The character is a chameleon, but the actor playing it is an iguana

@amityislandchum

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sick of iguanas taking all the roles meant for chameleons. We need equal representation in media!

@karawithgun8148

4 жыл бұрын

@@amityislandchum Typical Iguana-washing from Hollywood.

@N3rv3d4m4g3

4 жыл бұрын

You're wrong, that's ScarJo

@Dargonhuman

4 жыл бұрын

@@karawithgun8148 Bunch of lizardphobes, the whole lot of 'em.

@deviousj5868

4 жыл бұрын

Gotcha.

The chameleons are so good at camouflage that they look like iguanas.

@caveman5128

4 жыл бұрын

CrispyDragons yes as well as changing colors they can also morph truly the most dangerous animals

@aurorauplinks

4 жыл бұрын

I thought that was the joke

@captainshyguy3175

4 жыл бұрын

Evolution made the op

@application1763

4 жыл бұрын

Badum tshhhh

@commandixnostalgia2321

4 жыл бұрын

CrispyDragons They did used iguanas to make the episode,though.

Janice: I wanna dye my hair. Lizard: Ah. So you have chosen *death*

*Tf she threw away all the eggs? even the good ones? my mom would kill me if i did that*

@Lazamattaz

4 жыл бұрын

Right?! I was like there are still some intact eggs there what are you doing!

@lurkerrekrul

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lazamattaz I was thinking exactly the same thing.

@Londa1027

3 жыл бұрын

Mee, four!

@GlennJimenez

3 жыл бұрын

That’s literally what I thought

You missed something crucial. The kid was tormenting animals that kill lizards (cats) and taunting the fish as foreshadowing of the fish scene later.. but he was softly stroking the lizards case. THE KID WAS AN IGUANA

@maybewise

4 жыл бұрын

Is this how the "Lizard people" conspiracy started? XD

@miraclegirl14

4 жыл бұрын

I saw this episode about 15 to 20 something years ago and never noticed that till I read this comment

@cartooncottage2024

4 жыл бұрын

He definitely is.

@cartooncottage2024

4 жыл бұрын

@@maybewise Probably.

@beautyisjay

4 жыл бұрын

Wowwww didn't notice that!

The most disturbing part was watching them throw away THREE perfect eggs because they were with the ones that were broken

@andyball2528

4 жыл бұрын

Also, who dumps eggs down the disposal?

@unouni2548

4 жыл бұрын

@@andyball2528 I don't even have one...

@kreiyu

4 жыл бұрын

Why dump them in the sink at all? The were in a cardboard carton that was soaked with egg. Just chuck it all in the garbage.

@burnsmybritches5857

4 жыл бұрын

Them poor dead chicks. THEM MONSTERS!!!!!!!

@glittery_cucumber

4 жыл бұрын

@@kreiyu Because wasting eggs is no problem, as long as you recycle the carton!

**deep breath** The dress. Should have been. Green. The fact that it isn't angers me more than anything else in this entire episode.

@blazeswithwolvez7221

3 жыл бұрын

Green isn't the actor's color. Pink looks better with her skin.

@allisonthecat

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and call them iguanas dammit!!!

@themisfitowl2595

2 жыл бұрын

@@blazeswithwolvez7221 Actually, green and gold together can work really well with darker skin tones. Now I'm suddenly getting a Princess and the Frog vibe...

@thepubknight6144

2 жыл бұрын

@@blazeswithwolvez7221 ahh the episode that made me have a crush on Tia (she has the birthmark on her shoulder)

@englishatheart

Жыл бұрын

@@blazeswithwolvez7221 Actress* Girls and women are actresses. Stop trying to erase the differences between men and women.

The fact she didn't do anything particularly bad to earn a bad end is what made the episode scary to me the first time I saw it. Stories where the monsters/ghosts/villains don't seem bound by any rules have always been the scariest to me because the lack of rules makes them harder to predict and control.

Plot twist: that bratty boy at the pet store was another successfully transformed chameleon/iguana helping out his family.

@wolfgang1097

4 жыл бұрын

That little boy at the pet store needs an ass-whoop'n.

@tytheby5029

3 жыл бұрын

That’s literally exactly what happened 😂😂

@____________838

3 жыл бұрын

That’s my theory.

@sumoni

3 жыл бұрын

Her friend did say the boy knew it would bite her.

@glizzy8755

3 жыл бұрын

@@sumoni it’s really crazy

I'm glad I'm not the only one that appreciates lizard's running.

@CthulhuianBunny

4 жыл бұрын

If you want to see something really precious, search google for "tegu lizard running after a ball".

@armaggedon390

4 жыл бұрын

Lizards running are pretty cute.

@brandelynnefreleng7597

4 жыл бұрын

Snake discovery is a KZread channel that focuses on reptile education- they have some damn good lizard footage

-I always assumed that the little boy at the beginning was a chameleon in disguise, hence why he lured Janice to the chameleon and knew the nursery rhyme. -Even as a kid, I could easily tell who was the real Janice at the end just by their tone of voice/seriousness. If Sharon really was her best friend she should've easily been able to tell as well.

