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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Whilst the ScaryScarecrows are the obvious threat, Stanley's the one who animated them as a way to terrorize Grandpa Kurt and Grandma Miriam into showing him respect. And he doesn't learn his lesson when the scarecrows go out of control and nearly kill him, as he ends the story using the spellbook again to animate either a taxidermied bear or the wheat thresher, depending on whether you're reading the book or watching the television episode.]]
* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler:Created the ScaryScarecrows to basically bully his employers into showing him respect, which is largely shown to consist to always deferring to Stanley's superstitions and only making his favorite foods.]]
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* {{Manchild}}: It's repeated that Stanley acts more like a child than an adult, as he tends to whine a lot and get scared easily.
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* {{Manchild}}: It's repeated repeatedly stated that Stanley acts more like a child than an adult, as he tends to whine a lot and get scared easily.
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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: She ends up getting involved in a few mishaps at her visit. She is constantly sneezing from material she's allergic to around her, she at one point trips and gets wet while fishing at the lake, and she ends up falling off her horse and becoming unconscious.
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* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: The book has his hair shaved close to his head in a crew cut. The episode has hair still be short, but in more of a receding hairstyle.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: His son Sticks seems to be embarrassed and annoyed by his obsession with his superstition book.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's implied he has some sort of developmental disorder, as he acts more like a child than an adult.
* {{Antivillain}}: Stanley isn't a bad person, but he's a sensitive one and not very bright. [[spoiler: He starts abusing the magic books because he wants to be in charge, but at the same time his new power terrifies him and spirals out of control.]]
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's implied he has some sort of developmental disorder, as he acts more like a child than an adult.
* {{Antivillain}}: Stanley isn't a bad person, but he's a sensitive one and not very bright. [[spoiler: He starts abusing the magic books because he wants to be in charge, but at the same time his new power terrifies him and spirals out of control.]]
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: His son Sticks seems to be embarrassed and annoyed by his obsession with his superstition book.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's implied he has some sort of developmental disorder,book, as well as how he acts more like a child than an adult.
quite immature for his age in front of him and others.
* {{Antivillain}}: Stanley isn't a bad person, but he's a sensitive one and not very bright. [[spoiler: He starts abusing the magicbooks book because he wants to be in charge, but at the same time his new power terrifies him and spirals out of control.]]]]
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite his aloof and foolish nature, [[spoiler: he is capable of threatening Jodie's grandparents to behave the way he wants them to be, or else he will use his spell book against them]].
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's implied he has some sort of developmental disorder,
* {{Antivillain}}: Stanley isn't a bad person, but he's a sensitive one and not very bright. [[spoiler: He starts abusing the magic
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite his aloof and foolish nature, [[spoiler: he is capable of threatening Jodie's grandparents to behave the way he wants them to be, or else he will use his spell book against them]].
* EasilyForgiven: Even after he [[spoiler: blackmailed his bosses into doing what he wanted for the summer, created dangerous spells, and nearly got everyone involved killed]], Stanley is quick to be pardoned. [[spoiler: This ends up being deconstructed, as his gratitude allows him to believe that he can continue using the spellbook, which results in even ''more'' trouble that is caused by him]].
* HalfWittedHillbilly: Jodie notes that he is not very smart. And she recalls her Grandpa Kurt always saying that Stanley isn't working with a full one hundred watts.
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* AesopAmnesia: [[spoiler: Even after everything is said and done, Stanley ends up using the book and accidentally revives the stuffed bear belonging to Jodie's grandfather. In the TV show, he brings to life ''the wheat thrasher'']].
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* AesopAmnesia: [[spoiler: Even after everything is said and done, Stanley ends up using the book and accidentally revives the stuffed bear belonging to Jodie's grandfather. Granted, he did not particularly say that he would stop reading the book, [[ExactWords he just would never read the part about the scarecrows]]. In the TV show, he brings to life ''the wheat thrasher'']].
