Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It debuted August 23, 1990 on NBC and was cancelled within its first season, a few months after its debut. The show starred Charlie Schlatter in the title role (which was played by Matthew Broderick in the film). Outside of its fan base, the show is known for having starred a then relatively-unknown Jennifer Aniston in the role of the main characte...
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Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It debuted August 23, 1990 on NBC and was cancelled within its first season, a few months after its debut. The show starred Charlie Schlatter in the title role (which was played by Matthew Broderick in the film). Outside of its fan base, the show is known for having starred a then relatively-unknown Jennifer Aniston in the role of the main character's sister, Jeannie Bueller (played by Jennifer Grey in the film). The show was produced by Maysh, Ltd. Productions in association with Paramount Television.
Though based on the movie, the series was not a continuation of the film, rather, the series was set up to portray itself as being the "real life" situations after which the film was based. In the pilot episode, Ferris (Schlatter) refers to the film and expresses his displeasure at Matthew Broderick portraying him, even going as far as destroying a life-size cardboard cutout of Broderick...
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