Feedback Friday!

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It's Friday, Eerie fans, and it's a great time to look back on all the sweet fanworks you've created over the years. Why not revisit some sweet artwork, admire someone's crafting efforts or leave an appreciative comment on an uploaded video?

Photo Five Challenge

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Embrace the Mads on the Eerie Indiana books

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the in universe eerie indiana book "they say" is honestly v meta

— madi prime (@embracethemads) October 25, 2019

cupcakesandviscera on Eerie Indiana, Hocus Pocus and Omri Katz

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Hills I will die on.

The Nostalgia Society on the Eerie Indiana books

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🎃 What are some of your Favorite Spooky Things from the 90s? 🎃
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For me it would be Aaahh Real Monsters, Eerie Indiana, Goosebumps, and Are You Afraid of the Dark. We really had a TON of creepy books, movies, and TV shows and they shaped who I am today 💀 I mean... dang, we had some of the best illustrators creating these covers

All Things Halloween on Eerie Indiana

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Does anyone remember this show? Cutest little “spooky” show from the early 90s starring Hocus Pocus’ Omri Katz is now streaming on Amazon @primevideo (and it’s included with prime). Just in time for #throwbackthursday. Happy Thursday everyone. ⏱📍#everydayishalloween #eerieindiana #omrikatz #spooky #90stvshow

5 Nearly Forgotten TV Shows Perfect For Your Halloween Binge Watch

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With the Halloween season in full swing now, it’s time for a special edition of Nearly Forgotten TV shows, this time focusing on spookier series that may have almost lapsed from your memory. These are shows that once upon a time were enjoyed audiences, but have since fallen out of favor. Without further ado, here are a few “spooky” old tv series for your Halloween binge watch this season.

Eerie Indiana

Imagine taking the quirkiness of a David Lynch-type series and applying it to a show for kids. The result might look something like Eerie, Indiana, which aired for a single season on NBC in 1991 and followed the adventures of a boy and his best friend who, much to their dismay, live in one of the most bizarre towns imaginable.

When young Marshall Teller, his parents Edgar and Marylyn, and older sister Syndi, relocate from New Jersey to the small rural town of Eerie Indiana, population 16,661, nothing seems too out of the ordinary at first. He quickly acquires a paper route and makes a new friend named Simon Holmes. That is until he is delivering papers and happens to spot both Bigfoot and Elvis along his route. He is soon faced with the realization that he has moved to “the center of weirdness for the entire planet.”

How weird is Eerie, Indiana? Well, when Marshall visits the orthodontist, he soon finds that his retainer allows him to read dog minds…and these sinister canines are plotting to take over the world. When his friend Simon gets an eye exam from the school nurse, it turns him into a zombie who adores doing homework. And worst of all, when Marshall tries to warn his family of the strange happenings around town, of course, nobody believes him.

Eerie, Indiana was a wonderfully unique kid’s show that, sadly, was never really given the chance it deserved, having been canceled after a mere 19 episodes. Still, in the years after its short run, and thanks to syndication, it has managed to retain almost a cult-like following. It is still fondly remembered to this day for its delightfully different storylines, such as the final episode when Marshall discovers a screenplay in his mailbox that lets him in on a little secret – his friends and family are all actors and his life is actually nothing more than a television show. In any other town, that might be a shocking revelation, but it’s just another day in Eerie, Indiana.

JFGinDigital3D on an Eerie Indiana reboot

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Just waiting for an Eerie, Indiana reboot... pic.twitter.com/5gyi23S8iG

— Boo! A Jack Gregson Halloween (@JFGinDigital3D) October 25, 2019

DonnaTronna on Eerie Indiana

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Eerie, Indiana is on Amazon Prime.
You're welcome.

— Rosa Pasquarella (@whatrosasaid) October 24, 2019

There was a time in my life where I thought I had imagined that show

— DonnaTron (@DonnaTronna) October 24, 2019

EuanTennant on Eerie Indiana

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Eerie, Indiana is on Amazon Prime.
You're welcome.

— Rosa Pasquarella (@whatrosasaid) October 24, 2019

Not in the UK it's not 😭 pic.twitter.com/qqURcX41AK

— Antifa Unicorn (@EuanTennant1) October 24, 2019

FritoBandit on Eerie Indiana

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Never realized Andy from Twin Peaks was in Eerie Indiana as a cop. Feels right.

