6teen
| 6teen | |
|---|---|
| File:6teengang.jpg Heroes and Heroines of 6teen, counting from the left: Nikki, Jude, Jen, Wyatt, Caitlin, Jonesy | |
| Created by | Jennifer Pertsch & Tom McGillis |
| Starring | Stacey DePass- Nikki Wong
Megan Fahlenbock- Jen Masterson Brooke D'Orsay- Caitlin Cooke Terry McGurrin- Jonesy Garcia & hairstylist Fabreese Jesse Gibbons- Wyatt Williams Christian Potenza- Jude Lizowski Jamie Watson- Coach Halder / Ron the Rent-A-Cop Adam Reid- Wayne Alan Park- Tim |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 52 (26 for each season) + 1 special |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes (30 inluding commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon Canada |
| Release | November 7 2004 – and still running |
| Release | 150px |
| Release | 150px |
| Release | 150px |
| Release | 150px |
| Release | 150px |
| Release | 150px |
| Release | 150px |
6teen is an animated series targeting youths of all ages. The series chronicles the adventures of six sixteen year old friends at their local mall. The series format is quite similar to a sitcom, with the concept particularly resembling that of Friends. The show was created and edited by Toronto-based writers and producers Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch of Fresh Animation Ltd. It is produced by Nelvana Ltd.
The cgi animation style means the characters have less resemblance to cartoons than is usual (sometimes the animation looks as if it is affiliated with Macromedia Flash), and instead are considered to be closer to fashion designs. Each character is tailored to resemble a range of subcultures or subtypes of teenagers, including even a grunge/skater as the comic relief. The cartoon deals with the lives of teenaged friends working at their first jobs in a mall, and targets issues that teens deal with on a daily basis, while still remaining entertaining. The result is that the teenaged target audience can relate to the characters and their lives at the mall.
A modern animation program called Harmony (Previously known as Symphony) from Toon Boom Animation is used in the production of the series. This newest technology allows the animators to make show's production much quicker, but also allows to include many details. There's also a visible change in season two- animation is much smoother, as the producers got more funds for using Harmony.
The show is Canadian-produced and this is hinted at in certain products the characters find in the mall, such as a jersey for the Toronto Maple Leafs, an ice hockey team. In one episode, a character went to the Calgary Stampede, and reference is made in the Christmas special to the Boxing Day holiday observed in Canada. The money is also Canadian as shown when red and blue bills were used, and when all the characters said they'd each pay a dollar for a bet and used loonies.
The show is now airing not only in Canada (on Teletoon), but also in Israel, Poland (on ZigZap), South America, and the US (on Nickelodeon).
Main characters
6teen centers around six main characters who work in the Galleria Mall, as well as several secondary characters. It is rumoured the mall is based on the West Edmonton Mall, but some other promo materials said about Toronto Eaton Centre.
- Jen Masterson – An athletic girl who used to work at The Big Squeeze, before giving the job to Caitlin. She enjoys working at The Penalty Box, but usually winds up in the penalty box, the store’s method of punishment. She's the sporty one of the group, and is considered by the others as the lawful and good one. She used to date Coach Halder’s son Corey, was a fake date to Jude, and on one Valentine's Day, she became so desperate that she fought Caitlin over Darth. She has an ongoing rivalry with her sister, Courtney, who used to baby sit the guys when they were kids. She just recently became Jonesy's step-sister after her mother married his father.
- Character Summary:
- - Hair Colour: Chestnut Brown
- - Eye Colour: Blue
- - Skin Complexion: White
- - Height: Average
- - Blood Type: A
- - Loves: Sports, Sporty Guys, Working hard
- - Hates: Irresponsibility, Mushrooms (to which she is allergic to)
- - Codename (given by Ron): "Gym Sock"
- - Character Quote: "Oh, that's it!".
- Wyatt Williams - The musical member of the group. He is almost always seen with a cup of coffee from Grind Me, where he initially applied for a job. He used to work in the country section of Spin This. He freaks out every time he hears country music, drinking four coffees a day, listening to white noise, and not sleeping for fear of having "the dream" ("The one where the cowboy thinks I ran off with his wife to the city and now he wants to kick my a—"). He used to be involved with his boss Serena, but she broke up with him via a text message. Because of that unhappy relationship, he was fired in season two, and later worked with Jude in Underground Videos, the least popular place in the mall. But he later got fired after his coffee got spilt on Wayne's "Space Samurai Warriors" DVD and now has a cool job as an assistant manager at Burger McFlipster's, where his singing and serving has really got a lot of ladies the real attention Wyatt deserves.
