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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Dark Shadows
| Welcome to Collinswood. Mrs. Stoddard wants us to pick up Victoria Winters. See her pale face in the train window? No family to speak of. Why in the world would Mrs. Stoddard need her? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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She needs a Governess for that brat David.. Please listen closely the first time, (as I do not repeat gossip). I think she was Vicky's mother. Why else pay her support at the orphanage all these years? But, alas, Vicky left Collinsport, so the Scoop was never revealed!
| Come on. Help me lift Vicky's trunk into the house. Oh, look! You are in luck! There's Elizabeth Stoddard herself. She hasn't left the place in years and years! Want to know why? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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She thinks her husband's buried in the basement.. The poor dear thing was afraid some 'nosey Parker' would go snooping in the secret basement room, and find the late Mr. Stoddard! How does she cope?
| So, you want to meet that handsome (but stuffy) gentleman swirling brandy by the fire? He's Roger, Elizabeth's little brother. Who got off the train that night that will cause all manner of trouble for the sophsticated Roger Collins? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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His nemesis Burke Devlin. Roger panicked after a car accident and put the blame on his once dear friend, Burke. So Burke came back to 'settle the score' with poor rich, spoiled Roger.
The infamous Barnabas Collins. What can I say? He was much better lookng in real life, I'm sure.
| Well, help me lug Vicky's trunk up all these stairs, will you? Who was that nervous, skinny blonde who just ignored us as we passed? What did Joe ever see in her? Can you guess her name? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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Elizabeth's daughter, Carolyn Stoddard. Yes, she is Carolyn Stoddard, Elizabeth's blonde rich daughter.
| You are so right. This is too beautiful, a full-moon night to vegetate inside. Let's walk over to the graveyard. Watch out now for those loose tombstones. This fog sure came out of nowhere. What is the name of this place? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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Eaglehill Cemetery. Such comings and goings! No wonder nothing can R.I.P. in there!
| If you want to see the Collins Family Crypt, I don't think anybody will mind. The secret room? Who told you about that? Did they tell you what 'big secret' was in the secret room? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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A chain-bound coffin containing a Vampire. I bet you know perfectly well who was in that secret room, so enough said!
| You sure are shaking in your shoes. That bat shook me up, too. If you can help me remember the name of the town's one and only pub, I'll treat you to a cold one, to settle our nerves! What is the name of that pub? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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The Blue Whale. It was the only watering hole in town. It saw a lot of action!
| Finished your peanuts? Let's stroll through town. Oh, no, she's seen us. She's crossing the street! She's that red haired, busy bodying, perpetual Collinswood houseguest whose got a big crush on old Barnabas. Know her name now? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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Dr. Julia Hoffman. Julia came to Collinswood to supposedly write a history of the family. Of course, she was really an M.D. at an instituton for the mentally troubled. She stayed, and stayed, and stayed-ever more, I guess.
| If you're hungry, let's grab us a sandwich at the diner. You'll like Maggie Evans. Gracious, here comes Barnabas out the diner door without his most prized possesion. What did he leave in the diner? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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A cane with a silver wolf's head. Barnabas thought she would bring it back to him all by her lonesome. But she wasn't that gullible. She took her big, strong boyfriend, Joe, along.
Barnabas and Josette. Barnabas was heart broken when Josette, under a love spell, ran off with his own Uncle! Shocking, isn't it?
Barnabas' coffin. Yes, his box was moved from the secret room into the cellar. Let's don't go back after sunset, okay?
Quentin Collins. Yes, believe it or not, even the phone was haunted. It had nothing to do with Ma Bell.
| I hope you enjoyed your tour. I told you I'd keep you safe. Oh, did you see the little girl wearing old fashioned clothes? Don't be frightened. She is just the ghost of who? | 'Dark Shadows', Welcome To Collinwood
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Sarah Collins. Sarah died as a child breaking Barnabas' heart. She was his beloved little sister.
| What is the name of the mansion the 'modern time' Collins family live in? | Dark Shadows
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Collinwood. The Collins family, of course, lived in the 'Old House' prior to the construction of Collinwood.
| Who is the vampire that made the show a huge success? | Dark Shadows
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Barnabas Collins. Actor Bert Convey was originally considered for the role!
Blue Whale. The tavern was in existence during the run of the show from the 1700s until the present time, so it was frequented by many Collinsport generations.
| Who played the character Elizabeth Collins Stoddard? | Dark Shadows
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Joan Bennett. Actress Jean Simmons played Elizabeth in the 1991 revised version of the show.
| Who was a portrait/landscape painter in the show? | Dark Shadows
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Sam Evans. This character was frequently intoxicated while painting.
| Who took over the role of Victoria Winters after Alexandra Moltke Isles left the show? | Dark Shadows
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Betsy Durkin. There were 3 actresses during the run of the series who portrayed Victoria Winters.
Roger. He was a murderer in the pre-Barnabas episodes of the series.
| Is the interior of the main house's kitchen ever seen in the series? | Dark Shadows
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yes. It appears in the pre-Barnabas episodes.
Daphne. Of course, she went on the play in the 1970s show 'Charlie's Angels'.
| What are the first names of Barnabas Collins' parents? | Dark Shadows
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Joshua and Naomi. The actors who played Barnabas' parents in one generation also played brother and sister in another generation.
governess. She got her job after she left a foundling home where she was raised.
Phoenix. Laura was in 2 different time periods during the run of the show.
Carolyn. Her first 'love' was named 'Buzz'!
| What is the last name of the Collins mansion housekeeper? | Dark Shadows
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Johnson. She also had a looser of a son come live with her for awhile; his name was Harry.
Josette duPres. She actually married Barnabas' brother Jeremiah and causing a huge fight in the Collins family of 1795.
| Originally Collinswood was just a big stuffy house with a reclusive mistress, surrounded in mystery. Then a few ghosts show up and soon Collinswood is overrun with the supernatural. What was the first supernatural creature that played a significant role in a plot line to show up at Collinswood? | The Many Monsters of "Dark Shadows"
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Phoenix. Laura Collins, the missing wife of Roger Collins, unexpectedly arrives in Collinsport. It turned out that she was a Phoenix who had perished in flames at least twice in the past, both times along with a son named David. Laura came back to Collinswood to repeat history.
| In the first time travel story arc it was revealed that Barnabas Collins became a vampire in 1795. Who caused him to become one of the undead? | The Many Monsters of "Dark Shadows"
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Angelique Bouchard. Angelique was the servant of Barnabas' fiancee Josette and a witch. She and Barnabas had an affair. When Barnabas refused to give up Josette, Angelique out of jealousy cast several spells to make Barnabas change his decision. When none of them worked Angelique cursed Barnabas and made him a vampire.
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