History Recap / TalesFromTheCryptS6E5RevengeIsTheNuts

'''Benny:''' Well, I'm Mr. Grunwald.

* DisabledLoveInterest: Sheila seduces Benny to get him to help her and the others get rid of Arnie, who sees her more as a sex object than a love interest.

Arnie summons Sheila to his office and offers the possibility of her release if she begins sleeping with him. She turns him down, but as Benny is taking her back to the dormitory, she swipes his pocket knife. Later that day, Sheila uses it to pick the lock on the door and leads the residents toward Arnie's office, the only out of the building. Unfortunately, they find Arnie and a hungry Bruno waiting for them at the door, causing them to give up on the idea. In retaliation, Arnie reduces their already diminishing heat and food, but offers to restore them if Sheila sleeps with him. She decides to accept Arnie's proposition and has Benny bring her to the office, but is stopped by the residents, who decide to do things Arnie's way for a change. Once there, she knocks Arnie to the floor, only to find herself penned in by both him and Bruno. Benny takes his brother by surprise, knocks him out with a pipe wrench.

* ShoutOut: As described above, Samuel, played by Music/IsaacHayes, gets two in with one line, telling Osgood during a chess game, "Sorry 'bout that, Chief, you've just been shafted!" Hayes recorded the theme for ''{{Film/Shaft}}'', and his opponent is played by Tim Sampson, son of Will Sampson, who played Chief Bromden in ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

* AdaptationalVillainy: The versions of Arnie from the comic and the 1972 film may have been an AssholeVictim, but there's no indication that he killed mother, or desired to rape someone.

An attractive, no-nonsense young woman named Sheila is soon committed to the home, where Benny explains to her that his brother hates the blind so much because his mother, who was blind herself, had disinherited him and turned her mansion (which he ultimately converted into the home it is today) over to the state. Sheila tries to seduce Benny into letting her go free, but he turns her down and warns her that Arnie had him committed to a mental hospital the last time he upset him, and will not be ashamed to do so again. Benny then puts her in the squalid ballroom that serves as the residents' dormitory. From the residents (Samuel, Amelia and Osgood), Sheila learns that Arnie uses his attack dog Bruno to thwart any escape attempts, even letting the dog rip off Osgood's leg to make an example of him.

* NobodyPoops: Arnie went out of his way to ''wall off the home's bathroom'' just to make his residents suffer, inviting them to go in their pants. And this is only the ''first thing'' he's shown to have done.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(working at a fast food counter and wearing a vendor's uniform, holding a wad of dollar bills and a hot dog bun while tending to a skeletal customer)'' That Grunwald! One little problem and he goes right to ''pieces''. At least now we know what's really ''eating'' him. ''(snickers, he puts the bills in a cash register)'' As for me kiddies, I think I've got my money problems licked! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. Talk about a ''killing!'' ''(puts a severed finger into a hot dog bun)'' Everybody loves ''finger'' food. ''(snickers again, to the customer)'' Hey, you want a side of ''ghoul'' slaw with that? ''(cackles)''

An attractive, no-nonsense young woman named Sheila is soon committed to the home, where Benny explains to her that his brother hates the blind so much because his mother, who was blind herself, had disinherited him and turned her mansion (which he ultimately converted into the home it is today) over to the state. Sheila tries to seduce Benny into letting her go free, but he turns her down and warns her that Arnie had him committed to a mental hospital the last time he upset him, and will not be ashamed to do so again. Benny then puts her in the squalid ballroom that serves as the residents' dormitory. From the residents (Samuel, Amelia and Osgood), Sheila learns that Arnie uses his attack dog Bruno to thwart any escape attempts, even letting the dog rip off Osgood's leg to make an example of him.

