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The Tale of Old Man Corcoran

Season 2, Episode 13, Aired Oct 02, 1993

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Two boys befriend a group of hide 'n' seekers who play their game in a graveyard that's rumored to be haunted by a caretakers's ghost. They soon find out that it might not be just a rumor.

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Adam Bonneau

Jack Harris
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Michael Alexander Jackson

Kenny Harris
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Jonathan Cameron

Marshall McClain

Jason Alisharan

Frank (Seasons 1-4)
Rachel Blanchard

Kristen (Seasons 1-2)
Ross Hull

Gary (Seasons 1-5)
Nathaniel Moreau

David (Seasons 1-2)
Jodie Resther

Kiki (Seasons 1-5)
Raine Pare-Coull

Betty Ann (Seasons 1-5)

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Two new boys in a neighborhood meet a group of children, who play hide and seek in a cemetery at night. The cemetery is rumored to be haunted by Old Man Corcoran according to the kids. Could it be true?moreless

8.5

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By PinoyTVWatcher, Jun 12, 2006

The flow of the story is well established from beginning to end. What starts off as two boys new to the neighborhood playing in a graveyard with a group of children ends up with a surprise at the end.

\"Twisted\" is the word to describe this episode, which reminds me of a movie starring \"Bruce Willis.\" The reason for those children playing in the cemetery and Old Man Corcoran\'s second to last line compliments the conclusion when the two boys look behind them and see an unexpected sight.

It\'s a creepy, interesting, and TWISTED episode that defines a scary show.moreless
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Two brothers, new to the neighborhood are invited to play a game of hide & seek by group of kids. Though it may sound like "little kid stuff", they play in a graveyard that is rumored to be haunted.moreless

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By chasmatic, May 28, 2006

The plot line is pretty standard 3/4ths of the way through this episode. New kids move in and try to make friends. One boy in a group of friends reaches out to them, however, the others are reluctant to accept them. So, one of them tells the story of Old Man Corcoran, the bewildered gravekeeper that kills kids and plays harmonica, who supposedly haunts the graveyard they play hide & seek in. This seemingly startles the boys because just minutes after heading off into the shadowy, six-foot-hole littered high grasslands of the graveyard, the boys think they spot the ghost of Old Man Corcoran and run off afraid. The next day, the group wants to finish the game since the boys took off. Feeling the need to maintain their "tough guy" status, the older brother accepts the challenge and they return that night. What one expects to happen involves something to the effect of Old Man Corcoran chasing after the kids in a tense, drawn-out scene. Surprisingly, something extremely unexpected and delightful happens, making this one of the best episodes of this season.moreless
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TRIVIA (4)
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- Goof: Gary appears at the start of the episode, but is totally absent during the closing scene.
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- The brand of harmonica Old Man Corcoran owns is Chromatic.
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- One of the tombstones is for Bill Cutter. This is likely a reference to a later episode entitled the Tale Of Cutter's Treasure.
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- David Francis, who played Old Man Corcoran in this episode also guest starred in the episodes "The Tale of the Hungry Hounds" as Giles and "The Tale of Station 109.1" as Daniel Carpenter.
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QUOTES (6)
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- Cissy: Well, look a little closer next time.
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- Kiki: (Opening line to story) Jack and Kenny Harris just moved in to the neighborhood, and hadn't made many friends yet. It's never easy being the new kids on the block, so you'll do almost anything to fit in. But Jack and Kenny are about to find out, that that's not always such a good idea.
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- Cissy: Go find your own grave!
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- Old Man Corcoran: You look like you've just seen a ghost.
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- Kenny: I don't want friends that bad!
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- Old Man Corcoran: Give me...my...harmonica!
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NOTES (5)
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- This meeting of the Midnight Society was never declared closed.
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- Spoiler: Marshal Mclain died in 1978 when he was 13 years old.
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- Adam Bonneau, who played Jack in this episode, played Zack in an episode of Goosebumps called "Let's Get Invisible".
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- A headstone in the graveyard reads "Ron Oil." This is probably a reference to the director, Ron Oliver.
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- This story was told by Kiki.
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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- The way the hide and seek gang hide in the empty graves foreshadows the ending.
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