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Maniac Mansion

TV·1990–1993·3 seasons, 66 episodes·YTV·Comedy·30m·Created by Eugene Levy, John Hemphill, Paul Flaherty

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Maniac Mansion was a Canadian sitcom created by Eugene Levy, which aired concurrently on YTV in Canada and The Family Channel in the United States for three seasons from September 17, 1990 to April 4, 1993. The series is very loosely based on the popular 1987 LucasArts video game of the same name. While LucasFilm served as co-producers on the series, the show thematically shares little in common with its source material. The series followed the adventures of the Edison family, who lived in a large mansion in an upper-class suburban neighborhood. Fred, the father of the family, was an eccentric scientist, and many of the plots revolved around his wacky experiments. One of these experiments caused his toddler son, Turner, to transform into a large adult man and his brother-in-law, Harry, to be turned into a fly with a human head! They both remained this way for the entire run of the series.

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Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1990–91AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The 10th Anniversary SpecialSeptember 17, 1990Fred falls asleep in the lab and dreams that his family is starring in a sitcom celebrating its 10th anniversary. Plans for an anniversary
  2. S01E02FlystruckSeptember 24, 1990Fred is experimenting with a giant chicken to try to get Harry back to normal size. Meanwhile Idella is jealous because Harry is spending a
  3. S01E03Trapped Like RatsOctober 1, 1990Tina has a big date and wants to borrow Ike's leather jacket. He refuses but she persists. They're arguing in the andromeda chamber when T
  4. S01E04Love Thy NeighbourOctober 8, 1990The Pratts, the Edisons' yuppie neighbours, stay at the mansion when they get their house renovated and make themselves a pain in the behind
  5. S01E05Fred's A-Courtin'October 15, 1990Fred is spending so much time with his guiney pig Fats that he neglects Casey. Casey finally gets over her inhibitions and tells Fred exact
  6. S01E06The Sandman ComethOctober 22, 1990The show starts with Tina politely telling her date that she doesn't really like him. Turner's tooth is loose, and Fred is out buying popco
  7. S01E07Good On YaOctober 29, 1990Fred is playing around in the living room when Lenny Orca, Harry's long-lost boxing twin brother from Canada, comes to the door. Lenny tell
  8. S01E08Bring Me Harry OrcaNovember 5, 1990A gangster boss just got out of prison so he sends his two stoolies to look for the guy who ratted on him, Harry Orca. Turner lets them int
  9. S01E09Dad's Bummed OutNovember 12, 1990When Fred's experiment fails he gets very depressed and flashes back to his graduation when Casey gave him Success and Failure stamps. The
  10. S01E10Webs, The Really Tangled KindNovember 19, 1990Ike wants to see a scary movie that his family won't let him see, so he goes with Turner. Turner is scared out of his mind. During the nig
  11. S01E11National Security RiskNovember 26, 1990Tina wins an essay contest and the vice-president plans to visit the mansion to celebrate. The guy that Tina invites to dinner is an enviro
  12. S01E12A Little Old Time JazzDecember 3, 1990For Fred and Casey's 16th anniversary, Fred goes to the mall and gets her two tickets to see her old band-mate Jaz Pope. The family watches
  13. S01E13Hawaii BluesDecember 17, 1990The family is making plans for a trip to Hawaii, but Ike is told by his teacher that if his next essay isn't good enough, he will fail Socia
  14. S01E14Good Cheer On YaDecember 24, 1990The family is worried whether Uncle Lenny will make it to the mansion for Christmas because of a big storm that's predicted. Kiefer tells T
  15. S01E15Brainiac MansionJanuary 29, 1991The parents of Dexter, a guy in Tina's class, convince him that he must defeat her academically, so he comes over and plants a virus in her
  16. S01E16Little Big FlyFebruary 12, 1991Idella tells Harry that she misses their old relationship. He is distressed and asks Fred to turn him into a giant fly to save his marriage
  17. S01E17Money DearestFebruary 19, 1991Fred goes to the a meeting of the L.L. Edison Corporation, the company that his grandfather founded which he has to go to once a year to sig
  18. S01E18Turner: The BossFebruary 26, 1991Ike is being mean to Turner and Casey yells at him when he puts his man in the toaster so he goes up to his room to play with his dollhouse.
  19. S01E19The Case of the Broken RecordMarch 5, 1991For Tina's '60s dance Fred is going to teach her the twist, but the record is broken in two. Fred and Casey automatically blame the kids, a
  20. S01E20The Live ShowMarch 12, 1991This episode is done live, in front of an audience in Toronto. Fred's too sick to go to the zoo but the family doesn't seem to mind. He ge
  21. S01E21Tina's Excellent AdventureMarch 19, 1991Idella is telling Tina about the romance in Europe because of Tina's class trip that she's going to take. Tina is in the closet and overhea
  22. S01E22The CliffhangerMarch 26, 1991Fred and Tina finally discover a way to get Harry and Turner back to normal. Turner doesn't really want to be small, Casey doesn't really

