Freaky Stories 26 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Stephanie Morgenstern She was 31 , now 58 years old
Susan Roman She was 40 , now 67 years old
James Rankin He was 87 , 90 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
Freaky Stories poster
Freaky Stories (26 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1997-10-24
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 35