Judy, You're Not Yourself Today story
An elderly witch posing as a cosmetic salesperson visits the home of young, vain, and eccentric Donald and Judy. The witch convinces Judy to try on a magic necklace that allows the two of them to swap bodies in a plot to gain Judy's youth and beauty, leaving Donald to try and figure out which woman is actually his wife. Directed by: Randa Haines. Story by: Scott Nimerfro.
13 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| body swap | choice | A witch swapping her own decrepit old body, as alluded to in the title, for that of a pretty young housewife with few brains constitutes a main novelty of the story. |
| coping with aging | major | The elderly cosmetics saleswoman hatched a devious plot to swap into the body of Judy, who was comparatively youthful. Judy fretted that being subjected to the stress of having unloaded guns pointed to her head was giving her wrinkles. |
| female vanity | major | Judy's vanity prompted her to try on the necklace that cost her her body. Even after knowing what it did, she could not resist taking it out of the safe and putting it once again. |
| husband and wife | major | Hijinks ensued when Donald returned home to find his wife, Judy, was duped into swapping bodies with an an elderly cosmetics saleswoman. |
| magic object | major | The elderly cosmetics saleswoman duped the comparatively younger Judy into swapping bodies by means of a pair of magic necklaces. |
| masculinity | major | Donald fitter the mould of a gun-touting male stereotype to a tee. |
| tragic love | major | Judy and Donald's love ended in tragedy when Donald accidentally shot her in the abdomen, and she died in his arms. |
| witch | major | The antagonist is an old witch in pursuit of a fresh young body to possess. Note that she was called a witch by name by the Crypt Keeper. |
| living corpse | minor | The old lady's decaying corpse came back to life. The story is presented by the Crypt Keeper, a cackling, wisecracking cadaver. |
| the control of deadly weapons | minor | NRA enthusiast Donald chased away a gun control activist who had the temerity to solicit his support. |