Series

Freaky Stories

★ 8.6(9)199730m3 seasons

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Creator: Steve Schnier
Release date: 1997-10-24
Runtime: 30m
Language: English
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 35
Network: VRAK, YTV
Status: Ended

About Freaky Stories

Freaky Stories is a 1997 web series in the Family, Kids and Mystery genres, created by Steve Schnier, starring Dan Redican and James Rankin. It spans 3 seasons and 35 episodes, and originally aired on VRAK and YTV. It holds an average rating of 8.6/10 from 9 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Freaky Stories in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.