@jeleesabailey

3 жыл бұрын

exactly ugh

@MeepChangeling

Жыл бұрын

Not if she was autistic. You neurotypicals keep forgetting that those kind of things are superpowers not everyone has.

@xxmakeuplover05xx

7 ай бұрын

he is wearing green too

@kidprime6863

4 ай бұрын

Sharon was an idiot. If I were her, I'd trick the chameleon with a question they're supposed to get wrong.

I believe the reason they chose an iguana to play the “chameleon” is because 1 iguanas are cheap to produce and 2 iguanas are easier and larger to train/show on camera

@IvoirePunk

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my pet iguana was always rather chill and liked to interact with people as long as she wasn't spooked. The chameleon we had rescued from other owners however was a grumpy little guy and tried to escape any chance he had.

@dominicburke8908

3 жыл бұрын

Also chameleons are super fragile and literally will drop dead bc of minor changes in their environment , which probably isn’t conducive to filming a tv show

@FluffyWuffy17

3 жыл бұрын

@@dominicburke8908 Hell some species are fragile enough that the stress of being stared at, as a creature that is usually hidden high up in the tree tops, is enough to kill them.

@conradlorgar5508

3 жыл бұрын

@@FluffyWuffy17 sounds like me as an introvert

@housewilma4904

Жыл бұрын

@@FluffyWuffy17 imagine how terryfying camera flashes are to chameleons.

I think the boy must've been a lizard. Makes sense that he would know the rhyme

@acidroofproductions9378

4 жыл бұрын

Good catch! Real asshole boy got his ass bit twice and turned ages ago.

@ConnorNotyerbidness

4 жыл бұрын

AND HIS SHIRT IS ALSO GREEN!

@lCore17

4 жыл бұрын

@@acidroofproductions9378 Might not even be an asshole, since it is shown that the lizards target random people.

@krishnamckay3247

4 жыл бұрын

Yea I thought he was one too. He was part of the "revolution" That added even more to the fear in this episode

@kingdariusckajagthedripper1119

4 жыл бұрын

And the silly run off he did, looked kinda lizardly

Reason why this episode would’ve definitely traumatized me: Because Janice didn’t deserve it. As a Kid Who Feared Getting In Any Sort of Trouble (TM), whenever a character who didn’t deserve it got punished, it terrified me

@joehand2156

4 жыл бұрын

Right i mean she was not a bad person like most of the kids in here kinda of deserve it.

@princesstamika

4 жыл бұрын

perfect primer for life.

@troodon1096

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it breaks one of the unwritten rules of a children's show: nothing permanently bad is supposed to happen to a child unless they deserve it.

@dbzgal04

4 жыл бұрын

What the writer of this episode thinking? 🤬

@DJUniMekaju

4 жыл бұрын

This kinda scarred me as a kid. It, also, was common in my life - getting in trouble or punished for something that wasn't my fault.

I got dry skin for the first time shortly after watching this episode and legit had a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN because I was convinced I was turning into a lizard. My mom had to reassure me that she's still love me if I was a lizard. Good thing I grew up to love them because my dad ended up doing lizard rescue in our house for a while. But yeah, this episode was traumatizing.

@Ponimaju

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, not “you’re not turning into a lizard”, but “I’ll still love you when you turn into one”. That’s some good mom humour.

@Klutzo41

3 жыл бұрын

Omgsh the same thing happened to me too!!! So crazy. I'm shuddering just thinking about it.

@cassie1790

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I don't know why this episode scared me so much. I had nightmares after it

@lildominator2953

Жыл бұрын

the original would you still love me if I was a worm

@alproc634

Жыл бұрын

Lol your mom is funny af

I had a major crush on Tia and Tamera as a kid so I never forgot this episode. Tia's character did not deserve to die as a lizard. This could def be a black mirror episode.

"She's got a rash and thinks she's turning into a chameleon" sounds batshit insane without context And still pretty insane with context

@theuncannydag

4 жыл бұрын

A close runner-up to "touched the rainbow and for some odd reason is transforming into a snail"

@captainshyguy3175

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr When was it sane

@princesspattycakeswm

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Cruzan I'm a chameleon... but sometimes you can't see me.

@andrejg4136

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, most baleful polymorph stories rely on a lot of handwaving to facilitate to the plot.

The true horror was actually the scientific inaccuracy.

@CasaiAgicap

4 жыл бұрын

And the friends we made along the way

@stefanm.734

4 жыл бұрын

From the first moment they said most animals are known, to the last moment when they implied chameleons eat fish.

Wait a minute when the real Janice turned back, how was she wearing the same dress? Lol

@Klutzo41

3 жыл бұрын

Just let it be, ok? Just let it be ✋🏾 🤣🤣🤣

@blazeswithwolvez7221

3 жыл бұрын

She cant be naked, they gotta be identical.

