Who remembers the Disney show "So Weird"? It ran from 1999 to 2001. This follows Fi who is on the road with her musician mom and their family. Strange things seem to happen everywhere Fi goes and she posts them on her website "So Weird". I loved this show. When I was making this list, I was actually surprised at how many of these episodes made my list. I thought there was going to be a lot less. Did you watch this? Let me know below. Now, onto the episodes.
Season One
- Family Reunion
- A preteen supernatural seeker, Fiona, tries to help a ghostly boy reunite with his dead parents.
- The very first episode. I loved this. It has some classic ghost story elements. Spooky and then sad/heartwarming (if I remember correctly - I think it's heartwarming.) Sort of like Ghost Whisperer. Damn, I forgot to put that show on this list. That one certainly influenced me, too.
- Memory
- Fi tries to solve a small-town mystery involving mysterious aliens who lost control of their ship.
- The second staple in So Weird. Ghosts and aliens. This felt like a good introduction into the second part of So Weird's main elements. The element of memory was interesting and disorienting. I think it worked really well.
- Escape
- Fi's brother and friend fall in love with a girl who can leave her body at will to escape the pressures of school and her family.
- Very possibly my first introduction to the concept of astralprojection. (I'm not sure if it was in this or Charmed.) It definitely played with the viewer a bit until they knew what was happening. It also brought up dangers this girl may have been putting herself in by astralprojecting.
- Angel
- Jack befriends a beautiful girl, Gabe, who is concealing her leukemia from everyone except her dad and a guardian angel.
- This one at first scared the crap out of me. "You're the one." I'll just leave that there. It still sometimes sneaks into my mind to scare me in the middle of the night. It turned out to not be nefarious, but still.
- Rebecca
- Molly's childhood friend has met Fiona, however she is hiding the reason why she disappeared years ago - she is immortal and has to keep it a secret.
- This is very possibly my favorite episode of So Weird. The concept of immortality is fascinating to me. Is it a gift or a curse? This episode goes into that a bit. Also, the song Molly sings, "Rebecca" is beautiful and I still sing it to this day.
- Tulpa
- Fi's brother Jack has a dispute with a boy named James, who has created a cunning imaginary friend that became a real soul.
- This was always an interesting concept to me, as someone with a very vivid imagination; imaginary friends, for sure, but also loving fictional characters so much. The idea that a concept could become a real soul drew me in.
- Lost
- Fi tries to help a lost little girl on a chat room get home, and learns that the little girl is now a teen and comatose.
- This one is emotional. I think I teared up at this one. It was also very engaging; definitely a glued to the screen type of episode for me.
- Will 'O the Wisp
- While viewing the ghost lights of Marfa, a mischievous will o' the wisp takes over Jack's body and freezes time leaving Fi to decipher the riddle of his name or the creature will inhabit Jack's body permanently.
- Oh, boy. This episode. Are there things that should be ridiculous? One hundred percent. Was it somehow made freaky? Absolutely. Credit definitely needs to be given to the actor playing Jack (who is of course posessed by the will o' the wisp here) because he sold it. I also love the concept of guessing the name; it feels very Rumpelstiltskin to me. That is one of my favorite fairy tales. Also, "Quack quack, little duck." Oooo, shivers. Why is that so creepy?
Season Two
- Medium
- Fi lost her dad in a car crash as a young baby. Now she is about to meet an amazing man who can help her contact her lost parent.
- The concept of mediums is another thing that is fascinating to me, so this one was always going to make the list.
- Siren
- At a concert Fi meets a girl forced into entertainment slavery, for a reason. She is a siren, but unlike the evil ones depicted in legends, she just wants to go home and avoid the world.
- Sirens are definitely an interesting concept, but this one made the list more for the emotion and Molly's feeling of empathy and connection to this girl.
- Nightmare
- Jack admits his true fears in a strange nightmare where his sister and cousins are present, and learns why his cousin is so afraid of family life.
- This one has the concept of a shared dream, which is another thing I find fascinating. It always make me think of folie a deux but with a dream instead.
- Listen
- In a small town a visit from aliens has made the wheat from their crop circles have telepathic properties. Anyone who eats it can read minds, which poses an issue greater than anyone could imagine.
- Telepathy, but thanks to aliens!!
- Werewolf
- An adopted little girl has the power to change into a wolf at night, but is having a hard time controlling her powers.
- This one was sad. There were some scary parts, for sure, but to me it focused on the hardship something like this would cause.
- Banshee
- Fi uses her Irish heritage to stop a banshee ghost from killing her grandfather in the night.
- This one made it on the list because of the Irish lore. It's something I've found fascinating for years and this was probably one of my earliest introductions to the Banshee. I also have Irish heritage myself.
- Strange Geometry
- Fi, during a trip to London, learns some secrets about her father that change her life.
