Beetlejuice (TV series)

Beetlejuice
The show's title card, depicting Lydia Deetz (left) and Beetlejuice (right).
GenreFantasy comedy
Created byTim Burton
Based onBeetlejuice
by Michael McDowell
Larry Wilson
Developed byTim Burton
Written by
  • Patsy Cameron
  • Tedd Anasti
Directed by
  • Robin Budd (seasons 1–2)
  • John van Bruggen (seasons 3–4)
  • Larry Jacobs (seasons 3–4)
  • John Halfpenny (seasons 3–4)
  • Rick Marshall (season 4)
  • Alan Bunce (season 4)
Voices of
Theme music composerDanny Elfman
(adapted from the score of the film)
Opening theme"Beetlejuice Title Theme"
Ending theme"Beetlejuice Ending Theme" by Danny Elfman
ComposerTom Szczesniak
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes94 (109 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1989 (1989-09-09) –
December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)
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Beetlejuice is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1989, to October 26, 1991, on ABC, and on Fox from September 9 to December 6, 1991.[2] Loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name, it was developed by the film's director, Tim Burton, who also served as an executive producer.[3] The animated series focuses on the life of goth girl Lydia Deetz and her undead friend Beetlejuice as they explore the Neitherworld, a ghoulish wacky monster supernaturalistic realm inhabited by monsters, ghosts, ghouls, goblins and zombies. Danny Elfman's theme for the film was arranged for the cartoon series by Elfman himself.

  1. ^ "ABC Adds 'Gummi Bears', 'Beetlejuice'". The Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1989. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 75. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 131–133. ISBN 978-1476665993.