Teen Wolf (1986 TV series)
| Teen Wolf | |
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| Also known as | 'The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf' |
| Genre |
Adventure Animation |
| Written by |
Linda Woolverton Rowby Goren Gordon Kent Michael Reaves Bruce Reid Schaefer |
| Directed by | Gordon Kent |
| Creative director(s) | Chris Cuddington |
| Voices of |
Townsend Coleman James Hampton Don Most June Foray Stacy Keach, Sr. |
| Theme music composer |
Opening Theme: John Lewis Parker Barry Mann Closing Theme: Ashley Hall Stephanie Tyrell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jonathan Dana Buzz Potamkin |
| Producer(s) | Gordon Kent |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Southern Star Productions Clubhouse Pictures |
| Distributor | MGM Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 13, 1986 – November 7, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Teen Wolf |
| Related shows |
Teen Wolf Teen Wolf Too |
Teen Wolf, known as The Cartoon Adventures of Teen Wolf in the United Kingdom, is an animated American television series broadcast from 1986 to 1987 that was produced by Southern Star Productions in association with Clubhouse Pictures. It was based on the 1985 live-action film, Teen Wolf.
The series is about a teenage boy and his family who can transform into werewolves, focusing on themes of coming of age 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-as-civil rights. Freely invoking an asthma attack or seizure, 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.
Although the cartoon series ran for three years, the third year was entirely reruns. 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.
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.
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