The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 40 - The Man in the Closet
Series: The Tobolowsky Files
From: David Chen
Length: 00:52:00
Stephen looks at a series of good and bad bedtime stories and how they occasionally can change the world.
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Timing and Cues
00:00:00 - “Nighttime” by Oscar Peterson
00:00:44 – Intro by David Chen, introduces Stephen by referencing his role as Mr. Frehley on the television series “Complete Savages”
00:02:26 – Stephen references the television series “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”
00:03:30 – Story 1 in-cue: “Beth and I were robbed back in 1982…”
00:04:34 – Stephen mentions, “…was their dog lying dead on the carpet.”
00:04:58 – Stephen mentions, “…’Get the hell out of the house’…”
00:05:15 – Stephen mentions, “…he was bleeding profusely and three fingers of his right hand had been severed. The police followed the trail of blood back through the house…”
00:05:33 – Stephen mentions, “…that the man’s fingers were lodged in the dog’s throat and that it choked to death…”
00:06:34 – Stephen mentions, “…their dog was lying dead near the floor.”
00:06:40 – Stephen mentions, “…’Get the hell out of there’…”
00:06:50 – Stephen mentions, “…bleeding in the closet.”
00:07:09 – Stephen mentions, “…that the dog had three Puerto Rican fingers stuck in its throat.”
00:08:58 – Stephen mentions, “…as bald as that poor son of a bitch.”
00:11:04 – Stephen mentions, “…the KKK, which stood for Katch ‘em and Kill ‘em on Keast…”
00:11:35 – Stephen mentions, “Lenora, you’re a nigger.”
00:14:04 – Stephen mentions, “…were taunting Mike and throwing rocks at him.”
00:14:34 – Stephen mentions, “I’m not a nigger! I’m just Italian!”
00:19:35 – Story 1 out-cue: “And if it’s not to be, at least I found that regret is an honest companion.” Music fades up, “Nighttime” by Oscar Peterson
00:19:58 – Story 2 in-cue, music fades down: “I’ve always found there to be two types of fairy tales…”
00:27:55 – Stephen mentions, “…’If I hadn’t noticed there was a huge prostitution ring…’”
00:28:05 – Stephen mentions, “…they were mainly hookers and pimps. Where there are hookers, there will be drugs, and this break in looked like the work of a junkie.”
00:30:21 – Stephen mentions, “…were involved with drugs, prostitution…”
00:31:29 – Story 2 out-cue: “…only it was really fear pretending to be our savior.” Music fades up, “Nighttime” by Oscar Peterson
00:31:50 – Story 3 in-cue, music fades down: “During the era of Eye the monster…”
00:46:05 – Story 3 out-cue: “I went to sleep and had pleasant dreams.” Music fades up, “Nighttime” by Oscar Peterson
00:46:42 – Outro by David Chen, “That was ‘The Man in the Closet’…”
00:51:50 – Music fades up, “Nighttime” by Oscar Peterson
00:52:00 – End.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nighttime | Oscar Peterson | Perfect Peterson: The Best of Pablo and Telarc Recordings. | Pablo | 2006 | 08:50 |
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