

This was the first Goosebumps episode to feature Slappy.On the other hand, Jed has red hair and freckles in the book, whereas in the episode, his hair is brown and has no freckles. However, both are Caucasian and have brown hair. In the book, Sara and Amy have black hair and dark skin.Margo blames Amy for the incident, which causes her to break off their friendship, which did not happen in the book.The scene where Slappy clenches Alicia's fingers happens at Amy's house in the episode, instead of at The Party House in the book.

The little girl is actually the birthday girl at her party. Margo's sister, Alicia, is exclusive to the television episode.Instead of the worm coming out of his head, it is actually his green spirit.Instead of Slappy's head being broken on the bedpost, it is the end of the living room fireplace.Dennis, in a Goofy-esque voice, remarks that "it's good to be back in the family again." The book ends with them wondering who saved them, but in the episode, it is made clear that Dennis was the one who defeated Slappy.But in the television episode, they didn't do this. In the book, the girls had already made a plan to take out Slappy by having Jed dress up as Dennis and have the parents hide in the closet.The accidents Slappy causes are slightly different from the book such as trying to smash Dad's guitar.Her family blames her, though Amy insists she is not responsible and that Slappy is! But who would believe that a wooden doll can come to life? Then, horrible things begin to happen around the house. There is something eerie about this dummy. While Amy's act with Slappy is getting better, life is getting stranger. When Amy gets a brand new dummy named Slappy, she may finally have a chance to shine. It seems like Amy can't do anything right. Her older sister, Sara, gets to do whatever she wants and her younger brother, Jed, gets away with everything! Family Nights are the worst - Sara is good at everything, and Jed makes everyone laugh. Dodd as the voice of Slappy the Dummy and DennisĪmy is tired of being a middle child.
