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Children Shouldn't Play with Undead Things

  • Episode aired Mar 7, 2011
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Sam Witwer, Cindy Sampson, and Jason Spevack in Being Human (2011)
DramaFantasyHorror

Aidan befriends a neighbor's son when he notices the boy was being bullied. Sally is finding it difficult to deal with her situation. She finds the other ghosts she meets with the same unres... Read allAidan befriends a neighbor's son when he notices the boy was being bullied. Sally is finding it difficult to deal with her situation. She finds the other ghosts she meets with the same unrest uneasy to be around. Josh is becoming closer to Nora and finds it extremely uncomfortabl... Read allAidan befriends a neighbor's son when he notices the boy was being bullied. Sally is finding it difficult to deal with her situation. She finds the other ghosts she meets with the same unrest uneasy to be around. Josh is becoming closer to Nora and finds it extremely uncomfortable to be alone with her. Sally ends up seeing Josh change.

  • Director
    • Jeremiah S. Chechik
  • Writers
    • Toby Whithouse
    • Jeremy Carver
    • Anna Fricke
  • Stars
    • Sam Witwer
    • Meaghan Rath
    • Sam Huntington
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    279
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    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Toby Whithouse
      • Jeremy Carver
      • Anna Fricke
    • Stars
      • Sam Witwer
      • Meaghan Rath
      • Sam Huntington
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    Sam Witwer
    Sam Witwer
    • Aidan Waite
    Meaghan Rath
    Meaghan Rath
    • Sally Malik
    Sam Huntington
    Sam Huntington
    • Josh Levison
    Sarah Allen
    Sarah Allen
    • Rebecca Flynt
    Kristen Hager
    Kristen Hager
    • Nora Sergeant
    Jason Spevack
    Jason Spevack
    • Bernie Lanham
    Cindy Sampson
    Cindy Sampson
    • Cindy Lanham
    Kathleen Fee
    • Barbara the Ghost
    Charles Bender
    Charles Bender
    • Dr. Travis Reed
    Bill Corday
    • Nathan the Ghost
    Elliott Larson
    Elliott Larson
    • Bully #1
    • (as Elliot Larson)
    Ryan Caleb Antel
    Ryan Caleb Antel
    • Bully #2
    • (as Ryan Antel)
    Paul Whitney
    Paul Whitney
    • Ghost Policeman
    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Toby Whithouse
      • Jeremy Carver
      • Anna Fricke
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    • Trivia
      This episode almost shares its title with an episode of "Supernatural. Episode 4 of season 2 of "Supernatural is titled "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" where "Being Human"'s title replaces "dead" with "UNdead" Also, Cindy Sampson, who plays "Cindy", the mother, in this episode played Lisa on "Supernatural"
    • Quotes

      Josh: [Changing in the house] Remove anything breakable! Save the TV!

    • Connections
      References Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Muse Entertainment Enterprises
      • Zodiak USA
      • Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit
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      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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