AYAOTD: The Tale of the Dead Man's Float - 1/3

[cebucemagenaitap]

This episode scared the shit out of me when I was a kid..!

[corfroo]

This show scared me so bad i am almost 20 now and for the longest time i was afraid to go in my pool at night

[BeneathTheLights]

Yes this is the very episode that is the reaso i carnt go in swimming pools on my own, not just the deep end, and im 18 now, just a little thing from my childhood has scared me for life, this show really was terrifying

[ispitthetruth]

ive got every episode on dvd, i just cant be bothered to find which disk this episode is on :)

[JalexNSemmaLuver]

HAHAHA i knew that voice was familiar. That was Mr Ratburn from Arthur!

[orangesmurf85]

was that jay baruchel in the beginning...? lol

[60ddm1050]

think u can make my spine shiver with fright then send me am e-mail at snowdracula@myself and make me scream love the night snow dracula

[Yashhh06]

1987-1997, the only kids who experienced the best shows. This show should be on all major family channels, they should re-run it from episode one and on! Whos with me? ( '96 here:D)

[PiperFreeze06]

@Yashhh06

I am with you ALL the way ( born '88- that's 1988, NOT 1888, ha ha!) 

[Acharmye]

I remember this scene from the AYAOtD parody, The After Years. They used a man covered in seaweed!

[Acharmye]

how does this work? Ghosts in the pool?

[iamsosexy47]

This episode will always scare me, no matter how old I get. Scariest shit ever.

[loveingGTA]

If I was the girl I would say yes but this show was years ago

[slbebe]

mr ratburn lol

[Dronkchopperz]

damn whats in that sand they throw in the fire and why do they have so much of it?

[peachiekeenie]

@Dronkchopperz Its just sugar that does that.

[shrikechan]

This was the only story in the whole series that actually scared me when I was a kid.

[MsDoctorWhoFan1]

4:31 Aimee Castle from Big Wolf on Campus. Sad she mysteriously vanished off the face of the earth. But Brandon Quinn and Danny Smith are still doing stuff.

Brandon is in the new series Against the wall, the only reason i watch it.

it's good to see him on t.v. again, it would be even greater if Danny was too.

[MissusFingerBottom]

Zeke has balls for a geek, asking a girl out with such confidence

[MissusFingerBottom]

Tuck:" is your muffin buttered?" in Mean Girls

[badgal342]

what is the name of the guy thats wearing glasses in the beginning

[xrockgirlzx]

whats the stuff they sprinkle on the fire?

[ShaiqNBaiq5464]

@xrockgirlzx Crack Cocaine

[xrockgirlzx]

@ShaiqNBaiq5464 oh ty

[juanarruti]

I'm a nerd but this guy is beyond.....measuring the volume of the school? really???

[AmbsiKoori]

Stig definitely gives a creepy first impression...he's in! :D

[Megaman62889]

This episode and the episode with the clown doll always scared the hell outta me when i was younger. its nice being able to get through it now that im 22. Looking at that thing its hard to believe that was acceptable for 7 year olds to watch... seems like it shoulda at LEAST been 7 1/2 year olds

[TimestheTruth]

@Megaman62889 I agree I'm almost 23 and this crap is still a little too spooky

[aaaimeu67855]

and the night shift gave me chills

[aaaimeu67855]

quite creepy... but the nightmare room is better

[hell5309]

Seein' the girls in there, the ghost is probably thinkin', "My grave may have been disturbed, but I gotta tell ya, this ain't so bad!"

[hell5309]

Is Stigg just a pig, or did he and Kiki have a thing a while back?

[TheBinaryNomad]

I won't lie, when I was younger this episode scared the crap out of me. I was afraid to go in the pool for months.

[McFudge93]

nostalgia'd so hard

[thepugrug]

I still can't swim alone thanks to this!

[GBnordeast]

3:04 AWWWWWWW YEEEEEAAAAAAA!

[iLebowitz]

@GBnordeast looooooooooooool 

[BeauSuttner]

I watched this episode 1 has never watched it again it's way creepy.But now I'm manning up and going to watch it again.

[msitaly83]

His name is Kaj Eriksen

[Wolfe1944]

I remember seeing this as a kid. I had a pool in my backyard then too. After seeing this episode, I never went near the deep end for at least 3 years. LOL

[GhostGardens]

shoulda called it "tale of the dead mans floater" ahaha 'AHHH IT'S IN THE POOL EEEWW!!"

[betelgeuse4721]

@GhostGardens lol 

[plaidkitty69]

Why has she seen the boys' locker room already?

[smpratte]

Like he could move those lockers.

[kat399]

I HATE swimming in the deep end of the pool because if this show! I'm almost 22 and still haven't gotten over it!

