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We’re counting down the Top 10 funniest and most iconic moments from the Beetlejuice animated series. From outrageous pranks to bizarre adventures with Lydia, this list is packed with nostalgic chaos that made the show a cult classic.
👻 Which Beetlejuice cartoon moment made you laugh the most? Comment below!
We’re counting down the Top 10 funniest and most iconic moments from the Beetlejuice animated series. From outrageous pranks to bizarre adventures with Lydia, this list is packed with nostalgic chaos that made the show a cult classic.
👻 Which Beetlejuice cartoon moment made you laugh the most? Comment below!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the most memorable moments from the daytime
00:09Emmy-winning Beetlejuice animated series.
00:16Number 10. The First Summoning
00:18The Beetlejuice series changed several elements from the 1988 film that inspired it. Namely,
00:24Beetlejuice is now Lydia's friend rather than an antagonist who wants to marry her.
00:28However, the show doesn't forget its roots, with Lydia singing Deo in the first episode.
00:38She also summons the ghost with the most using three familiar words.
00:43Actually, it's the same word repeated three times.
00:45Though I know I should be wary, still I venture someplace scary, ghostly haunting, I turn loose.
00:53Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!
00:55Beetlejuice!
00:56While Lydia regularly calls upon Beetlejuice throughout the show,
00:59the pilot had the best build-up with dark shadows, creepy music, and a haunting rhyme.
01:04Once Lydia completes her chant, her room and wardrobe are transformed as the music cranks it up to 11.
01:11Animation studio Nelvana went the extra mile with this sequence, culminating in Beetlejuice arriving at the party.
01:24I'm ready to party!
01:27Number 9. Claire's Comeuppance
01:29Beetlejuice may be vile, but nothing is more sickening than Claire Brewster's snobby attitude.
01:36I want our haunted house to be a success.
01:39Like, since you're talking to your drawings now for companionship,
01:43tell this one it is like the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
01:48Whenever the upper-class Claire clashes with the gothic Lydia,
01:52Beetlejuice is never too far away to serve her just desserts.
01:58Next up, the netherworld!
02:01While there are several examples, the most satisfying instance involves a nightmarish rollercoaster.
02:08After Lydia remodels her not-so-scary haunted house ride, Claire is characteristically critical.
02:13I don't need you or your disgusting doodles!
02:17Rather than send her on the real ride,
02:20Beetlejuice puts her on the fast track to the netherworld,
02:22where she encounters Jacques the skeleton,
02:24Ginger the spider, and a sandworm as a grand finale.
02:27The hair-raising ordeal scares Claire away from working with Lydia on any more school projects.
02:36Although, if you ask us, this should be an actual theme park experience.
02:40Number 8. Nothing to lose your head over
02:43Lydia's parents are constantly exposed to the anarchy of the afterlife.
02:47Yet, they remain oblivious to what's right under their noses.
02:50On a vacation to the netherworld,
03:01Delia and Charles nearly lose their noses, along with the rest of their heads.
03:05Stumbling upon what they think is a historical reenactment,
03:09the couple meets skeleton versions of Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Antoinette.
03:12Bonjour, monsieur. I am Marie Marionette. And who might you be?
03:18Me?
03:19I'm out of here!
03:21We get why Antoinette is headless, although Napoleon died from stomach cancer.
03:26Historical inaccuracies aside, Delia and Charles are headed to the guillotine next.
03:31Dear, first prize is a family-sized vege-matic slicer!
03:35I'll bite the head!
03:36I'll bite the head!
03:37Delia, in particular, cracks us up with her cluelessly chipper attitude,
03:42even when blindfolded as a blade looms over her neck.
03:46Were it not for Beetlejuice's feet and Lydia's driving skills,
03:50Delia and Charles would have become permanent netherworld residents.
03:55We did it!
03:56Number 7. Life without Beetlejuice
03:59In this parody of It's a Wonderful Life,
04:01Beetlejuice sees what the netherworld would be like if he were never born.
04:05Or would it be if he had never died in this case?
04:08Nobody wants me here!
04:09Not Jacques, not Ginge, not the monster across the street,
04:13not even Lydia!
04:14I wish!
04:15No! Wait, pal! Don't say it!
04:18I wish I'd never met any of them in the first place!
04:23Let's just say if Beetlejuice ceased to exist.
04:25He finds that his friends have become vain jerks,
04:28although honestly, they're all more successful without Beetlejuice around to cause mischief.
04:33Ugh! Another fan! Dying to meet me!
04:38They're always underfoot!
04:40Hey! Get off of my face, Ginger!
