Tooth and Consequences story
The Tooth Fairy gives a dentist what he wishes for. Directed by: Robert Downey. Story by: Haskell Barkin.
9 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| be careful what you wish for | choice | Myron wished for fame, love, and adoration and ended up getting more than he bargained for. |
| coping with being famous | major | Myron wished for fame and got it in spades. |
| infatuation | major | Myron and Lydia became besotted with each other. |
| medical occupation | major | We saw the ungratified thankless work of a dentist. |
| the Tooth Fairy | major | A big ugly man introduced himself to Myron as the tooth fairy and granted his wishes. |
| wish-granting being | major | A big ugly man introduced himself to Myron as the tooth fairy and granted his wishes. |
| coping with an obsessive fan | minor | Myron went into voluntary exile in part to escape his adoring female admirers. |
| coping with romantic rejection | minor | Myron's offer to Lydia of going on a dinner date was summarily rejected. |
| suicide | minor | Lydia Bixby walked in on Myron trying to hang himself. |