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The Worst Episodes of Tales from the Cryptkeeper

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Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made by Nelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC, and is still shown

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 4 - Unpopular Mechanics
    5.5/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Unpopular Mechanics

    S3:E4

    Randall, who loves to invent destructive mechanical gadgets, gets his comeuppance as his appliances suddenly turn on him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  2. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 5 - Competitive Spirit
    5.7/10(40 votes)

    #2 - Competitive Spirit

    S3:E5

    Vincent tells Tom a ghost story about a Mountain Spirit In order to spook out his main competitor before the big ski race, but the spirit really exists and comes to torment Vincent for his deceptive ways.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  3. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 13 - Too Cool for School
    5.8/10(39 votes)

    #3 - Too Cool for School

    S3:E13

    Junior High School friends Stephanie and Jan hate rules. They will stop at nothing to get out of their frog dissection class in Biology, including skip school. The girls end up in the Everglades where they meet John Kirby, a Professor of Zoological Biology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Erika Strobel

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  4. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 8 - Drawn & Quartered
    5.9/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Drawn & Quartered

    S3:E8

    Aspiring artist Ralph finds a magic pencil that allows him to put life into his drawings and take revenge on the bullies who have been harassing him, but revenge isn't as sweet as he thought.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  5. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 3 - Waste Not, Haunt Not
    6.0/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Waste Not, Haunt Not

    S3:E3

    When brothers Richard and Stephen improperly dispose of the toxic waste from their failed Science Fair Project in a nearby bog, it comes back to haunt them in the form of a Bog Blob.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  6. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 7 - So Very Attractive
    6.1/10(43 votes)

    #6 - So Very Attractive

    S3:E7

    Julia, obsessed with the idea of being more beautiful, puts on a miracle cream that fulfills her wish but causes her to attract the unwanted attention of all sorts of creatures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:J.D. Smith, Ben Joseph

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  7. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 1 - While the Cat's Away
    6.3/10(141 votes)

    #7 - While the Cat's Away

    S1:E1

    Two brothers, Dwight and Stan, have their hopes set on getting new state-of-the-art dirtbikes, but they have no cash. So the duo devise a plan to rob the mansion of a vacationing person... unaware that the vacationing resident is the Cryptkeeper - and his mansion is filled with all sorts of nasty monsters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Manny Coto

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  8. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 2 - Imaginary Friend
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #8 - Imaginary Friend

    S3:E2

    To relieve boredom while awaiting the grande opening of Laserland, teens Leo and Jamie decide to play ""welcome wagon"" by taunting the new neighbor, 9-year-old Mary Anne. But Mary Anne's new, ghostly ""imaginary friend"" turns the table on the bullies, escalating when Leo snatches the girl's beloved kitten, Boo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Thompson

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  9. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 6 - Trouble in Store
    6.3/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Trouble in Store

    S3:E6

    Derek and Rob, trying to steal from Rodman's Department Store, get locked in the store overnight as the mannequins come to life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  10. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 9 - All Booked Up
    6.3/10(38 votes)

    #10 - All Booked Up

    S3:E9

    Book-hater Greg is forced by a mysterious librarian to endlessly relive a bunch of classic stories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:J.D. Smith, Deborah Goodwin

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  11. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 12 - Monsters Ate My Homework
    6.3/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Monsters Ate My Homework

    S3:E12

    After Evan gets away with telling his teacher the ultimate lie that a monster ate his homework, he gets a visit from some monsters inquiring after the missing homework, and about having him for dinner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  12. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 7 - Cave Man
    6.4/10(64 votes)

    #12 - Cave Man

    S1:E7

    Peter's father, a scientist, forgets his son's birthday while working hard to discover the secrets of a frozen caveman. When the caveman thaws and returns to life, Peter befriends the beast and they set out for the amusement park -- but the caveman has problems adapting to modern technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ed Naha

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  13. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 10 - Town Gathering
    6.4/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Town Gathering

    S3:E10

    Erin, who has a reputation for making up stories, discovers that no one will believe her when she discovers that the people proposing a new business deal to her mother are actually aliens planning to make a meal out of the townsfolk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  14. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 2 Episode 12 - Chuck (and Melvin) and the Beanstalker
    6.5/10(46 votes)

