Ciaran Morrison
Director
Podge and Rodge: A Scare at Bedtime (1997)
Season 2
A Scare at Bedtime was an Irish television show, produced by Double Z Enterprises and broadcast by RTÉ, featuring the two puppets Podge and Rodge as the hosts of a spooky tales and urban myths comedy show. It ran from 1997 until January 2006.
Released Jan. 1, 1997
Episode 5 min
17+
Keywords: imdb.cautionary-tale, imdb.psychotronic-series, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.dark-comedy, imdb.puppet
Production Companies: Double Z Enterprises
Network: RTÉ2
S2E1 - Carmel Sutra
Lorcan Piles wins the Lottery and offers to buy his best friend Mossie McGoolican anything he wants. But when Mossie asks for a night with ‘Carmel Sutra’-the Mistress of Pleasure, Lorcan finds out the true meaning of friendship.
Sept. 7, 1998, midnight
S2E2 - Holiday in Hell
Mickey Scratcher decides to take one more holiday before joining the priesthood. He goes on a pilgrimage to the Far East, but the Holiday of a Life-time becomes a Holiday of a Death-time!
Sept. 14, 1998, midnight
S2E3 - Hell House
Ardle McArdle and his family buy Muff Cottage - the House of their dreams or as it turned out; the house of their Nightmares! And even when they move out, the haunted house won’t leave them alone!
Sept. 21, 1998, midnight
S2E4 - Diet Pill
The classic tale of Willy Ring from Toolend. A man who had tried everything in the hope of shedding a few pounds. He purchases a miracle pill and takes the art of dieting to an all new low!
Sept. 28, 1998, midnight
S2E5 - GOB
Poor Johnny Ballsac is a ‘shitehawk’ or so his Dad always tells him. He’s fed up and decides to make something of himself by joining a religious cult led by the charismatic Yogi Gob. The cult allows you to have five wives…but at what price?
Oct. 5, 1998, midnight
S2E6 - Living Canvas
Dick Dalton from Bognobber is addicted to body-art and on his third wedding anniversary he gets the most intimate piercing as a surprise for his like-minded wife. But has Dick got one piercing too many!
Oct. 12, 1998, midnight
S2E7 - Bedsit
Mary O’Hairy is desperate to escape her small town existence and in particular from her intense ex-boyfriend. So she is delighted when she and her friend Betty Bulbus get accepted into a Dublin college Unfortunately their further education is literally CUT short!
Oct. 19, 1998, midnight
S2E8 - The Beast
Tracing your family roots has never been so dangerous! Especially if you’re a Mc Cracken and your ancestors are from the cursed hometown of the legendary Beast of Ballybollock!
Oct. 26, 1998, midnight
S2E9 - Halloween
Local boys done good Fester and Ailin’ strum out another of their No.1 tunes. Taken from their album ‘Fiddlin’ with the Monks’ it’s their infamous Halloween hit ‘Never Shove a Banger up yer arse!’
Oct. 31, 1998, midnight
S2E10 - Genie
Fergal Scuttle discovers a mysterious bottle in his fishing net and after giving it a good polish, a beautiful Genie appears. She has been a prisoner in the bottle for a 1000 years and instead of ‘being careful what you wish for’ as Fergal finds out it’s more important ‘how’ you wish for it!’
Nov. 2, 1998, midnight
S2E11 - The Case
Jock Rash tries to get away with murder with his wife’s corpse stowed away in a suitcase. But with the legendary Detective Spunk Murphy literally on his ‘case’ Jock finds himself on a train journey going nowhere very fast.
Nov. 9, 1998, midnight
S2E12 - The Mole
Gus 'The Mole' Gerahty is Ireland's premier safe cracker and jail breaker. When he's sent to the notorious Hole Island prison he plans his most audacious break-out to date. But will he get out alive or dead?
Nov. 16, 1998, midnight
S2E13 - Nasty Habits
The nuns of Bumboyle Abbey are notoriously competitive. But how far will they go to win the 'Oldest Nun of the Year' award when Sister Angina keels over dead the day before the Pope visits to present her with the coveted prize?
Nov. 23, 1998, midnight
S2E14 - Phone Home
Brad Fukofski from Methane, Michigan double crosses notorious mob boss Don Keyhole. Whilst fleeing the scene of the crime with the booty in hand, Brad receives a phonecall from his 'future self' warning him about events that lead to his arrest. But should he believe the mysterious caller?
Nov. 30, 1998, midnight
S2E15 - Close, but no Cigar
Catriona Eczema becomes obsessed with Madame Vargeena's prediction that she will become a millionaire. When she meets Benji Swillshank, Ireland's Cigar baron, she puts aside her revulsion of this putrid walrus for the cash prize. But at what price does the prize come?
Dec. 7, 1998, midnight
S2E16 - The Break
Turloch and Hannah Roids hadn't been on a holiday for five years. Turloch was getting a new business off the ground and Hannah was looking after her invalid Mother. When Mrs. Splatter, a kindly neighbour offers to look after Mother; it's an offer to great to miss!
Dec. 14, 1998, midnight
S2E17 - Floater
'Never date outside of your class' is a lesson that Shane Cyst from Squitters Bridge learns the hard way when he starts dating Milandra Potter Pugh and his nervous bowel lets him down or is that ‘brown?’
Dec. 21, 1998, midnight
S2E18 - Christmas
It's another miserable Christmas at Ballydung manor. Podge has bought himself a present, a new Alpine music album 'Fester and Ailin's Raging Horns' which features their latest single, the thoroughly festive 'There's a Dead Man up the Chimney'
Dec. 25, 1998, midnight
S2E19 - Lonely Guy
Dave Knuckleshuffle regularly goes on dates with Pam and her five sisters and when he visits the adult section in his local video shop he's intrigued by a video with his name on it!
Dec. 28, 1998, midnight
S2E20 - Hair
'Always read the instructions' is a lesson that Ozzie Dorgan learns the hard way when the vanity gets the better of him and he overdoses on hair tonic!
Jan. 4, 1999, midnight
Network: RTÉ2
Episode Runtime: 5 min.
Season Runtime: 5 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1997
Last Air Date: Jan. 6, 2006, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-MA / 17+
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