Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made by Nelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC, and is still shown near Halloween on Teletoon. It was based on the live-action television show, Tales from the Crypt, which aired concurrently on HBO. Being directed at children, Tales From the Cryptkeeper was significantly milder than the live-action HBO version.
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Amazon Prime Video
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Darkroom
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Kartoon Channel
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Amazon Video
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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes aired
- 39
- Latest aired
- S03E13
- Total runtime
- 14h 18min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1993 – December 1993 13 episodes
- Season 2 September 1994 – December 1994 13 episodes
- the show was away for 4 years and 9 months
- Season 3 September 1999 – December 1999 13 episodes
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S01E01 While the Cat's Away
September 18 · 22min find the promo
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Two brothers, Dwight and Stan, have their hopes set on getting new state-of-the-art dirtbikes, but they have no cash. So the duo devise a plan to rob the mansion of a vacationing person... unaware that the vacationing resident is the Cryptkeeper - and his mansion is filled with all sorts of nasty monsters.
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S01E02 Nature
September 25 · 22min find the promo
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When brothers Rick and Teddy attend a family picnic, they start tormenting ants in an antpile. That is, until, a anti-magnifying ray shrinks them the size of an ant. The brothers and the ants quickly find themselves befriending one another to deal with obstacles -- but the largest obstacle is Rick and Teddy's baby sister, who now appears to be a giant.
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S01E03 Pleasant Screams
October 2 · 22min find the promo
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Courageous teen Jenny and cowardly Mr. Purdy find themselves trapped in an ever-changing nightmare in which they're stalked by a myriad of monsters and a man with no face.
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S01E04 Gone Fishin'/A Little Body of Work
October 9 · 22min find the promo
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In "Gone Fishin'," Randy seems to find his uncle's fishing hobby distasteful, but Uncle Ned claims that "if you take the bait, you pay the price" -- a lesson that Ned's soon to learn from the fish. In "A Little Body of Work," Eddie and Herman challenge Kevin to a race in the Mustang he's rebuilding. The hoodlums go to great lengths to win the race, only to have their devious plan revealed by Kevin's Mustang.
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S01E05 The Works, in Wax
October 16 · 22min find the promo
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Craig discovers, in the visit of the wax figures cabinet, the horror in the fright chamber becomes true, if one goes into the pictures. So not only it is in danger, but rather also the monsters. As Mr. deceitful, Boswick the museum buy and dismantle he wants, and help Craig and the monsters. They banish the businessman as a wax figure into the fright chamber.
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S01E06 The Sleeping Beauty
October 23 · 22min find the promo
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A prince and his geeky friend attempt to awaken Sleeping Beauty, but the prince's kiss becomes a curse when she springs to life and attempts to kill them.
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S01E07 Cave Man
October 30 · 22min find the promo
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Peter's father, a scientist, forgets his son's birthday while working hard to discover the secrets of a frozen caveman. When the caveman thaws and returns to life, Peter befriends the beast and they set out for the amusement park -- but the caveman has problems adapting to modern technology.
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S01E08 Hyde and Go Shriek
November 6 · 22min find the promo
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Wendell the nerd never wanted any trouble. In fact, he did everything he could to fit in and earn the respect of tough jock Rex Reavis and his friends, including dismissing all their cruel practical jokes with a shrug and a laugh.
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S01E09 Fare Tonight
November 13 · 22min find the promo
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Best friends Mildred and Camille are obsessed with vampires -- so much so that they create a homemade vampire detector. Going on the hunt for vampires isn't quite as difficult as one would think... since there's a bloodsucker hiding right under their noses.
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S01E10 Gorilla's Paw
November 20 · 22min find the promo
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Unpopular Walter would do anything just to be a member of Kingpin's secret club, assuming that it would make him popular. To gain membership, Walter steals a gorilla's paw that grants wishes, though he's unaware that the wishes come with terrifying consequences.
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S01E11 This Wraps It Up
December 4 · 22min find the promo
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On a field trip to the pyramids, Naomi, a young girl, becomes the ""object"" of her classmates' neverendless ridiculing because she is the only girl. When a mummy unleashes a curse from its time on thier lives, Naomi is the only one who can defeat the mummy and his curse and save their lives.
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S01E12 Grounds for Horror
December 11 · 22min find the promo
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A disagreeable camp counselor is menaced by Hoser, an invisible boogeyman who lives in the forest.
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S01E13 Ghost Ship
December 18 · 22min find the promo
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Ben and its friend plan an excursion with the brand-new white yacht of Bens father. Did the boys with the crazy ship ram into somthing? Does the expensive boat go under? The shipwrecked are very glad when an old boat discovers it.