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"The Werewolf of Fever Swamp is the eighteenth and nineteenth episode of season one of the Goosebumps TV series. Part one and two premiered on May 17, 1996 on Fox in prime time as a one hour special.

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Blurb

Grady and Emily didn't want to move to the Florida swamps in the first place, but their mom and dad – both scientists – said that it would be "an adventure they would never forget". That's for sure! First came the horrific howls during the night. Then there was the scary shadow lurking behind the tree and the spooky sounds coming from the swamp. Now Grady can't stop thinking about the spooky hermit who chased him and his new friend Will while they were exploring the swamp behind his new house. And the almost-human howls that make him sit straight up in bed each night. Could Grady's new dog be responsible for some of the midnight mischief? He does sort of resemble a wolf, and he appeared out of nowhere. Everyone is convinced that the dog is a monster, but Grady knows better. Dogs don't howl at the full moon, or disappear at midnight, or turn into werewolves… Do they?

Differences from the book

Both Grady's parents are scientists in the episode while only his father was a scientist in the book.
In the episode the dog is named Vandal, not Wolf.
- Vandal breaks into the Tucker's house at night instead of jumping out at Grady in the book.
Cassie O' Rourke is omitted from the episode entirely.
Grady's parents wanted to send Vandal to the pound because he allegedly let their deer free while in the book, it is because the dog had been knocking things over in the house at night.
In the episode, Grady's encounter with The Swamp Hermit is less pleasant as the hermit inversely kidnaps Grady after he gets caught in the hermit's trap and the man drags him back to his shack, believing that Grady is the werewolf.
The episode reveals that Will killed the Swamp Hermit's wife and children.
The Swamp Hermit is implied to have been killed by the werewolf in the episode, while he survived in the book.
Will is portrayed more sympathetically, and Grady says "Poor Will" when he sinks into the bog and drowns.
In the book, Grady realizes that Will is the werewolf due to seeing that the werewolf has broad shoulders and a thick neck just like Will has. In the episode, Grady realizes that Will is the werewolf when clouds cover the full moon which causes the werewolf to partially revert back to Grady.
In the book, Cassie believes in werewolves and that the swamp hermit is the werewolf. In the episode, Will is the believer and tells Grady that the swamp hermit is a werewolf.
The ending in the episode is slightly different from the book. In the book, Grady transforms into the werewolf and runs into the swamp with Wolf. In the episode, Grady walks outside and suddenly howls at the moon, but the viewer doesn't see his transformation (though it's highly unlikely he transforms seeing as Will did not bite him at all.)

Home Media

Title	Release date	Media type
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp US UK	March 25, 1997	VHS
The Werewolf of Fever Swamp	September 7, 2004	DVD

Trivia

In Grady's room, there is a skateboard featuring the mask that is on the cover of The Haunted Mask.
These two episodes were originally broadcast as a one-hour special during prime time.
In the United Kingdom, Goosebumps is usually rated PG for scary scenes and mild supernatural threat (and, depending on the episode, scenes of bullying, mild violence, and dangerous, imitable behavior). However, this episode was given a 12 rating due to moderate supernatural threat and animal violence (both seen and implied).

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Promos

Goosebumps Promo- The Werewolf of Fever Swamp (1996)

Goosebumps Werewolf Of Fever Swamp Trailer

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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 |episode = 18/19
 |date = May 17, 1996
-|runtime_(approx) = 22 minutes (each)
+|runtime_(approx) = 22 minutes and 26 minutes
 minutes (combined)<br/>
 |directed_by = [[William Fruet]]
 |written_by = Neal Shusterman
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 == Cast ==
 * [[Brendan Fletcher]] as [[Grady Tucker]]
-* Maria Ricossa as Mrs. Tucker
+* Maria Ricossa as [[Michael Tucker and Mrs. Tucker|Mrs. Tucker]]
 * [[Mairon Bennett]] as [[Emily Tucker]]
-* Geoffrey Bowes as Mr. Tucker
+* Geoffrey Bowes as [[Michael Tucker and Mrs. Tucker|Mr. Tucker]]
 * [[Michael Barry]] as [[Will Blake]]
 * [[Don Francks]] as [[Swamp Hermit]]
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 == Differences from the book ==
+* Both Grady's parents are scientists in the episode while only his father was a scientist in the book.
 * In the episode the dog is named Vandal, not [[Wolf]].
+** Vandal breaks into the Tucker's house at night instead of jumping out at Grady in the book.
-* Cassie O'Rourke is omitted from the episode.
+* [[Cassie O' Rourke]] is omitted from the episode entirely.
-* The episode reveals that Will had killed the Swmap Hermit's wife and children.
+* Grady's parents wanted to send Vandal to the pound because he allegedly let their deer free while in the book, it is because the dog had been knocking things over in the house at night.
-* The Swamp Hermit is implied to have died in the episode, while he survived in the book.
+* In the episode, Grady's encounter with The Swamp Hermit is less pleasant as the hermit inversely kidnaps Grady after he gets caught in the hermit's trap and the man drags him back to his shack, believing that Grady is the werewolf.
-* The ending in the episode is slightly different from the book. In the book, Grady transforms into the werewolf and runs into the swamp with Wolf. In the episode, Grady walks outside and suddenly howls at the moon, but the viewer doesn't see his transformation.
+* The episode reveals that Will killed the Swamp Hermit's wife and children.
-* Will is portrayed more sympathetically, and Grady says "Poor Will" when he dies.
+* The Swamp Hermit is implied to have been killed by the werewolf in the episode, while he survived in the book.
+* Will is portrayed more sympathetically, and Grady says "Poor Will" when he sinks into the bog and drowns.
+* In the book, Grady realizes that Will is the werewolf due to seeing that the werewolf has broad shoulders and a thick neck just like Will has. In the episode, Grady realizes that Will is the werewolf when clouds cover the full moon which causes the werewolf to partially revert back to Grady.
+* In the book, Cassie believes in werewolves and that the swamp hermit is the werewolf. In the episode, Will is the believer and tells Grady that the swamp hermit is a werewolf.
+* The ending in the episode is slightly different from the book. In the book, Grady transforms into the werewolf and runs into the swamp with Wolf. In the episode, Grady walks outside and suddenly howls at the moon, but the viewer doesn't see his transformation (though it's highly unlikely he transforms seeing as Will did not bite him at all.)
 ==Home Media==
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 * In the United Kingdom, ''Goosebumps'' is usually rated PG for scary scenes and mild supernatural threat (and, depending on the episode, scenes of bullying, mild violence, and dangerous, imitable behavior). However, this episode was given a 12 rating due to moderate supernatural threat and animal violence (both seen and implied).
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
+===Characters===
+<gallery bordercolor="#007a00">
+Brendan Fletcher - The Werewolf of Fever Swamp.jpg|Grady Tucker
+MrsTucker.png|Mrs. Tucker
+Emily Tucker 3.PNG|Emily Tucker
+MichaelTuckerTV.png|Michael Tucker
+WillBlake(Human)TV.png|Will Blake
+SwampHermitTV.png|Swamp Hermit
+</gallery>
+===Scenes===
 <gallery bordercolor="#007a00">
 File:Werewolfoffeverswamp 01.jpg
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