"Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" is the 1st episode of the Sixth season as well as the 66th episode overall in the
series. It debuted October 31st, 1994.
An ambulance-chasing lawyer (Catherine O'Hara) finds herself being sent to a nightmarish court for petty crimes that is presided over by three judges (Joseph Maher in a triple role).
Cast
Opening Segment
Plot
A lawyer named Geraldine Ferrett is in court for petty crime. She sees that they give out harsh punishments even in petty crimes.
Closing Segment
Trivia
- This episode is included on the Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Sixth Season DVD collection.
- "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" aired on the same night as "Only Skin Deep".
- The setting for this episode is New York State.
- This episode plays with the convention of the "Groundhog Day"
scenario, wherein the protagonist (or antagonist), finds themselves replaying the same nightmare over and over, but with some varying differences.
- The Crypt Keeper is presented as an anchorman for CKNN, which is an acronym that stands for Crypt Keeper Noose Network.
- The man who is seen being dragged into courtroom B is Scott Nimerfro. He is actually a writer on the series who has written episodes such as "Judy, You're Not Yourself Today", "Werewolf Concerto", "People Who Live in Brass Hearses", and "Came the Dawn".
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