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Karl Schaefer intended the series for adults, calling Eerie, Indiana "a piece of social satire done through the eyes of a 13-year-old." He said, "It was always about society at large, with a lot of double entendres."[1]

However, the show was put in the 7:30 time slot on Sundays, which meant it had to be appropriate for kids down to two years old. Because of this, Schaefer had a child psychologist review each episode, explaining: "I try to balance the moral center of the episode and the point of the episode, so that you can put up with the scariness along the way."[1]

NBC later wanted to "expand the focus of the show" and make it appeal more to adults. They were interested in adding characters a little weirder than the producers were pursuing. The creators changed the premise of the show a little, adding Dash X as a new and weirder character and John Astin as Mr. Radford as a sort of adult mentor for the kids.[1]