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Vampire Breath is the seventeenth episode of Season 2 of the Goosebumps TV series. The episode aired on Fox during the Fox Kids block on November 23, 1996. It was directed by Ron Oliver.

Blurb

While their parents are out, Freddy and Cara Renfield discover a secret door in their house. The mysterious door leads to an underground cavern . . . and the most unbelievable night of their lives. Turns out the Renfields have a bat problem—a vampire bat problem!

Cast

Zack Lipovsky (a.k.a. Zach Lipovsky) as Freddy Renfield (Freddy Martinez)
Meredith Henderson as Cara Renfield (Cara Simonetti)
Earl Pastko as Count Nightwing
Krista Dufresne as Gwendolyn
Nola Augustson as Mrs. Renfield
Robert McClure as Mr. Renfield

Differences from the Book

Freddy and Cara are twin siblings instead of best friends.
In the book, Freddy's last name is Martinez, and Cara's last name is Simonetti. In the episode, Freddy and Cara both have the last name Renfield (a reference to Count Dracula's assistant in the original Bram Stoker novel).
Instead of being teleported back in time to an old castle, Freddy and Cara go down a slide into a vampire-infested cave beneath their house.
Gwendolyn was actually an ally and did not try to bite Freddy and Cara, though she does betray them when she steals the Vampire Breath for herself and ends up being turned into an insect by Count Nightwing.
The ending in the book version includes a scene where Cara finds a vial of "Werewolf Sweat", gets drenched with it, and becomes a werewolf. The TV version instead is more lighthearted: after Freddy and Cara's parents come home and the two tell their parents that Count Nightwing is after them, Mrs. Renfield recognizes Count Nightwing as her estranged father and joyfully reunites with him. Freddy and Cara are shocked that Count Nightwing is related to them...and even more shocked that they will become vampires at midnight (which is when their fangs grow in). The episode ends with them finding out what their birthday present is: bunk-bed coffins.

Other Media

Home releases

"Vampire Breath" was released on DVD on September 8, 2009, as the second episode on Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns. It was included in a 3-Pack Thriller DVD on August 26, 2014.

Title	Release date	Media type
Attack of the Jack-O'Lanterns	September 8, 2009	DVD
3-Pack Thriller	August 26, 2014	DVD

Trivia

This is the second of three episodes on the DVD, Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns.
Meredith Henderson, who played Cara Renfield also starred in the 2008 movie Jumper with actor Hayden Christensen, who played Zane O'Dell in the TV episodes of Night of the Living Dummy III, also in season 2.
The scene in which Freddy and Cara are running through a tunnel from Count Nightwing is actually recycled footage from Season 1's A Night in Terror Tower.
The last name Renfield is a reference to the character Renfield from the 1897 novel Dracula.
Both the book and episode would be released in November of 1996.

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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-'''Vampire Breath''' is the seventeenth episode of [[Goosebumps (television series)#Season 2|Season 2]] of the [[Goosebumps (television series)|Goosebumps TV series]]. The episodes aired on Fox Network on November 23, 1996. The episode was based on the ''[[Goosebumps]]'' book [[Vampire Breath|of the same title]]. It was directed by Ron Oliver.
+'''Vampire Breath''' is the seventeenth episode of [[Goosebumps (television series)#Season 2|Season 2]] of the [[Goosebumps (television series)|Goosebumps TV series]]. The episode aired on Fox during the ''[[Fox Kids]]'' block on November 23, 1996. It was directed by Ron Oliver.
 ==Blurb==
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 * [[Meredith Henderson]] as Cara Renfield ([[Cara Simonetti]])
 * Earl Pastko as [[Count Nightwing]]
-* Krista Dufresne as Gwendolyn
+* Krista Dufresne as [[Gwendolyn]]
-* Nola Augustson as Mom Renfield
+* Nola Augustson as Mrs. Renfield
-* Robert McClure as Dad Renfield
+* Robert McClure as Mr. Renfield
 == Differences from the Book ==
-*Freddy and Cara are twins instead of best friends.
+*Freddy and Cara are twin siblings instead of best friends.
-*In the book, Freddy's last name is Martinez, and Cara's last name is Simonetti. In the episode, Freddy and Cara both have the last name Renfield, a reference to Count Dracula's assistant in the original Bram Stoker novel.
+*In the book, Freddy's last name is Martinez, and Cara's last name is Simonetti. In the episode, Freddy and Cara both have the last name Renfield (a reference to Count Dracula's assistant in the original Bram Stoker novel).
 *Instead of being teleported back in time to an old castle, Freddy and Cara go down a slide into a vampire-infested cave beneath their house.
-*Gwendolyn was actually a friend and did not try to bite Freddy and Cara, though she does betray them when she steals the Vampire Breath for herself and ends up being turned into an insect by Count Nightwing.
+*Gwendolyn was actually an ally and did not try to bite Freddy and Cara, though she does betray them when she steals the Vampire Breath for herself and ends up being turned into an insect by Count Nightwing.
-*The ending does not feature the discovery of "Werewolf Sweat", and Cara does not turn into a werewolf. Instead, the episode ends with Freddy and Cara's mom being overjoyed that her father, Count Nightwing, is back. Freddy and Cara's parents tell them that they're vampires. Cara and Freddy soon hit puberty and are surprised with their birthday present: bunk-bed coffins.
+*The ending in the book version includes a scene where Cara finds a vial of "Werewolf Sweat", gets drenched with it, and becomes a werewolf. The TV version instead is more lighthearted: after Freddy and Cara's parents come home and the two tell their parents that Count Nightwing is after them, Mrs. Renfield recognizes Count Nightwing as her estranged father and joyfully reunites with him. Freddy and Cara are shocked that Count Nightwing is related to them...and even more shocked that they will become vampires at midnight (which is when their fangs grow in). The episode ends with them finding out what their birthday present is: bunk-bed coffins.
 ==Other Media==
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 *[[Meredith Henderson]], who played Cara Renfield also starred in the 2008 movie ''Jumper'' with actor [[Hayden Christensen]], who played [[Zane O'Dell]] in the TV episodes of [[Night of the Living Dummy III]], also in season 2.
 *The scene in which Freddy and Cara are running through a tunnel from Count Nightwing is actually recycled footage from Season 1's ''[[A Night in Terror Tower/TV episode|A Night in Terror Tower]]''.
+*The last name Renfield is a reference to the character [[Wikipedia:Renfield|Renfield]] from the 1897 novel ''[[Wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]]''.
+*Both the book and episode would be released in November of 1996.
-== Gallery ==
+==Gallery==
+===Characters===
-<gallery>
+<gallery bordercolor="#007a00">
+FreddyMartinezTV.png|Freddy Renfield
+CaraSimonettiTV.png|Cara Renfield
+CountNightwingTV.png|Count Nightwing
+Gwendolyn(VB)TV.png|Gwendolyn
+Mrs.MartinezTV.png|Mrs. Renfield
+Mr.MartinezTV.png|Mr. Renfield
+</gallery>
+===Scenes===
+<gallery bordercolor="#007a00">
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-</gallery>
-===Media===
-<gallery>
-attackofthejackolanterns-dvd-frontandback.jpg|''Vampire Breath'' TV episode featured on the back of the ''[[Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns]]'' DVD.
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Episodes based on Goosebumps (original series)]]
 [[Category:Episodes directed by Ron Oliver]]
+[[Category:Episodes]]