- Character Summary:
- - Hair Colour: Black
- - Eye Colour: Dark Brown
- - Skin Complexion: Brown
- - Height: Tall
- - Blood Type: A
- - Loves: Good Music, Books, Coffee, playing guitar
- - Hates: Jonesy's Ideas, Heights, Country Music
- - Codename (given by Ron): "Coffee Pot"
- - Character quote: "Oh my lord!"
- Caitlin Cooke – She used to be a spoiled "valley girl" type who could shop anywhere in the mall and thought that money grew on trees, until her father cancelled her credit cards and made her get a job, which was the last thing she wanted to do. To make things worse, the only job she could get was at The Big Squeeze. She had trouble working there at first, but has finally mastered the blender. She feels she has much to give to the world, such as her Chick Flick DVD Library, or her index of all pink shades of lipstick. She has dated Kyle Donaldson, fought Jen over Darth one Valentine's Day, and is currently looking for a boyfriend. She has so far broken up with Talon, Tricia's Old Boyfriend Zane, Wade, Billy, Josh, and Dustin. Whenever she cries, the mascara wears off and leaves streaks across her cheek. Needless to say, the gang is appalled by that appearance of her.
- Character Summary:
- - Hair Colour: Blonde
- - Eyes Colour: Green
- - Skin Complexion: Tanned, White
- - Height: Average
- - Blood Type: B
- - Loves: All Shades of Pink, Ice Cream, Shopping, Chick Flicks, Dating Handsome Guys
- - Hates: Rollercoasters, Sushi
- - Codename (given by Ron): "Cupcake"
- - Character Quote: "I think he might be 'The One'."
- Jude Lizowski – Considered the comic relief of the group. He used to work at Stick-It until season 2 and was his own boss, so he wasn't too keen on cleaning up his fast food restaurant. Ron, the security guard, and guys from Health Care closed Stick-It immediately after discovering the mess. He is usually skating on his board or creating new and interesting Stick-Its (recently was his mushroom pizza Stick-It). Jude hates all music other than rock, saying about other music: "that stuff like, sucks the life out of you, dude." He's got a tattoo on his... rear end and dared to jump naked with a parachute. He thought it would be easier for him if he just didn’t go to his final exams, but with help from his friends, was able to pass them all. He has been involved with a talking chair named Betty and went out with Starr for one night, which ended when he accidentally vomited in her mouth. He finally managed to date with her successfully, but later on, Starr became a goth and they are no longer an item. Jude now works in Underground Videos.
- Character Summary:
- - Hair Colour: Blonde
- - Eyes Colour: Blue
- - Skin Complexion: White
- - Height: Average
- - Blood Type: O
- - Loves: Skating, Horror Movies, Junk Food, Rock Music, Video Games
- - Hates: Boring Conversations, Exams
- - Codename (given by Ron): "Hang 10"
- - Character Quote: "Be back, pronto!"
- Nikki Wong – A rebel-type girl who is arguably the most sensible of the group. She works at the Khaki Barn and has dubbed the other three girls working there "The Clones". Once she was a member of their group, but the others saved her from a life "where individuality is overrated". She has a love-hate relationship with Jonsey, they always have this tension going around, especially after their first date in episode "Clonesy" (Season 1). In season 2 they are actually dating for about three months and try to develop their relationship more.
- Character Summary:
- - Hair Colour: Dark Purple (naturally black)
- - Eyes Colour: Brown
- - Skin Complexion: Pale, Asian
- - Height: Short
- - Blood Type: AB
- - Loves: Jonesy, Rock Music, Piercings
- - Hates: Jonesy's Perverted Jokes, Popular Fashion, "The Clones"
- - Codename (given by Ron): "Nose Ring"
- - Character Quote: "Bite Me."
