eerieindiana | Entries tagged with ep: no brain no pain

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“Shut up, babycakes!”

#anitamorris #eerieindiana #omrikatz #icon #whenigrowup #jasonmarsden #dashx #marshallteller

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“Shut up, babycakes!”

#anitamorris #eerieindiana #omrikatz #icon #whenigrowup #jasonmarsden #dashx #marshallteller

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Your themed episode for the month of January is "No Brain, No Pain".

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Ready to check out the egg rolls at the Dragon of the Black Pool? Time to rewatch No Brain, No Pain.

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It's Tuesday, so today you get a choice between two prompts. Pick one, combine both, pit them against each other - on Tuesday, you choose!

This week, your options are:

Man in a Fez versus the Nun

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Episode 14 of Eerie Indiana "No Brain, No Pain" pic.twitter.com/IZmJMLcwnx
— James Gormanley (@JamesGormanley) November 8, 2020

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October has ended and thus concludes our Spooky Season movie watch-along (free Patreon Preview) session.

We're back in #EerieIndiana to escape the madness! This week the gang talks about the #episode, "No Brain, No Pain".
Highlights include sci-fi boob review, body Musical Chairs, and why is everyone in #Eerie a fucking conservative?!
#Listen to #episodes on #iTunes, #Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google #Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts!

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And here's the rest! Eerie, Indiana tea blends, part two! #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/VuNnbGsrrm
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Harvest King - a blend of honeybush, honeybush pumpkin chai, and rooibos caramel. Check it out here: https://t.co/yUU5cyeWkt #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/6p5Efc5fmb
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Evil Twin - a blend of assam melody, fiery cinnamon spice, and cream. Check it out here: https://t.co/VAkPTVtzqn #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/iki8EBRQpl
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

The Real Radford - a blend of honeybush chocolate, rooibos vanilla chai, and rooibos vanilla. Check it out here: https://t.co/4EbxRYv1Ue #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/zunG7ULRug
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

The Werewolf Cure - a blend of wild strawberry, honeybush chocolate, and honeybush vanilla. Check it out here: https://t.co/1v4wd4jzHt #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/SgAauj1Weo
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Teenage Neighborhood Watch Gone Insane - a blend of spiced apple chai, rooibos cinnamon apple, and rooibos caramel. Check it out here: https://t.co/HDHg7ziIoV #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/MXUCLFIWIg
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Philately Can Be Rewarding - a blend of honeybush vanilla, rooibos vanilla, and wild strawberry. Check it out here: https://t.co/52ckorJ7yU #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/UEmcZi0jdq
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Haunted Toaster - a blend of maple creme oolong, rooibos caramel, and rooibos vanilla. Check it out here: https://t.co/HeUaI4vV0O #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/Erwa6Pvkmm
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Certified Misappropriation Engineer - a blend of lemon grass, lavender lemon, and chamomile. Check it out here: https://t.co/FjSTHm1de3 #eerieindiana pic.twitter.com/696Fz4UlqR
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

Check out the complete collection here: https://t.co/KmnnaiIuk5
Spin a wheel to get a sample of one of these blends here: https://t.co/A3j7Q9Aa3U
— Alien Supporter 👽 (@skallagrimjones) October 30, 2020

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It's Tuesday, so today you get a choice between two prompts. Pick one, combine both, pit them against each other - on Tuesday, you choose!

This week, your options are:

LIBERAL or AXE MURDERER

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When talking about my love for Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark, my girlfriend once mentioned a show from her youth that she preferred to those named Eerie Indiana. I personally had never seen Eerie Indiana, but from that moment on an interest was seeded in me to check it out. It took me some time to eventually get around to watching it in full, but this year I decided to sit down and watch it on our march to Halloween. So, now that I’ve watched it, here is my review, favorite episodes, and a ranking of all the episodes (because of course I ranked the episodes you know how I am by now).