— Spoopyhawk (@fritobandit) October 24, 2019

Keith R Foster on Eerie Indiana

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In my head Eerie, Indiana is in the same televisual universe as Pawnee, Indiana and Hawkins, Indiana. pic.twitter.com/8DAKKnnff2

— Keith Foster (@keith_r_foster) October 24, 2019

JGValdeezy on Eerie Indiana

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NAME THAT SHOW pic.twitter.com/EY7GBNWAGN

— Jenny Rae (@LilRaeCakes) October 24, 2019

OOH! Eerie Indiana??

— Julia Boo-lia Valdeadz💀 (@JGValdeezy) October 24, 2019

Saturday Mornings Forever on Eerie, Indiana: the Other Dimension

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Every small town has its secrets, and two young boys are determined to get to the bottom of theirs'. It's #EERIEINDIANA: THE OTHER DIMENSION on SMF, part of #SaturdayMorning #Halloween.https://t.co/szKeF8tCia pic.twitter.com/Xas08bPTcP

— Saturday Mornings Forever (@SatMForever) October 24, 2019

CWilliams1235 on Eerie Indiana

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Eerie Indiana is on Amazon Prime...it was nice knowing everyone but I am now officially busy

— Chris Williams (@cwilliams1235) October 24, 2019

Esssie31 on Eerie Indiana

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Wat is jullie favoriete (televisie)serie ooit? #devraagvanvandaag

— Tom 🇧🇪 (@TomDeeCee) October 24, 2019

Eerie, Indiana en Twilight Zone. En StarTrek Voyager en 6 Feet Under. O ja en ook The Big Bang Theory en Young Sheldon. En de Familie Knots!! #helpikkannietkiezen

— 🐾 Esther (@Esssie31) October 24, 2019

MovieDrone on an Eerie Indiana reboot

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What do we have to do to bring back Eerie, Indiana?

— CHARLIE³ (@moviedrone) October 24, 2019

SirenSnares on Eerie Indiana

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I had a really big crush on the kid from Hocus Pocus, because he was in a show only I remember called Eerie Indiana.

— Murder Cookie #TeamAppleCiderDoughnuts (@LoveHonorCookie) October 24, 2019

EXCUSE ME I LOVED EERIE INDIANA

— Violet (@siren_snares) October 24, 2019

Cat Valente on shows that were cancelled too soon

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There’s a couple of old-ass quickly-cancelled shows (not even the kid with cult followings) I think about quite a bit.

Brimstone, First Wave, Early Edition https://t.co/33q2uhRpis

— A Cat In The Lonesome October (@catvalente) October 24, 2019

Eerie Indiana was wonderful!

— Laurie Dowling (@LaurieDowling) October 24, 2019

BinaryHands on Hocus Pocus 2

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A new "Hocus Pocus" movie is in the works for forthcoming streaming service Disney+, according to a report https://t.co/3y4DH8PAyp pic.twitter.com/ICQIvgPmji

— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2019

We will Omri Katz and what he brought from Eerie Indiana

— binaryhands (@binaryhands1) October 24, 2019

SuttonStrother on Eerie Indiana

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I had a really big crush on the kid from Hocus Pocus, because he was in a show only I remember called Eerie Indiana.

— Murder Cookie #TeamAppleCiderDoughnuts (@LoveHonorCookie) October 24, 2019

I remember Eerie, Indiana! (And HARD SAME but also on Allison)

— The hell kinda name is Thackery Binx? 🎃 (@suttonstrother) October 24, 2019

WardrobeQuantum on Eerie Indiana

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did you ever watch "Eerie : Indiana" ? that was fun. Aimed at a much younger audience but really fun.

— Tales from the Quantum Wardrobe. (@WardrobeQuantum) October 24, 2019

BaxyWasDed on Eerie Radio

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Gerade gesehen ein anderer Nachbar hat einen riesigen ANTENNENTURM im Garten

— 𝐆𝐑🌞𝐍𝐊𝐇 👻 (@baxywasded) October 24, 2019

Kennt ihr noch die Serie »Eerie, Indiana«?

