Marionettes, Inc.

Episode aired May 21, 1985
TV-14
30m

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6.8/10

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Leslie Nielsen and James Coco in The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)

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Mysterious Fantoccini offers an unhappy overworked suburbanite husband the services of his high tech company. He'll be replaced by a robot duplicate both at home and work. However, the man b... Read allMysterious Fantoccini offers an unhappy overworked suburbanite husband the services of his high tech company. He'll be replaced by a robot duplicate both at home and work. However, the man becomes jealous of his perfect double.Mysterious Fantoccini offers an unhappy overworked suburbanite husband the services of his high tech company. He'll be replaced by a robot duplicate both at home and work. However, the man becomes jealous of his perfect double.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

364

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Among the information show of Braling's personal life is his birthday which is listed as March 21, 1930, which is James Coco's real life birthday.

Connections
References The Stepford Wives (1975)

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Flying Down to Rio
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Music by Vincent Youmans

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Introduction by Ray Bradbury 1920-2012

The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 1 Episode 1 "Marionettes, Inc."

A computer salesman Braling (James Coco) is being over indulged by his wife (Jayne Eastwood.) She looks after is every need. She is clingy and constantly talking. For some unknown reason he is annoyed by this.

He constantly gets ads from "Marionettes, Inc." As they have a unique solution to Barling's annoying problem. So, a friend suggests that Braling visit "Marionettes, Inc.". So, he does.

Inter Mr. Fantoccini (Leslie Nielsen as a more sober character). Mr. Fantoccini has a unique solution that just happens to cost everything in Barling's account down to the last penny.

The solution is working better than expected so Barling confides in his friend, Crane (Kenneth Welsh.) Who also plans to make the purchase to find that his account is already at zero?

While back at the ranch... Oops Balding homestead a permanent solution to the Barling problem may be dispatched.

It is not like you could not guess this one. But id is fun to watch the execution.