- Jonesy Garcia – He is fired in every single episode, sometimes fired within three minutes. The numerous stores he's worked at include The Khaki Barn, The Penalty Box, Stereoshack, Things That Beep, Albatross and Finch, the secret shopper, Super Terrific Happy Sushi, and Underground Videos. He also worked at Burger McFlipsters, but he later opted to quit after his singing to the lady customers was horrible. He always tries to score dates with any attractive girl, and usually winds up dumped or punched. Jonesy and Nikki have an on again, off again relationship that sometimes leads to awkward moments. After Nikki broadcasted his wedgie all over the mall, he showed the gang his picture of her in first grade tap dancing. He began dating Nikki in season 2 for approximately three months and their relationship still maintains its tension. He recently became Jen's step-brother after his father married her mother. It is reavealed later that he is afraid of blood.
Recurring Characters
- Starr/Nebula - Jude's vegetarian ex-girlfriend who works at Vegan Island. She hooks up with Jude because her personality is similar to his in terms of their taste and eccentricity. Jude accidentally vomits in her mouth on their first date after eating some rancid Chocolates. It takes her months to forgive him, and even longer for Jude to ask her on a second date but it all works out well. Both share an interest in watching fountain diving and both have a... unique way of communicating with others. She later becomes a goth and changes her name to Nebula. She is opt to break up with Jude, but promises they would always be friends.
Character quote: "I'm a goth now!"
- The Clones(Kristen, Chrissie and Kirsten) - Nikki's co-workers at the Khaki Barn and her worst nightmares. Chrissy, Kirsten, and Kristen are all intimidated by Nikki. Chrissie is the assistant manager of Khaki Barn and Kirsten and Kristen are Nikki's co-workers. Once, Chrissie tried to brainwash Nikki in to being more Khaki, which in the end failed and rebel-girl returned to her normal self.
Character quote: "Have a Khaki Day!"
- Ron the Rent-a-cop - Retail Operations Enforcer for the Galleria Mall. He sees an enemy in every person under twenty, and is a true nemesis of The Gang. Try as they might, the group can't seem to get rid of Ron, who puts out tons of loitering and disruptiveness tickets. He's a Vietnam War veteran, and sometimes we see him in some bizzare retrospections from the war. He has a northern European accent.
Character quote: "I remember the war, soldier! I had to eat dirt and worms to stay alive! You have anything else to say, maggot?"
- Coach Halder - Jen's huge boss at the Penalty Box who gives out "penalties" for the smallest infractions. Says (actually- yells) "Masterson!" a lot and is a regular at Grind Me's poetry reading. Had his son working at the store before, but after Jen broke up with him he was transferred to another store. He's not beyond giving himself penalties and pushups. He has one weakness as he is terrified of mice.
Character quote: "MASTERSON!"
- Courtney - Jen's older and hotter sister, who came back home from college (she was thrown out). Guys adore her looks and girls love to listen to her boyfriend adventures, so Jen feels abandoned by the rest of the gang everytime Courtney steps into the Mall. She has a good reason to fell like that- Courtney is a famous friend and boyfriend stealer. Despite their differences, they really love each other, like family should.
Character quote: "Now that everyone knows that you have your own boobs, finding a boyfriend shouldn't be a problem."
- Darth - The geeky, light saber-wielding employee of Stereo Shack. Was embarrassed by Jonsey in front of the entire school in sixth grade, who gave Darth an atomic wedgie. Darth tried to get revenge on Jonesy and he managed to tape it on a Video. Jonesy later on regained his pride by giving another wedgie to the poor geek. Darth also has a huge crush on Nikki.
Character quote: "Would you like me to explain the story for you? I'll use small words so you'll be sure to understand."
- Tricia - Caitlin's Ex-Friend and Shopping Buddy. She tries to ruin her ex-friend's life any time, anywhere. First she ran against Caitlin in The Khaki Girl contest and then she downloaded the movie of Caitlin walking around on the beach in her bikini with toilet paper sticking out of it(eeeew!). Tricia can't stand it when Caitlin has a boyfriend that she used to like. When she appears, it's almost certain that she will think of some evil sabotage plot.
Character quote: "See ya later, Lemonhead!"
- Serena - Wyatt's ex-girlfriend and ex-boss. He's obsessed with her and tries to get her back, but all he does makes her angry, and she ends up firing him and now (season 2) is going out with Wyatt's former co-worker Chad from Spin This.
