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| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Beetlejuice]]''|[[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]]
| creator = [[Tim Burton]]▼
▲| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Beetlejuice]]''|[[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]]<br>[[Larry Wilson (screenwriter)|Larry Wilson]]}}
| genre = [[Fantasy comedy]]▼
| developer = [[Tim Burton]]
▲| genre = [[Fantasy comedy]]<br>[[Comedy horror]]
| writer = {{Plainlist|
* Patsy Cameron
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* [[Elizabeth Hanna]]
* Roger Dunn
* [[
* [[Tara Strong|Tara Strong]]
* [[Len Carlson]]
* [[Tabitha St. Germain|Paulina Gillis]]}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Danny Elfman]] <br>(adapted from the score of the film)
| opentheme = "''Beetlejuice'' Title Theme"
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* Patsy Cameron}}
| runtime = 22 minutes
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| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nelvana|Nelvana Limited]]
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1989|9|9}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1991|
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'''''Beetlejuice''''' is an [[animated television series]] that ran from September 9, 1989, to October 26, 1991, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from September 9 to December 6, 1991.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=75}}</ref> Loosely based on the [[Beetlejuice|1988 American film of the same name]], it was developed by its director, [[Tim Burton]], who also served as an executive producer.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=131–133}}</ref> The series follows Lydia Deetz and her friend Beetlejuice and their adventures in the "mortal world" and the Neitherworld, a supernatural realm inhabited by various monsters. [[Danny Elfman]], who composed the theme for the film, also arranged it for the series.
==Plot==
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===Main===
* '''Beetlejuice''' (voiced by [[Stephen Ouimette]]) is a [[ghost]] and the titular character, who is known throughout the Neitherworld as a prankster and was named after the star [[Betelgeuse]]. His personality is toned down in the series, and he is not as vulgar as he is in the film. Another difference from the film is that he is Lydia's friend and is not antagonistic. He is the oldest son of Gnat and
* '''Lydia Deetz''' (voiced by [[Alyson Court]]) is a goth girl who is in her preteens at the start of the series and later in her early teens, and is considered to be responsible and emotionally mature for her age. She loves all things "strange and unusual", including horror and literary classics such as the works of gothic and horror writers, including [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Stephen King]]. She is established as being a creative, yet [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]], girl, who struggles to fit in with her classmates at Miss Shannon's School for Girls, which she attends. This leads her to seek out reassurance with Beetlejuice and in the Neitherworld, where she is accepted and loved for who she is. She also has several talents, including photography, entomology, sewing, art, and working with machines, and feels strongly about environmental issues. Lydia is Beetlejuice's best friend, and in "Critter Sitters", it is shown that they have known each other for a year, as they are celebrating their first anniversary of friendship. Lydia can summon Beetlejuice or travel to the Neitherworld by calling his name three times. Lydia looks up to Beetlejuice, and, in "It's a Wonderful Afterlife", it is shown that if she never met him, she would have been a social recluse and would not have had the confidence to stand up to Claire Brewster's bullying, showing that Beetlejuice's friendship and dedication to her is the source of her self-confidence.
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==== Peaceful Pines inhabitants ====
* '''Charles Deetz''' (voiced by Roger Dunn) is Lydia's father, whose hobbies include [[ornithology]] and [[baseball]]. He is closer to Lydia than Delia is, as they share a love of baseball. He is often the victim of Beetlejuice's pranks and mischief; despite this, Beetlejuice is quite fond of him, likely because he is one of the few people who always falls for his pranks.
* '''Delia Deetz''' (voiced by [[Elizabeth Hanna]]) is Charles' wife and Lydia's
* '''Percy''' is the Deetz family's pet black cat, who is often a victim of Beetlejuice's pranks.
* '''Bertha''' (voiced by [[Tara Strong|Tara Strong]]) (credited as Tara Charendoff) is Lydia's friend at school, who shares her interest in things "strange and unusual".
* '''Prudence''' (voiced by [[Tabitha St. Germain|Paulina Gillis]]) is Lydia's friend at school, who is shy and loves to read.
