Ghost Beach (TV episode)

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"Ghost Beach" is the ninth episode of season two of the Goosebumps TV series, and the twenty-eighth episode overall. It premiered on October 19, 1996, on Fox during the Fox Kids block.

Cast[]

Sheldon Smith as Jerry Sadler
Jessica Hogeveen as Terri Sadler
Bill Turnbull as Sam Sadler
Anna Majewski as Louisa Sadler
Jack Jessop as Brad Sadler
Dorothy Gordon as Agatha Sadler
Hardee T. Lineham as Harrison Sadler

Differences from the book[]

Nat is completely omitted from the television episode.
In the book, it was Agatha that told the story of the Sadlers to Jerry and Terri after they discovered the tombstones for Sam, Louisa and Nat. In the episode, Harrison tells the story and it is before they discovered the tombstones for Sam and Louisa.
In the book, Jerry and Terri found the dog skeleton in the forest. In the episode, they find it on the beach.
The ending is slightly extended to imply that Brad and Agatha will eat Harrison's dog.
The opening dream sequence is removed.
The episode mentions Harrison earlier on, as they find a gravestone with his name and Sam & Louisa tell them that Harrison Sadler is the ghost haunting the cave, while in the book he was not introduced until they meet him.

Other media[]

Goosebumps Presents[]

No.	Cover	Release date	Pages
13		June 1997	59

Home media[]

"Ghost Beach" was released on DVD on September 13, 2011, as the first episode on Ghost Beach. It was included in a 3-Pack Thriller DVD on August 26, 2014.

Title	Release date	Media type
Ghost Beach	September 13, 2011	DVD
3-Pack Thriller	August 26, 2014	DVD

Trivia[]

This television episode was adapted into Goosebumps Presents Book #13.
The dog is still in the house barking as the episode ends.
This is one of the three episodes that internet personality JonTron reviewed for his 2013 Halloween special. The other two were "Don't Go to Sleep!" and "My Hairiest Adventure". All of which, however, were reviewed in a negative light.
This episode's director, Steve DiMarco, was also a director for the 1985 Twilight Zone series.
The Goosebumps Presents book adds in a line after the opening scare, where Louisa says, "I told you we shouldn't have done it, Sam".
- The first scene with Brad and Agatha appears to be during dinner, but the Presents book changes it to lunchtime.
- When they find the dog skeleton, Jerry first suggests it's a raccoon. The book changes this to deer.
- The scene where Jerry convinces Terry to go with him to the cave for the first time is extended, showing more of her concern and properly "showing" them leaving the house. While the episode cuts straight to the cave, the Presents book has more of their trek up there.
- In the episode, their meeting with Harrison Sadler has him approaching them first while in the Presents book, they walk in on his room he has set up. The book also adds in a chase scene, with Harrison capturing them before telling them that the kids they meet are the ghosts.
- Jack Jessop, who played the role of Brad Sadler in the episode, was in his mid to late 60's at the time, making him one of the oldest cast members overall. He later passed away at the age of 90.
- Dorothy Gordon, who played the role of Agatha Sadler in the episode, was in her early to mid 70's at the time, making her one of the oldest cast members overall as well. She later passed away at the age of 89.

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Goosebumps Promo - Ghost Beach

Goosebumps TV series
Season 1	The Haunted Mask • The Cuckoo Clock of Doom • The Girl Who Cried Monster • Welcome to Camp Nightmare • Phantom of the Auditorium • Piano Lessons Can Be Murder • Return of the Mummy • Night of the Living Dummy II • Stay Out of the Basement • My Hairiest Adventure • It Came from Beneath the Sink • Say Cheese and Die • A Night in Terror Tower • The Werewolf of Fever Swamp
Season 2	Be Careful What You Wish For... • Attack of the Mutant • Bad Hare Day • The Headless Ghost • Go Eat Worms • You Can't Scare Me • Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes • Ghost Beach • Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns • The Haunted Mask II • Let's Get Invisible • Scarecrow Walks at Midnight • Monster Blood • More Monster Blood • Vampire Breath • How to Kill a Monster • Calling All Creeps • Welcome to Dead House • Don't Wake Mummy • The Blob That Ate Everyone • Night of the Living Dummy III
Season 3	Shocker on Shock Street • My Best Friend Is Invisible • The House of No Return • Don't Go To Sleep • Click • An Old Story • The Barking Ghost • One Day at HorrorLand • The Haunted House Game • Perfect School • Werewolf Skin • Awesome Ants • Bride of the Living Dummy • Strained Peas • Say Cheese and Die... Again • Chillogy • Teacher's Pet
Season 4	How I Got My Shrunken Head • The Ghost Next Door • Cry of the Cat • Deep Trouble