Maniac Mansion

3 Seasons 1990 - 1993 NR 30m 6.9

Sitcom about an amiable mad scientist who moves his family into a home inhabited by a sentient meteor.

Maniac Mansion features the lives of the Edisons; a family living in a mansion in an upscale American suburban neighborhood. Fred (Joe Flaherty) is the father, husband, scientist and inventor. Casey (Deborah Theaker) is the pragmatic mother and wife. Teenage genius, Tina (Kathleen Robertson), juvenile Ike (Avi Phillips) and toddler Turner (George Buza) are their three children. Also inhabiting the mansion are Casey's brother Harry Orca (John Hemphill), Harry's wife Idella Muckle-Orca (Mary Charlotte-Wilcox) and a sentient meteor. Fred conducts many experiments ranging from cloud seeding to saving the environment with worms to creating giant mutated weeds. Most of the experiments have unintended outcomes. One mishap, for the complete run of the series, results in Turner being turned into an adult with the mind of a child and Harry being changed into a fly with a human head.

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Episodes:

Episode 2 Flystruck

2. Flystruck

Aired: Sep 24, 1990

In his latest experiment Fred uses a giant chicken to try to get Harry back t...

Episode 3 Trapped Like Rats

3. Trapped Like Rats

Aired: Oct 1, 1990

Tina wants to borrow Ikes's leather jacket for an upcoming date. Ike's refusa...

Episode 4 Love Thy Neighbour

4. Love Thy Neighbour

Aired: Oct 8, 1990

Tina is away at Mensa camp. Harry has various discussions with ants. The neig...

Episode 5 Fred's A-Courtin'

5. Fred's A-Courtin'

Aired: Oct 15, 1990

When Fred finds out that Casey is jealous of the amount of time he spends wit...

Episode 6 The Sandman Cometh

6. The Sandman Cometh

Aired: Oct 22, 1990

Fred prepares for a big movie, a TV remake of Gone with the Wind. Due to Turn...

Episode 7 Good on Ya

7. Good on Ya

Aired: Oct 29, 1990

Lenny, Harry's long-lost twin brother, comes to visit and tells the family th...

Episode 8 Bring Me Harry Orca

8. Bring Me Harry Orca

Aired: Nov 5, 1990

A recently released gangster sends two goons to look for Harry. They hold the...

Episode 9 Dad's Bummed Out

9. Dad's Bummed Out

Aired: Nov 12, 1990

Fred's gets depressed and flashes back to his graduation. Richard tries to co...

Episode 13 Hawaii Blues

13. Hawaii Blues

Aired: Dec 17, 1990

Ike is struggling in his social studies class, which means he may have to att...

Episode 14 Good Cheer on Ya

14. Good Cheer on Ya

Aired: Dec 24, 1990

Young Turner braces himself for disappointment when he realizes that uncle Le...

Episode 15 Brainiac Mansion

15. Brainiac Mansion

Aired: Jan 29, 1991

The parents of Dexter, a guy in Tina's class, convince him that he must defea...

Episode 16 Little Big Fly

16. Little Big Fly

Aired: Feb 12, 1991

Idella tells Harry that she misses their old relationship. He is distressed ...

Episode 17 Money Dearest

17. Money Dearest

Aired: Feb 19, 1991

Fred goes to the a meeting of the L.L. Edison Corporation, the company that h...

Episode 18 Turner: The Boss

18. Turner: The Boss

Aired: Feb 26, 1991

Ike is being mean to Turner and Casey yells at him when he puts his man in th...

Episode 20 The Live Show

20. The Live Show

Aired: Mar 12, 1991

This episode is done live, in front of an audience in Toronto. Fred's too si...

Episode 22 The Cliffhanger

22. The Cliffhanger

Aired: Mar 26, 1991

Fred and Tina finally discover a way to get Harry and Turner back to normal....

Info about Maniac Mansion

Current Status: Ended

Network: YTV

Production Country: Canada

Genres: Comedy