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Digging the jazz version of 'Toxic Waste' Wish they would repress this demo. I had the blue cover version and I have no idea what happened to it.

Serling could do endings as sweet as this and as Dark as episodes like "The Other Place".

"Up there Mr. Bookman, you made it."

A man, who spent all day trying to cheat death, no longer hesitates. He fulfilled his life's work. "I'm ready." Poignant.

A devout man in Thailand told me. Commit no sin, collect only good deeds and love one another. Seems simple enough.

This is one of several TZ episodes in which children play a pivotal role. Wynn and Hamilton turn in fine performances .

Aaron...

This show is hard to beat.

im out of the trees

God bless him to eternity.

Not me crying after recently watching the episode.

This episode was on MeTV,today, 5-16-24.

Ed Wynn. I heard somewhere he loved to laugh.

The ending makes this my favorite Twilight Zone episode. "You never know who might need something up there. Up there? Up there, Mr. Bookman, you made it." Bernard Herrman's score, "Starlight," helped elevate this scene.

Ed Wynn from mary Poppins 😊

Great, endearing episode. A good-hearted, smooth-talking salesman manages to delay Mr. Death’s original plan of taking the little girl with him. And, yes, the salesman did earn his way to heaven. 👍❤️😊

And now Mr. Valentine has an annoying new neighbor who keeps trying to sell him stuff.

Murray Hamilton (Death) was 60-ish when he died.

Excellent Story

One of My Favorite Episode of TZ with a Happy Ending. (smile)

Old man dies...young girl lives...fair trade. -Sin City

The finale reminds me of Bogie & Rains at the end of Casablanca.

Ed Wynn is so underrated.

"Throughout his life a man beloved by the children - and therefore, a most important man." Mr. Bookman was always pitching for the angels.

Rod raised more kids than you know.

When you realize that the Mayor of Amity wouldn't close the beach because he's literally Mr. Death.

This episode is One For The Angels.

One of the Greatest Episodes !!!

Keith has the coolest voice ever. His delivery and style completely unique until some people started imitating him. Keith always had to stay two steps ahead of the imitators.

yeah..this episode is right up there with when the trumpet player gets a second chance at life by Gabriel himself. "joey...no more stepping off curbs." No judgement (not his job) but good advice and a bit of help..... one musician talking to another.

After all the years it's still relevant today and just as good. Original always best

Never saw a bad Twilight Zone and I think I saw them all

I really liked this episode.

The twilight zone should a required course for college graduation.

That sounded like Big Ben from London chiming in the back ground.

This is my favorite episode in the series. It was the first of two appearances Ed Wynn made in The Twilight Zone. In the other, he plays a kindly grandfather who is obsessed with maintaining a grandfather clock. With the help of his family, he actually overcomes this addiction in order to live, even after the clock stops working. Ed Wynn was one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood, and Rod Serling did not have the heart (thankfully) to make Wynn suffer the usual tragic ending of main characters in The Twilight Zone.

One of my favorites

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Was this Mr. Bookman related to the Mr. Bookman from New York City Public Library? You Know. the investigator chasing Jerry for outstanding book.

Twilight Zone always felt like Greek fables to me . A good story containing an important life lesson. When entertainment was responsible.

Chokes me up every time. Ed Wynn was an amazing actor.

The Twilight Zone was a pretty amazing series. Great writing, great acting. Mostly very simple sets. It still holds up well so many years later.

Death aka Murray Hamilton aka Mayor Vaughn from Jaws.

One of my favourite scenes from the twilight zone. ❤

One of my very favorite episodes with a legend captured for all time to enjoy.

Glad he made it to "up there". I want to go there too.

Rhubarb ...who eats rhubarb unless it's in a pie, with strawberries 🍓 like my mother 👩 used to bake

Ed Wynn, one of vaudeville talents that went through all mediums and was very successful. Theater, film, radio, & television.

This is a great episode, I urge you watch the whole thing.

I like to believe that Mr. Death knew what Lou was doing the whole time he was listening to his pitch. In the end, Lou got to perform his greatest Pitch, Maggy survived, and Mr. Death finally claimed Lou's soul, and with no resistance this time. Everybody wins.