Freaky Stories (1997)

10/24/1997 (EN) • 30m

Family, Kids, Mystery

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dan Redican

Maurice the Maggot

35 Episodes

James Rankin

Larry de Bug

35 Episodes


Last Season

Season 3

1999 | 9 Episodes

Season 3 of Freaky Stories premiered on October 22, 1999.

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Status

Ended

Network

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

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