[TimestheTruth]

@kat399 Me too, the big scary black vent in our pool didnt help haha

[kat399]

This episode scared me so bad when I was a kid I hid in the closet XD

[alston1015]

Dont push it grungey boy! lol

[grizzlychris2]

this episode was fucking scary

[jazzyc22]

How can garbage shows like Zazh and Cody and ICarly be on dvd and yet NONE of the phenomonal 90's nick shows are? Even Barney was making it to VHS back in the day.

[azurequincy]

@jazzyc22 The show got cancled and isnt on DVD because it violates the year 2001 movie/show rights (LAME) because parents dont want their children watching so many adult related shows (LAME) and because certain idiot parents dont know they have the option of not uying/letting their kids watch it, but instead they ruin it for us all

[jazzyc22]

@azurequincy That freaking sucks! If you don't like it don't buy/watch it. I'm 20 and I would buy every show from the 90's if they were ever smart enough to put them on DVD.

[Acharmye]

@azurequincy bunch of BS, iCarly, Victorious, & other Nick & Disney shows have more adult related content than this!

[hotgirlsarehot]

@jazzyc22

I'm a huge AYAOTD fan, but those shows you mentioned can make Nick a ton of money, guaranteed, whereas sales for AYAOTD would be poor as the previous DVD sales were.

[ghoster88]

This episode messes with my head to this day! I still think about it and get shivers down my spine when I get into a pool....man there's just something about old school Nickelodeon that just can't be beat.

[shelby4132]

Seriously though, this was the scariest as a kid. I still think about this episode sometimes..

[NefariousEvildoer]

HOLY EFF--! 4:38 DJ MacHale directed this? I knew there was a reason I liked the Pendragon series so much! Sweeeet. :D

[HarajukuShoujo]

Is that the girl from Napoleon Dynamite? LOL

[eques101]

best scary kids show ever! remember the movie?

[qnx123]

Is it just me or is that teacher Mr. Ratburn from Arthur???

[mrsports182]

@qnx123 I thought the same thing when I heard his voice. I'm thinking it is.

[DuracellEnergizer]

@qnx123 Yep, it's him. The actor's name is Arthur Holden. He also played Ichabod Crane in the AYAOTD episode "The Tale of the Midnight Ride".

[qnx123]

Ghost scared the fuck outa me when i was a kid. They should put these and goosebumps on Netflix!!!!!!!!!!

[compcheergymnast]

@qnx123 agreed! All these shows from the 90's should be on netflix. and movies like the big green and little giants..... i haven't check if they are but they aren't through instant and they should be! :)

[Lissical]

I remember after watching this for the first time I did not want to go swimming ever again lol.

[jbcowdery]

I remember when first saw this episode when I was little, it scared the shit out of me. When the show went off the air, this was the one episode that i always remembered

[newtwiclipsedawn101]

I paused the video before it could start to say this one thing; Thank god for 90s kids shows!!!!! I was around 2 or 3 when this was out, or something. I'm 13 now, and wish i could live in the 'old days'

[Jonezee2006]

@newtwiclipsedawn101 i was 13 when i used to watch these shows..gettin in from school to this was EPIC!

[MrJamesboy19]

I wish the High School I went to had a haunted swimming pool that's now closed off.

[TimestheTruth]

@MrJamesboy19 I think mine has a closed off shooting range where someone died

[MrJamesboy19]

@TimestheTruth I don't want anyone to die GOD NO!!!. why did they have a little boy get killed at the beginning?

[missjunkheadx]

Interesting..

I've never seen heavy petting on this show!

[piemat1989]

Yes It's the scariest episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark EVER!!! I remember watching this in Polish TV when I was a kid. Oh my Godness! I couldn't sleep at night after watching this, and I remember that I was afraid to take a bath, because I thought that the monster will come to my bath! That was so terrible!

[MizSnickelfritz]

this episode scarred 1000s of kids for life.

[CapTainBuckAHOE]

HOLD UP EVERYBODY! ISNT IT COOL HOW THEY JUST MEET AT CAMPFIRE TO TELL SCARY STORIES ITS LIKE A HOBBY! I WANT TO DO THAT FUCK! I WISH GROWING UP JUST DIDNT HAPPEN!

[kisslordorochimaru]

This episode is definitely the scariest,I alway's got scared watching this when I was a kid,but at the same time couldn't stop watching it, it is one of my top favorite episode's,including midnight madness,frozen ghost,bookish babysitter,ghastly grinner,mystical mirror,watcher's wood's...etc,I just love this show,can't get enough of it.

[beaners448]

"Zeke Matthews was one of those DIPS who lived for schoolwork. I guess you might call him the smartest LOSER in school"...harsh, kid. lol. You can tell the new member is a gross bully.

[courtcira92]

The most memorable episode by far...

[NeoDanomaru]

In the beginning, I swear I was watching a pool version of Jaws!