* DisabledSnarker: The residents of the home certainly get snarky when they insult Arnie behind his back. Sheila proves to be one of the highest amount of wit at her disposal.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(working at a fast food counter and wearing a vendor's uniform, holding a wad of dollar bills and a hot dog bun while tending to a skeletal customer)'' That Grunwald! One little problem and he goes right to ''pieces''. At least now we know what's really ''eating'' him. ''(snickers, he puts the bills in a cash register)'' As for me kiddies, I think I've got my money problems licked! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. Talk about a ''killing!'' ''(puts a severed finger into a hot dog bun)'' Everybody loves ''finger'' food. ''(snickers again, to the customer)'' Hey, you want a side of ''ghoul'' slaw with that? ''(cackles)''

An attractive, no-nonsense young woman named Sheila is soon committed to the home, where Benny explains to her that his brother hates the blind so much because his mother, who was blind herself, had disinherited him and turned her mansion (which he ultimately converted into the home it is today) over to the state. Sheila tries to seduce Benny into letting her go free, but he turns her down and warns her that Arnie had him committed to a mental hospital the last time he upset him, and will not be ashamed to do so again. Benny then puts her in the squalid ballroom that serves as the residents' dormitory. From the residents (Samuel, Amelia and Osgood), Sheila learns that Arnie uses his attack dog Bruno to thwart any escape attempts, even letting the dog rip off Osgood's leg to make an example of him.

Arnie summons Sheila to his office and offers the possibility of her release if she begins sleeping with him. She turns him down, but as Benny is taking her back to the dormitory, she swipes his pocketknife. Later that day, Sheila uses it to pick the lock on the door and leads the residents toward Arnie's office, the only out of the building. Unfortunately, they find Arnie and a hungry Bruno waiting for them at the door, causing them to give up on the idea. In retaliation, Arnie reduces their already diminishing heat and food, but offers to restore them if Sheila sleeps with him. She decides to accept Arnie's proposition and has Benny bring her to the office, but is stopped by the residents, who decide to do things Arnie's way for a change. Once there, she knocks Arnie to the floor, only to find herself penned in by both him and Bruno. Benny takes his brother by surprise, knocks him out with a pipe wrench.

->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(working at a fast food counter and wearing a vendor's uniform, holding a wad of dollar bills and a hot dog bun while tending to a skeletal customer)'' That Grunwald! One little problem and he goes right to ''pieces''. At least now we know what's really ''eating'' him. ''(snickers, he puts the bills in a cash register)'' As for me kiddies, I think I've got my money problems licked! I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. Talk about a ''killing!'' ''(puts a severed finger into a hot dog bun)'' Everybody loves ''finger'' food. ''(snickers again, to the customer)'' Hey, you want a side of ''ghoul'' slaw with that? ''(cackles)''

[[caption-width-right:350:What's that old saying? Ah yes... justice is blind.]]
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Arnie Grunwald runs a state home for the blind and takes sadistic delight in tormenting his patients, such as using them for putting practice, bricking up the bathroom door, and dumping marbles on the floor to make them slip and fall. He keeps the windows boarded up and the rooms in near-darkness, and passing commuter trains shake the entire building every hour. He employs a handyman named Benny, whose brother had had him committed to a psychiatric hospital; Grunwald had him released, but treats him almost as badly as the patients.

When a young woman named Sheila is committed to the home, Benny explains to her that Grunwald hates blind people so much because his mother had been blind and had disinherited him, turning her mansion over to the state. Sheila tries to seduce Benny into letting her escape, but he turns her down and puts her in a squalid ballroom that serves as the patients' dormitory. From them, she learns that Grunwald uses his attack dog Bruno to thwart escape attempts, even letting him chew off a patient's leg to make an example of him.

Grunwald summons Sheila to his office and offers her the possibility of release if she begins sleeping with him. She turns him down, but as Benny is taking her back to the ballroom, she steals his pocketknife. Later that day, she uses it to pick the lock on the door and leads the patients toward Grunwald's office, the only path for escape. However, they find Grunwald and a hungry Bruno waiting for them at the door and give up the idea. In retaliation, Grunwald reduces their heat and food, but offers to restore them if Sheila starts sleeping with him. She decides to accept and has Benny bring her to the office. Once there, she knocks Grunwald to the floor, only to find herself penned in by both him and Bruno. Benny takes Grunwald by surprise, knocks him out with a pipe wrench, and reveals that Grunwald is his brother, who had had him committed in the first place.

