# Quick question-- what was the show about a shop that recovered cursed items? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 12, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114 "2023-01-12T17:18:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/1 "2023-01-12T17:18:19Z")
Not Warehouse 13, it was older. and had a girl with big boobs. In a later season, they went back in time and were accused of being witches-- a real jump the shark moment for me. In my head it was paired with the show with the Crypt Keeper, another show I don’t remember the name of. I think that one may have been Tales from the Crypt. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/2 "2023-01-12T17:29:05Z")
I think you’re thinking of the Friday the 13th show. > **[Friday the 13th: The Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th:_The_Series)** > > Friday the 13th: The Series is a fantasy horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987, to May 26, 1990, in first-run syndication. The series follows Micki and Ryan, inherited owners of an antiques store, which they learn is cursed from Jack Marshak only after they have sold all of the cursed antiques. The trio then work together to try and recover them to put them back into the safety of the shop's vault. > Originally, the series was to be titled The 13th Hour, but pro... ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/3 "2023-01-12T17:31:05Z")
Yes. Thank you. The Dope never lets me down. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/4 "2023-01-12T17:38:03Z")
I recall liking it at first and then just losing interest. A long time ago now. There was also a Poltergeist show that started interesting and lost my interest. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/5 "2023-01-12T17:42:53Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I recall liking it at first and then just losing interest. I recall being excited about a TV show for Jason Voorhees and then finding out it had nothing to do with the movies at all. ETA: Huh, it looks like Louise Robey (who played the female lead in the show) is active in editing Wikipedia, including her own biographical article. I used to be one of the primary conflict of interest managers on Wikipedia back in the day, that can get tricky. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/6 "2023-01-12T18:22:32Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Huh, it looks like Louise Robey (who played the female lead in the show) I remember that she was billed only as “Robey” on _Friday the 13th_. Very edgy. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/7 "2023-01-12T18:33:59Z")
Robey was the main reason I watched the show. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/8 "2023-01-13T02:43:02Z")
Did they ever recover the frogurt? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/9 "2023-01-13T09:57:28Z")
Yes, but the toppings are still at large. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/10 "2023-01-13T11:06:21Z")
That’s bad. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/11 "2023-01-13T11:51:04Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Huh, it looks like Louise Robey (who played the female lead in the show) is active in editing Wikipedia, including her own biographical article. Does she credit herself as > [@Biggirl](#): > > girl with big boobs ? (Actually, she seems to be listed as “Canadian children’s writer”, so I guess the acting career has taken a backseat). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/12 "2023-01-13T14:17:11Z")
I only remembered the red hair. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/13 "2023-01-13T14:25:57Z")
I remember watching the show, though as I remember, it was syndicated and not always shown on a regular schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/14 "2023-01-13T15:01:21Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > (Actually, she seems to be listed as “Canadian children’s writer”, so I guess the acting career has taken a backseat). Her last credited acting role was in 1992, her first was as a vocalist in the film _Money Pit_. She had a minor hit (peaking at #3 on the _Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play_ list) with a cover of ”One Night in Bangkok”. [![](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=nfxnmbpbYCQu3N5sMuxOelWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=&f=4) ](https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jpg?c=nfxnmbpbYCQu3N5sMuxOelWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=&f=4) This is from a 1987 issue of People Magazine: [![](https://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28000000/Louise-Robey-in-People-December-1987-friday-the-13th-the-series-28013434-900-1250.jpg) ](https://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28000000/Louise-Robey-in-People-December-1987-friday-the-13th-the-series-28013434-900-1250.jpg) 😖 ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/15 "2023-01-13T15:02:40Z")
She was also wife-of-nobility for a while. Mother of the future Duke of St. Albans. ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/16 "2023-01-14T04:24:42Z")
Today while scrolling through the guide on Sling, and Warehouse 13 and Friday the 13th the series were back to back. I hadn’t thought about either show in years until I read this question yesterday and would have scrolled right past without a thought. When Warehouse 13 first started I compared it to F13 the series. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-what-was-the-show-about-a-shop-that-recovered-cursed-items/978114/17 "2023-01-16T15:09:32Z")
The first thing I thought of was Needful Things.