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Our sixth annual Eerie Indiana rewatch starts in twelve hours. Join us at 7:30pm UK time as we watch the Eerie Indiana pilot episode, ForeverWare. A quick reminder, the entire series is available to watch for US Amazon Prime members, as well as various other places.

How are you watching? On DVD, via streaming, online? Are you watching alone or with friends or family? Have you thrown an Eerie Indiana screening party as suggested in this poster?

What snacks have you got lined up? A well-aged bologna sandwich, ForeverWare pancakes, vacuum sealed brains or a pretty pastel milkshake? Feel free to share!

As a reminder, the rest of the rewatch schedule is below:

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"i don't care if he's a liberal OR an axe murderer" is the most batshit line of dialogue i've ever heard on show made for CHILDREN (eerie, indiana)
— sean (@gizzverse) September 7, 2020

i mean it first aired on nbc but it was also on disney channel and fox kids, which is just insane considering there's constant references to parental abuse and death. one episode is literally about a young boy getting hit by a truck and dying, and how that affects his friends
— sean (@gizzverse) September 7, 2020

there's an episode about a werewolf where the town's been sacrificing young boys to be eaten every 13 years, super fucked up right? in the end they just shoot the werewolf in the foot with a silver bullet and he's cured, and since he didn't know he's a werewolf he's forgiven
— sean (@gizzverse) September 7, 2020

i cannot believe this is a real show. i love it so much
— sean (@gizzverse) September 7, 2020

ok i've seen episode of eerie, indiana now and i'm extremely upset this obscure 90s supernatural mystery show for kids ended after 19 episodes when it was only getting better and better with more compelling mysteries and plot twists towards its end. hurts like firefly
— sean (@gizzverse) September 7, 2020

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Name the EERIE, INDIANA episode based on the emojis!

1.🐶🗯
2.❤️⛓
3.🌪🗓
4.🌕🐺
5.🌽🌽🌽🌽
6.🙅‍♂️🧠🙅‍♂️🤕
7.👻✉️
8.🎃📼
9.🤠🔫
10.🧟‍♂️ 🧟‍♀️💤#EerieIndiana
— Return to Eerie, Indiana (@eerieindianapod) September 8, 2020

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I'm watching "No Brain No Pain" and I like the implication that McGyver and Eerie exist in the same universe #EerieIndiana
— William Arthur (@Wart_M) September 5, 2020

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The Eeriversary is on the 15th of the month and this also marks the start of our annual rewatch. If you'd like to watch along, the R2 DVD is about £15 on eBay or Amazon, and in the US is free to stream for Amazon Prime customers. Check out our "where to watch Eerie Indiana" tag for more options.

We'll be starting with the pilot episode, ForeverWare, on 15 September at 7:30pm BST, and the rest of the schedule is below:

2020:09:15: ForeverWare

2020:09:22: the Retainer

2020:09:29: ATM with a Heart of Gold

2020:10:06: the Losers

2020:10:13: American's Scariest Home Video

2020:10:20: Just Say No Fun

2020:10:27: Heart on a Chain

2020:11:03: Broken Record

2020:11:10: the Dead Letter

2020:11:17: the Lost Hour

2020:11:24: Who's Who

2020:12:01: Marshall's Theory of Believability

2020:12:08: Tornado Day

2020:12:15: Hole in the Head Gang

2020:12:22: Mr. Chaney

2020:12:29: No Brain, No Pain

2021:01:05: Loyal Order of Corn

2021:01:12: Zombies in PJs

2021:01:19: Reality Takes a Holiday

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Throwback to this episode of #EerieIndiana [6.7559@668s] #NoContextTV #NBC pic.twitter.com/IwHbHrdQqq
— No Context TV (@UKNoContextTV) September 2, 2020

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We're one month out from the Eeriversary and the start of our annual rewatch. If you'd like to watch along, the R2 DVD is about £15 on eBay or Amazon, and in the US is free to stream for Amazon Prime customers. Check out our "where to watch Eerie Indiana" tag for more options.

