Howlin' Cousins

"Howlin' Cousins" is the eighth episode of Teen Wolf season two, and the twenty-first and final overall. It aired on November 7, 1987 on CBS. It was written by Linda Woolverton, and produced and directed by Gordon Kent.

Scott visits his shy and bookish cousin, Todd, who has yet to become a werewolf and has no knowledge of the family curse.

Although the cartoon has nothing to do with Teen Wolf Too, the episode still acts as a tie-in of sorts, as the film was released by the end of the month on November 20, featuring the film debut of Jason Bateman in the lead role.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scott Howard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Townsend Coleman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harold Howard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| James Hampton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Harvey Howard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ken Mars
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Harriet Howard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mona Marshall
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Todd Howard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Carrie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Susan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Deb
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mick McAllister
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Deb's friends
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Susan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Deb
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mick McAllister
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Deb's friends
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Deb's friends
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Wolverton
 * Wolverton Bus Depot
 * Todd's residence
 * Burger joint
 * Dinky Golf
 * The Moon

Objects

 * None

Vehicles

 * Bus

Music
The music was composed by David Kitay and Richard Kosinski, Wells Christie, John Lewis Parker, and James Donnellan. Music was supervised by Steve Tyrell. The music design was performed by Tyrell/Mann.

The opening music was written by Parker and Barry Mann, and sung by Tyrell. While the closing music was written by Ashley Hall and Stefanie Tyrell, and sung by Hall.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 7, 1987 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * It isn't specifically mentioned if the uncle or aunt is a sibling to Harold, but if Teen Wolf Too is anything to go by, then it's presumably the latter.
 * It's unknown how Scott would've acted had the series continued, but in teaching Todd in accepting becoming a werewolf, he seems to have finally found peace and acceptance in himself.

Errors

 * The end credits say "Assisant animators" instead of "Assistant animators."

Home availability

 * In Australia:
 * April 18, 2008: ??? releases Teen Wolf: The Complete Animated Series on DVD.
 * In the United States:
 * On June 6, 2017, Shout! Factory announced a September 5 release for the complete series on DVD in the United States, but was revealed to have been delayed on June 29, due to unforeseen legal issues.