* '''Claire Brewster''' (voiced by Tara Strong) (credited as Tara Charendoff) is Lydia's [[upperclass]] rival and Beetlejuice's rival at school. As a result of being spoiled by her parents, Claire is vain, narcissistic, and believes that everything should go her way. She often clashes with Lydia, whom she hates.
==== Neitherworld inhabitants ====
* '''Jacques LaLean''' (voiced by Charles Kerr) is a French skeleton bodybuilder and Beetlejuice's neighbor. Despite being annoyed by his antics, they are friends despite Beetlejuice's insistence that they are not. He dreams of becoming a great bodybuilder despite lacking muscles or a body; despite this, he previously won the Mr. Neitherworld bodybuilding title, defeating reigning champion Armhold Musclehugger. According to "Highs-Ghoul Confidential", he and Ginger attended the same high school as Beetlejuice and went to the school prom together.
* '''Ginger the Tap Dancing Spider''' (voiced by Paulina Gillis) is a tap-dancing spider and Beetlejuice's neighbor, who dreams of someday being a famous tap dancer. According to "Highs-Ghoul Confidential", she and
* '''The Monster Across the Street''' (voiced by [[Len Carlson]]) is a tall, hairy monster from the West who lives across the street from Beetlejuice and is often annoyed by his antics. He resembles Gossamer from Looney Tunes. He has a pet dog, Poopsie (voiced by Len Carlson).
* '''Doomie''' (voiced by [[Ron Rubin (voice actor)|Ron Rubin]] as '''Doomie''', [[Colin Fox (actor)|Colin Fox]] as '''Dragster of Doom''') – Beetlejuice and Lydia's sentient car, who is normally affable and friendly but, due to the abnormal brain Beetlejuice gave him during his construction, transforms into a werewolf-like monster in response to the presence of a Neitherworld dog or to anger, fear, or his passengers being in danger. Later in the series, he "speaks", which is given as the sound of an engine turning over in ignition. Through Lydia translating his speech, other aspects of his character are revealed, such as his attempts to court Mayor Maynot's [[Convertible (car)|convertible]] Pinky.
* '''Barry MeNot''' (voiced by [[Keith Knight (actor)|Keith Knight]]) appears in the Neitherworld's commercials to promote a product revolving around a plot point.
* '''Bea Juice''' (voiced by [[Susan Roman]]) is Beetlejuice's mother.
* '''Nat Juice''' (voiced by Len Carlson) is Beetlejuice's father, who wants him to get a job.
* '''Mayor Maynot''' (voiced by Len Carlson) is the Mayor of the Neitherworld. His assistant is '''I. M. Smallhead
* '''Judge Mental''' (voiced by Len Carlson) is the Neitherworld's residential judge.
* '''Mr. Monitor''' (voiced by [[John Stocker (voice actor)|John Stocker]]) is a humanoid with four televisions for a head who runs the Neitherworld TV Network.
* '''Armhold Musclehugger''' (voiced by Keith Knight) – is the former Mr. Neitherworld bodybuilding champion until Jacques dethroned him. As Mr. Neitherworld, he is extremely arrogant, but when he reappears in the episode "Goody Two-Shoes" he is more affable. He later begins working for Chester Slime as his right-hand man.
* '''Scuzzo''' (voiced by Joseph Sherman) and '''Fuzzo''' (voiced by David Goldberg) are troublemaking clowns and Beetlejuice's rivals.
