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Summer in Transylvania
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Genre Situation comedy
Created by Andy Watts
Starring Sophie Stuckey
Amy Wren
Kane Ricca
Charlie Evans
Dan Black
Andrew Harrison
Composer(s) Michael J McEvoy
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Nigel Pickard
Producer(s) The Foundation, Candida Julian-Jones
Running time 24 minutes
Release
Original network Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
Picture format 576i
Original release 25 October 2010 (2010-10-25) – 19 July 2012 (2012-07-19)

Summer in Transylvania is a fun live-action TV show made for kids. It was shown on Nickelodeon in the UK and Ireland. The show was first called Freaky Farleys but was renamed. It was filmed in Hendon, London. This was Nickelodeon UK's first original TV series since Genie in the House. Sadly, on June 23, 2012, it was announced that the show would not return for a second season.

What is Summer in Transylvania About?

The story follows a teenager named Summer Farley (Sophie Stuckey). She moves to Transylvania with her dad and brother. Summer starts at a new school called Stoker High. This school is full of all kinds of monsters! You'll find zombies, werewolves, vampires, and even mummies there.

Summer tries her best to fit in and get through school. She gets help from her two best friends. One is Heidi (Amy Wren), a friendly zombie. The other is Bobby (Kane Ricca), a loyal werewolf.

Who Are the Characters?

The show has a mix of human and monster characters.

Human Characters

  • Summer Farley (played by Sophie Stuckey): She is the main character. Summer is smart, kind, and funny. She is one of only two humans at Stoker High. Her best friends are Heidi and Bobby. Bobby has a crush on her, but Summer sees him as just a friend. She tries to fit in and often goes on dates.
  • Jake Farley (played by Eros Vlahos): Summer's younger brother.
  • Dr. Mike Farley (played by Richard Lumsden): Summer's father. He is a scientist.

Monster Characters

  • Heidi (played by Amy Wren): Summer's best girl friend. She is a zombie. Heidi is nice but isn't afraid to speak her mind. She wears bright, colorful clothes. She is a good friend but can sometimes be a bit of a show-off.
  • Bobby (played by Kane Ricca): Summer's best boy friend. He is a werewolf. Bobby is sweet and funny. He has a big crush on Summer and doesn't like it when she dates other guys.
  • Rolf (played by Dan Black): A werewolf and Serena's boyfriend. He is quiet and cool.
  • Serena (played by Charlie Evans): A beautiful and mysterious vampire. She is often mean to Summer. However, she has shown some kindness to Summer in one episode. She can get jealous when other girls are around Rolf.
  • Dr. Tempest (played by Andrew Harrison): The principal of Stoker High and the Head of English. He is a vampire.

Other Characters

  • Bolt (played by Lee Simmonds): A Frankenstein monster. He is Jake's best friend.
  • Magda (played by Phillipa Peak): Summer and her dad's housekeeper. She seems human, but there are hints that she might be more than she appears. She has a crush on Mike Farley.

Episodes

The show has 20 episodes. Here are some of them:

