Jay and Silent Bob are headed to Phoenix Fan Fusion in June. Filmmaker, podcaster and geek icon Kevin Smith is set to appear ...

Jay and Silent Bob have made some pretty weird cameos over the years, but one in particular inspired Kevin Smith to give them their own movie.

Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse has brought us beloved films such as Clerks, Mallrats, and Chasing Amy. Those movies are memorable because of the characters. Here are 20 of the most entertaining.

"Clerks 3" is part of Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse" series of connected movies that all share characters and events — kind of like the Marvel Cinematic Universe but for stoner comedies.