The Girl Who Cried Monster/TV episode

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The Girl Who Cried Monster
Based On	The Girl Who Cried Monster
Season	1
Episode	4
Air Date	November 11, 1995
Runtime (Approx.)	22 minutes
Directed by	John Bell
Written by	Charles Lazer Billy Brown Dan Angel
Chronology
Previous Episode	"The Cuckoo Clock of Doom"
Next Episode	"Welcome to Camp Nightmare"

"The Girl Who Cried Monster" is the fourth episode of season one of the Goosebumps TV series. It premiered on November 11, 1995 on Fox during the Fox Kids block.

Cast

• Eugene Lipinski as Mr. Mortman
• Deborah Scorsone as Lucy Dark
• Christopher Tuah as Aaron
• Lynne Cormack as Mrs. Dark
• Dan Lett as Mr. Dark
• Brandon Bone as Randy Dark

Blurb

Lucy loves telling monster stories, but her family and friends are tired of her wild tales. So when Lucy sees a real monster—Mr. Mortman, the local librarian—no one will believe her. If she can just get proof that he is a monster maybe then they'll listen. But is it too late? Mom and dad have invited Mr. Mortman to dinner! This is sure to be one meal that'll be hard to swallow.

Differences from the book

• In the book, Mr. Mortman keeps pet turtles, but in the episode, he keeps pet spiders.
• The scene where Lucy goes to Aaron's house and meets his brother is not depicted in the episode.
• The scene where Lucy and Aaron follow Mr. Mortman home is not depicted in the episode.
• Unlike the book which ended with Mr. Mortman being eaten by Mr. and Mrs. Dark's monster forms, the ending is extended where Mr. and Mrs. Dark explain that Mr. Mortman is the first monster to come into their town in 20 years besides them where they don't want their children to tell anybody else. When Aaron appears with a monster mask and later takes it off when Mr. and Mrs. Dark had brought out their fangs, he asks what is for dessert. Mr. Dark then answers with, "You....like Cherry Pie?" and the family laughs. Lucy and Randy are never seen as monsters.
• In the book, Mr. Mortman mainly eats flies. However, in the episode, he eats crickets instead.

Other media

Goosebumps Presents

No.	Cover	Release date	Pages
1		February 1996	57

Home Media

Title	Release date	Media type
The Girl Who Cried Monster & The Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Spanish)	1998	VHS
Monster Blood	September 16, 2008	DVD
3-Pack Thriller	August 26, 2014	DVD

Trivia

• This episode, along with "The Cuckoo Clock of Doom", on their original premieres, had a special opening theme in which there was a ten-second remix when R.L. Stine is walking through the grass with the briefcase. When the G passes the dog, that part of the music is played with a different instrument. There were also different scenes from the television show, when the door opened.
• Mr. Mortman's actor, Eugene Lipinski, later voiced Rocky in "Night of the Living Dummy III".
• The music Mr. Mortman hums is none other than the famous song A Little Night Music.

Gallery

Characters

Mr. Mortman

Lucy Dark

Aaron Messer

Mrs.DarkTV

Mrs. Dark

Mr.DarkTV

Mr. Dark

RandyDarkTV.png

Randy Dark

Scenes

Randy and Lucy

Mr. Mortman

Lucy and Aaron

Mr. Mortman in his monster form

Ms. Dark turning into a monster

Mr and Mrs Dark turning into monsters

Mrs Dark becoming a monster

Promos

Goosebumps Promo- The Girl Who Cried Monster (1995)