Series synopsis
Friday the 13th: The Series is a Canadian mystery sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on Syndication on October 3, 1987. It ended on May 26, 1990. It was created by Frank Mancuso Jr., Larry B. Williams. It stars Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, John D. LeMay and Alan Watt.
Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault.
Premise
Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Louise Robey as Micki Foster
- Chris Wiggins as Jack Marshak
- John D. LeMay as Ryan Dallion
- Alan Watt as Howard
Guest cast
- Carrie Snodgress as Dr. Viola Rhodes
- Gordon Michael Woolvett as Boy
- David Hewlett as Cal
- James Russo as Janos Korda
- Gwynyth Walsh as Reatha Wilkerson
- Gordon Pinsent as Desmond Williams
- Marcia Bennett as Peggy Hobbs
- Scott Paulin as Reverend Josiah Grange
- John Bourgeois as Edward Briggs
- Henry Czerny as Joe Nelson
- R.G. Armstrong as Lewis Vendredi
- Brenda Bazinet as Mrs. Jennifer Eng
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 73 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 26 | October 3, 1987 | July 30, 1988 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 30, 1988 | June 17, 1989 |
| Season 3 | 20 | October 7, 1989 | May 26, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sales presentation |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Inheritance In the opening segment (to be repeated throughout the first two years), we see Lewis Vendredi try to recover the cursed antiques, and end up condemned to hell. Distant cousins Ryan Dallion and Micki Foster find out they have inherited an antique shop from Uncle Lewis. Micki wants to simply sell off the place, and Ryan reluctantly agrees. They sell off the antiques in the store, but then are greeted by Jack Marshak, Vendredi's partner and procurer. They find out about Vendredi's deal with the devil, and realize that some of the antiques they sold were also cursed. The first antique they recover, a toy doll, comes to life and kills for its owner, a young girl. They recover the doll, and vow to recover the other antiques as well. |
October 3, 1987 |
| 2 |
The Poison Pen The cousins and Jack track an antique quill pen to a monastery famed for its mysterious prophecies. The pen can be used to make anything written with it come true...at the cost of a human life for each ""wish"" granted. However, the identity of the monk using the pen, and the location of the pen, isn't known. The trio must solve the mystery before it's too late. |
October 10, 1987 |
| 3 |
Cupid's Quiver An unattractive low-life gets hold of a cursed statue of Cupid that allows him to turn women into loving worshippers who fall at his feet. However, he is compelled to kill them in hideous ways once he has his way with them. |
October 17, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Doorway to Hell Lewis Vendredi was defeated in the previous episode Bottle of Dreams, but he has another plan. Vendredi is using a mirror that he prepared before his death, hidden away in an old home that the cousins were unaware their uncle owned. The mirror will open a doorway to hell, and let Lewis escape. Vendredi possesses the body of one of two escaped convicts who has fled to hell. Jack must enter the doorway and destroy it from within, which he manages to do. |
September 30, 1988 |
| 2 |
The Voodoo Mambo During a local voodoo celebration, Jack meets an old friend, Hedley, who is a voodoo houngan, and the ""Keeper of Fire"". Hedley's granddaughter Stacey is to be initiated as a priestess. However, the other three priests of the other elements are being killed off by Cole, a rich young man using a cursed voodoo mask. He is working for Laotia, a priestess who has promised him power but plans to take it all for herself once Cole has killed the priests. We eventually find out that Laotia and Hedley were married, and that Hedley had killed his wife years ago when she turned to evil. The cousins, Jack, and Hedley must defeat Laotia once and for all. |
October 7, 1988 |
| 3 |
And Now the News In an insane asylum, a doctor is using a cursed antique radio to enact miraculous cures on his patients. The cost, as usual, is that the radio then kills another doctor's patients, by bringing their greatest fears to life. Tracking down the radio, Micki and Ryan must break into the asylum and recover the antique. |
October 14, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Prophecies (1) Part one of this two-parter features Jack travelling to Marie-Mere in France on the trail of a cursed tome, Lucifer's Bible. The town is a holy site, with a fountain that cures the sick and dying. However, a priest of Satan, Asteroth, has the Bible and is using it to fulfull a series of prophecies that will culminate with the arrival of Satan on Earth. Meanwhile, Ryan is re-united with his mother, and the two deal with the death of his brother years ago over which Ryan is still guilty. The episode ends with Jack knocked through a window and put into a coma after a confrontation with Asteroth. |
October 7, 1989 |
| 2 |
The Prophecies (2) Micki and Ryan get word of Jack's injury at the end of the preceding episode. They travel to Marie-Mere with Johnny Ventura to investigate and try to recover Lucifer's Bible. Asteroth uses the Bible to take control of Ryan, who must then kill an innocent child to fulfill the final prophecy that signifies Satan's arrival upon Earth. Ultimately, Jack recovers and he, Micki and Johnny manage to thwart Asteroth. However, the ritual turns Ryan into a 10-year old permanently. He leaves with his mother, and Johnny takes his place. |
October 7, 1989 |
| 3 |
Demon Hunter A close-knit family, the Cassidys, had a daughter who was kidnapped by a cult of demon worshippers. They used her to summon a demon. The daughter escaped, and now the family huts the demon. The cult was connected with Lewis Vendredi, and used a secret cavern beneath Curious Goods for their rituals. The paths of the Cassidys and our intrepid trio cross when they track the demon to the store. The demon must be killed by midnight on a particular day, or it will remain on Earth forever. Ultimately, the demon is destroyed and the trio use the expanded space from the cavern to store more antiques, as the Vault was filling up. |
October 14, 1989 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 1987 |
| Last aired | May 26, 1990 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |