Teen Angel (1989 TV series)

For the 1997 sitcom, see Teen Angel (1997 TV series).

Not to be confused with Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.

Teen Angel is an American teen fantasy drama television 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]

Teen Angel
Genre	Fantasy serial drama
Created by	The Walt Disney Company
Written by	Kris Young
Directed by	Max Reid
Starring	Jason Priestley
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	William Shippey
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production company	The Disney Channel
Original release
Release	April 24 (1989-04-24) – May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)
Related
Teen Angel Returns The All-New Mickey Mouse Club

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.

Cast

• Jason Priestley as Buzz Gunderson
• Adam Biesk as Dennis Mullen
• Nancy Borgenicht as Mrs. Henderson
• Hunter Mackenzie Austin as Carolyn
• Renee O'Connor as Nancy Nichols
• Sasha Jenson as Jason

See also

• Teen Angel (1997 TV series) – a comedic take on a similar plot, aired on ABC
• Out of the Blue – one of many spin-off sitcoms connected to the sitcom Happy Days