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Are You Afraid of the Dark? S5E1 — The Tale of the Dead Man's Float

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?•Season 5•Episode 1

The Tale of the Dead Man's Float

8.7/10 · 1,163 votesOct 7, 199524 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 5•+1.3 vs season avg

Zeke is good at chemistry, but not at girls. When he befriends one, she teaches him how to swim at the school pool. However, the pool is haunted by the ghost of a body that was previously buried underneath the school.

Directed byD.J. MacHale

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Ross Hull

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Gary

Raine Pare-Coull

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Betty Ann

Jodie Resther

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Daniel DeSanto

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JoAnna Garcia Swisher

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Episode Summary

"The Tale of the Dead Man's Float" is episode 1 of Are You Afraid of the Dark? season 5. It scored 8.7/10 from 1,163 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by D.J. MacHale, it aired on October 7, 1995.

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