Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestWhen Max is sued for $1 million by a habitual 'staged crash' perpetrator, it's up to Reggie and Frankentyke to try to save the day.
Human teacher Max Schneider has unwittingly taken a job at Gravedale High, a school for monsters, near the city of Midtown. Schneider, the only human in the school, presides over a group of ghoulish teenagers that are latest-generation versions of classic movie monsters. Most of Schneider's students are either disruptive, uninterested, and/or unduly self-preoccupied in school, and the class is generally considered disreputable if not uncontrollable (not unlike "the Sweathogs" in Welcome Back, Kotter), the implication being Schneider was hired to teach the class because no monster teacher would take the job.
Production
Kirschner's creature designs are genuinely charming.
Writing
Surprisingly sharp jokes about teen monster movie tropes.
Creator
David Kirschner
Rick Moranis
Max Schneider (voice)
Jackie Earle Haley
Gill Waterman (voice)
Frank Welker
Frankentyke / J.P. Ghastly III (voice)
Ricki Lake
Cleofatra (voice)
Kimmy Robertson
Duzer (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Sid / Chef Sal Monella (voice)
Barry Gordon
Reggie Moonshroud (voice)
Roger Rose
Vinnie Stoker (voice)
Shari Belafonte
Blanche (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by David Kirschner, who also designed Child's Play's Chucky—explains why the monster designs slap despite the softness.
Ricki Lake's Cleofatra predates her Hairspray success; she was already serving mummy queen energy.
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