Character quote: "Sorry Wyatt, it's all mater of... maturity."
- Chad- Serena's boyfriend. They were a couple before Wyatt was hired and fell in love with his boss. Works at Spin This and was Wyatt's friend and mentor there until he hooked up with Serena again. Serena thinks that Chad is mature (cool and relaxed) but Wyatt just thinks he's in a coma. The audience then gets an idea of Chad's "maturity" when he's motionless and in a trance like a stoner. A projectile hits his head but he vaguely makes a remark on it.
Character quote: "Mad ugly chapeau garçon!"
- Wayne - The manager (and later, the owner) of The Underground, a video store that specializes in independent films, he's Jude and Wyatt's boss after the two of them are fired from their former jobs. He has a metallic retainer sticking out of his mouth. Wayne is sarcastic and generally bad-tempered, but happens to know exactly what film a customer should see. He can't stand Jonesy or anything Jonesy thinks is cool.
Character quote: "This movie meant more to me than your life!"
- Hiro - The owner and head chef of "Super Terrific Happy Sushi", he acts like a samurai. He was once Jonesy's boss and taught Jonesy samurai-like things, allowed Jude and Starr to perform "fish theatre" at the restaurant's aquarium, and taught the guys how to deal with the girls when they were pmsing.
Character quote: "Ah so! Baka no teenaga!" (meaning 'Idiotic Teenager')
- Stanley's Mom (a.k.a. Yummy Mummy) and Stanley - A very attractive vixen of a woman (so called MILF) and her son, a boy who likes to fire nerf-balls at the teens at the mall, especially near the fountain and at Caitlin when she's at The Lemon.
Character quote: "Can you wait here with my little stanley while I make myself pretty, tiger?"
- Jason- a lead singer in the band DawgToy. Seen only once in person, when DawgToy came to the Mall, but then reappearing in many episodes as cardboard figure in music shop, on t-shirts or on posters. In every shape and form he's admired by the girls.
Character quote: "Anything for you."
- Tim- the head manager of Burger McFlipster's. Has a down baritone-like voice. He hired Wyatt and was impressed that his singing to the customers (especially with the young ladies) got huge sale increases.
Character quote: "Singing for customers is stupid. In Burger McFlipsters, we sing for the meat."
- Lydia- A red-headed girl who's crazy about boys, one in particular- Jonesy. She's nearly psychotic about him and only thanks to Nikki, Jonesy got rid of her. But not for long, as she came back, and found a new obsession- Wyatt. But she mistook Jude and Wayne for him, which is nearly impossible. Creepy girl, period.
Character quote: "Every minute we're apart, is an eternity."
- Julie- She works at Wonder Taco and wears huge braces. If the customers try to make fun of her as they order tacos, she'd spit in the tacos she will give to them. She also has a crush on Darth.
Character quote: "Hey, boys."
- Christo & Blade -Two jocks working in "Things that beep" and later in "Taj Mahome Videos". They are the type of guys you call "Popular", get chicks and throw parties for everyone who are cool enough to be invited. They have ongoing rivalry with the gang, especially with Jonesy.
Character Quote: "It's time for our cheer up song"
- Stone -A nice-looking guy who works at Grind me coffee shop. He has negative, nasty, and sarcastic personality, which makes him just like the male version of Nikki. Even if Nikki has a crush on him, she doesn't admit it, but instead he admits first. They go out on a date which runs really smoothly. In other words, he's perfect for her! He was also nicknamed the "grumpy hot guy" by Jen and Caitlin who made a hobby of going boy-crazy on him. However, after he heard his ex-girlfriend returned, he opted to break up with Nikki.
Character Quote: "Don't tell me that the sharpest tongue in the mall has nothing to say."
- Sharmane -The manager of the coffee shop, 'Grind Me'. She is the best friend of Serena's which is why Wyatt becomes afraid of her after Serena dumps him. She made the Grind Me Poetry club which is very popular for all the workers at the Galleria mall.
Chracter Quote: "Bean coffee, tall cup, extra foam. That sounds like somebody else's order."
