At least the faux-murder is committed using a candlestick – of course, it eventually turns out that the candlestick is actually an electromagnetic key that can be used to unlock an unlimited power source created by Nikola Tesla – probably because the producers figured that kids in the 21st century wouldn’t exactly be dazzled by a show set entirely inside of a dusty old corpse-filled house.
To satisfy the color-coded name component of the Clue mythology, the kids each have hobbies that relate to an original character; this “Mrs. Peacock,” for example, is obsessed with the “Peacock” gossip blog (not the streaming service) and one kid achieves the rank of Col. in a “M.U.S.T.A.R.D.” video game – you know, those things young people like.
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While you might not expect that this forgotten mystery series would be a launching pad to greatness, you might recognize “Ms. White” as Sarah Desjardins from Riverdale and Yellowjackets, and “Col. Mustard” was played by Stephan James, who would go on to star in Homecoming and If Beale Street Could Talk. So aspiring actors might want to check to see if they’re making an adaptation of Hungry Hungry Hippos all about bitcoin or something.