Marshall's dad just created a brand new
ATM that will leave others in the dust. Instead of an ordinary
screen, this one shows the smiling face of a man named Mr. Wilson.
The ATM is such a hit that people in town start flocking to it.
Before long, Mr. Wilson is the most popular man in town.
While all of this is going on, Marshall
notices that his best friend Simon seems flush with cash. He starts
buying a lot of snacks, has brand new running shoes, and he event
treats Marshall to ice cream. When Marshall asks him about the cash,
he starts changing the subject. It comes out that people in town
suddenly have problems with their bank accounts, i.e. they have
unexpected and unauthorized transactions.
Marshall eventually discovers that
Simon formed a close personal relationship with Mr. Wilson. Every
time he went to the ATM, Wilson gave him money, which he took from
other people's accounts. Simon decides that he doesn't care if people
lose money because having cash made him one of the most popular
people in town. It all comes to a head when Marshall sees him with
some of his new friends. When pressed, the other boys admit that they
don't have any clue what his name actually is, and Simon decides that
he needs to make things right.
They head back to Mr. Wilson and put
all of the remaining cash in deposit envelopes, which they push back
into the machine. With every bit of cash that comes through, Mr.
Wilson loses some of his original humanity. He goes back to looking
like a computerized ATM and everyone in town gets their money back
again. At the end of the episode, Marshall and his dad watch as the
city removes Mr. Wilson, and his dad wonders if the world just isn't
ready for something like that.
Eerie, Indiana Rating: Eh, more
interesting than "The Retainer," but not as interesting as
"Foreverware."
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