@ganados0

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the real Janice wasn't so much transformed into a chameleon but a werechameleon which could become another person.

Lizard: "Bite you once, bite you twice-" Todd Chavez: *Bite you chicken soup with rice...?*

@BradleyBoy

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

PushingUpRoses: You can't fool her with an Iguana.

@shakieltaylor9995

4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, love your work

@andreysantiago6255

4 жыл бұрын

You subscribed to this channel too?

@Sirvaria

4 жыл бұрын

I love it when my favourite youtubers know each other

@craigpayne3265

4 жыл бұрын

Would much smaller differences manage to pass by unnoticed, I wonder; like, my newt?

@ZipplyZane

4 жыл бұрын

Got a link or at least name/episode of the podcast?

Actually, lizards are great climbers. So, she still has a really good chance.

@DeadlyDeadlyBeees

4 жыл бұрын

Is it sad that this comment legitimately comforts me?

@mnmnnm586

4 жыл бұрын

@@DeadlyDeadlyBeees That was the plan.

@blazingsonic

4 жыл бұрын

She confronts her evil twin and decides instead of killing each other and star in a sitcom, Something call Sibling Sibling or something.

@Stefan-ji2ek

4 жыл бұрын

@@blazingsonic You win the internet my friend!!!

@SaiOkami777

4 жыл бұрын

As long as she doesnt run into a cat, she's good

This reminds me of a horror story that I read in school. A young girl visits a witch in her village to ask for a love potion. Instead the witch gives the girl a potion to make them switch bodies. It isn't like their spirits switched. The witch and the girl did complete mirror transformations. I don't remember the name of the story, but I remember that the witch said something like, "Now I will steal the heart of the handsome young man" (paraphrasing) and she leaves the girl (now in an old woman body). Nostalgic.

The eating a goldfish part was always strange to me too. And that garbage disposal scene gets me every time.

Me: "Huh, I dont recall this episode at all." Show: "Bite you once, bite you twice. A little water, pay the price." Me: "AND IT ALL COMES FLOODING BACK!"

@lovelysan

4 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same reaction. lol

@blobbertmcblob4888

4 жыл бұрын

For some reason, I remembered the scene where they dumped the eggs and that's what caused me to remember this episode lol.

@Zzzk23

4 жыл бұрын

Just like water

@ZiggyKitty

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god for real

Another plot hole would be that when the real Janice turns back into a human, she’s wearing the same dress as fake Janice. I get that it’s for the whole “who’s who” bit, but why would the real Janice be wearing the dress that was /just/ delivered? Idk, doesn’t make sense to me....

@lindathetford3776

4 жыл бұрын

I'm confused though because it was obviously real Janice who bit the fake one and she turned human so how was she also a lizard on the ground?

@AnimaMandala

4 жыл бұрын

Well how does the lizard appear in Janice's pajamas after the second bite? The answer is TV logic; they're not going to show naked bodies.

@kathrynmiller4240

4 жыл бұрын

Kyle Lemke what’s special weird is that the whole dress thing feels deliberately built into the episode only to not affect the plot at all. Like you’d be expecting this to pay off, eg the way the friend knows real from fake Janice is the outfits and there’s a kind of moral about vanity or greed somewhere in there. But nope, they make a whole running thread about a costume change that has no relevance at all!

@souljastation5463

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnimaMandala Nah, the answer is: magic. Magic does not have to be logical, if an enchanted lizard can turn human surely shouldn't have a problem in materializing whatever dress she needs.

@devorne90

4 жыл бұрын

The lizard wore the same blue top n clothing Janice had in 1st bite so I assume since this is pg they cant morphe naked so each time they bite and morphe they are clothed with same clothing as the person they bite.

It’s so perfect that you picked this episode. This is the only one I always think about. It truly disturbed me as a child. Still creeps me out today.

This one piiiiised me off and still does TO THIS DAY‼️ how do you not know what your BEST FRIEND look like?!?! It’s not that difficult to tell the difference between Tia and Tamera anyways🙄🙄🙄

@Stefan-ji2ek

4 жыл бұрын

Or like what she said, she could've easily just asked them questions that only the real Janice would know.

@delicateghoul

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the two actors look slightly different, but in the story the lizard is an identical copy, so we have to believe that you couldn't tell them apart just from looking at them

@MiniM69

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Tia and Tamera are fraternal twins.

@alyssabrown-carleton6173

4 жыл бұрын

Actually Tia and Tamara are identical twins. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are actually fraternal.

@Enigmajestic1

4 жыл бұрын

@@alyssabrown-carleton6173 they're not indentical Tia looks like her mother and Tamera looks like her father Tia has round large eyes and deep socketsTamera has smaller eyes Tamera has a long face Tia heartshaped Tamera has high cheeks and a more weight on her face also only one has the mole Tamera, there are too many differences between them height included Always thought Tamera was beautiful and hilarious

The episodes I found most disturbing were the ones where the protagonist ends up trapped forever. This is up there, but I still find The Tale of the Super Specs and The Tale of the Pinball Wizard to be more disturbing. Death is one thing, eternity is another thing entirely.

