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Tales from the Cryptkeeper

Canadian animated horror children's television series


Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated horror children's television series made by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It is based on the 1950s EC Comics series Tales from the Crypt and the live action television series of the same name, which aired concurrently on HBO. Intended for children, Tales from the Cryptkeeper was significantly milder than its live-action counterpart, and all blood, gore, profanity and sexual content were completely removed in order to be more appropriate for the target audience.[1] Most episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California.[lower-alpha 1]

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The series was cancelled on December 10, 1994,[citation needed] and returned to the air in 1999 as The New Tales from the Cryptkeeper.[citation needed] The animation differed from previous episodes, and it transferred to Teletoon in Canada and to CBS in the United States.[citation needed] All three seasons are available to stream on Nelvana's "Retro ReRun" YouTube channel and are in rotation on Pluto TV.

Plot

The series details the Cryptkeeper telling more kid-friendly horror stories to the viewers, each with a teachable lesson.

The second season has the Cryptkeeper at constant odds with rivals, and fellow EC Comics horror hosts, the Vault-Keeper and the Old Witch, who continually try to steal the show from him as they didn't have one of their own, only to have their plans backfire. The Cryptkeeper can be found in different locales than his mansion, as he tries to elude his foes.

The third and final season aired in 1999. Unlike the first two seasons, it, under New Tales from the Cryptkeeper, aired on Teletoon in Canada and on CBS in the United States.[citation needed] This season sees the Cryptkeeper taking a more active role, usually by setting up situations to teach frightening lessons to kids with severe character flaws.

Cast

Episodes

Series overview

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Season 1 (1993)

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Season 2 (1994)

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New Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Season 3 (1999)

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Syndication

In North America, the series was premiered on ABC, but later on Teletoon and CBS. In August 2012, Fearnet aired reruns in their "Funhouse" block, only on weekends. Spanish-dubbed episodes of the series aired on Telefutura; as part of Toonturama block on Saturday and Sunday morning as "Cuentos de la Cripta" from 2002 to 2005.

In October 2021, the live streaming television Filmrise Kids began airing the whole series every day.

Outside of North America, the series aired on Canal+ and M6 in France, Kindernet in the Netherlands and ITV in the United Kingdom.

Home media

In 2007, KaBoom! Entertainment released The Complete First Season on DVD.[4]

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Notes

  1. Population: 55,232. This name is given in the tenth episode "The Gorilla's Paw", the same buildings which are shown in this episode are also seen in many other episodes in the series, and many of the characters speak with very obvious California accents.

References

  1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 822–824. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. "Kids TV gets a toon up". San Francisco Examiner. August 31, 1993. p. 25. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Lambert, David (October 13, 2007). "Tales from the Cryptkeeper - North-of-the-Border Release Already Out for Animated Complete 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  4. Tales from the Cryptkeeper - Stacks of Fear [DVD], ASIN B0002HOELM

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