Teen Wolf (1986 TV series)

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Teen Wolf
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Also known asThe Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf
Genre Adventure
Animation
Based on
Teen Wolf
by
Written by Buzz Dixon
Directed byGordon Kent
Creative director Chris Cuddington
Voices of Townsend Coleman
James Hampton
Don Most
June Foray
Stacy Keach Sr.
Theme music composerOpening Theme:
John Lewis Parker
Barry Mann
Closing Theme:
Ashley Hall
Stephanie Tyrell
Country of originUnited States
Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJonathan Dana
Buzz Potamkin
ProducerGordon Kent
Running time30 minutes
Production companies Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia
Clubhouse Pictures (Season 1)
Atlantic/Kushner-Locke (Season 2)
Original release
Network CBS
Release13 September 1986 (1986-09-13) 
7 November 1987 (1987-11-07)
Related

Teen Wolf, known as The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf in the United Kingdom, is an animated television series broadcast from 1986 to 1987, that was produced by Southern Star / Hanna-Barbera Australia in association with Clubhouse Pictures in the first season and Atlantic/Kushner-Locke in the second season. It was based on the live action film Teen Wolf (1985), and the second installment overall in the titular franchise. [1]

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Summary

The series is about a teenage boy and his family who can transform into werewolves, focusing on themes of coming of age and fitting in. While generally keeping true to the main ideas, this version made some changes from the film. [2]

Scott Howard and his family now live in the fictional town of Wolverton, a small town constantly drawing tourists because of its history of werewolf sightings. [3] (In the film the town was called 'Beacontown'.) Scott was an only child who lived with his father in the film, the cartoon gave him a little sister and grandparents.

Despite the youth audience, the cartoon series delivered very powerful critiques of disability as civil rights. Freely invoking an asthma attack or seizure, the series centered on how Scott felt "weird" immediately before and during his werewolf transformation.

Although he never hurt anybody while he was a werewolf, Scott was conscious of his difference from other teenagers and had to make accommodations for himself. He also expressed frustration that the residents of this town had stereotyped "his people". Boof's father Mayor Marconi is a semi-antagonist to the Howard family in the cartoon and is unaware his daughter is in love with a werewolf. But he never appears in the earlier live-action film.

A jock named Mick who now also attends Wolverton High constantly picks on Scott for being the "outsider". Mick attended a different high school in the film. Pamela is a cheerleader in the cartoon while in the film she really did not show much school spirt.

Characters

From left to right: Boof, Scott, Harold (above), Lupe (below) and Grandpa Howard. Teen Wolf (1986 TV series) main characters.jpg
From left to right: Boof, Scott, Harold (above), Lupe (below) and Grandpa Howard.

Cast

History

Although the cartoon series ran for three years, the third year was entirely reruns. The main character dressed in similar clothing to the cartoon Scott Howard, the "wolfman" design was nearly identical, and the quests to hide the secret and fit in at high school are features of the cartoon and not the film.

Episodes

Season 1 (1986)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Teen Wolf's Family Secret" Rowby Goren 13 September 1986 (1986-09-13)01
Scott must recover his werewolf family album before his family secret is revealed.
22"The Werewolf Buster"Rowby Goren20 September 1986 (1986-09-20)02
A werewolf hunter comes to the town of Wolverton and Scott and his family must find and warn Grandpa who is hunting turkey in the woods before the werewolf hunter catches up.
33"Shopworn Wolf" Linda Woolverton 27 September 1986 (1986-09-27)03
Stiles turns the Howard Hardware Store into a club while Scott's father is out of town.
44"The Beast Within" Michael Reaves 4 October 1986 (1986-10-04)04
The Howard family starts acting crazy and more feral than usual among turning into werewolves, and the cause is eventually linked to Lupe's science project.
55"Up a Family Tree"Gordon Kent11 October 1986 (1986-10-11)05
Scott's family reunion is happening and his cousin almost reveals the family secret.
66"Grampa's in the Doghouse"Bruce Reid Schaefer18 October 1986 (1986-10-18)06
Grandpa Howard is accidentally picked up by the Wolverton Dog Catcher! This is a rare episode where Grandpa and Grandma Howard appear human for several scenes at a time. Usually they look down upon 'passing'.
77"Wolf Pride"Pamela Hickey
Dennys McCoy
25 October 1986 (1986-10-25)07
Scott is offended by a werewolf horror movie being produced right in Wolverton, and wants to try and change the plot so it's more true to real life.
88"Wolf of My Dreams"Linda Woolverton1 November 1986 (1986-11-01)08
Scott and Stiles set out to Hollywood to meet Shayna the She-Wolf.
99"Leader of the Pack"Michael Reaves8 November 1986 (1986-11-08)09
Stiles recommends the "Wolf pack" to be the entertainers for the Wolverton Festival. However, this bike gang brings big trouble and Scott must find a way to scare them out of town.
1010"The Curse of the Red Paw"Bruce Reid Schaefer15 November 1986 (1986-11-15)10
Scott and his family make a trip to Rottenberg, Transylvania to reconnect with their past. However, danger lurks when the townspeople seem very spooked by the castle the family inherited. After a series of frightening instances, the family realizes there is nothing to be frightened about.
1111"The All-American Werewolf"Linda Woolverton22 November 1986 (1986-11-22)11
After the Howards are selected to be the "All American Family" will their secret get out?
1212"Under My Spell"Rowby Goren29 November 1986 (1986-11-29)12
A new family moves in that turns everyone in Wolverton except the Howards into zombies.
1313"Teen Wolf Punks Out"Linda Woolverton6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)13
Stile's car breaks down and a group of punks offer to help.

