Teen Angel (1989 TV series)

Teen Angel
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 (1989-04-24) – May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)
Related
Teen Angel Returns The All-New Mickey Mouse Club

Teen Angel is an American teen fantasy drama television 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]

Synopsis

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.

Sequel: Teen Angel Returns

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.

Cast

Jason Priestley as Buzz Gunderson
Adam Biesk as Dennis Mullen
Nancy Borgenicht as Mrs. Henderson
Hunter Mackenzie Austin as Carolyn
Renee O'Connor as Nancy Nichols
Sasha Jenson as Jason

References

^ Cotter, Bill (1997). The Wonderful World of Disney Television. Hyperion Books. pp. 297, 583. ISBN 0-7868-6359-5.
^ Smith, David (1996). Disney A to Z : The Official Encyclopedia. Hyperion Books. pp. 656. ISBN 0-7868-8149-6.
^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 7, no. 5, September/October 1989: p. 47.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links

Teen Angel at IMDb

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