@Matrim42

4 жыл бұрын

Incidentally, if you wanted to do an episode on either of those, I’d love it.

@pushinguproses

4 жыл бұрын

I think what I found the most disturbing about this one was that Janice would drown in the well after hours of exhaustion from swimming. Torture that leads to death, especially a gruesome one like drowning, always affects me more than something more sudden, AND the fact that Sharon basically murdered her friend. I think those things are a little more sinister, personally. But there's definitely a few "trapped" episodes I thought were executed well. Loved Super Specs.

@azuregriffin1116

4 жыл бұрын

Pinball Wizard? ... He stands like a statue Becomes part of the machine Feeling all the bumpers Always playing clean Plays by intuition Those digit counters fall That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball!

@maggiekoch9348

4 жыл бұрын

This really does have more unsettling parts than a typical episode. Another one that always disturbed me, I believe "the Tale of the Frozen Ghost", has a similarly horrifying death as a plot point-a young girl starving to death from being locked in a closet of an abandoned house for several months due to a prank gone horribly wrong. It's not scary, as much as it is heartbreaking and tragic.

@lonerChise

4 жыл бұрын

@@maggiekoch9348 oooooh I remember that one!!! that episode fucked me UP as a kid. So badly

7:40 the Mum's smile when the Dad says "powerdrugs" is honestly psychotic.

@QJ89

4 жыл бұрын

I heard "power drills." That would be impressive.

@lindathetford3776

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus your right o.o

@icy4294

4 жыл бұрын

randomwerewolf he says power drinks

@randomwerewolf1099

4 жыл бұрын

@@icy4294 I know, but the joke in the episode was that it sounds like power drugs (and it really does if you don't listen hard) and the smile is funnier that sooo yeah.

@positiveecho326

4 жыл бұрын

Power drinks, I’m positive he said power drinks.

actually, depending how deep the well is, its possible for Janice (as a chameleon/iguana to survive being tossed into the well.

@jeleesabailey

3 жыл бұрын

the evil twin lizard always takes the box out of the well to admire them lol. plan an attack.

@anonymousoff-brand7538

2 жыл бұрын

chameleons aren't exactly good swimmers, though(though, several other iguanas are).

@margegarland7635

2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousoff-brand7538 true. Depends on if and how much water is in the well. You don't hear a splash so it sounds pretty empty. As long as she survives the initial fall and don't drown, she can always climb back out

There was this "The Haunting Hour" episode about a girl that got this human-sized doll, and the doll switched places her. That one was legit terrifying to me as the transition was slow, and you see the girl turning into the doll.

Love to hear you talk about these AYAOTD gems: “The Tale of Watchers Woods” - Those creepy old ladies freaked me out as a kid “The Tale of The Crimson Clown” - Oh that Clown’s laugh! Shudder! “The Tale of Station 109.1” - Because GILBERT GOTTFRIED

@user-ht5ce2it3z

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed about the last two, I don't remember the first. Adding the one with Badge in it to the list.

@darkjed1wexl3y3

4 жыл бұрын

Watchers Woods was kinda messed up bcuz they use a real cow/goat head in it i believe

@coyoteartist

4 жыл бұрын

I some how doubt the creepy old ladies in Watchers Woods are as terrifying as Bette Davis in Watcher In The Woods. I never seen the show to know, but just a feeling.

@FavouriteScaryMovie

4 жыл бұрын

The Crimson Clown terrified me as a kid!

@briankelly130

4 жыл бұрын

@@JimBrown7575 Wait, wasn't he also in the Goosebumps episode Say Cheese and Die?

Plot twist: the chameleon disguised itself as a Iguana on purpose to confuse the viewers.

The end was so dark. I thought how terrible it was that the girl trapped in a “chameleon’s” body was going to drown in the pool. And honestly, thinking now, the lizard girl probably wound up transforming the real girls parents into lizards with all her comrades she snatched up from the well. It’s really open ended to assume even more innocents would share the same fate as the girl who got transformed into a “chameleon.”

You call out Janice not deserving the comeuppance, but, honestly, I think that's what makes it stand out. Janice becomes more of an audience stand-in. It's easier to imagine ourselves in her predicament because she's relatable as opposed to someone we we want to see punished. So when she ends up transformed and left in the well, it's twice as scary. Love this episode. Glad people spoke up for it, because it's definitely my favorite AYAotD.

Even if her friend had made the right choice, would that mean she would be unable to wash herself ever again in fear of turning into a lizard?

