| The Tale of the Time Trap | |
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| Season 7 , Episode 8 | |
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| Air date | May 7, 2000 |
| Written by | James Morris |
| Directed by | Jim Donovan |
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The Tale of the Time Trap is the Eighth episode of the seventh season of Are You Afraid of the Dark, and the Eighty-Sixth episode in total.
Cast
Midnight Society Cast
- Daniel DeSanto as Tucker
- Elisha Cuthbert as Megan
- Kareem Blackwell as Quinn
- David Deveau as Andy
- Vanessa Lengies as Vange
Story Cast
- Eleanor Noble as Belle
- Cas Anvar as Bobo
- Ajay Fry as Brad Row
- Michelle Duncan as Andrea
- Stephanie McNamara as Jason's Mom
- Gilles Plouffe as Jason's Teacher
- Ian Beny Anderson as Kid #1
- Norm Berketa as Policeman #1
- Penny Mancuso as The Woman
- Al Vandecruys as Policeman Husband
Special Guest Stars
- Jay Baruchel as Jason Midas
- Richard M. Dumont as Sardo
Intro
The night begins, with Tucker offering his friends double chocolate cookies (black with white chips). Vange says they are the best cookies she's ever had. Tucker says his Grandma Aggie baked them and they are an old family recipe. Megan is worried, asking if it's true that chocolate causes pimples. Quinn tells her: Who cares!?
Andy takes another one and he and Quinn start eating them fast like pigs. Then soon, Vange and Megan do the same as well, Tucker watches in amusement as his friends do this. Then in a matter of minutes, his four friends have made pigs of themselves and don't feel so good. Megan says that she feels gross, and Vange (who just stuffed her face) says that she ate about six too many. Quinn calls them wimps and keeps enjoying them. Andy asks Tucker if the ones on the bottom contain lead. Tucker a little offended, snaps at him telling him no and they're all the same. Just as Tucker goes to sit down, Quinn grabs the container from him and helps himself.
Tucker sits down on the Storyteller's chair (while Quinn, is pigging out on the cookies). Tucker explains that too much of a good thing, isn't always such a good thing. His story is about a guy, who has a dream come true. The guy gets so much of a good thing, that it's going to change his life. However if he's not careful, then those changes might make his dream come true, turn into a nightmare!
Tucker throws in the campfire dust to make the fire more intense while he submits his story for approval for The Midnight Society. He calls his story "The Tale of the Time Trap" and begins the story.
Story
Tucker, tells the story. The story takes place on a street downtown, a down on his luck poor man is running to a store. He is tripping and falling along the way (possibly hungover). The shop he enters, just happens to be "Sardo's Magic Mansion". Sardo also happens to be in the process of trying to scam a person over the phone. He's trying to scam a person to buy his rare Egyptian youth potion (which is made with orange juice). When the poor man comes in, Sardo is startled. The Homeless Man, tells him not to be scared, he's just Bobo. Sardo is shocked, because he knows Bobo to be Uncle Bobo, a clown who also runs a shop called "Uncle Bobo's House of Magic", but he looks so thin and so down on his luck. Bobo says he's thin, because his business has been going very poorly, from falling onto hard times.
Bobo seems to be losing his sanity, and he's laughing off and on uncontrollably asking Sardo for his help. Sardo, is willing to do anything he can to help, except lend him money. Bobo is desperate, showimg him a small metallic jeweled box with a hand imprint on it. He says that it's a fortune telling box. Sardo asks how it works, Bobo tells him that knowing him, he'll think of a great way to scam a person into buying it. Bobo first makes his offers from $50 to $40, Sardo is shocked thinking the prices are ridiculous. Then Bobo agrees to just give it to him for free and to pay him later. Sardo gratefully accepts the box, and when he does Bobo's face lights up with joy. Then he starts insanely laughing, Sardo asks him what's so funny. He leaves telling Sardo a message. The message is: This time he really will be losing on the deal!
Then in a high school gym class, A dodge ball game is commencing. Teenager Jason Midas, is constantly picked and belittled by the class bully Brad Row. Brad is on the yellow team, and he just whipped the ball right at Jason. This made him embarrassingly trip and fall down flat on his face, resulting in Brad laughing at him and calling him a loser. This makes Jason feels horrible about himself.
