24, 1989, and ended its run on May 22, 1989.[1]
Teen Angel | |
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Genre | Fantasy serial drama |
Created by | The Walt Disney Company |
Written by | Kris Young |
Directed by | Max Reid |
Starring | Jason Priestley |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Producer | William Shippey |
Running time | 45–48 minutes |
Production company | The Disney Channel |
Original release | |
Release | April 24 May 22, 1989 | –
Related | |
Teen Angel Returns The All-New Mickey Mouse Club |
Priestley stars as a 1950s teenage guardian angel named Buzz Gunderson who was killed in a car wreck in 1959. Buzz was given various assignments and tasks he was to complete in order to get into heaven.
Teen Angel was followed by a sequel series, Teen Angel Returns, also starring Priestley and future Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Jennie Garth, which aired from October 2 to October 22, 1989.[2][3] The theme for both series was from the recording by Mark Dinning. Parts of the series were filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah,[4] Bountiful High School Gym (Utah), and Ogden, Utah.