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scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Harlan_Ellison" title="Harlan Ellison">Harlan Ellison</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original air date</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">April 1, 1989<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-04-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary"><span class="nowrap">Guest appearances</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data ib-tv-episode-guests"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Franciosa" title="Anthony Franciosa">Anthony Franciosa</a> as Nino Lancaster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Robson" title="Wayne Robson">Wayne Robson</a> as Arky Lochner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Wright_(actress)" title="Susan Wright (actress)">Susan Wright</a> as Cassandra Fishbein</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laurie_Paton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laurie Paton (page does not exist)">Laurie Paton</a> as Hazel Thorne</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header noprint summary">Episode chronology</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width: 100%; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0.1em 0.2em 0; text-align: center;">← <b>Previous</b><br />"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Blind_(The_Twilight_Zone)" class="mw-redirect" title="Love Is Blind (The Twilight Zone)">Love Is Blind</a>" </td> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 0.1em; text-align: center;"><b>Next</b> →<br />"<a href="/wiki/Special_Service" title="Special Service">Special Service</a>" </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_(1985_TV_series)_episodes" title="List of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes">List of episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Crazy as a Soup Sandwich</b>" is the sixty-third episode, and the twenty-eighth episode of the third season (1988–89), of the <a href="/wiki/Television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Television series">television series</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1985_TV_series)" title="The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)">The Twilight Zone</a></i>. The episode was written by author <a href="/wiki/Harlan_Ellison" title="Harlan Ellison">Harlan Ellison</a>. In the episode, a <a href="/wiki/Mob_boss" class="mw-redirect" title="Mob boss">mob boss</a> contends with a demon. The episode's script was adapted into a segment of the <a href="/wiki/NOW_Comics" title="NOW Comics">NOW Comics</a> <i>Twilight Zone</i> <a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone#Comic_books" title="The Twilight Zone">comic book</a> in the 1990s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crazy_as_a_Soup_Sandwich&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A petty con man named Arky Lochner, pursued by the demon Volkerps, begs mob boss Nino Lancaster for help, even though he owes Nino $1.5 million. Arky explains that he made a deal with Volkerps to pick <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse race</a> winners in exchange for his soul. The horses all died as they crossed the finish line, either packed full of dope or due to other maladies, which caused Arky to lose all the money lent to him by Nino. </p><p>Nino decides to help Arky. First, Nino wants to know how Arky found Volkerps. Arky claims beauty shop owner Cassandra Fishbein located the demon for him. Nino threatens to drive Cassandra out of business, forcing her to call on Volkerps. Considering this a betrayal, Volkerps kills Cassanda and then turns his eyes to Nino. Arky and Nino's men flee back to headquarters. Nino arrives, saying he got away using fancy footwork. He orders his men to cover every inch of the office in lead paint. Nino then leaves to procure an item that will defeat the demon. </p><p>Nino returns with a small stone box and waits for Volkerps to arrive. As the clock strikes midnight, Volkerps appears in the office in a flash of light. Nino demands he cancel the contract with Arky. Volkerps laughs at this. Nino has Arky and his secretary close the door. He pulls something out of the stone box and uses it to strike Volkerps with bolts of energy, driving him into the stone box. Volkerps finds his father also trapped within the box. As Arky thanks Nino, Nino's eyes begin glowing, revealing that Nino is also a supernatural being. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception_and_adaptation">Reception and adaptation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crazy_as_a_Soup_Sandwich&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reception and adaptation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The episode's <a href="/wiki/Teleplay" title="Teleplay">teleplay</a> later appeared in Ellison's short story collection <i><a href="/wiki/Slippage_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slippage (book)">Slippage</a></i>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> described the screenplay as "whimsical".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> K.C. Locke gave "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich" a mixed review, stating that it would have been better represented in comic-book form as opposed to screenplay form. However, Locke also commented that the story does keep with the theme of the collection, and that "the teleplay...is almost as much, and in some cases more, fun than Mr. Ellison's more-traditional presentation of the story."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991, the screenplay was adapted into a segment of <a href="/wiki/NOW_Comics" title="NOW Comics">NOW Comics</a>' <i>Twilight Zone</i> comic book, illustrated by artist <a href="/wiki/Neal_Adams" title="Neal Adams">Neal Adams</a>, whom Ellison personally asked for.