''Zombie Hotel'' is a

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about a hotel run by zombies, created by Jan Van Rijsselberge, produced by French production company Alphanim (now called

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) and shown internationally.

Premise

The main characters are Fungus and Maggot, two child

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s who pretend to be human to get into their local school, and their family and boarders at the hotel run by their parents. They make friends with Sam, a human boy whose mother is away most of the time. Sam soon finds out about their zombie powers and all three make a team of friends. Sam uses an old railway carriage as his haunt. The plot often involves a risk of the discovery of Maggot's and Fungus's zombie nature and the three trying to prevent this. The hotel itself is one of several main locations used in the show. Others include the school and Sam's railway carriage.

Characters

*Maggot: The courageous, bossy and hot-headed twin sister of Fungus. (Voiced by Aileen Mythen) *Fungus: The hardworking, cool brother who loves doing impossible

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. (Voiced by Hillary Kavanagh) *Sam: Maggot's and Fungus's human friend. *Rictus: The children's father who runs the Zombie Hotel. He doesn't get along with his father well. (Voiced by Roger Gregg) *Funerella: Rictus's wife and the children's mother. She gets worried a lot, but loves her family. (Voiced by Susan Slott) *Grandpa: Rictus's father and the children's grandfather. *Jeebies: The hotel's elderly butler who has a hunched back. He is quite prone to losing his limbs. (Voiced by Rod Goodall) *Chef: A grouchy vampire who is the head chef in the hotel. He is known for his horrible food creations which even the zombies find hard to eat sometimes. His father is inspired by

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. *Wilson: Chef's assistant. His head is detachable and it is shown he can replace it with a new one. (Voiced by Philip McGettigan) *The Colonel: A small-headed, but rotund bodied zombie who used to be in the military. He is a resident of the hotel and often rolls using his round shape. In the second episode, it shows that he may have some feelings for Dame Fedora. (Voiced by

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) *Dame Fedora: A ghost resident at the hotel who never stops complaining about things. *Uncle Von: Maggot's and Fungus's

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uncle. He has a laboratory in the hotel. *Francis: Von's creation and sidekick, a

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-style character. *Tut: A mummified DJ who likes telling bad jokes. (Voiced by Gary Hetzler) *Ms. Harriet Harbottle: Maggot's and Fungus's teacher. (Voiced by Danna Davis) *Mr. Peabody: The headteacher of Maggot's and Fungus's school. (Voiced by Patrick Fitzsymons) *Harvey Justine: Harbottle's nephew who Maggot, Fungus and Sam have to often reluctantly babysit. He's similar to Sam in that he loves zombies, though he doesn't yet realize that Maggot and Fungus aren't dressed up and wearing makeup like zombies. *Araminta: Sam's mother who is away on business a lot. At first, she thought her son shouldn't be friend with Maggot and Fungus. *Basil: A school bully who is the enemy of Maggot, Fungus and Sam. *Eli: A student genius at school. When he made a presentation about zombies, he thought that they are dumb creatures, which offended Maggot and Fungus. *Lucy: A popular girl at school who often makes fun of Maggot and Fungus. *Dominica: A goth girl who is in love with Fungus.

Episodes

#First Day #Love is in the Air #Plumbing the Depths #Zombie Pride #Brat Attack #There's Something About Zombies #Vote for Zombie #Happy People #Oh My Goth! #It's Not Fair #Funerella's Deathday #The Bogeyman Cometh #Dead Trendy #Something Old, Something Newt #Too Many Cooks #Hexed #Inspector Fungus #School Exchange #Movie Madness #The Wrong Von #Night of the Undead Babysitters! #Toying with Magic #Carrots, Sticks and Robots #A Zombie's Best Friend #The Hug Bug #A Class Act

Awards

Zombie Hotel has won a number of awards including ''Best TV series'' at the

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2006 awards.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1000694, Zombie Hotel
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2005 Irish television series debuts 2006 Irish television series endings 2000s French animated television series 2005 French television series debuts 2006 French television series endings French children's animated comedy television series French children's animated horror television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming BBC children's television shows Disney Channel original programming Gaumont Animation Gothic television shows Television series set in hotels Television series created by Jan Van Rijsselberge