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The Tale of the Curious Camera

Season 3, Episode 9, Aired Mar 19, 1994

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After getting his portraits back from the basketball team, Matt finds that he didn't show up in the photos. To make it up to him, the photographer gives him an antique camera because it has apparently 'chosen' him. Matt soon learns that anything he takes a picture of will have something bad happen to it, whether you want it or not.moreless

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Eddie Kaye Thomas

Matt Dorney
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Teddy Lee Dillon

Coach
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Richard McMillan

Calhoun

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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A boy who is treated as if he were invisible is given an evil camera that destroys everything it shoots. At first this seems like an incredible possession, until it starts taking pictures of his sister and parents.moreless

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By chasmatic, May 29, 2006

While a fair episode, it is obviously not one of the more original storylines of the series. It was a bit unbelievable that Calhoun would have owned the camera for 20 years without once thinking to take a picture of it in the mirror (when the viewer could easily think up this solution even before the new owners could). Also, twist endings are always great...when they are unexpected (and, believable for that matter). But, the ending of this one was far too predictable. All in all, it may have been overly trite, but the bottom line is it is still, with its flaws, an enjoyable episode.moreless
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- Matt: Hey, Kullback! You know, you're a total butt-head! Kullback: What did you say? Matt: Hey, I heard you got the wrong animal brain transplant. Any truth to that? Kullback: Why, you stinking little...
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- Kullback: I'll cripple you later, you little dweeb!
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- Joann Garcia who plays Samantha was in the long running sitcom, Reba.
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- Alliteration Alert! (Curious Camera).
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- Eddie Kaye Thomas, who played Matt, starred in the movie American Pie.
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- Christian Tessier who plays Kullback in this episode also played Josh in the previous episode The Tale of Laughing in the Dark.
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- Both this episode and the Goosebumps episode (and the book, which was called Say Cheese and Die!) were both probably inspired by The Twilight Zone episode entitled "A Most Unusual Camera," which involves the same premise as this episode and the Goosebumps episode and book.
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- Guest stars Richard McMillan and Christian Tessier appeared in both "The Tale of the Curious Camera" and a similar Goosebumps episode called "Say Cheese and Die".
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- This story was told by Betty Ann.
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