* '''Sandworms''' are purple and green snake-like creatures that reside in the desert region of Sandwormland, which is below the Neitherworld
== Voice cast ==
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* Roger Dunn – Charles Deetz
* [[Harvey Atkin]] – Lipscum, Exorcist
* [[Tara Strong|Tara
* [[Len Carlson]] – The Monster Across the Street, Judge Mental, Barf Birfman, Mayor Maynot, Mr. Juice, Uncle Clyde, Messy Jesse, Foreman, Hopalong Casualty, Poopsie
* [[Tabitha St. Germain|Paulina Gillis]]<ref name="pitheatre">{{cite web|url=http://pitheatre.com/the-baroness-and-the-pig/ |title=Pi Theatre, Independent Vancouver Theatre >> The Baroness and the Pig |access-date=October 30, 2011 |author=Damian Inwood |quote=That's what Vancouver actresses Diane Brown and Tabitha St. Germain do with the delightful black comedy, The Baroness and the Pig. (...) St. Germain – better known to Vancouver audiences as Paulina Gillis – plays the Baroness as a naïve gentlewoman, full of prissy mannerisms and twittering, bird-like movements. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425122725/http://pitheatre.com/the-baroness-and-the-pig/ |archive-date=April 25, 2012}}</ref> – Prudence, Ginger<ref name="germainresume">{{cite web |title=Tabitha St. Germain resume |url=http://www.tabithastgermain.com/uploads/7/4/5/3/7453207/tabithastgermainresume.pdf |access-date=October 21, 2011 |quote=BEETLEJUICE – Prudence/Ensemble – Nelvana}}</ref>
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The animated series was a mega breakout hit for ABC in its initial seasons, and later became one of the first cartoon animated series to ever air on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s weekday afternoons [[Fox Kids|children's lineup]], though also remaining on ABC's Saturday morning schedules, making it one of the first animated shows to air concurrently on two different U.S. broadcast networks.
The premise of the animated series differs in a number of ways from the original
== Merchandise ==
Much as with the original 1988 film, various merchandise was released for the ''Beetlejuice'' animated series in 1990. This included [[trading cards]] by Dart, a [[sticker album]] and sticker/activity book by [[Panini (stickers)|Panini]], a [[jigsaw puzzle]] by [[Little Golden Books|Golden]], a coloring book, novels, a lunchbox and thermos set,
=== Home media ===
Warner Bros. released most of the first season of the show on six [[VHS|video-cassette]]s by December 21, 1993. In September 2008, three episodes ("A-
In 2012, [[Time Life]] (under [[Warner Home Video]] license) acquired the rights to the series and planned to release it on DVD for the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-DVDs-Planned/17701|title=Beetlejuice DVD news: DVD Plans for animated Beetlejuice - TVShowsOnDVD.com|work=tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203902/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-DVDs-Planned/17701|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> Shout! Factory released ''Beetlejuice – The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 as an [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] exclusive on May 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-The-Complete-Series/18068|title=Beetlejuice DVD news: Press Release for Beetlejuice - The Complete Series - TVShowsOnDVD.com|work=tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925123911/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-The-Complete-Series/18068|archive-date=2015-09-25}}</ref> They also released Season 1 on the same day to retail stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-Season-1-Box-Art/18189|title=Beetlejuice DVD news: Box Art for Beetlejuice - Season 1 - TVShowsOnDVD.com|work=tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041824/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-Season-1-Box-Art/18189|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> Seasons 2 & 3 were released on March 18, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-Seasons-2-3/19241|title=Beetlejuice DVD news: Announcement for Beetlejuice - Seasons 2 and 3 - TVShowsOnDVD.com|work=tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215842/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Beetlejuice-Seasons-2-3/19241|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> On June 25, 2024, [[Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment|Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] (through [[Studio Distribution Services]]) re-issued the complete series on a DVD box set in Region 1.<ref name="SDS"> {{cite web|website=Amazon|title=Beetlejuice: The Complete Series (DVD)|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2K2KKV4|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> Around the same time, the series was made available as [[Video_on_demand#Transactional|transactional video on demand]] purchases through streaming retailers including [[Amazon Prime Video]] and the [[ITunes Store|iTunes Store]]. The entire series is also available to stream on Tubi as of September 2, 2024.<ref>https://www.fangoria.com/beetlejuice-animated-series-tubi/</ref>
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| style="text-align: center"|1991 || style="text-align: center"|65 || The Complete Series: August 20, 2013 (Shout! Factory)<hr>A Halloween Spooktacular: October 1, 2013<br>''Episodes'': "Raging Skull" • "Family Scarelooms" • "Them Bones, Them Bones, Them Funny Bones" • "Ship of Ghouls
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