About this season
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.
Episodes (9)
1. Deep Forest Diver/Double Your Pleasure... Double Your Fun/The Prize/Hokus Pokus
Aired 22 October 1999 • 30 min
1. 'Deep Forest Diver'- X-Files humour in a jugular vein. 2. 'Double Your Pleasure... Double Your Fun'- Tables turned on twisted twins. 3. 'The Prize'- Dweeby Daryl impresses bodacious Britney. 4. 'Hokus Pokus'- Amateur magician reveals one secret too many
2. The 13th Floor/The Fishing Hole/Bean Boy/Rugs "R" Us
Aired 29 October 1999 • 30 min
1. 'The 13th Floor'- Wimpy numbers whiz Wally Willis. 2. 'The Fishing Hole'- Little Tiffany finds fish in the most unlikely of places. 3. 'Bean Boy'- Flatulent fun with 'Bean Boy', Billy Baxter! 4. 'Rugs "R" Us'- Toupee trouble causes mayhem, mirth and mange.
3. Long Long Distance Call/Sweet Dreams/Dueling Sisters/Stuck Face
Aired 5 November 1999 • 30 min
1. 'Long Long Distance Call'- Serves you right! 2. 'Sweet Dreams'- Shades of Windsor McCay! Late nite sweets cause sour dreams. 3. 'Dueling Sisters'- Betty 'the B' outwitting Gloria 'the G', didn't count on Snippy 'the D'. 4. 'Stuck Face'- Willy the Worm gets a call from Jel
4. Mark IV/Invisible Shirley/The Chatty Monk/Mouse in the House
Aired 12 November 1999 • 30 min
1. 'Mark IV'- He made his parents proud. Or, did his parents make him proudly? 2. 'Invisible Shirley'- Nancy's brother doesn't believe she has an invisible friend... until its too late. 3. 'The Chatty Monk'- Brother B sez the words that set him free… 4. 'Mouse in the House'-
5. So Long, Sing Sing/Fountain of Youth/The Ouigi Board/Houstin, We Have a Problem
Aired 19 November 1999 • 30 min
1. 'So Long, Sing Sing'- Jailbird Jake makes the great escape. 2. 'Fountain of Youth'- Tammy takes a tumble to win back her beau. 3. 'The Ouigi Board'- Mandy plans a trick at Charlene's party. But the Joke's on her! 4. 'Houstin, We Have a Problem'- Looks like Deke's been decked by techie.
6. At The Circus AKA Woody!/The Genius/Which is Witch/Loch Ness Incident
Aired 26 November 1999 • 30 min
1. 'At The Circus AKA Woody!'- Mouth-breather Bruno gets bushwacked by the big monkey. 2. 'The Genius'- Doofus Duane gets great grades. What's his secret? 3. 'Which is Witch'- Naughty new-kid isn't as bad as he seems. He's worse. 4. 'Loch Ness Incident'- Heather learns to sail.
7. Sour Puss/The Monkey’s Paw/First Anniversary/Bagel Boy
Aired 3 December 1999 • 30 min
1. 'Sour Puss'- Grampa gets sweet revenge on Banker Baxter. 2. 'The Monkey’s Paw'- Five wishes, four consequences and a mistake. 3. 'First Anniversary'- A haunting tale. Or is it a tale of a haunting? 4. 'Bagel Boy'- A twisted tale of revenge. Will that be poppy or sesame?
8. The Getaway/The Babysitter/The Meal/Mystery of the Wax Museum
Aired 10 December 1999 • 30 min
1. 'The Getaway'- Buffalo Bob buys it baggin' the bad guys. 2. 'The Babysitter'- Sharla shares the sitting chores - WITH THE STRANGER UPSTAIRS!!! 3. 'The Meal'- Guess who's comin' for dinner? 4. 'Mystery of the Wax Museum'- Nature outwits academia, naturally.
9. The Mouse Trap/Monkey Shines/Just a Little Push/The Lodger
Aired 17 December 1999 • 30 min
1. 'The Mouse Trap'- A Christmas tale for the young (and strong) of heart… 2. 'Monkey Shines'- A game of "cat-and-mouse". But which is whom? 3. 'Just a Little Push'- A tale of fear, revenge and a really good soundtrack. 4. 'The Lodger'- Police Detective Hunter hounds the lodger.