@glittery_cucumber

4 жыл бұрын

Not unless a lizard bit her twice beforehand

@donsolo7860

4 жыл бұрын

Like most of the stories, the rules were flimsy and totally confusing. Are all chameleonganas evil or just the ones at that pet store? Why couldn’t they both just exist? if all it wanted was to be human it accomplished that after the second bite. Did she really think she could pull off blue hair? We have questions lol

If anyone wants an actual explanation for why the "chameleon" was played by an iguana its probably because chameleons are kind of fragile and move kind of slow compared to iguanas

@wolfdog3226

4 жыл бұрын

Reptikrook Gaming lol don’t know why that’s funny

@daviddedominici1705

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@marlonmoncrieffe0728

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like in the movie, 'Andre,' the seal was actually played by a sea lion because seals are hard to train.

Honestly I think calling any kind of lizard a “chameleon” was a thing in 90s television.

@Risingofthephoenix

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in the 90s and never heard of such a thing do you have more than one example?

@VoidMaid

Жыл бұрын

@@Risingofthephoenix Maybe on the show Pete and Pete, though I don't recall specifically. The main reason I remember at all is because I had green anoles as pets when I was a kid, and whenever I saw anoles on television they were never called anoles, they were either called lizards or chameleons, the latter of which annoyed me.

I love how the intro shows the tale of the 13th floor which was the actual scariest episode for me as a kid.

I didn’t hear the show and said “mrs. Robinson” instinctively after you said “and here’s to you,”

The garbage disposal made me cringe. The movie "Toy Soliders," has a scene where a kid gets his hands cut while killing an evil toy with a disposal - my entire life has been spent cringing slightly at disposals.

@Stefan-ji2ek

4 жыл бұрын

Or Final Destination 2.

@aquinna

4 жыл бұрын

The Incredible Shrinking Woman. She shrinks and falls into the garbage disposal.

@CasaiAgicap

4 жыл бұрын

Also the greatest movie in cinematic history, Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes.

@annedavis3340

4 жыл бұрын

I genuinely don't know that I have seen anything with garbage disposal horror and I'm still scared of them. *shudder*

@pucamisc

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t remember where that scene was from but it’s caused a weird fear of garbage disposals my whole life 🤣

So glad you did a Video on THIS !!!!! THIS SHOW NEEDS MORE LOVE

Goosebumps show in 2020: SO CHEESY, not really scary, thoroughly enjoyable Are You Afraid of the Dark in 2020: Cheesy at times, scares THE CRAP out of me, thoroughly enjoyable

@theflashgordon193

3 жыл бұрын

I rewatched both show last year. it was crazy how better "Are You Afraid of the Dark" was better

Me: This isn't so bad. *Garbage disposal* Me: Shit got real , REAL QUICK omg

@brandenbrooks5525

4 жыл бұрын

Where can I watch these episodes

@m56214

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandenbrooks5525 123movies or KZread they have nearly every episode

The kid with the gum is another “chameleon” right? That’s what we’re supposed to get from him knowing the poem.

I have to say, being quarantined, I just found this channel and WOW. Talk about my new favorite channell! Your videos are so well made, edited, and written and you've really helped me out during these stressful times. I just signed up for Patron too, I can't wait to see anymore videos!!!

“Hey Mrs. Robinson.” “And here’s to you.” 😂

Chameleons don’t actually change colors to camouflage themselves. That’s a common misconception. They change colors to attract a mate, display their dominance over a rival, and other emotion related reasons.

@shaunfergus2476

4 жыл бұрын

It's Still camouflaging though. No matter the reason.

@SilverMetalAssassin1

4 жыл бұрын

@E L That's literally the definition of camouflage lmao, what you should be trying to say is that chams don't change to literally any color they want. Mine just gets to a dark brown/black or a bright green.

@BevilDoo

4 жыл бұрын

@E L That's called camouflage

@alfredgomez3128

4 жыл бұрын

Their natural color is camouflage, the color change is for alternative purposes. It's the octopus that DOES use color change as camouflage.

@SixthFonist

4 жыл бұрын

There's a desert chameleon that changes color to help regulate its temperature.

3:55 - 90s casual attitude to wasting food. Four of those eggs were perfectly fine. lmfao.

The most disturbing AYAOTD episode indeed, and the most f***ked up too! What was the writer thinking? 🤬

I'm a Murder She Wrote freak and an Are You Afraid of the Dark freak so I am so happy to find your channel. Seriously, so funny, the editing and riffing is just so good 😂 An episode I think would be great to see you do is Gruesome Gourmets from season 6. I don't remember this episode as a kid - once they came in with the new cast I was pretty much out. But I've watched it recently and it's just so ridiculously over the top campy and goofy. I'd also love to see you do Bookish Babysitter - that was one of my absolute favorites as a kid and I still quote it all the time to this day haha, such a great episode

Death stories are often transition stories. Based on your analysis, I'd guess the story is about Janice's anxiety over transitioning into an adult. The lizard device is probably asking, "Will I have feelings like I used to?" Horror stories leave all that pretty ambiguous, because even though we don't change, we also do change, for better and for worse. Another transition story like this is Cronenberg's Scanners. Great video! Thank you.

