Jack-in-the-Box

Name: Jack-in-the-Box
Genre: Horror
Released: May 5, 1990
Cast: Chris Wiggins, John D. LeMay, Louise Robey, Steve Monarque

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Syndicated | Air Date: May 5, 1990

Starring: Chris Wiggins, John D. LeMay, Louise Robey, Steve Monarque

Summary: A friend of Micki's, who works at a pool club, is drowned by two intruders. The widow inadvertently gives her daughter a jack-in-the-box from a sailor's museum, and the girl discovers that if she kills people with it, she can summon back the ghost of her father for a little while. When the jack-in-the-box opens, the victim is grabbed by aA friend of Micki's, who works at a pool club, is drowned by two intruders. The widow inadvertently gives her daughter a jack-in-the-box from a sailor's museum, and the girl discovers that if she kills people with it, she can summon back the ghost of her father for a little while. When the jack-in-the-box opens, the victim is grabbed by a water spirit from a nearby source of water and drowned. The ghostly father isn't happy with his daughter's methods, but the girl's grieving mother has turned to alcohol. Eventually the ghost contacts Micki, who manages to show up in time to stop the girl from killing herself so that she can be with her father forever. Micki recovers the antique and the girl and her mother try to work things out.… Expand

Genre(s): Horror

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S3:E20. The Charnel Pit
Air Date: May 26, 1990
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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 7, 1989
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  S3:E20. The Charnel Pit
  Air Date: May 26, 1990
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  S3:E19. The Tree of Life
  Air Date: May 19, 1990
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  S3:E18. The Spirit of Television
  Air Date: May 12, 1990
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  S3:E17. Jack-in-the-Box
  Air Date: May 5, 1990
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  S3:E16. My Wife as a Dog
  Air Date: March 3, 1990
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  S3:E15. The Long Road Home
  Air Date: February 24, 1990
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  S3:E14. Repetition
  Air Date: February 17, 1990
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  S3:E13. Midnight Riders
  Air Date: February 10, 1990
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  S3:E12. Epitaph For a Lonely Soul
  Air Date: February 3, 1990
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  S3:E11. Year of the Monkey
  Air Date: January 27, 1990
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  S3:E10. Mightier Than the Sword
  Air Date: January 20, 1990
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  S3:E9. Femme Fatale
  Air Date: December 2, 1989
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  S3:E8. Night Prey
  Air Date: November 25, 1989
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  S3:E7. Hate On Your Dial
  Air Date: November 18, 1989
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  S3:E6. Bad Penny
  Air Date: November 11, 1989
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  S3:E5. Stick It In Your Ear
  Air Date: October 28, 1989
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  S3:E4. Crippled Inside
  Air Date: October 21, 1989
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  S3:E3. Demon Hunter
  Air Date: October 14, 1989
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  S3:E2. The Prophecies (2)
  Air Date: October 7, 1989
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  S3:E1. The Prophecies (1)
  Air Date: October 7, 1989
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 1988
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1987