Beetlejuice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Beetlejuice is an American-Canadian animated television series which ran from September 9, 1989 to October 26, 1991 on ABC and, on Fox from September 9, 1991 to December 6, 1991.

Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name, it was developed and executive-produced by the film's director, Tim Burton.

The series focus on the life of Goth girl Lydia Deetz and her undead friend Beetlejuice as they explore The Neitherworld, a wacky afterlife realm inhabited by monsters, ghosts, ghouls and zombies. Danny Elfman's theme for the film was arranged for the cartoon by Elfman himself.

Series details

• Title: Beetlejuice
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1989-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-12-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 9701
• IMDb ID: tt0096543
• TVDB ID: 76892

Cast and credited roles

• Stephen Ouimette — Beetlejuice
• Alyson Court — Lydia Deetz

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-09; final listed air date 1989-12-09; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-09-08; final listed air date 1990-10-27; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-09-07; final listed air date 1991-10-26; episode order: 11.
• Season 4: premiered 1991-09-09; final listed air date 1991-12-06; episode order: 65.

Source and licence

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