The Jar (The Ray Bradbury Theater, 1992)

In a quiet rural town, a struggling farmer discovers an eerie specimen in a jar at a carnival sideshow. Hoping to earn the admiration of his neighbors, he showcases the mysterious jar, which soon becomes the talk of the town. But when his unfaithful wife threatens to expose him, desperation drives him to the unthinkable.

The Jar is a 1992 episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater based on Ray Bradbury’s dark tale of jealousy, vanity, and small-town cruelty. In the episode, a struggling farmer brings home a mysterious specimen in a jar from a carnival sideshow, hoping it will finally earn him attention and respect. Instead, the jar exposes the ugliest impulses in everyone around it.

Episode Details

Series: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Episode: Season 6, Episode 3
Year: 1992
Writer: Ray Bradbury
Director: Randy Bradshaw
Starring: Paul Le Mat, Jennifer Dale
Runtime: 23 minutes