Scary Godmother
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Scary Godmother is a successful children's book and comic book series created by artist Jill Thompson and published by Sirius Entertainment in 1997. The surprising popularity of this comic resulted in a successful stage show and a computer animated special in 2003 by Mainframe Entertainment, titled Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular, which was remarkably faithful to the original material (as Jill had creative control over the project). A second computer animated special by Mainframe, Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (based on the second book), premiered on TV in 2005.
Characters
- Scary Godmother - A tall, skinny and pretty-looking witch with long curly red hair, pale green skin, small bat wings on her back, and a charming personality. Hailing from the Fright Side (a world where scary Halloween monsters live), she befriended a little girl named Hannah-Marie, who was scared by her older cousin Jimmy, who locked her into the haunted house Scary and her "broommates" were in. Also rides a broom. Has a pet ghost cat named Boozle.
- Hannah-Marie - Hannah is a cute little girl who was excited to go trick-or-treating for the first time. But when her cranky older cousin Jimmy reluctantly takes Hannah trick-or-treating, he and his friends Bert, Daryl and Katie play a trick on her when they talk her into going down the basement of a spooky, abandoned house, and feed candy to the imaginary "monster in the basement" lest it eat all the children in the world. Hannah is locked in, and is so scared she cries, but just then, Scary Godmother pops out of nowhere and befriends Hannah, introducing the little girl to her many monster friends, assuring her that monsters are not going to eat her or any children, just scare them! She has since become friends with Scary and the rest of her friends in the Fright Side. Usually dresses as a fairy princess on Halloween.
- Jimmy - Jimmy is Hannah-Marie's older cousin. When reluctantly taking Hannah trick-or-treating, he talked his friends into scaring her by trapping her in the basement of a haunted house in the neighborhood, so that she can run home and they can get more candy without her. However, his plan backfires after Hannah befriends Scary Godmother and her broommates, all of whom give Jimmy and his friends a taste of their medicine. A year later, he was so scared by that ordeal that he tried to stop Halloween from happening (by destroying all Halloween-related items, like pumpkins, costumes and candy), but is otherwise touched when he stumbles into a party that Scary, Hannah, and their friends were celebrating. Often dresses as a red devil on Halloween.
- Mr. Skully Pettibone - Scary Godmother's broommate. He's the skeleton that hides in people's closets and scares them.
- Bug-A-Boo - Another broommate of Scary's. He is a huge, round monster with multiple yellow eyes, fur, horns and a huge mouth with sharp teeth. He is the monster that lurks in places like in basements, under beds, in closets and other deep, dark places (and knows what children are scared of, even Jimmy and his friends). Frightened of him at first, Hannah perceived him as the "monster in the basement" that Jimmy told her would eat children lest she feeds him candy. While she does that, Bug-A-Boo tells her that his job is to scare children, not eat them! They have since become great friends.
- Harry - A werewolf who wears a blue, lamb-patterned shirt. Hails from Ackerman Forest (a pun on horror honcho Forrest J. Ackerman). With a hammy personality and an insatiable appetite for food (especially candy and snacks), he is one of Scary Godmother's friends, but also a huge nuisance to her and her broommates. Is a big fan of the TV "skelevision" show, The Spectral Six.
- Count Max - A tall, thin and bald vampire dressed in black. The most famous vampire on the Fright Side, he is the "King of the Night." Usually very old-fashioned, Max feels awkward for being out of touch with the times. Resides Belfrey Manor with his family. Based in name and appearance on the iconic silent-era film version of Nosferatu, played by Max Schreck.
- Ruby - Max's beautiful wife, also a vampire, and the "Queen of the Night." Is more "modern" than her husband, which drives him batty. Has long, black hair and is clad in a satin dress. Recalls 1950s horror show hostess Vampira.
- Orson - Max & Ruby's preteen son, and, of course, a vampire like his parents. He is the "Prince of the Night." Wears modern goth clothing, thin round glasses and has blue dyed hair. Since Hannah befriended him, Orson was considered by some to be a possible love interest for her (despite his occasionally trying to bite her in the neck).
- Irene Le Gevaudan - Harry's mother. Based on the character Maleva (played by Maria Ouspenskaya) in the classic monster movie, The Wolf Man.
- Madame Zazie - A black widow spider that speaks with a French accent. Owns the Slaughtered Lamb bar in the Fright Side.
Jimmy's friends
Jimmy's three companions, whom he talked into scaring Hanna-Marie when she first went trick-or-treating. Unlike Jimmy, they aren't bad children, just easily influenced. They were content with Hannah's company, and even helped her save Halloween when Jimmy tried to ruin it once.
- Bert - The most imaginative of the three. Dresses as a baseball player wearing a cardboard SUV around his body.
- Daryl - Sweet and naive. Dresses as a piece of candy.
- Katie - She's the most empathic of the three. Dresses as a black cat.
Comics
- Scary Godmother (1997) book
- Revenge of Jimmy (1998) book
- My Bloody Valentine (1998) comic (single issue)
- Holiday Spooktakular (1998) comic (single issue)
- The Mystery Date (1999) book
- Boo Floo (2000) book
- Scary Godmother Activity Book (2000) comic (single issue)
- Wild About Harry (2001) comic miniseries (3 issues)
- Ghoul's Out for Summer (2003) comic miniseries (6 issues)
- Spooktacular Stories (2004)
Awards
The original book Scary Godmother was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Novel for 1998.External links
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