tale from the darkside represent ring around the redhead start a convict murderer billy malone ( john heard ) be about to be lead to the electric chair and before he be though a journalist name adele ( caris corfman ) be allow to interview him . billy deny the charge of murder and tell adele a fantastic story about a large metal ring which transport an alien shape woman name keena ( penelope miller ) into his basement and after teach her english within two day billy problem really start a his friend jimbo ( greg thornton ) steal the magical ring . episode 3 from season 2 this tale from the darkside story originally air in the u during october 1985 and the second of three tale from the darkside episodes to be direct by theodore gershuny i have to say i personally think ring around the redhead be total crap . it almost a if someone come up with this bizarre outline for a story and decide to turn it into a 20 minute tv program without any regard for the poor audience who have to sit through it and the story be just weird and if you like strange story which make no sense and do not work on any sort of narrative level then ring aroiund the redhead may be the tv program you have be wait for your whole life . if and however and like me you like your story to have a purpose and actually tell an entertaining tale then ring around the redhead isn not for you at all . there no twist at the end and it predictable and it make no sense and it just bizarre and i really can not see what anyone would get out of it . i think tale from the darkside a a series focus on horror anthology type material and a sort of forerunner to the excellent tale from the crypt ( 1989 1996 ) but it doesn not have that show dark humour and it twist and it gore or it horror content . again i be leave ask myself just who ring around the redhead be mean to appeal to and it some sort of horrible lighthearted disney type fantasy with no horror element at all and no bite and no substance . this be penelope miller screen debut and have go on to appear in many film and tv show since . ring around the redhead perplex me a a viewer and it do nothing for me and i just can not see why anyone would enjoy it . it doesn not really do anything and i struggle to see why anyone would like it and even at a brisk 20 odd minute in length it still bore me .