This final series episode is very silly, but funny. It's very dumb, but has a lot of charm. In some respects, it was kind of an odd way to end the "horror" series since it was a 100 percent humor and 0 percent suspense.....but at least it was entertaining. That's what I liked about "Tales From the Darkside:" the humor.
Real life wrestler Steve Strong plays "Basher Malone," a grappler who really gets under the skin of an opposing trainer/manager "Tippy Ryan." It seems Ryan's boys just can't beat the Basher and he can't take it any longer. Ryan, played by the raspy-voiced Vic Tayback, of TV's "Alice" fame, makes a deal with the devil to make sure Basher doesn't win any more. Basher is unaware of this and stupidly agrees to a match with a man from Hell.
However, one person won't let "the good guy" lose: Basher's mom, "Ma Malone," played by Marie Denn. Ma, with her chocolate chip cookies and pep talks to her obnoxious and dumb son, is the star of this episode.
The season ends with the normal devil-gets-his-due, which is always satisfying, even if it is a bit corny.
Real life wrestler Steve Strong plays "Basher Malone," a grappler who really gets under the skin of an opposing trainer/manager "Tippy Ryan." It seems Ryan's boys just can't beat the Basher and he can't take it any longer. Ryan, played by the raspy-voiced Vic Tayback, of TV's "Alice" fame, makes a deal with the devil to make sure Basher doesn't win any more. Basher is unaware of this and stupidly agrees to a match with a man from Hell.
However, one person won't let "the good guy" lose: Basher's mom, "Ma Malone," played by Marie Denn. Ma, with her chocolate chip cookies and pep talks to her obnoxious and dumb son, is the star of this episode.
The season ends with the normal devil-gets-his-due, which is always satisfying, even if it is a bit corny.