The Othersiders
The Othersiders is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on June 17, 2009 on Cartoon Network. The program follows a group of five teenagers who are interested in the paranormal and explore reportedly haunted sites to discover any evidence of ghosts. Aimed for a teen audience, it had a similar concept as Ghost Hunters. In June 2009, the series was a part of Cartoon Network's CN Real programming block. The second season of The Othersiders premiered on October 7, 2009 and ended on October 30, 2009.[1]
The Othersiders | |
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Genre | Paranormal Reality |
Written by | Zig Gauthier |
Directed by | Casey Brumels |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 23 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Zig Gauthier Casey Brumels Rafael Garcia Brad Kuhlman |
Producer | Rob Swartz |
Release | |
Original network | Cartoon Network |
Original release | June 17 – October 30, 2009 |
Team members
- Riley Litman - lead investigator- the one who supplies the staff
- KC Costonis - case manager- the person who decides the place they go to
- Sam Hirsch - group webmaster- posts the videos and info they learned from them going to the place
- Zack Burke - tech manager- supplies the staff with the technology
- Jackie Zhao - researcher- the one who gets info on where they go
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2009)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "Lincoln Heights Jail" | Los Angeles, California, US | June 17, 2009 | 101 |
The team investigates the abandoned Lincoln Heights Jail. Paranormal evidence: Moving chair, floating orb, voice recording of someone saying "Sereno has it", mysterious moving glowing figure, and thermal camera low battery. Verdict: All the investigators considered the place haunted. | |||||
2 | 2 | "Queen Mary" | Long Beach, California, US | June 24, 2009 | 102 |
The team investigates the RMS Queen Mary, the '30s last ocean liner in the world. Paranormal evidence: Flash in the engine room, thermal camera hot spot, pool room shadows, voice recording of little Jackie singing, voice recording of someone demonically saying "Get out", KC and Sam hear engines turning on by themselves. Verdict: All the investigators considered the place haunted. | |||||
3 | 3 | "Mojave Airport Boneyard" | Mojave, California, US | July 1, 2009 | 103 |
The team investigates Mojave Airport Boneyard. Paranormal Evidence: Plane crashing noise, camera falling on its own, picture of an orb, flashing light, cargo door opening and closing on its own, ghostly figure. Verdict: Everyone except KC thought this place was not haunted. | |||||
4 | 4 | "Morey Mansion" | Redlands, California, US | July 8, 2009 | 104 |
The team investigates the Morey mansion. Paranormal Evidence: S.M. initials in the mirror, mirror hot spot making up the S.M., moving orb in billiards room, open door that was locked, railing hot spot, and a fan spinning on its own. Jackie's weird feeling in the billiard room Verdict: Everyone except Zack thought the place was haunted. | |||||
5 | 5 | "Fort MacArthur" | San Pedro, California, US | July 15, 2009 | 105 |
The team investigates Fort MacArthur. Paranormal Evidence: Moving shadow, disembodied walking figure on thermal camera, floating orb, load bangs Jackie heard, footsteps in the tunnel, muffled explosion, shadow in gunpit, radio loses control in north tunnel. Verdict: All the investigators considered the place haunted. | |||||
6 | 6 | "Marine Warehouse" | San Pedro, California, US | July 22, 2009 | 106 |
The team investigates an abandoned marine warehouse used in World War II. Paranormal Evidence: Moving apparition on the wall, elevator opens by itself, sounds of animals including a whistling noise on the sixth floor, Sam heard a dog bark, but KC did not, sound of cable snapping, figure walking next to elevator. Verdict: Everyone except KC and Sam thought it wasn't haunted. | |||||
7 | 7 | "Fred C. Nelles Youth Correctional Facility" | Whittier, California, US | July 29, 2009 | 107 |
The team investigates a youth correctional facility and detention center. Paranormal Evidence: Loud bang in the gym, voice that sounds like "get OUT" on voice recorder, lightbulb pops in the garage, Riley's arm was tapped in the Taft cellblock, Sam hearing girls laughing in the chapel, a dead woman floating in chapel, light through window in chapel. Verdict: Everyone thought the place was haunted. Note: The EVP was later decided to be just "OUT". | |||||
8 | 8 | "50s Town Movie Set" | Santa Clarita, California, US | August 5, 2009 | 108 |
The team investigates an old movie set. Paranormal Evidence: spirit on closet doorknob, doorknob turning from hot to cold twice, shadow moves across garage, Riley's sharp pain, orb in the diner. Verdict: Everyone thought the place wasn't haunted. | |||||
9 | 9 | "Mission Inn" | Riverside, California, US | August 12, 2009 | 109 |
The team investigates an old hotel rumored to be haunted by its former owner. Paranormal Evidence: Falling noise in Aunt Alice's suite, loud bang in annex, hot spot on thermal camera in annex, noise in catacomb cellar, snarling noise in the catacomb hall, KC asked a question and answer was "who's there". Verdict: Everyone thought the place was haunted. | |||||
10 | 10 | "Evergreen Cemetery" | Los Angeles, California, US | August 19, 2009 | 110 |
The team investigates a cemetery. Verdict: Everyone except Sam thought it wasn't haunted. | |||||
11 | 11 | "Tropico Gold Mine" | Rosamond, California, US | August 26, 2009 | 111 |
