Long Day's Gurney into Night

"Long Day's Gurney into Night" is the first episode of Gravedale High season one. It aired on September 8, 1990 on NBC. It was written by series developers, Ernie Contreras and Glenn Leopold, and directed by Robert Alvarez, Oscar Dufau, Don Lusk, Paul Sommer, and Carl Urbano.

While clowning in class, Sid falls sick (later discovered to be tonsillitis), but without a school doctor or nurse, Max is forced to take him to the local human hospital.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Max Schneider
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rick Moranis
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| J.P. Ghastly III
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Reggie Moonshroud
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barry Gordon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clawford
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Headmistress Crone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Georgia Brown
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Boneyard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Brock Peters
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cleofatra
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ricki Lake
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frankentyke
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sid
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice La Marche
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Seymour
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barry Gordon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Tutner
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tim Curry
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blanche
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Shari Belafonte
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Duzer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kimmy Robertson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vinnie Stoker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Rose
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michael Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gill Waterman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jackie Earle Haley
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Dirge
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eileen Brennan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Cadaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jonathan Winters
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Shari Belafonte
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Duzer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kimmy Robertson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vinnie Stoker
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Roger Rose
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michael Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gill Waterman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jackie Earle Haley
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Dirge
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eileen Brennan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Cadaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jonathan Winters
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Dirge
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eileen Brennan
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Cadaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jonathan Winters
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Cadaver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jonathan Winters

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Gravedale High School
 * Community hospital
 * Africa (picture)
 * Egypt (picture)

Objects

 * Duzer's diary
 * Dyer's Ice Scream

Vehicles

 * Max's car
 * School bus
 * S.S. Titanic (mentioned)

Filming
It was copyrighted in 1990.

Music
The music was composed by the Tyrell Music Group. The theme song was written by John Parker, Randy Peterson, Kevin Quinn, Stephanie Tyrell, and Steve Tyrell.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 8, 1990 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is an allusion to Eugene O'Neill's tragedy play, Long Day's Journey Into Night.
 * Dyer's Ice Scream is a parody of Dreyer's ice cream.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😥