# Goosebumps on Cartoon Network **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736 "2008-10-06T20:03:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/1 "2008-10-06T20:03:35Z")
I know, I know, this is a cheesy and ridiculously bad show. Ludicrously bad. Horrid. But it has major nostalgia factor for me. They’re showing it every weeknight this month, I believe, at eight and eight thirty on Cartoon Network. (Yeah, they stopped exclusively showing cartoons a long time ago.) Don’t shoot the messenger! ---
**Author:** ![BrandonR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/2 "2008-10-06T20:17:33Z")
I think they did this last year too becuase I remember watching a few and comparing them to when I saw them much younger… They were ridiculously cheesy and bad acting galore. Still, the crappy theme song is catchy enough to warrant me catching a few episodes. Thanks for the heads up! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/3 "2008-10-06T20:18:04Z")
_Goosebumps_ was introduced to the CN lineup last year around Halloweentime, I think. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the show, but I believe the popularity of the reruns has actually created a Goosebumps renaissance- the books are selling again (and Stine’s writing new ones), and a feature film is in development. And if you like the cheesiness and improbablility of the show, you’ll love [Blogger Beware](http://www.bloggerbeware.com), a hilarious blog devoted to reviewing each of the original books. See how many scientist parents and werewolves you can count! (Surprisingly, there’s a lot of scientist parents and werewolves. Always with the werewolves.) ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/4 "2008-10-06T20:24:50Z")
Eh, Goosebumps was good for what it was: a darn-near-zero budget horror-ish show. It wasn’t as good as _Eerie, Indiana_. I’m fom Indiana. I loved _Eerie, Indiana_. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/5 "2008-10-06T21:19:34Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > And if you like the cheesiness and improbablility of the show, you’ll love [Blogger Beware](http://www.bloggerbeware.com), a hilarious blog devoted to reviewing each of the original books. See how many scientist parents and werewolves you can count! (Surprisingly, there’s a lot of scientist parents and werewolves. Always with the werewolves.) Ooh yeah, I’m actually addicted to that blog. It’s great. There’s also [fearstreet1.blogspot.com](http://fearstreet1.blogspot.com) for write ups of R. L. Stine’s Fear Street series, but me, I’m partial to the Goosebumps one. I also liked Eerie, Indiana (or what I can remember of it), as well as Are You Afraid of the Dark. Goosebumps was just so wonderfully bad, though. Any news on the feature film? I heard something about it a while back but nothing lately. ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/6 "2008-10-07T04:52:34Z")
I used to love the Goosebumps books. I still have almost all of mine, but I’m going to let my 7-year old cousin borrow them because he’s started getting interested in those types of books. The TV show was laughably horrible, though. Maybe it’s because I only started watching it when I was a bit more grown-up. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/7 "2008-10-14T03:27:10Z")
No, I started watching when I was younger (I’d have been around 11 when the show first aired) and I knew how awful it was. Actually, by the time I was that age, I knew the book endings were pretty cheap as well. Still can’t help enjoying it, though. Something about seeing the book covers or hearing the theme song definitely makes me nostalgic. ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/8 "2008-10-15T00:49:05Z")
It’s playing in my house right now. The nine year old sits entranced, then tells me his bad dreams have nothing to do with this dreck. The one I won’t let them watch has a “Chuckie” doll which is just too creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/9 "2008-10-16T03:29:20Z")
> [@parsnip](#): > > It’s playing in my house right now. The nine year old sits entranced, then tells me his bad dreams have nothing to do with this dreck. The one I won’t let them watch has a “Chuckie” doll which is just too creepy. Oh, you mean Slappy. I checked online and Bride of the Living Dummy is on this Tues at 8:30. So I’d avoid that one if you don’t like creepy doll things. And tomorrow is the Night of the Living Dummy III, another Slappy episode. (Yes, I really should not know these things.) ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goosebumps-on-cartoon-network/466736/10 "2008-10-16T22:30:40Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Oh, you mean Slappy. I checked online and Bride of the Living Dummy is on this Tues at 8:30. So I’d avoid that one if you don’t like creepy doll things. And tomorrow is the Night of the Living Dummy III, another Slappy episode. (Yes, I really should not know these things.) Impressive knowledge–thanks for the warning-I will keep him away.😛