Created by: Adam Rifkin
Other cast: Esteban Powell, Trey Alexander, John Patrick White, Saadia Persad, & Charles Fleischer
Episodes: Appeared in all episodes
Original airdate: September 7, 1996
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, & Thriller
Running time: 30m
Four freshmen at Edgar Allan Poe High School not only have to deal with the normal pressures of competing with the cool kids and the jocks but also have to contend with all sorts of weird happenings. Similar to Goosebumps, the stories that were originally about different people in each book were all changed to the setting of a haunted high school to provide a continuing cast.[1] Assisting the main characters was Arnie the custodian, who lived in the school's basement. There was the feared cook of the school, Carl, the ditzy Miss Dewberry, and the evil Principal Percival Pussman. Only three episodes of the TV series were adapted from books; the others were all original[1] (although the episode "Romeo and Ghouliette" was later adapted into the 23rd and final entry in the book series).
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Trivia
Despite playing a high school freshman, Linda Cardellini was 21 when the show premiered.
At the time, the show was the most highly rated program on the ABC children’s lineup, but when Disney bought the network, they cancelled every show they didn’t own.
Episode Guide
S1.E1 ∙ Art Intimidates Life
Sat, Sep 7, 1996
After Fitz buys a sketch pad from a weird street peddler, his drawings seem to take on a life all their own…especially a hideous monster on rollerblades!
S1.E2 ∙ Teacher Creature
Sat, Sep 14, 1996
Mr. Batrachian, a substitute teacher, would never dream of dissecting a frog…after all he may have a little more in common with them than most people!
S1.E3 ∙ Back to School
Sat, Sep 21, 1996
A new lunch lady – sweet Miss Larva Webb – cooks up delicious grub that the kids go buggy over. But there’s a whole lotta squirming going on…in the food!
S1.E4 ∙ Frankenturkey
Sat, Sep 28, 1996
Fitz, Brian, Sarah and Lexi try to save a doomed thanksgiving turkey by building a fake one, but when it gets struck by lighting…see everyone turn chicken!
S1.E5 ∙ Mummy Dearest
Sat, Oct 5, 1996
The school production of Antony And Cleopatra is cursed with disappearing actors and props that come to life…including a real mummy looking for a bride!
S1.E6 ∙ Charlotte’s Revenge
Sat, Oct 12, 1996
A giant spider terrorizes the students and staff.
S1.E7 ∙ Romeo and Ghouliette
Sat, Oct 19, 1996
Lexi realizes that something is not right with Julie, the new girl at Edgar Allen Poe High School, when she sees Julie eat worm in biology, and when Julie starts chasing Lexi’s best friend Fitz, Lexi fears for his life.
S1.E8 ∙ Gorilla My Dreams
Sat, Oct 26, 1996
After Brian Inadvertently Turns Off The Power To The School Lunch Room Walk In Freezer, A Gorilla Emerges From Being Frozen In The Ice And Continues To Stalk Brian…Eliminating Anyone Who Gets In The Way!
S1.E9 ∙ Mr. Fitz and Dr. Hyde
Sat, Oct 26, 1996
Having to Do a Second Research Paper for Science Class, Fitz Convinces Arnie to Let Him Into the Old Chemistry Lab Where He Finds a Bottle of Substances That Transform Him Into the Insane Dr. Hyde, a Chemistry Teacher Who Went Mad!
S1.E10 ∙ Root of All Evil
Sat, Nov 9, 1996
The heroes battle monstrous plants which are taking over the High School.
S1.E11 ∙ Edgar Allan Poe-Session
Sat, Nov 16, 1996
Edgar Allan Poe High School is haunted by Edgar Allan Poe himself after the principal removes the writer’s bust from the school’s lobby.
S1.E12 ∙ Shmendel’s Comet
Sat, Nov 30, 1996
The return of Shmendel’s Comet unleashes strange powers. Meanwhile, the heroes try to steal the answers to a test to help Kirk.
S1.E13 ∙ Full Moon Goon
Sat, Dec 7, 1996
A new boy at school, Lobo, catches Sarah’s eye, and she falls under his spell. Fitz, Brian, and Lexi have to keep Lobo from turning her into a werewolf before its too late.