Later that afternoon, Jason talks to Andrea (whom he has a crush on). He tries to ask her out on a date for the upcoming Friday. But he's too nervous to finish his question, and takes off at the ring of the bell. Andrea seems very disappointed, as he just took off and didn't finishing what he was going to ask her. Then on his way home, he can also see Andrea walking just across the street from him. Jason gets so nervous, he randomly runs right into "Sardo's Magic Mansion".
Sardo saw what happened, and he can tell he's shy and has trouble talking to girls. Sardo tries to con Jason into buying an Egyptian aging potion. A potion that will help him age and mature a little more, and quickly gain more confidence. Jason doesn't want an aging potion, just something to help him be braver to talk to girls. Sardo (desperate) offers him the box that Bobo gave him. He lies about it, saying it's a Persian Victory Box, one that for centuries, warriors have used to give them confidence to do battle. Sardo explains to use it, he just needs to place his hand on the imprint and say what he wants. Jason buys it for a cheap price, because he's not so convinced it'll work.
That evening Jason tries it out, placing his hand on the box, he wishes to be the kind of guy that girls like. Then afterwards, he thinks it's stupid and he's only wasting his time. The next morning at school he gets a big surprise, a pretty young woman instantly appears. The woman seems very odd. She has short white hair cut into a bob hairstyle and strange clothes. She says her name is Belle, she seems very energetic and full of enthusiasm. She says she's here to do whatever he wants, and grant his every wish. The first thing is by getting the girls to notice him. However as girls walk by, they just think that she and Jason are a couple of geeks. Jason is exasperated and wants her to just leave him alone.
Then next, he's annoyed to discover that Belle is now in his English class. She can tell he seems distressed, and asks him what his problem is. His problem, is that he forget his book report on "Treasure Island" at home, and it's due today. Belle instantly makes the book report appear. He is then chosen to read his report to the whole class. However, it turns out Belle gave him a review about all the Treasure Islands ever produced. This makes everyone laugh at him, and his English teacher isn't amused. Therefore Jason is given after school detention. Next, she follows Jason to his Gym Class. He warns her to leave, because he's about to be embarrassed, as usual. However, this time Belle's has enchanted his dodge ball, and he single handily beats the entire yellow team. Jason feels great about himself. Then he's just about to take on Brad, when the ball misses and beams the Gym teacher right in the face!
After school, Jason is furious because he had double detention. Belle tries to cheer him up saying he was still great, but he doesn't buy it. He asks her what's been going on, she reveals that the box is a zemmy, and she's a Genie and his every wish is her command. He wishes, that he didn't miss the bus, because now he has to walk home. Belle suddenly makes a brown sports car appear, telling him he won't have to walk anymore. Jason is thrilled, because he just recently got his driver's license. Then just as he's ready to drive home, the police stop them and ask for license and registration. When Jason realizes Belle doesn't have the registration, and she gave him a stolen car!
Jason and Belle are arrested on suspicions of car theft and thrown into jail. Jason is upset asking her why she seems to make every problem he has become worse. Belle explains that every wish has it's price. Also she's been a Genie for centuries, and just because she has to grant wishes, doesn't mean she has to be nice about it. When she gets a new master she takes full advantage of it. One master she had wanted to go on an exciting vacation, and ended up on the Titanic when it sank in 1912. Another was a kid who didn't want to go on a camping trip, and got his wish when Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980. Another was a reporter who wanted an attention-grabbing story, and ended up reporting on Archduke Franz Ferdinand getting assassinated, which was one of the main causes of World War I. When Jason asked Belle if she started all the atrocities that led to World War II, Belle denies it, but adds that she does admire the work that went into it.
Belle laughs as she's eager and excited. She tries to encourage him to make his next wish. He wishes for her to leave him alone, then suddenly Jason is literally in the middle of nowhere, with nothing else around but black darkness. He is scared and panics, and wishes to back where he was with her. Then he wishes to be back at the magic shop. Belle sends him there, but right in the middle of the street in open traffic. Jason almost gets hit by a car, but makes it back into the shop. Jason is furious, snapping at Sardo about what happened. Jason explains that the box is a zemmy, containing a Genie that'll grant his every wish but he doesn't want it. Hearing this, Sardo is thrilled and is more than willing to take it back.
Jason takes Sardo to his house, he explains to his Mom that he's one of his teachers tutoring him on school events. Then just as he's about to hand it Sardo, Belle appears and says it's not so easy to pass it up. Belle rudely explains the reason he can't pass it onto Sardo, is because he already gave it up.