Grunwald wakes up in a small room, whose door opens after several hours to let him out into a dim corridor freshly constructed by Benny. He can barely squeeze through sideways, and the walls are studded with razor blades that cut him when the train shakes the place. Waiting for him at the end of the corridor are Benny, Bruno, and the patients. Benny forces Grunwald to admit that he killed their mother with his marbles-on-the-floor trick, and the patients gleefully use it against him, shut off the lights, and sic Bruno on him.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Grunwalds from the comic and the 1972 film may have been AssholeVictims, but there's no indication that they killed their mothers, or would rape someone.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Even Bruno, Arnie's guard dog, isn't safe from the man's abuse, since he starves the poor dog to give it a drive to attack escapees.

** After everything Grunwald puts his patients, including Sheila, through, they strike back at him by forcing him in a narrow and dim corridor, similar to the terrible room condition that he forced them into earlier.
** Also a literal example of this, as his former patients and Benny [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sic]] [[RightHandAttackDog Bruno]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard on him at the end of the episode]].
* HateSink: Arnie, quite obviously.

** [[RightHandAttackDog Bruno]], [[TheDogBitesBack the very dog Grunwald uses to prevent his patients from escaping the mansion, is used on Grunwald]] at the end of the episode.
** To a lesser extent, the horrid conditions he subjects his patients through are applied to him right before siccing Bruno on him count as well.
* {{Matricide}}: Grunwald killed his own mother using marbles on the floor that caused her to trip and fall.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: What Grunwald has in mind for Sheila.
* RightHandAttackDog: Bruno is Grunwald's preventive tool against any patients trying to escape the mansion. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It's also what seals Grunwald's fate at the end of the episode.]]
* {{Sadist}}: Grunwald takes delight in torturing the blind who are under his care.
* ShoutOut: Music/IsaacHayes gets two in with one line, telling his opponent in a chess game, "Sorry, Chief, you've just been shafted!" Hayes recorded the theme for ''{{Film/Shaft}}'', and his opponent is played by Tim Sampson -- the son of Will Sampson, who played Chief Bromden in ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.
* SiblingRivalry: Grunwald treats his brother almost as badly as he treats the patients under his care. In fact, he had his brother committed to a psychiatric hospital, though Grunwald had him released later on.
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[[caption-width-right:350:What's that old saying? Ah yes... justice is blind.]]

* TheDogBitesBack: After everything Grunwald puts his patients, including Sheila, through, they strike back at him by forcing him in a narrow and dim corridor, similar to the terrible room condition that he forced them into earlier. Also a literal example of this, as his former patients and Benny [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sic]] [[RightHandAttackDog Bruno]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard on him at the end of the episode]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[RightHandAttackDog Bruno]], [[TheDogBitesBack the very dog Grunwald uses to prevent his patients from escaping the mansion, is used on Grunwald]] at the end of the episode. To a lesser extent, the horrid conditions he subjects his patients through are applied to him right before siccing Bruno on him as well.

* SelfMadeOrphan: Grunwald killed his own mother using marbles on the floor that caused her to trip and fall.

* TheDogBitesBack: After everything Grunwald puts his patients, including Stella, through, they strike back at him by forcing him in a narrow and dim corridor, similar to the terrible room condition that he forced them into earlier. Also a literal example of this, as his former patients and Benny [[HoistByHisOwnPetard sic]] [[RightHandAttackDog Bruno]] [[HoistByHisOwnPetard on him at the end of the episode]].

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: What Grunwald has in mind with Stella.

