@@Barnabas45 Boy, you said it! What I don't understand is, why? They had better musicians, artists, and cultural contributors of all kinds. All cultures go though peaks and valleys. A peak being a time when cultural output of all kinds is distinctly superior to what came before and after. A valley, obviously, is a time when such output is distinctly inferior. The United States, and perhaps the West in general, went through a peak that ran roughly through the middle half of the twentieth century. It began to tail off in the 1970s. I think there was a short, lesser peak in the 1990s, and it has been pretty much downhill all the way since then. Eventually, we will hit bottom and bounce back up again, or go the way of the Greeks and Romans.
Rod was a local boy. Came home to give talks pretty often. I have had coffee with him after some of these talks. A very interesting time in my history.
@kappelmeister123 Still never tire watching them. My sin teased me at first...hey tad that is b&w. I said really. Dont notice since when I started watching as kid. They were in bw and all there was.....Anazing still how it teaches, inspires and of course copied
In a way, but Twilight Zone would've never discussed real social issues. Back in his time, a 14 yo black kid rapped and muddered a White girl. For the next 60 years, everyone said he was innocent even though the evidence said otherwise. Now, just recently, a gang of 14yo black kids just kiIIed a white college girl. Once again, the black community defended those black kids. But Sterling would've NEVER written about these types of social issues.
Rip Prescott that sounds really interesting. Could you share the names in that case please? The 14 ur old boy and the victim? I would love to learn about it further, thanks
Well, for starters; just this Christmas, Tessa Majors was stobbed to death by 3 "youths". 14 year olds. In late February, 2020, Madison Harris was killed by 5 of her Black "friends". They entered her home with the purpose of robbing her. On Feb 10th, a 13 YO was stobbed to death in Florida by a Muslim friend, Corey Johnson. The 13YO Alax Branz made the mistake of criticizing Islam a few days before. Go back 7 decades, and there was the infamous case of a Block kid, Georgy Stinney, age 14, who kolled 2 little white girls. People just couldn't believe a 14 YO was capable of committing the crime. So, they've posthumously dismissed it. There are plenty of examples. Off the top of my head, the last public honging in US history was a Black guy who rapped and kiiled an elderly White woman. This case is NOT disputed. Hell, even Emmett Till's father rapped 2 white women, he tried to kil his Black wife, and he also kalled a White woman, for which he was excecutes.
@@neildennis7294 William Shatner ("Nick of Time" and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet), Leonard Nimoy (A Quality of Mercy), James Doohan (Valley of the Shadow) and George Takei (The Encounter).
Rod was a genius ahead of his time. You can imagine what a mind blower this show was for a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s. I think it paved the way for more mind expansion activities later on, by opening the door to a wider point of view. My favorite was Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the girl who was considered hideous , only we discover she looks normal and everyone else is hideous.
My (then) 15yr old son called me one day..."dad, dad! Have you ever heard of a show called the Twilight Zone? It's awesome!" I was 46 @ the time. (2016) "no kiddo, never heard of it." Lol
Peyton try these on-- "Eye of the Beholder", "The Invaders", "Living Doll" ,"The Dummy" "Midnight Sun"--The last 2 scared the piss out of me-The series is available on Netflix--except the hour episodes
#11. Richard Matheson wrote many of the shows Serling didn't write. Matheson became famous for writing I Am Legend, Stir of Echos, Hell House, and many more novels and short stories.
Please also remember the third of that triumvirate, Charles Beaumont, who began writing on the show beginning with "Perchance To Dream". He tragically died in the late 1960s from a condition that made him rely on ghostwriters during the later seasons.
Nicely done!!! My favorite childhood show! The one I remember the most is the one with Agnes Moorehead playing a woman being terrorized by little space robots... That came from a U.S. Air Force saucer. It's amazing as she had no dialog and was all visceral reaction and emotion. She said, in an interview afterwards, it was the hardest acting role she ever had.
Interesting. The hardest role she ever played, she said? Well she played the MESS out of that one!!! She did exceptionally well, so she gets lots of kudos from me. Then again, Agnes had gone to university to major in acting (I think she got a Masters) so it comes to reason that she did great in that role. A poor desolate woman, who seemed to have led a bitter drab lonely friendless life. Cutting up what little food she had and plopping into a pot to stay alive for the next day...I sympathize. Then one day she has visitors (as if her life wasn't hard enough) and all hell breaks out on her for the moment. Heh heh oh gosh, the irony of it all is not very nice. You know it would be funny like in a spoof of that episode, instead of a lil space man appearing after blasting a small hole at the bottom of the door, it would be an angry-looking Gumby wearing a cowboy hat, a couple of six-shooters, and wielding a shotgun.
As a child in the 90’s I stumbled across a VHS tape of my uncle’s that had a bunch of episodes on it. This episode always stuck out to me, as it was my introduction to the “plot twist”.
I lived for this show, which came out when I was nine. Along with Mad Magazine, it was an island of truth in a bewildering world. Thanks for this tribute. I'm glad the show continues with people whose parents weren't even born when it aired.
Some might ask - _"Is 'The Twilight Zone' worth watching?"_ and my answer is - not only is it worth watching, it's worth *RE-watching*_ over and over. This show boasts some of the greatest acting, directing, writing etc. etc. of any show on TV ever, even nowadays. A good quality show does not lose it's merits simply due to the passing of time. That is one of the things that make this show exactly what it is - *_TIMELESS._* The whole current notion that things made in the past are too "difficult" for modern audiences to "connect with" therefore; they need to be "remade", is just corporate nonsense imho. Case in point, growing up in the 80's, when we saw period piece films or TV shows set decades even centuries before, we didn't have any issues "connecting" with the material being presented. This is nothing more than a lame and flaccid excuse concocted by Hollywood movie studios and execs in order to justify, excuse, defend their rebooting and re-hashing of everything under the sun nowadays. Remaking and re-marketing many things that were profitable in the past so as to profit from them again with little to no creative effort on their part. That is the beauty of a show like _'The Twilight Zone'_ - the show was so well made, it doesn't date itself the way other shows did. Even now, we can see many of the topics presented on the show as current topics. Many of the topics on the show are still as relevant now as they were back then, some even moreso. The show had/has a rare quality among other shows, both past and present - it made/makes the viewer *_THINK,_* *_FEEL_* and *_REFLECT_* upon what is being presented and gives the viewer the chance to figure things out for themselves, rather than hold your hand and guiding you down a pre-made path. The show has been a *_MASSIVE_* influence in not just many TV shows (both past and present) but, in films, art, writing and even music (among many other things). Any person, young or old(er) (especially those that call themselves fans of sci-fi/fantasy), who skips or passes on watching this show based on the premise or notion that it's "old", "dated" or "antiquated" is really doing themselves a disservice. I'm not saying the show is "perfect" but then again, what is? Not even current, modern shows with all their modern tech advances are. Some might say the premises or topics of that time were "corny" or "silly" yet, there are things on current shows that are just as "corny" and not at all a representation of the "standards" that people have come to expect today. The 80's remake or even '02 remake (both of which I like), failed to reach the watermark that the original show had set and being modern versions - *_that,_* technically speaking, should've "connected" them with modern audiences even moreso than the original, right? Holding those things against a show like the classic _'The Twilight Zone'_ is, in my opinion, a bit unfair and come across as a bit of pointless and trivial nitpicking. Others might say the show was/is "overrated" (lol). I could go on and on in defense and praise of this show but, in the end, the show speaks and stands for itself, on it's own merits and anyone still in doubt need only to reflect upon the fact that the show is one of the greatest, most revered and beloved shows *of all time.* There are *_GOOD_* reasons for that. Those distinctions are not give to just "any" show. They're given only to the best of the best and in this case _'The Twilight Zone'_ deserves every bit of praise and adulation it has gotten over the passing decades - almost 70 yrs. ago starting this year (2019). I myself am a hardcore fan of all 157 episodes. Yes, I include the short film, _'The Time Element'_ (which as already mentioned, was supposed to be the originally intended pilot episode of _'TTZ'_ ) among the other 156 episodes of the series. To me, every episode is a mini-masterpiece on it's own. I love every single one of them. This is a series that I have been watching continuously from _'The Time Element'_ all the way to the last episode, _'The Bewitchin' Pool',_ without skipping or breaking seasons. All in all, I'm a fan FOR LIFE and one thing every seasoned "ZONE" fan knows is - *_'THE TWILIGHT ZONE' RULES..._* (P.S. Other things some might not know about the show that I'd like to add - All the references to _'TTZ'_ in popular culture things like _'The Simpsons'_ and it's influence on new "Hit" shows like _'Black Mirror',_ as well as it being made into _'TTZ'_ radio dramas, hosted and narrated by veteran actor, Stacy Keach... Great video btw...) (P.P.S. Keeping with the overall dark, moody, brooding and melancholic atmosphere of _'TTZ',_ I would've chosen music like Joy Division's _'Decades',_ Siouxsie & The Banshees's _'Voodoo Dolly',_ Gary Numan's _'Metal',_ Bauhaus's _'Hollow Hills',_ The Sisters Of Mercy's _'Nine While Nine',_ The Cure's _'Other Voices'_ and The Chameleons's _'Here Today'._ (among others), all in no particular order...)
