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"Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" is the 1st episode of the Sixth season as well as the 66th episode overall in the

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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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