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"Creepie" is a solid companion to both those shows, with its obvious love for spooky stories and weird monsters.
#GROWING UP CREEPIE UPGRADE#
Storylines often concern a lighthearted approach to the horror genre (kid-friendly horror, that is), which brings us to yet another TV comparison: "Creepie" feels most like an upgrade of the "Beetlejuice" cartoon, with a pinch of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" thrown in for good measure. But in this series, it's not their preppy status that makes them villains, it's their behavior.) (We do get preppy villainy in the form of Melanie and Carla, two dim-witted popular girls, and watching Creepie deal with them provides us at times with a nifty "Daria"-ness. They don't understand each other most of the time, but that never stops them from being pals. Among Creepie's best friends is the peppy, popular Chris-Alice (what a name!) in another show of this sort, her status as class president and activity hound would make her the target of laughs (or land her the role of snobby villain), but here, the two get along great. Never ones to judge, Creepie's adopted bug parents (a mantis and a mosquito) take in all types, and their extended family includes pillbugs, gnats, beetles, and more.įrom that description, the show would seem to detail Creepie's beliefs that it's the humans, not the insects, who are nutty, and while there is a certain "Addams Family" vibe to this goth view of normality, the show's producers are quick to add an extra layer of open-mindedness to the proceedings. The series, which debuted on the Discovery Channel's kid-centric spin-off network in September 2006, follows the adventures of Creepie Creechur (voiced by Athena Karkanis), a pixie-ish middle school girl who was raised by insects. It's a nice mix, whipped up with a catchy visual flair and plenty of attitude. Doing its part to raise a new generation of goth chicks, the Discovery Kids cartoon "Growing Up Creepie" combines Hot Topic sensibilities with kids' general interest in all things gross, icky, and, well, creepy.