The Tale of the Super Specs 

Weeds, a prankster, buys his girlfriend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of his April's Fool Day collection. Once she puts on the glasses, strange figures appear and can't be explained.

Director:

Ron Oliver

Writers:

Chloe Brown, D.J. MacHale (original creator)

Stars:

Eugene Byrd, Graidhne Lelieveld-Amiro, Richard M Dumont

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Eugene Byrd	...	Weeds
Graidhne Lelieveld-Amiro	...	Marybeth
Richard M Dumont	...	Sardo (as Richard Dumont)
Rachelle Glait	...	Dark Lady / Phantom
Carole-Anne Gascon	...	Patty
Annette Bouzi	...	Katherine
Errol Tennenbaum	...	Mark
Paul-Emile Frappier	...	Weeds Alter Ego (as Paul Frappier)
Tarah Anick	...	Marybeth Alter Ego
Jason Alisharan	...	Frank
Rachel Blanchard	...	Kristen
Ross Hull	...	Gary
Nathaniel Moreau	...	David
Raine Pare-Coull	...	Betty Ann
Jodie Resther	...	Kiki

Storyline

Weeds, a prankster, buys his girlfriend Marybeth a pair of super spec glasses as part of his April's Fool Day collection. Once she puts on the glasses, strange figures appear and can't be explained.

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Plot Keywords:

middle school | april fool's day | cookie jar | alter ego | prop | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode marks the first appearance of Sardo. His next appearance would be in the episode "The Tale of the Dark Dragon".

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Goofs

When Marybeth is in the kitchen, she lifts the lid of the cookie jar with her right hand and reaches in with her left hand to get a cookie. But in the next shot, she puts the cookie in her mouth with her right hand, then uses both hands to retrieve items from her bag. In the next shot, the lid is on the cookie jar.

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Quotes

Sardo: [his first lines] Come, come - playtime's over. Buy now, or...
[waves]
Sardo: 'bye now!

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Crazy Credits

Nickelodeon Stripe logo (rare) after end credits

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Connections

References They Live (1988)

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Soundtracks

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Theme
By Jeffrey Zahn
Arranged and produced by Ray Fabi

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1992 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Windsor Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

YTV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (52 episodes)

Color:

Color