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Tales from the Darkside/If the Shoes Fit...

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If the Shoes Fit...
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Season 1, Episode 18
Airdate May 12, 1985
Teleplay by N. Ward and
Armand Mastroianni
Story by Louis Haber
Directed by Armand Mastroianni
Produced by William Teitler
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If the Shoes Fit... is the eighteenth episode of the first season of Tales from the Darkside, and the nineteenth episode overall.

Starring: Dick Shawn (Bo Gumbs), Harry Goz (Louie)

Cast: Dick Shawn (Bo Gumbs), John Zarchen (Peter), Catherine A. Hayes (Mimi), Harry Goz (Louie), Paul Sparer (Narrator) (voice)

Contents

Plot Overview

A candidate for governor who treats politics like a circus rests in an odd hotel to prepare for a speech, where he finds his campaign trail taking a detour into a sideshow.

Notes

Trivia

The Show

Behind the Scenes

  • David Gerrold wrote the teleplay because he liked the story, but went by the pseudonym N. Ward because he felt the director butchered it, explaining, "I wanted it to be more playful, more Twilight Zone-ish, more Puck-ish. And they turned it into killer clowns."

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

Quotes