The Tale of Locker 22

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Air Date: Saturday, July 3, 1993
Storyteller: Kristen (Rachel Blanchard)

Frame: The Midnight Society opens up the episode by taking turns at guessing what Kristen's gimmick will be for her story that night. She brought her dog, Elvis, in for 'Hungry Hounds' and dressed as a wandering spirit for 'Prom Queen'; her gimmicks are what make her stories fun for the group. This time around, she enters the scene dressed in hippie garb, along with paraphernalia from the 1960s she found in her parents' attic, she lets the others check out and soon starts into what I consider one of her better stories.

Story: A French transfer student named Julie Dufaux (Karen Elkin) comes to a new school and has a hard time adjusting, particularly with a couple of bullies, Fritz (David John LeBlanc) and Donny (Sean Tataryn), and the ever-irked Assistant Principal, Mr. Shaffner (John Koensgen). When Shaffner gives Julie her locker, she, along with her new friend Chris (Cory King), soon discovers that her locker has time-travel abilities, leading to the same school in the 1960s hippie era. Julie also discovers a ghost named Candy (Jennifer Irwin) whose life she has the chance to save with her new time travel capabilities.

Review: This is another situation, like with 'Pinball Wizard', in which I really like the ideas behind the story. They just weren't necessarily executed in the best way. That said, it's still a decent one for a few unintentional laughs here and there, especially when they reach the 60s and all the students are definitely stoners. That wasn't something I truly understood in the early '90s, at 10, going on 11, but watching it now, it's easy to see all the signs are there. It's not what I'd call a scary episode, but it is actually fun, and I can't help but appreciate where they went with the ending.

Final Rating: Scared

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