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Tales from the Darkside S1E11 — All a Clone by the Telephone
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Tales from the Darkside•Season 1•Episode 11

All a Clone by the Telephone

5.2/10 · 464 votesJan 20, 198523 min

Ranked #20 of 23 in Season 1•−1.0 vs season avg

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Leon, a hapless TV writer, buys an answering machine that has a mind of its own - it initially helps him out by providing him with new material, but Leon soon finds that it's taking over his life.

Directed byFrank De Palma
Written byHaskell Barkin
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Paul Sparer

Narrator (voice)

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Frank De Palma

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Episode Summary

"All a Clone by the Telephone" is episode 11 of Tales from the Darkside season 1. It scored 5.2/10 from 464 votes, ranking #20 of 23 episodes this season (season average 6.2). Directed by Frank De Palma and written by Haskell Barkin, it aired on January 20, 1985.

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