04:43There is one exception.
04:45Lydia hasn't lost her gothic flair,
04:47but her confidence has been drained with no Beetlejuice to liven things up.
04:51Uh, my report is titled...
04:55Our Friends, The Garden Slugs.
04:58Lydia's so uncool!
05:04Not like you, Claire!
05:06When he approaches her, Lydia doesn't recognize him,
05:09but there's still a connection that encourages Beetlejuice to get his old afterlife back.
05:13Hey! You laugh, babes!
05:17Sure, you're funny!
05:20For all the gross-out humor and puns,
05:22this friendship gave the show a beating heart.
05:24Number 6. Arriving in Ooze
05:27Beetlejuice spoofs The Wizard of Oz in this episode,
05:31which casts Lydia as Dorothy.
05:33Lydia's arrival in Ooze contains some of the best jokes,
05:36most notably a pretty accurate description of almost every politician who ever lived.
05:41As mayor of this unfair town,
05:44I promise to raise taxes,
05:46abuse my power,
05:48and make your lives as miserable as possible.
05:51If only they were all this honest.
05:54This mayor won't be seeking re-election,
05:56as Lydia inadvertently drops a school on him.
05:59Lydia is introduced to the Beetle-like munchkins,
06:01who work in a few clever gags about the gray areas of the public domain.
06:06Just follow the gray asphalt road!
06:08Follow the gray asphalt road?
06:10We sing, but we're not allowed.
06:12They can reference L. Frank Baum's books,
06:14but singing any songs from the MGM musical is off-limits.
06:18From there, Lydia encounters several familiar faces filling Oz roles.
06:22Are you okay?
06:24Is he g-g-gone?
06:26Is who gone?
06:27The m-m-m-m-m-monster!
06:30The munchkins also resurface,
06:32although they don't stick around long thanks to a hungry Beetlejuice.
06:36That's funny.
06:37Where'd all the munchkins go?
06:39Excuse me.
06:42How did it go in there?
06:44Number 5.
06:45Meeting Edgar Allan Poe
06:46Beetlejuice was bound to cross paths with Edgar Allan Poe eventually.
06:50Ah, sir, and Poe.
06:52Yeah? Well, don't expect me to give you any money.
06:55No, Edgar Allan Poe, you insipid tweed.
06:58In Death, Mr. Poe lives out his stories, searching for his lost Lenore.
07:03During his lifetime, Poe's writing didn't make him an especially wealthy man.
07:08We guess he collected residuals in the afterlife, as the late poet throws cash at Beetlejuice.
07:13Looking to exploit his wealth and sadness, Beetlejuice keeps the weeping Poe around.
07:18So, chump, tell me more about this Lenore, babe.
07:21Oh, Lenore, why didn't you answer the door?
07:28The writer comes with some emotional baggage, including a rhyming raven, a telltale heart, and a swinging pendulum.
07:36Who says Beetlejuice can't be educational?
07:38I'm about to be cut out of the picture!
07:43The nightmares that Poe has unleashed seemingly come to an end when he's finally reunited with Lenore.
07:49Since Poe wasn't exactly known for happy endings, though, Beetlejuice can't quite escape the cycle.
08:01Number 4. Lies Break Out
08:03In the neither world, lies manifest in the form of ghostly skeletons.
08:08Every lie means another skeleton is added to your closet.
08:12As you can imagine, Beetlejuice's closet is fuller than others.
08:16Beetlejuice, what do you have in your closet?
08:19Oh, just some talking dolls I bought for the neighborhood kids.
08:22I like to do good deed, you know.
08:25Running out of room, the skeletons inevitably break free.
08:28In addition to airing Beetlejuice's dirty laundry, one of Lydia's lies gets out as well.
08:34Lydia lied to her parents.
08:37Whoa!
08:39Uh, that one was yours, babes.
08:42The concept is creative, and the skeletons are among the show's eerier creatures with whispery voices that flow through the air like a chilling breeze.
08:50While the skeletons expose Beetlejuice for the scoundrel he is, they also bring out his softer side, revealing that he actually likes the long-suffering Jacques.
08:59Hello, hello?
09:00Beetlejuice really likes you, but he pretends he doesn't.
09:07Do I know you?
09:08Lydia is his best friend, though.
09:10A truth that ultimately saves the day.
09:13Shucks, Lydia!
09:14You're my best friend.
09:15Hey, that truth stuff really works.
09:23You better try it quick.
09:25Number 3.
09:25Shop till you freak.
09:27Business isn't booming when Lydia and her friends open a creepy clothing store.
