"Teen Wolf" (1986) TV series 1986-1988

Director:

Gordon Kent

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Saturday morning cartoon based on the movie.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Film | Cartoon Wolf | High School | Werewolf | Surrealism

Cast

Townsend Coleman	...	Scott Howard (Teen Wolf) (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
James Hampton	...	Harold Howard (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
Don Most	...	Stiles (21 episodes, 1986-1989)
Jeannie Elias	...	Boof (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
June Foray	...	Grandma (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
Stacy Keach Sr.	...	Grandpa (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
Craig Sheffer	...	Mick (21 episodes, 1986-1988)
Will Ryan	...	Chubs (13 episodes, 1986-1987)

Also Known As:

The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf (UK) (video box title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Portugal:M/6

Company:

Southern Star Productions

Trivia:

In mid-November 1986, there was a cartoon voice actors' strike that halted production of all animated shows (the strike was resolved around March 1987). As a result, only 8 original episodes of "Teen Wolf" (instead of the usual 13 shows made for a season of an animated series) were produced for its second and final season, which aired on CBS from September 1987 until August 1988 (a total of 21 shows were made in the series). All episodes from both seasons were rerun on CBS from October 1988 until September 1989.

Movie Connections:

Version of Teen Wolf (1985)

A great cartoon classic I loved as a child!

It is one of the best cartoons based on a movie, right next to The Real Ghostbusters! I really wish I could find copies of this somewhere. Or better yet, the series should be released to DVD! Here is summary and recount of the series and characters. Okay a young teenager named Scott, lives in a town obsessed with werewolves called Wolverton. The have everything with wolf and werewolf in the name. Little do the town's people realize, that Scott and his family ARE real life werewolves.

That's because they have keep the family secret under wraps, or be persecuted like witches, or worse; become lab experiments. However, that doesn't stop them from wolfing out during the full moon, or when they get angry sometimes.Both Scott's girlfriend and his scheming best friend are the only ones who know about their secret. The grandparents tend to let their wolfish forms hang out all the time in the house, with or without the moon's help.

The grandfather always tries to chase the neighbor lady's cats next door, and she is always trying to snoop and spy on them. She suspects something strange is going, and thinks one day she'll expose the truth. Lupey, the younger sister in the family is always wanting to become a werewolf, but she is just a child; and she has to wait until she is in her mid-teens. She makes up for it by wearing a werewolf costume and plastic fangs, and running around howling.

Though many fans of the original movie might disagree, I think this is a vast improvement on the movie of the same name, with the addition of these characters. The show also has the crappy high school bully and his stupid girlfriend, who are always trying to make Scott look bad. Together, the whole family and friends have exciting adventures, with comedy in tow. I recommend showing this to your kids, over some of the garbage on CN and Nick Toons are currently showing. 10/10 stars!