Tales from the Darkside
Season 1, Episode 9: A Case of the Stubborns
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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.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The New Man
Episode 2
I'll Give You a Million
Episode 3
Pain Killer
Episode 4
The Odds
Episode 5
Mookie and Pookie
Episode 6
Slippage
Episode 7
Inside the Closet
Episode 8
The Word Processor of the Gods
Episode 9
A Case of the Stubborns
Episode 10
Djinn, No Chaser
Episode 11
All a Clone by the Telephone
Episode 12
In the Cards
Episode 13
Anniversary Dinner
Episode 14
Snip, Snip
Episode 15
Answer Me
Episode 16
The Tear Collector
Episode 17
Madness Room
Episode 18
If the Shoes Fit...
Episode 19
Levitation
Episode 20
It All Comes Out in the Wash
Episode 21
Bigalow's Last Smoke
Episode 22
Grandma's Last Wish
Episode 23
The False Prophet