<sup id="cite_ref-premiere_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-premiere-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-interview_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-interview-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview, Ellison said that working with Adams was difficult. 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title="The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (short story)">The Beast that Shouted Love at The Heart of the World</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/Croatoan_(Ellison)" title="Croatoan (Ellison)">Croatoan</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/The_Deathbird" title="The Deathbird">The Deathbird</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/The_Discarded" title="The Discarded">The Discarded</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/The_Dragon_on_the_Bookshelf" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dragon on the Bookshelf">The Dragon on the Bookshelf</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/From_A_to_Z,_in_the_Chocolate_Alphabet" title="From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet">From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/The_Function_of_Dream_Sleep" title="The Function of Dream Sleep">The Function of Dream Sleep</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/How_Interesting:_A_Tiny_Man" title="How Interesting: A Tiny Man">How Interesting: A Tiny Man</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/How%27s_the_Night_Life_on_Cissalda%3F" title="How's the Night Life on Cissalda?">How's the Night Life on Cissalda?</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream" title="I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream">I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/Jeffty_Is_Five" title="Jeffty Is Five">Jeffty Is Five</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/Paladin_of_the_Lost_Hour" title="Paladin of the Lost Hour">Paladin of the Lost Hour</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/The_Prowler_in_the_City_at_the_Edge_of_the_World" title="The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World">The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/%22Repent,_Harlequin!%22_Said_the_Ticktockman" title=""Repent, Harlequin!" 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Said the Ticktockman</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/Soldier_from_Tomorrow" title="Soldier from Tomorrow">Soldier from Tomorrow</a>”</li> <li>“<a href="/wiki/The_Whimper_of_Whipped_Dogs" title="The Whimper of Whipped Dogs">The Whimper of Whipped Dogs</a>”</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Collaborations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Starlost#1:_Phoenix_Without_Ashes" title="The Starlost">Phoenix Without Ashes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mind_Fields" title="Mind Fields">Mind Fields</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television work</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Soldier_(The_Outer_Limits)" title="Soldier (The Outer Limits)">Soldier</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Demon_with_a_Glass_Hand" title="Demon with a Glass Hand">Demon with a Glass Hand</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever" title="The City on the Edge of Forever">The City on the Edge of Forever</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Paladin_of_the_Lost_Hour" title="Paladin of the Lost Hour">Paladin of the Lost Hour</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gramma_(The_Twilight_Zone)" title="Gramma (The Twilight Zone)">Gramma</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Crazy as a Soup Sandwich</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_View_from_the_Gallery" class="mw-redirect" title="A View from the Gallery">A View from the Gallery</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Objects_in_Motion" class="mw-redirect" title="Objects in Motion">Objects in Motion</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Consultant</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5" title="Babylon 5">Babylon 5</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5:_The_Gathering" title="Babylon 5: The Gathering">The Gathering</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5:_In_the_Beginning" title="Babylon 5: In the Beginning">In the Beginning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5:_Thirdspace" title="Babylon 5: Thirdspace">Thirdspace</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5:_The_River_of_Souls" title="Babylon 5: The River of Souls">The River of Souls</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babylon_5:_A_Call_to_Arms" title="Babylon 5: A Call to Arms">A Call to Arms</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Adaptations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth,_and_I_Must_Scream_(video_game)" title="I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)">I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Human_Operators" class="mw-redirect" title="The Human Operators">The Human Operators</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Life,_Furnished_in_Early_Poverty" class="mw-redirect" title="One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty">One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shatterday" title="Shatterday">Shatterday</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film)" title="A Boy and His Dog (1975 film)">A Boy and His Dog</a></i> (1975 film)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/List_of_Tales_from_the_Darkside_episodes" title="List of Tales from the Darkside episodes">Djinn, No Chaser</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anthologies edited</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dangerous_Visions" title="Dangerous Visions">Dangerous Visions</a></i></li> 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