"Beetlejuice" (1989) TV series 1989-1991

Creator:

Tim Burton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Comedy | Animation | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

Loosely based on the film of the same name, this show features Beetlejuice, a wild ghost from the "Neitherworld," and his mortal best friend...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Paranormal | Dimension | Dysfunctional Family | Parent Child Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Stephen Ouimette	...	Beetlejuice (94 episodes, 1989-1991)
Alyson Court	...	Lydia Deitz / ... (56 episodes, 1989-1991)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Geffen Film Company

Trivia:

The reoccurring character Prince Vince is the same one used for the title character Vincent (1982), an early Tim Burton short.

Quotes:

[Lydia has banished Beetlejuice back to the Neitherworld, but Claire has heard her... ]
Claire Brewster: Beetlejuice?
Beetlejuice: That's my name!
[Half of him appears in the real world, miniaturized]
Beetlejuice: Now, come on, give me two more!
Claire Brewster: What kind of a name is BEETLEJUICE?
Beetlejuice: Yeah!
[His body is now intact, but he's still six inches high... ]
Claire Brewster: I mean, really...
Beetlejuice: Hey!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in One Eight Seven (1997)

a charming and offbeat cartoon

When I was a Ph.D. candidate at Queen's University and I worked out on the weekends, I would often tune the t.v. to cartoons. And I never missed an episode of the cartoon "Beetlejuice." It was - and remains to me - a charming and quirky cartoon with a lively sense of invention and a decidedly offbeat sense of humour. Some people compare this cartoon negatively to the movie "Beetlejuice." I don't think this is fair. Michael Keaton gave a positively volcanic performance in that movie and I continue to find the movie a classic of humour. Indeed, I often wondered why there wasn't a sequel - probably just as well given Hollywood's record with such things, but I think there was more comic potential waiting to be tapped. Questions of synergy aside(the Americans have nothing on the Japanese in this department), the cartoon is not just a ripoff of the movie. It's its own eccentric, squirmy little beast. It really was a lot better than it needed to be, so to speak. As with the movie, there's some romantic 'tension' between Beetlejuice and the goth girl, but the cartoon subdues this somewhat for the kiddies. It's a helluva lot better than some current cartoons aimed at the 'Goth' mindset, I can tell ya. I really loved this cartoon and miss it on t.v. Greg Cameron, Surrey, B.C., Canada