You nailed it!! I don't watch any modern movies or TV. It's just f*cking lame, rehashed stories you have heard 100 times before. The Golden age of Hollywood died in the early eighties!
Absolutely love those New Year's Eve marathons on the scifi channel! Even though I have watched or own most every Twilight Zone episode ever made, I still spend my New Year's Eve Watching twilights zone episodes.
I've enjoyed this entire series for decades. The only "blemish" imho are a small group of shows (in S3?) where the Network was looking to cut film costs and produced 5 or 6 shows on videotape, which was in it's infancy as a technology and offered no easy ability to edit, unlike film. Also, television camera lenses were very different from motion picture camera lenses and required more light, yet only produced fuzzy, out of focus, washed out results. Unfortunately, the performances of some great actors was captured on videotape during this time...actors such as Art Carney, Dean Jagger, and Inger Stevens. That is regrettable.
neoasura I agree, every BM ends terrible for the characters, never seen such depression in every episode like this show. As much as I do enjoy BM it’s not TZ.
Serling was so perfect for the role that every re-boot has had the colossal problem of NOT having him as narrator. We WAS the voice of the Twilight Zone, not just someone to open the show. His unique presentation put you in the mood.
I like nearly all of them (except a few like the Mr. Dingle one :p ), but the one that rubs me the wrong way is the Fountain of Youth one. The wife is punished for HER HUSBAND'S insecurities, and the punishment FAR outweighs what she's actually done to deserve anything.
I loved this show. My mother in 1963 allowed me to stay up and watch it. For an eight year old it gave nightmares for a couple of days. This and the Outer Limits were ahead of their time. Also I think that if Rod was still alive he would have made a great Men in Black character.
Didn't read all of the comments, but there was another anthology series created by Serling called, 'The Night Gallery'. It was darker in tone, leaning more to horror than fantasy elements, and aired from 1969-1973
The reason so many episodes featured Gary Collins was because his hour long TV series starring him was folded into the syndication of the "Night Gallery." "The Sixth Sense." Hour long episodes truncated to fit a 30 minute time slot. Talk about rushing the plot lines. Editing half the material just to fit the syndication run time. And if I recall, Rod penned not a one of the episodes. He merely showed up to intro them. He was hired to do the lead in and exit narration to evoke memories of "The Twilight Zone."
This show was one of the staples of my childhood. It was a great show and really timeless because it is very re-watchable. Serling's method of disguising real issues in mostly sci-fi--but also supernatural--themes was fantastic. There were indeed a few odd episodes out there and even a few that just weren't as good as the rest but I'd say it's overall quality was really high and especially when you compare it to the garbage that is on TV now. Even though it was B&W, it was really an early 60s show and I see someone else pointed that out as well. At a glance, it's easy to think "1950s" but was really a part of that more radical and forward thinking 1960s. Serling was one of those guys in the same vein as other post WWII authors and writers that started to question things. While I knew at least a few of the things in this video, I also learned some things I had not known before. Hats off to the maker of this one and it's always cool to see shows like TZ will get both airplay and continued attention. It was a much more important show than it was perceived to be in its heyday. Super job!
You forgot James Doohan...Scotty. he was in the episode, that Star Trek was almost literally born out of, Valley of the Shadow. James Doohan had the device which made the dog disappear, a type of transporter. Then in that episode, the force field wall, the communicators, the replicator. etc. My favorite episode is "3rd from the Sun."
Prior to the Sci-Fi channel they use to have the marathon on local channels. For me, living in Southern California it was KTLA channel 5 starting on Thanksgiving then moving to the 4th of July.
@@robynreding8155 last year and the year before Sci-fi network ran the marathon. Oh, if I recall it started at 6pm. I would suggest to keep an eye on the listings in December/January.
My favorite episode, one that haunts me to this very day, is “Death Ship,” Season Four, episode six, written by Richard Matheson, based on his short story. It stars Jack Klugman and Ross Martin. Klugman plays Capt. Paul Ross, a man who will not accept that he, his ship and crew are dead. They crashed. He won’t move on or let his two crewmembers do so either. Rod Serling’s closing narration says it all: "Picture of a man who will not see anything he does not choose to see, including his own death. A man of such indomitable will that even the two men beneath his command are not allowed to see the truth; which truth is, that they are no longer among the living, that the movements they make and the words they speak have all been made and spoken countless times before, and will be made and spoken countless times again, perhaps even unto eternity. Picture of a latter-day Flying Dutchman, sailing into the Twilight Zone. "
I am from Binghamton ny where rod lived. Every year there is a rod serling film festival. It is so cool. A lot of th episodes even are supposed to take place there like the one where the woman keeps seeing her doppleganger in the bus station and the one where the man takes a walk into his home town and runs into his child self is supposed to take place in recreation park where i used to play as a kid. It even has a carousel in the episode.
The original theme sounds like the music later used in Fahrenheit 451. Maybe Hermann pulled the wool over Traufats ears? LOL Good stuff as always Minty!
The most influential person in my life, thank you Rod! To this day I don’t go anywhere without my dog! Why you ask? “ Because a man will walk blindly into hell, but Dog can smell that brimstone “. I’m continuously reminded of the life lessons learned from watching this show!
@tan j maz Just wondering if the name "Rip" was meant as a foreshadowing of "Rest In Peace" in Heaven as opposed to hell since the dog would sense the brimstone. Just a thought.
James Doohan, who portrayed Scotty in Star Trek, was also in a Twilight Zone episode called Valley of the Shadow. Interestingly, his character was an engineer.
@@douglasjohnston1465 The narrator was specifically naming Star Trek actors who appeared on the Twilight Zone. So yeah, James Doohan should have been included. Nobody said anything about naming every "famous" person.
The show didn't air until oct 59 so it was more of a "60s" show... I love this show!! Have the whole series!! "How dry I am! How dry I am.. nobody knows, how dry I am"
Hah I got that reference Roland! Dan Duryea as the drunken gunfighter Mr. Denton being bullied by a mean Martin Landau! From memory it also had Doug Mclure and Malcolm Atterbury as Mr. Fate! You can tell I love it too!!
Indeed...Netflix would not currently be host to several of its episodes otherwise. The haunting "Come Wander With Me" was a timely reminder of that for me recently.
This was great. I've loved Twilight Zone for many years, and spend New Year's with Rod Serling. For some reason, SyFY plays twilight zone nonstop during the days leading to New Year, so I just embraced it as tradition. My favorite might be It's a Good Life. Or Five Characters. It's hard to pick
Interesting side note is that John Lithgow played what was Shatner's role in the Terror at 20000 feet story for the movie version of Twilight Zone and in 3rd Rock from the Sun in which both Lithgow and Shatner appeared they have a conversation about having had terrifying flights that people couldn't imagine.
Sorry I missed that episode but on a sour note -I loathe the movie!-which takes the theme of each story and turns it on it's head-not to mention the pointless death of Vic Morrow and those 2 kids!
Terror at 20000 feet is one of my favorite episodes. Plus in it's time that tale was created when lots of people were often dying in plane crashes because the technology wasn't so great around that time.
He was also the author of "Bid Time Return" (AKA "Somewhere in Time"), "What Dreams May Come," and "Stir of Echoes." All adapted by him from his novels for the films. And let us not forget Steven Spielberg's breakout TV film, "Duel," based on Matheson's short story, inspired by an asshole truck driver who worried the crap out of Richard by following him too close with his rig.
@@alex041321 Let us also remember other Matheson classics like "I Am Legend" (most accurate adaptation being the earliest with the Vincent Price vehicle "Last Man On Earth"), "The Shrinking Man" (add "Incredible" and you've got the movie title) and "Hell House" (which he adapted himself as "Legend of Hell House"). He also was Roger Corman's go-to screenwriter for his Poe adaptations AND one of three main writers, along with Serling and Charles Beaumont, on TZ. The man got around.
@tan j maz That's "Tales from the Crypt." The title of the episode you were referring to was: "Carrion Death," starring Kyle McLachlan ( "Twin Peaks," 'Blue Velvet,' ect. ) as the escaped killer / bank robber; and George Del Hoyo as the State Trooper who pursues him across the desert, and yes, is eventually killed by McLachlan's character but not before handcuffing himself to him ( McLachlan ) and swallowing the key so that McLachlan's character is forced to carry his heavy body along with him. That was from Season 3 of "TftC." That was the second ( 2nd ) episode of that season ( overall the 26th episode of the series. ) See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tales_from_the_Crypt_episodes#Season_3_(1991)
@tan j maz Hope you found it FULL length, then. By the way - this is the SAME RobertC ( 4458RobertC ) as above, different login, as I am now replying from on my cell phone. Bit of a pet peeve here, but I HATE when people list their episode posting as "Full Length" when they're not ( exception ONLY for someone doing a DVD Rip of an episode from Seasons 1 or 2. Because - the DVDs of Seasons 1 and 2 only have the intro. as a seperate part before the DVDs' menu of the episodes. ) And there is NO excuse for the Cryptkeeper outro / end credits being cut off. IF interested, see MY posting of "REAL Full Length Tales from the Crypt - ( episode title )" , by typing "REAL Full Length Tales from the Crypt" ( withOUT the " "s ) in the Search Bar at the top of the CZcams screen. OR - maybe go to my ( 4458RobertC )'s channel. I've only done four ( 4 ) so far. But may do more later. Sorry, but - "Carrion Death" is NOT one I've done, so far.
@tan j maz Thanks for subbing. That audio version is interesting. Sounds like it is from the original comic book version of the story [ they often changed things to make them more visual for the series of "Tales from the Crypt," and of course stories were adapted from more than just the comic book of "TftC" ( including "The Haunt of Fear," "The Vault of Terror," "Shock Suspense Stories," "Crime Suspense Stories," and in one case "Western Suspense Stories." ) ] Also - REAL cool! That sounds like it's being read by John Kassir ( the voice of the Cryptkeeper. )
When i was very little, i was bored one Sunday & TZ started on a channel, it was Stopover In A Quiet Town, & i thought that was cool to be in a giant doll town... then the next week, it was The Masks, which was scary ...good times haha
Interesting fact: The pinball machine has a gumball machine on the play field. What episode is this from? Answer: NONE! It was originally going to be the Devil-topped fortune telling machine. But fear of parental backlash made them change it quickly in order to keep production on schedule.
How could I forget? I played the crap out of it back in the day. They even got June Foray to reprise her role as Talky Tina for when she delivers an extra ball. Oh and the digital song playing at the Game Over screen is a cover of Golden Earring's song "Twilight Zone", which funnily took more inspiration from The Bourne Identity (that is, the novel, not the later Matt Damon series).
Rod Serling and Twilight Zone were ahead of their times. The stories were well written. Of note "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" and "Eye of the Beholder." Both examined the human psyche. WE create our "Monsters" and, "Eye" begs the question "What is beauty?" TZ remains great, thought-provoking entertainment.
No. He was very much of his time. That's just the way folks in that field wrote back then. I ought know. I've read several short sci-fi stories published in the 1950s. They were a bit radical for their time I had to admit, with most of them ending in a ironic twist you just didn't see coming. Then you have sci-fi novelist of the same period. Man could those dudes write some stories!!!!
Rod Serling was a class act. There were other fine writers who graced the show with their stories, namely Charles Beaumont and Richard Matheson. I first remembered Rod in a later TV series called "The Night Gallery", which aired in the very early 1970s.
Some other great actors include: Star Trek’s James Doohan, Mr. Scot in Season 4 one hour episode, ‘The Valley of The Shadow’, Carol Burnett in the episode, ‘Cavendar Is Coming’ Season 3, Russell Johnson from Gilligan’s Island in episode ‘Back There’ Season 2 and Season 1 ‘The Execution’, Season 5 Jack Klungman from The Odd Couple playing in episode ‘In Praise Of Pip’ and Season 1 ‘A Passage For A Trumpet’, Ron Howard from Happy Days and Director playing little boy in Season 1 episode ‘Walking Distance’, Billy Mumy Season 3 ‘ It’s A Good Life’ Played Will Robinson in the Original Lost In Space, Richard Kiel Played the Kanamit in Season 3 episode ‘To Serve Man’ who was Jaws in James Bond, Season 2 ‘A Penny For Your Thoughts’ Dick York from Bewitched played the Banker Hector B. Poole, Buddy Ebsen in Season 2 ‘The Prime Mover’ also played Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, Sebastian Cabot in Season 1, ‘A Nice Place To Visit’ played a white demon also was in TV series Family Affair. The Twilight Zone also appeared with stories in Gold Key Comics and had many fantastic stories. Rod Serling was tenacious and a man ahead of his time.
Here in Britain, many were into Dr Who in the 80's. For me it was re-runs of Twilight Zone and Outer Limits! Far more scary and thought provoking in my opinion.
Hammer House Of Horror, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Tales Of The Unexpected were the 70s/80s scares of my UK childhood. And I can still remember certain episodes haha!!!
@@thefrecklepuny Armchair Thriller!!! Wow, I'd totally forgotten about that haha!!! I never really got scared by that except one particular episode that got under my skin as a kid (sorry, can't remember what it was about) I'm now gonna have to see if I can find the theme music, which I think did used to creep me out a bit.
@@thefrecklepuny there's episodes on CZcams (mind blown!) So thanks, I've got another series to binge watch. I've already done the Hammer, Tales and even watched all the Tales From The Crypt (90s but still so cool)
DUDE! We are now living in a Twilight Zone episode. Also you may have missed another famous person who appeared on the show. I think in the one comedic episode you discussed, there are several photos of a young Carol Burnett. I also vaguely remember another episode with Don Rickles.
To add to the Star Trek alumni on the show, Jimmy Doohan, who later became Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, played an important role in Twilight Zone episode, Valley of the Shadow.
Except they aren't good or memorable in any way. Unlike the Zone wherein nearly 60 years after its debut, it's still relevant and discussed for its influence on pop culture.
@@pharenzix I'd have to say only his first two, Sixth Sense and Unbreakable (the latter being my favorite of his), had that TZ feel. I refuse to watch his recent career revival "Split" for its hackneyed treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder. The real world cases of DID are not only nothing like that but are heartbreaking horrors that leave serious and permanent psychic scars. Read When Rabbit Howls, the autobiographical book by Truddi Chase (whose 90+ personalities were collectively known as "The Troops" and credited as such on the front cover) for how bad and bewildering it can get. Sorry about the rant but this one's personal.
"The Hitch Hiker" was an episode originally aired in January of 1960 (first season). In it, the woman was killed in a car crash, but she doesn't know she is dead. In 1962, the movie "Carnival of Souls" was released - a move about a woman killed in an automobile crash who doesn't know she is dead. After that, things changed up a bit. For example, the 1988 movie "Beetle Juice" was about a COUPLE killed in an automobile crash who didn't know they were dead . Next was "Haunting of Winchester House", where a FAMILY was killed in a car crash, but don't know they are dead. I'm waiting for the next copy cat movie, which I assume will have a bus load of people killed in a crash, but none know they are dead.
This story was originally an episode of the old time radio show "Suspense" with Orson Welles in the role of the cross-country driver who keeps seeing the hitch-hiker.
That was a pretty cool episode. Carnival of souls was too. Being too young saw them both later. I think they came out at the same time. Very early 60s.
Actually "Freddy's Nightmares" wasn't like the Twilight Zone at all cause it did focus on Freddy himself. I think you are thinking about "Friday the 13th The Series".
Actually freddy's nightmares was an anthology series that was hosted by freddy kruger and all the stories took place in the town of springwood and although some of the episodes including the pilot were about freddy in most of the stories freddy was not the main focus and also the friday the 13th the was not an anthology series it was about a two sibling's trying to hunt down a collection of cursed objects, I don't know why they called friday the 13th the series frankly I thought the original title was better which was "The 13th Hour".
To this day I remember the Darkside opening. "Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But there is unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit, a darkside."
This was well done, thanks. The scariest episode for me was "Little Girl Lost" one. Not so much the episode, but later that night while testing the ceiling over my bed (I had one of those upstairs rooms that followed the roof line, so it was low and angled over the bed area) for structural/dimentional integrity (pushing on it with my foot) my foot went through the ceiling and I was sucked upward and I know my heart stopped beating. It took all I had to prevent being pulled into the ceiling and lost forever (no way we had a physicist living anywhere near us to help mom & dad get me back). Yea, well my parents didn't buy that either when they responded to my screaming and weren't pleased with the 4" diameter hole I had pushed into the lath & Plaster ceiling over my bed. Instead of being happy I survived and remained in this world, they grounded me. Point? That makes Rod Serling the greatest story teller in history. I miss those days.
"George Tacky" lol George would love to instruct you on the correct pronunciation of his name Minty. I've heard him do just that a million times on various interviews.
Yep, and Serling smoked himself right into an early grave. The tobacco companies were huge financial backers of Hollywood from the early years & onward; promoting the movies, and later T.V., in magazines and radio and billboards and all manner of print medium,and of course on T.V. Actors were given free cigarettes and other tobacco products for smoking their cigarettes on screen. If you look up a lot of the 1950's T.V. shows, you will see tobacco companies being the sponsor of many of them...with commercials pushing their cigarettes. They were very successful. Graveyards are full of people who got hooked on tobacco. And yes, the tobacco industry made their cigarettes even more addicting by adding chemicals into the tobacco which further trapped the user into the addiction. Tobacco addiction is just that; it's an addiction as real as heroin or cocaine or any other addiction. But what makes tobacco addiction so insidious and destructive is that a person can be literally addicted to cigarettes and yet still function....still work, be responsible, raise families like any non-smoker...but an addict just the same. And, unlike many heroin or cocaine addicts, and today with the meth addiction epidemic, which can kill the user within a few years, tobacco addiction usually takes a lot longer to kill it's user with cancer. And yet...even today with everyone knowing just how dangerous & stupid & ignorant smoking is...I still see plenty of people...plenty of young people who should know better...who DO know the dangers...STILL insist on smoking..!! Just how stupid and idiotic can one be ?? Well...real stupid....real idiotic...!!
@@marbleman52 ... Yes, graveyards contain a lot of people who got hooked on tobacco. And guess who comprises everyone ELSE in graveyards? People who didn't get hooked on tobacco. :-o
I thought the claim that Serling wrote 99 episodes was too high. Rod Serling was the sole writer of 70 episodes. 19 in seasons one and two. 12 in seasons three and five and six in season four. Serling also wrote 24 teleplays based on stories and ideas from other writers. While researching this I learned that Earl Hamner Jr wrote several Twilight Zone episodes. He is better known for The Walton's, a series that ran back in the seventies.
I find what's most interesting is the fact that it doesn't matter how old you are, you can enjoy the twilight zone. I'm only 18 and I remember watching the show when I was 8 or 9 and absolutely loving it and bringing every episode
James Best episode coming back from. "You better start being nice to me, or I might wither your crops,or I might...." (Paraphrasing) Jonathan Winters vs. Jack Klugman for Pool King is a gift for the ages. Ed Wynn beating Death at his own game to save the little girl. The alien in Mexico (talk about a twist) crash lands,is hurt,taken in, given up to the authorities (like Jesus in the Bible,the last part) , gets better, tries to leave peacefully, caught the mobs says kill him(like in the Bible), alien tries to give them a gift. The police shoot and kill the alien. Someone throws the gift into a fire. I believe the Priest pulls it out of the fire. It turns out to be a book on eliminating ALL CANCERS. I think the point being that humans are their own worst enemy and that barbaric mobs have ruined many advances throughout history.
he did what was his job? i only ask cause that's my 2nd favorite show of all time. Lost in Space is my 1st. did you know they finally tore that building down this year or last year i forget which. last i heard it was used for was Montel William's show i dunno what it was used for before that or after that. but it's a shame they tore it down as it was a legend of a building i think
Sure, along with Uncle Creepy, unless I'm mistaken. But how many of them could rock a three piece suit, frequently had a Chesterfield cigarette in hand and could be infinitely more creepy by talking like a local news anchor on the weird thing you just saw?
Jack Klugman also appeared in 4 Episodes - including my personal favorite episode "Passage for a Trumpet." Arthur Honnycut was in my 2nd Favorite - The Hunt.
I remember seeing the Carol Burnett episode of the Twilight Zone (:Cavender is Coming") when I was a kid and finding it completely bizarre. I was a rabid Zone fan by the time I was old enough to follow the stories, but this one just threw me for a loop. It was weird and offbeat like many other episodes, but it was far sillier than usual. I just assumed it was an attempt to try something different, and even thought the laugh track was some kind of satirical jab at TV sitcoms (and this was my ten year old self thinking this). I did not know the story behind it. Unfortunately, it takes a little bit if the oddness away knowing that it was intended as a spin-off. More Zone-ish to think of it as a goofy experiment.
The PBS documentary on Rod begins with a depiction of the surgeons struggling to save him in 1975, while an actor in a Rod Serling voice says his death was due to “about a million cigarettes and a heart with a flair for the dramatic.”
A bad episode of The Twilight Zone is still better than most of the dreck produced for television in the last twenty years.
Odysseus Rex absolutely!!!
You can say that again!
@@thegirlatthefrontdesk3519 That!
They had superior writers in those days!
@@Barnabas45 Boy, you said it! What I don't understand is, why? They had better musicians, artists, and cultural contributors of all kinds. All cultures go though peaks and valleys. A peak being a time when cultural output of all kinds is distinctly superior to what came before and after. A valley, obviously, is a time when such output is distinctly inferior.
The United States, and perhaps the West in general, went through a peak that ran roughly through the middle half of the twentieth century. It began to tail off in the 1970s. I think there was a short, lesser peak in the 1990s, and it has been pretty much downhill all the way since then. Eventually, we will hit bottom and bounce back up again, or go the way of the Greeks and Romans.
Rod was a local boy.
Came home to give talks pretty often. I have had coffee with him after some of these talks. A very interesting time in my history.
Aw. That must've been nice.
I love the fact they got a merry go round made in Serling’s honor at a park back in his hometown.
That must have been some fascinating times with him. Thank you for sharing.
@@neildennis7294 Cool!
That’s awsome sir, spoke with a legend and you became…. A legend too!!
Just about EVERY episode had a actor that went on to become famous.
Most were already famous.
One of greatest shows ever. Stories still reverent today. Rod was one of the most creative story tellers ever
@kappelmeister123 Still never tire watching them. My sin teased me at first...hey tad that is b&w. I said really. Dont notice since when I started watching as kid. They were in bw and all there was.....Anazing still how it teaches, inspires and of course copied
In a way, but Twilight Zone would've never discussed real social issues. Back in his time, a 14 yo black kid rapped and muddered a White girl. For the next 60 years, everyone said he was innocent even though the evidence said otherwise. Now, just recently, a gang of 14yo black kids just kiIIed a white college girl. Once again, the black community defended those black kids. But Sterling would've NEVER written about these types of social issues.
Rip Prescott that sounds really interesting. Could you share the names in that case please? The 14 ur old boy and the victim? I would love to learn about it further, thanks
Well, for starters; just this Christmas, Tessa Majors was stobbed to death by 3 "youths". 14 year olds. In late February, 2020, Madison Harris was killed by 5 of her Black "friends". They entered her home with the purpose of robbing her. On Feb 10th, a 13 YO was stobbed to death in Florida by a Muslim friend, Corey Johnson. The 13YO Alax Branz made the mistake of criticizing Islam a few days before. Go back 7 decades, and there was the infamous case of a Block kid, Georgy Stinney, age 14, who kolled 2 little white girls. People just couldn't believe a 14 YO was capable of committing the crime. So, they've posthumously dismissed it. There are plenty of examples. Off the top of my head, the last public honging in US history was a Black guy who rapped and kiiled an elderly White woman. This case is NOT disputed. Hell, even Emmett Till's father rapped 2 white women, he tried to kil his Black wife, and he also kalled a White woman, for which he was excecutes.
Pure genius.
Rod Serling and my grandfather served in the same unit in WW2. I have an original photo of the two of them
Lucky you!
Thats awesome.
That is COOL SQUARED! Rangers in the Philippines if I'm not mistaken!
Cool!
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The Twilight Zone is still one of my all-time favorite series. Thanks Minty.
Me too.
me too!
Me too!
Me too!
Watching it on Netflix all the time.
Along with Elizabeth Montgomery, every original Castmember from Bewitched made an appearance on the Twilight Zone
Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent and Agnes Moorehead. Did one of the "Abners" play in it also?
Dick York was on twice, not Dick Sargent. There was only one Abner (George Tobias) but he was never on; both Gladys Kravitzes were on though.
@@erichwise9936. Yep, Dick York twice. He definitely had good comic timing.
Hey, four of the main cast of Star Trek starred in episodes.
@@neildennis7294 William Shatner ("Nick of Time" and Nightmare at 20,000 Feet), Leonard Nimoy (A Quality of Mercy), James Doohan (Valley of the Shadow) and George Takei (The Encounter).
Rod was a genius ahead of his time. You can imagine what a mind blower this show was for a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s. I think it paved the way for more mind expansion activities later on, by opening the door to a wider point of view. My favorite was Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the girl who was considered hideous , only we discover she looks normal and everyone else is hideous.
She didn't just look "normal" she was actually beautiful, she almost looked like Marilyn Monroe!!
Hahaha...in college a group of us watched this show every week night, at midnight. The dorm started calling us the "Zone Heads".
Green Man you just zoned' them out
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Lol, nice! That’s a good one 😆
That's really cool.
Rod Serling was a MF’n Genius with his Writing...Classic Series💯
My (then) 15yr old son called me one day..."dad, dad! Have you ever heard of a show called the Twilight Zone? It's awesome!" I was 46 @ the time. (2016) "no kiddo, never heard of it." Lol
LOL that's awesome!
Best tv show ever. The Night Gallery, also by Rod Serling was pretty good too.
Such a great show. Some episodes were truly terrifying. Rod Sterling was a genius.
Can you recommend a REALLY scary ep? The 1s ive watched are more like mind games than scary. Thanx
NO DOUBT !! I am now 55 and remember so much that man put out in his just 50 years ! ..." Night Gallery " too !
@eilliw nodrod is that a scary ep?
Just a book
Peyton try these on-- "Eye of the Beholder", "The Invaders", "Living Doll" ,"The Dummy" "Midnight Sun"--The last 2 scared the piss out of me-The series is available on Netflix--except the hour episodes
#11. Richard Matheson wrote many of the shows Serling didn't write. Matheson became famous for writing I Am Legend, Stir of Echos, Hell House, and many more novels and short stories.
Please also remember the third of that triumvirate, Charles Beaumont, who began writing on the show beginning with "Perchance To Dream". He tragically died in the late 1960s from a condition that made him rely on ghostwriters during the later seasons.
I really liked the book I am Legend and movie with Vincent Price.
Yes, He's my favorite fiction writer!
Growing up in the 60s, watching the old episodes makes me feel nostalgic.
Cavander is coming. also starred. Carol Burnett. That explains the laugh track.
You forgot that Jack Klugman starred in four episodes of the TX--as many times as Burgess Meredith.
Lee Marvin was great in two episodes.
I didn't realize Klugman was in four. I thought it was two
Twilight Zone is THE greatest TV series of all time. I don't give a shit about M.A.S.H., the Sopranos, or Seinfeld.Twilight Zone had the best stories.
Meaning that you don’t have much in the way of formal education.
Everything except Seinfeld. Don't you talk about Seinfeld.
Seinfeld.....c'mon
Family Affair, Flying Nun,My Three Sons,Donna Reed,HAZEL, - all better by far
Seinfield was better smh
Nicely done!!!
My favorite childhood show! The one I remember the most is the one with Agnes Moorehead playing a woman being terrorized by little space robots... That came from a U.S. Air Force saucer. It's amazing as she had no dialog and was all visceral reaction and emotion. She said, in an interview afterwards, it was the hardest acting role she ever had.
That was a great episode too!!
That was called "The Invaders", written by Richard Matheson and a riff on his short story "Prey".
Interesting. The hardest role she ever played, she said? Well she played the MESS out of that one!!! She did exceptionally well, so she gets lots of kudos from me. Then again, Agnes had gone to university to major in acting (I think she got a Masters) so it comes to reason that she did great in that role.
A poor desolate woman, who seemed to have led a bitter drab lonely friendless life. Cutting up what little food she had and plopping into a pot to stay alive for the next day...I sympathize. Then one day she has visitors (as if her life wasn't hard enough) and all hell breaks out on her for the moment. Heh heh oh gosh, the irony of it all is not very nice.
You know it would be funny like in a spoof of that episode, instead of a lil space man appearing after blasting a small hole at the bottom of the door, it would be an angry-looking Gumby wearing a cowboy hat, a couple of six-shooters, and wielding a shotgun.
What’s amazing about this is Moorehead has not one line in this episode. That could make it her hardest job...
As a child in the 90’s I stumbled across a VHS tape of my uncle’s that had a bunch of episodes on it. This episode always stuck out to me, as it was my introduction to the “plot twist”.
Rod Serling had a awesome voice. I would be captivated listening to him read the ingredients on a box of cereal!
Twilight Zone and Night Gallery were on back to back when I was growing up. Best hour of TV ever!
Twilight Zone is Still the greatest!
Truly...and Star trek
You need to watch some "One Step Beyond" episodes. All episodes are based on true life paranormal experiences that actually happened.
Do you remember Rod's last name being Sterling?
Hazel,My Three Sons,Petticoat Junction, Courtship of Eddy's Father, - all far superior
are you serious? what about F-Troop...haha....Twilight Zone was a very good show......some episodes were very profound and/or poignant
"It's a cook book!"
tag1462 truly horrifying episode. 👍🏻
tag1462 one of my faves, "To serve man"
Simpsons did a hilarious spoof on this!
tag1462 How To Serve Man
That line performance and the way the actress delivered that line scared the utter shit outta me 😳
I lived for this show, which came out when I was nine. Along with Mad Magazine, it was an island of truth in a bewildering world. Thanks for this tribute. I'm glad the show continues with people whose parents weren't even born when it aired.
Some might ask - _"Is 'The Twilight Zone' worth watching?"_ and my answer is - not only is it worth watching, it's worth *RE-watching*_ over and over. This show boasts some of the greatest acting, directing, writing etc. etc. of any show on TV ever, even nowadays. A good quality show does not lose it's merits simply due to the passing of time. That is one of the things that make this show exactly what it is - *_TIMELESS._*
The whole current notion that things made in the past are too "difficult" for modern audiences to "connect with" therefore; they need to be "remade", is just corporate nonsense imho. Case in point, growing up in the 80's, when we saw period piece films or TV shows set decades even centuries before, we didn't have any issues "connecting" with the material being presented. This is nothing more than a lame and flaccid excuse concocted by Hollywood movie studios and execs in order to justify, excuse, defend their rebooting and re-hashing of everything under the sun nowadays. Remaking and re-marketing many things that were profitable in the past so as to profit from them again with little to no creative effort on their part.
That is the beauty of a show like _'The Twilight Zone'_ - the show was so well made, it doesn't date itself the way other shows did. Even now, we can see many of the topics presented on the show as current topics. Many of the topics on the show are still as relevant now as they were back then, some even moreso. The show had/has a rare quality among other shows, both past and present - it made/makes the viewer *_THINK,_* *_FEEL_* and *_REFLECT_* upon what is being presented and gives the viewer the chance to figure things out for themselves, rather than hold your hand and guiding you down a pre-made path.
The show has been a *_MASSIVE_* influence in not just many TV shows (both past and present) but, in films, art, writing and even music (among many other things). Any person, young or old(er) (especially those that call themselves fans of sci-fi/fantasy), who skips or passes on watching this show based on the premise or notion that it's "old", "dated" or "antiquated" is really doing themselves a disservice. I'm not saying the show is "perfect" but then again, what is? Not even current, modern shows with all their modern tech advances are.
Some might say the premises or topics of that time were "corny" or "silly" yet, there are things on current shows that are just as "corny" and not at all a representation of the "standards" that people have come to expect today. The 80's remake or even '02 remake (both of which I like), failed to reach the watermark that the original show had set and being modern versions - *_that,_* technically speaking, should've "connected" them with modern audiences even moreso than the original, right? Holding those things against a show like the classic _'The Twilight Zone'_ is, in my opinion, a bit unfair and come across as a bit of pointless and trivial nitpicking.
Others might say the show was/is "overrated" (lol). I could go on and on in defense and praise of this show but, in the end, the show speaks and stands for itself, on it's own merits and anyone still in doubt need only to reflect upon the fact that the show is one of the greatest, most revered and beloved shows *of all time.* There are *_GOOD_* reasons for that. Those distinctions are not give to just "any" show. They're given only to the best of the best and in this case _'The Twilight Zone'_ deserves every bit of praise and adulation it has gotten over the passing decades - almost 70 yrs. ago starting this year (2019).
I myself am a hardcore fan of all 157 episodes. Yes, I include the short film, _'The Time Element'_ (which as already mentioned, was supposed to be the originally intended pilot episode of _'TTZ'_ ) among the other 156 episodes of the series. To me, every episode is a mini-masterpiece on it's own. I love every single one of them. This is a series that I have been watching continuously from _'The Time Element'_ all the way to the last episode, _'The Bewitchin' Pool',_ without skipping or breaking seasons. All in all, I'm a fan FOR LIFE and one thing every seasoned "ZONE" fan knows is - *_'THE TWILIGHT ZONE' RULES..._*
(P.S. Other things some might not know about the show that I'd like to add - All the references to _'TTZ'_ in popular culture things like _'The Simpsons'_ and it's influence on new "Hit" shows like _'Black Mirror',_ as well as it being made into _'TTZ'_ radio dramas, hosted and narrated by veteran actor, Stacy Keach... Great video btw...)
(P.P.S. Keeping with the overall dark, moody, brooding and melancholic atmosphere of _'TTZ',_ I would've chosen music like Joy Division's _'Decades',_ Siouxsie & The Banshees's _'Voodoo Dolly',_ Gary Numan's _'Metal',_ Bauhaus's _'Hollow Hills',_ The Sisters Of Mercy's _'Nine While Nine',_ The Cure's _'Other Voices'_ and The Chameleons's _'Here Today'._ (among others), all in no particular order...)
You nailed it!! I don't watch any modern movies or TV. It's just f*cking lame, rehashed stories you have heard 100 times before. The Golden age of Hollywood died in the early eighties!
Agree. I lost count years ago of how many times I've watched all of the episodes.
Absolutely love those New Year's Eve marathons on the scifi channel! Even though I have watched or own most every Twilight Zone episode ever made, I still spend my New Year's Eve Watching twilights zone episodes.
I've enjoyed this entire series for decades. The only "blemish" imho are a small group of shows (in S3?) where the Network was looking to cut film costs and produced 5 or 6 shows on videotape, which was in it's infancy as a technology and offered no easy ability to edit, unlike film. Also, television camera lenses were very different from motion picture camera lenses and required more light, yet only produced fuzzy, out of focus, washed out results. Unfortunately, the performances of some great actors was captured on videotape during this time...actors such as Art Carney, Dean Jagger, and Inger Stevens. That is regrettable.
I can clearly see Black Mirror on Netflix was inspired by The Zone. Nice video Minty, I wish you covered more on this iconic show.
Charlie Brooker has said The episode "Time Enough At Last" inspired him to make Black Mirror.
BM is good. ....idt there can EVER be a show like TTZ without taking elements from TTZ.
I always like TZ a tad better than BM. TZ got you thinking more, but not as downright depressing as BM can be.
neoasura I agree, every BM ends terrible for the characters, never seen such depression in every episode like this show. As much as I do enjoy BM it’s not TZ.
Peyton Bell Amen brother, and I’m not even religious.
Serling was so perfect for the role that every re-boot has had the colossal problem of NOT having him as narrator. We WAS the voice of the Twilight Zone, not just someone to open the show. His unique presentation put you in the mood.
When I was young I had a crush on Rod Serling... but that was when it was on tv (I'm old)
That's sweet.
The Twilight Zone will never be out of date, even if it's in black and white ! I think it's the best TV shows ever ! Not one bad show in my eyes !
I 💘 theTwilight Zone.
I like nearly all of them (except a few like the Mr. Dingle one :p ), but the one that rubs me the wrong way is the Fountain of Youth one. The wife is punished for HER HUSBAND'S insecurities, and the punishment FAR outweighs what she's actually done to deserve anything.
it's MUCH better in black & white
works better when they used film instead of videotape or digital
@@Gravydog316 I agree, so much better in black and white !!
I loved this show. My mother in 1963 allowed me to stay up and watch it. For an eight year old it gave nightmares for a couple of days. This and the Outer Limits were ahead of their time.
Also I think that if Rod was still alive he would have made a great Men in Black character.
Didn't read all of the comments, but there was another anthology series created by Serling called, 'The Night Gallery'. It was darker in tone, leaning more to horror than fantasy elements, and aired from 1969-1973
thank you
Loved night gallery
Yeah, I love Night Gallery also. Maybe Minty could do an episode on that one too.
As a kid, The Night Gallery scared me. The Twilight Zone was my favourite show.
The reason so many episodes featured Gary Collins was because his hour long TV series starring him was folded into the syndication of the "Night Gallery." "The Sixth Sense." Hour long episodes truncated to fit a 30 minute time slot. Talk about rushing the plot lines. Editing half the material just to fit the syndication run time. And if I recall, Rod penned not a one of the episodes. He merely showed up to intro them. He was hired to do the lead in and exit narration to evoke memories of "The Twilight Zone."
This show was one of the staples of my childhood. It was a great show and really timeless because it is very re-watchable. Serling's method of disguising real issues in mostly sci-fi--but also supernatural--themes was fantastic. There were indeed a few odd episodes out there and even a few that just weren't as good as the rest but I'd say it's overall quality was really high and especially when you compare it to the garbage that is on TV now. Even though it was B&W, it was really an early 60s show and I see someone else pointed that out as well. At a glance, it's easy to think "1950s" but was really a part of that more radical and forward thinking 1960s. Serling was one of those guys in the same vein as other post WWII authors and writers that started to question things.
While I knew at least a few of the things in this video, I also learned some things I had not known before. Hats off to the maker of this one and it's always cool to see shows like TZ will get both airplay and continued attention. It was a much more important show than it was perceived to be in its heyday. Super job!
You forgot James Doohan...Scotty. he was in the episode, that Star Trek was almost literally born out of, Valley of the Shadow. James Doohan had the device which made the dog disappear, a type of transporter. Then in that episode, the force field wall, the communicators, the replicator. etc. My favorite episode is "3rd from the Sun."
I love the twilight zone series, there used to be a marathon of twilight zone episodes on New Year Eve on the Sci-fi channel.
I remember that !
Prior to the Sci-Fi channel they use to have the marathon on local channels. For me, living in Southern California it was KTLA channel 5 starting on Thanksgiving then moving to the 4th of July.
They still do.
Chris Paulson at what time? Some years back I waited till Dawn and I saw no episodes only reruns of shows that I hate
@@robynreding8155 last year and the year before Sci-fi network ran the marathon. Oh, if I recall it started at 6pm. I would suggest to keep an eye on the listings in December/January.
My favorite episode, one that haunts me to this very day, is “Death Ship,” Season Four, episode six, written by Richard Matheson, based on his short story. It stars Jack Klugman and Ross Martin. Klugman plays Capt. Paul Ross, a man who will not accept that he, his ship and crew are dead. They crashed. He won’t move on or let his two crewmembers do so either.
Rod Serling’s closing narration says it all:
"Picture of a man who will not see anything he does not choose to see, including his own death. A man of such indomitable will that even the two men beneath his command are not allowed to see the truth; which truth is, that they are no longer among the living, that the movements they make and the words they speak have all been made and spoken countless times before, and will be made and spoken countless times again, perhaps even unto eternity. Picture of a latter-day Flying Dutchman, sailing into the Twilight Zone. "
Jack Klugman playing essentially the first person to lose a son in the Vietnam War, in 1963, was the most prescient TV episode ever.
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I would have to add: Death's Head Revisited..
@@brianarbenz7206 a game of pool.
I also liked the other show The Night Gallery.
Me too.Good TV show.
There was another show,I believe it was called Cliffhangers.
I really enjoyed Night Gallery. It’s hard to find episodes today.
Eddie Vasquez lived night gallery
Love sorry
my almighty theory: the heart and soul of TTZ is FRANZ KAFKA.
I am from Binghamton ny where rod lived. Every year there is a rod serling film festival. It is so cool. A lot of th episodes even are supposed to take place there like the one where the woman keeps seeing her doppleganger in the bus station and the one where the man takes a walk into his home town and runs into his child self is supposed to take place in recreation park where i used to play as a kid. It even has a carousel in the episode.
Hey 607
I'm from Franklin!
Mr. Cringe thats up near oneonta?
The original theme sounds like the music later used in Fahrenheit 451. Maybe Hermann pulled the wool over Traufats ears? LOL Good stuff as always Minty!
I always remember Gig Young screaming "Martin!".
The most influential person in my life, thank you Rod! To this day I don’t go anywhere without my dog! Why you ask? “ Because a man will walk blindly into hell, but Dog can smell that brimstone “. I’m continuously reminded of the life lessons learned from watching this show!
Mark E. Fenlason great episode
Damn Straight !
@tan j maz Just wondering if the name "Rip" was meant as a foreshadowing of "Rest In Peace" in Heaven as opposed to hell since the dog would sense the brimstone. Just a thought.
Mark E. Fenlason I cry EVERY time I watch that episode. One of my faves!
I think that episode was called, The Hunt.
"Oh My...." George is not happy with how you pronounced his last name.
James Doohan, who portrayed Scotty in Star Trek, was also in a Twilight Zone episode called Valley of the Shadow. Interestingly, his character was an engineer.
there were a bunch more famous and very famous people on that show but you cant list them all it would take forever
@@douglasjohnston1465 The narrator was specifically naming Star Trek actors who appeared on the Twilight Zone. So yeah, James Doohan should have been included. Nobody said anything about naming every "famous" person.
The show didn't air until oct 59 so it was more of a "60s" show... I love this show!! Have the whole series!! "How dry I am! How dry I am.. nobody knows, how dry I am"
Omg, I remember that episode!
Hah I got that reference Roland! Dan Duryea as the drunken gunfighter Mr. Denton being bullied by a mean Martin Landau! From memory it also had Doug Mclure and Malcolm Atterbury as Mr. Fate! You can tell I love it too!!
WRONG !
What's wrong preppy?
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Yep. Dan Duryea. You beat me to the punch. Was gonna say that myself, but decided it best 2 read the comments to make sure.
An absolute classic. Every year on New Year's we binge watch the marathon.
Turned my two teenaged girls onto this show during a marathon years ago. They couldn't beleive how good these shows were. And that was in the 90's
Serling was a "local boy" here. He often came back to this area and visit local colleges and give talks. Met him several times.
Witness if you will... James Doohan (Scotty) also briefly appeared in the 1963 episode "Valley of the Shadow" as the character "Father".
Thank you, as too many forget there was a fourth actor from Star Trek who appeared in TZ.
That guy with the pig mask always creeped me out! Loved the show tho! Thanks Minty! ❤️
The stories are still on par with today's standards.
They are still better in most cases
Indeed...Netflix would not currently be host to several of its episodes otherwise. The haunting "Come Wander With Me" was a timely reminder of that for me recently.
kirby march Barcena bull,they don't make 'em like they used to.
I'm not sure I'd say that todays shows measure up to Serlings work. He originated so many of the concepts used and over-used by todays producers.
Johnathon Haney You are bespoke. I’m Floyd Burney. So what? 😂😂
I was raised on twilight zone night gallery and the outer limits! They've never been able to compare to any of them. Rod serling was the best!
This was great. I've loved Twilight Zone for many years, and spend New Year's with Rod Serling. For some reason, SyFY plays twilight zone nonstop during the days leading to New Year, so I just embraced it as tradition. My favorite might be It's a Good Life. Or Five Characters. It's hard to pick
Interesting side note is that John Lithgow played what was Shatner's role in the Terror at 20000 feet story for the movie version of Twilight Zone and in 3rd Rock from the Sun in which both Lithgow and Shatner appeared they have a conversation about having had terrifying flights that people couldn't imagine.
That was HILARIOUS!!
Sorry I missed that episode but on a sour note -I loathe the movie!-which takes the theme of each story and turns it on it's head-not to mention the pointless death of Vic Morrow and those 2 kids!
Terror at 20000 feet is one of my favorite episodes. Plus in it's time that tale was created when lots of people were often dying in plane crashes because the technology wasn't so great around that time.
I remember that and LMFAO at it.
Thanks for the awesome tidbit!
Me and my family would watch the reruns of The Twilight Zone together. Great job Minty!
Serling is genius.The Twilight Zone is still one of my all_time favorite séries.
In 2020 we realized we were watching a documentary the whole time.
He does say that a lot of the scripts were thgs he went through
Fun Fact: The Richard Kelly film The Box is actually based on the Twilight Zone episode Button Button.
Wow, Matheson has done so much
to some degree he is, we all know who he is don't we? we were blessed with the fact he was on staff on the twilight zone
He was also the author of "Bid Time Return" (AKA "Somewhere in Time"), "What Dreams May Come," and "Stir of Echoes." All adapted by him from his novels for the films. And let us not forget Steven Spielberg's breakout TV film, "Duel," based on Matheson's short story, inspired by an asshole truck driver who worried the crap out of Richard by following him too close with his rig.
@@alex041321 Let us also remember other Matheson classics like "I Am Legend" (most accurate adaptation being the earliest with the Vincent Price vehicle "Last Man On Earth"), "The Shrinking Man" (add "Incredible" and you've got the movie title) and "Hell House" (which he adapted himself as "Legend of Hell House"). He also was Roger Corman's go-to screenwriter for his Poe adaptations AND one of three main writers, along with Serling and Charles Beaumont, on TZ. The man got around.
@@alex041321 Dennis Weaver was the driver
PLEASE! DO ONE FOR TALES OfTHE CRYPT!! I still watch the shows.
That was a cool pinball machine also, see my comment on the Twilight Zone pinball machine.
Woo hoo!
@tan j maz That's "Tales from the Crypt." The title of the episode you were referring to was: "Carrion Death," starring Kyle McLachlan ( "Twin Peaks," 'Blue Velvet,' ect. ) as the escaped killer / bank robber; and George Del Hoyo as the State Trooper who pursues him across the desert, and yes, is eventually killed by McLachlan's character but not before handcuffing himself to him ( McLachlan ) and swallowing the key so that McLachlan's character is forced to carry his heavy body along with him. That was from Season 3 of "TftC." That was the second ( 2nd ) episode of that season ( overall the 26th episode of the series. )
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tales_from_the_Crypt_episodes#Season_3_(1991)
@tan j maz Hope you found it FULL length, then. By the way - this is the SAME RobertC ( 4458RobertC ) as above, different login, as I am now replying from on my cell phone. Bit of a pet peeve here, but I HATE when people list their episode posting as "Full Length" when they're not ( exception ONLY for someone doing a DVD Rip of an episode from Seasons 1 or 2. Because - the DVDs of Seasons 1 and 2 only have the intro. as a seperate part before the DVDs' menu of the episodes. ) And there is NO excuse for the Cryptkeeper outro / end credits being cut off. IF interested, see MY posting of "REAL Full Length Tales from the Crypt - ( episode title )" , by typing "REAL Full Length Tales from the Crypt" ( withOUT the " "s ) in the Search Bar at the top of the CZcams screen. OR - maybe go to my ( 4458RobertC )'s channel. I've only done four ( 4 ) so far. But may do more later. Sorry, but - "Carrion Death" is NOT one I've done, so far.
@tan j maz Thanks for subbing. That audio version is interesting. Sounds like it is from the original comic book version of the story [ they often changed things to make them more visual for the series of "Tales from the Crypt," and of course stories were adapted from more than just the comic book of "TftC" ( including "The Haunt of Fear," "The Vault of Terror," "Shock Suspense Stories," "Crime Suspense Stories," and in one case "Western Suspense Stories." ) ] Also - REAL cool! That sounds like it's being read by John Kassir ( the voice of the Cryptkeeper. )
Starting watching as a teenager. Still watch when I can. Loved the show
I had my kids watch every episode as part of our "learning time" when they were young. I considered it required knowledge :)
When i was very little, i was bored one Sunday & TZ started on a channel, it was Stopover In A Quiet Town,
& i thought that was cool to be in a giant doll town... then the next week, it was The Masks,
which was scary ...good times haha
Until the neighborhood kid looks like the cornfield kid,kinda fkrd us up
James Coburn: "The Old Man In The Cave."
Don’t forget this show Got turned into a pinball machine
The best pinball machine. It's one of the most sought after machines to this day.
Interesting fact: The pinball machine has a gumball machine on the play field. What episode is this from?
Answer: NONE! It was originally going to be the Devil-topped fortune telling machine. But fear of parental backlash made them change it quickly in order to keep production on schedule.
magusxxx cool
How could I forget? I played the crap out of it back in the day. They even got June Foray to reprise her role as Talky Tina for when she delivers an extra ball. Oh and the digital song playing at the Game Over screen is a cover of Golden Earring's song "Twilight Zone", which funnily took more inspiration from The Bourne Identity (that is, the novel, not the later Matt Damon series).
Rod Serling and Twilight Zone were ahead of their times.
The stories were well written. Of note "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" and "Eye of the Beholder."
Both examined the human psyche.
WE create our "Monsters" and, "Eye" begs the question "What is beauty?"
TZ remains great, thought-provoking entertainment.
No. He was very much of his time. That's just the way folks in that field wrote back then. I ought know. I've read several short sci-fi stories published in the 1950s. They were a bit radical for their time I had to admit, with most of them ending in a ironic twist you just didn't see coming. Then you have sci-fi novelist of the same period. Man could those dudes write some stories!!!!
One of a favorite of mine classic
Steve Dandy do you remember when his name was Rod Sterling?
Love both of those episodes!
Rod Serling was a class act.
