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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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The 10th Anniversary SpecialSeptember 17, 1990—Fred falls asleep in the lab and dreams that his family is starring in a sitcom celebrating its 10th anniversary. Plans for an anniversary
- S01E02FlystruckSeptember 24, 1990—Fred is experimenting with a giant chicken to try to get Harry back to normal size. Meanwhile Idella is jealous because Harry is spending a
- S01E03Trapped Like RatsOctober 1, 1990—Tina 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
- S01E04Love Thy NeighbourOctober 8, 1990—The Pratts, the Edisons' yuppie neighbours, stay at the mansion when they get their house renovated and make themselves a pain in the behind
- S01E05Fred's A-Courtin'October 15, 1990—Fred is spending so much time with his guiney pig Fats that he neglects Casey. Casey finally gets over her inhibitions and tells Fred exact
- S01E06The Sandman ComethOctober 22, 1990—The 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
- S01E07Good On YaOctober 29, 1990—Fred 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
- S01E08Bring Me Harry OrcaNovember 5, 1990—A 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
- S01E09Dad's Bummed OutNovember 12, 1990—When Fred's experiment fails he gets very depressed and flashes back to his graduation when Casey gave him Success and Failure stamps. The
- S01E10Webs, The Really Tangled KindNovember 19, 1990—Ike 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
- S01E11National Security RiskNovember 26, 1990—Tina 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
- S01E12A Little Old Time JazzDecember 3, 1990—For 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
- S01E13Hawaii BluesDecember 17, 1990—The 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
- S01E14Good Cheer On YaDecember 24, 1990—The 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
- S01E15Brainiac MansionJanuary 29, 1991—The 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
- S01E16Little Big FlyFebruary 12, 1991—Idella 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
- S01E17Money DearestFebruary 19, 1991—Fred 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
- S01E18Turner: The BossFebruary 26, 1991—Ike 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.
- S01E19The Case of the Broken RecordMarch 5, 1991—For 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
- S01E20The Live ShowMarch 12, 1991—This 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
- S01E21Tina's Excellent AdventureMarch 19, 1991—Idella 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
- S01E22The CliffhangerMarch 26, 1991—Fred 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
Season02
- S02E01Luck Be a Lady This SeasonSeptember 4, 1991—Harry 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
- S02E02The New LookSeptember 11, 1991—Casey complains about how the living room looks, and wants to redecorate it. Fred doesn't want to, but eventually gives in and tells Casey
- S02E03Late Night HarrySeptember 18, 1991—Harry 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
- S02E04Turner: The Rebellious YearsSeptember 25, 1991—Turner 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
- S02E05Man and MachineOctober 2, 1991—Fred invents a computer called RD-12 that has true artificial intelligence. Fred and Tina feed him scientific data to improve his knowledge
- S02E06Driving Ms. IdellaOctober 9, 1991—Idella 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
- S02E07The Celebrity VisitorOctober 23, 1991—During 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
- S02E08Ugly Like MeOctober 16, 1991—Tina 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
- S02E09The Attack of Killer KeiferOctober 30, 1991—Fred finds a book in the lab called ""My Forbidden Experiments"". He decides to perform one of them, and creates an odd slime creature whic
- S02E10Lenny...One Amour TimeNovember 6, 1991—Lenny 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
- S02E11Lenny...One Amour Time (Part 2)November 13, 1991—Lenny 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
- S02E12A Hatful of BrainNovember 20, 1991—Fred develops a machine that increases human intelligence. Fred tries it on himself and likes the results. However, he steadily becomes mo
- S02E13Buried by the MobNovember 27, 1991—A 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
- S02E14Misery Loves CompanyFebruary 12, 1992—Casey'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
- S02E15Ike's Got It Bad...Real BadFebruary 19, 1992—Ike 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
- S02E16Down & Out in Cedar SpringsDecember 18, 1991—Fred'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
- S02E17Turnernator TooFebruary 26, 1992—Tina 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
- S02E18Baby HeatMarch 4, 1992—Casey 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
- S02E19Streetcar Named IdellaApril 1, 1992—Idella'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
- S02E20Turner's Imaginary FriendMarch 25, 1992—Fred performs an experiment from a book called ""My Forbidden Experiments"". At first nothing happens, so he leaves. Later on, the machine
- S02E21Idella's BreakdownMarch 18, 1992—Idella goes to a psychiatrist because she's been having problems with Harry. She starts telling her story, but stops because she doesn't wa
- S02E22Sophisticated LadyApril 8, 1992—In 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
Season03
- S03E01The Long Hot MansionSeptember 7, 1992—One day Turner is mysteriously returned to his small self. Everyone assumes that the effect has worn off, and Harry should return to his no
- S03E02Raging LennySeptember 14, 1992—Lenny 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
- S03E03College DaysSeptember 21, 1992—Casey is upset because another magazine rejected her short story. Meanwhile, her friend Roxanne from college plans to make a visit. Casey f
- S03E04The Prince's BroadSeptember 28, 1992—Fred 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
- S03E05Ike's Black EyeOctober 5, 1992—Ike 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
- S03E06Science Is Only Skin DeepOctober 19, 1992—Fred 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
- S03E07Ike's New BuddyOctober 26, 1992—Casey 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
- S03E08As the Worm TurnsNovember 2, 1992—Allasyn wants the Edison Corporation to approve a composter that one of her clients developed. Casey is fed up with the Pratts, and says no
- S03E09Cape ScaryNovember 9, 1992—The 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
- S03E10Wrestling With The TruthNovember 16, 1992—Fred 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
- S03E11The Science FairNovember 23, 1992—Ike 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
- S03E12Love: Turner StyleNovember 30, 1992—Casey 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
- S03E13Atoms Gone WildJanuary 25, 1993—Fred 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
- S03E14Walter Under the BridgeFebruary 1, 1993—Tina'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
- S03E15Tina and the TeardropsFebruary 8, 1993—Tina 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
- S03E16Ike For PresidentFebruary 15, 1993—Ike wants to get Cherie's attention, so he decides to run for president of the student council. Keifer becomes his campaign manager, and st
- S03E17Freddie Had a Little LambFebruary 22, 1993—Fred 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.
- S03E18Idella's New CareerMarch 7, 1993—Idella 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
- S03E19Love LettersMarch 14, 1993—Turner finds Fred's love letters to Casey, and accidentally drops one on the Pratts' driveway. Allasyn shows the letter to Fred and he real
- S03E20It Ain't Over 'Til Uncle Joe SingsMarch 21, 1993—Fred'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
- S03E21Uncle Harry Ain't Feeling So GoodMarch 28, 1993—Harry 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
- S03E22The Way We WasApril 4, 1993—Sometime 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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