Tales from the Darkside · SEASON 1
The Word Processor of the Gods
Episode 8 · 1984-11-25
- Drama
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
Richard Hagstrom is dismayed with the way life has treated him (a rude son, a shrewish wife). His nephew Jonathan gives him a birthday present: a homemade word processor. Hagstrom soon discovers that anything he types into the processor becomes real, and no one but him knows the difference. He begins with simple experiments, but then wipes out his son from existence. Even his wife is unaware of the changes. As the machine overheats into self-destruction, Hagstrom types in one last story: he makes sure that he and Jonathan's mother married and that Jonathan was his son. As the word processor destroys itself, Hagstrom's final wish becomes reality.
23 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The New Man1984-09-30
2. I'll Give You a Million1984-10-07
3. Pain Killer1984-10-14
4. The Odds1984-10-21
5. Mookie and Pookie1984-11-04
6. Slippage1984-11-11
7. Inside the Closet1984-11-18
8. The Word Processor of the Gods1984-11-25
9. A Case of the Stubborns1984-12-02
10. Djinn, No Chaser1985-01-13
11. All a Clone by the Telephone1985-01-20
12. In the Cards1985-01-27
13. Anniversary Dinner1985-02-03
14. Snip, Snip1985-02-10
15. Answer Me1985-02-17
16. The Tear Collector1985-02-24
17. Madness Room1985-05-05
18. If the Shoes Fit...1985-05-12
19. Levitation1985-05-19
20. It All Comes Out in the Wash1985-05-26
21. Bigalow's Last Smoke1985-06-09
22. Grandma's Last Wish1985-06-16
23. The False Prophet1985-08-04
