SMALLVILLE KIND OF WONDERFUL

What does the hit WB series Smallville have to do with John Hughes 1987 teen movie classic? Oh, just everything.

Some Kind of Wonderful		Smallville
Keith Nelson Keith is an outsider with floppy hair you just wanna brush off his forehead, who pines for popular girl Amanda Jones from afar. Sketching countless drawings of her in an almost-stalker-like fashion, he is blind to the fact that his spunky blond best friend is madly in love with him. Played by the so-amazingly-not-in-high-school 25 year old Eric Stoltz.			Clark Kent Clark is an outsider with floppy hair you just wanna brush off his forehead, who pines for popular girl next door Lana Lang from afar. Spending evenings spying on her with his telescope in an almost-stalker-like fashion, he is blind to the fact that his spunky blond best friend is madly in love with him. Played by the so-amazingly-not-in-high-school 25 year old Tom Welling.
Amanda Jones Amanda is the popular girl next door Keith has a crush on, who is trapped by other people's ideas of who she should be and is tired of being treated like a princess.			Lana Lang Lana is the popular girl next door Clark has a crush on, who is trapped by other people's ideas of who she should be and is tired of being treated like a fairy princess.
Hardy Jenns A popular guy who uses it to his advantage, Hardy knows that Keith has a thing for his girlfriend. He goes out of his way to humiliate Keith, to try and teach him to stay away from his "property."			Whitney Fordman A popular guy who has no life outside of football, Whitney knows that Clark has a thing for his girlfriend. He goes out of his way to humiliate Clark, stringing him up in a cornfield to try and teach him to stay away from his girl.
Watts Punky best friend Watts cares about two things in this world: Keith and her drums. Although she is madly in love with Keith, she goes out of her way to help him try and win Amanda Jones because it's what he thinks he wants. Though it kills her, she just wants him to be happy.			Chloe Spunky best friend Chloe cares about three things in this world: Clark, Pete, and the Torch. Although she is madly in love with Clark, she initially urges Clark to just ask Lana Lang out already, because it's what he thinks he wants. Though it kills her, she just wants him to be happy.
Duncan Keith's friendship with Duncan goes beyond unlikely—yet the bald skinhead turns out to be a true friend, helping him on his epic date with Amanda Jones, as well as standing by his side against rich boy Hardy Jenns.			Lex Luthor Clark's friendship with Lex goes beyond unlikely—yet the bald millionaire turns out to be a true friend, helping him arrange pseudo-dates with Lana Lang, as well as giving Clark advice on how to deal with jock Whitney Fordman.