Beverly Hills Teens is an American animated children's television
program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access
Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the
United States from September 21, 1987 through December 18, 1987, the
series consists of one extended season, comprising a total of 65
episodes, each 30 minutes long. After its original run, the series
continued to be broadcast as part of a syndication package featuring
rebroadcasts of Maxie's World and It's Punky Brewster, and has
subsequently acquired the retronym Beverly Hills Teen Club.Developed
by Jack Olesker, Michael Maliani and Barry O'Brien, and executive
produced by Andy Heyward, the series' namesake teenagers reside in the
exclusive enclave of Beverly Hills, California and are shown to have
exaggerated wealth, exemplified by mansions, yachts, and limousines,
while navigating typical teenage concerns, including schoolwork,
friendships, and romantic rivalries. In 1989, the series was nominated
for the Youth in Film Award (now known as the Young Artist Award) as
"Best Animated Series."In January 1987, the wire services reported
that Access Syndication, which was partnered with DIC Enterprises and
Coca-Cola Telecommunications, had three new animated children's series
in development for the fall of that year. The three series said to be
in various stages of production at that time were Tiffany Blake,
Starcom: The U.S. Space Force and Beverly Hills Teens.Described by one
columnist as "[s]poiled rich kids who attend classes equipped with
Louis XIV antique desks", Beverly Hills Teens was touted by producers
as a response to the more violent series aimed at children,
maintaining that the new series would be less action-based and more
character driven, and would provide "wholesome role models for kids."
program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access
Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the
United States from September 21, 1987 through December 18, 1987, the
series consists of one extended season, comprising a total of 65
episodes, each 30 minutes long. After its original run, the series
continued to be broadcast as part of a syndication package featuring
rebroadcasts of Maxie's World and It's Punky Brewster, and has
subsequently acquired the retronym Beverly Hills Teen Club.Developed
by Jack Olesker, Michael Maliani and Barry O'Brien, and executive
produced by Andy Heyward, the series' namesake teenagers reside in the
exclusive enclave of Beverly Hills, California and are shown to have
exaggerated wealth, exemplified by mansions, yachts, and limousines,
while navigating typical teenage concerns, including schoolwork,
friendships, and romantic rivalries. In 1989, the series was nominated
for the Youth in Film Award (now known as the Young Artist Award) as
"Best Animated Series."In January 1987, the wire services reported
that Access Syndication, which was partnered with DIC Enterprises and
Coca-Cola Telecommunications, had three new animated children's series
in development for the fall of that year. The three series said to be
in various stages of production at that time were Tiffany Blake,
Starcom: The U.S. Space Force and Beverly Hills Teens.Described by one
columnist as "[s]poiled rich kids who attend classes equipped with
Louis XIV antique desks", Beverly Hills Teens was touted by producers
as a response to the more violent series aimed at children,
maintaining that the new series would be less action-based and more
character driven, and would provide "wholesome role models for kids."
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