Jason, tense and stressed sits down. He touches the Zemmy wishing he was out of the nightmare. Then suddenly, he and Sardo are transported into another house. A woman appears and she's terrified thinking their robbers, it turns out Belle made things worse, sending them straight into a strangers house! To make matters worse, The Woman's husband is a Police Officer, and he calls for backup. The cops threaten them to exit the house, or they'll fire tear gas inside it.
Jason is panicking, and Sardo suggests to wish they were 100 miles away. Jason says no, because Belle might send them into a burning building, or right into the middle of the ocean. Then Jason has an idea, he wishes that Sardo could have a wish. He did this, because he thinks the evil wishes only happen for him, and Sardo might think of a wish to save them.
Sardo, is ecstatic saying it's the opportunity of a lifetime. Jason tells to hurry, because if they fire the tear gas they won't have a lifetime. Sardo considers the possibilities of World Peace, or to cure every disease. Then finally he wishes to have a million more wishes. This however backfires! Belle is released for her prison. Belle is ecstatic and overwhelmed with joy, because Sardo wished for a million wishes. The same wish that she wished for centuries ago, and now she's free. The problem is Sardo got a million wishes, but he has to grant them to others making him a genie now, beginning with Jason's wishes. Jason asks her what to do, Belle tells her she's not a genie anymore, and heads off insanely laughing and giggling with joy over her freedom.
Jason is running out of time, the police outside are now counting down from ten, preparing to fire the tear gas. Jason wishes it was yesterday. Sardo then reverts time back to the day before just after school. Jason is once again about to bump into Andrea, however this time he didn't run away from her. Andrea asks him what he was trying to tell her before. He asks her if she wants to go to a movie with him on Friday night. Andrea is thrilled and says she'd love to. Then as they are walking off together talking, they pass by Sardo's Magic Mansion. Sardo is seen placing Belle's Zemmy in the window, awaiting the next possible victim.
Ending
Tucker ends his story, by saying: The End. Megan tells his it was an awesome story, Andy is happy to hear that Jason found true love after all. Vange is happy to know that Belle, is trapped back in the box. Then suddenly, Tucker takes out a metallic and jeweled box. The box is just like the zemmy from his story, and he asks his friends if they want to let her out. Andy, Megan and Vange, all get scared and say: no way and leave in a hurry. It would seem his story was so convincing, that they believed Belle was really in it.
Then after Tucker puts out the campfire, he finds Quinn lying down on the couch. Quinn is moaning and writhing his stomach in agonizing pain. Tucker mentions that he must finished all of the cookies. Quinn says he had to, because they were too good. Tucker helps Quinn up, to walk him home. He tells him, that hopes the cookies taste just as good on the way, as they did on the way down. Tucker begins to walk Quinn home, as he belches and moves in agony.
- This was the third time that Jay Baruchel, who portrayed Jason Midas, appeared in the series revival. Also the fourth and final time he appeared in the entire series. He first appeared in the original series episode, "The Tale of the Dead Man's Float" as Joe. Previously before this episode he made his second appearance in the episode "The Tale of the Zombie Dice", as Alex. Then he made his third appearance in the episode "The Tale of the Walking Shadow", as Ross Doyle.
- Sardo's final appearance
- Eleanor Noble who portrayed Belle, had previously appeared in the original series many years before. She first appeared in the episode "The Tale of the Dark Dragon", as Shelly Bergman.
- Eleanor Noble and Ricard M. Dumont, Co-Starred together years before in an orignal series episode. They first appeared together in the episode, "The Tale of the Dark Dragon, as Shelly Bergman and Sardo.
- Bobo finally makes his appearance in this episode. He was originally mentioned as Sardo's competition and possible rival, in the original series episode, "The Tale of the Carved Stone".
- Ajay Fry who portrayed Brad Rowe, previously appeared in an episode of the original series. He first appeared in "The Tale of Cutter's Treasure: Part 1", as Tony.
- Ian Beny Anderson who portrayed Kid #1. previously in the show before. He first appeared in the episode "The Tale of the Silver Sight: Part 3", as the young Laing Candle.
- Penny Mancuso who portrayed The Woman, previously in an episode of the orginal series. She first appeared in "The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner, as Mrs. Wood.
- Grandma Aggie is mentioned in this episode.