* AngryGuardDog: Bruno. It's Grunwald's preventive tool against any patients trying to escape the mansion.
* TheDogBitesBack: After everything Grunwald puts his patients, including Benny and Stella, through, they strike back at him by forcing him in a narrow and dim corridor, similar to the terrible room condition that he forced them into earlier. Also a literal example of this, as his former patients sic Bruno on him at the end of the episode.

* SiblingRivalry: Grunwald treats his brother just as badly as he treats the patients under his care. In fact, he had his brother committed to a psychiatric hospital, though Grunwald had him released later on.

* ShoutOut: Isaac Hayes gets two in with one line, telling his opponent in a chess game, "Sorry, Chief, you've just been shafted!" Hayes recorded the theme for ''{{Film/Shaft}}'', and his opponent is played by Tim Sampson -- the son of Will Sampson, who played Chief Bromden in ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

Grunwald summons Sheila to his office and offers her the possibility of release if she begins sleeping with him. She turns him down, but as Benny is taking her back to the ballroom, she steals his pocketknife. Later that day, she uses it to pick the lock on the door and leads the patients toward Grunwald's office, the only path for escape. However, they find Grunwald and a hungry Bruno waiting for them at the door and give up the idea. In retaliation, Grunwald reduces their heat and food, but offers to restore them if Sheila starts sleeping with him. She decides to accept and has Benny bring her to the office. Once there, she knocks Grunwald to the floor, only to find herself penned in by both him and Bruno. Benny takes Grunwald by surprise, knocks him out with a pipe wrench, and reveals that the two men are brothers.

Grunwald wakes up in a small room, whose door opens after several hours to let him out into a dimly lit corridor. He can barely squeeze through sideways, and the walls are studded with razor blades that cut him when the train shakes the place. Waiting for him at the end of the corridor are Benny, Bruno, and the patients. Benny forces Grunwald to admit that he killed their mother with his marbles-on-the-floor trick, and the patients gleefully use it against him, shut off the lights, and sic Bruno on him.

!Tropes:
* ShoutOut: Isaac Hayes gets two in with one line, telling his opponent in a chess game, "Sorry, Chief, you've just been shafted!" Hayes recorded the theme for ''{{Film/Shaft}}'', and his opponent is played by Tim Sampson - the son of Will Sampson, who played Chief Bromden in the film version of ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

* ShoutOut: IsaacHayes gets two in with one line, telling his opponent in a chess game, "Sorry, Chief, you've just been shafted!" Hayes recorded the theme for ''{{Film/Shaft}}'', and his opponent is played by Tim Sampson - the son of Will Sampson, who played Chief Bromden in the film version of ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

* ShoutOut: IsaacHayes gets two in with one line, telling his opponent in a chess game, "Sorry, Chief, you've just been shafted!" Hayes played the title character in ''{{Film/Shaft}}'', and his opponent is played by Tim Sampson - the son of Will Sampson, who played Chief Bromden in the film version of ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

Grunwald wakes up in a small room, whose door opens after several hours to let him out into a dimly lit corridor. He can barely squeeze through sideways, and the walls are studded with razor blades that cut him when the train shakes the place. Waiting for him at the end of the corridor are Benny, Bruno, and the patients. Benny forces Grunwald to admit that he killed their mother with his marbles-on-the-floor trick, and the patients gleefully use it against him, shut off the lights, and sic Bruno on him.

Grunwald summons Sheila to his office and offers her the possibility of release if she begins sleeping with him. She turns him down, but as Benny is taking her back to the ballroom, she steals his pocketknife. Later that day, she uses it to pick the lock on the door and leads the patients toward Grunwald's office, the only path for escape. However, they find Grunwald and a hungry Bruno waiting form them at the door and give up the idea. In retaliation, Grunwald reduces their heat and food, but offers to restore them if Sheila starts sleeping with him. She decides to accept and has Benny bring her to the office. Once there, she knocks Grunwald to the floor, only to find herself penned in by both him and Bruno. Benny takes Grunwald by surprise, knocks him out with a pipe wrench, and reveals that the two men are brothers.