Episode Summaries
Season one
- Take This Job And Squeeze It (Pilot)
Series pilot. Five friends want to get jobs in the Mall and meet Caitlin, who ends up as a sixth member of the gang. Jobs they get? Jen is in Penalty Box, Caitlin in "The Lemon", Jude in Stick-It, Wyatt in music shop "Spin This", Nikki in Khaki Barn and Jonesy... well, it doesn't matter.
- The Big Sickie
Jen is so "into" her job that she can't find any time to relax, so the gang tries to take her to the amusement park. But they must think of something to get her out of Penalty Box first.
- The Slow And Even-Tempered:
Jonesy starts working as Ron's assistant, Caitlin steals Wyatt's lucky jacket and Jude tries to teach Jen how to drive.
- Deck The Mall
The Christmas episode of 6teen.
- A Lime to Party
Caitlin is constantly forgetting to order lemons and ignores her customers while Jonesy gets a job at the new lime across the food court. Meanwhile Wyatt gets VIP tickets for the Weasels' concert and both Nikki and Jude suck up to get them.
- The Sushi Connection
Caitlin is in love with Kyle, handsome tennis player, so Jen and Jonesy try to help her to get a date with him, not knowing he is "The Dirty Donaldson", famous heart-breaker. Meanwhile Nikki is teased by the clones after getting an assistant manager's task.
- The Five Finger Discount
Always strict and the most lawful of the gang, Jen, steals an expensive snowboard jacket to be hip and impress a guy who doesen't pay much atenttion to her. Meanwhile Jude falls for a talking chair named Betty so Wyatt and Nikki try to break them up. First appeareance of Starr. Terri Hawkes is a guest voice in this episode.
- Breaking Up With The Boss' Son
Jen falls in love with son of Coach Halder and then tries to break up with him when she discovers that he's a jerk.
- Employee Of The Month
In atempt to turn Nikki more "khaki" (and less individual), Clones make her Employee of the Month. Brainwashing starts to work and Nikki is slowly becoming another Clone, but her friends save her from losing her individuality.
- Idol Time At The Mall
Wyatt wins Idol Competition taking place in the mall and becomes 5-minutes famous.
- The Fake Date
Jen tries to impress new employee at Penalty Box by making him jealous. She finds herself a fake date to make her plan work, and Jude is the one who must become her boyfriend for a couple of hours.
- The Girls in the Band
DawgToy boy band comes to the mall, so Caitlin and Jen try to get close to their idols. Meanwhile Nikki accidentally wins the competition for role in DawgToy's video and her great secret is revealed...
- Mr. Nice Guy
Jonesy tries to cheer up Wyatt by taking him on a double-date. It isn't going as planned though.
- Clonesy:
Jonesy and Nikki relationship development plot. Jonesy takes Nikki on a date, but rest of the gang tries to stop it because of fear, that if it doesn't work, all their friendship might be in danger.
- Stupid Over Cupid
Valentine's Day in the Mall. All heroes try to find a date or to boycott whole thing.
- The Khaki Girl
Jude meets Starr, and Caitlin fights with her former friend Tricia to discover who's the biggest shopper in the mall in atempt to win a Khaki Girl Contest.
- The (Almost) Graduate
Wyatt tries to impress Serena by making her belive that he's more mature than she thinks.
- Bring It On
A gender war starts when Jonesy works at Penalty Box and actually is better salesman than Jen. And Jude becomes babysitter for a pack of mean tiny horrors known as little kids.
- The Swami
Jude becomes the Guru in the Mall and gives people his ridicoulus advises which leads to some catastrophic events.
- Cecil B. Delusioned
Jonsey makes his own version of "Prank TV" using videocamera to tape Nikki.
- The Birthday Boy
Wyatt is not to happy about his birthday. In the background- Jonesy still can't get Nikki out of his head.
- Enter The Dragon
Guys try to get tickets for new karate movie, but girls have them, and they're acting very strangely- Caitlin is angry on everyone and everything, Jen feels awfully sick and Nikki eats tons of chocolate... despite the fact that she hates it. Will the male part of the group find out what's going on?
- One Quiet Day
Jude doesn't want to study to his exams and friends are here to make him do it by any means necessary. And the $5 bet is on, when Caitlin claims that Jen can't stand an evening without telling others what to do.
- It's Always Courtney, Courtney, Courtney!
