Amazing Stories 1.04

Mummy Daddy

starring Tom Harrison

written by Earl Pomerantz, Steven Spielberg

directed by William Dear

Harold (Tom Harrison), an actor, rushes off the set of a movie, Mummy's Kiss, after learning that his wife is about to give birth. Harold doesn't have time to change and is still in full mummy makeup. He gets lost and spooks some of the locals. They come after him thinking that he is a real mummy. Harold bumps into Ra Amin Ka, a real mummy, While running from the mob that wants to kill him. Harold eventually makes it to the hospital about the same time that Ra Amin Ka arrives on set where nobody bats as eyelash at his appearance.

Thoughts

This was kind of silly but also kind of fun. It made more sense that the previous episode and was infinitely funnier that the second episode. I'm not saying it was a great episode but it wasn't bad. It brought a smile to my face and might have even made me laugh once or twice.

Notes

There were a few familiar faces in this episode but Tom Harrison was not one of them. This is the only episode of this show in which Tom Harrison appeared. 

Bronson Pinchot played the part of the director of Mummy's Kiss. I first saw him in Perfect Strangers but in recent years I've seen him in After Hours (1985) and True Romance (1993).

Brion James played the part of Willie Jow, the leader of the mob that chased Harold. This is the only episode of this show in which he appeared. He's been in at least eight movies that I have seen but nothing that I have watched recently. He was in one episode of Tales from the Crypt.

Tracey Walter played the part of Ezra, the gas station attendant. This is the only episode of this show in which he appeared. He has been in about a dozen movies that I have seen but the one that stands out in my mind is Batman (1989) in which he played Bob the Goon. He was in two episodes each of Moonlighting and Star Trek: The next Generation.

A couple other actors that I recognized from other things I have seen are Larry Hankin and Arnold Johnson.

This is the first of two episodes of this show that Earl Pomerantz wrote. This is the only episode of this show that William Dear directed.