Goosebumps (TV series)

This article is about the TV Series. For the novels, see Goosebumps. For the bumps on human skin, see Goose bumps.

Goosebumps
Intertitle for the first and second seasons of the Goosebumps TV series
Genre	Science fiction Horror fiction Adventure Superhero fiction Adventure fiction Fantasy Suspense Thriller
Format	Anthology series
Created by	R. L. Stine
Developed by	Deborah Forte
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	74 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Deborah Forte
Producer(s)	Protocol Entertainment Scholastic Productions Fox Television Studios 20th Television Gajdecki Visual Effects (Special Effects)
Location(s)	Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bellevue, Washington, USA
Running time	24 to 43 minutes
Distributor	Saban International (outside North America) NHK Kyôiku & Glovision (Japan) Alberto Peruzzo Editore (Italy)
Broadcast
Original channel	YTV (Canada) Fox Kids Jetix The Hub (US) NHK (Japan) Cartoon Network
Original run	October 27, 1995 (1995-10-27) – November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)
External links
Website

Goosebumps (known in Japan as: Mystery Goosebumps) is a Canadian children's horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's Goosebumps books.

Hallmarks

Networks

Goosebumps began airing on FOX Kids starting in 1995 and ended in 1998, with reruns on FOX Family lasting until 2000. For specifically the month of October, Cartoon Network aired the episodes in 2007-09 each October. It was confirmed by R.L. Stine that starting September 6, 2011 the channel The Hub will air the series every weekday, which coincidentally air's his new series R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

GB-7 rating

Since its first broadcast, an episode of Goosebumps would begin with a warning -- "Goosebumps is rated GB-7, because it may be too spooky for children under seven." However, when the V-chip took effect, the GB-7 rating was discontinued though the disclaimer remained, and Goosebumps was then rated TV-Y7 when it aired on Fox Kids, TV-PG when it aired on Cartoon Network and it manages to return the TV-Y7 rating but with FV added towards it (TV-Y7-FV), that is currently re-running on The Hub.

Opening sequence

The opening sequence starts with a man dressed in black carrying his briefcase up a hill. The name engraved on the briefcase reveals the mysterious man to be Goosebumps author R. L. Stine. A strong wind blows, Stine's case opens, and his papers fly out, one of which turns into a shadow resembling the "G" seen on the Goosebumps logo and glides through a town. The "G" passes by a woman on a billboard, making her drab and depressed, and passes by a dog on a porch, which makes its eyes glow an evil yellow (this is referenced to in the episode "My Hairiest Adventure" and was also used to represent the show in its UK airings on Fox Kids). The "G" then creeps past a tree and into the front door of a house and begins showing a quick montage of clips from several episodes with an announcer growling, "Viewer, beware, you're in for a scare!", remade from the tagline, "Reader, beware, you're in for a scare!" used in the Goosebumps book series. In season two, the opening was shortened, speeding up the Goosebumps "G" gliding through town and removing the quick episode montage in the doorway.

In season three,also known as "Ultimate Goosebumps" the word "ultimate" appears above the Goosebumps logo the opening underwent a few changes. A green slime and a lightning effect were added when the man in black walks up the hill with his briefcase and his papers fly out. However, instead of the papers being blown through town, the man in black turns into bats which fly at the screen. The quick episode montage was added back but clips from different episodes were used. In season four, the opening remains the same but, they don't use the word ultimate.

Reception

United Kingdom and Ireland censorship

Goosebumps was originally broadcast in the UK as a part of BBC's children's program lineup on CBBC from 1996 to 2000. Because of the UK's stringent censorship (particularly over content that is considered "gross" or may traumatize more sensitive viewers), many Goosebumps episodes were either skipped over (such as the Night of the Living Dummy II, Night of the Living Dummy III, Bride of the Living Dummy, and The Haunted Mask) or aired with heavy cuts made, particularly to the twist endings. The Werewolf of Fever Swamp and Calling All Creeps are the only Goosebumps episodes to receive a 12 rating by the BBFC. Despite this, the episodes can only air after 6:00pm and are still edited for content. Unlike CBBC, the cable channel Jetix (in UK and Ireland) has aired Goosebumps episodes with little to no edits (though "A Shocker on Shock Street" was edited to remove Marty getting electrocuted into submission when it's revealed that Erin and Marty are robot children programmed to test out the Shock Street park).

Home Media

VHS releases

United Kingdom

Release name	Release date	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
The Haunted Mask	3 March 1997	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp	23 February 1998	12	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
Night of the Living Dummy III	1 October 1999	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
Welcome to Camp Nightmare	1 October 1999	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
A Night in Terror Tower	1 October 1999	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
Stay Out of the Basement	1 October 1999	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
The Haunted Mask II	1 October 1999	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
One Day at HorrorLand	11 October 1999	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
Return of the Mummy	Unknown	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None
Welcome to Dead House	Unknown	PG	CBS Fox	PAL	English	None

United States

Release name	Release date	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
The Haunted Mask	12 March 1996	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp	25 March 1996	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
Stay Out of the Basement	3 September 1996	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
A Night in Terror Tower	3 September 1996	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
The Haunted Mask II	29 July 1997	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
Welcome to Dead House	23 September 1997	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
Night of the Living Dummy III	13 January 1998	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
The Haunted Mask A Night in Terror Tower Stay Out of the Basement	19 May 1998	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None	VHS Pack
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp The Haunted Mask II Welcome to Dead House	19 May 1998	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None	VHS Pack
Bride of the Living Dummy An Old Story	15 September 1998	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None	2 Episode on 1 VHS
Werewolf Skin	15 September 1998	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None
One Day at HorrorLand	15 September 1998	N/A	20th Century Fox	NTSC	English	None	Part 1 & 2

DVD releases

Beginning in 2004, 20th Century Fox began releasing the series on DVD in individual volumes, initially containing one episode per disc but later changed to two episodes per disc. Later releases included either two discs or multiple episodes on one disc.

