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horror

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made by Canadian studio

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. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1950s

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series ''

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'' and the live action television series of the same name, which aired concurrently on HBO. Intended for children, ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' was significantly milder than its live action version and all blood and gore, profanity and sexual content were completely removed in order to target the audience. Most episodes take place within the fictional city of Gravenhurst, California. This name is given in the first episode "The Gorilla's Paw", the same buildings which are shown in this episode are also seen in many other episodes in the series, and many of the characters speak with very obvious California accents. The series was cancelled on December 10, 1994, and returned to the air in 1999 as ''The New Tales from the Cryptkeeper''. The animation differed from previous episodes, and it transferred to

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in Canada, and also to CBS in the United States.

Plot

The series details the Cryptkeeper telling other horror stories to the viewers, each with a lesson to be learned. In Season 2, the Cryptkeeper was continually feuding with his rivals and fellow EC Comics horror hosts, the Vault-Keeper and the Old Witch who were continually trying to steal the show from him as they didn't have one of their own, only to have their plans backfire on them. This season also saw the Cryptkeeper in different locales than his mansion, as he tried to elude his rivals. Season 3 is aired in 1999 was the final season of the series. It was the only season to never aired on YTV in Canada and ABC in the United States. Instead, ''New Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' aired on Teletoon in Canada and on CBS in the United States. In this season, The Cryptkeeper takes a more active role in the stories. Usually by setting up situations to teach targeted kids with severe character flaws frightening lessons.

Cast

* John Kassir as The Cryptkeeper * Elizabeth Hanna as

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* David Hemblen as The Vault Keeper *

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as Ralph * Asia Vieira as Erin *

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as Dwight / Jimmy and Rob *

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as Jenny * Kevin Zegers as Jeremy / 6X * Kristen Bone as Katie / Sharon Sharalike * Noah Reid as Steven * Nathaniel Siegler as Randall *

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as Becky *

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as Beth, Erin's Mom * Harvey Atkin as Uncle Harry / Harold Klump * William Colgate as Professor Perry * Diane Fabian as Aunt Dorothy * Michael Barry as Wendell * Maia Filar as Julia * Bryn McAuley as Karen * Amos Crawley as Eddie / Pete *

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as Louis / Head Counselor Bill and Dale * Frances Hyland as Aunt Melba *

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as Kevin *

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as Rose's Mom / Sally and Zola * Marc Donato as David *

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as Evan *

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as Buddy *

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as Brock *

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as Vince *

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as Jan *

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as Kirsten *

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as Anthrax / Blob * Valentina Cardinalli as Camille * Marsha Moreau as Mildred *

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as The Boy / Sheldon / Boy With Dog / Itchy and Craig * Tara Meyer as Stephanie / Rose * Jon-Erik Laggano as Leo *

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as Jamie * Ari Magder as Randy * Jeannie Diggins as Mary Anne * Tracy Ryan as Shauna * Jamie Haydon-Devilin as Dale / Poindexter *

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as Gary * Dominic Zamprogna as Peter / Simon / Kid and Vincent * Mairon Bennett as Naomi * Daniel Stemer as Arnold * Skyellar Pollack as Steve * Noam Zylberman as Stu * Elva Mai Hoover as Dr. Mahdi * Jean Daigle as Ben * Len Carlson as Injun Joe / Visitor Leader * Kevin Hanchard as Mary Anne's Dad *

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as Eddie * Len Doncheff as Ed, Erin's Grandpa *

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as Chuck * John Stocker as Melvin * George Buza as William and Mr. Armstrong * Linda Ballantyne as Jamie's Mom * Richard Binsley as Mr. Feral

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1993)

Season 2 (1994)

''New Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', Season 3 (1999)

Syndication

In North America, the series was premiered on YTV and on ABC, but later on

and CBS. In August 2012,

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aired reruns in their "Funhouse" block, only on weekends. Spanish-dubbed episodes of the series aired on Telefutura; as part of

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block on Saturday and Sunday morning as "Cuentos de la Cripta" from 2002 to 2005. In October 2021, the live streaming television Filmrise Kids began airing the whole series every day. Outside of North America, the series aired on

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and M6 in France,

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in the Netherlands and ITV in the United Kingdom.

Home media

Season releases In 2007, kaBOOM! Entertainment released "The Complete First Season" on DVD.David Lambert, Tales from the Cryptkeeper - North-of-the-Border Release Already Out For Animated Complete 1st Season, "tvshowsondvd.com," October 13, 2007,

References

External links

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