Tales from the Darkside · SEASON 1
A Case of the Stubborns
Episode 9 · 1984-12-02

- Drama
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Episode overview
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.
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