[carsgovroooom]

:O

it's itty bitty jay baruchel!

[AgApE010]

Guy: "I forgot. This is the boy's change room. Maybe we shouldn't..."

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Girl: *Pushes through door* "Hello? Is anybody here? ...If this is your big surprise, I've seen it already."

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Tramp!

[Edeus]

8:25 freakin awesome!!!

[JaysCyYoung1]

Was that science teacher at the start the voice of Mr. Ratburn / Ichabod Crane in the Headless Horseman episode?

[dlsprots]

"but school wasn't the only thing on zeke's mind." of course it's not, he's a horny teenage boy.

[MrRamirez787]

I always wondered why the nerd went with the bitchy character. I think he likes her cause she doesn't put up with his behavior. People find his nerd like behavior cute while the chick doesn't and thats why he likes her. idk

[greentonks22]

I've always wondered whose hand that si @ 0:22-0:25?

[tr4d3m4rk44]

That thing gave me nightmares when I was younger. I miss good kid's shows.

[chickensaurusrex711]

man ths shit was fucking creepy

[thekingVA]

this episode scared the hell out of me, this is what they used to show to 9 year olds none of this sponge bob crap

[Moonbabe1989]

@thekingVA spongebob really isnt that bad.. its the icarly and crap like that that is the worst!

[ArielDarkBlade69]

@Moonbabe1989 how is it not bad? its an annoying little sponge, a creepy looking star, a bored squid and a squirrel that lives in a bikini bottom with krabs

[Moonbabe1989]

@ArielDarkBlade69 Well, I dont think its annoying, creepy, or boring. I think it's funny silly and random :)

[iamsosexy47]

Scariest episode ever in Are You Afraid of the Dark....still get chills watchin it now. Shiiiiiiiiit!

[jskwriter87]

@iamsosexy47 this and quicksilver lol

[CassandraBrophy]

@iamsosexy47 I TOTALLY AGREE

[iamsosexy47]

@CassandraBrophy seriously hahaha the beginning just freaks me out. i swear...these episodes are scarier than the shitty hollywood horror movies we see today.

[CassandraBrophy]

@iamsosexy47 I know right! hahah that skeleton thing is so scary, this is one of the scariest episodes i watched as a kid lmao its the only one i really remember being scared of.

[punkyretroprincess]

LOL Jay Baruchel when he was cute instead of hot :)

[kg062007]

also, why is he attracted to the bitch and not the nice one?

[kg062007]

nerd grows up to be a doctor

slut grows up to be a slut

[greenheadband]

Clarice=Man.

[sierrahmist]

hhahahahaha.

The kid that's drowning at 3:10 is Jay Baruchel!

[ito2789]

these shows creativity made them scary as f*ck back then

[kandacemolina]

This episode is the reason I WILL NOT swim alone!! & Im 21! I saw this when I was like 5 when I saw it

[moviecrush]

This scarred me from swimming my whole life!

[Skellington383]

Is the science teacher the voice of Mr. Ratburn in Arthur? It just sounded like him for a second, anyway I love this episode, it scared me so much, more of that creepy eerie feeling that haunts you long after its over, thanks for uploading:)

[hell5309]

I like the scene at 8:28 - eerie shit.

[hell5309]

So should we consider Stig to be a pig, or just a grungey flirt?

[BriceTheProducer]

blazed right now and WOW SCARY

[SnapCrackleT11]

I always wanted to see this episode when I was little, but it never came on. I'm in college now and am seeing it for the first time haha. It's pretty pathetic.

[ichigoxmarura15]

Why is it that whenever a couple starts kissing..Something goes wrong?

[Ninjerina]

@ichigoxmarura15 at least they didn't have sex. you'll definitely die from getting it on

[ichigoxmarura15]

@Ninjerina No words have ever been more true..

[mone1189]

Oh man do I remember this episode. It was apparently so scary that they had to put an extra warning right before they broadcasted it on television. First and only time I remember Nick doing that before any episode of this show. I was like 10? and ran to ask permission from my parents before it started.

[HELL0L0VE]

OH MY GOD IT'S JAY BARUCHEL.

HE GOT HOTTER.

[Princez1289]

I was scared to take a shower because I thought that the red monster thing would come up from the drain!

[Werewolf84820]

Jaws made our parents and grandparents afraid to go into the ocean, this episode of Are you afraid of the dark made our generation afraid of going into a swimming pool! Thanks so much classicSlime for the wonderful memories, this is one of my favorite episodes!

[AmishVomitCake]

Whoa, Jay Baruchel.

[emubilly999]

Mcaulay Culkin?

[zafrier]

could it be? lori baxter?

[thinlittlebaby]

HAHAH when I saw that Clorice, I thought.. Aww what a sweet girl, she sure has a cute, soft voice.. And then... When she started talking, I was like: DAMN, SHE SOUNDS LIKE A DUDE..

