Teen Angel

Teen Angel is an American fantasy sitcom that aired during ABC's TGIF Friday night lineup from 1997 to 1998. The series was created by The Simpsons writers/producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss.

Synopsis
Teen Angel follows a high school boy, Steve Beauchamp (Corbin Allred), and his recently deceased best friend, Marty DePolo (Mike Damus), who dies from eating a six-month-old hamburger from under Steve's bed on a dare and is then sent back to Earth as Steve's guardian angel. Marty's guide is a large, orange and disembodied head named Rod (Ron Glass), who identifies as God's cousin (a running gag throughout the series is that Rod is mistaken for God himself). Maureen McCormick, who played Steve's mother, Judy, left the series halfway through its run.

Marty, as a supernatural being, would frequently break the fourth wall; for instance, prior to the opening credits of the episode "Grumpy Young Men", Marty explained the absence of Steve's mother and the return of his father to the viewers.

Reception and cancellation
The series was created and placed in the TGIF lineup by ABC in an attempt to capitalize on the success on another ABC supernatural series, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Along with Sabrina and the also-new You Wish, Teen Angel was one of three supernatural-themed sitcoms on the TGIF block that season.

At the time of the series airing, TGIF had already begun to decline (as a result of direct competition against the CBS Block Party during that season and the new Disney ownership). You Wish was canceled after only twelve episodes, and while Teen Angel lasted more or less a full season, it was also canceled after 17 episodes.[1][2]

Cast

 * Mike Damus.....Marty DePolo
 * Corbin Allred.....Steve Beauchamp
 * Ron Glass.....Rod, God's Cousin
 * Maureen McCormick.....Judy Beauchamp
 * Tommy Hinkley.....Casey Beauchamp
 * Katie Volding.....Katie Beauchamp
 * Jordan Brower.....Jorden Lubell
 * Conchata Ferrell.....Aunt Pam
 * Jerry Van Dyke.....Grandpa Jerry Beauchamp