- Okay, I'm going to be honest, I don't remember a lot about what this one was about, but there is an image from this that sticks in my head. Impressions of hands and heads pushing out through a wall. Creepy.
- Fountain
- During a Christmas shopping trip, Fiona goes back through time to view her life.
- This one definitely is the concept of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. A familiar concept, but one that usually has an impact.
- Fall
- Fi's Uncle Ned has to deal with an accident where his best friend Pete was squished among the rocks during a tragic fall. Now Pete's ghost has come back.
- I love the concept of a ghost coming back to let someone know their death wasn't their fault, and if I remember correctly that is how this one goes.
- Destiny
- A creature from Irish folklore possesses Fi's mom and makes her do weird things, such as using the back corner of a tour bus as a backscratcher and dancing for no apparent reason.
- The creature from Will O' the Wisp is in this one, and anything with this creature from Irish (and Scottish) folklore is going to make the list.
- Blues
- Fi unravels a mystery of the past involving the murder of a great Blues musician, and learns his music was stolen by another man.
- This one was a murder mystery with a paranormal twist. And I think the paranormal twist may not be what you'd expect, either. Add in the blues music and I loved this episode.
- Roswell
- Fi meets a man who she at first believes is mentally disabled, but he secretly lived on an army base as a little boy, and his sister has a story to tell of how he may have met an alien life form.
- This may have been where I first introduced to Roswell and the idea that the government was hiding something about it and aliens in general. This one got emotional, too.
- Encore
- An interlude episode of the series which features reflections and best moments from different episodes.
- This one was slower than others, but I think it worked really well. Another one that got emotional. There is also a specific reason I loved this one, but I don't want to say it to ruin the "surprise".
- Transplant
- A close friend of the Phillips family, John, underwent traumatic heart surgery due to his heavy smoking. Now he's having horrible flashbacks of the surgery and has a mental breakdown.
- This dealt with some heavy stuff for a kid's show, but I feel like shows and movies from this time did that a lot. John (Papa Bear) is acting strange after having a heart transplant. There were more episodes of this show that got emotional than I realized.
- Twin
- During a trip to New York City, Fi discovers that her lawyer aunt might be the connection she needs that gives her the answers about her father.
- Definitely finale material. Things come to a head from the last two seasons, and I think it all worked very well. This episode also dealt with the concept of automatic writing, which was an interesting twist.
Season Three
- Lightning Rod
- Fi runs into an old friend, Bricriu, while a friend of Molly's and her daughter Annie visit. After Fi says a spell out of her spell book everyone but herself and Annie turn into animals or plants. Fi makes a decision to protect her family. While Annie's mom asks a favor of Molly.
- Well, I said anything with that creature from Irish/Scottish folklore would make my list, and here is again. Bricriu. This episode is also bittersweet because it is Fi's last episode. She is mentioned in season three, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't appear again. Instead, we have Annie as the main character now. For me, the show just wasn't the same after that. But some episodes still made my list. This being Fi's last episode is another reason this makes the list.
- Talking Board
- Molly decides to sell the old house and move closer to town. Jack, Annie, Carey and a couple of friends spend a night with a Ouija board. When the Ouija board starts to predict the future Annie tries to prevent a disaster.
- Ouija boards. Oh, boy. I mean, I won't be messing with one anytime soon, but it is still fascinating to me, so this one had to make the list.
- Rewind
- Annie discovers a cryptic, incomprehensible message on her audio track when played backwards.
- This one has a mother stealing the talents of those who come into her recording studio for her daughter to have instead. It was a good one, I enjoyed it. It was also definitely to showcase the voice of the girl who played Annie, but still.
- Changeling
- Annie and Jack babysit a baby that is kidnapped and replaced by changelings with their own horrific child. Annie and Jack must somehow make the creature laugh before the real baby's parents come home from the movies.
- This one was definitely ridiculous and over the top, but it was likely my first introduction to the folklore of changelings, which is something I am kind of fascinated with now. For that reason, I felt this had to go on the list.
- Still Life
- One stormy night, Annie and the gang get trapped in a life-sized watercolor painting. Only Annie seems to remember the truth, and it's up to her to remind them how important the real world is.
- Charmed had a similar episode where Prue got trapped in a painting. It took a different approach and I liked that better, but this one was still good.
- Dead Ringer
- A youthful transgression comes back to haunt Jack, after Annie buys a box of items from an estate sale from an old neighbor.
- This one had Jack as the main one experiencing strange happenings and hauntings, which feels like a notable occurrence. So I felt it had to make the list for that reason.
Okay! That was my list of So Weird episodes I loved! There were way more than I thought there would be. What about you? Did you watch this show growing up? Do you still go back to old episodes sometimes? Let me know in the comments!!
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