Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension

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Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
Genre Comedy
Horror
Science fiction
Satire
Adventure
Children's television series
Fantasy
Mystery
Written by Jim Henshaw
Terry Saltsman
Directed by John Bell
René Bonnière
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Production locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Running time30 minutes (with commercials)
Production companiesPower Pictures
Hearst Entertainment
Original release
Network Fox Kids
ReleaseFebruary 7 (1998-02-07) 
May 30, 1998 (1998-05-30)
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Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension is an American horror television series. It is a spin-off of Eerie, Indiana . This series aired on the Fox Kids Network in 1998.

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Plot

The series revolves around best friends Mitchell Taylor and Stanley Hope. Like earlier Eerie, Indiana residents Marshall Teller and Simon Holmes, they are constantly encountering strange and out-of-this-world phenomena in their hometown. Bill Switzer played the lead character, Mitchell Taylor. [1]

Cast

Development

In 1997, the earlier show Eerie, Indiana , generated a new fan base when Fox's children's programming block Fox Kids aired the series, gaining something of a cult following despite its short run. The renewed popularity of the series encouraged Fox to produce this spin-off. [2]

Availability

The entire series is available on Tubi (though the episode "The Young and the Twitchy" is skipped over for unknown reasons) and YouTube (which has all the episodes, including "The Young and the Twitchy"). Freevee used to have this and the original Eerie, Indiana series until the end of 2023, when it was pulled, though, as of 2024, both this series and the original Eerie, Indiana have been reuploaded.

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Switching Channels"February 7, 1998 (1998-02-07)
Mitchell Taylor and his best friend, Stanley live in Eerie, Indiana, the normal place on Earth. However, the town soon begins to live up to its name when two similar-looking boys (Marshall and Simon from the first series) begin communicating with them through the Taylor's new satellite TV installation, which is actually a mad cable installer's attempt at opening portals to strange, new dimensions whose residents begin appearing in Eerie.
2"The Goody-Two Shoes People"February 14, 1998 (1998-02-14)
Mitchell and Stanley join Eerie's "Junior Executives Club" in order to fund their research on the weird, unexplained phenomena in their town...and learn that their teacher, Mr. Stepford, is abducting the members and turning them into robot clones so parents can finally have perfect kids.
3"Standard Deviation"February 21, 1998 (1998-02-21)
A woman from the Mad Bureau of Statistics cites Mitchell's family for not being "normal" and fixes to make them and Eerie, Indiana the most normal family and town in America...unless Mitchell and Stanley can reunite her with her Latino lover/tango partner who was abducted by aliens years ago.
4"Time Flies"February 28, 1998 (1998-02-28)
Mr. Tempis, a slick-talking salesman (Tony Rosato) and his scientist partner, Mr. Fugit, sell Mr. Crawford a coffee machine that causes time in Eerie to speed up...and Mr. Tempis to steal the unused time and sell it to others.
5"The Phantom"March 7, 1998 (1998-03-07)
Mitchell and Stanley go ghost-hunting for a school phantom, only to discover that the "phantom" is actually a boy named Oliver whose lack of self-confidence is turning him invisible and if Mitchell and Stanley can't create a bold, new personality for Oliver, he'll end up in a dimension for lost and forgotten things.
6"The Young And The Twitchy"March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14)
When dashing soap opera star, Stag Carnalli, visits Eerie and stays with Mitchell's family, his presence turns all life in Eerie into a torrid daytime drama, filled with love triangles, improbable plot twists, and bad organ music. Can Mitchell save his family before he gets caught up in the drama?
7"Last Laugh"March 21, 1998 (1998-03-21)
Howie "The Lip" Lippman, a gag-writing genius, helps Stanley become a master insult comic to get back at Eerie's local bully group, The Bad Apples, but Mitchell discovers that Stanley's comic mentor has cursed anyone who studies with him into going insane from being addicted to laughs and adulation, and the only way to save Stanley's mind is to get Bob the Janitor (who used to be a comedian named Freddie "The Headcase" Foster) out of retirement.
8"The Newsroom"April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)
Mitchell and Stanley go down to Eerie's local newspaper office to complain about false advertisement when they receive a tin-can telephone in the mail, and discover that the editor created a typewriter that makes bad news come true...including news of an impending nuclear plant disaster.
9"Little Buddy Beep Beep"April 11, 1998 (1998-04-11)
Eerie's kids become obsessed with a new Tamagotchi-style electronic toy where those who take the best care of it win a golden version of the toy...and Mitchell (after accidentally winning the prize while taking care of Stanley's toy) discovers why the winners are never seen again after they go to collect their prize.
10"Perfect"April 18, 1998 (1998-04-18)
Dolly Smith, a former beauty queen and current makeup saleswoman, recruits Mitchell's sister, Carrie, into being the new face of her cosmetics line and day spa, and Mitchell and Stanley must rescue Carrie from losing her emotions, her brains, and her freedom when the beauty regimen calls for more permanent solutions.
11"Nightmare On Eerie Street"April 25, 1998 (1998-04-25)
The legendary Sandman (depicted as a late-night radio DJ) can't sleep, so he decides to keep all of Eerie awake with nightmares.
12"Mr. Lucky"May 2, 1998 (1998-05-02)
Mitchell gains continuous good luck after breaking a wishbone with an Irish man at the World O'Stuff, but when the winning streak causes his family to hate him, Mitchell sues the stranger who cursed him.
13"Send In The Clones"May 9, 1998 (1998-05-09)
Thanks to a science project mishap involving plant food and an appendix in a jar, Mitchell accidentally creates a hippie kid who turns out to be his father, Eddie, as a 13-year-old.
14"I'm Okay, You're Really Weird"May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
Eerie's resident psychotherapist, Ziggy Lloyd, is turning all of Eerie's adults into immature, impulsive goofballs with his latest book and aromatherapy sessions, and the only way to stop Eerie from becoming more of a circus sideshow than it already is, is to find Ziggy's mother.
15"The Jackalope"May 30, 1998 (1998-05-30)
Mitchell and Stanley fight to protect a mythical animal from being hunted to extinction by a ruthless poacher.

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