Nightmare Ned

Nightmare Ned
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Genre Black comedy
Horror
Adventure
Created by Terry Shakespeare
G. Sue Shakespeare
David Molina
Starring Courtland Mead
Brad Garrett
Victoria Jackson
Theme music composer Steve Bartek
Composer(s) Steve Bartek
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 12 (segments)
Production
Executive producer(s) Terry Shakespeare
G. Sue Shakespeare
David Molina
Producer(s) Donovan Cook
Running time 22 minutes approx.
Production company(s) Walt Disney Television Animation
Creative Capers Entertainment
Distributor Buena Vista Television
Release
Original network ABC
Original release April 19 (1997-04-19) – August 9, 1997 (1997-08-09)

Nightmare Ned is an animated television series which ran from April 19, 1997 to August 9, 1997 on ABC. The show focuses on the life of Ned Needlemeyer (voiced by Courtland Mead), a 10-year-old boy that deals with his daily problems through dark, quirky nightmares. The show was canceled after only 12 episodes were produced due to production difficulties. The show ran over budget and there were creative differences among Donovan Cook, the producer and director of the show, and Walt Dohrn, the creator of the character and also a director of the show.[1][2]

A computer game of the same name was developed alongside the animated series, but was released following the premiere of the series during the same year.[3][4] Developed by Creative Capers Entertainment and Window Painters Ltd. and published by Disney Interactive Studios, the game was Disney Interactive's first video game release that was developed by a subcontracted developer.[5] The game features Ned traveling through five different adventure portals into nightmare worlds such as The Graveyard, The Alcatraz Elementary School, The Medical Nightmare, The Attic, Basement and Beyond, and The Bathroom. The game was also released in Russia, under the title Один дома: Ночные кошмарики (Odin doma: Nochnye koshmariki; Russian for "Alone at Home: Nightly Nightmares").

Characters

  • Ned Needlemeyer: The show's protagonist. He is a 10-year-old boy who deals with his troubles through his nightmares. Voiced by Courtland Mead.
  • Ed Needlemeyer: Ned's father. He constantly tries to help Ned with his problems, but this does not occur often. Voiced by Brad Garrett.
  • Mrs. Needlemeyer: Ned's mother. She is the only one in the family who tries to understand Ned's nightmares. Voiced by Victoria Jackson.
  • Amy Needlemeyer: Ned's baby sister.
  • Conrad and Vernon: Two bullies who constantly pick on Ned. They are named after Conrad Vernon, who served as one of the storyboard artists of the show. Conrad is voiced by Jeff Bennett, while Vernon is voiced by Rob Paulsen.
  • Ms. Bundt: Ned's teacher. Voiced by Tress MacNeille.
  • Joanie: A girl from Ned's school who has a crush on him. She has appeared on the episodes "Until Undeath Do Us Part" and "Girl Trouble".

Voice cast

  • Harry Anderson as the Graveyard Shadow/Grampa Ted Needlemeyer
  • Jeff Cesario as the School Shadow/Billy Blatfield
  • Steve Coon
  • Jill Fischer as the Attic, Basement and Beyond Shadow/Sally
  • Edie McClurg as the Storytelling Dragon
  • Alexandra Wentworth as the Medical Shadow/Dr. Klutzchnik
    • Additional voices by Kyle Kozloff

Episode list

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Ned's Life as a Dog"
"A Doll's House"		April 19, 1997 (1997-04-19)
2"Robot Ned"
"Dapper Dan"		April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26)
3"Monster Ned"
"The Ants"		May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03)
4"Magic Bus"
"Until Undeath Do Us Part"		May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)
5"Headless Lester"
"My, How You've Grown"		May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17)
6"Tooth or Consequences"
"Show Me the Infidel"		May 24, 1997 (1997-05-24)
7"Willie Trout"
"House of Games"		May 31, 1997 (1997-05-31)
8"Girl Trouble"
"Canadian Bacon"		June 7, 1997 (1997-06-07)
9"Abduction"
"Bad Report Card"		June 14, 1997 (1997-06-14)
10"Testing...Testing..."
"The Accordion Lesson"		June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21)
11"Along for the Ride"
"Steamed Vegetables"		June 28, 1997 (1997-06-28)
12"Lucky Abe (One Cent Ned)"
"The Dentist"
"The Ballad of Vernon & Conrad"		August 9, 1997 (1997-08-09)

References

  1. ↑ Hulett, Steve (5 February 2008). "The Studio Roundabout". animationguildblog.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Perlmutter, David (28 March 2014). America Toons In: A History of Television Animation. p. 280. ISBN 9781476614885. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Monster Buyer's Guide - The 1997 Holiday Hot 100". Computer Gaming World. No. 161. December 1997. Retrieved 17 December 2017. Saturday-morning cartoon star Nightmare Ned makes his CD-ROM debut in an action/adventure game (with a Nightmare Before Christmas feel) from Disney Interactive.
  4. ↑ Jackson, Wendy (December 1997). "1997 Gaming Report: The Best of the Bunch". Animation World Magazine. No. 2.9. Retrieved 3 February 2018. Nightmare Ned was simultaneously developed as a game and an animated series with Disney.
  5. ↑ Clark, Willie. "Disney's Many, Many Attempts at Figuring Out The Video Game Industry". Polygon. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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