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* NoFullNameGiven: She never reveals what her surname is.
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* PlotAllergy: As much as she likes the outdoors, she is notably allergic to some of the things at the farm. [[SneezeOfDoom This nearly gives her away when trying to hide at one point in the book.]]
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* PlotAllergy: As much as she likes the outdoors, she is notably allergic to some of the things at the farm. [[SneezeOfDoom [[spoiler: This nearly gives her away when trying to hide at one point actually [[ChekhovsGag comes in the book.]]handy later on]]]].
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Jodie notes that Stanley is a terrible driver, as the truck that he's driving to the farm, which Jodie and Mark are riding in, keeps bumping and trembling.
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* BigEater: She mentions how she has quite the appetite, and she is saving it for her Grandma Miriam's favorite chocolate chip pancakes. But because of Stanley not wanting chocolate chip pancakes, she ends up with a bowl of corn flakes instead. When she gets this, she notes how she felt like crying.
* ChocolateBaby: Is joked that she might be one. Her Grandpa Kurt said that he wonders where she got her blonde hair from, because the rest of her family are brunettes, and there weren't any blondes in his family. Jodie jokingly says that it's a wig.
* CityMouse: Sticks calls her and Mark the "city kids", because she and him have lived in a city and not on a rural town.
* ChocolateBaby: Is joked that she might be one. Her Grandpa Kurt said that he wonders where she got her blonde hair from, because the rest of her family are brunettes, and there weren't any blondes in his family. Jodie jokingly says that it's a wig.
* CityMouse: Sticks calls her and Mark the "city kids", because she and him have lived in a city and not on a rural town.
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* BigEater: She mentions how she has quite the appetite, and she is saving it for her Grandma Miriam's favorite chocolate chip pancakes. But because of [[spoiler: Stanley not wanting chocolate chip pancakes, pancakes]], she ends up with a bowl of corn flakes instead. When she gets this, she notes how she felt like crying.
* ChocolateBaby: Is joked that she might be one. Her Grandpa Kurt said that he wonders where she got her blonde hair from, because the rest of her family are brunettes, and there weren't any blondes inhis ''his'' family. Jodie jokingly says that it's a wig.
* CityMouse: Sticks calls her and Mark the "city kids", because she and him have lived in a city and not on a ruraltown.town, and are not quite used to the farmland.
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* CityMouse: Sticks calls her and Mark the "city kids", because she and him have lived in a city and not on a rural
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!! Jodie
-> Portrayed by: Heather Bertram ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
The protagonist. She, along with her brother, are sent to their grandparents' place. They soon discover that their grandparents are acting very different than the last time they visited them.
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* AcademicAthlete: She mentions that she receives good grades in school, and she is also a tryout on her school basketball team.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Has blonde hair in the book, but the actress who portrays her in the episode is a brunette.
* AllGirlsLikePonies: She and Mark go horseback riding while at their grandparents', and she mentions how she really enjoys the experience, even if the horse she's riding is very elderly.
* BerserkButton: She is not fond of people laughing at her. When she accidentally falls in the lake, getting her soaking wet, she tells Mark not to laugh at her in a harsh tone. Mark can not help but snicker though, which makes her give him a warning look.
* BigEater: She mentions how she has quite the appetite, and she is saving it for her Grandma Miriam's favorite chocolate chip pancakes. But because of Stanley not wanting chocolate chip pancakes, she ends up with a bowl of corn flakes instead. When she gets this, she notes how she felt like crying.
* ChocolateBaby: Is joked that she might be one. Her Grandpa Kurt said that he wonders where she got her blonde hair from, because the rest of her family are brunettes, and there weren't any blondes in his family. Jodie jokingly says that it's a wig.
