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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The Tale of the Dark Music

Season 1, Episode 11, Aired Oct 24, 1992

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A young boy sees some weird things in his basement. It seems that years ago his uncle made a pact with a creature inside the cellar. While listening to the radio, the boy soon learns the secret of the dark music.moreless

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Christina Carr
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Andy Carr
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A kid finds that there is a creature in the cellar that comes out when it hears music. He uses this knowledge to his advantage when he has to deal with the neighborhood bully.moreless

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By Chrisanthemum, Jul 31, 2009

The kid learned the wrong way to handles bullying. He has an annoying little sister that bothers him all the time and a bully that is constantly breathing down his neck. This is all part of a little thing called life. It was still fun to watch though. When he learns how to awaken the monster, his sinister side begins to show. He concocts a clever plan to lure the bully into the basement and lock him in with the music playing to get the monster to come out and take him.
Despite all of these actions, he never meant to make the bully 'disappear'. He just wanted to scare him into leaving him alone. His facial expression at the end implies that he plans to do the same thing to his little sister.moreless
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I remember when i was a kid i would watch this show all the time. they should bring it back. I would watch it more:]

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By ashy_90, Apr 20, 2009

I remember when i was a kid i would watch this show all the time.
they should bring it back.
I would watch it more:]
I remember when i was a kid i would watch this show all the time.
they should bring it back.
I would watch it more:]I remember when i was a kid i would watch this show all the time.
they should bring it back.
I would watch it more:]I remember when i was a kid i would watch this show all the time.
they should bring it back.
I would watch it more:]I remember when i was a kid i would watch this show all the time.
they should bring it back.
I would watch it more:]moreless
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Very Evil and unoriginal too

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By nejihyuga21, Sep 25, 2008

This show reminds me of the Little Shop of Horrors of the last part. Feed me. It was like Audrey the second only this time you couldn't see the monster in the light for it was always in the dark. Andy did have such a bad life. Divorce and then such luck into a house. So that's how uncle Miles got filthy rich was because of feeding people like his neightbors to the monster. At least Koda as to work for an allowance, but Andy has to work for a paycheck. Paperboy? I wish I was one. Andy definitely taught Koda a lesson. He is fast and clever. Then in the end, after skeletons, dolls and feed me, he became a little evil.moreless
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A very well put together episode.

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By tvaddict_10, Apr 06, 2007

This episode started out a little rocky because it was kind of boring. But it began to become more and more exciting. Andy Carr and his family moves into his dead uncle's house. The basement was really creepy and music would cause something strange to happen. The doll thing and the guy at the carnival was surprisingly scary. I was on the edge of my seat each time the door shook. The acting in this episode was kinda bad but overall it was a good episode. Finding out that his uncle made a deal with a spirit or something was kinda cool. It was a good thing that Andy fed the bully to the ghost. I liked this episode a whole lot.moreless
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A kid finds out there is something that lives in his basement and it appears when music is played.

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By bencoleman, May 29, 2006

Although stupid, i thought this episode was one of the best of season 1. Although the acting was a little rubbish , as it so often is in Are you afraid of the dark, it was ok and it was good to see the bully to get his come uppance. I jus wonder what happened to him. And i wish the sister got it aswell, i hated her. It was quite creepy for this show i thought. I quite liked the story aswell. However i don't know why they think the house is creepy, it isn't. It was quite good so make this an episode to watch.moreless
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TRIVIA (7)
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- This is the last story told by Eric.
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- Frank is afraid of the dark.
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- This story is told by Eric.
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- The bicycle when it's thrown under the garbage truck isn't run over at all, it just stays in front of the truck the entire time.
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- The first time you see the main character's sister you hear video game sounds, yet she isn't playing a video game.
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- The house numbers of the main character's house are 420.
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- When Andy goes down to the basement to check on Koda, he turns off the electricty. When he sees the bike, he turns on his radio which is plugged into the wall.
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QUOTES (5)
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- Andy: It was in there. It talked to me. It said, "Come in and I'll suck your blood," or something like that.
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- Christina: What's the matter, Andy? Afraid of the dark?
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- (Story Intro) Eric: Everyone knows that there's nothing in the dark that can hurt you... Most of the time...
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- Frank: (to Eric) You're gonna pay for this man! Gary: Don't kill him yet, he's telling the story tonight.
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- Koda: You're mine!!
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NOTES (2)
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- Though this is the eleventh episode of the season, it is the ninth episode on the season one DVD.
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- This is likely to be one of the only Nickelodeon shows to feature human sacrifice.
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- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  The basement closet asks Andy to, "Feed me." The plant in "Little Shop of Horrors" repeats this line throughout the show. Like the closet, the plant enjoys eating humans.
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