09:31Looks like nobody likes my designs but us.
09:34Aw, what do we know?
09:36To attract more customers, Beetlejuice comes up with a hypnotic jingle that entrances everybody in town.
09:42Watch my watch.
09:44And repeat after me.
09:47Shop till you freak at the spooky boutique.
09:50Shop till you freak at the spooky boutique.
09:54Sales go through the roof, but supply and demand can be dangerous.
09:58We don't know about you, but the lyrics,
10:00Shop till you freak at the spooky boutique, have been living rent-free in our heads for over 30 years now.
10:06We'll just be going about our day-to-day lives when suddenly, our subconscious will send this infectious song up to headquarters.
10:13Shop till you freak at the spooky boutique.
10:16We can't say that we were possessed like the people of Peaceful Pines, but this moment definitely left a lasting impression.
10:21In that sense, perhaps Beetlejuice really does have mind control powers.
10:26You might say it moved to a new location.
10:30Ooh, where is it?
10:32I'm dying to get there.
10:35Well, let's just say you'd have to.
10:37No matter how many times Beetlejuice changes the channel, he can't escape host Todd Sperling, who pulls him into the television.
11:07The Rod Sperling caricature reveals that the characters he created have taken over his show, enlisting Beetlejuice's help.
11:14You've heard of characters taking on a life of their own?
11:17Ima did.
11:18She became so strong that she started writing herself.
11:21Naturally, I tried to rewrite her, but she resisted.
11:25Soon she was out of control, and her ego is getting bigger every day.
11:29The premise is inventive enough to be in an actual Twilight Zone episode.
11:33There's a clear admiration for what the episode is satirizing with a plethora of in-jokes and fourth wall breaks.
11:39Guess I'll see if the doctor's in-sane.
11:42Pfft.
11:43And it wouldn't be a Twilight Zone parody without a twist ending.
11:46The episode amounts to a conclusion that not only pays homage to The Twilight Zone, but also the second greatest horror anthology series of all time.
11:54Alfred Hitchcock presents...
11:56Lids? Say something!
11:58All right.
12:01Good evening.
12:05Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
12:10Prince Vince.
12:11It's no coincidence that Vince resembles the titular character from Tim Burton's Vincent.
12:15Pleased to meet you, your...
12:17Highness?
12:18Highness?
12:18Highness?
12:19Highness?
12:20No.
12:21Lowness would be more fitting, Lydia.
12:24Then let's get back to making you cheery instead of dreary!
12:28Cursed Village.
12:29A nod to the musical Brigadoon.
12:31I mean, if we're still here when everyone in Brigadoon falls asleep, we'll disappear with the town?
12:39For an eternity!
12:41And frankly, I don't have the time!
12:44Getting cancelled.
12:46A reminder that network heads know nothing.
12:48Mr. Monitor, I think you're overreacting.
12:52Our show is great the way it is.
12:54And after all, isn't quality the most important thing?
12:57Ha!
12:58Ratings are the only thing!
13:00Bringing a tree to life.
13:02We're surprised that Beetlejuice didn't kick this tree over.
13:05Ooh!
13:06A skateboard!
13:08Huh?
13:08Whee!
13:10Hey!
13:14Don't run out on me!
13:16Beetlejuice's Two Sides
13:17The series ends with double the Beetlejuice and double the fun.
13:21Two Beetlejuices?
13:23That two-bit baby smoocher has really gotten on my bad side.
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13:45Number 1.
13:46Jackass.
13:47Yeah, he said it.
13:48Helping Lydia to brush up on her Shakespeare, Beetlejuice introduces her to characters like Hamlet, both parts of Henry IV, and Julius Caesar.
13:56Leading to some of the funniest wordplay in the entire series.
13:59Julius! Caesar!
14:01The standout encounter is with Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
14:09Growing annoyed with Beetlejuice, the fairy makes him look like a donkey.
14:13Or as Beetlejuice puts it...
14:14Nobody makes a jackass out of me!
14:17For young viewers who had already seen the live-action film, this might not have been on par with Michael Keaton's F-bomb.
14:23Nice f***ing model!
14:25For a cartoon aimed at kids that aired on Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons, though, you have to wonder how this made it past the censors.
14:32Regardless, the episode encourages kids to study Shakespeare, so parents can't complain.
14:37Somehow I don't think Beetlejuice ever helped Shakespeare with his homework.
14:41What's your favorite Beetlejuice episode? Let us know in the comments.
14:48How about a classic cartoon ending, Liz?
14:50Can do.
14:52Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
14:57That's it, kids!
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