 SEASON 2, EPISODE 11 THE SWEETEST STING Micki, Ryan and Jack are in pursuit of an antique beehive which inspires terror in the one man they know once owned it, a farmer named Purdy (Gerry Pearson), but he won't say why. However, Bob Tucker (Timothy Webber) finds out the hard way when he stops to buy honey from Elroy McCabe's roadside stand and is attacked by the farmer's vampire bees, who kill Tucker by draining the blood from his body. McCabe then releases the killer bees on a middle-aged man named Ben Landis (Victor Sutton). The cursed blood from their stings gives him eternal youth- and Tucker's body. To maintain his immortality, Landis requires just a weekly 'taste of honey' from McCabe's special stock. CAST & CREW RYAN DALLION- JOHN D. LEMAY MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS ELROY MCCABE- ART HINDLE BEN LANDIS- VICTOR SUTTON BOB TUCKER- TIMOTHY WEBBER PURDY- GERRY PEARSON FRED- DAVID PALFFY JOANNE- ELVA MAI HOOVER NORMAN- J. WINSTON CARROLL DR. MEADE- TEDDE MOORE DIANE- ILSE VON GLATZ Written by- Rick Butler Directed by- David Winning Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Supervising Producer- Jon Andersen Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Consultant- Jim Henshaw Executive Story Editor- William Taub Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin Director of Photography- Rodney Charters Production Designer- Stephen Roloff Editor- Dave Goard First Assistant Director- David MacLeod Second Unit Director- Mac Bradden Casting by- Tina Gerussi Camera Operator- Randal Platt 1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien 2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws Sound Recordist- Ao Loo Boom Operator- Erik Fitz Costume Designer- Maxyne Baker Assistant Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Madeleine Russell Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Kimothy Steede Lead Set Dresser- Bruce Mailing Swing Gang- David Maltese, Darryl Beebe Second Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Stunt Coordinator- T.J. Scott Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Script Supervisor- Janet Kranz Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte Location Manager- Robin Rockett Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser Production Secretary- Victoria Harding Third Assistant Director- John Lind Director of Visual Effects- Megan Hope-Ross Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc. Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki Property Master- Alex Kutschera Lead Props- Frauke Illing Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Kevin Murphy Electricians- Steve Morrison, Nigel Draper Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters Key Grip- Mark Silver Grips- Greg Palermo, Blake Ballantine, Malcolm Nefsky Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot Supervising Editor- Gary L. Smith Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller Assistant Editor- Bernadette Kelly Video Post-Production Facilities- The Magnetic North Corporation Sound Mixers- Terry Gordica, Tim Archer Supervising Sound Editor- Christopher Hutton Sound Editors- Ralph Chiaravaloti, Helen Watson Sound Post-Production- Master's Workshop Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz Supervising Executive for Hometown Films- Barbara Sachs Copyright 1989 Paramount Pictures Corporation A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production Produced in Association with Hometown Films All Rights Reserved |
     Elroy: "Just a taste of honey...to give you immortality..." Dr. Meade: "Everyone's time comes someday..." Jack: "He was like a younger man with just the trappings of age..." Elroy: "You are my road to the future..." Purdy: "You can't fight that hive...those bees are straight from hell!" CORONER'S REPORT 1. Duane (uncredited)- Stung to death by killer bees 2. Ben (Victor Sutton)- Stung to death by killer bees 3. Fred (David Palffy)- Stung to death by killer bees 4. Hitchhiker (uncredited)- Mangled by wheat combine 5. Elroy (Art Hindle)- Stung to death by killer bees 6. Norman (J. Winston Carroll)- Insides dried up from lack of blood TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was Norman's initial condition, and how long did he have to live? 2. What was the name of the apiary, and where was it located? 3. How long did Norman work for the company selling combines and tractors? 4. What was unique about the 'vampire bees'? 5. The ancient Egyptians believed honey was the key to what? ANSWERS 1. Norman had a cancerous tumor, and had 6 months to live. 2. The apiary was called the 'Sweet Life Apiary', and was located in Crawford Corners. 3. Norman worked for the company 30 years selling combines and tractors. 4. The vampire bees drained all of the blood out of their victims. 5. The ancient Egyptians believed honey was the key to eternal life. AIR DATE January 16, 1989 EPISODE RATING: 1 Arguably the worst episode of this or any other season... Ancient beehive? I've heard of killer bees, but this was ridiculous PROMO |
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