"It Came from Beneath the Sink" is the fourteenth episode of season one of the Goosebumps TV series. It premiered on February 2, 1996, on Fox during the Fox Kids block.
Cast[]
- Katharine Isabelle as Kat Merton
- Tyrone Savage as Daniel Merton
- Ashley Brown as Carlo
- Amanda Tapping as Mrs. Merton
- Howard Hoover as Mr. Merton
- Pamela Redfern as Mrs. Vanderhoff
- Jack Newman as Janitor
Blurb[]
There's something creepy lurking beneath the kitchen sink . . . It may look and feel like a regular sponge, but it is no ordinary sponge—it's alive! When Kat discovers it in her new house, life becomes a "grueling” experience. Ever since the sponge turned up, Kat's luck seems to be going from bad to worse. If she can just get rid of this evil sponge for good, her life would return to normal . . . But this is one sponge that's hard to rub out.
Differences from the book[]
- In the book, the Grool is killed in the Merton Residence, in the episode, it was defeated in Katrina's school (as her science teacher kept the Grool so she can run some tests on it).
- In the book, Daniel tells Katrina that the Grool can only be killed with kindness. In the TV version, Daniel and Katrina figure it out when they notice the Grool reacting to the janitor's happy music playing on his Walkman and decide to make it shrink by showering it with compliments.
- In the book, Katrina solely kills the Grool through means of love. The Grool in the episode cannot be killed, so Katrina keeps the Grool in her room with music to keep it incapacitated.
- Killer is a German Shepherd in the episode, instead of a Cocker Spaniel.
- Some of the bad stuff the Grool causes is a little different in this episode compared to the book. For example, Daniel steps on broken glass in this episode and Katrina falls off of her bike, two things that didn't happen in the book.
- Mrs. Twitchell, Aunt Louise and the two neighborhood bullies who steal the Grool are omitted in this episode.
- The janitor isn't a character from the book, but rather in the TV episode.
Home media[]
| Title | Release date | Media type |
|---|---|---|
It Came from Beneath the Sink |
September 11, 2007
September 11, 2012 |
DVD |
Kids' Double Features  |
September 16, 2008 | DVD |
3-Pack Thriller  |
August 26, 2014 | DVD |
Trivia[]
- The episode was incorrectly titled It Came From Beneath the Kitchen Sink on Netflix.
- The show that Carlos and Daniel are watching on the television is the Goosebumps episode, "Welcome to Camp Nightmare".
- The music that is played through the Grool's headphones is the Goosebumps theme song.
- The theme tune for this episode and "Say Cheese and Die" are played in a higher key and have a different atmosphere to it than the regular theme.
- The episode references The X-Files, another show that was also airing on Fox. Showrunners Dan Angel and Billy Brown had previously worked on that show.
- According to the script, this was the second regular episode produced.
- Showrunner Dan Angel stated that this is one of his least favorite episodes, as he felt it was hard to make the Grool scary and he thought they didn't fully pull it off. [1]
- When Kat Merton is sitting outside her house waiting for killer to come back, a cover of the song "Lean on Me"by Bill Withers can be heard. It is symbolic because you literally see the main character lean against her father for emotional and physical support.
- The original script had Kat playing You Are My Sunshine for the Grool in the final scene, while the episode has her playing a remix of the Goosebumps theme.
Gallery[]
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Kat finds the Grool.
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Dan steps on broken glass.
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Kat's dog, Killer, goes missing.
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Kat falls off of her bike.
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Kat, Dan, and Carlo bury the Grool.
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Kat shows the Grool to her science teacher, Mrs. Vanderhoff.
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The kids discover that the Grool is a living bad luck charm.
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The Grool starts to grow.
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The kids discover the Grool's weakness: happiness.
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The kids defeat the Grool by complementing it.
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Killer returns to their home with the Lanx in his mouth.
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Goosebumps Promo - It Came From Beneath the Sink!