THE STORY: Life has been good to Ashley Robbins, but there are problems too. Living on Long Island’s North Shore is not cheap, and unless he comes up with some outstanding new advertising copy Ashley may be out of a job. So he is not in the mood for eccentric neighbors, especially the newest one, Mrs. Goolsby, who claims that she is a genuine fairy, and who comes calling with a pocketbook full of crumb cake and magic powder. There are no takers for the cake, but Ashley ends up being a guinea pig for the magic powder, which she claims can make a person realize his most cherished fantasy for twenty-four hours. And much to his amazement, Ashley becomes the world’s most persuasive copywriter. He devotes his twenty-four hours to turning out new copy for every major account in the business, and his boss is so delighted he may even give up therapy. But that evening at a “victory dinner,” Mrs. Goolsby stops by and, after some bourbon, dispenses her magic power to all. Before Ashley can stop her, she has sent his best friend’s wife off to Hollywood; turned Ashley’s ten-year-old daughter into a goldfish; and changed the boss into the sister he always envied. Things get hilariously worse before they get better.
