Favorite Twilight Zone episode?
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Sooooooo many 'favorite' episodes. One favorite was 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'. But you can't see it in syndication. And yes, it's not truly an episode of the Twilight Zone in the strictest sense, but it sure is entertaining.
I can't think of any props I'd want from any of the episodes, though. Perhaps a How to Serve Man book, just for laughs.
I can't think of any props I'd want from any of the episodes, though. Perhaps a How to Serve Man book, just for laughs.
How to Serve Man........
darthgordon
Sr Member
Episodes (in no particular order)
Time Enough at Last
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
The Eye of the Beholder
The Odyssey of Flight 33
Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up
To Serve Man
The Obsolete Man
No Time Like the Past
Props? I've always wanted the Mystic Seer from Nick of Time... I wanted one that actually put out fortunes and was 1:1. Not a bobble head.
Time Enough at Last
The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
The Eye of the Beholder
The Odyssey of Flight 33
Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up
To Serve Man
The Obsolete Man
No Time Like the Past
Props? I've always wanted the Mystic Seer from Nick of Time... I wanted one that actually put out fortunes and was 1:1. Not a bobble head.
Bizarro Lois
Sr Member
It's hard to pick my favorite episodes, because when I'm watching a marathon, my reaction is kind of like, "Wow, this is a good one," at every other episode. And the ones I've watched for potential props are not necessarily my favorite episodes overall. Right now, there are a few that come to mind - "A Game of Pool," "5 Characters in Search of an Exit," "The Obsolete Man" and "Night Call"(I think that's the name - it's the old woman who's been in several episodes who keeps getting bizarre phone calls at night). And then there are the ones that everyone loves, like "Time Enough at Last," "The Ventriloquist," "To Serve Man," etc.
Once in a while, I catch one that I haven't seen before, and it's a special treat, even if it's not one of the best episodes.
Once in a while, I catch one that I haven't seen before, and it's a special treat, even if it's not one of the best episodes.
EvilRocketeer
Master Member
I cant remember the names:
-the one with the professor from gilligans island that goes into the past to stop assination of Lincoln.
-the neighborhood going crazy due to a nucleur bomb and they wreck their neighbors house trying to get into his bomb shelter
-the salvation army toys one..when they dont know they are toys and they been trying to get out of the barrel
-the one with the professor from gilligans island that goes into the past to stop assination of Lincoln.
-the neighborhood going crazy due to a nucleur bomb and they wreck their neighbors house trying to get into his bomb shelter
-the salvation army toys one..when they dont know they are toys and they been trying to get out of the barrel
TheDoctor
Sr Member
My favorite one was the one where the girl was in her NY apartment and everything was getting so hot that her paintings started to melt. At the end we find out that it's really the opposite and she was suffering from a high fever and delusion because of the extreme cold.
Guy 1: "A casino where I'm winning? This must be heaven! ... A casino where I'm always winning? I must be in Hell!"
Guy 2: "No, you're on an airplane."
Guy 1: "There's something on the wing, you have to believe me!"
Guy 2: "Why should I believe you? You're Hitler!"
Fry: "Saw it coming..."
Guy 1: "A casino where I'm winning? This must be heaven! ... A casino where I'm always winning? I must be in Hell!"
Guy 2: "No, you're on an airplane."
Guy 1: "There's something on the wing, you have to believe me!"
Guy 2: "Why should I believe you? You're Hitler!"
Fry: "Saw it coming..."
Vaderman
Sr Member
Wow. Great thread!
So many to try to remember...
Any with Robby the Robot (Uncle Simon, Whipple's...)
To Serve Man
Nick of Time
Time Enough at Last
Eye of the Beholder
And When the Sky Was Opened
A Game of Pool
It's a Good Life
Long Live Walter Jameson
Stop at Willoughby
Nightmare at 20,000 feet
Stopover in a Quiet Town
Death Ship
The Dummy
Forget it, I'm out. Just too many that I really liked or loved.
No way I can pick a favorite.
Can I add "The Demon with the Glass Hand?"
So many to try to remember...
Any with Robby the Robot (Uncle Simon, Whipple's...)
To Serve Man
Nick of Time
Time Enough at Last
Eye of the Beholder
And When the Sky Was Opened
A Game of Pool
It's a Good Life
Long Live Walter Jameson
Stop at Willoughby
Nightmare at 20,000 feet
Stopover in a Quiet Town
Death Ship
The Dummy
Forget it, I'm out. Just too many that I really liked or loved.
No way I can pick a favorite.
Can I add "The Demon with the Glass Hand?"
Bizarro Lois
Sr Member
"Nothing in the Dark" with Robert Redford as a young cop is a favorite.
Actually almost all of them are favorites.
Wolf
That was one that I had never seen and randomly caught it one morning on Sci-Fi. I liked it quite a bit. I noticed that the woman is the same one from "Night Call." Another fun thing about TZ is finding out how many episodes an actor has been in. I'm thinking Jack Klugman probably did the most, or possibly Burgess Meredith.
PantheraGem
Sr Member
My two favorites have already been mentioned;
"Nothing in the Dark"
"Night of the Meek"
"Nothing in the Dark"
"Night of the Meek"
CB2001
Master Member
The first one for me is "Little Girl Lost", which is one of the many Richard Matheson short story adaptations done by the show. Since I own an anthology book of short stories that were adapted into TZ episodes, you get an idea on how many episodes are adapted from Matheson's work.
Another one is "The Odyssey of Flight 33." In fact, it's clear that Stephen King found some influence from the episode with his story "The Langoliers", but I've even found influence from the episode that I sort of came up with a variation/continuation of the story. Actually, I found influence from the episode when I took this picture.
Another classic to me is another Richard Matheson adapted story which not only appeared in the original show, but was also in the "Twilight Zone" movie: "Terror at 20,000 Feet." Many people know this episode from the fact that William Shatner starred in it, but it's a pretty scary thought that something could sabotage a plane while in the air and the only person who knows of the real danger is the person that people think are nuts.
BTW, does this post also include the attempted revivals of TZ? The reason why I ask is because there was one episode I remember watching on the 1980s revival that involved a woman going to a movie theater to watch a movie, and she kept seeing replays of her life on the screen (and eventually she saw her own death on the screen). I always thought that was a pretty good one (though I can't remember the name of it).
Another one is "The Odyssey of Flight 33." In fact, it's clear that Stephen King found some influence from the episode with his story "The Langoliers", but I've even found influence from the episode that I sort of came up with a variation/continuation of the story. Actually, I found influence from the episode when I took this picture.
Another classic to me is another Richard Matheson adapted story which not only appeared in the original show, but was also in the "Twilight Zone" movie: "Terror at 20,000 Feet." Many people know this episode from the fact that William Shatner starred in it, but it's a pretty scary thought that something could sabotage a plane while in the air and the only person who knows of the real danger is the person that people think are nuts.
BTW, does this post also include the attempted revivals of TZ? The reason why I ask is because there was one episode I remember watching on the 1980s revival that involved a woman going to a movie theater to watch a movie, and she kept seeing replays of her life on the screen (and eventually she saw her own death on the screen). I always thought that was a pretty good one (though I can't remember the name of it).
What's the one with the mannequins? That one!
fuelish
Sr Member
That's "After Hours"
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