His wife Carolyn (Janet Warren) explains the TV was purchased to keep him company while she is away visiting her pregnant sister. Her taxi arrives and she gives her husband a long list of chores to be completed in her absence. Kerry promptly disposes of the list as soon as the taxi is out of sight. Although annoyed West is rather intrigued by the TV and goes to inspect it. He lights a cigarette and the TV promptly destroys it by shooting a beam. Stunned West takes new interest in the machine and discovers it is not even plugged in. Before he can do more investigating the TV delivery man (Ed Max) arrives demanding a $100.00 deposit he forgot to collect. But unseen by him the TV finds a $5.00 note previously dropped and begins to duplicate the money till there is now a $100.00. West is happy for the TV to be taken away, however when the repair man goes to collect it, he finds the money instead. Puzzled West retreats the kitchen to consider his options. The TV follows him, and proceeds to destroy a cup of coffee West ad just poured. The TV then loads all the dirty dishes into the dishwasher Coach Trout (William H. West explains that he now owns this odd TV that walks. At first Coach is skeptical, till first the machine enters the room, then destroys a second cup West has poured. The TV then heads back to the lounge room and takes up station. Fascinated Coach follows the unit and begins trying to tinker with it. Ultimately the TV is too heavy to even turn around. It is decided to retreat to Coachs house and regroup. While there Coach begins drinking and quickly becomes drunk. In his confused state he decides the behavior of the TV was a hallucination. Recalling a childhood memory he gives the TV the name Twonky, which describes anything strange or unknown. Finally Coach slips into a drunken slumber and West heads back home At home West decides to work on a lecture he has to give Monday. First he opens a bottle of soda, quickly destroyed by the Twonky. He then plays a game of solitaire the machine again intervenes and completes the game for him. Then he tries the record player, again the Twonky stops him and only allows certain music to be played The following day, West is woken by his wife calling to ask how he is enjoying the new TV. After the call, he takes a shave, as expected the Twonky stops him and completes the process for him Later in the morning, having sobered up Coach arrives with the intention of photographing the Twonky. Coach then tests the machine to see if it will respond to him. It stays motionless and Coach realizes it only obeys or cares for its master (West) Coach then attacks West and is disabled by the machine, with one of his legs paralyzed. West puts him to be bed in the spare room and returns once more to try and write the lecture. The Twonky, is not happy with the subject matter and forces West to write something completely different.
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