Episode
The Ray Bradbury Theater: The Happiness Machine
Overview
A family man, incorrigible dreamer and small-town inventor is inspired to build a machine that can create happiness. However, his wife makes him realize the irony of such concept.
Details
- Series
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1992-07-17
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Happiness Machine is Episode 10 in Season 6 of The Ray Bradbury Theater. It aired on 1992-07-17. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 13: By the Numbers
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Episode 6: The Utterly Perfect Murder
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Episode 14: The Long Rain
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Episode 5: The Concrete Mixer
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Episode 15: The Dead Man
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Episode 16: Sun and Shadow
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