"Judy Miller, Come on Down" | |
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Series Freddy's Nightmares Season 1, Episode 5 | |
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Air date | November 6th, 1988 |
Writers | Michael De Luca; Jack Temchin |
Director | Tom DeSimone |
Producers | Robert Shaye; Jeff Freilich; Gil Adler; Jonathan Betuel; Linda B. Greenblatt |
Starring | Robert Englund |
Episode guide | |
Previous "Freddy's Tricks and Treats" |
Next "Saturday Night Special" |
"Judy Miller, Come on Down" is the title to the fifth episode of the horror anthology television series Freddy's Nightmares. It was directed by Tom DeSimone with a script written by Michael De Luca and Jack Temchin. This episode aired in first run syndication on November 6th, 1988.
Cast[]
Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Robert Englund | Freddy Krueger |
Guest Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Siobhan E. McCafferty | Judy Miller |
John DeMita | Tom |
Susan Oliver | The maid |
Also Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Larry Anderson | Sammy Ray |
Co-Starring[]
Actor | Role |
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Georgia Dell | Gladys |
George C. Stevenson, Jr. | Bert |
Featuring[]
Actor | Role |
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Theresa Ring | Sheena |
Peggy Mannix | Dora |
Jim Landis | Announcer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Freddy Krueger was created by writer and director Wes Craven. When he's not hosting TV anthology programs, Freddy can be found tormenting the dreams of various teens on Elm Street in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series.
- Producer Gilbert Adler is credited as Gil Adler in this episode.
- Supervising producer Jonathan R. Betuel is credited as Jonathan Betuel in this episode.
- Associate producer Linda B. Greenblatt is credited as Linda Greenblatt in this episode.
- Actress Siobhan McCafferty is credited as Siobhan E. McCafferty in this episode.
- This is the first episode of Freddy's Nightmares directed by Tom DeSimone. He directs four episodes of the series in total. His next episode is "Photo Finish".
- This is the third episode of Freddy's Nightmares written by Michael De Luca. He writes seven episodes of the series in total. He previously wrote or co-wrote "It's a Miserable Life". His next episode is "Sister's Keeper".
- This is the first television writing work for Jack Temchin. He will go on to write the "In the Groove" episode of Tales from the Crypt, which is also his final credited writing work.
- Actor Jim Landis is also known for playing a bartender in the episode "Cabin Fever". Prior to this, he played a paramedic in the 1988 movie 976-EVIL.
- This is Siobhan E. McCafferty's second credited work in television, and he first work in the horror genre. She will go on to play Officer Debbie Lesh in the 1992 film The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter.
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is taken from The Price is Right, which is a television game show that began in 1956. At the beginning of each episode, the host would announce a name of someone from the audience followed by "Come on down! You're the next contestant on The Price is Right". At the time that this episode of Freddy's Nightmares first aired, Bob Barker was the host of The Price is Right.
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