[carolinedarlene]

Everyone has that one episode that scares them shitless. this would be mine. ;p

[djgras25]

Zeke's a really nice guy and being a nerd doesn't make the guy less attractive. lol Not in my book. ;)

[Rmaggedyn]

What about the guys locker room?

[hell5309]

The beginning is just like Friday the Thirteenth, or whatever movie had the female killer whose son drowned and whose catchphrase was "Kill them, Mommy!"

[Moonshine3991]

Because of this episode I still have this spooky feeling when I'm in a pool...! O.O'

[MeEpMiNk]

this one use to scare the shit out of me wen i was younger >.< Havnt been in a pool since

[modchic720]

Damn, I loved this show.

Oh, the 90's. I wish your wonderful programming was still on TV. Now all the new generation has to look forward to is crap like iCarly and Big Time Douche, oh, I mean, Rush.

[aceofspades281]

Pool monster=Major cockblock for Charlie

[NothinNice21]

man, where can i get that powder for the fire....campside fun for me!

[weareoxygen]

@NothinNice21 it's table sugar

[Volligal]

I remember about two years ago when I was in Florida, my cousin and I were by the pool at night. She was swimming, I wasn't. I suddenly remembered this episode. I mentioned it aloud and my cousin freaked out saying she was thinking of that too xD She got out and we ran inside. Even at 15 years old. We're such wimps lol, but geez this episode scared the crap out of me. Hell, it still does.

[TravelingZeppelins]

Oh my god memories! remember watching this on Nickelodeon and it scaring the shit outta me!

[panic123kitkat]

This is the best one of them all <3

[SpStansFan]

DAMND: i miss the freakin 90's so much with their good tv shows nt lik todays shows with stupid tv shows lik hannah montana p.s the life guard was hott bt the girl he was with wasnt phaa

[Zomgbeep]

LOL i love it how Jay Baruchel drowns in the pool at the start and hes the biggest star out of this whole damn show.

[spinjoh]

@Zomgbeep he aint the only one remember tia and tamara?

[darthyenik]

@Zomgbeep That's Jay Baruchel? Hehe

[mateo2k6]

This scared me so much as a child!

[SaoirsexOx]

I Miss 90's Tv :( And Im Only 15 :(

[panic123kitkat]

@SaoirsexOx im only 14 but i do agree they did have some awsome tv shows ^_^ <#

[SaoirsexOx]

@panic123kitkat Didnt Theyyyy =0

[Iori400]

@SaoirsexOx

You're Still a GEN Y bitch..

[SaoirsexOx]

@Iori400 im still a what :L?

[Iori400]

@SaoirsexOx

A GEN Y Bitch..

No way a kid like you would watch A show like this.. go back to your damn Drake and Josh's and shit..

[SaoirsexOx]

@Iori400 you confuse me. who wouldnt watch a show like this, Drake and Josh = Laaaaaaaaaaaame...

[Iori400]

@SaoirsexOx

Dude shit like this goes to us Gen X guys..

Gen Y's always full of immature little punks..

[SaoirsexOx]

@Iori400 Dudeeeeee, Please Tell Me What The Hell A GEN Y Is?????

[SylM84]

@SaoirsexOx

I guess a Gen Y is someone born in the 2000s, lol! But, IDK....

[SaoirsexOx]

@SylM84 yerrr i googled it! :D

[SylM84]

@SaoirsexOx

I just did that too, lol!

[HORRORFAN214]

fans ranked this the scariest episode ever!but still doesnt compare to the night shift.

[muckraker87]

"If this is your big surprise I've seen it already" Hmm... what reason would she have to be in the boy's locker room?

[mdunc186]

this was one of the scariest stories in the whole series

[Ch0coDK]

You would think that the door to that pool would be locked.

Also that part where they enter into the pool and Charlie shows up out of nowhere made me jump.

[Serena2009ification]

1:17

Actually, Stig, it ~is~ partially about winning a popularity contest.... :P

[Serena2009ification]

1:17

Actually, Stig, it ~is~ partially about winning a popularity contest.... :P

[AmericanHoney21]

this episode totally scared me! i couldn't swim alone in my pool for years!!

[Serena2009ification]

@AmericanHoney21 I'm in my 20s, and I still can't watch this when I'm alone in the house. XD

[Serena2009ification]

@AmericanHoney21 I'm in my 20s, and I still can't watch this when I'm alone in the house. XD

[Serena2009ification]

@AmericanHoney21 I'm in my 20s, and I still can't watch this when I'm alone in the house. XD

[Chrisindapurplehouse]

this is by far my favourite

[Chrisindapurplehouse]

I can't believe they actually kill off a kid in the first five minutes usually death is only mentioned i bet this got complaints