Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension |
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| Genre | Drama Horror Science fiction Satire Adventure Children's television series Fantasy Mystery |
| Written by | Jim Henshaw Terry Saltsman |
| Directed by | John Bell René Bonnière |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Global Television Network |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox Kids |
| Original release | February 7 – May 30, 1998 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Eerie, Indiana |
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension is a spin-off TV show from the original Eerie, Indiana series. It first aired on the Fox Kids Network in 1998. This show follows two best friends who discover strange things happening in their hometown.
What's the Show About?
This series is all about two best friends, Mitchell Taylor and Stanley Hope. They live in a town called Eerie, Indiana. Just like the characters in the first Eerie, Indiana show, Mitchell and Stanley keep running into weird and unexplainable things. Their town seems to be a magnet for strange events! A mysterious local bartender, Mr. Crawford, often helps them on their adventures.
The show's opening says it best: I do solemnly swear that everything I'm about to tell you is true. A spill of weirdness from another dimension turned my hometown into the center of weirdness for the entire universe. Don't believe me? Just watch.
Who Are the Characters?
- Bill Switzer as Mitchell Taylor
- Daniel Clark as Stanley Hope
- Deborah Odell as Mrs. Taylor
- Lindy Booth as Carrie Taylor
- Bruce Hunter as Edward Taylor
- Neil Crone as Mr. Crawford
Episodes Guide
There was one season of Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension with 15 episodes. Each episode features a new and strange mystery for Mitchell and Stanley to solve.
| Episode Number | Name | Air Date | Summary |
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| 1. | "Switching Channels" | February 7, 1998 | Mitchell and Stanley meet characters from the first Eerie, Indiana show through TV screens. They find out that new satellite dishes are causing strange things to spill into their town from another dimension. The boys must stop a crazy cable guy to save their town. |
| 2. | "The Goody-Two Shoes People" | February 14, 1998 | A new club in town, the Eerie Junior Executives Club, starts replacing its members. They are being replaced with robotic copies! |
| 3. | "Standard Deviation" | February 21, 1998 | A woman from a strange government agency says Mitchell's family isn't "normal." But it turns out she is looking for aliens who took her husband. |
| 4. | "Time Flies" | February 28, 1998 | A coffee machine sold to Mr. Crawford makes time in Eerie speed up super fast. |
| 5. | "The Phantom" | March 7, 1998 | Mitchell and Stanley think a ghost is haunting their school. They discover the "phantom" is a shy boy whose shyness makes him invisible. |
| 6. | "The Young And The Twitchy" | March 14, 1998 | A soap opera star's over-the-top acting makes everyone in town act like characters from a soap opera. |
| 7. | "Last Laugh" | March 21, 1998 | A genius who writes jokes helps Stanley become a master comedian. But Stanley's new funny personality turns him into a bully who insults people. |
| 8. | "The Newsroom" | April 4, 1998 | A local newspaper office has a machine that can predict bad news. It even predicts a big problem at the power plant where Mitchell's mom works. |
| 9. | "Little Buddy Beep Beep" | April 11, 1998 | A new toy like a Tamagotchi is taking over Eerie, Indiana. Mitchell finds out that people who take care of the toy become controlled workers. They then make new versions of the toy. |
| 10. | "Perfect" | April 18, 1998 | Mitchell's sister buys a beauty treatment from a former beauty queen. But the treatment slowly makes her skin look fake, like plastic. |
| 11. | "Nightmare On Eerie Street" | April 25, 1998 | The legendary Sandman cannot sleep. So he decides to keep everyone in Eerie awake by giving them nightmares. |
| 12. | "Mr. Lucky" | May 2, 1998 | Mitchell gets continuous good luck after winning a wishbone. But this good fortune leads to some unexpected and strange results. |
| 13. | "Send In The Clones" | May 9, 1998 | Mitchell accidentally creates a clone of his Dad as a thirteen-year-old. He has to stop this young clone from trying to cause trouble at school. |
| 14. | "I'm Okay, You're Really Weird" | May 16, 1998 | A motivational speaker comes to town. This speaker has the power to make everyone in town act like immature goofballs. |
| 15. | "The Jackalope" | May 30, 1998 | Mitchell and Stanley find a legendary animal called a Jackalope. This rare creature is being hunted and might go extinct. |
