"Night of the Living Dummy II" is the tenth episode of season one of the Goosebumps TV series. It premiered on January 12, 1996 on Fox Kids Network.
Cast
- Maggie Castle as Amy Kramer
- Caterina Scorsone as Sara Kramer
- Andrew Sardella as Jed Kramer
- Gina Clayton as Mrs. Kramer
- Richard Fitzpatrick as Mr. Kramer
- Kerry Duff as Margo
- Shadia Simmons as Alicia
- Ron Stefaniuk as the voice of Slappy the Dummy
Blurb
Amy is tired of being a middle child. Her older sister, Sara, gets to do whatever she wants and her younger brother, Jed, gets away with everything! Family Nights are the worst -- Sara is good at everything, and Jed makes everyone laugh. It seems like Amy can't do anything right. When Amy gets a brand new dummy named Slappy, she may finally have a chance to shine. While Amy's act with Slappy is getting better, life is getting stranger. There is something eerie about this dummy. Then, horrible things begin to happen around the house. Her family blames her, though Amy insists she is not responsible and that Slappy is! But who would believe that a wooden doll can come to life?
Differences from the book
- The accidents Slappy causes are slightly different from the book: ruining Sara's painting, insulting Amy's family on their family night, forcing Margo to break her friendship with Amy (by grabbing onto her little sister's hand and almost crushing it) and making Amy smash her dad's guitar (which Slappy attempted to smash over Amy's parents whilst they were asleep).
- In the book, Jed is depicted as the only redhead in the family, and in the television episode, he's a lot less of an obnoxious goof-off.
- In the book, the girls had already made a plan to take out Slappy by having Jed dress up as Dennis and have the parents hide in the closet. But in the television episode, they didn't do this.
- The book ends with them wondering who saved them. But in the episode, it is made clear that Dennis was the one who defeated Slappy. Dennis, in a Goofy-esque voice, remarks that "it's good to be back in the family again".
- Instead of Slappy's head being broken on the bedpost, it is the end of the living room fireplace.
- Instead of the worm coming out of his head, it is actually his green spirit (which was presumably in reference to the original Night of the Living Dummy).
- Margo's sister, Alicia, is exclusive to the television episode. The little girl is actually the birthday girl at her party.
- The scene where Slappy clenches Alicia's fingers happens at Amy's house in the episode, instead of at The Party House in the book.
Other media
Goosebumps Presents
| No. | Cover | Release date | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  |
November 1996 | 56 |
Home media
| Title | Release date | Media type |
|---|---|---|
Night of the Living Dummy |
September 11, 2007
September 11, 2012 |
DVD |
3-Pack Thriller  |
August 26, 2014 | DVD |
Trivia
Photo of Slappy during filming.
- This episode was adapted into Goosebumps Presents book #5.
- This was the first Goosebumps episode to feature Slappy.
- This is the first time that Ron Stefaniuk provides both the puppetry and voice for Slappy. He would later provide the puppetry for Slappy in the "Night of the Living Dummy III" two-part episode, but Cathal J. Dodd provided Slappy's voice in "Night of the Living Dummy III" when Stefaniuk was too busy to voice the character.
- Though the book on which this episode was based is a sequel, the original Night of the Living Dummy book was never filmed as a television episode; most likely because Slappy was not the antagonist of the original book
- Goof: When we see a long shot of Slappy about to smash the guitar on Amy and Jed's parents, you can see that he is propped up on a stand. It is easier to notice if you turn the brightness up and look carefully.
- The soundtrack to Jed's video is a remix of the opening theme played with an organ.
- Caterina Scorsone (Sara Kramer) later played Jessica Walters in the only Goosebumps mini-series, "Chillogy".
- Richard Fitzpatrick (Mr. Kramer) later played Dr. Richard Hawlings in Season 4's "How I Got My Shrunken Head".
- Kerry Duff (Margo) played Dori earlier in the season one's "Welcome to Camp Nightmare".
- Kerry Duff and Shadia Simmons also appeared together as sisters in another program. They also appeared as sisters Nicki and A.J. in the Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode "The Tale of the Night Nurse".
- In the promo for the episode, they accidentally said the wrong family name. In the book and episode, Amy is part of the Kramer family, but in the promo, they said the Davis family instead.
- Slappy's voice is also different in the original Fox Kids prono.
- The credits have Jed Kramer as Ted Kramer.
Gallery
Amy and Dennis
Dennis loses his head
The magic words
The Dummy's Shadow
