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Series title: Rick Moranis in Gravedale High (Full Title)
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Animation studio
- Wang Film Production Company, Cuckoos Nest Studios
Synopsis
Mr. Schneider is a human teacher who was sent to Gravedale High to teach. Each of the kids are modeled after Hollywood's greatest horror monsters. Vinnie is a vampire, Duzer is a gorgon, Blanche is a zombie, Frankentyke is the monster, Reggie is a werewolf, Cleofatra is a mummy, J.P. is a zombie, Gill is a swamp creature, and Sid is an invisible boy.
Characters
Max Schneider, Vinnie Stoker, Medusa (Duzer), Blanche, Frankentyke, Reggie Moonshroud, Gill Waterman, J.P. Ghastly III, Sid The Invisible Kid, Cleofatra, Miss Dirge, Miss Webner, Boneyard, Mr. Tutner, Coach Cadaver, Headmistress Crone
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Robert Alvarez, Oscar Dufau, Don Lusk, Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano, Robert Alvarez, Oscar Dufau, Don Lusk, Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano
- Supervising Director
- Ray Patterson, Ray Patterson
Producing
- Producer
- Robert Dranko, Robert Dranko
- Executive Producers
- David Kirschner, Paul Sabella, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Co-Producer
- Phyllis Tucker Vinson
Writing
- Story Editors
- Glenn Leopold, Ernie Contreras
- Created by
- David Kirschner
Voices
- Voice
- Rick Moranis (Max Schneider), Shari Belafonte (Blanche), Roger Rose (Vinnie Stoker), Eileen Brennan (Miss Dirge), Georgia Brown (Headmistress Crone), Tim Curry (Mr. Tutner), Barry Gordon (Reggie Moonshroud), Sandra Gould (Miss Webner), Jackie Earl Haley (Gill Waterman), Ricki Lake (Cleofatra), Maurice LaMarche (Sid The Invisible Kid), Brock Peters (Boneyard), Kimmy Robertson (Medusa [Duzer]), Frank Welker (Frankentyke, J.P. Ghastly III), Jonathan Winters (Coach Cadaver), Roger Rose, Charlie Adler, Lewis Arquette, Susan Blu, Sorrell Booke, Pat Buttram, Ruth Buzzi, Hamilton Camp, Dena Dietrich, Joan Gerber, Philip Hartman, David Lander, Mitzi McCall, Edie McClurg, Tom McHugh, Howard Morris, Bob Ridgely, Richard Sanders, Russi Taylor, B. J. Ward, William Woodson, Rick Moranis, Shari Belafonte, Eileen Brennan, Georgia Brown, Tim Curry, Barry Gordon, Sandra Gould, Jackie Earle Haley, Ricki Lake, Maurice LaMarche, Brock Peters, Kimmy Robertson, Roger Rose, Frank Welker, Jonathan Winters
- Additional Voices
- Charlie Adler, Lewis Arquette, Susan Blu, Sorrell Booke, Pat Buttram, Ruth Buzzi, Hamilton Camp, Dena Dietrich, Joan Gerber, Philip Hartman, David Lander, Mitzi McCall, Edie McClurg, Tom McHugh, Howard Morris, Bob Ridgely, Richard Sanders, Russi Taylor, B. J. Ward, William Woodson
Animation
- Animation Directors
- Joanna Romersa, Allen Wilzbach, Joanna Romersa, Joan Drake, Allen Wilzbach, Sam Nicholson, Joan Drake, Robert Alvarez, Sam Nicholson, Bill Hutten, Robert Alvarez, Ed Love, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Ed Love, Costi Mustatea, Tony Love, Ken Southworth, Costi Mustatea, Ken Southworth
- Animation Supervisors
- David Michener, Aundre Knutson, Glenn Kirkpatrick, David Michener, Aundre Knutson, Glenn Kirkpatrick
- Animator
- Barry Anderson, Frank Andrina, Brenda Banks, Michael V. Bennett, Oliver Callahan, Moon Choi, Mark Christiansen, Zeon Davush, Derek Eversfield, Ernesto Lopez, Bill Nunes, Bob Tyler, Barry Anderson, Frank Andrina, Brenda Banks, Michael V. Bennett, Oliver Callahan, Moon Choi, Mark Christiansen, Zeon Davush, Derek Eversfield, Ernesto Lopez, Bill Nunes, Bob Tyler
- Key Layout Artists
- Bill Proctor, Jim Hickey, Patti Palmer, Deane Taylor, Joe Pearson, John Guerin
- Xerography
- Star Wirth
- Animation Coordinator
- Alan Kennedy
- Animation Checking Supervisors
- Jan Adams, Gina Bradley
- Animation Checking
- Jan Browning, Beth Goodwin, Bob Revell, Howard Schwartz, Vicki White
Art Department
- Storyboard Artists
- Dell Barras, Michael V. Bennett, Cullen Blaine, Rich Chidlaw, Pierre Decelles, Curt Geda, Gary Hoffman, Joe Roman, Joel Seibel, Don Sheppard, George Singer, Dan St. Pierre, Vince Waller, Jim Willoughby
- Character Design
- Jim Stenstrum, Rick Schneider, Brian Hogan, Marcus Nickerson, Mike Goguen, Julie Gimeno
- Background Artists
- Patti Palmer, Ruben Chavez, Bonnie Callahan, Jim Hickey, Gloria Wood, Craig Robertson, Fereshteh Faghihi, Joe Binggeli, William Dely
- Graphics
- Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Graphics Assistant
- Parviz Parandoush
- Background Supervisor
- Al Gmuer
- Color Stylist
- Alison Leopold
- Color Key
- Karen Greslie
Editing
- Editor
- Pat Foley, Gil Iverson, Tim Iverson, Pat Foley, Gil Iverson, Tim Iverson
- Supervising Film Editors
- Terry W. Moore, Larry C. Cowan, Terry W. Moore, Larry C. Cowan
Sound
- Sound Directors
- Alvy Dorman, Stan Wetzel
- Track Reading
- Jim Hearn, Kerry Iverson, Kay Douglas, Denise Whitfield, Carol Iverson
Music Department
- Director of Music Production
- Bodie Chandler
Casting
- Recording Director
- Gordon Hunt
- Animation Casting Director
- Kris Zimmerman
Production Management
- Production Supervisor
- Bob Marples
- Production Coordinator
- Vicki Casper
- Executive in Charge of Production
- Jayne Barbera
- Talent Coordinator
- Jamie Thomason
- Production Assistants
- Heidi Galperin, Vicki Casper, Ann Powell, Sandy Benenati, Dan Conte, Shannon Fallis-Kane, Olivia Knighton, Nancy Grimaldi, Erika Grossbart, Sandy Heidt, Debby Lathrop
- Supervising Production Executive
- William H. Terry
- Executive in Charge of Production for NBC Productions
- William F. Phillips
Crew
- Supervised by
- Ernie Contreras, Glenn Leopold
- Co-Producer
- Phyllis Tucker Vinson
- Main Title Theme Written by
- John Parker, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Stephanie Tyrell, Steve Tyrell
- Title
- Scott Jeralds
- Design Supervisor
- Scott Jeralds
- Unit Head
- Donna Zeller
- Design Assistants
- Barbara Krueger, Tran Vu
- Program Administrator
- Barbara Simon-Dierks
- Production Publicist
- Sarah Baisley
- Negative Consultant
- William E. DeBoer, Jr.
Companies and other credits
- Music: Tyrell Music Group
- Music by: Tyrell Music Group
- Sound Editing: Paul Clay and Associates
- Produced in Association with: Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd
- Produced in Association with: Cuckoo's Nest Studio
- © 1990 National Broadcasting Company
- All Rights Reserved
Production notes
Hot off the smash hit film Honey I Shrunk the Kids, former SCTV funnyman, McKenzie brother, and Ghostbusters geek Rick Moranis got the cartoon treatment (and top billing) in Hanna-Barbera's Rick Moranis in Gravedale High. As teacher Max Schneider, Moranis presided over a group of ghoulish high schoolers that made the troubled teens of Stand and Deliver and Dangerous Minds look like choirboys.
Built inside an old cemetery, Gravedale High housed a motley crew of teenage monsters. Hanging out at the school's coffin lockers were resident vampire and all-around cool dude Vinnie Stoker, mischievous Frankentyke, werewolf Reggie Moonshroud, ghost J.P. Ghastly the III, lagoon creature Gill Waterman, tubby mummy Cleofatra, invisible Sid, undead Southern belle Blanche, and the snake-headed material girl Duzer. The geeky, bespectacled Mr. Schneider had his hands full, but he had Gravedale's spooky staff to help out headmistress Ms. Crone, Coach Cadaver, Mr. Tutner, and others.
In addition to Moranis, the talented voice cast included Jonathan Winters, Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, and talk show host Ricki Lake. Alas, this star treatment wasn't enough to keep Rick Moranis in Gravedale High from shutting down its spooky shenanigans after a single season.
Built inside an old cemetery, Gravedale High housed a motley crew of teenage monsters. Hanging out at the school's coffin lockers were resident vampire and all-around cool dude Vinnie Stoker, mischievous Frankentyke, werewolf Reggie Moonshroud, ghost J.P. Ghastly the III, lagoon creature Gill Waterman, tubby mummy Cleofatra, invisible Sid, undead Southern belle Blanche, and the snake-headed material girl Duzer. The geeky, bespectacled Mr. Schneider had his hands full, but he had Gravedale's spooky staff to help out headmistress Ms. Crone, Coach Cadaver, Mr. Tutner, and others.
In addition to Moranis, the talented voice cast included Jonathan Winters, Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, and talk show host Ricki Lake. Alas, this star treatment wasn't enough to keep Rick Moranis in Gravedale High from shutting down its spooky shenanigans after a single season.