Ferris Bueller is an American sitcom based on the 1986 John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It debuted on August 23, 1990, on NBC and was cancelled within its first season, a few months after its debut. The show stars Charlie Schlatter in the title role . Outside of its fan base, the show is known for having starred a then relatively unknown Jennifer Aniston in the role of the Ferris's sister, Jeannie Bueller . The show was produced by Maysh Ltd Productions in association with Paramount Television. Though based on the film, the series was not a continuation of the film, rather, the... series was set up to portray itself as being the "real life" situations upon which the film was based. In the pilot episode, Ferris 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 with a chainsaw.
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| On the air: | August 23, 1990-August 11, 1991 |
| Number of seasons: | 1 |