Human teacher Max Schneider has unwittingly taken a job at Gravedale High, a school for monsters, near the city of Midtown. Schneider, the only human in the school, presides over a group of ghoulish teenagers that are latest-generation versions of classic movie monsters. Most of Schneider's students are either disruptive, uninterested, and/or unduly self-preoccupied in school, and the class is generally considered disreputable if not uncontrollable (not unlike "the Sweathogs" in Welcome Back, Kotter), the implication being Schneider was hired to teach the class because no monster teacher would take the job.
DirectorsRobert Alvarez, Oscar Dufau, Don Lusk, Paul Sommer
CreatorDavid Kirschner
Long Day's Gurney Into Night
Sep 8, 1990
Sid has tonsillitis, and has to go to a human hospital to get it sorted out. How does one perform an operation on someone who is invisible?
Do the Rad Thing
Sep 15, 1990
Gill leaves school after Kahuna Bob, his surfer hero, offers to train and mentor him. It'll take more than Schneider, and Gill's schoolmates, to persuade him back to class.
Cleo's Pen Pal
Sep 22, 1990
Cleo learns that honesty is by far the best policy when she sends Duzer's picture instead of her own when writing to 'Trudy and the Beast' actor Billy Headstone.
Monster Gumbo
Sep 29, 1990
Blanche's monster gumbo recipe proves a real hit for the United Monster Fund's annual charity drive — so much so that Big Daddy will do anything to acquire it for his Gumbo Emporium.
The Dress Up Mess Up
Oct 6, 1990
Duzer's plan to win a dress design competition in order to join Mr Schneider's birthday celebration is a spectacular failure — as is the teacher's party. Can a beefburger adequately replace a posh French dinner?
The Grave Intruder
Oct 27, 1990
Duzer's attempt to liven up the school's newspaper with sensationalism and scandal can only lead to trouble — and a better understanding of the power of the press.
Fear of Flying
Oct 20, 1990
Vinnie is struck by lightning while helping Reggie with his science project and the resultant vertigo makes him afraid to fly. Will he recover before he has to face Nardo in a 'fly or splat' challenge?
He Ain't Scary, He's My Brother
Oct 27, 1990
The class learns an important lesson about the value of family when Frankentyke's hunky big brother Frankie pays a visit.
Frankenjockey
Nov 3, 1990
Hoover, the thoroughbred racehorse who has never won a race, follows Frankentyke home from a school visit to Thin Peaks Park. Frankentyke is the only one who can ride the horse — but can he save his new friend from the nefarious Liverpool?
Save Our School
Nov 10, 1990
Threatened with an F if he fails his politics class, Vinnie stands for school president — and wins. But can he rally the students when unscrupulous developers plot to demolish the school and replace it with a luxury hotel?
Night of the Living Dad
Nov 17, 1990
When the students' parents are invited to the school's talent show, Frankentyke, embarrassed by the fact that his father is a human, builds a pseudo dad — who turns out to be even more embarrassing than the real one.
Good-Bye Gravedale
Nov 24, 1990
Misunderstandings abound when the class mistakenly believe that Max Schneider is taking a post at another — human — school.
Monster on Trial
Dec 1, 1990
When Max is sued for $1 million by a habitual 'staged crash' perpetrator, it's up to Reggie and Frankentyke to try to save the day.
