Clerks (retronym: Clerks: The Animated Series) is an American animated sitcom that was first broadcast in 2000 that was based on Kevin Smith's 1994 comedy of the same name. It was developed for television by Smith, Smith's producing partner Scott Mosier and former Seinfeld writer David Mandel with character designs by Stephen Silver. It is the first (and so far only) television show to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse