The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors (3 Oct. 1992)

Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and only are active at night.

Director:

Jacques Payette

Writer:

Chloe Brown

Stars:

Suzanna Schebib, Noah Godfrey, Carl Alacchi

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Suzanna Schebib	...	Emma Toll
Noah Godfrey	...	Dayday Toll (as Noah A. Godfrey)
Carl Alacchi	...	Mr. Braun
Françoise Robertson	...	Mrs. Braun
Johnny Morina	...	Lex Braun
Mark Camacho	...	Delivery Workman
Harriet Dove	...	Mrs. Toll
Johni Keyworth	...	Mr. Mitchell
Jason Alisharan	...	Frank
Rachel Blanchard	...	Kristen
Ross Hull	...	Gary
Nathaniel Moreau	...	David
Raine Pare-Coull	...	Betty Ann
Jodie Resther	...	Kiki
Jacob Tierney	...	Eric

Storyline

Some new neighbors move into a neighborhood. They are originally from Eastern Europe, wear black, collect blood, and only are active at night.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | neighbor | map | basement | mailman | 

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Genres:

Family | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1992 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Windsor Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

YTV

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of twenty-one episodes where the Midnight Society didn't leave and douse the fire with the water-bucket (they used the cider they'd been drinking).

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Goofs

Though vampires, the Braun family appear in the mirror, both when entering and leaving the Toll residence.

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Quotes

Eric: [to Bet] You always tell the same kind of story. It's kind of gross, but everyone always lives happily ever after. *Boring*.
Frank: So what's your problem? You're kind of gross and boring too.
Kiki: [Eric makes a yak-yak-yak noise at him, she laughs] Goof!
Betty Ann: Things *are* scarier at night. Especially in *my* story. You can be scared during the day, but don't bother, because the real terror never begins until night falls. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society - except for Eric...

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Snick (2009)

User Reviews

New neighbours seem strange, and perhaps a bit bloodthirsty.

Full of clichés and silly moments, this episode (entitled "The Tale Of The Nightly Neighbors" was still one that I found very enjoyable.

Suzanna Schebib plays young Emma Toll, who ends up getting more than a little bit suspicious of the new neighbours (I'm British so I will use the British spelling when not quoting the title directly, deal with it). Along with her little brother (Noah Godfrey), she sets out to confirm her suspicions, all the while making sure that none of the neighbours are invited into her home.

The Braun family (mother and father played, respectively, by Francoise Robertson and Carl Alacchi and their son is played by Johnny Morina) hail from Transylvania, wear black clothes, have large objects delivered to their house and are never seen out and about during the day. Did I mention the fact that a number of people in the area start feeling unwell and have plasters on their necks? Yes, it's time for an easy game of spot the vampire cliché. But, in the context of a show like this, I think that adds to the fun. And there's always the chance of a twist ending.

Written by Chloe Brown and directed by Jacques Payette, this episode may suffer from some bad acting (especially from those playing the Brauns) and individual moments that don't have a decent pay-off, or any real reason for being included in the story, but it's over the top fun that deliberately plays up all of the vampiric elements to try and lead viewers on a merry dance. The Brauns are so obviously vampires that they can't possibly be vampires. Right?