@Britt679

3 жыл бұрын

Did the real Janice die?

@lapislazarus8899

2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear Cronenberg's name, all I can think of is Rick & Morty

There's also the indication that the "chameleon" is planning to use the ones from the package to replace Sharon and Janice's parents. She (assuming it didn't gender swap) also mentions that more of them change every day. So this episode had more of a body snatchers vibe to it.

One of my favourite AYAOTD's, great episode you uploaded. Love your stuff.

I have never forgotten that quote after all these years. “Bite you once, bite you twice, a little water, pay the price!” Idk why but out of all the episodes I’ve watched of AYAOTD this is the only quote I remember so vividly.

its possible that the ginger boy is a "chameleon" and the lizard family at the end will replace the mom and dad plus others?

@Jadedgems

4 жыл бұрын

pocco yes

@dragoncatoverload

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, people are catching the boy lizard connection but missing what I consider to be the more obvious connection. Why else bring more chameleons into the house.

I'm subbing just because of the line "There's nothing cuter than a lizard running"

@adamgray1753

4 жыл бұрын

Then cues the xylophone musical sequence. Ah! Classic!

@missvida6251

Жыл бұрын

Lmao that part earned her a sub! My first Time on this channel

The most disturbing for me was the one at the private school when they dumped something in the pool.

My son and I found your commentary hilarious and you pointed out the funniest scenes. Great vid, thanks for the laughs

This video actually awakened a memory that I had repressed for so many years. I remember watching TV and seeing that scene of a girl eating a goldfish and it scared me so terribly that I ran upstairs without turning the TV off. Watching this video now I’m glad I stopped there because there’s no way that I would’ve been able to watch an iguana fall into a garbage disposal and walk away without some severe psychiatric problems😅😅😅

@ghostafterlivesmatter8732

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Don't ever watch cannibal Holocaust.

"Oh no! Not water! What's next? FOOD?!!" HAhahah that killed me.

I absolutely love your commentary, had me laughing!! Great job on the video ...

First time I came across your channel. I enjoy your sense of humor & take on things. I almost forgot all about are you afraid of the dark so you brought back some good memories, which got me to subscribe.

Why did the mom throw away PERFECTLY GOOD EGGS?!?!?!

One of my favorite episodes. Primarily bc I was a Huge Sister Sister fan. So seeing them in a darker role, i loved it.

@justincasesept92

3 жыл бұрын

Go home, Roger!

@brandonpage7087

2 жыл бұрын

T Johnson, me too, man! I had a huge crush on both girls!!

@thepubknight6144

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonpage7087 This episode made me crush on Tia (played the chameleon)

@Joe_Parmesan

Жыл бұрын

@@thepubknight6144 Tamera*. Tia was the real Janice

I love your snarky quips and remarks. 😄❤️👍 I totally forgot about this episode. Thanks for the video

OMG I've been trying to find any information on this episode, glad to see people talking about it. I remember feeling kinda "icky" after watching when I was a young kid.

Why would the real Janice be wearing the same dress as the copy rather than what she was wearing when she was transformed? This kids TV show about magic makes no sense damn it!

@DavidWright004

4 жыл бұрын

Why was the iguana wearing clothes?

@shaunfergus2476

4 жыл бұрын

She got that chameleons blood in her.

@troodon1096

4 жыл бұрын

Yes because in an episode where people turn into lizards and vice-versa, THAT is what is unrealistic... just saying, that's a weird line to draw as to where you refuse to suspend disbelief.

@yohnnyjames

4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@romainsavioz5466

4 жыл бұрын

@@troodon1096 you missed the point

I screamed when I saw the preview to this video. I literally think about this episode ALL. THE. TIME. It haunts me.

@AmityvilleFan

4 жыл бұрын

try a psychologist

Sharon: “So who’s the real Janice?” Both Janices: “I am!” (Yes, Toy Story reference)

I started rewatching some of your videos again. My brother and I watched all the Are You Afraid of The Dark episodes. It actually took a lot to unnerved us so while we watched we were rarely scared. Though i haven't seen it in years, I do remember we were actually at least somewhat creeped out by the Midnight Madness episode (if I didn't mess that up, it's the silent film episode). The long fingers curling around door frames was genuinely creepy. I would love it if you ever covered that. I WILL say I was probably unimpressed by this episode, but actually respect it more after watching your breakdown. (I do remember not feeling she deserved her fate) Good writing makes up for a multitude of sins though. So if you have never watched it, Masters of Horror: Family (starring George Wendt) is actually a brilliant piece of writing/screenplay. I highly recommend that episode (they were NOT all created equal). I am sorry I wrote so much, but I do enjoy your trips down memory lane.

Yeah, Betty Ann loved the 'unhappy ending' stories, more so than any other original member. Funnily enough, if I remember correctly (from two other episodes, the early one with the vampire neighbors (featuring the fabulously named Dayday) and the one with the evil camera) she rarely if ever used the asshole victim trope. The characters were usually normal kids who didn't deserve what happened to them. While that's admirable, in universe that does have to make you wonder a bit about Betty Ann herself...