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes1991–92AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Luck Be a Lady This SeasonSeptember 4, 1991Harry is stuck inside the mansion in a parody of Home Alone. Most of this episode is Fred explaining what Maniac Mansion is about. He tell
  2. S02E02The New LookSeptember 11, 1991Casey complains about how the living room looks, and wants to redecorate it. Fred doesn't want to, but eventually gives in and tells Casey
  3. S02E03Late Night HarrySeptember 18, 1991Harry watches a talk show that Idella hates. She tells him that he has as much talent in him as all of their guests put together. This ins
  4. S02E04Turner: The Rebellious YearsSeptember 25, 1991Turner has been exceptionally bad lately, and after breaking a cookie jar Casey sends him to his room. Ike tells him that he should fake ru
  5. S02E05Man and MachineOctober 2, 1991Fred invents a computer called RD-12 that has true artificial intelligence. Fred and Tina feed him scientific data to improve his knowledge
  6. S02E06Driving Ms. IdellaOctober 9, 1991Idella and Casey have been bothering each other a lot lately. Fred tells Casey and Harry tells Idella to rise above it and not to fight. La
  7. S02E07The Celebrity VisitorOctober 23, 1991During dinner, a cab gets into an accident outside of the house. It turns out that Jose Ferrer was in the cab and has hurt his ankle. So t
  8. S02E08Ugly Like MeOctober 16, 1991Tina and her friend Val go out to see a movie. During the show, Val acts mad at Tina. Val feels that her boyfriend is falling all over Tin
  9. S02E09The Attack of Killer KeiferOctober 30, 1991Fred finds a book in the lab called ""My Forbidden Experiments"". He decides to perform one of them, and creates an odd slime creature whic
  10. S02E10Lenny...One Amour TimeNovember 6, 1991Lenny met a girl in France and they are planning to get married. She comes to meet the family, and things go well. Later, Lenny tells Teri
  11. S02E11Lenny...One Amour Time (Part 2)November 13, 1991Lenny is in a coma at the local hospital. The doctor tells the family that there's nothing he can do except wait until Lenny decides to com
  12. S02E12A Hatful of BrainNovember 20, 1991Fred develops a machine that increases human intelligence. Fred tries it on himself and likes the results. However, he steadily becomes mo
  13. S02E13Buried by the MobNovember 27, 1991A new neighbor moves in, and visits the Edisons. He's part of the witness relocation program because he ratted on a mob family. He thinks
  14. S02E14Misery Loves CompanyFebruary 12, 1992Casey's parents are having a party for their 50th wedding anniversary. Everyone's going except for Fred, who sprained his toe and is stuck i
  15. S02E15Ike's Got It Bad...Real BadFebruary 19, 1992Ike likes a girl in school, so he asks her to the dance. She agreees, and everything seems to be going fine. However, at the dance Cherie
  16. S02E16Down & Out in Cedar SpringsDecember 18, 1991Fred's friend Eddie from high school shows up at the mansion. He's an actor who has had problems with drinking in his past. After getting
  17. S02E17Turnernator TooFebruary 26, 1992Tina asks Fred if she can go on a ski trip, and he says yes. However, she'll have to watch Turner and Ike when everyone else goes on vacati
  18. S02E18Baby HeatMarch 4, 1992Casey gets a call from Allasyn asking if she'll watch her sister's baby. Casey agrees, but wishes she didn't because the baby is colicy. Tur
  19. S02E19Streetcar Named IdellaApril 1, 1992Idella's Aunt Hildie announces that she's coming to visit, but Idella doesn't want her to. When the rest of the family asks why, she flashe
  20. S02E20Turner's Imaginary FriendMarch 25, 1992Fred performs an experiment from a book called ""My Forbidden Experiments"". At first nothing happens, so he leaves. Later on, the machine
  21. S02E21Idella's BreakdownMarch 18, 1992Idella goes to a psychiatrist because she's been having problems with Harry. She starts telling her story, but stops because she doesn't wa
  22. S02E22Sophisticated LadyApril 8, 1992In the future, Tina is talking to her daughter about her new group of friends. Tina is concerned that she is dropping her old friends for t

