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''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animated children's television program produced by DIC Entertainment. 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." == Development == In January 1987, the wire services reported that Access Syndicate, which was partnered with DIC Enterprises, 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 "()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." President of Access Syndicate, Ritch Colbert lamented the state of children's entertainment at the time, stating "Children's programming these days is dominated by neo-miiltaristic, boy-toy animation." Citing shows like ''SilverHawks'', ''ThunderCats'' and ''G.I. Joe'', which were popular animated series of the time, Colbert continued "Where are the ''Tom and Jerrys'', the ''Flintstones'', the rich characters for children to nurture and develop and identify with?" When questioned as to whether "money-happy" teens residing in Beverly Hills would be the best examples for children, Colbert countered "Well, they may be rather more wealthy than most teenagers, but they have typical teenagers' problems and the important thing is they are fully realized personalities." While in development, early names for the series' four lead characters were reported as "Troy", "Chrissie", "Raven" and "Pierce". Although the boys' names would remain into the production of the series, the girls' names were subsequently changed, with "Chrissie" eventually becoming series protagonist "Larke", and "Raven" eventually being renamed "Bianca." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beverly Hills Teens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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