One Day at HorrorLand (TV episode)

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Episode

"One Day at HorrorLand" is the eight and ninth episode of season three of the Goosebumps TV series, and the fifty second and fifty-third episode overall. Part one and part two premiered on October 25, 1997 and November 1, 1997 on Fox during the Fox Kids block respectively.

Cast

Heather Brown as Lizzy Morris
Michael Caloz as Luke Morris
Jonathan Whittaker as Mr. Morris
Kirsten Bishop as Mrs. Morris
Neil Crone as Blek, Retch Sniff and Makeup Artist Horror
Ron Stefaniuk as Assorted Horrors / Reptilian Creature
Jason Hopley as Assorted Horrors
Julie Holdsworth as Talking Severed Head

Plot

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Differences from the book

Despite being one of the main characters in the book, Clay is omitted from the episode.
The Doom Slide and Bat Barn are never shown or mentioned.
There is no game show in the book.
The ending is completely different. In the book, the family escapes HorrorLand with a van and when they get home, they discover a Horror has stowed away and it gives them passes for next year. In the episode, they attempt to escape using their new car only for it to be revealed that the game show host is controlling the car. He makes it start to go off a cliff. Then the whole episode is revealed to be a show that two [Horrors|HorrorLand Horrors]] are watching, complaining about how they are sick of scary human shows.
The Horror that tries to warn the family is fleshed out further, revealed to be named Blek and the former host of Raw Deal. He attempts to help the family but is attacked by Ripper.
In the book, the kids go on the coffin cruise with their parents. In the episode, they go on their own.

Home media

"One Day at HorrorLand" was released on VHS on September 15, 1998 in the US, and October 11, 1999 in the UK. It was first released on DVD on September 16, 2008. It was included in a 3-Pack Thriller on August 26, 2014.

Title	Release date	Media type
One Day at HorrorLand	September 15, 1998	VHS
One Day at HorrorLand	September 16, 2008	DVD
3-Pack Thriller	August 26, 2014	DVD

Trivia

Goof: In one scene, you can see the actors' real teeth under the horror mouth.
The game show Raw Deal has several references to the popular game show Wheel of Fortune.
Ripper the Killer Beast is recycled from Sabre from "Welcome to Camp Nightmare".
Luke's actor Michael Caloz was also known for voicing D.W. Read in the PBS animated series Arthur, in its' first three seasons.
The ending of this episode is quite similar to that of The Blob That Ate Everyone.

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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