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1* BizarroEpisode:
2** "If the Shoe Fits". On iMDB, the episode is summarized as such: "Gubernatorial candidate Bo Gumbs fervently believes that politics is nothing more than entertainment, and he shows his true colors graphically during his campaign." Now, from that description, did you expect the episode to involve [[spoiler:Bo ''literally'' turning into a clown]]?
3** For no reason whatsoever, "Barter" is basically an episode of ''Series/ILoveLucy'' that involves an alien salesman.
4* CrazyIsCool: The mummy in "The Grave Robbers". [[spoiler: When he challenges the robbers to a game of [[ChessWithDeath poker]] he outsmarts them by ''counting the cards'' the whole time. The mummy is freed after winning the game and [[KarmicTwistEnding places the robber in his position as the cursed guardian of the tomb.]] For extra points, the mummy also takes his girlfriend.]]
5* EnsembleDarkhorse: The mummy from the episode "The Grave Robbers" is well liked for being a CrazyIsCool AffablyEvil MagnificentBastard. The fact that he's played by WesternAnimation/TopCat also helps.
6* HeartwarmingInHindsight: "Distant Signals" is a very kind-hearted episode about a bunch of fans who got a long-awaited finale to their favorite show. It won't be the last time [[SamuraiJack/TropesSeason5 it happens]].
7* HilariousInHindsight:
8** "Love Hungry" is about a lady who buys a magic hearing aid and pair of glasses as a weight loss treatment, which causes her to see and hear her food talking straight to her. 21 years later, we got ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange'' and even funnier, two of the fruits she made friends with were an apple and a pear.
9*** Many people are starting to compare this episode to 2016's ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty''. And in fact, the episode acts as a counterpoint to that film, as it points out that [[spoiler:food ''needs'' to be eaten, otherwise it just ''rots'']].
10** "The Grave Robber" is about a mummy fighting against people who stole from his tomb. The mummy would eventually regain his human side, his only cherished memory is that of a girl in his past who he lost, [[spoiler: and he gained an interest in the main protagonists love interest because she resembled the woman he loved.]]. A few years later ''Film/TheMummy1999'' was made and introduced a character with the same story. [[spoiler: However, that mummy was unsuccessful at the end of his story, while the one in ''Tales'' won.]]
11** "A New Lease On Life" wouldn't be the last horror anthology episode with [[Series/TheHauntingHour an evil building haunting an innocent protagonist.]]
12* JerkassWoobie:
13** Both protagonists in "Snip, Snip."
14** Luther Mandrake from "The Devil's Advocate". Full stop. He's an absolute asshole to everyone he comes into contact with, his cynical view of the world and personal insults often driving his callers to tears, and (somehow) driving them to Satanism. The halfway point of the episode ''does'' share a little background about him: his parents died horribly, his son died horribly, and his wife is in a coma that she may not come out of. Is it any wonder that he's such an asshole?
15* MagnificentBastard: "[[Recap/TalesFromTheDarksideS4E6TheGraveRobber The Grave Robber]]": Tapok, who was once the Lord Chamberlain to the Pharaoh. Awakening from his slumber when archaeologist/grave robber Doctor Harold Gormley and his girlfriend Aileen enter his tomb, he kills their guide Ahmed before revealing himself to be more AffablyEvil enough to engage the two in a series of games. Despite being dismissed as a brainless monster, Tapok proves himself to be [[ObfuscatingStupidity smarter than he looked]] by using astral projection to mentally travel to Las Vegas, where he was able to rapidly bone up on poker strategies. He reveals his new found skills by reading the cards during the final round and successfully switches places with Harold as well as taking Aileen, nothing that she reminded him of his lost love.
16* MoralEventHorizon:
17** [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Linda]]]] in "Parlour Floor Front" crosses it by [[spoiler: killing her cat, lying that her unborn child was killed by a curse, and causing [[TheWoobie Mars]] to be DrivenToSuicide, all just to get Mars to move out of her apartment building because she thought he was a burden. She suffers a KarmicTwistEnding for her cruelty. If that isn't enough, when her husband Doug finds out about her plan, he leaves her on the spot.]]
18** Gale's landlord from "Inside the Closet" passes it when [[spoiler: it was revealed that he took her in his home to ''feed his monstrous daughter''. Throughout the episode she pleads for him to help her and argues that there's something inside the closet trying to harm her, but he dismisses her ''intentionally''. After his monster kills her and her mother calls him out of fear that something has happened to her daughter, he lies about her whereabouts to cover his tracks. In the end, he gets away with murder, and it's implied that Gale was not the first victim of his daughter, nor will she be the last.]]
19* NightmareRetardant:
20** The series finale, "Basher Malone". You'd ''think'' the concept of a wrestler fighting a demon from hell would be frightening. In reality, it was too silly for its own good.
21** The monster from "Inside the Closet" looked like an aborted [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppet]]...
22** The titular "Cutty Black Sow" is ''supposed'' to be a menacing monster... but it looks like a black-furred Series/{{ALF}}.
23** The climax of "Florence Bravo" sees Emily repeatedly shoot David before ultimately killing him. This ''would'' be scary... if it weren't for David's [[DullSurprise lack of reaction]].
24--->'''Emily''': (near tears) Did your whore leave?\
25'''David''': What?\
26'''Emily''': (pulls out gun)\
27'''David''': (holds hand out; [[{{Narm}} no emotion]]) Em. (is shot)
28* ParanoiaFuel: ''Every episode'' will make you wonder if anyone or any''thing'' is trying to kill you.
29* SpiritualAdaptation: "Seasons of Belief" has the same basic premise of the short story ''{{Literature/Nackles}}'', in that both involve an older relative telling a younger one a story of a monstrous figure around Christmas that threatens to come for them, which seems to become real from the child's belief and comes for the storyteller instead. The main distinction is that the storyteller, the parents, were merely playing a prank on their children, and are otherwise good to them, which means it's especially traumatizing for their kids when the monster suddenly snaps their necks in front of them.
30* {{Squick}}: "A Case of the Stubborns" is about an old man who refuses to believe he's dead and resumes living a normal life with his daughter and grandson Jody, or ''tries'' to. However, he fails to notice that he's ''decaying'' and starting to fester over time. He finally realizes he's no longer alive when he [[spoiler:''sneezes off his nose''. Then, we're treated to a GrossUpCloseUp of his nose]].
31-->'''Jody:''' If that ain't proof... I don't know what is.
32* TheWoobie:
33** Mars Gillis. He's DrivenToSuicide when he thinks that he's killed a baby, when he never did. [[spoiler: He later gets revenge by killing [[BitchInSheepsClothing Linda]] for making him kill himself after she caused his suffering to begin with.]]
34** Mary Jones. The poor girl suffers from cripplingly low self-esteem, to the point where she can only handle conversations with her mannequins and uses stuffed animals as pets. Even when a handsome neighbor finds her attractive, she feels that she can't please anyone, let alone the neighbor. It gets to the point where she somehow turns into a mannequin at the end of the episode, simply because of how worthless she felt as a person.
35** Betsy Cowland is another fine example. Hearing that her high school crush has come back to town, she tries to lose weight in the hopes of him finding her beautiful again. The mysterious weight loss program she signs up for delivers her a hearing aid that makes her hear the screams of agony of food as it's chewed and swallowed, as well as a pair of glasses that make her see her own food as sentient beings. By the end of the episode, she's sewn her mouth shut and starved to death in an attempt to keep her food (which by this point has long since rotted) alive.

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