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Of the show's 140 shorts, roughly 50 of them have surfaced online (along with a handful of the aforementioned live-action segues), with the majority remaining unaccounted for. As of this writing, the show is seldom aired anymore. 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, 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>
Of the show's 140 shorts, roughly 50 of them have surfaced online (along with a handful of the aforementioned live-action segues), with the majority remaining unaccounted for. As of this writing, the show is seldom aired anymore. 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, 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 12, 2015, lostmediawiki.com creator/admin [[User:Dycaite|Dycaite]] released eight episodes he found on a VHS entitled ''Freaky Stories: Pickled Brains ''for Found Media Week. They can be downloaded [https://mega.nz/#!CJwWASrb!vvW5P2TUoyBw9Bx44O522A_nKYMDRIREG_8YlSuve0E here].
On September 12, 2015, lostmediawiki.com creator/admin [[User:Dycaite|Dycaite]] released eight episodes he found on a VHS entitled ''Freaky Stories: Pickled Brains'' for Found Media Week. They can be downloaded [https://mega.nz/#!CJwWASrb!vvW5P2TUoyBw9Bx44O522A_nKYMDRIREG_8YlSuve0E here].


In early 2017, further episodes of Freaky Stories were uploaded to YouTube. They can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnkOWI3gGCs&index=2&list=PL92bteopRYqjw9nbSbOIgvWowUJfWHJeo here].
In early 2017, further episodes of Freaky Stories were uploaded to YouTube. They can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnkOWI3gGCs&index=2&list=PL92bteopRYqjw9nbSbOIgvWowUJfWHJeo here].


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*[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.
*[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 17:04, 18 December 2017



Freaky stories.jpg

The show's title card.

Status: Partially Found


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][2]

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 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.

Of the show's 140 shorts, roughly 50 of them have surfaced online (along with a handful of the aforementioned live-action segues), with the majority remaining unaccounted for. As of this writing, the show is seldom aired anymore. 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, with one or two only being currently available in other languages.[3]

On September 12, 2015, lostmediawiki.com creator/admin Dycaite released eight episodes he found on a VHS entitled Freaky Stories: Pickled Brains for Found Media Week. They can be downloaded here.

In early 2017, further episodes of Freaky Stories were uploaded to YouTube. They can be seen here.

Videos

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

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

Freaky Stories: Pickled Brains

References

  1. Wikipedia article on Freaky Stories. Last retrieved 01 Jul 2014.
  2. Official Freaky Stories page on DHX Media's website. Archived 22 Sept 2014.
  3. Freaky Stories YouTube playlist. Last retrieved 01 Jul 2014.

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