Tales from the Cryptkeeper
"Tales From The Crypt" originated as an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955, and with the host being "The Crypt Keeper". In April and June 1954, a congressional subcommittee hearings on the effects of comic books upon children left the industry shaken. With the subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code, EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines canceled "Tales From The Crypt". "Tales From The Crypt" would return in later years in the form of television series, movies and as a radio show. In 1993, The Crypt Keeper would return in the animated series "Tales From The Cryptkeeper", with John Kassir providing the voice of "The Cryptkeeper". The series ran for two seasons - season one 18 September - 18 December 1993; and season two 10 September - 10 December 1994. In some episodes, "The Cryptkeeper" was joined by characters from the EC Comics series, "The Old Witch" voiced by Elizabeth Hanna and "The Vault Keeper" voiced by David Hemblin; with most of the episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California.
- 1993-1999
- 3 seasons
- ABC
- Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-Y7
"Tales From The Crypt" originated as an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1955, and with the host being "The Crypt Keeper". In April and June 1954, a congressional subcommittee hearings on the effects of comic books upon children left the industry shaken. With the subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code, EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines canceled "Tales From The Crypt". "Tales From The Crypt" would return in later years in the form of television series, movies and as a radio show. In 1993, The Crypt Keeper would return in the animated series "Tales From The Cryptkeeper", with John Kassir providing the voice of "The Cryptkeeper". The series ran for two seasons - season one 18 September - 18 December 1993; and season two 10 September - 10 December 1994. In some episodes, "The Cryptkeeper" was joined by characters from the EC Comics series, "The Old Witch" voiced by Elizabeth Hanna and "The Vault Keeper" voiced by David Hemblin; with most of the episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California.
Season 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1999
Episode 1
Sharon Sharalike
Thu, Sep 9, 1999 21 mins
Selfish teenager Shauna doesn't like to share, especially with her five year old sister Katie. Unable to share even her most neglected toys with her sister, Shauna greedily guards all of her possessions.
Episode 2
Imaginary Friend
Thu, Sep 16, 1999 21 mins
When Eight-year-old Mary Anne moves to a new neighborhood, she meets two boys who don't know the meaning of kindness. Teenagers Leo and Jamie find great joy in teasing the new girl instead of making her feel welcome. Mary Anne has one friend however, who plans on giving the boys a taste of their own medicine.
Episode 3
Waste Not, Haunt Not
Thu, Sep 23, 1999 21 mins
Richard and his younger brother Stephen, are willing to try anything to design the winning Science Fair project. When their latest experiment goes awry, the boys decide to get rid of the barrel of experiments past, however the Hazardous Waste Depot is clear on the other side of town.
Episode 4
Unpopular Mechanics
Thu, Sep 30, 1999 21 mins
Randall loves to invent things, even if it means destroying other people's belongings. His self imposed title as "Master of all Mechanical Things", quickly gets forgotten as the appliances he's rigged up suddenly turn on him.
Episode 5
Competitive Spirit
Thu, Oct 7, 1999 21 mins
Vincent will stop at nothing to win. He will even go as far as tricking his competitors so he will represent the ski team in the big race. When the boys are swapping ghost stories, Vincent embellishes a story about a Mountain Spirit in order to psyche out Tom, his main competition.
Episode 6
Trouble in Store
Thu, Oct 14, 1999 21 mins
Best friends Derek and Rob love new things. They'll go to any means to get them, even stealing. When the boys pay a visit to Rodman's Department Store, they notice that Mr. Rodman is still set in his old ways and has yet to install a security system. Nothing fazes these trouble makers, that is until they get locked in the store over night.
Episode 7
So Very Attractive
Thu, Oct 21, 1999 21 mins
Fourteen year old Julia is obsessed with being beautiful. Her best friend Marty thinks that she is plenty attractive but, Julia believes that a miracle cream she sees advertised will make her "so very attractive". When she finds the cream at a mysterious drug store, she quickly purchases the potion and slathers it on.
Episode 8
Drawn and Quartered
Thu, Oct 28, 1999 21 mins
Aspiring artist Ralph Philips is focused on perfecting his art. When he finds a deserted old mechanical pencil, Ralph quickly goes to work creating revenge sequences upon the boys that bully him. Mike and Brett harass Ralph for drawing, however the drawings come to life and harass them!
Episode 9
All Booked Up
Thu, Nov 4, 1999 21 mins
Thirteen year old Greg Davis hates books. He hates looking at them, he hates hearing about them, but most of all, he hates reading them. No matter how much his friend Jay encourages him to give them a try, Greg won't budge. His fate is decided for him however, when his teacher assigns a book report due the following week.
Episode 10
Town Gathering
Thu, Nov 11, 1999 21 mins
Fourteen year old Erin has little else to do in her small town than to make up stories. In fact, she has developed quite the reputation for crying wolf. When Ben Arnold arrives on the scene proposing a business deal to Erin's mother the Mayor, the town is put in jeopardy.
Episode 11
It's for You
Thu, Nov 18, 1999 21 mins
Gary is like any other 14-year old boy yearning for some privacy. When his parents give him a new phone for Christmas with his own private line, Gary is ecstatic. Ignoring his parents' warning that he is not permitted to make prank phone calls, Gary and his friend Steve think of all sorts of pranks to pull with his new phone.
Episode 12
Monsters Ate My Homework
Thu, Nov 25, 1999 21 mins
Evan Wagner will do anything to get out of doing his homework, including lie to his teacher. When his friends dare him to tell the classic "Monsters ate my homework" lie, to their disbelief Evan gets away with it; or so he thinks.
Episode 13
Too Cool for School
Thu, Dec 2, 1999 21 mins
Junior High School friends Stephanie and Jan hate rules. They will stop at nothing to get out of their frog dissection class in Biology, including skip school. The girls end up in the Everglades where they meet John Kirby, a Professor of Zoological Biology.