@troodon1096

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes bad things happen to people for no real reason and not because they deserve it... but still that's uncharacteristically dark for what's supposed to be a children's show. It's more satisfying to me when there's actual stakes because there's no suspense if the protagonists have impenetrable plot armor, but still... not a fan of when it ENDS as a hopeless situation for a completely innocent character.

@kaleahcollins4567

4 жыл бұрын

She was abused at home thats why she loved the mid night society . she disnt deserve whats she was goin threw at home

@brandonbates9587

Жыл бұрын

I believe Gary comes in 2nd he had quite a few unhappy ending stories.The tale of the " Super specs" and the "tale of the pinball wizard" just to name a few

Me being stupid when i hear "Tale of the chameleons": *CARMA CARMA CARMA CARMA CARMA CARMA CARMEEELEOOON!!!*

@treetheoak8313

4 жыл бұрын

YOU COME AND GO, YOU COME AND GO! LOVING WOULD BE EASY IF YOUR COLOURS WERE LIKE MY DREAMS RED, GOLD, AND GREEN, RED, GOLD AND GREEN GDI I got the whole thing stuck in my head now.

@wickeddeadchick

4 жыл бұрын

@@treetheoak8313 "you're my lover not my rival" I love that song. It always gets stuck in my head too

@QJ89

4 жыл бұрын

Alright, let go, before I get gold, Gold, go-o-old, Chameleon, keeps me a bit gold, Come on, chameleon. Props if you can identify the lyrics.

@FrenkTheJoy

4 жыл бұрын

*Karma chameleon

@skyler2131

4 жыл бұрын

@jane johnsen my dumb ass read this as ominous chanting at first. Carma. carma. carma....

3:00 I’m glad PUR was upset with the mistaking an iguana as a chameleon. You tell em! #ChameleonsAreNotIguanas

@OdaKa

4 жыл бұрын

You mean #IguanasAreNotChameleons

I love the content!! Keep up the great work.

The ending creeped me out as a kid, it was so dark.

@Klutzo41

3 жыл бұрын

Omgsh me too. I got chills just watching this video

@shanyiamcgriff

3 жыл бұрын

They were showing us how reptiles work. Notice Doja Video Rules 🤦🏽‍♀️

The haunting hour has some pretty fucked up episodes like “the dead body” and “the golem” were pretty fucked up for the age they’re aimed at would you consider covering more of them I only found out about this series through you and really loved it’s cheesy vibes!

@briankelly130

4 жыл бұрын

I think a majority of that series had fucked up episodes, I can't really remember an episode that ends on an unambiguous happy note.

@grfgtbhh34

4 жыл бұрын

@@briankelly130 Detention has a happy ending. Granted, it's also the episode about everyone dying, but they come back at the end.

@CatChaos369

4 жыл бұрын

grfgtbhh34 that was kinda trippy to be honest like that one kid who I guess died before or was death was like “ight I’m ahead back”

@grfgtbhh34

4 жыл бұрын

@@CatChaos369 I think the idea is that he was actually death or an angel or something. It was basically "It's a Wonderful Life" except when it wasn't.

@briankelly130

4 жыл бұрын

@@grfgtbhh34 Thinking on that, I'm really amused that when it comes to horror, the stuff aimed at kids is more willing to kill kids off than the horror aimed at adults.

It would be a lot of fun to play your real life twin's evil half.

Finding this video was the highlight of my day. Subscribed.

Ah this one always freaked me out as a kid, the ending messed with me - Janice tried SO HARD to survive and then she still dies and I guess lizards take over the earth? I mean I doubt Sharon is going to last long.

This one and the one with the faceless people scared me the most as a kid. I’ve always been susceptible to that kind of existential horror. Susceptible, but also attracted-it’s probably my favorite subgenre.

@an0ana

2 жыл бұрын

If you haven't already, I highly recommend you check out 1960 Twilight's Zone's 'Mirror Image'.

@whitenekos

Жыл бұрын

Which the episode of the interdimensional shadow people Which were only seen through magic glasses episode involved sar'do. Or the alien failed rescue episode.

@whitenekos

Жыл бұрын

I'd say it was tale of the crimson clown that gave me chills.

it would be great to see a video on "The Tale of the Dark Music". easily one of the most messed up episodes

This episode traumatized me as a child! I had forgotten all about it.

I suggested this episode way back when you first covered AYAOTD. It really stood out to me as a kid as one of the most horrifying "kid gets screwed over" endings the show ever had. I watched it recently though and just kept going "d'awwww" at the little lizard bleps.

Being someone who's really into zoology, the whole thing about calling an Iguana a chameleon is just slightly annoying.

@commandixnostalgia2321

4 жыл бұрын

The Reaper Of Crows They used iguanas to make the episode. Simple.

