Monster Hospital (TV series)

Monster Hospital is a Brunanter television sitcom created by Adam Charlson and based on the movie of the same name, which Charlson wrote, about a hospital run by and for monsters.

The 25-minute series was produced by Studio 5, shot in black-and-white and aired in the evening once a week for two seasons on CBC from September 24, 1964, to April 15, 1966, totalling 67 episodes. It was canceled after ratings dropped to a low due to the premiere of several others shows in full color. Though ratings were low during its initial two-year run, Monster Hospital grew in popularity during decades of syndication.

Production notes
The idea of a TV-show adaptation was pitched by writer Adam Charlson to production company Studio 5 even before the film had become a financial success. At first Charlson wanted to do a series of cartoons, to retain something of the movie's madcap approach, but the studio wanted to see it made using live-action. Finally, a pilot script was written by Charlson himself and a presentation was filmed for the Central Broadcasting Company, using live-action.

Much like its movie predecessor, the Monster Hospital show was a satire of both traditional monster movies and one of the era's rising genres, that of the medical drama. However, the TV-series were made less dark and edgy, in order to make it more suitable for the whole family.

The costumes and appearances of the cast members other than Mary Monstroe were based on the classic movie monsters from the 1930s and 1940s.

Cast and characters
Actor Oliver Hewton also had a role in the TV series in 1964 and 1965 where he played an assitant to Dr. Stein and Fay.