— 𝐆𝐑🌞𝐍𝐊𝐇 👻 (@baxywasded) October 24, 2019

PJMarshall80 on Supernatural

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https://t.co/ZNRG6Roz2f @TheJimMichaels @JensenAckles @jarpad If there had been more time and more seasons there are two cameo eps of #supernatural I would have loved Sam and Dean meeting the spooky gorgeous #ChristineMcConnell and the adult Marshall & Simon from #EerieIndiana

— PJ Marshall (@PJMarshall80) October 24, 2019

CataG on Eerie Indiana

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Mi adolescencia entera tragada de Omri Katz, que protagonizaba esta peli y una serie fantástica llamada Eerie Indiana... https://t.co/zut8jbDDQK

— Adicta Digital (@CataG) October 24, 2019

Eerie Indiana era una serie que contaba la historia de un adolescente que llegaba a un pueblo donde ocurrían cosas rarísimas, pero solo él y su mejor amigo, se daban cuenta... pic.twitter.com/u2tCcsBccK

— Adicta Digital (@CataG) October 24, 2019

Solo tuvo 20 capítulos pero eran una nota!. El Black Mirror de mi adolescencia. Aunque éste al mejor estilo #Disney... pic.twitter.com/BChrRk4RXL

— Adicta Digital (@CataG) October 24, 2019

Reddit on Eerie Indiana

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The first episode of the 1991 show Eerie, Indiana

A neighborhood mom is keeping her 7th grade boys and herself young by preserving them in "foreverware", an awful lot like (extremely large) Tupperware. She tries to get the main character's mom to buy into her scheme, but only revealing it's food-saving capabilities at first. Luckily the son finds a way to thwart her plan and save the woman's sons. In the process, her cult is called out for what it is.

djdcartoons91 on Gravity Falls

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Disney has been making some radical changes in recent years. Back in the day Disney was always known for its films and amusement parks, its original creator driven content always seemed to take a backseat. For years the only decent original Disney channel series were Fillmore! and The Weekenders. However like I said recently Disney has been taking a bold new direction. The addition of Disney XD has led to the creation of some great shows Phineas and Ferb and particularly Chris Prynoski's new show Motor City. Their current original content mirroring the 90's shows that put creator driven series on the map. Their latest play in this new direction the creation of what so far promises to be perhaps their best creator driven series yet Gravity Falls.

Emerging from the ashes of the Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack (another quality show, however not Disneys) where series creator Alex Hirsch served as writer and storyboard artist, Gravity Falls is perhaps the best instalment in a series of programs crafted by current Cal Arts Alumni since Adventure Time.

From a cartooning and animation standpoint the series feels refreshing. The character designs feel like some superb mixture of The Simpsons, Classic Disney animation with a bit of The Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack thrown in. The Characters are drawn in a very fun way and they lend themselves to the quality character animation the series has produced. From a character animation standpoint the work is spirited. It is fluid and comedic exemplifying how much the character animation can be integral to the characters themselves.

Cartooning and Animation aside though I feel the true greatness of the show stems from its writing style, approach of comedy and characters. Alex Hirsch and his writing team have made a show that conjures to mind the character driven humour of the classic Simpsons with the weird and often creepy nature of a 90's kid show called Eerie Indiana. The end result is a show with unique and weird story lines and a level of humour that does what many of the 90's shows did best, transcend its target audience. This show produces jokes that will work for both kids and adults. The characters are also very likable. We have seen characters like Dipper, Mabel and Grunkle Stan before but on Gravity Falls they are crafted so believably that we can forgive that. These are not just funny characters, they are characters with defined personas, they are oddly relatable and they have even in these 9 episodes shown some semblance of character development something that is usually left out of many North American animated series.

So far this is a near perfect show its only misstep so far the episode entitled Dipper Vs. Manliness, which I won't spoil it for you, has a great concept but is too much build up and not enough pay off.

For me this is a show that makes the kid in me smile. Watching this now is like tuning into my childhood favourites (Hey Arnold, Ren and Stimpy, Courage the Cowardly Dog) only now I am old enough to appreciate it.

PilotLites podcast on Eerie Indiana

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"Twilight Zone" and "Eerie Indiana", or If I Were A Brussels Sprout