SEASON 3, EPISODE 17
JACK-IN-THE-BOX


After Micki's friend Brock Garrett (Wayne Best) forcibly ejects three drunks from his
health club's pool, the men knock him unconscious and throw Brock into the water.
Moments later, his young daughter Megan (Marsha Moreau) finds the body and
catches a glimpse of one of the assailants, Mike (Alan C. Peterson), as the trio flees.
At home, the heartbroken child is comforted by her mother, Helen (Lori Hallier), who
urges Megan to open the special birthday present her father bought before he died.
Inside, she finds an antique jack-in-the-box with a nautical motif. Bringing her toy
along, Megan returns to the health club, where she runs into Merv, a tipsy poolman.
Convinced that he did nothing to prevent her father's death, the bereaved child lashes
out at him while playing her jack-in-the-box. Simultaneously, two mysterious arms reach
from the pool, dragging Merv to his death and causing Brock's ghost to briefly appear
poolside- the first in a series of deaths to avenge her father's death.


CAST & CREW

MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY
JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS
JOHNNY VENTURA- STEVEN MONARQUE
BROCK GARRETT- WAYNE BEST
MEGAN GARRETT- MARSHA MOREAU
HELEN GARRETT- LORI HALLIER
MIKE RILEY- ALAN C. PETERSON
SANDRA BAKER- BONNIE BECK
LIFEGUARD- JILL HENNESSY
MERV- EARL PASTKO
RICK- RON BYRD

Written by- Dennis Foon
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
Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin
Director of Photography- Rodney Charters
Production Designer- Stephen Roloff
Director of Post-Production- Gary L. Smith
Editor- Bill Goddard
First Assistant Director- John Board
Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott
Script Consultant- R. Scott Gemmill
Casting by- Walker, Berman & Associates
Extras Casting- Gabrielle Iviney
1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien
2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws
2nd Unit Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty
Sound Recordist- Bryan Day
Boom Operator- Martin Lacroix
Costume Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau
Assistant Designer- Carolyn Bahen
Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England
Wardrobe Assistants- Luis Sequeira, Lisa Prince
Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone
Hair Stylist- Diane Smith
Art Director- Adam Kolodziej
Assistant Art Director- Robert Ballantyne
Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt
Lead Set Dresser- Paula Deresti
Swing Gang- David Maltese, Rex Field
Art Department Trainee- Joan Parkinson
Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver
Second Assistant Director- Terry Gould
Third Assistant Director- Michael Burke
Trainee Assistant Director- Johanne Chene
Second Unit Assistant Director- Fergus Barnes
Stunt Coordinator- J.J. Makaro
Location Manager- Robin Rockett
Location Assistant- Victoria Harding
Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser
Production Secretary- Natalie Capone
Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte
Script Supervisor- Dug Rotstein
Assistant to the Producer- Susan Perry
Assistant to the Executive Producer- Ginger Reynolds
Studio Manager- Aileen Bell
Script Assistant- Sheri McGrath
Paralegal- Pat Turner
Prosthetics Designer- Francois Dagenais
Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc.
Special Effects Coordinator- Jordan Craig
Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki
Effects Assistants- John LaForet, Russ Graham
Property Master- John Allen
Lead Props- Frauke Illing
Gaffer- Owen Taylor
Best Boy- Kevin Murphy
Electricians- Michael Auger, Nigel Draper
Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters
Picture Vehicle Coordinator- Glen Avigdor
Key Grip- Mark Silver
Best Boy Grip- Ron Paulaskas
Grips- Blake Ballantine, Tracy Shaw
Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot
Head Carpenter- Joe Madziak
Scenic Painter- Otto Fondan
Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman
Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller
Assistant Editor- Mary Jane Patterson
Post-Production Assistant- Ruth Pond
Video Post-Production- Dome Productions
Audio Post-Production- Master's Workshop
Re-Recording Mixers- Tim Archer, Rick Ellis
Dialogue Supervisor- Terry Gordica
Dialogue Editors- Jon Archer, Steve Foster
Sound Effects Editor- Steve Gorman
Foley- Orest Sushko, Gary Daprato
Series Music Available On- GNP Crescendo Records
Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer
Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz
Copyright 1990 Paramount Pictures Corporation
A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production
Produced in Association with Hometown Films
All Rights Reserved













SOUNDS

Johnny: "I know how cold you feel when someone is taken away..."
Helen: "Your father is dead...nothing we can do can bring him back..."
Brock: "Everybody dies...that's why you have to make the most of the time you have..."
Brock: "Our time together is over..."
Megan: "If you can't come back and see me, then I'll come and be with you..."


CORONER'S REPORT

1. Brock (Wayne Best)- Drowned in pool
2. Merv (Earl Pastko)- Drowned in pool
3. Sandra (Bonnie Beck)- Drowned in bathroom sink
4. Mike (Alan C. Peterson)- Drowned in car wash


TRIVIA

QUESTIONS

1. What was the name of the Fitness Center run by Brock?
2. What note did Brock write in Megan's birthday card?
3. What did the sign in Helen's kitchen state?
4. What was the name of the strip club frequented by Mike?
5. What was Mike's occupation?

ANSWERS

1. Brock ran the 'Garrett Fitness Center'.
2. Brock wrote, "For my favorite person in the world, with all the love I have".
3. The sign in Helen's kitchen stated, 'Equal Opportunity Kitchen'.
4. Mike frequented 'The Gem' strip club.
5. Mike worked at the 'Soft Cloth System' car wash.


AIR DATE

April 23, 1990


EPISODE RATING: 5

F13's latest ghost story tells the tale of a young girl's connection with her father...
Well acted and somewhat believable given the circumstances


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