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Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of Station 109.1 (1995)
Another really good one
Another really good episode that left a lasting impression in my head. The premise is that a boy cleaning a hearse overhears a radio station that is directed to the deceased to tell them how to go into the afterlife. At the time that this episode aired, I was fully aware of the annoyance that is Gilbert Gottfried, though he did add to the story itself and its always nice to see someone famous in these sort of small kids TV shows, but now I go back and realize that Ryan Gosling is in it? Wow...from SNICK to Oscar. But seriously, this is a good one to catch if you can (which you might be able to do if this stupid show was in syndication on any of the 5 different NICK channels now).
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner (1994)
Cheap ending but freaky "special effects"
Although the ending of this episode is another one of those "everything works out in the end" feel good-er types, this episode scared the beejeezus out of me when I was 12. Basic synopsis is that a kid starts drawing comic books, the villain of one of which is the Ghastley Grinner who ends up in his real world turning his parents and friends into a troupe of blubbering idiots. Ultimately, the kid draws himself into the comic book as a hero to win the day, which I found to be a little on the lame side. But look for the people spewing the blue goo and you'll know why. I didn't sleep for a week. Certainly one of the more memorable episodes.