We'll be starting with the pilot episode, ForeverWare, on 15 September at 7:30pm BST, and the rest of the schedule is below:

2020:09:15: ForeverWare

2020:09:22: the Retainer

2020:09:29: ATM with a Heart of Gold

2020:10:06: the Losers

2020:10:13: American's Scariest Home Video

2020:10:20: Just Say No Fun

2020:10:27: Heart on a Chain

2020:11:03: Broken Record

2020:11:10: the Dead Letter

2020:11:17: the Lost Hour

2020:11:24: Who's Who

2020:12:01: Marshall's Theory of Believability

2020:12:08: Tornado Day

2020:12:15: Hole in the Head Gang

2020:12:22: Mr. Chaney

2020:12:29: No Brain, No Pain

2021:01:05: Loyal Order of Corn

2021:01:12: Zombies in PJs

2021:01:19: Reality Takes a Holiday

froodle

pro tip: All of EERIE INDIANA is on Amazon Prime
— BenDavid Grabinski (@bdgrabinski) August 5, 2020

I rewatched some recently and it’s still so good.
— Dave Scheidt (@DaveScheidt) August 5, 2020

*Immediately searches for the My Sharona episode*
— Casey Stegman (@cestegman) August 5, 2020

Omg I’ll never forget the Tupperware episode LETS GO
— Devon Uy (@devonuy) August 5, 2020

Even the one where the neighbor family sleeps in tupperware beds?
— Michael Egan (@eganmike) August 5, 2020

Thank you. I was always meaning to check it out but never did until this tweet.
— Antonia is trying to keep her cool. 😎😎😎 (@jonesvibe42) August 5, 2020

I forgot all about that show holy moly 😯
— Matt Hyland (@oneonetwothree) August 5, 2020

Oh, yes please. Love that show.
— James Boyle (@jamesboyleco) August 5, 2020

OMG, that show was awesome!
— Jen Johans (@FilmIntuition) August 5, 2020

That super-meta final episode that Dante did is in-credible
— Jim (@nowplayingjim) August 5, 2020

Thanks for the hot tip!
— Jacob Davison (@JacobDavison_) August 5, 2020

oooo always wanted to check that out pic.twitter.com/raa9gcWIX2
— 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚊 (@matt_kinna) August 5, 2020

It’s not on UK Prime! 😭
— Dr Sabina Stent (@SabinaStent) August 5, 2020

This is needed.
— Chris Kosek (@ckosek) August 5, 2020

😮
— Joe Russo (@joerussotweets) August 6, 2020

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#eerieindiana #tvy7

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If you don’t have My Sharona stuck in your head after NO BRAIN, NO PAIN do you even have ears? #eerieindiana #mysharona pic.twitter.com/4MftCAhtUd
— Return to Eerie, Indiana (@eerieindianapod) August 2, 2020

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Short and sweet, this one, but a whole load of fun! #EerieIndiana https://t.co/1DuSlpSJ1y
— JOSHUA TONKS (@JoshuaTonks) July 31, 2020

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Marshall and Simon encounter a homeless man/axe murderer/liberal/genius and a woman with so many names and looks we can't keep up. The kid with the grey hair is still causing mischief and then proving he's alright after all. Oh and, is it just destiny, destiny? Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona?

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This episode is an extended critique of (allegedly) brainless people in American politics. The script mentions a number of Republicans of the early 1990s. Marshall and Simon find a "Bush/Quayle 88" bumper sticker in a homeless man's shopping cart, prompting Marshall to quip, "Well, at least we know he's not a liberal." Later, we hear that Eunice Danforth once negotiated a multi-million-dollar plot orchestrated by Ed Meese to steal the 1980 election "by pumping MacGyver's brain into Ronald Reagan, thereby quadrupling his IQ."

