The Housekeeper story
A dabbler in black magic (Larry Hagman) attempts to improve his marriage by transferring the soul of his housekeeper into his cold-hearted wife's body. Directed by: John Meredyth Lucas. Story by: Matthew Howard.
11 total · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| black magic | major | Cedric Acton invoked black magical forces to transfer the soul of his warm-hearted housekeeper into his cold-hearted wife's body. |
| greed for riches | major | Miss Wattle agreed to have her soul transfered into the body of Cedric Acton's wife for a small sum of $3.5 million, but then tried to scuttle off with all of Cedric's $7 million fortune. Cedric wished to divorce his wife, but keep all their fortune for himself. |
| husband and wife | major | Cedric Acton and Carlotta Acton. |
| the desire to be beautiful | major | Miss Wattle desired just this. |
| what if I found myself in the body of another person | major | Miss Wattle switched bodies with Carlotta Acton. |
| coping with a nag | minor | Cedric's wife nagged him to the point that he resorted to black magic to transfer the soul of his housekeeper into her body. |
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | minor | Miss Wattle (in the body of Carlotta Acton) was sex pestered by Cedric Acton. |
| divorce | minor | Cedric wished to divorce his wife, but keep all their fortune for himself. |
| evil can come in the guise of beauty | minor | Cedric said to Miss Wattle that his wife, her beauty notwithstanding, was evil. |
| extramarital affair | minor | Carlotta went out to dinner with a young man behind the back of her husband, Cedric. |