Teen Wolf (cartoon)
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Teen Wolf, known as The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, is an animated American television series broadcast from 1986
1986 in television
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 to 1987
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 that was produced by Southern Star Productions in association with Clubhouse Pictures. It was based on the 1985 live-action film, Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf is a 1985 American fantasy comedy film released by Atlantic Releasing Corporation starring Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, a high school student who discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself transforming into a werewolf...

.

Summary

The series is about a teenage boy and his family who can transform into werewolves
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...

. Focusing on themes of coming of age
Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual, as practiced by many societies...

 and fitting in. While generally keeping true to the main ideas, this version made some changes from the film.

Scott Howard and his family live in the fictional town of Wolverton, a small town that draws tourists because of its history of werewolf sightings. Unlike the film, Scott's status as a werewolf is a secret.

Despite the youth audience, the cartoon series delivered very powerful critiques of disability
Disability
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-as-civil rights
Civil rights
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. Freely invoking an asthma attack or seizure
Seizure
An epileptic seizure, occasionally referred to as a fit, is defined as a transient symptom of "abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain". The outward effect can be as dramatic as a wild thrashing movement or as mild as a brief loss of awareness...

, the series centered on how Scott felt "weird" immediately before and during his werewolf transformation.

Although he never hurt anybody while he was a werewolf, Scott was conscious of his difference from other teenagers and had to make accommodations for himself. He also expressed frustration that the residents of this town had stereotyped "his people". A jock named Mick constantly picks on Scott for being the "outsider" at Wolverton High.

Characters

Scott Howard

The main character, Scott, is constantly chasing after local cheerleader and popular girl Pam, while being thwarted by Pam's boyfriend Mick, a mean jock
Jock (subculture)
The term jock, when used primarily in the United States, refers to the classic stereotype of a male athlete. It is generally a negative stereotype, and is attributed mostly to high school and college athletics participants who form a distinct youth subculture. In sociology, the jock is thought to...

. Scott spends much of his time worrying about social acceptance and the possibility of people finding out he's a werewolf. Townsend Coleman
Townsend Coleman
Townsend Coleman is an American voice actor who performed in many animated series and TV commercials beginning in the early 1980s...

 provided Scott Howard's voice.

Harold Howard

Scott's father Harold is a laid-back hardware store owner, generally uninterested in the social problems of his son. He seldom transforms. His wife never appears in the series. Voiced by James Hampton
James Hampton (actor)
James Wade Hampton is an American actor, television director, and screenwriter.-Early life:Though born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Hampton was reared in Dallas, Texas, where his father operated a cleaning business. He majored in theatre arts at the University of North Texas in Denton...

. He was the only actor that reprised his role from the live action film.

Lupe Howard

Scott's younger sister is one of the new characters added for the cartoon. She is not old enough to know whether she is a werewolf or not, but she desperately wants to be one. In one episode, she is able to transform because of a magic spell, but since the spell turns anyone into a werewolf temporarily, she still does not know her true status. She started to grow fangs.

Grandpa Howard

Scott's grandfather is an immigrant from Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...

. He spends most of his time in his werewolf form, only assuming a completely human appearance when he must. He is a constant source of embarrassment to Scott, because he is always running around on all fours, chasing cats, and getting into trouble with the neighbours. Voiced by Stacy Keach, Sr.
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Stacy Keach, Sr. was the stage name of Walter Stacy Keach , an American actor whose screen career spanned six decades. He and his wife, Mary Cain , were members of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1930s. He may be best known for his role as Carlson in the television show Get...


Grandma Howard

Scott's grandmother is also from Transylvania and, like Grandpa, she stays in werewolf form most of the time. She is not as embarrassing to Scott because she is better behaved than Grandpa. She even becomes Scott's ally in his attempts to keep Grandpa's behavior under control. She is sometimes represented as a fortune teller similar to a stereotypical
Stereotype
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 Gypsy, and has sometimes performed other magic, such as brewing potions, making her seem similar to a witch in some ways. She was voiced by June Foray
June Foray
June Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...

.

Rupert "Styles" Stilinski

Stiles is Scott's best friend, in on the werewolf secret. He is supportive but often gets underappreciated in Scott's quest to be "in" with the cool crowd. Like Lupe, he wishes to be a werewolf and is upset that Scott doesn't appreciate the "gift." Voiced by Don Most
Don Most
Don Most is an American actor best known for his role as Ralph Malph on the television series Happy Days.-Acting credits:...

.

Boof

Boof is a friend of Scott's, and is also in on his family's werewolf secret alongside Stiles. She is romantically interested in him, but he seems oblivious of this, chasing after Pam instead. Voiced by Jeannie Elias
Jeannie Elias
Jeannie Elias is a Canadian American film and voice actress.-Anime Roles:* Blood+ - Young Haji, Nahabi, Additional Voices* Ergo Proxy - Kitty* Naruto - Kaori-Non-anime Roles:...

.

Pamela Wells

The most popular girl in Wolverton High and serving as a cheerleader, Pamela is Scott's romantic interest. She is the girlfriend of Mick McCallister, who sometimes thwarts Scott and picks on him for being an outsider. Pam is unaware of the fact that Scott is a werewolf like his family before him, like everybody in Wolverton who doesn't know the Howard family's secret.

Mick McCallister

A mean jock at Wolverton High, Mick McCallister is the boyfriend of Pamela Wells who thwarts Scott and picks on him for being an outsider in Wolverton. Mick, like Pam and everybody else in town, is unaware of the fact that Scott and his family are werewolves. Voiced by Craig Sheffer
Craig Sheffer
Craig Eric Sheffer is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading role as Norman Maclean in the film A River Runs Through It and of Keith Scott on the television series One Tree Hill.-Early life:...