No. Title Original air date
1 "The Time That Summer Forgot – Part 1" 25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
Summer Farley, a human, moves to Transylvania because of her dad's new job. She doesn't think anything is strange at first. Then she starts at 'Stoker High' and realizes it's full of creatures like zombies, werewolves, and vampires. Summer meets two friends: Heidi (a zombie) and Bobby (a werewolf).
2 "The Time That Summer Forgot Part 2" 25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
As Summer gets used to her new home, she learns about the upcoming Halloween Dance. She wants everything to be perfect. When things go wrong, she uses a time machine her father made. She goes back in time again and again until she thinks everything is perfect. While doing this, Summer makes an enemy of Serena, a vampire who leads the Social Committee. In this episode, Bobby starts to have feelings for Summer.
3 "I Was A Teenage Weregirl" 26 October 2010 (2010-10-26)
Summer thinks she is turning into a werewolf after getting hair on her chest. She believes this is happening because Rolf's werewolf spit got on her. She makes a "pact" with the werewolves to show her loyalty. She promises not to make fun of the pact, or she will be eaten. She later finds out the hairs were from Magda's cooking. How will she explain this to the werewolves?
4 "The Date With Two Faces" 27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Heidi keeps trying to find Summer a date, which makes Bobby unhappy. Summer then finds a guy on her own. But he keeps disappearing before Summer can prove he exists to her friends. When they finally see him, they see his true self. Summer can't accept it and makes his parents end their dates.
5 "Attack Of The Psycho Dates" 28 October 2010 (2010-10-28)
Summer goes out with her friends. She feels bad leaving her dad alone, so she signs him up for a dating website called 'Love Bites Back'. Summer tells her dad, but he refuses at first. Summer convinces him, and he agrees to go on a date with 'sciencechick'. Summer feels good about helping her dad. Then she finds out she set her teacher, Miss Qiberlinking, up with her father. They go out, and her father seems much happier. But Summer decides to try and break them up because it's embarrassing for her.
6 "Banned" 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05)
Summer and her friends are at 'The Stakeout', a popular restaurant. After a power outage, the owner's special skull is stolen. He blames Rolf and Serena, who disappeared during the blackout. This leads to them being banned. But it turns out they didn't steal the skull. Now it's up to Summer, who accused them, to find out who took it.
7 "Kiss of the Wolf Boy" 12 November 2010 (2010-11-12)
Summer and Bobby try out for the school play. Summer gets the main role, along with Rolf. She realizes she has to kiss Rolf for many pages. So, she puts a silver ear stud in her mouth. When Rolf kisses her, he runs away because werewolves are allergic to silver. Because of this, Bobby gets the main role.
8 "Day Of The Prickly Waitress" 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)
It's Summer's birthday, but her dad has to go away. She asks for a birthday party. Her dad says yes, but only if a responsible adult is there. The only adult around is Magda. Summer tries to get Magda to take a day off, but Magda quits. So Summer has to take over Magda's job. Magda gets a job as a waitress at the Stakeout Diner, but people don't like her service. Summer and her friends must get Magda back because the house becomes a mess.
9 "It Lived In A Brain Jar" 26 November 2010 (2010-11-26)
Summer and her friends want to go to the Cemetery Slam concert. Bobby got tickets. However, her father, Doctor Farley, grounds her for being irresponsible. Summer tries everything to change his mind. Then, by accident, Doctor Farley swaps bodies with Leo, a brain in a jar. Summer uses this to her advantage. But then she accidentally swaps bodies with the brain too. This causes her dad to be in her body and Leo still in her dad's. Chaos starts as they try to get back into their own bodies. Summer tries to convince her dad to let her go to the concert.
10 "Invasion of the Boyfriend Snatchers" 3 December 2010 (2010-12-03)
A cool vampire named Antonio, who is the captain of the school's slam-jitsu team, catches Summer's eye. She, Heidi, and Bobby go to join Slam-Jitsu. But when Heidi shows how good she is, Antonio likes her instead of Summer. Heidi promises to put in a good word for Summer while training with him. Instead, she ends up kissing him. Summer and Bobby see them kissing, and Summer and Heidi argue. They challenge each other to a Slam-Jitsu duel. Who will win?
11 "I Had an Evil Twin" 4 March 2011 (2011-03-04)
Summer invents a twin sister named Cleo. She gets into a lot of lies when she accidentally goes on the wrong blind date that Magda set up for her.
12 "The Mummy's Curse" 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11)
After Summer accidentally sells Heidi's friendship bracelet online to Serena, she has to get it back. She must fight a mummy's curse and keep Heidi from finding out.
13 "The Bug" 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
Magda's nephew comes to stay. This happens after Magda tells lies to her family, including that she is married to Summer's Dad. Summer now has to keep Magda's secret safe in any way possible!
14 "Beware The Triangle" 9 July 2012 (2012-07-09)
Is Bobby dating Summer behind Heidi's back? Is he dating Heidi behind Summer's back? Is he dating both of them without the other knowing? Serena enjoys causing trouble and doubt.
15 "Dance Of The Vampires" 10 July 2012 (2012-07-10)
Serena is always in charge of organizing the Fang Fest Fling Ball each year. Summer is upset that it's only for couples. She challenges Serena to a school vote to change the rules.
16 "The Vanishing Brain" 12 July 2012 (2012-07-12)
Leo has gone missing. Summer and Rolf find themselves handcuffed together. Heidi and Bobby are dressed as a chicken and an egg, but they don't remember anything! Now they all must find out the truth before Serena's birthday and before Summer's dad comes home.
17 "Double Date of Doom" 16 July 2012 (2012-07-16)
Who is taking whom to the fundraiser at the Stakeout? Do Heidi and Summer want to ask the same boy, or has Bobby gotten confused? The main prize is a moonlit boat ride for two.
18 "Night Of The Missing Goat Knuckles" 17 July 2012 (2012-07-17)
Summer is having a New Year's Eve Party. Some Transylvanian traditions are strange, including goat knuckles. Apparently, no party is complete without them!
19 "Dawn of the Matchmaker" 18 July 2012 (2012-07-18)
Summer tries to set Bobby up with a girlfriend. But when Olga starts collecting Bobby's hair, is she just strange, or is there more to her?
20 "I Dated A Teenage Vampire" 19 July 2012 (2012-07-19)
Max is a very annoying bad boy. He's cute, but annoying! Can Summer change him, or is it true that a leopard never changes its spots – or a vampire its teeth?

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Summer in Transylvania para niños

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