Gravedale High (also known as Rick Moranis in Gravedale High) is an animated series that aired on NBC between September 8th and December 1st of 1990.
Plot[]
The show revolves around the misadventures of human teacher Max Schneider who 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 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.
The actual "town" of Gravedale is occasionally seen and consists primarily of various cemeteries including the Eastside Cemetery and the Midtown Mausoleum. It can thus arguably be considered a "suburb" of Midtown, although few humans seem to know of its existence. In addition to the students' homes, it is known to include a doctor's office (which is run by a medical version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as seen in "Fear of Flying") and a literal body shop where people can purchase parts to assemble monsters. The existence of a charitable organization known as the United Monster Fund (dedicated to helping schools like Gravedale High "around the world") indicates Gravedale is part of an entire monster subculture.
Cast[]
- Maxwell Schneider - voiced by Rick Moranis
- Vinnie Stoker - voiced by Roger Rose
- Frankentyke - voiced by Frank Welker
- Reggie Moonshroud - voiced by Barry Gordon
- J.P. Ghastly III - voiced by Frank Welker impersonating Peter Lorre
- Gill Waterman - voiced by Jackie Earle Haley
- Cleofatra - voiced by Ricki Lake
- Sid - voiced by Maurice LaMarche
- Blanche - voiced by Shari Belafonte
- Duzer - voiced by Kimmy Robertson
- Elephant Boy - voiced by Frank Welker
- Rover - voiced by Frank Welker
- Seymour - voiced by Barry Gordon
- Headmistress Crone - voiced by Georgia Brown
- Clawford - vocal effects provided by Frank Welker
- Boneyard - voiced by Brock Peters
- Coach Cadaver - voiced by Jonathan Winters
- Miss Dirge - voiced by Eileen Brennan
- Chef Sal Monella - voiced by Maurice LaMarche
- Mr. Tutner - voiced by Tim Curry
- Miss Webner - voiced by Sandra Gould
Episodes[]
- Long Day's Gurney Into Night
- Do the Rad Thing
- Cleo's Pen Pal
- Monster Gumbo
- The Dress-Up Mess-Up
- The Grave Intruder
- Fear of Flying
- He Ain't Scary, He's My Brother
- Frankenjockey
- Save Our School
- Night of the Living Dad
- Goodbye Gravedale
- Monster on Trial