The team investigates an old gold mine. Paranormal Evidence: EVP of miners working, weird sounds in one of the shacks, a flickering temperature change in one of the shack walls, sounds of footsteps in the mines, thermal camera low battery.Verdict: Everyone except KC thought it wasn't haunted. |
Season 2 (2009)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Location(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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12 | 1 | "Glendora House" | Glendora, California, US | October 7, 2009 | 201 |
The team investigates a house. Paranormal Evidence:Strong smell of perfume, curtain moves on its own, strong smell of cigar, bathroom faucet turns on twice, EVP saying, "My house", EVP saying, "My name is Sarah".Verdict: Everyone thought the place was haunted. Note: This episode has collected much evidence all because of this house. Note: This is one of the episodes that originally aired in September which was part of Season 1. | |||||
13 | 2 | "Linda Vista Hospital" | Los Angeles, California, US | October 9, 2009 | 202 |
The team investigates a supposedly haunted hospital. Paranormal Evidence: Cold apparition, record being push off shelf, loud bangs throughout the investigation, something touching Zack on the foot, foul odor in morgue,cat in the patients wing door window. Verdict: Everyone except KC thought this place was not haunted. Note: The episode was seen in the trailer. This was another episode that was originally part of Season 1. | |||||
14 | 3 | "Camp Gilmore" | Calabasas, California, US | October 12, 2009 | 203 |
The team investigates a camp. Paranormal Evidence: Weird mist floating in front of many cameras. An EVP saying, "It was us," an abnormal hot spot in an old fire pit, mist that forms like a skull, an EVP saying the name "Sarah". Verdict: Everyone thought Camp Gillmore was haunted. | |||||
15 | 4 | "La Purisima Mission" | Lompoc, California, US | October 14, 2009 | 204 |
The team investigates La Purisima Mission. Paranormal Evidence: Jackie tries to enter through a door that leads to a room, however there is heavy force on the other side of that door keeping Jackie and KC from entering, Jackie kindly asks to enter and the door opens by itself, A weird dot of light in hallway, A speck of dust that flies around the camera at a very fast speed, Sam speaks in Spanish and someone replies saying, "You Guys" (in Spanish the question was "how old are you") Verdict: Everyone except Zack considered La Purisima Mission haunted. | |||||
16 | 5 | "Santa Maria Sugar Factory" | Santa Maria, California, US | October 16, 2009 | 205 |
The team investigates a sugar factory. Paranormal Evidence: Loud bang in the silow, KC asks a question and someone answers, "Yes", Weird orb shaped light in picture above KC Verdict: All but Jackie and KC considered the place not haunted. | |||||
17 | 6 | "Santa Anita Racetrack" | Arcadia, California, US | October 21, 2009 | 206 |
The team investigates a race track. Paranormal Evidence: Odd hot spot on bucket, orb floating above bushes, and a very bright figure runs past the camera. Verdict:Everyone except Jackie and KC thought this place not haunted. | |||||
18 | 7 | "Los Angeles Power Plant" | Los Angeles, California, US | October 23, 2009 | 207 |
The team investigates a power plant. Paranormal Evidence: EVP saying, "Which bang?", K2 meter goes crazy by the pipes,floating little orb in intake pipe room. Verdict: All except Riley considered this place haunted. | |||||
19 | 8 | "The Preston Castle" | Ione, California, US | October 26, 2009 (online) | 208 |
The team investigates a former reform school that housed troubled boys and young men. Paranormal Evidence: Door opens by itself before they start investigating. Orb shoots past thermal camera, before Zack can finish his question, something says, "no", apparition of someone trying to escape runs past kitchen window. Gurney starts rolling on its own.Verdict: All the investigators considered the place haunted. | |||||
20 | 9 | "Santa Barbara Courthouse" | Santa Barbara, California, US | October 27, 2009 (online) | 209 |
The team investigates the Santa Barbara Courthouse. Paranormal Evidence: Shadow in hallway, elevator opens up by itself and something floats by, KC and Sam hear footsteps, lighting flash in hall. Verdict: All the investigators considered the place haunted. | |||||
21 | 10 | "Union Hotel" | Los Alamos, California, US | October 28, 2009 (online) | 210 |
The team investigates a western inn where many cowboys, bandits, and gamblers met a tragic deaths. Paranormal Evidence: apparition of someone walking down the stairs, very odd flash, very weird light, weird face shows up in photo Verdict: Everyone thought the place was haunted. | |||||
22 | 11 | "Camino Saw Mill" | Camino, California, US | October 29, 2009 | 211 |
The team investigates a saw mill with an eerie past. Paranormal Evidence: chair hot with no person sitting on it, orb in conveyor belt, another picture of orb, smells, noises, tri-field meter squealing, machinery hot. Verdict: Everyone but KC thought the place was not haunted. | |||||
23 | 12 | "Alcatraz" | San Francisco, California, US | October 30, 2009 | 212 |
The team investigates the prison of Alcatraz. Paranormal Evidence: A strange hotspot caught on the thermal camera, when they returned, it was not there anymore. An orb in the Gun Gallery. A flashing orb that disappear and appears. In the showers, the team can hear that someone is saying "It's cold" on the voice recorder. In the same place the team heard banjo music that may have been Al Capone. Verdict: Everyone thought that it was haunted. |
References
- Lloyd, Robert (June 17, 2009). "Cartoon Network's new reality shows, kid style". Television Critic. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 February 2010.