Jen's older (and hated) sister Courtney comes to town. Whole gang abandons Jen- guys are just astonished by Courtney's looks and girls love to listen about her ex-boyfriends and trips abroad. It's up to Jen to convince her friends that she's not worse than her "miss-popularity" sis.
- The One With The Text Message
Serena breaks up with Wyatt via SMS and his friends are looking for a way to cheer him up a bit. And Caitlin fights Jen over a beautiful dress they both want to buy.
- Boo, Dude
Halloween episode. Jonesy tries to scare Ron, and Jen wants to stop Coach Halder's stupid "Jason Voorhees style" jokes in Penalty Box.
Season two
WARNING: the plot synopsis for most episodes is taken from Teletoon , because there are few episodes of season two already aired
- Going Underground
Jude and Wyatt get fired from their jobs and end working in the least popular shop in the mall- "Underground Videos" with the always unpopular Wayne as their boss.
- Deadbeats Poet Society
Starr wants to help Wyatt in controlling his anger and signs him up to a small poet society.
- Career Day
Jude destroys a copy of Wayne's beloved film and gives all friends their career tests, but Caitlin's copy is accidentally switched with Nikki's.
- Fish and Make Up
Jude finds himself a new friend- fish which he calls "The Fish". At the same time Caitlin-Nikki war begins because of Caitlin never ending stories about her boyfriend and Nikki's temper.
- Awake the Wyatt Within
Wyatt still tries to get Serena back. But his efforts are hopeless.
- Unhappy Anniversary
It's Jonesy's and Nikki's 3-month anniversary and they try to find presents for each other which leads to a big misunderstanding and a break-up (and we can see a tear in Jonesy's eye!)
- Pillow Talk
Caitlin has some not so happy adventures with her newest boyfriend, Dustin.
- Losing Your Lemon
Caitlin paid up the credit debt she made a long time ago and is free to go, so she quits her job in the Lemon. Friends are worried that it will break up their relationship. Meanwhile doppelgangers of the gang show up in the Mall.
- Welcome to the Darth Side
Nikki is temporarily fired from the Khaki Barn because of a little accident Jonesy made and must work with the Darth, who's in love with her. Nikki is also temporarily replaced by another look-alike of the clones: Ashley.
- The New Guy
Ron gets a new guy to help him and he turns out to be even worse than Ron in chasing the Gang.
- In a Retail Wonderland
Christmas 2005 and the Stress is getting to Jen, Catlin loses the will to shop and Nikki doesn't want to go to Acapulco with her parents.
- Midnight Madness
New Year's episode. The gang plans a party at Jen's house but some things go wrong on the way.
- Lords of Malltown
While Jude teaches Wyatt to loosen his "uptight" attitude by coaching Wyatt to skateboard like a pro, Caitlin makes Jen to go on an unwanted double-date.
- Major Unfaithfulness
Caitlin gets a REALLY BAD haircut, and the Underground Video is sold to a major video store. It's up to Wayne, Jude and Wyatt to regain "The worst shop in the mall" title.
- Wanting to Ex-Sale
Once-in-a-lifetime sale in Albatros&Finch is taking place in a mall, and the line is soooo long that Caitlin manages to pass whole relationship with one guy in the line, from flirting to breakup. And Jonesy is scared to donate blood because of his constant fear of blood.
- The Hunted
Nikki falls for new salesman in Albatros&Finch, so Caitlin wants to help her get him... until she also develops a major crush on the same guy.
- Lights Out
Jude discovers that Star has become a goth-girl and asks Caitlin for an advice... So Cate makes him a goth too. The new Jude hangs out with Nebula (Star's new alias) and her friends when an unexpected blackout strikes the mall.
- A Ding from Down-Under
Jude has a new girlfriend all across the world- in Australia. They are communicating through the pay phone in the mall.
- The Wedding Destroyers
Jen is not too happy about her mom's marriage to Jonesy's dad majorly because of Jonesy and his two brothers.
- Jonesy's Low Mojo
Nikki again falls for a new guy- this time in Grind Me, And Jonesy is beaten by a 12-year old in the arcade game, which is a great dishonour for him.
- Smarten Up
Caitlin lies about her being already graduate, to win heart of a cute college boy and tries to keep the secret about her age. And Jude wants to win a coffee drinking cup.
