Teen Angel (1989 TV series)

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Teen Angel
Genre Fantasy serial drama
Created by The Walt Disney Company
Written byKris Young
Directed byMax Reid
Starring Jason Priestley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerWilliam Shippey
Running time45–48 minutes
Production company The Disney Channel
Original release
ReleaseApril 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 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]

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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.

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