Freaky Stories
1997 - 1999•3 seasons•35 episodes•~30m•
★8.6(9 ratings)
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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.
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The series spans 3 seasons with 35 episodes in total (avg. 12 per season).
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Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes.
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The series ran from 1997 to 1999 — a total of 2 years on air.
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Originally aired on VRAK, YTV.
