I think what the remake gets wrong is it not being an Anthology siries, or a 22 minute episode. The show is amazing, all 4 seasons consist of good episodes. And even the bad ones you can still laugh at today.
The Best in Siries 1 is definitely the "Haunted Mask" 2 parter that was great. Not only is it's premise good, but the characters have great growth too. Carley Beth, who's always getting scared and pranked by Chuck and Steve, as they know she is scared of EVERYTHING. So Carly who is sick of these pranksters decides to get a mask, to try and get them back. Little does she know the Mask is Alive!, and it's trapped onto her body. The pacing of the episode is great, lots happen but it is split into two whole parts. The WORST episode is "My hairest adventure" the plot is ridiculously strange. The boy or should I say Dog, plays in a band, and he's always getting chased by dogs. One day whilst being in the band he finds some Lotion, he puts it on his skin. And things start getting weird for him...he's becoming hairy. Hairy Larry. And then by the end of the episode he reverts back to his original self, a dog.
Series 2 has some fantastic episodes. The best is "Night of the Living Dummy" which is where Slappy terrorises these kids as he does best. The episode is great because Slappy is a Goosebumps icon, and any scene he's in, he's a scene steeler. The WORST episode though however is "Calling all Creeps" it's a nerdy kid who always gets picked on by his peers, and then makes a speech about it. And that's all I can ever really remember about that particular episode.
Siries 3 has it's ups and downs. The Best is "One day at Horrorland" where the Morris family get lost, and seem to find an amusement park. After arrival, things become strange, Mirrors closing in on them, Boat ride having a spider, and the door closing. And a game where they are the Lunch for the Monsters. And they are controlled by them, and then fall into the sea. The episode is bundles of fun. My least favourite is "DON'T go to Sleep" because this one puts me to sleep, quite literally. Whilst "Strained Peas" is probably and objectively speaking the worst episode, I do like the bond between the baby and brother, and becoming a bigger brother. And the bond between him and his best mate.
Siries 4. The best is "The Ghost Next door" as the girl is all fine and everything's going great for her. Until she's chased by a creature. She is then informed by the person next door that she is infact a Ghost. Which is a great plot-twist that comes out on nowhere. The worst is probably "How I got my Shrunken Head" for my I was bored entirely by it. And the magical elements didn't really make a whole lot of sense to me.
That's my run-down of the best and worst episode s of each siries in my Opinion. "Welcome to Dead House" is a fantastically creepy episode that is a place full of dead eating Zombie maniacs. This episode is also fun, and definitely recommend it. Especially with Halloween coming soon, it's the best time to do a horror marathon, and after that maybe even a Christmas marathon. Now time for my verdict.
Verdict,
7/10 Iconic, great music and fun episodes that contain creepy and weird stuff in them. Never forgetting the Iconic opening sequence with the Music.
