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|imagecaption=The show's title card.
|imagecaption=The show's title card.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=4 July 2020
|foundby=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpovu9efjWjf0e8mILui2_g TVShoaz]
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'''''Freaky Stories''''' is a Canadian animated/live-action horror TV series for kids, produced by Decode Entertainment (now known as DHX Media) and developed by creator Steve Schnier and executive producer John A. Delmage, that ran from 1997 to 2000, with its pilot episode premiering on YTV's 1995 "Dark Night 3" Halloween block.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150922143617/http://www.dhxmedia.com/shows/animation/freakystories.html Official ''Freaky Stories'' page on DHX Media's website.] Archived 22 Sept '14.</ref>


'''''Freaky Stories''''' is a Canadian animated/live-action horror TV series for kids, produced by Decode Entertainment (now known as DHX Media) and developed by creator Steve Schnier and executive producer John A. Delmage that ran from 1997 to 2000, with its pilot episode premiering on YTV's 1995 "Dark Night 3" Halloween block.
The show's 35 episodes each consist of 4 animated shorts (of varying artistic styles), based on various urban legends, with each short running roughly 5 minutes and opening with the show's trademark phrase, "This is a true story, it happened to a friend of a friend of mine." The shorts are interspersed with live-action segments hosted by two animatronic puppets, Larry de Bug and Maurice the maggot, although, notably when aired in some countries, said segments were withheld from the broadcast.


The show's 35 episodes each consist of 4 short animations (of varying artistic styles), based around various urban legends, with each short running roughly 5 minutes and beginning with the show's trademark phrase, "This is a true story, it happened to a friend of a friend of mine". The shorts are interspersed with live-action segments hosted by two animatronic puppets, Larry de Bug and Maurice the maggot, although, notably, when aired in some countries, said segments were withheld from broadcast.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaky_Stories Wikipedia article on ''Freaky Stories''.] Last retrieved 01 Jul 2014.</ref>
Schnier first pitched the idea of an urban legend-based kids show to YTV in 1991; in 1994, he teamed up with Delmage and produced the aforementioned 1995 pilot, resulting in the full series being put into production 2 years later.


Schnier first pitched the idea of an urban legends based kids show to YTV in 1991; in 1994, he teamed up with Delmage and produced the aforementioned 1995 pilot, resulting in the full series being put into production 2 years later.
Prior to its complete resurfacing in 2020, roughly 50 of the shows' 140 segments have surfaced online (along with a handful of the aforementioned live-action segues), with the majority remaining unaccounted for. Both English and French dubs of the show are known to exist (the latter which went under the alternate title ''Frissons'' - the word 'frisson' being the French equivalent of 'shiver') as well as a Spanish dub; the bulk of the found episodes have been sourced from the English dubbed version.


Of the show's 140 shorts, roughly 50 of them have surfaced online (along with a handful of the aforementioned live-action segues), though the majority remain unaccounted for and, as of this writing, the show is seldom aired any more. Both English and French dubs of the show are known to exist, as well as a Spanish dub; the bulk of the found episodes have been sourced from the English dubbed version, with one or two only being currently available in other languages.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92bteopRYqi_L1rqu9v7qEmgoV8sxUz0 ''Freaky Stories'' YouTube playlist.] Last retrieved 01 Jul 2014.</ref>
On September 12th, 2015, LMW creator [[User:Dycaite|Dycaite]] released eight episodes he found on a VHS entitled ''Freaky Stories: Pickled Brains'' for Found Media Week.<ref>[https://mega.nz/#!CJwWASrb!vvW5P2TUoyBw9Bx44O522A_nKYMDRIREG_8YlSuve0E MEGA link containing eight episodes of ''Freaky Stories''.] Retrieved 12 Sept '15</ref>


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In early 2017, further episodes of Freaky Stories were uploaded to YouTube, though the videos may have been deleted now.


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Starting from April 4th, 2020 and ending on July 4th of the same year, a YouTube user by the name of "TVShoaz" would upload the entire series, marking it found. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy_SKg8Fr7RnjgWc3u5gs0piDpz-8d8cQ The entire series contained within a playlist.] Retrieved 11 May '21</ref>
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| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4zvS69Hcdo|320x240|center|The first episode of ''Freaky Stories'' (live-action segments discluded).}}
| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vRqdkbgXg|320x240|center|The second episode of "Freaky Stories" (live-action segments discluded).}}
|}


== References ==
==Videos==
<references />
{{Video|perrow  =2
  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =E4zvS69Hcdo
  |description1 =The first episode of ''Freaky Stories'' (sans live-action segments)
  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =r-vRqdkbgXg
  |description2 =The second episode of "Freaky Stories" (sans live-action segments)
}}
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaky_Stories Wikipedia article on ''Freaky Stories''.] Retrieved 01 Jul '14.
*[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/D/Decode_Entertainment/Freaky_Stories/ Big Cartoon DataBase page on ''Freaky Stories'', with episode guide.] Retrieved 01 Jul '15.


== External links ==
==References==
*[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/D/Decode_Entertainment/Freaky_Stories/ Big Cartoon DataBase page on ''Freaky Stories'', with episode guide.] Last retrieved 01 Jul 2015.
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Revision as of 23:18, 11 May 2021

Freaky stories.jpg

The show's title card.

Status: Found

Date found: 4 July 2020

Found by: TVShoaz

Freaky Stories is a Canadian animated/live-action horror TV series for kids, produced by Decode Entertainment (now known as DHX Media) and developed by creator Steve Schnier and executive producer John A. Delmage, that ran from 1997 to 2000, with its pilot episode premiering on YTV's 1995 "Dark Night 3" Halloween block.[1]

The show's 35 episodes each consist of 4 animated shorts (of varying artistic styles), based on various urban legends, with each short running roughly 5 minutes and opening with the show's trademark phrase, "This is a true story, it happened to a friend of a friend of mine." The shorts are interspersed with live-action segments hosted by two animatronic puppets, Larry de Bug and Maurice the maggot, although, notably when aired in some countries, said segments were withheld from the broadcast.

Schnier first pitched the idea of an urban legend-based kids show to YTV in 1991; in 1994, he teamed up with Delmage and produced the aforementioned 1995 pilot, resulting in the full series being put into production 2 years later.

Prior to its complete resurfacing in 2020, roughly 50 of the shows' 140 segments have surfaced online (along with a handful of the aforementioned live-action segues), with the majority remaining unaccounted for. Both English and French dubs of the show are known to exist (the latter which went under the alternate title Frissons - the word 'frisson' being the French equivalent of 'shiver') as well as a Spanish dub; the bulk of the found episodes have been sourced from the English dubbed version.

On September 12th, 2015, LMW creator Dycaite released eight episodes he found on a VHS entitled Freaky Stories: Pickled Brains for Found Media Week.[2]

In early 2017, further episodes of Freaky Stories were uploaded to YouTube, though the videos may have been deleted now.

Starting from April 4th, 2020 and ending on July 4th of the same year, a YouTube user by the name of "TVShoaz" would upload the entire series, marking it found. [3]

Videos

The first episode of Freaky Stories (sans live-action segments)

The second episode of "Freaky Stories" (sans live-action segments)

External Links

References