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TV
Tuesday 29 June 1993 29/6/93
BBC1: Wildlife 100 (r), EastEnders, The Good Life (r), May to December (r), 999 (r)
BBC2: Wimbledon, Delia Smith, Quantum Leap, Adultery
ITV: Emmerdale, The Bill, Film: Happy New Year (r), Rugby
Channel 4: Eerie Indiana, Sabu, Film: Face Value (P) pic.twitter.com/QnMYXVWaSj
— Cathode Ray (@Adrian_Dalby) June 29, 2020

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Re-watching #EerieIndiana and they've just visited a familiar restaurant...and I'm of course wearing the t-shirt from @LASTEXITshirts #DragonoftheBlackPool #itsallintherelfexes @joe_dante pic.twitter.com/7pQ5CkvDDV
— GEEKS THAT DON'T WANT 2 GROW UP (@GEEK7883) July 16, 2020

Used to love that show
— shieldslad1979 (@shieldslad1979) July 16, 2020

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Eerie, Indiana, a place where nothing is quite what it seems. The series, revolves around 13 year-old Marshall Teller and his friend Simon encountering all the weirdness Eerie has to offer. From Tupperware that will keep anything fresh to braces that translate what dogs say into English, Eerie is the "center of weirdness" for the entire world.

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Rewatching Eerie Indiana and they've just visited a familiar restaurant...and I'm of course wearing the t-shirt from @lastexittonowhere #DragonoftheBlackPool #itsallintherelfexes #eerieindiana #BigTroubleinLittleChina

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Among all the amazing content that Amazon Prime Video has been curating lately, the one-season wonder of Eerie, Indiana has invoked the most nostalgia. Filling the void of small-town weirdness vacated by Twin Peaks’ cancellation, Eerie, Indiana was an anthology series set in a town filled with strange occurrences investigated by teen Marshall Teller (Hocus Pocus’ Omri Katz) and his sidekick Simon (Justin Shenkarow). NBC boldly placed this family-friendly oddball show smack in the middle of prime-time network television during the 1991-1992 season, and enlisted a slew of well-regarded horror talent. Horror master Joe Dante directed the pilot, among a handful of other episodes, and stayed on as a creative consultant for the remainder of the series. Which meant he had a direct say in casting, and setting the initial tone. He even appears as himself in the ballsy meta finale. Critically adored, Eerie Indiana cleverly towed the line between light-hearted, quirky humor and its underlying darkness, but its unforgiving time slot and expensive production ultimately relegated it to a single season.

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I have so many questions about Phyllis Stouffer. How did she become a foreverware lady? How freaky has it got to be to be settling into your suburban home in the 70s and some white lady in a 50s house dress knocks on your door? (this is what my fic is gonna be about)
— William Arthur (@Wart_M) June 15, 2020

Is it just me or is she the only black person in the whole series
— Kristina Stancil, MH (@kstancil13) June 15, 2020

there's another background character you see at the laundromat in "The Losers" but I think that might be it? iirc Karl Schaefer has said Eerie was eerily white on purpose? @UnrealKarl?
— William Arthur (@Wart_M) June 15, 2020

A couple Eunice approaches in "No Brain" before Dash shows up.

Also, Lyle the prop guy in "Reality" (which may or may not technically count as being set in Eerie).
— 🧟‍♂️ Undead Rebel Scum 🏳️‍🌈 (@deifire) June 15, 2020

ah thank you! It's been awhile since i did a proper rewatch (aka not crafting while watching)
— William Arthur (@Wart_M) June 15, 2020

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Eerie, Indiana says socialism NOW!
— Jay Exotic (@BamberJay) June 11, 2020

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Eerie, Indiana. - No Brain, No Pain. Yes I know its a kids show but I saw it when I was off sick when it was originally aired and the pay off is incredible. I can only find one small clip on Youtube so it might be difficult to find it so here is a quick plot summary.

