The Beast Within

The Beast Within
The werewolf Howards have an unexplained and uncontrollable howl.
Premiere date	October 11, 1986
Writer(s)	Michael Reeves
Director(s)	Gordon Kent
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"The Beast Within" is the fifth episode of Teen Wolf season one. It aired on October 4, 1986 on CBS. It was written by Michael Reeves, and produced and directed by Gordon Kent.

The Howard family's werewolf genes become uncontrollable.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Lupe Howard	Unavailable
Lupe's friend	Unavailable
Harold Howard	James Hampton
Grandma Howard	June Foray
Grandpa Howard	Stacy Keach, Sr.
Frieda	Sheryl Bernstein
Scott Howard	Townsend Coleman
Daisy	Frank Welker
Pamela Wells	Ellen Gerstell
Stiles Stilinski	Donald Most
Mr. Donovan	Unavailable
Mick McAllister	Craig Sheffer
Newscaster	Frank Welker
Mayor Marconi	Frank Welker

Organizations

• Wolverton Times

Locations

• Wolverton
  • School
  • Howard's Hardware
  • Howard residence
  • Wolf Burgers
  • Shirly's Shoes
  • Lisa's Cafe
  • Wolverton City Animal Shelter
• The Moon

Objects

• Wolverton Times newspaper

Vehicles

• Howlmobile

Behind the scenes

• Ken Mars, the previous voice of Mayor Marconi in "The Werewolf Buster", is replaced with Frank Welker.

Errors

• It's unclear if Wolverton High School is supposed to be holding Lupe's science fair, or the set piece is being reused for her own school.
• The Wolverton City Animal Shelter is different from "Grampa's in the Doghouse", which is now simply referred to as "Dog Pound" on the entrance.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• On June 6, 2017, Shout! Factory announced a September 5, 2017 release for the complete series in the United States, but was revealed to have been delayed on June 29, due to unforeseen legal issues.