* CityMouse: Sticks calls her and Mark the "city kids", because she and him have lived in a city and not on a rural town.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:This is what could likely happen to her, being mauled and eaten by a reawakened bear]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Responsible to Mark's Foolish. Mark tends to be lazy and play video games, and their parents tell Jodie to not let him be like this at the farm, and get out more.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Jodie tends to look up to the adults and expect a lot from them, even Stanley. This nearly comes back to bite her.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The scarecrows have been destroyed, and everyone is happy that Stanley will never read that chapter that summoned them again. However, he reads a DIFFERENT chapter, which summons a stuffed bear in the living room. The bear spots Jodie, who happened to be sitting in the room at the moment all alone, and looks at her hungrily.]]
->Jodie: [[spoiler:[terrified] Stanley? What chapter are you reading?]]
* OnlyOneName: She never reveals what her surname is.
* OutdoorsyGal: She is quite fond of the farm life at her grandparents' place. She likes exploring the corn fields, going horseback riding, and fishing in a lake.
* PlotAllergy: As much as she likes the outdoors, she is notably allergic to some of the things at the farm. [[SneezeOfDoom This nearly gives her away when trying to hide at one point in the book.]]
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: She ends up getting involved in a few mishaps at her visit. She is constantly sneezing from material she's allergic to around her, she at one point trips and gets wet while fishing at the lake, and she ends up falling off her horse and becoming unconscious.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:The book ends with her in the living room, face to face with a hungry stuffed bear that just came back to life because of Stanley. And since most of her family is out of the house because of errands and other activities, she has almost no one to protect her but Stanley, and almost no time to run.]]
!! Stanley
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stangbumps.png]]
-> '''Portrayed By:''' Michael Copeman ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
The longtime farmhand of Jodie's grandparents. Stanley lives with his son Sticks and takes care of things around the farm. Unfortunately, Stanley is also a little slow and very superstitious, which makes for a poor combination when he gets his hands on a book of magic and decides to have things done ''his'' way on the farm...
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* AesopAmnesia: [[spoiler: Even after everything is said and done, Stanley ends up using the book and accidentally revives the stuffed bear belonging to Jodie's grandfather. In the TV show, he brings to life ''the wheat thrasher'']].
* AgentMulder: Was always easily frightened and worried about things like bad luck. Espouses that the scarecrows walk. [[spoiler: He knows because he's the one who can make them do it.]]
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: His son Sticks seems to be embarrassed and annoyed by his obsession with his superstition book.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's implied he has some sort of developmental disorder, as he acts more like a child than an adult.
* {{Antivillain}}: Stanley isn't a bad person, but he's a sensitive one and not very bright. [[spoiler: He starts abusing the magic books because he wants to be in charge, but at the same time his new power terrifies him and spirals out of control.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: "The scarecrow walks at midnight" is just one of the many bizarre things he's said.
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler: Learns the hard way that meddling with unknown forces can be just as dangerous for those enacting the magic as it is for those who get targeted by it. Unfortunately, well, see AesopAmnesia]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Of the living scarecrows. Unfortunately, he loses control of them]].
* {{Manchild}}: It's repeated that Stanley is not the smartest person around, but he's aware of it and it hurts him when people talk down at him.
* WhosLaughingNow: [[spoiler: It's one reason he brought the scarecrows to life, to prove he's not stupid. However, he's far less willing to take things as far as certain other people would in his situation]].
-> Portrayed by: Heather Bertram ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
The protagonist. She, along with her brother, are sent to their grandparents' place. They soon discover that their grandparents are acting very different than the last time they visited them.
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* AcademicAthlete: She mentions that she receives good grades in school, and she is also a tryout on her school basketball team.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Has blonde hair in the book, but the actress who portrays her in the episode is a brunette.
* AllGirlsLikePonies: She and Mark go horseback riding while at their grandparents', and she mentions how she really enjoys the experience, even if the horse she's riding is very elderly.
* BerserkButton: She is not fond of people laughing at her. When she accidentally falls in the lake, getting her soaking wet, she tells Mark not to laugh at her in a harsh tone. Mark can not help but snicker though, which makes her give him a warning look.