- Dirty Work
Jonesy starts his own business, a "Breaking bad news service"- he delivers all types of bad news to people on behalf of somone else. Whole thing messes up when he must deliver a break-up news to Nikki from her newest boyfriend.
- A Crime of Fashion
Another evil plot from ex-friend Tricia. This time she wants to ruin Caitlin's reputation for good. And rest of the gang will be in major trouble too.
- Project: Prom
Girls try to make Nikki a prom queen, but there's an ultimate enemy- Tricia. And she seduces Jonesy to help her in the campaign against Nikki!
- Over Exposed
Jonesy accidentally sees Jen completely naked, so she decides to hide, like, forever.
- Girly Boys
Jonesy find out that the Spa is the best place in the mall- cute girls, naked... He finds himself a job there.
The average targeted age for the show is 6-18.
Specials
- Dude of the Living Dead (1 Hour Halloween Special)
The gang, Clones, Darth, Ron and Starr are only survivors of the zombie raid in the Mall. But will they survive the night?
Trivia
- The final version of 6teen differs greatly from one which was introduced and still remains on Nelvana webpage. Visit the link to see how the original design and characters' personalities have changed.
- The names of characters are changed in French dubbed version, also airing in Canada. They are:
- Jen - Julie
- Caitlin - Katherine
- Jude - Hugo
- Wyatt - Vincent
- Jonesy - Costarica
Only Nikki's name stays the same in both versions
- The original name for the TV series was "The Mall" but was later changed
- Ron the security guard is based on Christopher Walken. Not only he looks very similar to that actor, but his past in the Vietnam is a spoof of Walken's role in The Deer Hunter, and the way Ron speaks is based on many villians played by Walken. Also, true Chris Walken's name is Ronald.
- Wayne from the Underground Videos might be considered as a mix of Randal Graves and Dante Hicks, characters from cult movie Clerks. He looks a lot like Dante and complains as much. On the other hand- he's sarcastic, unpleasant toward others, works in the Video Store and has his own taste in movies, just like Randal.
- There are two 6teen DVD's.
- -Take This Job and Aqueexe It. (Available)
- -Idol Time At The Mall. (In Stores April 11th)
Cultural references
Movie and music celebrities or features existing in real life are often referenced in the series. There are also many easter eggs and allusions to famous movies or TV shows. See below.
Music industry: Alanis Morisette | The Rolling Stones | Simple Plan | Toots and the Maytals | Avril Lavigne | Justin Timberlake | Britney Spears | Sarah McLachlan | Simon Cowell | Jennifer Lopez | Marilyn Manson | Lindsay Lohan | Madonna | Men at Work | Bono
Movie industry: Vin Diesel | Clint Eastwood | Christopher Walken | Darth Vader | Han Solo | Princess Leia | Calista Flockhart | Keanu Reeves | Pamela Anderson | George Lucas
Sports: Toronto Maple Leafs | Montreal Canadiens | tennis champion John McEnroe
Games: the Sims | Monopoly | Space Invaders | Carmageddon
Features existing in real life: A Midsummer Night's Dream poem by William Shakespeare | Calgary Stampede | Stephen Hawking
Movies and TV shows cited or spoofed along the series: Reality Bites | Idol | The Fast and the Furious | Friends | House of 1000 Corpses | Star Wars | Dawn of the Dead | Friday the 13th | Enter the Dragon | Dirty Harry | Breakfast Club | The Deer Hunter | Apocalypse Now | Full Metal Jacket | Dead Poets Society | The Graduate | The Brady Bunch | Wedding Crashers | Clerks | Hitch | Mean Girls | Clueless | Top Gun | Bollywood movies | Married with Children | Seven Samurai | Punk'd | Sixth Sense | Waiting to Exhale | Independence Day | Lords of Dogtown | Torque | Kill Bill | View from the Top
Songs spoofed along the series: Jenny from the block | Oops I did it again | Down Under
Related links
- 6teen fansite - Nicely done (in flash) 6teen fansite with info about characters, episodes and forum
- Teletoon - Information about episodes and characters
- Official Nickelodeon Site
- Nelvana -Producer's page about 6teen. Not regularly updated though