The heroes keep bumping in to a tramp who only speaks in vague mumbles but is being hunted by a Terminator like female assassin. As you watch the programme the tramps mumbles seem to jog your memory a little....

Turns out the tramp used to be a famous scientist and the assassin used to work with him. He invented a way of downloading his personality on cassette tape and tried it out with his assistant promising to load him back in once he had proved it had worked. She double crossed him and loaded in the cassette single of The Knacks My Sharona instead, keeping his real personality.

So the tramp isn't really mumbling, the only language he has are the lyrics to the song...... rofl

Why no one has ripped that idea off for a movie, I have no idea

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Loved this idea! So here’s a little Eerie doodle from one of my favorite scenes in the series!

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What is going on in this frame of #EerieIndiana? [6.7561@441s] #TVWithNoContext #NBC pic.twitter.com/dLPtC8p62x
— No Context TV (@UKNoContextTV) May 15, 2020

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Anita Morris as Eunice Danforth in ‘Eerie, Indiana’ pic.twitter.com/4GNbs32h72
— runningwithscissors (@running42419669) May 8, 2020

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Eerie, Indiana s1e13 Tornado Days https://t.co/J954QkbTnN
— SiameseTwins18 (@high_bread) April 12, 2020

Eerie, Indiana s1e14 Hole In The Head Gang (haunted structure no.51) https://t.co/PYOjrb9C2W
— SiameseTwins18 (@high_bread) April 12, 2020

Eerie, Indiana s1e15 Mr. Chaney https://t.co/CgWYCmGTxy
— SiameseTwins18 (@high_bread) April 12, 2020

Eerie, Indiana s1e16 No Brain No Pain https://t.co/6jO5VwSV8K
— SiameseTwins18 (@high_bread) April 13, 2020

froodle

omg jake’s mom is the cool evil scientist from eerie indiana

lucky
— a24’s hustlers 2020 (@aimforthethroat) April 9, 2020

an american icon pic.twitter.com/1WlIiATdG6
— a24’s hustlers 2020 (@aimforthethroat) April 9, 2020

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Here we have a random frame from #EerieIndiana [6.7561@1141s] #TVWithNoContext #NBC pic.twitter.com/c9ZY5WuP4L
— No Context TV (@UKNoContextTV) March 11, 2020

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eerie indiana refers to jimmy carter by name and reagan only as “that actor guy” lmao rip

kids’ shows today would never
— aimee (@aimforthethroat) March 4, 2020

I can see someone saying Barack Obama and "that apprentice guy" today.
— Standroid 🇳🇴 (@Stan_Strange) March 5, 2020

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eerie indiana refers to jimmy carter by name and reagan only as “that actor guy” lmao rip

kids’ shows today would never
— aimee (@aimforthethroat) March 4, 2020

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And For Fun, My Recommended Viewing Order (with My Ratings)

1. Foreverware - A-
2. The ATM with the Heart of Gold - A+
3. Scariest Home Videos - B-
4. The Losers - A-
5. Broken Record - A
6. Tornado Days - B
7. Heart on a Chain - A
8. Just Say No Fun - B
9. Who's Who - B+
10. Marshall's Theory of Believability - B+
11. The Lost Hour - A+
12. The Hole in the Head Gang - B+
13. Mr. Chaney - B+
14. The Loyal Order of Corn - A-
15. Zombies in P.J.s - A+
16. Reality Takes a Holiday - A

I've skipped my least favorite episodes and stuck mostly to the original production order to keep the main story intact. Then, I alternated some of the lighter popcorn-fare with the heavier dramatic episodes to create a nice balance. So, if you're wondering whether or not to get into the series, this would be my suggested approach. You can skip any you wish or add the ones I took out, but I don't know why you would need to see a young Tobey Maguire that badly.

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“Questions were playing tiddly winks with my grey matter...”

