Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestStacy disappears on a date with "the perfect guy," someone she just met, and doesn't tell anybody where she's going. Meanwhile, Mr. Vargas loses his zest for teaching and resigns.
Fast Times is a seven-episode 1986 television remake of the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. Cameron Crowe, who penned the original Fast Times novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant. Moon Unit Zappa participated as a technical consultant. She was hired in order to research slang terms and mannerisms of teenagers, as she had just graduated from high school at the time and had a much better grasp of then-current high school behavior than the writers. Oingo Boingo provided the theme song.
Production
Moon Unit Zappa consulting on slang that already feels dated.
Score
Oingo Boingo theme song slaps harder than the show deserves.
Creator
Allen Rucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amy Heckerling produced but didn't direct—CBS reportedly interfered constantly, demanding broader comedy.
This flopped so hard it became a trivia answer, but it paved the way for Clueless (also Heckerling) to absolutely nail the teen-TV formula nine years later.
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