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Wish Bank (The Twilight Zone)
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Wish Bank is the second segment of the fourth episode from the first season (1985-1986) of the television series
The New Twilight Zone.
with her friend, Mary Ellen, Janice Hamill stumbles upon a golden lamp
that is engraved "Rub me and your wish will come true; Certain restrictions may apply". When Janice rubs the lamp, she is transported to the Department of Magical Venues (a clear reference to United States' DMV
s), a bank-like room where one of the workers begins to write up her three wishes.
After overcoming her confusion, Janice requests $10,000,000, to look 10 years younger, and for her ex-husband, Craig, to suffer moderate sexual dysfunction for 18 months. The bank worker, her "broker", gives her a stack of papers to sign, tells her that she will have to pay taxes on the wishes, and then he directs her to stand in a long line at the validation window to get her wishes approved.
After finally getting to the front of the line, Janice is told that she is missing a form, and is directed back to her broker, only to find that he has been dismissed for an error he allegedly committed. She confronts the head of the department, but he tells her that it is quitting time and everyone disappears. Frustrated, Janice wishes she had never found the lamp in the first place, and she is transported back to the garage sale to the moments before she originally found the lamp, but this time she leaves for a "sale at Fashion Square" before she gets to the lamp...
" for syndication, as recently shown on the Chiller TV network.
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
The New Twilight Zone.
Synopsis
Visiting a garage saleGarage sale
A garage sale, also known as a yard sale, rummage sale, tag sale, lawn sale, attic sale, moving sale, or junk sale, is an informal, irregularly scheduled event for the sale of used goods by private individuals, in which "block sales" are allowed, so that sellers are not required to obtain business...
with her friend, Mary Ellen, Janice Hamill stumbles upon a golden lamp
Oil lamp
An oil lamp is an object used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and is continued to this day....
that is engraved "Rub me and your wish will come true; Certain restrictions may apply". When Janice rubs the lamp, she is transported to the Department of Magical Venues (a clear reference to United States' DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles
In the United States of America, a Department of Motor Vehicles is a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing. Similar departments exist in Canada...
s), a bank-like room where one of the workers begins to write up her three wishes.
After overcoming her confusion, Janice requests $10,000,000, to look 10 years younger, and for her ex-husband, Craig, to suffer moderate sexual dysfunction for 18 months. The bank worker, her "broker", gives her a stack of papers to sign, tells her that she will have to pay taxes on the wishes, and then he directs her to stand in a long line at the validation window to get her wishes approved.
After finally getting to the front of the line, Janice is told that she is missing a form, and is directed back to her broker, only to find that he has been dismissed for an error he allegedly committed. She confronts the head of the department, but he tells her that it is quitting time and everyone disappears. Frustrated, Janice wishes she had never found the lamp in the first place, and she is transported back to the garage sale to the moments before she originally found the lamp, but this time she leaves for a "sale at Fashion Square" before she gets to the lamp...
Syndication
This episode became the second segment, in a shared half-hour run time with "Tooth and ConsequencesTooth and Consequences
"Tooth and Consequences" is the third and final segment of the sixteenth episode from the first season of the television series The New Twilight Zone.-Synopsis:...
" for syndication, as recently shown on the Chiller TV network.