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"My Hairiest Adventure" is the thirteenth episode of season one of the Goosebumps TV series. It premiered on January 19, 1996 on Fox during the Fox Kids block.

Cast

Aaron Bartkiw as Larry Boyd
Courtney Greig as Lily Turnbull
Ric Reid as Mr. Boyd
Alison Hope as Mrs. Boyd
Christopher Bondy as Mr. Turnbull (as Chris Bondy)
Suzanne Cyr as Mrs. Turnbull
Dan MacDonald as Dr. Murkin
Josh Wittig as Jared (as Joshua Wittig)
Mauricio Rodas as Manny Hernández
David Talbot as Man in Closet
Demo Cates as Carl Summers

Blurb

Larry Boyd is having a bad day. He's been chased by dogs, his band sounds pathetic, and his allergies seem to be getting worse. It's not just a bad day, it's a bad hair day. Suddenly he is growing thick, long hair on his arms and legs. Even more troubling, his friends seem to be disappearing. Could that old bottle of Instant -Tan they used could that have something to do with these strange occurrences? Can Hairy Larry get to the bottom of this before he ends up like the rest of his friends: hair one day, gone tomorrow?

Differences from the book

Unlike the book, Larry doesn't care much about his hair.
Kristina, another of Larry's friends in the book, is not present in the episode.
In the book, Lily's surname is Vonn, in the episode, it is Turnbull.
In the book, Larry collects the bottle of INSTA-TAN to give to Dr. Murkin to study and find a cure, only for dogs to chase him and cause him to accidentally drop and break the bottle. In the TV version, the bottle is accidentally thrown in the trash and Larry freaks out when he finds out about it.
Larry grows brown hair instead of black hair.
Larry notices hair growing on both of his palms while having dinner with Lily's family, not in class.
In the book, Larry's fur disappears every time he shaves himself, but regrows if it's left alone long enough. In the episode, the fur disappears every time Larry rests but reappears if he expends energy.
The episode takes place in the span of 3 days, while the book's story takes place over at least a week.
The episode takes place in spring instead of winter.
The Battle of the Bands plot is replaced with Larry and his friends practicing for a gig at a children's birthday party.
The tanning lotion reads "INSTANT TAN, GIVES YOU AN INSTANT TAN" instead of "INSTA-TAN, RUB ON A DARK SUNTAN IN MINUTES".
The book doesn't mention why the parents took part in Murkin's experiment, while the episode reveals that it was because they couldn't have kids of their own.
In the book, Manny plays a prank where he pretends that his skin is falling off. In the episode, Larry pulls the prank.

Other Media

Goosebumps Presents

No.	Cover	Release date	Pages
6		December 1996	64

Home Media

Title	Release date	Media type
The Blob That Ate Everyone	September 7, 2010	DVD
3-Pack Thriller	August 26, 2014	DVD

Trivia

This episode was reviewed by famed internet reviewer JonTron for his 2013 Halloween special. He also reviewed the episodes "Don't Go to Sleep" and "Ghost Beach".
The ending reveals that Larry is the dog that gets yellow eyes in the theme song. Larry breaks the fourth wall by saying this "looks familiar"
A Venom poster can be seen on Larry's wall.