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0322Episodes1992–93AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The Long Hot MansionSeptember 7, 1992One day Turner is mysteriously returned to his small self. Everyone assumes that the effect has worn off, and Harry should return to his no
  2. S03E02Raging LennySeptember 14, 1992Lenny comes to visit, and is really depressed. He feels he must prove his love to Terri, and decides to return to boxing. So he loses weig
  3. S03E03College DaysSeptember 21, 1992Casey is upset because another magazine rejected her short story. Meanwhile, her friend Roxanne from college plans to make a visit. Casey f
  4. S03E04The Prince's BroadSeptember 28, 1992Fred is sick in bed, and his father comes to visit. He wants to read Fred a book that his father was supposed to read him as a child. In t
  5. S03E05Ike's Black EyeOctober 5, 1992Ike got into a fight at school with a kid who was smaller than him. Ike didn't fight back because he would be called a bully for beating up
  6. S03E06Science Is Only Skin DeepOctober 19, 1992Fred needs an assistant because he's been working too hard lately. He hires a woman named Julie, and they get along very well. Casey feels
  7. S03E07Ike's New BuddyOctober 26, 1992Casey is head of the student exchange program, and a kid from Central Tech will spend time with the Edisons. After he arrives and meets the
  8. S03E08As the Worm TurnsNovember 2, 1992Allasyn wants the Edison Corporation to approve a composter that one of her clients developed. Casey is fed up with the Pratts, and says no
  9. S03E09Cape ScaryNovember 9, 1992The family is packing for a trip to Cape Scary, and go out to eat after they're done. A man in the restaurant who looks just like Fred pays
  10. S03E10Wrestling With The TruthNovember 16, 1992Fred gets Turner tickets to go see a wrestling match with his favourite wrestler, The Atomizer. Ike then tells Turner it's all fake, but Fr
  11. S03E11The Science FairNovember 23, 1992Ike is preparing for the science fair and asks Fred for help. Casey and Fred agree that Ike should do it on his own. Then the Pratts want
  12. S03E12Love: Turner StyleNovember 30, 1992Casey and Fred let Turner go to the park by himself now that he's old enough. He meets a girl there and thinks he's fallen in love. The gi
  13. S03E13Atoms Gone WildJanuary 25, 1993Fred dreams that he's starring in a 50's science-fiction movie in which he is a brilliant scientist, Casey is bed-ridden and blind, Ike is a
  14. S03E14Walter Under the BridgeFebruary 1, 1993Tina's new boyfriend James comes over to meet the family. During dinner they find out that his father once dated Casey in high school. Whe
  15. S03E15Tina and the TeardropsFebruary 8, 1993Tina forms a band and enters a contest. While rehearsing, she finds out that Lorrie isn't dancing right because she's shy. Tina thinks abo
  16. S03E16Ike For PresidentFebruary 15, 1993Ike wants to get Cherie's attention, so he decides to run for president of the student council. Keifer becomes his campaign manager, and st
  17. S03E17Freddie Had a Little LambFebruary 22, 1993Fred puts a glass door on the andromeda chamber. The glass isn't thick enough, so the effect of an experiment went through and into Fred.
  18. S03E18Idella's New CareerMarch 7, 1993Idella feels that she isn't doing enough with her life and decides to look for a job. She was rejected from many jobs until finally a pizza
  19. S03E19Love LettersMarch 14, 1993Turner finds Fred's love letters to Casey, and accidentally drops one on the Pratts' driveway. Allasyn shows the letter to Fred and he real
  20. S03E20It Ain't Over 'Til Uncle Joe SingsMarch 21, 1993Fred's Uncle Joe comes to stay with the family for awhile. His wife just died recently and he isn't in the best of health either. One nigh
  21. S03E21Uncle Harry Ain't Feeling So GoodMarch 28, 1993Harry is bedridden with indigestion, and ponders his life. He feels that his life is meaningless and that he's a burden to the rest of the
  22. S03E22The Way We WasApril 4, 1993Sometime in the future, Turner ends up as an owner of a television station. He wants to create a show about a family exactly like the one h

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