Freaky Stories
Family·Kids·Mystery·1997·3 Seasons
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.
Starring: Dan Redican，James Rankin
Episodes
Season 3
S03 | E01
Deep Forest Diver / Double Your Pleasure... Double Your Fun / The Prize / Hokus Pokus
1999-10-22
S03 | E02
The 13th Floor / The Fishing Hole / Bean Boy / Rugs "R" Us
1999-10-29
S03 | E03
Long Long Distance Call / Sweet Dreams / Dueling Sisters / Stuck Face
1999-11-05
S03 | E04
Mark IV / Invisible Shirley / The Chatty Monk / Mouse in the House
1999-11-12
S03 | E05
So Long, Sing Sing / Fountain of Youth / The Ouigi Board / Houstin, We Have a Problem
1999-11-19
S03 | E06
At The Circus AKA Woody! / The Genius / Which is Witch / Loch Ness Incident
1999-11-26
S03 | E07
Sour Puss / The Monkey’s Paw / First Anniversary / Bagel Boy
1999-12-03
S03 | E08
The Getaway / The Babysitter / The Meal / Mystery of the Wax Museum
1999-12-10
S03 | E09
The Mouse Trap / Monkey Shines / Just a Little Push / The Lodger
1999-12-17
All Seasons
Season 1
13 ep · 1997
Season 2
13 ep · 1998
Season 3
9 ep · 1999
Cast
Dan Redican
Maurice the Maggot
James Rankin
Larry de Bug