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The Tale of the Crimson Clown

Season 3, Episode 12, Aired Apr 09, 1994

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A young bratty boy learns a lesson when an evil clown doll comes to life and starts to terrorize him.

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Susan Almgren

Mrs. Carter
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Christopher Redman

Mike
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Wally Martin

Shop Owner

JoAnna Garcia

Samantha (Seasons 3-5)
Jason Alisharan

Frank (Seasons 1-4)
Ross Hull

Gary (Seasons 1-5)
Jodie Resther

Kiki (Seasons 1-5)
Daniel DeSanto

Tucker (Season 3+)
Raine Pare-Coull

Betty Ann (Seasons 1-5)

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Gave me nightmares when i was a kid for years.

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By eliteman24, Jan 06, 2008

Yeah i dont know why, but when i was like 4, i saw this and i had nightmares daily about it! ha! Best episode IMO. Anyways, the rale of the crimson clown really did open me up to the possibility that there is something under my bed, in my closet, or in that lump on my bed. Of course, I was never that bratty to my older brother, but i was just scared of that clown and how he would be able to pull you by your feet until you died. Loved this episode, brings back memories when I watch it! (good and bad [ha!] )moreless
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bratty little boy gets terrified by a clown doll.i wish it happened to my brother

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By qwikjus69, May 15, 2006

this is the episode that i remember the most.i got scared of this episode because i have an identical clown like that and because i was 4. i was really really scared lol.

i love the ending of this and i hope we see the return of the crimson clown in possibly a new series.

10/10 i give this because its better than any chucky movie and even though its a small clown,it is scarier than zeebo.

you can see this episode at www.youtube.com and other ayaotd episodes.

i hope they release all the episodes on dvd some time in the U.S and in australia.moreless
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A toy doll comes to life to terrorize a bratty little kid who gets his older brother in trouble and never does his share of work.

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By Velkan600, Aug 05, 2005

This episode still gives me the chills just thinking about it! This episode was scary, but it also teaches a lesson. No, a clown won't come alive in the middle of the night to terrorize you, but it nonetheless shows that you should never act nasty towards someone. This episode had a pretty good moral to it and it was rather frightening.
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- The poem that Gary wrote that was supposed to be a secret has Samantha's name written on it huge across the front. Not very subtle.
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- After filming the clown doll was put on eBay and sold for $11,597 although fake bidding pushed it up to $500,000.
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QUOTES (4)
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- Sam: This stuff is a bunch of crud; don't buy anything here. I'm going to the toy store. Mike: No! I'm supposed to watch you. Sam: No sweat. Watch me leave.
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- Gary: (Story Intro) Tonight, I've got a special story... There's an old saying, "What goes around, comes around." In my story, one kid finds out that no matter what you do, good or bad, it always comes back at you. It's great if you do something nice, but if you do something rotten... Watch out! It's coming back, and probably when you least expect it. Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story... The Tale Of The Crimson Clown.
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- Mike: Sam, whenever you're bad, and that means when you steal, the crimson clown is watching you.
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- Mike: You'd better not! Or the...Crimson Clown will get you!
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NOTES (4)
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- Susan Algrem, who played Mike and Sam's mother, Mrs. Carter, also played Mrs. Keegan in the later episodes, "The Tale Of Cutter's Treasure (1) and (2)."
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- Christopher Redman (Mike) starred in another Are You Afraid of the Dark episode, The Renegade Virus, as Simon. He also appears in the Goosebumps episode Say Cheese And Die, as Terrence Brooks.
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- Alliteration Alert! (Crimson Clown).
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- This story was told by Gary.
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- Zeebo the Clown (from the earlier episode "The Tale Of Laughing In The Dark) makes a cameo as the title character of a video game seen on the desk of the boys' room.
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- In the boys' room are posters on the walls. One is the publicity poster for Sonic The Hedgehog 2 for the Sega. 1994, Sonic 2 had just hit the shelves.
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