* BigEater: She mentions how she has quite the appetite, and she is saving it for her Grandma Miriam's favorite chocolate chip pancakes. But because of Stanley not wanting chocolate chip pancakes, she ends up with a bowl of corn flakes instead. When she gets this, she notes how she felt like crying.
* ChocolateBaby: Is joked that she might be one. Her Grandpa Kurt said that he wonders where she got her blonde hair from, because the rest of her family are brunettes, and there weren't any blondes in his family. Jodie jokingly says that it's a wig.
* CityMouse: Sticks calls her and Mark the "city kids", because she and him have lived in a city and not on a rural town.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:This is what could likely happen to her, being mauled and eaten by a reawakened bear]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Responsible to Mark's Foolish. Mark tends to be lazy and play video games, and their parents tell Jodie to not let him be like this at the farm, and get out more.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Jodie tends to look up to the adults and expect a lot from them, even Stanley. This nearly comes back to bite her.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The scarecrows have been destroyed, and everyone is happy that Stanley will never read that chapter that summoned them again. However, he reads a DIFFERENT chapter, which summons a stuffed bear in the living room. The bear spots Jodie, who happened to be sitting in the room at the moment all alone, and looks at her hungrily.]]
->Jodie: [[spoiler:[terrified] Stanley? What chapter are you reading?]]
* OnlyOneName: She never reveals what her surname is.
* OutdoorsyGal: She is quite fond of the farm life at her grandparents' place. She likes exploring the corn fields, going horseback riding, and fishing in a lake.
* PlotAllergy: As much as she likes the outdoors, she is notably allergic to some of the things at the farm. [[SneezeOfDoom This nearly gives her away when trying to hide at one point in the book.]]
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: She ends up getting involved in a few mishaps at her visit. She is constantly sneezing from material she's allergic to around her, she at one point trips and gets wet while fishing at the lake, and she ends up falling off her horse and becoming unconscious.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:The book ends with her in the living room, face to face with a hungry stuffed bear that just came back to life because of Stanley. And since most of her family is out of the house because of errands and other activities, she has almost no one to protect her but Stanley, and almost no time to run.]]
!! Stanley
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stangbumps.png]]
-> '''Portrayed By:''' Michael Copeman ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])
The longtime farmhand of Jodie's grandparents. Stanley lives with his son Sticks and takes care of things around the farm. Unfortunately, Stanley is also a little slow and very superstitious, which makes for a poor combination when he gets his hands on a book of magic and decides to have things done ''his'' way on the farm...
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* AesopAmnesia: [[spoiler: Even after everything is said and done, Stanley ends up using the book and accidentally revives the stuffed bear belonging to Jodie's grandfather. In the TV show, he brings to life ''the wheat thrasher'']].
* AgentMulder: Was always easily frightened and worried about things like bad luck. Espouses that the scarecrows walk. [[spoiler: He knows because he's the one who can make them do it.]]
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: His son Sticks seems to be embarrassed and annoyed by his obsession with his superstition book.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's implied he has some sort of developmental disorder, as he acts more like a child than an adult.
* {{Antivillain}}: Stanley isn't a bad person, but he's a sensitive one and not very bright. [[spoiler: He starts abusing the magic books because he wants to be in charge, but at the same time his new power terrifies him and spirals out of control.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: "The scarecrow walks at midnight" is just one of the many bizarre things he's said.
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler: Learns the hard way that meddling with unknown forces can be just as dangerous for those enacting the magic as it is for those who get targeted by it. Unfortunately, well, see AesopAmnesia]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Of the living scarecrows. Unfortunately, he loses control of them]].
* {{Manchild}}: It's repeated that Stanley is not the smartest person around, but he's aware of it and it hurts him when people talk down at him.
* WhosLaughingNow: [[spoiler: It's one reason he brought the scarecrows to life, to prove he's not stupid. However, he's far less willing to take things as far as certain other people would in his situation]].
