Freaky Stories
Freaky Stories is a Canadian television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille in French. It is an animated show about urban legends hosted by two animatronic puppets, Larry de Bug, a cockroach, and his gooey sidekick, Maurice the maggot in Ted's Diner - a 1940's era diner setting staffed by Rosie the waitress. The series, described as "a Twilight Zone for kids", centers on the kind of myths and legends that are told as scary campfire or bedtime stories. Every episode always starts with and finishes with the phrase: "This is a true story, and it happened to a friend of a friend of mine." and by the words of Larry, "Just because they never happened, doesn't mean they ain't true." Animation styles and musical scoring varied within each half-hour episode, incorporating 20 different looks in the first season alone. The short stories and changing styles were specifically designed to keep viewers' attention span.
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Ep 1The Big Queasy
1. 'Prison Break'- Fussy Rocco endures hunger strike for better food but eats science specimens. 2. 'Cat Food'- Possibly poisoned salmon ruins posh party. 3. 'Weenie Wonderland'- Hot-dogs at Maxi-Frank theme park made with garbage. 4. 'Mixed Nuts'- Grocery clerk eats nuts previously sucked by Granny.
Ep 2Boys and Ghouls
1. 'A Shot in the Dark'- The embarrassing ramifications of eating chili before a first date. 2. 'First Kiss'- Girl-shy tongue-tied guy transformed by a girl/ghost. 3. 'Blind Date'- A couple 'well suited'; First date at Halloween dance, costumes not necessary. 4. 'The Suspect'- Joe is fleeing in fear from cop, while cop is chasing Slasher in back seat of Joe's car.
Ep 3Animal Maggotism
1. 'The Resurrection of Fluffy'- Dead pet bunny makes reappearance with help of dog and baby-sitter. 2. 'Fifi to Go'- Foreign cuisine's secret ingredient translates to horror for Peterson family on vacation. 3. 'Bug in the Ear'- Big game hunter scared of bugs; gets earwigs on the brain. 4. 'The Flying Kitten'- Far flung kitty twice saved.
Ep 4Take This Job and Love It
1. 'Pizza Guy'- Pizza delivery guy encounters girl with an odd collection in her basement. 2. 'Carpet Man'- Carpet installer bonds with bird who then bonds with the carpet. 3. 'Out of the Blue'- A tabloid photographer chases an alien story and overturns spuds. 4. 'Blunder Bed'- Cockroach infested motel has magic finger beds.
Ep 5Designer Tales
1. 'Diet Pill'- A beauty pageant contestant tries to win through dehydration but ends up getting soaked. 2. 'Spiders in the Hairdo'- Spiders nest in beehive. 3. 'The Fly'- A zipper caught ruins snob's dinner. 4. 'Hanging by a Thread'- Two high school fashion 'plates' compete for best dressed honours but end up overexposed.
Ep 6Boo!
1. 'Snatched'- High school disco dummy transforms into astrophysics academic to reunite with lost Martian love 2. 'Graveyard Wager'- An army brat gets pinned down as he goes through graveyard-club initiation 3. 'Puddle and the Glow Monster'- A scout-master gets his own after scaring the piddle out of Puddle 4. 'The Vampire'- Vampire waiter brings house specialty from basement at home
YTV
CA
VRAK
CA
Canal Famille
CA
