Sitcom about an amiable mad scientist who moves his family into a home inhabited by a sentient meteor.
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Title: Maniac Mansion (1990–1993)
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| Joe Flaherty | ... | Dr. Fred Edison 65 episodes, 1990-1993 | |
| Deborah Theaker | ... | Casey Edison 65 episodes, 1990-1993 | |
| Kathleen Robertson | ... | Tina Edison 65 episodes, 1990-1993 | |
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Avi Phillips | ... | Ike Edison 65 episodes, 1990-1993 |
| George Buza | ... | Turner Edison 65 episodes, 1990-1993 | |
| Mary Charlotte Wilcox | ... | Idella Muckle Orca 65 episodes, 1990-1993 | |
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John Hemphill | ... | Harry the Fly 65 episodes, 1990-1993 |
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Justin Scorsayze inherits a mansion after the mysterious death of his long lost great great great great grandpa. He later finds out from his butler that his mansion is haunted by dinosaurs... ghost dinosaurs. Will he be able to tame them? Will he catch em all? Or will he die trying.
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 September 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Une maison de fous See more »Filming Locations:
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(66 episodes)Sound Mix:
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1.33 : 1
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Based on a popular "point and click adventure" computer game with the same name although, besides the character Fred Edison, the game and the TV series doesn't have any connection between them. They don't even share the same plot or storyline. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Man, you have to go through a lot if you've never posted comments here before. Anyway, Maniac Mansion was a charming, original and funny show that aired on the Family Channel in the early 1990's. I haven't watched it since then, so some of the details are lost on me, but it was mainly about a family headed by a kooky inventor/scientist (Joe Flaherty) who had a lab in the basement of his home (which looked a lot like Wright's Ennis-Brown house). One day, his son was accidentally transformed into a full-grown man with the mind of a toddler, but the family carries on like it's "just one of those things." And that's just the beginning. Uncle Harry has been transformed into a fly (only his head stayed the same), there's an errant meteor on the property, and almost every episode contains a dreamy fantasy sequence. The acting is over the top--basically, it's wacky, wacky fun. If this series were on DVD, I wouldn't hesitate to own it.