Sweet Valley High (TV series)

Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High title screenshot
Genre	Comedy-drama
Created by	Francine Pascal
Starring	Brittany Daniel Cynthia Daniel Ryan Bittle Amy Danles Bridget Flanery Shirlee Elliot Jeremy Garrett Michael Perl Harley Rodriguez
Theme music composer	Ron Wasserman
Opening theme	"Sweet Valley High" performed by Kathy Fisher
Composer(s)	Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi Yuval Ron
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	88 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Francine Pascal Haim Saban Lance H. Robbins Josh Goldstein
Cinematography	Russ Brandt David E. West
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	Saban International
Distributor	Saban Entertainment (1994–1997) Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication (1994–1996) UPN (1997)
Original run	September 5, 1994 (1994-09-05) – October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)

Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama series based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. The series ran from September 5, 1994 to October 14, 1997, and was produced (and distributed) by Saban Entertainment. The rights are now held by Disney-ABC Domestic Television.

After three seasons in syndication (mostly on Fox stations), the show moved to UPN for its fourth season, where it was canceled due to low ratings.

Synopsis

The series revolves around the lives of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, beautiful blonde twins who live in the fictitious Sweet Valley, California, and their gang of friends. Elizabeth is warm, friendly and sincere, while her twin sister Jessica is flirty, mischievous, and irresponsible.

Cast and characters

• Brittany Daniel - Jessica Wakefield
• Cynthia Daniel - Elizabeth "Liz" Wakefield
• Ryan Bittle - Todd Wilkins (1994–1996)
• Amy Danles - Enid Rollins Elizabeth's Best Friend
• Michael Perl - Winston Egbert Todd's Best Friend
• Harley Rodriguez - Manny Lopez Todd & Winston's Friend
• Bridget Flanery - Lila Fowler (1994–1996) Jessica's Best Friend
• Shirlee Elliot - Lila Fowler #2 (1996–1998)
• Jeremy Garrett - Todd Wilkins #2 (1996–1998)
• Manley Pope - Devon Whitelaw (1997–1998)
• Brock Burnett - Bruce Patman (1994–1995) Todd & Winston's rival
• Christopher Jackson - Bruce Patman #2 (1995–1996)
• John Jocelyn - Reginald "Shred" Patman (1996–1997) Bruce's Cousin & Winston's friend
• Andrea Savage - Renata Vargas (1997–1998) Jessica & Lila's Friend
• Tyffany Hayes - Cheryl Thomas (1995–1998) Elizabeth's Friend
• Amarilis - Patty Gilbert (1994–1995) Jessica's cheerleader friend

Soundtrack

Cover for the 1995 soundtrack for Sweet Valley High

In 1995, a soundtrack album was released featuring original songs that were in the series along with a longer version of the show's theme song.

Track listing

1. "Sweet Valley High Theme" (Long version)
2. "Lotion" (Jessica's Theme)
3. "Rose Colored Glasses"
4. "She's Got the Answers"
5. "Not Myself Today"
6. "Alive"
7. "Rest of My Life"
8. "My Jessica"
9. "All to Myself"
10. "Secrets"
11. "My World"
12. "On Our Own"
13. "She Walks in Roses"
14. "Sweet Valley High Theme" (TV version)

Seasons

Main article: List of Sweet Valley High episodes

DVD release

To date, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has only released Season one of Sweet Valley High on DVD in Region 1. The remaining three seasons of the series have yet to be released.

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date
The Complete First Season	22	March 8, 2005

See also

• Sweet Valley High

External links

• Sweet Valley High at the Internet Movie Database
• Sweet Valley High at TV.com
• Sweet Valley Unlimited:: Your Source to Everything Sweet Valley
• Sweet Valley High: The Complete First Season DVD Review
• Sweet Valley High Complete Episode Guide
• Sweet Valley High theme song, season 1