S1E9
A Case of the Stubborns
Tales from the Darkside · 1984-12-02 · 23 min
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what happens
In the backwoods, a family patriarch dies...only to come back, unaware that he's dead. The townspeople are up in arms, but the old man is too stubborn to admit he's dead, despite his rigor mortis, lack of appetite, and bad smell. His grandson Jody eventually goes to an old voodoo woman for a solution. Rather than magic, she provides him with a simple solution: pepper. Jody puts it in his grandpa's handkerchief. When the old man sneezes, his nose falls off, which finally convinces him to go lie down and give up life for good.
nobody has mapped this one
We draw an episode's shape from public discussion of it, and there isn't enough about this one to draw anything honest. Forty-five seconds with the dial and it has a curve.
rate S1E9 →who made it
- directed
- Gerald Cotts
- written
- Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch, James Houghton
guest cast
Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.
Bill McCutcheon as Dr. Snodgrass
Christian Slater as Jody Tolliver
Eddie Bracken as Grandpa Titus Tolliver
Brent Spiner as Reverend Peabody
Tresa Hughes as Voodoo Woman
Barbara Eda-Young as Ma Tolliver- CCynthia Windham as Woman #1