Tales from the Darkside: Going Native

"Going Native" is the seventeenth episode of season four of the horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside. It is the 87th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Andrew Weiner with a script written by Ted Gershuny based on a story treatment by Weiner. It first aired in syndication on Sunday, June 19th, 1988 at 8:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * Tales from the Darkside was created by George A. Romero.


 * "TFTD: Going Native" redirects to this page.


 * Teleplay writer Theodore Gershuny is credited as Ted Gershuny in this episode.


 * There are a total of six credited cast members in this episode. There are three male cast members and three female cast members in the episode.


 * This is the only episode of Tales from the Darkside directed by Andrew Weiner.


 * This is the second and final episode of Tales from the Darkside with Andrew Weiner as a story developer. He also worked on "Distant Signals" from season two.


 * This is the sixth and final episode of Tales from the Darkside written by Ted Gershuny. He previously wrote (as well as directed) the season three episode, "My Own Place".

Allusions

 * The title of this episode refers to a phrase used to describe one who is adopting the habits, customs and culture of a regional populace - particularly one that is alien to them. In this case, it is the "alien" who must adopt human values in order to understand them.