Season 2 (1987)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
141"Teen Wolf's Curse"Rowby Goren19 September 1987 (1987-09-19)14
Grandma’s longtime foe Zazu casts a curse on the Howards that turns anybody they touch into werewolves.
152"It's No Picnic Being Teen Wolf"Gordon Kent26 September 1987 (1987-09-26)15
Scott has to watch over Grandpa for the weekend while Grandma is out of town, but it's the same weekend as the school picnic. Grandpa tags along with Scott and his friends, leaving Scott embarrassed in spite of Grandpa being able to keep up with the other teens. During a three legged race, Scott wolfs out and flees, leaving it up to Grandpa to find him.
163"Toot Toot Tut Tut and All That Rot"Linda Woolverton3 October 1987 (1987-10-03)16
The werewolf mascot costume is stolen by the uppity Upson High boys, right before the big game. Scott and Stiles must outsmart the snobbish Upson boys in order to retrieve the costume, or they'll have to find a new mascot entirely.
174"Down on the Farm"Rowby Goren10 October 1987 (1987-10-10)17
Scott and his family must quickly figure out how to calm down the animals on a farm in order to effectively perform the daily chores.
185"Diary of a Mad Werewolf"Linda Woolverton17 October 1987 (1987-10-17)18
The statue of the "Werewolf on Horseback" is stolen with the diary of Scott's great Uncle, one of the town founders, hidden in it.
196"Teen Wolf Come Home"Linda Woolverton24 October 1987 (1987-10-24)19
Scott bumps his head and can't remember who is or that he is a werewolf.
207"Scott and the Howlers"Rowby Goren31 October 1987 (1987-10-31)20
After Scott and his rock band perform a song on a televised talent show, Scott is discovered by a record label that wants to sign him. However, after realizing that the record label wants him to leave his friends behind, he must weigh the value of fame versus friends.
218"Howlin' Cousins"Linda Woolverton7 November 1987 (1987-11-07)21
Scott visits his cousin, Todd, but the two have nothing in common. As Scott tries to help Todd come out of his shell, he realizes that he and his cousin are much more alike than he initially thought. NOTE: Todd Howard was a character in the live action movie Teen Wolf Too which had starred Jason Bateman. It is unknown if Todd was supposed to be added for a potential third season of this cartoon.

Home media

Video releases

United Kingdom

Release name
Release date
Classifaction
Publisher
Format
LanguageSubtitlesNotes
REF
The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf - Part OneUnknownUEntertainment in VideoPALEnglishNone [4]
The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf - Part TwoUnknownUEntertainment in VideoPALEnglishNone
The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf - Part ThreeUnknownUEntertainment in VideoPALEnglishNone
Teen Wolf – Teen Wolf's Curse/ Howlin' CousinsUnknownPGVideo GemsPALEnglishNone [5]

United States

Release name
Release date
Classifaction
Publisher
Format
LanguageSubtitlesNotes
REF
Teen Wolf: All American Werewolf1 January 1998UnknownAvid Home EntrainmentNTSCEnglishNonecontaining two episodes [6]
Teen Wolf: Wolf of My Dreams14 September 1993UnknownFamily Home EntrainmentNTSCEnglishNonecontaining four episodes [7]

DVD releases

In 2017, Shout! Factory was set to release the entire Teen Wolf animated series on DVD-Video in Region 1 for the very first time in September of that year. [8] However, on 29 June 2017 Shout! Factory announced via Twitter that the release was delayed pending the resolution of a previously unforeseen legal issue. [9]

TitleEpisodesRegion 1Region 2Region 4Notes
Teen Wolf: The Complete Animated Series1–21Delayed Indefinitely18 April 2008 [10] Three disc box set

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