Zen

"This goes back to 1959. I was working in Vernon, California..."

"Zen" is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side (Series).

Synopsis

• A man - he wins big at Keno his first time in Los Vegas. A warehouse fire and gambling debts, being visited by loan shark thugs. A suicide attempt.
• Phone therapy session: a dream in which a man throws a cow over a cliff, women as custodians of the sexual encounter, women as cows, what are fortunate people unhappy, who would miss us?
• Kornfield - A woman with 22 children, wanting, grasping. (Laugh track?)
• Joe - while working as a used car salesman he buys a stolen car and then chases the guy who sold it to him.
• Kornfield - a magic tree grants wishes.
• Man - His irresponsible friend Slovak coming into money when his mother goes into book restoration. Putting together a discount funeral.
• Kornfield - not wanting things.
• Man - lying and sex. Loss of sexual interest is a blessing.
• Kornfield - your food body.
• Man - An ancient Greek holiday of total abandon, for which you write your troubles on an admission ticket.

Interesting Facts

Shares material with Green Cadillac, When I'm Calling You, Phone Therapy.

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