    #14 - Chuck (and Melvin) and the Beanstalker

    S2:E12

    Hunky, self-involved Chuck and his homely brother, Melvin, pay a visit to the ominous trader, who offers them a bag of magic beans in trade for Chuck's beloved, trusty steed. As expected, a beanstalk grows and the siblings intend to loot the castle in the clouds... but they soon find themselves trying to escape the wrath of a giant, cyclops Beanstalker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Finley

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  15. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 2 Episode 13 - Transylvania Express
    6.5/10(51 votes)

    #15 - Transylvania Express

    S2:E13

    An unscheduled detour takes two surfer dudes to Transylvania, where they end up riding a midnight express train... that's populated with vampires and other fiendish foes. Soon the boys find it hard to distinguish between their friends and enemies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  16. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 2 - Nature
    6.7/10(105 votes)

    #16 - Nature

    S1:E2

    When brothers Rick and Teddy attend a family picnic, they start tormenting ants in an antpile. That is, until, a anti-magnifying ray shrinks them the size of an ant. The brothers and the ants quickly find themselves befriending one another to deal with obstacles -- but the largest obstacle is Rick and Teddy's baby sister, who now appears to be a giant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  17. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 11 - This Wraps It Up
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    #17 - This Wraps It Up

    S1:E11

    On a field trip to the pyramids, Naomi, a young girl, becomes the ""object"" of her classmates' neverendless ridiculing because she is the only girl. When a mummy unleashes a curse from its time on thier lives, Naomi is the only one who can defeat the mummy and his curse and save their lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  18. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 11 - It's for You
    6.7/10(44 votes)

    #18 - It's for You

    S3:E11

    For Christmas, Gary recieves a phone line for his bedroom with the proviso that he doesn't ""abuse the privilege."" Naturally, Gary immediately begins making prank calls, but he soon finds the tables turned when one of the people he called begins stalking him via telephone. Gary pays the caller a visit and discovers Mrs. Emma Needham, an old lady who soon proves that she's not as nice she initially appeared...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  19. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 13 - Ghost Ship
    6.8/10(61 votes)

    #19 - Ghost Ship

    S1:E13

    Ben and its friend plan an excursion with the brand-new white yacht of Bens father. Did the boys with the crazy ship ram into somthing? Does the expensive boat go under? The shipwrecked are very glad when an old boat discovers it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Peter Sauder, Eric Luke

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  20. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 2 Episode 1 - Game Over
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #20 - Game Over

    S2:E1

    Coming Soon

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  21. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 12 - Grounds for Horror
    6.9/10(66 votes)

    #21 - Grounds for Horror

    S1:E12

    A disagreeable camp counselor is menaced by Hoser, an invisible boogeyman who lives in the forest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ed Naha

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  22. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 2 Episode 6 - Dead Men Don't Jump
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Dead Men Don't Jump

    S2:E6

    Seventeen year old Nathan is a star athlete who would do anything to play pro basketball. When Nathan's fast talking Manager Marvin sets up a big time match with an unknown challenger who promises to put Nathan on Easy Street, younger brother Erin knows it's too good to be true.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Luke

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  23. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 3 Episode 1 - Sharon Sharalike
    6.9/10(45 votes)

    #23 - Sharon Sharalike

    S3:E1

    Selfish Shauna, unwlling to share even her most neglected toys with he younger sister Katie, spitefully hides Sharon Sharalike, the new doll that they've just recieved. But Shauna learns a lesson when she hears Sharon crying in the dead of night and comes to disover that the doll has mysteriously come to life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:J.D. Smith

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  24. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 3 - Pleasant Screams
    7.0/10(96 votes)

    #24 - Pleasant Screams

    S1:E3

    Courageous teen Jenny and cowardly Mr. Purdy find themselves trapped in an ever-changing nightmare in which they're stalked by a myriad of monsters and a man with no face.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James Thomton

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  25. Tales from the Cryptkeeper Season 1 Episode 6 - The Sleeping Beauty
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    #25 - The Sleeping Beauty

    S1:E6

    A prince and his geeky friend attempt to awaken Sleeping Beauty, but the prince's kiss becomes a curse when she springs to life and attempts to kill them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Edithe Swensen, David Finley

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Unpopular Mechanics" is the worst rated episode of "Tales from the Cryptkeeper". It scored 5.5/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Peter Sauder, it aired on 9/30/1999. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Competitive Spirit".