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The inaugural season of "Tales from the Darkside." |
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[[It All Comes Out in the Wash|Episode 20: It All Comes Out in the Wash]] |
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This stars the great James Hong as the owner of a laundry service that can wash away sins, and along with them, guilt. |
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 24 August 2016
The inaugural season of "Tales from the Darkside."
Season Facts[]
The first season consisted of 24 episodes.
The pilot aired on October 29, 1983.
The season finale aired on August 4, 1985
Episodes[]
Gideon Hackles is a miser who loves to scare children almost as much as he loves money. It is also the story of Billy Kimble, who insists he can beat Hackles cruel Halloween prank.
A recovering alcoholic is visited at work by a son that everyone seems to recognize except for him.
Note: this is considered a very confusing episode by many fans of the show.
Episode 2: I'll Give You a Million
A rich man offers his athiest millionaire friend a million dollars for a soul the man does not believe exists.
The answers to a man's severe back pain is the rid himself of the source of that pain.
A bookie who has never refused a bet now has even money on his life from a man who blames him for his death.
A terminally ill teenage boy creates a computer program that he makes his sister promise to finish for him if he dies.
After a series of odd events, a man begins to notice that everyone is forgetting him.
A college student rents a room from a professor that has a small door from behind which she hears noises at night.
Episode 8: The Word Processor of the Gods
A man with an annoying wife and son gets a posthumous gift from his newphew which may be able to provide him with the life he really wants.
Episode 9: A Case of the Stubborns
Grandpa recently passed away but he is too stubborn to let that stop him from living.
A couple buys a lamp with a genie who is rather unhappy and wants to spread the misery around.
Episode 11: All a Clone by the Telephone
A writer's life is remarkably changed by his new answering machine.
A tarot card reader who only gives good readings in order to get repeat business sees something not so great in a new deck of cards.
Episode 13: Anniversary Dinner
A girl hiker leaves her boyfriend to spend time with an older couple about to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
A man uses his evil powers to win the lottery, only to lose to a hair dresser.
An actress is fed up with the phone ringing in another apartment.
Episode 16: The Tear Collector
A woman who cries a lot meets a man who collects tears.
A ouija board leads a wealthy couple to a hidden room.
A candidate for governor who thinks show is more than substance is forced to put on a show.
Kharma's decision to not perform his famous levitatin causes a hardcore magic fan to heckle him until he changes his mind.
Episode 20: It All Comes Out in the Wash
This stars the great James Hong as the owner of a laundry service that can wash away sins, and along with them, guilt.
Episode 21: Bigalow's Last Smoke
A man gets treatment to quit smoking using an organization that has 100% success.
Episode 22: Grandma's Last Wish
When she is sent to a nursing home against her will, a grandma's family promises to grant her one wish.
A young woman gets conflicting information from two psychics.