Beetlejuice (TV series)

Beetlejuice
GenreFantasy comedy
Comedy horror
Based on
Beetlejuice
by
Developed byTim Burton
Written by
  • Patsy Cameron
  • Tedd Anasti
Directed by
  • Robin Budd (seasons 1–2)
  • John van Bruggen (seasons 3–4)
  • Larry Jacobs (seasons 3–4)
  • John Halfpenny (seasons 3–4)
  • Rick Marshall (season 4)
  • Alan Bunce (season 4)
Voices of
Theme music composerDanny Elfman
(adapted from the score of the film)
Opening theme"Beetlejuice Title Theme"
Ending theme"Beetlejuice Ending Theme" by Danny Elfman
ComposerTom Szczesniak
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes94 (109 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1989 (1989-09-09) 
December 6, 1991 (1991-12-06)

Beetlejuice is an animated television series that ran from September 9, 1989, to October 26, 1991, on ABC, and on Fox from September 9 to December 6, 1991. Loosely based on the 1988 American film of the same name, it was developed by its director, Tim Burton, who also served as an executive producer. The series follows Lydia Deetz and her friend Beetlejuice and their adventures in the "mortal world" and the Neitherworld, a supernatural realm inhabited by various monsters. Danny Elfman, who composed the theme for the film, also arranged it for the series.