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Subject: Night Gallery
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Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 15:54:15 EDT
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From: Will Duquette 

>The one movie/TV induced fear that I can honestly say scared the
>hell out of me came from "Night Gallery." the storyline involved a
>grotesque little doll that belonged to a little girl. I can barely
>remember the story, but it dealt with the parents trying to get rid
>of the doll, and it would show up in strange places after the
>attempt.

Actually, this was an episode of the Twilight Zone starring Telly Savalas
(bald even then) as the little girl's father.  The doll (and also, I
think, the episode) was named "Talking Tina".  When the string was pulled
it was supposed to say "My name is Talking Tina, and I love you!"  Despite
its warm and friendly nature, Savalas didn't much care for it, and said so
quite vocally.

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Well, this doll had an annoying habit of always being underfoot--like at the 
top of the stairs, in just the right position to send Telly Savalas into the
middle of next week....  And furthermore, it became clear that the little
girl wasn't leaving it there.  Meanwhile, it begans to speak to Telly of
its own accord (look, Ma, no string!):  "My name is Talking Tina, and I
HATE you!"

Surprised, but undaunted, Telly proceeds to try various methods of destroying
it, from simply throwing it away to melting it with a blowtorch.  Nothing
works.  And Talking Tina is now saying, "My name is Talking Tina, and I am
going to KILL you!"

I forget exactly how it ended, but it was suitably grisly...


						Will Duquette