Tales from the Darkside: Mookie and Pookie

"Mookie and Pookie" is the fifth episode of season one of the horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside. It directed by Timna Ranon with a teleplay written by Dan Kleinman based on a story treatment by Kleinman and Marc Fields. It first aired in first-run syndication on Sunday, November 4th, 1984 at 8:00 pm. The episode stars Justine Bateman as Susan Anderson, with Ron Asher as brother Kevin Anderson, and Tippi Hedren & George Sims as their parents, Ruth and Harold Anderson.

Notes & Trivia

 * "Mookie and Pookie" redirects to this page.


 * Actress Tippi Hedren is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.


 * Associate producer James R. McGee is credited as James R. McGee, Jr. in this episode. This is his third episode on the series.


 * This is the first episode of Tales from the Darkside directed by Timna Ranon. Timna will go on to direct "Bigalow's Last Smoke" in 1985 and "Dream Girl" in 1986.


 * This is the only episode of Tales from the Darkside written or co-written by marc Fields.


 * This is the only episode of Tales from the Darkside written or co-written by Dan Kleinman.