.

Mrs. Seslick

Mrs. Seslick is the Howard family's nosy neighbor who is always a step away from figuring out the family's secret and outing them to the community. Voiced by June Foray
June Foray
June Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...

.

Episodes

  1. Teen Wolf's Family Secret
  2. The Werewolf Buster
  3. Shopworn Wolf
  4. The Beast Within
  5. Up a Family Tree
  6. Grandpa's In the Doghouse
  7. Wolf Pride
  8. Wolf of my Dreams
  9. Leader of the Pack
  10. The Curse of the Red Paw
  11. The All-American Werewolf
  12. Under my Spell
  13. Teen Wolf Punks Out
  14. Teen Wolf's Curse
  15. It's No Picnic being Teen Wolf
  16. Toot Toot Tut Tut and All That Rot
  17. Down on the Farm
  18. Diary of a Mad Werewolf
  19. Teen Wolf Come Home
  20. Scott and the Howlers
  21. Howlin' Cousins

Changes from the movie

The town, named "Beacontown" in the movie, is now called "Wolverton" in the series.

Scott's supernatural status, which was common knowledge to the public in the movie, is known only to his family, Stiles, and Boof in the series.

Scott's grandparents and a younger sister named Lupe, absent in the movie, live with them in the cartoon. In the movie Scott is an only child.

Harold sported grey fur while transformed in the movie, however he is dark-furred in the series.

Mick, who attended a rival high school at age 21 (due to a short prison stay) in the movie, is 18 in the series and attends Wolverton High with the other teens. He is a jock.

Pam is a light blond in the movie. In the cartoon, she is a dark blonde who is a cheerleader for Wolverton High.

Cast

  • Sheryl Bernstein - Frieda the Housekeeper
  • Townsend Coleman
    Townsend Coleman
    Townsend Coleman is an American voice actor who performed in many animated series and TV commercials beginning in the early 1980s...

     - Scott Howard
  • Brian Cummings
    Brian Cummings
    Brian Cummings is an American voice actor.-Biography:He is known for his work in radio and television commercials, television and motion picture promos, cartoons and as the announcer on The All-New Let's Make a Deal from 1984 to 1985...

     -
  • Jeannie Elias
    Jeannie Elias
    Jeannie Elias is a Canadian American film and voice actress.-Anime Roles:* Blood+ - Young Haji, Nahabi, Additional Voices* Ergo Proxy - Kitty* Naruto - Kaori-Non-anime Roles:...

     - Boof
  • June Foray
    June Foray
    June Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...

     - Grandma Howard, Mrs. Seslick
  • Ellen Gerstell
    Ellen Gerstell
    -Voice roles:*Jem *Monchhichis *Dragon's Lair - Princess Daphne *My Little Pony: The Movie *Little Clowns of Happytown *My Little Pony TV series...

     -
  • James Hampton
    James Hampton (actor)
    James Wade Hampton is an American actor, television director, and screenwriter.-Early life:Though born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Hampton was reared in Dallas, Texas, where his father operated a cleaning business. He majored in theatre arts at the University of North Texas in Denton...

     - Harold Howard
  • Stacy Keach, Sr.
    Stacy Keach, Sr.
    Stacy Keach, Sr. was the stage name of Walter Stacy Keach , an American actor whose screen career spanned six decades. He and his wife, Mary Cain , were members of the Peninsula Players summer theater program during the 1930s. He may be best known for his role as Carlson in the television show Get...

     - Grandpa Howard
  • Kenneth Mars
    Kenneth Mars
    Kenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein...

     - Mayor Marconi
  • Mona Marshall
    Mona Marshall
    Mona M. Ianotti is an American voice actress. She is often cast in the role of young boys. Her roles have included parts in not only Japanese anime, but also in American cartoons as well. Mona Marshall has recently lent her voice to the talking bear Koby the Study Buddy...

     -
  • Don Most
    Don Most
    Don Most is an American actor best known for his role as Ralph Malph on the television series Happy Days.-Acting credits:...

     - Stiles
  • Will Ryan
    Will Ryan
    Will Ryan is an American voice actor and producer–writer–composer, well-known for singing about the American West. In the late seventies he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US...

     - Chubs
  • Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Eric Sheffer is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading role as Norman Maclean in the film A River Runs Through It and of Keith Scott on the television series One Tree Hill.-Early life:...

     - Mick McCallister
  • Frank Welker
    Frank Welker
    Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...

     -

History

Although the cartoon series ran for three years, the third year was entirely rerun
Rerun
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s. The live action television show Big Wolf on Campus
Big Wolf on Campus
Big Wolf on Campus is a Canadian television series created by Peter A. Knight and Christopher Briggs that ran from 1999 to 2002. In the lighthearted horror/teen drama tradition of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, it is about a teenage boy named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf...

exhibited many characteristics inspired by the Teen Wolf cartoon, more than the Teen Wolf movie. The main character dressed in similar clothing to the cartoon Scott Howard, the "wolfman" design was nearly identical, and the quests to hide the secret and fit in at high school are presented more like in the cartoon.

United Kingdom

Release name
Release date
Classifaction
Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
REF
Teen Wolf - Teen Wolf's Curse/ Howlin' Cousins Unknown PG Video Gems PAL English None

United States

Release name
Release date
Classifaction
Publisher
Format
Language Subtitles Notes
REF
Teen Wolf: All American Werewolf 1 January 1998 Unknown Avid Home Entrainment NTSC English None containing two episodes
Teen Wolf: Wolf of My Dreams 14 September 1993 Unknown Family Home Entrainment NTSC English None containing four episodes

DVD release

Title Episodes Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Notes
Teen Wolf: The Complete Animated Series' 1–21 - - 18 April 2008 Three disc box set

External links

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