[2] Clerks: The Animated Series was produced by Miramax, View Askew Productions and Woltz International Pictures Corporation in association with Touchstone Television.

All six episodes were released on DVD in 2001, marking one of the first occasions in which a short-lived TV series found success in this format.

Starting November 14, 2008, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block aired the series on Friday nights.

On his DVD commentary for the film, Smith said the intent was to make the quick cancellation of the series a running gag.

Quick Stop is put under government control after Leonardo is said to have been infected with a deadly virus by a monkey at the new pet store next to RST Video (at which they find Patrick Swayze working).

Jay sues the Quick Stop for $10,000,000 after slipping on Randal's spilled soda and being refused a pack of cigarettes as compensation.

Before the verdict of the case can be announced, a disclaimer informs the audience that the script for the remainder of the episode was lost and that a new ending was written by the Korean animators.

He revealed in a commentary on Episode 6 that it would go theatrical (with the hopes of winning the newly launched Academy Award for Best Animated Feature),[6] but later made plans to go direct-to-video.

The basic plot involved Dante and Randal making a movie about their lives at the Quick Stop, a reference to the production of the original film.

[8] In October 2019, Smith announced that a repurposed version of the script for Sell Out would serve as the basis for the live-action Clerks III.