Big Wolf on Campus
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| Big Wolf on Campus | |
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 Actor Brandon Quinn as the Pleasantville Werewolf |
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| Genre | Action/drama/comedy/fantasy |
| Creator(s) | Chris Briggs Peter Knight |
| Starring | Brandon Quinn Aimée Castle Rachelle Lefevre Danny Smith |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| No. of episodes | 69 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Abbie Charette Peter Knight |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox Family Channel |
| Original run | April 2, 1999 – April 27, 2002 |
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Big Wolf on Campus is a TV series created by Peter Knight and Christopher Briggs. In the lighthearted horror/teen drama tradition of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (but on a lower budget), it is about a teenage kid named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf during a camping trip in the woods a week before his senior year. After becoming a werewolf he fights against vampires, cat women, ghosts, zombies, and other supernatural entities to keep his hometown of Pleasantville safe, even though almost everyone in Pleasantville believes that "The Pleasantville Werewolf" is dangerous.
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[edit] Overview
Tommy Dawkins has two friends who know his secret: Merton J. Dingle, a goth with an encyclopedic knowledge of just about every supernatural creature Tommy needs him to know about, and Lori Baxter, a kickboxer who first appeared in Season 2 after Stacy Hanson's character left to pursue college.
Many episodes satirise popular films and TV shows, and Merton usually makes the connection, but when asked "what happened" Merton begins to talk about the creator, actors and popularity of the movie, rather than what happened in the movie itself. Tommy finds this habit so annoying that he usually reacts by smacking Merton on the head and asking "In the movie...what happened in the movie?" - In fact, Tommy found this so frustrating that when he had been hypnotised into a mindless drone, he still did this. Big Wolf On Campus has numerous pop culture references which are obviously intended for an audience older than the typical kid show. This is shown when Corey Haim guest stars in the episode Blame It on the Haim.
The show ran from 1999 to 2002.
[edit] Main characters
[edit] Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins
- Played by: Brandon Quinn
Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, aka "The Pleasantville Werewolf," is a senior in high school and the main character of Big Wolf on Campus. In the Pilot, he is bitten by a werewolf while on a camping trip, and becomes a werewolf himself.
[edit] Merton J. Dingle
- Played by: Danny Smith
Merton J. Dingle is Tommy's friend and the president of the Gothic Fantasy Guild. Merton provides comic relief, and assists Tommy in his endevours.
[edit] Lori Baxter
- Played by: Aimée Castle (2000-2001)
Lori Baxter is Tommy's friend and sometime sweetheart in seasons 2 and 3 of Big Wolf on Campus.
[edit] Stacey Hanson
- Played by: Rachelle Lefevre (1999)
Stacey Hanson is Tommy's friend and sometime sweetheart in season 1, the actress and character left for college in the 2nd season of Big Wolf on Campus.
[edit] Minor characters
Tim and Travis Eckert, aka "T'N'T," are played by Domenic Di Rosa and Rob deLeeuw. They are two six year juniors at Tommy's school who are large and unintelligent.
Dean Dawkins, played by Jack Mosshammer, is Tommy's brother. He is two years out of college, unemployed, and still lives with his parents. Dean is almost always found in Dawkin's TV room, sitting in a recliner and watching TV.
Mayor Bob Dawkins, played by Alan Fawcett (1999), is Tommy's father. He is the mayor of Pleasantville.
Sally Dawkins, played by Jane Wheeler (1999-2000), is Tommy's mother. She's a local reporter in Pleasantville.
Hugo Bostwick, played by Richard Jutras (1999), is the janitor at Pleasantville High School.
Becky Dingle, played by Nathalie Vansier, is Merton's younger sister.
[edit] Trivia
- Originally, Brandon Quinn had more extreme werewolf make-up. However, he had an allergic reaction to the glue and the look had to be altered.[1]
- Danny Smith who plays Merton J. Dingle added a lot of his own catch phrases into the role.[citation needed] He also wrote and produced the show's theme song.[2]. During the show, Merton tries writing a song, and actually writes the show's theme (Albeit with one or 2 words changed)
[edit] International
- In France, the show was shown on France 2 from December 1999 to 2005. It now reruns on the free digital terrestrial channel Gulli since November 2005.
- In Quebec, the show is still shown on Vrak TV.
- In Denmark the show aired on TV2, and later on their sister-channel TV2 Zulu
