| No More Mr. Nice Guy | |
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| Season 1, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | October 9, 1988 |
| Teleplay by | Michael De Luca David Ehrman Rhet Topham |
| Directed by | Tobe Hooper |
| Episode guide | |
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"No More Mr. Nice Guy" is the first episode of the 1st season of Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series and the first episode overall. It aired on October 9, 1988.
Plot[]
Freddy Krueger has slain many children and teenagers, and is currently on the loose, but after a police officer catches Freddy trying to kill his daughters, Freddy is arrested. During the trial, the judge unfortunately discovers Freddy was never read his rights, so the judge must let him go, but it does not end there.
Synopsis[]
On this evening's program, the repulsive Freddy Kruger (Robert Englund) explains how he became the bon vivant and fashion plate who we know and hate so well. Freddy's ramblings lead to the evening's drama, all about a fellow who decides that the best way to get ahead is to stomp on everyone in his path.
Notes[]
- Freddy's transformation into a malevolent spirit was foreshadowed when Lisa Blocker tries to dissuade her father from killing Freddy, warning him that 'it will only make it worse', which proved to be true, as when Lt. Blocker burned Freddy alive, this allowed the latter to become the demonic spirit he is now.
Trivia[]
- Tobe Hooper, the director of the pilot episode, is famously known for directing the horror film, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which features another popular iconic horror character, Leatherface.
- The continuity errors in this episode can be explained that Freddy is telling this story to dead souls in hell, as he is in hell after being killed in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Freddy is changing the true story around to make it the way he would’ve liked it to go down.
External links[]
| Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series - Season 1 |
| No More Mr. Nice Guy I It's a Miserable Life I Killer Instinct I Freddy's Tricks and Treats I Judy Miller, Come on Down I Saturday Night Special I Sister's Keeper I Mother's Day I Rebel Without a Car I The Bride Wore Red I Do Dreams Bleed I The End of the World I Deadline I Black Tickets I School Daze I Cabin Fever I Love Stinks I The Art of Death I Missing Persons I The Light at the End of the Tunnel I Identity Crisis I Safe Sex |