Thedy starts telling Charlie what the contents of the jar is but he doesn't want to hear it. She does finally come back, courtesy of Tom, and tells Charlie that she has just been to the carnival and had spoken to the man who sold him the jar. Charlie returns home and threatens to hit Thedy with a spoon (yes you read that right) before she runs out and leaves. After an eternity Jahdoo does finally rescue Charlie from the swamp. Jahdoo comes out of the bushes and begins rambling on about what the jar contains, ignoring Charlie's constant and desperate pleas for help before the swamps sucks him under the surface.

As Charlie is about to leave he receives a tip-off that Jahdoo has the jar after conspiring with Thedy and Tom to steal it, so Charlie goes looking for Jahdoo armed with his rifle.Ĭharlies goes to Heron Swamp where he sees the jar sitting on top of a tree stump but as he makes his way to it he falls into the swamp and is sucked down and almost drowned. Later that evening the jar is stolen from the house.Ĭharlie drives into town to report the theft to the sheriff who says he will file a report in the morning. Then we have Eva Ann, a nine year old girl who claims the thing in the jar is the Boogeyman. Next up to give their opinion is Granny Carnation (Jane Darwell) whose rambling and theorizing is equally as stupid as the last guy's. Tridden believes the thing in the jar is her dead son (yes, I heard it too, don't worry). the rest of them try to figure out what they are looking at! Mrs. They just sit there staring at it trying to figure out what the odd shape inside it is? One of them, a hillbilly named Juke begins telling the story of when he was a kid and was told by his father that he had to drown a litter of cats.

When Charlie arrives back at his home, a farm house, he shows his slightly unhinged daughter/wife Thedy the jar (I actually couldn't tell which she was supposed to be - but she is 20 years younger than him in real life and she refers to him by his first name all the time, so.!) She doesn't like it and tells him to take it out of the house.Ī few weeks later and half the town are invited over to take a look at the mysterious jar. The midget barker who owns it agrees to sell the jar for $12 to the man who then takes it home to his small farm town of Wilders Holler, stopping off at Gramps Medknowe's fishing tackle store along the way to show him and others the jar. Charlie Hill (Pat Buttram) is completely transfixed on a large 'magic' jar sitting on a table which is part of the attraction. Series 2, Episode 17 Norman Lloyd James Bridges (teleplay) Ray Bradbury (story) Pat Buttram, Collin Wilcox, William Marshall 14 February 1964 48:06 (total) Īs a carnival is closing up for the night one man remains behind.

The Jar by Ray Bradbury