Sweet Valley High (TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sweet Valley High
Genre	Comedy-drama
Developed by	Josh Goldstein Jonathan Prince
Starring	Brittany Daniel Cynthia Daniel Ryan Bittle Amy Danles Bridget Flanery Shirlee Elliot Jeremy Vincent Garrett Andrea Savage 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
Original 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
Production location(s)	Alexander Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Russ Brandt David E. West
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	21-23 minutes.
Production company(s)	Teen Dream Productions, Inc. Saban Entertainment Saban International N.V Holland
Distributor	Saban International
Release
Original network	Broadcast Syndication (1994–1996) UPN (1997)
Original release	September 5, 1994 (1994-09-05) – October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)

Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High is an American comedy-drama series very loosely based on Francine Pascal's book series of the same name. The program starred Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel as the two lead characters and ran from September 5, 1994, to October 14, 1997. The program was produced and distributed by Teen Dream Productions, Inc. in association with Saban Entertainment in the United States of America, and its international sister company, Saban International N.V. in Holland, the Netherlands.

After three seasons in syndication (mostly on Fox stations), the show moved to UPN for its fourth and final season in September 1997, where it was canceled the following month of October, due to low ratings. The show was also broadcast internationally, outside of the United States on BBC One in the UK.

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.

Episodes

List of Sweet Valley High episodes

Cast and characters

• Brittany Daniel as Jessica "Jess" Wakefield, the outgoing, party loving, fashionable, and wilder Wakefield twin
• Cynthia Daniel as Elizabeth "Liz" Wakefield, the quieter, more sensible and down to earth Wakefield twin
• Amarilis (season 1) as Patty Gilbert, Jessica's cheerleader friend
• Ryan James Bittle (seasons 1–2) and Jeremy Vincent Garrett (seasons 3–4) as Todd Wilkins, Elizabeth's boyfriend
• Brock Burnett (season 1) and Christopher Jackson (season 2) as Bruce Patman, Todd and Winston's rival, and enemy of Jessica's
• Amy Danles as Enid Rollins, Elizabeth's best friend
• Bridget Flanery (seasons 1 and 2) and Shirlee Elliot (seasons 3–4) as Lila Fowler, Jessica's best friend
• Michael Perl as Winston Egbert, Todd's best friend
• Harley Rodriguez as Manny Lopez, Todd's and Winston's friend, and early on the right-hand man to Bruce Patman, Enid's eventual boyfriend
• Tyffany Hayes (seasons 2–4) as Cheryl "Tatyana" Thomas, supermodel friend of Elizabeth, Jessica and Todd
• John Jocelyn (season 3) as Reginald "Shred" Patman, Bruce's cousin and Winston's friend
• Manley Pope (season 4) as Devon Whitelaw, boyfriend to Elizabeth and Jessica
• Andrea Savage (season 4) as Renata Vargas, Jessica's and Lila's friend, and briefly Todd's girlfriend

Soundtrack

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 (sung by Kathy Fisher).

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)

See also

In Spanish: Sweet Valley High para niños