@Zinervawyrm

4 жыл бұрын

It's like calling every type of bug an insect. All insects are bugs, not all bugs are insects. An ant: insect. A spider: Not an insect, its an arachnid. A centipede: Not an insect, its an arthropod.

@chrisrichfield8906

4 жыл бұрын

Ya its possible they couldnt find a chameleon in time for filming, and didnt want to edit everyone's lines. Lazy directing, but it's a kids show so somewhat excusable.

Amazing video and awesome facts about the different lizards,fantastic job.

As someone who just got Paramount+ and had been rewatching all the old Are You Afraid of the Dark episodes, your channel has been a great find!

@birdinreality8928

3 жыл бұрын

Just heard about this

Your feelings on Janis is my exact feelings on Christine in “Drag Me To Hell”. However, that’s what makes them so effective as horror in my opinion.

@burntgrahamcracker2866

4 жыл бұрын

Cazxiro I’m surprised there’re any gypsies left if they’re so trigger happy with curses my first order would be to wipe them off the face of the earth I mean she damned a person to hell because she wouldn’t fall for updating a loan for a fourth time when she could have stayed with family

@BWMagus

4 жыл бұрын

Seems like the kind of statement that could get you in trouble these days, since a certain German dictator did include gypsies in the list of people he slaughtered.

@windwaker407

4 жыл бұрын

@@burntgrahamcracker2866 I'd like you to take a moment to realize what you just suggested is genocide.

@burntgrahamcracker2866

4 жыл бұрын

windwaker407 in a context where gypsies curse people to an eternity in hell for petty slights keep that in mind I mean the movie starts with a child being pulled into hell for stealing a necklace

@burntgrahamcracker2866

4 жыл бұрын

BWMagus yeah but that was a racial thing mine is based solely on if he’ll was real and gypsies can send you there prematurely

Interesting that you noted the type of story each of the Midnight Society told. I never realized the show went into that much detail on those characters, as I watched a few episodes here and there, but never a bunch in a row. Good to know they made the recurring characters consistent.

@BlueHero45

4 жыл бұрын

Ya the writers of the show seemed to put a number of rules on each of the kids story. Like one of the kids always has Dr. Vink in his.

This was a nice flashback from my childhood awesome video!

I love your sense of humor. You had me laughing throughout this whole video🤣🤣

KZread makes you realize the things you actually love ugh I’m an adult I shouldn’t be binge watching old show breakdown but the goosebumps and are you afraid of the dark breakdowns are all I need

09:55 “Would the fake one do this?” “Yes, it would be that cruel.” (HOSE BLAST.) The family is probability young, and hasn’t done anything evil, yet.

Wow, I'm sure I had to have saw this episode, back in the day, but I don't remember it, not one bit. I was a huge Sister Sister fan, at the time, though, & props to you PushingUpRoses, for name-dropping the series. It is incredibly underrated!! Yes, this was one messed up episode, & lol, I'm not surprised that they called an iguana, a chameleon.

Girl, I wish you would do an analysis of every Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark episodes. These videos are so damn good.

Anyone remember Eerie Indiana? I got the boxset for nostalgia... it wasn't as good as I remember, but out of the small amout of episodes there are two that were really creepy and well written but it was the same time as AYAOTD so it stood little chance. Hello form England by the way!

@DreadedRhubarb

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think it holds up. The kid from that was my first big crush though so I find it disturbing to rewatch.

@MrDannyDetail

4 жыл бұрын

I remember Eerie Indiana being pretty popular amongst my generation in the UK in the 90s, and watched it quite a lot back then (Channel4 on weekends and school hols I think?), and Goosebumps (on CBBC), but have to say I don't think I ever heard of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? back then. Or was it not on terrestrial in the UK?

@scottsafian3618

4 жыл бұрын

AYAOTD was definitely on Sky, Nickelodeon maybe

@GoetiaTV

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't been able to look at tupperware without thinking of "Foreverware".

@WhiskeyBrewer

4 жыл бұрын

AYAOTD was on CITV in the UK as well

Oh my Lord!!! I only saw this episode ONCE when I was a kid, but I always remembered that ending, because It unsettled me THAT much. I mean, it probably wouldn't bother me that much, now that I'm an adult, but man...it bothered me for a long time.

This is a lot like Jordan Peele’s 2018 film “Us” with the twist at the end. Love your videos!!!

Honestly, I was just focused on the fact that they put a mole on Tia

@Hokuto_Tongi

4 жыл бұрын

Okay Ms. Beautiful

@xrfy5653

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hokuto_Tongi S I M P

@purpledawn2727

4 жыл бұрын

They sometimes did this to make them look more identical. But to tell the truth, they are still very easy to tell apart even with Tia's "mole".

@ninja_tony

4 жыл бұрын

@@xrfy5653 You totally missed the point. Maybe you don't speak English fluently, so I get it if there was confusion. But the comment was clearly not going for what you implied.