Most times you go back to watch a programme from your youth, it's pretty disappointing. Every now and then, however, they're genuinely as good as you remember. Eerie, Indiana is one of those special few. There are a handful of series that tried to be The Twilight Zone for kids. Round the Twist (which I'll be coming back to in another article) is well-remembered by British and Australian audiences. Are You Afraid of the Dark and Goosebumps scared the kids of the early and late nineties, respectively. None had the wit of Eerie, Indiana. So why this series only lasted for a single season baffles me.

The series was set in the eponymous town of Eerie, Indiana, population 16,661. Marshall 'Mars' Teller moves to Eerie with his family. Only he, and his best friend, Simon, seem to notice just how bizarre life in Eerie really is. Bigfoot eats out of Marshall's trash, Elvis is on his paper round, and each episode, some uncanny occurrence makes becomes the subject of Marshall and Simon's investigations. The situations the duo faced were man and varied. Some were drawn from classic horror and sci-fi, but with a twist, such as “America's Scariest Home Video,” which drew the Mummy straight out of a black-and-white movie and into Marshall's living room, while Simon's younger brother took his place (and proved far scarier). Some drew on science fiction for their inspiration, such as the HAL 9000 riff “The ATM With a Heart of Gold.” Others were barmy in their originality. “No Brain, No Pain,” involved a shambling vagrant, who was in fact a genius, but had accidentally taped over his mind with a copy of The Knack's My Sharona.

While the writing was generally very good for a children's drama, it was the direction and the cast that really set Eerie apart from its rivals. While Jose Rivera and Karl Schaefer were credited as the series' creators, Joe Dante was a major creative force on the show, directing several episodes. This is the man who directed such sci-fi classics as Innerspace, Gremlins and, um, Piranha. Not the sort of person you'd expect to be working on a children's TV series for the Disney Channel. The cast were what really made it, though. The series boasted not only a solid regular and semi-regular cast, but some of the best guest actors in television. Weird old Vincent Schiavelli played the town's terrifying orthodontist, while Rene Auberjonois tried to brainwash the town. Dante's favoured actor, Archie Hann, played Mr Radford, the proprietor of the World O' Stuff, until the series' midpoint turnaround, when he was revealed to be an imposter. The real Radford was revealed, played with twinkling charm by John “Gomez” Astin. In one fan-favourite episode, “The Lost Hour,” putting the clocks forward one hour incorrectly stranded Marshall in an empty parallel version of Eerie, with only a mysterious milkman to turn to for help. That milkman – who, it was hinted, may have been Marshall's own future self – was played by the late, great Eric Christmas, an actor who was born to play the Doctor. These impressive guest spots and many clever references make the series a joy to watch for genre fans.

It would be wrong to overlook the core cast, however. Omri Katz was the star of the show. Fifteen at the time of filming, but playing it a little younger, Omri was perfect as Marshall, representing the many young boys who were just entering puberty and being torn between silly kids' shows and adult life. Omri gave Marshall a wide-eyed wonder at the weirdness of the world, with just enough snark to make the character snappy, but never obnoxious. Stealing the show, though, was Justin Shenkarow, four years younger, as Simon Holmes. Justin dominated every scene he was in, despite being the youngest member of the cast. Simon was an outsider in Eerie, and became close friends with Marshall, only to find himself take a backseat to the teenager's problems. Popularity, school, and above all, his burgeoning interest in girls, threatened to take Marshall away from Simon, but at the end of the day, the two were inseparable. There was a lot for young boys to relate to.

Marshall's family were equally as important to the setup, forever oblivious to the strange goings on around them. Frances Guinan was just the right side of eccentric as his father Edgar. Possibly named in association with Edward Teller, inventor of the hydrogen bomb, Edgar tried to keep afloat with his career as an inventor for Things Incorporated. His inventions were often a main plot point in the series. Marshall's mother, Marilyn, was played Mary-Margaret Humes, who I only now realise was quite impossibly sexy and wasted as Edgar's housewife. As Marshall's older sister, Syndi, Julie Condra provided the boys watching with the twin interests of an irritating sibling to run rings round, and a beautiful young woman to gaze at.