Original releases

(with two episodes per disc, except for Chillogy):

Release name	UK release date (region 2)	Australian release date (region 4)	North American release date (region 1)	Notes
The Haunted Mask II	-	-	7 September 2004
Night of the Living Dummy III	-	-	7 September 2004
Welcome to Dead House	-	-	7 September 2004
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp	-	-	7 September 2004
Cry of the Cat	-	-	12 April 2005
Deep Trouble	-	-	12 April 2005
How I Got My Shrunken Head	-	-	12 April 2005
Chillogy	-	-	6 September 2005	Contains all three episodes
The Ghost Next Door	-	-	6 September 2005
Scary House	-	-	6 September 2005	Contains "The Haunted House Game" and The House of No Return
A Shocker on Shock Street	-	-	5 September 2006	Also contains "Click
Perfect School	-	-	5 September 2006
My Best Friend Is Invisible	-	-	5 September 2006	Also contains An Old Story
It Came from Beneath the Sink!	-	-	11 September 2007	Also contains Strained Peas
Night of the Living Dummy	-	-	11 September 2007	Contains Night of the Living Dummy II and Bride of the Living Dummy
Say Cheese and Die!	-	-	11 September 2007	Also contains Say Cheese and Die - Again!

Re-releases

On 16 September 2008, twelve of the above 16 discs were re-released in new double-feature sets, containing the same episodes as before.

Release name	UK release date (region 2)	Australian release date (region 4)	North American release date (region 1)	Notes
Night of the Living Dummy/ How I Got My Shrunken Head	-	-	16 September 2008
Scary House/ Chillogy	-	-	16 September 2008
Perfect School/ My Best Friend Is Invisible	-	-	16 September 2008
It Came from Beneath the Sink/ Deep Trouble	-	-	16 September 2008
Ghost Next Door/ Shocker on Shock Street	-	-	16 September 2008
Cry of the Cat/ Say Cheese and Die	-	-	16 September 2008
A Night in Terror Tower/ Stay Out of the Basement	-	-	16 September 2008	Region 1: Unlike the original releases, include four 22-minute episodes, rather than two. It also features new cover art, as opposed to previous releases which used the cover art for the corresponding series book.
Monster Blood/ More Monster Blood/ How to Kill a Monster/ The Girl Who Cried Monster	-	-	16 September 2008	Region 1: Unlike the original releases, include four 22-minute episodes, rather than two. It also features new cover art, as opposed to previous releases which used the cover art for the corresponding series book.
One Day at HorrorLand/ Welcome To Camp Nightmare	-	-	16 September 2008	Region 1: Unlike the original releases, include four 22-minute episodes, rather than two. It also features new cover art, as opposed to previous releases which used the cover art for the corresponding series book.
Return of the Mummy/ Don't Wake Mummy & You Can't Scare Me!	-	-	31 March 2009	Region 1: Contain three episodes each, and continue the cover art pattern of the late 2008 releases, with new art rather than using the cover art of the corresponding book.
The Scarecrow Walks At Midnight/ Don't Go To Sleep! & Calling All Creeps	-	-	31 March 2009	Region 1: Contain three episodes each, and continue the cover art pattern of the late 2008 releases, with new art rather than using the cover art of the corresponding book.
The Headless Ghost/ Teacher's Pet & Awesome Ants	-	-	8 September 2009	Region 1: Contain three episodes each, and continue the cover art pattern of the late 2008 releases, with new art rather than using the cover art of the corresponding book.
Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns / Vampire Breath & Let's Get Invisible!	-	-	8 September 2009	Region 1: Contain three episodes each, and continue the cover art pattern of the late 2008 releases, with new art rather than using the cover art of the corresponding book.
The Blob That Ate Everyone/ Piano Lessons Can Be Murder& My Hairiest Adventure	-	-	7 September 2010:
Go Eat Worms!'Bad Hare Day & Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes'	-	-	7 September 2010:
Ghost Beach / The Barking Ghost & Be Careful What You Wish For...	-	-	13 September 2011
Attack of the Mutant & Phantom of the Auditorium	-	-	13 September 2011

• Notes: As of the 13 September 2011 DVD releases, all but five episodes of the series are missing from completing the collection they are (The Haunted Mask Parts 1 & 2, Werewolf Skin Parts 1 & 2 and The Cuckoo Clock of Doom).

These DVD's were only released in region 1 Us import

iTunes

The complete series is now on iTunes.

Books based on the TV series

1. The Girl Who Cried Monster
2. The Cuckoo Clock of Doom
3. Welcome to Camp Nightmare
4. Return of the Mummy
5. Night of the Living Dummy II
6. My Hairiest Adventure
7. The Headless Ghost
8. Be Careful What You Wish For...
9. Go Eat Worms!
10. Bad Hare Day
11. Let's Get Invisible!
12. Attack of the Mutant
13. Ghost Beach
14. You Can't Scare Me!
15. Monster Blood
16. Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns
17. Calling All Creeps!
18. Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
19. Deep Trouble

External links

• Official website at Scholastic Press (the home page plays the theme tune of the TV series)
• Goosebumps (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
• Goosebumps (TV series) at TV.com