"Oprah Winfried", Way to Die #97, is the third death featured in "Death Over Easy", which has been aired February 8, 2009.
Plot[]
James "Little E" Johnson was a nasty inmate who could hardly be called a model citizen, he had 7 counts of murder and was only days away from his sentence in the electric chair, to pass the time, Little E teased the guard by telling him things like he was the ugliest guard that he had ever seen and that he would hear his voice for the rest of his life so he better pay for Little E being killed, then Little E asked the guard about his daughter and said that he felt alone and asked him why he didn't bring her.
Little E abused everyone, including his public defender, Frank Stone, Frank arrived with good news for his client which did not make him happy, Frank told Little E that his sentence had been changed to life in prison without parole, with his job done, Frank proceeded to leave knowing that he would never have to see that scum again and left him alone forever, Little E asked Frank where he was going and told him that it was good news, he told him to bring his wife, that maybe they could celebrate.
Little E celebrated his good fortune by watching The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-2011) while sitting on his metallic prison toilet, but then karma proceeded to do what the law didn't, punish Little E, then the TV connection started to fail, he took the frayed cable to fix the TV and accidentally turns his toilet into an electric chair.
Dr. David Mok: I think this inmate that... sat on the metal seat has... really set him up to optimally conduct as much... electricity through his body as possible. Something like a 100 milliamps that's put across the heart can actually knock your heart out of rhythm and cause you to have sudden cardiac death. Most... certainly he died of cardiac arrythmia.
The 110 volt current that passed through his skin and connected to the metal toilet seat was more than enough to fry him, killing him, serving his original sentence and sending this bastard to Hell.
Narrator: The bottom line? Karma is a bitch. And when she comes back at you, there's no escape.
Transcript[]
([] is playing)
Narrator: James "Little E" Johnson was hardly what you would call a model citizen.
Little E: Fool! You about the ugliest damn guard I ever seen in my life! That's right, boy, you gonna be hearing my voice for the rest of your damn life! Better pray they kill me. (Laughs)
Narrator: On death row for 7 counts of murder,
Little E: You hear me!?
Narrator: it was days before his scheduled execution in the electric chair.
Little E: Wassup with that daughter of yours, man? I'm feeling kind of lonely in here. Why don't you bring her on down?
(A lawyer looking for Little E, Industrial Dead is playing)
Narrator: Little E abused everyone in his path. Including his public defender, Frank Stone.
(Frank meets Little E at the inmate phone service)
Narrator: That's why when Frank dropped by with some good news for his client, he wasn't happy.
Frank: Look, I'm here to tell you, your sentence has been changed to life without parole, you got that? You scum.
(Frank hangs up, leaves Little E alone forever)
Little E: Hey, Mr. lawyer-man Baby, where you going? That's good news! Hey, bring your wife, man. We could all celebrate!
(Later, Little E watching TV in his sell)
Narrator: Little E celebrated his luck by indulging in his favorite cell activity: watching Oprah while sitting on his state issued, full metal crapper. But he would soon learn that karma is less fickle than the law.
(Little E hits the side of the TV as the TV screen became static)
Little E: Son of a...
Narrator: When Little E grabbed the frayed wire to fix the TV, he accidently turned his throne... into an electric chair.
(As he touches the wire, he electrocutes himself, Cut in Two Part B (Reconstructed) is playing)
Dr. David Mok: I think this inmate that... sat on the metal seat has... really set him up to optimally conduct as much... electricity through his body as possible.
(CGI heart electrocutes, causing to beat irregularly and stops)
Dr. David Mok: Something like a 100 milliamps that's put across the heart can actually knock your heart out of rhythm and cause you to have sudden cardiac death.
(Little E is now dead)
Dr. David Mok: Most... certainly he died of cardiac arrythmia.
(Recap of Little E hits the side of the TV)
Narrator: The 110-volt current passing through his skin and grounding to the metal toilet seat, was more than enough to fry Little E. The hot juice stopped his heart cold.
(As he touches the wire, he electrocutes himself)
Narrator: The bottom line? Karma is a bitch. And when she comes back at you, there's no escape.
Cast & Interviewees[]
- Jeremy Clements - James "Little E" Johnson (Lead: intended victim) (Not to be confused with the NASCAR driver Jeremy Clements)
- Doug Swim - Frank Stone (Lead)
- Dr. David Mok - Cardiologist
Trivia[]
- This story appears to be based on Michael Anderson Godwin in South Carolina, an ex-death row inmate who got electrocuted on a toilet seat in 1989 while trying to fix either his headphones or his Television. Ironically, the electric chair was his scheduled execution method before his sentence was changed.
- It is also based on the death of José Luis Acuna.
Segment Nicknames[]
- Tues-Baked
- Static Shock
- Stalk Show
- OWN-Death
Foreign Names[]
- Oprah Win-Frito (Oprah Win-Fried) [Wordplay on "Oprah Winfrey" and "Frito"] - Latin American Spanish and Mexican Spanish dubs
- "Frito" mirando la Tele ("Fried" watching the TV) - Spanish dub
- Tod auf dem Thron (Death on the Throne) - German dub
- Porażająca opra (Thrilling Oprah) - Polish voice-over
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