It was something of a boys' show. Marshall had a new crush every other week, and while the girls were often strong, impressive characters, there was less for the female members of the audience. That changed in the thirteenth episode, which began a process of revamping the series by introducing Jason Marsden – that guy who's in everything, these days – as Dash X. A mysterious, amnesiac with grey hair, Dash X didn't know his real name or where he came from. He became the amoral antagonist to Marshall's hero, sometimes helping him, sometimes out for himself. He might possibly have been an alien, and was even seemingly aware that he was part of a television programme. He was also, importantly, the one all the girls watching had a crush on.

Dash X threatened to steal the series away from Marshall, something that the producers were fully aware of. In what was surely intended as the final episode of the series, but actually aired as the penultimate instalment, Marshall woke up to find that his name was really Omri, and his entire life was, in fact, part of a TV show. “Reality Takes a Holiday” was an ingeniously postmodern episode, and saw Dash X – the only character referred to by his fictional name, and not his actor's name – attempt to oust Marshall as the star. Genuinely clever, it was a high point for the series.

My favourite episode, however, was “Heart on a Chain.” Marshall and a previously unmentioned classmate, Devon (played by another Dante favourite, Cory Danziger), both fall for the new girl, Melissa. When Devon is killed in a road accident, his heart is transplanted into the desperately ill Melissa, who begins to display some of Devon's personality traits. Marshall and Melissa's burgeoning romance is sabotaged by Devon's restless spirit. Apart from the fact that I had a huge crush on Danielle Harris, who played Melissa, this episode really touched me as a kid. Watching it again now, it's still affecting. It's a genuinely sweet, sad, creepy little ghost story, just really fine television.

For all the silliness, references and naff monsters, Eerie, Indiana was quite a dark, subversive series. The strangeness of the town and its supposed ordinariness was a metaphor for the harsh realities that are so often kept behind closed doors. While Marshall had a strong, loving family, Simon was from a broken home. He was able to spend so much time with the Tellers because his mother was rarely home, and his father was often “entertaining.” Other characters' lives were rarely anything to celebrate. “Who's Who” revolved around a young girl whose mother had abandoned her, and who was neglected and exploited by her father and brothers. Even the pilot episode, “Foreverware,” hinted at the dark secrets behind so many supposedly perfect families.

For some reason, Eerie, Indiana never took off on its initial 1991-2 run. It sank without a trace, with certain episodes not even airing. It wasn't until 1997 that Fox bought the series and it was given a new lease of life. It was then that the series made it overseas, onto the Saturday mornings of my thirteen-year-old self. It became successful enough to spawn a spin-off series, Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension. The concept was rather clever: in a parellel version of Eerie, life is perfectly normal, until a crazy cable guy opens an interdimensional rift. This lets the weirdness of the “prime” Eerie through to the Other Dimension, and threatens to destroy the Eeries of all realities. Marshall and Simon even appeared in the first episode to help out their younger equivalents, Mitchell and Stanley. However, although the effects had improved over the years, the scripts hadn't, and the weaker sequel series lasted only one season itself.

Eerie, Indiana amassed something of a cult following in its brief renaissance, but has little legacy. Even much of its cast are no longer acting. Omri Katz made the occasional film up until about eight years ago, while Justin Shenkarow now does mainly voice work. Julie Condra no longer seems to be acting. Of course, many of the more legendary guest stars are no longer with us. On the other hand, Jason Marsden is a familiar face on American television, Danielle Harris has become something of a modern day scream queen, and some kid called Tobey Maguire, who played a ghost boy, did quite well for himself. Still, I doubt any of these roles will make me smile quite as much as Eerie, Indiana.

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