Faerie Tale Theatre The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (Season 3, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

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Faerie Tale Theatre

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (Season 3, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 52 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of "the shivers". The king hires him to rid the castle of ghosts and evil spirits.

Director

Graeme Clifford

Writer

Bruce Franklin Singer (teleplay)

Producers

Fred Fuchs (as Fredric S. Fuchs) | Bridget Terry

Composer

Robert Folk

Production Designer

Michael Erler

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Updated Sep 17, 1984

Release date

Sep 17, 1984 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

12 wins & 28 nominations

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Cast	Add Cast
18 cast members

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