Basing their series on the successful 1995 movie, ABC replaced the wonderful Alicia Silverstone with the bland Rachel Blanchard in the lead role of Cher Horowitz.
As with the original film, the story followed the lives of three wealthy teenage girls – Cher, Dee and Amber – attending Alcott High School, a posh high school in Beverly Hills, California.
Although original stars Stacey Dash (Dee), Elisa Donovan (Amber), Donald Faison (Dee’s boyfriend Murray), and Wallace Shawn (Mr Hall) reprised their roles, ABC – and later UPN – toned down several key elements of the film for this TV adaptation, which lasted three seasons.
In addition to making Cher less self-absorbed and completely tossing out her romantic relationship with her ex-step-brother Josh, the series also shied away from some of the more controversial storylines covered in the film such as teen sex and drug use.
Cher Horowitz
Rachel Blanchard Dee (Dionne) Davenport
Stacey Dash Amber Mariens
Elisa Donovan Murray Lawrence DuVal
Donald Faison Sean Holiday
Sean Holland Mel Horowitz
Michael Lerner (1)
Doug Sheehan (2) Josh
David Lascher Miss Geist
Twink Caplan Mr Hall
Wallace Shawn Coach Millie Diemer
Julie Brown
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As with the original film, the story followed the lives of three wealthy teenage girls – Cher, Dee and Amber – attending Alcott High School, a posh high school in Beverly Hills, California.
