History Series / FreddysNightmares

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: "Freddy's Tricks and Treats" ([[UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve Halloween]]) and "Mother's Day".

* DrugsAreBad: The subject of a episode "A Family Affair" which [[spoiler: ended with an [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically grim Freddy saying "Drugs... now there's a real nightmare."]]]]

* AmbiguousSituation: Due to the plot twist of "Identity Crisis"' second vignette[[note]]Specifically that [[spoiler:the vignette never actually happened; it was in reality a fantasy Christina has been stuck in due to being in a vegetative state in an orphanage ever since surviving a house fire as a child which killed her parents]].[[/note]], it's exactly unclear if the ''first'' vignette[[note]]where a former hippie is struggling with having sold out by joining a law firm, and his inability to connect with his son John[[/note]] actually happened [[spoiler:due to the fact that John is a major part of the second vignette's plot as Christina's friend]].

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Freddy never loses in his episodes]].

%%* RecycledTheSeries

*** "Dream Come True", which is about a therapist getting haunted by Freddy in the first half and a cameraman investigating kills done by Freddy has a sequel in the form of "Dreams That Kill", which is about a tv host being haunted by Freddy then a teen with the tv host's brain transplanted into him.

''Freddy's Nightmares'' is [[GenreAnthology Horror Anthology Series]] hosted by [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: Freddy. He was only directly involved in the plot of eight episodes, though a few implied he was pulling the strings behind the scenes. Examples of this include the announcer's voice changing to Freddy's in "Judy Miller, Come on Down", a character's reflection talking back to them in Freddy's voice in "Saturday Night Special", and a Freddy nightlight appearing out of nowhere ("I didn't buy that") in "Black Tickets."

*** "Lucky Stiff" deals with a woman finding out her dead husband has one the lottery, and her efforts to kill any of those to keep the money. The plot carries on in "Easy Come, Easy Go".

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: "Freddy's Tricks and Treats" ([[AllHallowsEve Halloween]]) and "Mother's Day".

*** "Memory Overload" which first half revolves around a drunk college professor, and second half deals with one of his students committing credit fraud, has "Monkey Memories" which is about a gambling scientist thinking he is making contact with aliens, and the second half dealing with a scientist working with a monkey.

* SequelEpisode: "Sister's Keeper", which features Freddy haunting twin sisters who are the daughters of the cop whom Freddy killed in the very first episode.

* PetTheDog: "It's My Party and You'll Die If I Want You To" reveals that Freddy had [[OnlyFriend one]] friend growing up, a socially awkward dweeb named Howard who, to this day, insists that Freddy "wasn't such a bad guy, once you got to know him." After an annoyed Freddy murders a Hollywood screenwriter who had wrote a script about him, he lets Harold steal the dead man's screenplay.
--> '''Freddy:''' That afternoon, my old buddy Howard caught a flight to Hollywood, sold his screenplay, and the rest, as they say, well, the rest is history. Fame, fortune, [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet my life story on the silver screen]]. If my friends could see me now. But, of course, they're all dead.

* BadHumorTruck: First episode shows that Freddy used an ice cream truck to lure in children.

* BlackComedy: When Freddy Krueger appeared as the host, he would frequently use [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt Cryptkeeper]]-style lines and delivery.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Starr, Annie, and Emily, respectively featured in the second half of the episode ''"Deadline."''
* ByTheBookCop: The cop who arrested Freddy Krueger but forgot to sign a warrant was actually one of these, and frowned upon the idea of the parents of Springwood getting together and administering justice on Freddy themselves when the case against him was dismissed.

* ChekhovsGunman: Protagonist of the second half of an episode is sometimes a person who had no real importance in the first half.

* DaydreamSurprise: When not resorting for everything being a dream, some segemts would turn out to be extended daydreams had by the main characters.
* DeadArtistsAreBetter: Protagonist of the first half of "Interior Loft - Later" is an artist who [[FakingTheDead fakes his death]] to cash in on this.
* DeadlyGame: Episode "Judy Miller, Come on Down" had its main character have a nightmare that she was in a game show, with the lives of her in-laws as the prize. [[spoiler:They end up as empty husks filled with ants]].
* DemonicPossession: First half of "It's My Party and You'll Die If I Want You To" has Freddy possessing a PhonyPsychic.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Freddy. He was only directly involved in the plot of eight episodes, though a few implied he was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

** Allison in the episode "Sister's Keeper" repeatedly bullies and harass Merit and never gets any comeuppance. Neither does Lisa's boyfriend, who tries to make a pass at Merit behind Lisa's back. Granted, Lisa did find out.

* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Freddy Krueger gets such a moment in the pilot episode, and then the opening credits. Once he's been set on fire, he triumphantly shouts "I'm free, I'm ''free''!" and laughs maniacally before he dies, as though he already knew what his death [[AGodAmI would bring]].

* ShowingOffTheNewBody: At one point, a fake con artist medium accidentally lets Freddy into her body. He proceeds to feel her breasts, and take off her top.

* IAmAHumanitarian: In the episode "Love Stinks " a pizza parlor using "a special ingredient" appeared. Also - "Prime Cut" and "Dust to Dust".

* KarmaHoudini [[spoiler: Freddy who (at least in the tv show) is never defeated by anyone]]
* Allison in the episode sister's keeper repeatedly bully's and harass Merit in the episode and she never gets any comeuppance. Neither does Lisa boyfriend who try's to make a pass at Merit behind Lisa's back granted Lisa did find out
* LastDanceWithMaryJane: Happens in "Killer Instinct" where a dead girl comes to see her boyfriend for the last time.
* LimitedWardrobe: Several characters mention that Freddy always wore the same red and green sweather and brown hat.

* PronounTrouble: A reoccurring trend in the first half of "Heartbreak Hotel", which ultimately screws over the main character (a tabloid writer who can [[RealityWarper cause events]] based on his proposed headlines). [[spoiler:"Billionaire leaves newspaper empire to reporter after he takes poison." ''Who'' took it? The billionaire, or ''the reporter''?]] In fact, the stinger with Freddy ''makes AnAesop out of this''.
-->'''Freddy''': Learn the use of the proper pronoun... ''[[spoiler:[[SpaceWhaleAesop or die]]]]''!

* RewritingReality: In "Heartbreak Hotel", a tabloid writer realizes his proposed titles wind up coming true, so he creates one final one to make himself rich, [[spoiler:but the [[PronounTrouble ambiguous grammar]] makes it go wrong]].

* SerialKiller: Freddy himself; also the Chopper.

** In "Freddy's Tricks and Treats," Mark tries to pull off a scary prank while wearing [[Franchise/FridayThe13th a hockey mask]].

* StrictlyFormula: The series (the first season, at least) usually went like this. That awesome opening. A cheesy intro with Freddy. Character doing something fairly mundane. Weird, inexplicable shit happens. It turns out its all just a dream, hallucination or the character is dying. Cheesy epilogue with Freddy. Fin.

* Allison in the episode sister's keeper repeatedly bully's and harass Merit in the episode and she never gets any comeuppance. Neither does Lisa boyfriend who try's to make a pass at merit behind Lisa's back granted Lisa did find out

%%* AssholeVictim

-->'''Freddy''': Learn the use of the proper pronoun... ''[[SpaceWhaleAesop or die]]''!

* PronounTrouble: A reoccurring trend in the first half of "Heartbreak Hotel", which ultimately screws over the main character (a tabloid writer who can [[RealityWarper cause events]] based on his proposed headlines). [[spoiler:"Billionaire leaves newspaper empire to reporter after he takes poison." ''Who'' took it? The billionaire, or ''the reporter''?]] In fact, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer hand to God]], the stinger with Freddy ''makes AnAesop out of this''.

* PronounTrouble: A reoccurring trend in the first half of "Heartbreak Hotel", which ultimately screws over the main character (a tabloid writer who can [[RealityWarper cause events]] based on his proposed headlines). [[spoiler:"Billionaire leaves newspaper empire to reporter after he takes poison." ''Who'' took it? The billionaire, or ''the reporter''?]]
** In fact, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer hand to God]], the stinger with Freddy ''makes AnAesop out of this''.
--->'''Freddy''': Learn the use of the proper pronoun... ''[[spoiler:[[SpaceWhaleAesop or die]]]]''!

* BiggerBad: Freddy. He was only directly involved in the plot of eight episodes, though a few implied he was pulling the strings behind the scenes.