Gallery

Characters

Scenes

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

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-"'''My Hairiest Adventure'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[Goosebumps (television series)#Season 1|season one]] of the [[Goosebumps (television series)|''Goosebumps'' TV series]]. It premiered on January 19, 1996 on Fox Kids Network.
+"'''My Hairiest Adventure'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[Goosebumps (television series)#Season 1|season one]] of the [[Goosebumps (television series)|''Goosebumps'' TV series]]. It premiered on January 19, 1996 on Fox during the ''[[Fox Kids]]'' block.
 == Cast ==
-* Aaron Bartkiw as [[Larry Boyd]]
+*Aaron Bartkiw as [[Larry Boyd]]
-* Courtney Greig as Lily Turnbull
+*Courtney Greig as [[Lily Vonn|Lily Turnbull]]
-* Ric Reid as Mr. Boyd
+*Ric Reid as Mr. Boyd
-* Alison Hope as Mrs. Boyd
+*Alison Hope as Mrs. Boyd
-* Christopher Bondy as Mr. Turnbull (as Chris Bondy)
+*Christopher Bondy as Mr. Turnbull (as Chris Bondy)
-* Suzanne Cyr as Mrs. Turnbull
+*Suzanne Cyr as Mrs. Turnbull
-* Dan MacDonald as Dr. Murkin
+*Dan MacDonald as [[Dr. Murkin]]
-* Josh Wittig as Jared (as Joshua Wittig)
+*Josh Wittig as Jared (as Joshua Wittig)
-* Mauricio Rodas as Manny Hernández
+*Mauricio Rodas as Manny Hernández
-* David Talbot as Man in Closet
+*David Talbot as Man in Closet
-* Demo Cates as Carl Summers
+*Demo Cates as Carl Summers
-==Plot==
+==Blurb==
+Larry Boyd is having a bad day. He's been chased by dogs, his band sounds pathetic, and his allergies seem to be getting worse. It's not just a bad day, it's a bad hair day. Suddenly he is growing thick, long hair on his arms and legs. Even more troubling, his friends seem to be disappearing. Could that old bottle of Instant -Tan they used could that have something to do with these strange occurrences? Can Hairy Larry get to the bottom of this before he ends up like the rest of his friends: hair one day, gone tomorrow?
-{{StubSection}}
-== Differences from the book ==
+==Differences from the book==
-* Unlike the book, Larry doesn't care much about his hair.
+*Unlike the book, Larry doesn't care much about his hair.
+*Kristina, another of Larry's friends in the book, is not present in the episode.
-* In the book, Larry collects the bottle of INSTA-TAN to give to Dr. Murkin to study and find a cure, only for dogs to chase him, and cause him to accidentally drop and break the bottle. In the TV version, the bottle is accidentally thrown in the trash and Larry freaks out when he finds out about it.
+*In the book, Lily's surname is Vonn, in the episode, it is Turnbull.
-* Larry grows blonde hair instead of black hair.
+*In the book, Larry collects the bottle of INSTA-TAN to give to Dr. Murkin to study and find a cure, only for dogs to chase him and cause him to accidentally drop and break the bottle. In the TV version, the bottle is accidentally thrown in the trash and Larry freaks out when he finds out about it.
-* Larry notices hair growing on both of his palms while having dinner with Lily's family, not in class.
+*Larry grows brown hair instead of black hair.
-* In the book, Larry's fur disappears every time he shaves himself, but regrows if it's left alone long enough. In the episode, the fur disappears every time Larry rests, but reappears if he expends energy.
+*Larry notices hair growing on both of his palms while having dinner with Lily's family, not in class.
-* The episode takes place in the span of 3 days, while the book's story takes place for at least a week.
+*In the book, Larry's fur disappears every time he shaves himself, but regrows if it's left alone long enough. In the episode, the fur disappears every time Larry rests but reappears if he expends energy.
-* Kristina is absent from the television adaptation, reducing the band members from 5 to 4.
-* The episode takes place in spring instead of winter.
+*The episode takes place in the span of 3 days, while the book's story takes place over at least a week.
+*The episode takes place in spring instead of winter.
-* The Battle of the Bands plot is replaced with Larry and his friends practicing for a gig at a children's birthday party.
+*The Battle of the Bands plot is replaced with Larry and his friends practicing for a gig at a children's birthday party.
-* The tanning lotion reads "'''INSTA-TAN, RUB ON A DARK SUNTAN IN MINUTES'''" instead of "'''INSTANT TAN, GIVES YOU AN INSTANT TAN'''".
+*The tanning lotion reads "'''INSTANT TAN, GIVES YOU AN INSTANT TAN'''" instead of "'''INSTA-TAN, RUB ON A DARK SUNTAN IN MINUTES'''".
+*The book doesn't mention why the parents took part in Murkin's experiment, while the episode reveals that it was because they couldn't have kids of their own.
+*In the book, Manny plays a prank where he pretends that his skin is falling off. In the episode, Larry pulls the prank.
-==Home media==
+==Other Media==
+===''[[Goosebumps Presents]]''===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="width:10px;" | No.
+! style="width:100px;" | Cover
+! style="width:110px;" | Release date
+! style="width:50px;" | Pages
+|-
+| style="text-align: center;" |6
+|[[File:Tv book 06.jpg|center|180px]]
+| style="text-align: center;" |December 1996
+| style="text-align: center;" |64
+|}
+===Home Media===
 <onlyinclude>
 {| class="wikitable"
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 |}</onlyinclude>
-== Trivia ==
+==Trivia==
+*This episode was reviewed by famed internet reviewer JonTron for his 2013 Halloween special. He also reviewed the episodes "[[Don't Go to Sleep!/TV episode|Don't Go to Sleep]]" and "[[Ghost Beach/TV episode|Ghost Beach]]".
-[[File:Tv book 06.jpg|thumb|120px|''Goosebumps Presents'' book based off the TV episode.]]
+*The ending reveals that Larry is the dog that gets yellow eyes in the theme song. Larry breaks the fourth wall by saying this "looks familiar"
-* This episode was adapted into ''[[Goosebumps Presents]]'' book #6.
+*A [[Wikipedia:Venom_(Marvel_Comics_character)|Venom]] poster can be seen on Larry's wall.
-* This episode was reviewed by famed internet reviewer JonTron for his 2013 Halloween special. He also reviewed the episodes "[[Don't Go to Sleep!/TV Episode|Don't Go to Sleep]]" and "[[Ghost Beach/TV Episode|Ghost Beach]]".
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
+===Characters===
+<gallery bordercolor="#007a00">
+LarryBoydTV(Human).png|Larry Boyd
+LilyTurnbull.png|Lily Turnbull
+Mr.BoydTV.png|Mr. Boyd
+Mrs.BoydTV.png|Mrs. Boyd
+Mr.VonnTV.png|Mr. Turnbull
+Mrs.VonnTV.png|Mrs. Turnbull
+Dr.MurkinTV.png|Dr. Murkin
+Jared(MHA)TV.png|Jared
+MannyHernándezTV.png|Manny Hernández
+ManInCloset(MHA)TV.png|Man in Closet
+CarlSummersTV.png|Carl Summers
+</gallery>
+===Scenes===
 <gallery bordercolor="#007a00">
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+[[Category:Episodes adapted into Goosebumps Presents]]
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