There were other fine writers who graced the show with their stories, namely
Charles Beaumont and Richard Matheson. I first remembered Rod in a later TV series
called "The Night Gallery", which aired in the very early 1970s.
Some other great actors include: Star Trek’s James Doohan, Mr. Scot in Season 4 one hour episode, ‘The Valley of The Shadow’, Carol Burnett in the episode, ‘Cavendar Is Coming’ Season 3, Russell Johnson from Gilligan’s Island in episode ‘Back There’ Season 2 and Season 1 ‘The Execution’, Season 5 Jack Klungman from The Odd Couple playing in episode ‘In Praise Of Pip’ and Season 1 ‘A Passage For A Trumpet’, Ron Howard from Happy Days and Director playing little boy in Season 1 episode ‘Walking Distance’, Billy Mumy Season 3 ‘ It’s A Good Life’ Played Will Robinson in the Original Lost In Space, Richard Kiel Played the Kanamit in Season 3 episode ‘To Serve Man’ who was Jaws in James Bond, Season 2 ‘A Penny For Your Thoughts’ Dick York from Bewitched played the Banker Hector B. Poole, Buddy Ebsen in Season 2 ‘The Prime Mover’ also played Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, Sebastian Cabot in Season 1, ‘A Nice Place To Visit’ played a white demon also was in TV series Family Affair. The Twilight Zone also appeared with stories in Gold Key Comics and had many fantastic stories. Rod Serling was tenacious and a man ahead of his time.
ps7256 You left out Agnes Moorhead ( the mother on Bewitched) “The Invaders”.
Another b/w series on tv during those years that had these actors, plus minus a few, was Perry Mason.
Here in Britain, many were into Dr Who in the 80's. For me it was re-runs of Twilight Zone and Outer Limits! Far more scary and thought provoking in my opinion.
Hammer House Of Horror, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Tales Of The Unexpected were the 70s/80s scares of my UK childhood. And I can still remember certain episodes haha!!!
Absolutely! And let's not forget Armchair Thriller! The creepy intro of a shadow sitting down in an armchair was frightening as a kid!
@@thefrecklepuny Armchair Thriller!!! Wow, I'd totally forgotten about that haha!!! I never really got scared by that except one particular episode that got under my skin as a kid (sorry, can't remember what it was about) I'm now gonna have to see if I can find the theme music, which I think did used to creep me out a bit.
@@thefrecklepuny there's episodes on CZcams (mind blown!) So thanks, I've got another series to binge watch. I've already done the Hammer, Tales and even watched all the Tales From The Crypt (90s but still so cool)
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DUDE! We are now living in a Twilight Zone episode. Also you may have missed another famous person who appeared on the show. I think in the one comedic episode you discussed, there are several photos of a young Carol Burnett. I also vaguely remember another episode with Don Rickles.
To add to the Star Trek alumni on the show, Jimmy Doohan, who later became Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott on Star Trek, played an important role in Twilight Zone episode, Valley of the Shadow.
I believe writer-director M. Night Shyamalan was influenced by The Twilight Zone, most of his films feel like two hour Twilight Zone episodes
True dat not last airbender.
Shyamalns movies just suck, please don't compare then to this legendary series
Except they aren't good or memorable in any way. Unlike the Zone wherein nearly 60 years after its debut, it's still relevant and discussed for its influence on pop culture.
@@pharenzix I'd have to say only his first two, Sixth Sense and Unbreakable (the latter being my favorite of his), had that TZ feel. I refuse to watch his recent career revival "Split" for its hackneyed treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder. The real world cases of DID are not only nothing like that but are heartbreaking horrors that leave serious and permanent psychic scars. Read When Rabbit Howls, the autobiographical book by Truddi Chase (whose 90+ personalities were collectively known as "The Troops" and credited as such on the front cover) for how bad and bewildering it can get.
Sorry about the rant but this one's personal.
LeastLikedCritic75 I agree, and I appreciate his movies, regardless of those that try to discredit his talent.
Also this show was creepypastas before creepypastas
I would say campfire stories and urban legends were the original creepypastas.
You are right. The episode The Grave with Lee Marvin is based on an old campfire/urban legend.
@@chrismoye666 Also got that same feel with "Come Wander With Me".
Grew up watching these w my dad
"The Hitch Hiker" was an episode originally aired in January of 1960 (first season). In it, the woman was killed in a car crash, but she doesn't know she is dead. In 1962, the movie "Carnival of Souls" was released - a move about a woman killed in an automobile crash who doesn't know she is dead. After that, things changed up a bit. For example, the 1988 movie "Beetle Juice" was about a COUPLE killed in an automobile crash who didn't know they were dead . Next was "Haunting of Winchester House", where a FAMILY was killed in a car crash, but don't know they are dead. I'm waiting for the next copy cat movie, which I assume will have a bus load of people killed in a crash, but none know they are dead.
This story was originally an episode of the old time radio show "Suspense" with Orson Welles in the role of the cross-country driver who keeps seeing the hitch-hiker.
That was a pretty cool episode. Carnival of souls was too. Being too young saw them both later. I think they came out at the same time. Very early 60s.
Passengers which starred Anne Hathaway....
The show lost
Beetlejuice Movie had a whole football team die in a car accident.
Other copies of TZ that I remember were Tales from the Darkside and Nightmare on Elm Street the Series.
Actually it was called "Freddy's Nightmares".
Actually "Freddy's Nightmares" wasn't like the Twilight Zone at all cause it did focus on Freddy himself. I think you are thinking about "Friday the 13th The Series".
Actually freddy's nightmares was an anthology series that was hosted by freddy kruger and all the stories took place in the town of springwood and although some of the episodes including the pilot were about freddy in most of the stories freddy was not the main focus and also the friday the 13th the was not an anthology series it was about a two sibling's trying to hunt down a collection of cursed objects, I don't know why they called friday the 13th the series frankly I thought the original title was better which was "The 13th Hour".
Yeah, I think it'd be a great idea if Minty covered both those series. 😄
To this day I remember the Darkside opening.
"Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality. But there is unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real, but not as brightly lit, a darkside."
You should do a show on Rod Serling's Night Gallery. That was very dark. I loved it growing up.
This was well done, thanks. The scariest episode for me was "Little Girl Lost" one. Not so much the episode, but later that night while testing the ceiling over my bed (I had one of those upstairs rooms that followed the roof line, so it was low and angled over the bed area) for structural/dimentional integrity (pushing on it with my foot) my foot went through the ceiling and I was sucked upward and I know my heart stopped beating. It took all I had to prevent being pulled into the ceiling and lost forever (no way we had a physicist living anywhere near us to help mom & dad get me back). Yea, well my parents didn't buy that either when they responded to my screaming and weren't pleased with the 4" diameter hole I had pushed into the lath & Plaster ceiling over my bed. Instead of being happy I survived and remained in this world, they grounded me. Point? That makes Rod Serling the greatest story teller in history. I miss those days.
Lol
"George Tacky" lol George would love to instruct you on the correct pronunciation of his name Minty. I've heard him do just that a million times on various interviews.
This boy needs to learn English. ha ha ; )
What really scary about this show. Is all the smoking they did in it.
Yep, and Serling smoked himself right into an early grave. The tobacco companies were huge financial backers of Hollywood from the early years & onward; promoting the movies, and later T.V., in magazines and radio and billboards and all manner of print medium,and of course on T.V. Actors were given free cigarettes and other tobacco products for smoking their cigarettes on screen. If you look up a lot of the 1950's T.V. shows, you will see tobacco companies being the sponsor of many of them...with commercials pushing their cigarettes. They were very successful. Graveyards are full of people who got hooked on tobacco. And yes, the tobacco industry made their cigarettes even more addicting by adding chemicals into the tobacco which further trapped the user into the addiction. Tobacco addiction is just that; it's an addiction as real as heroin or cocaine or any other addiction. But what makes tobacco addiction so insidious and destructive is that a person can be literally addicted to cigarettes and yet still function....still work, be responsible, raise families like any non-smoker...but an addict just the same. And, unlike many heroin or cocaine addicts, and today with the meth addiction epidemic, which can kill the user within a few years, tobacco addiction usually takes a lot longer to kill it's user with cancer. And yet...even today with everyone knowing just how dangerous & stupid & ignorant smoking is...I still see plenty of people...plenty of young people who should know better...who DO know the dangers...STILL insist on smoking..!! Just how stupid and idiotic can one be ?? Well...real stupid....real idiotic...!!
marbleman52 - & opinionated, parroting & long winded.
@@marbleman52 ... Yes, graveyards contain a lot of people who got hooked on tobacco. And guess who comprises everyone ELSE in graveyards? People who didn't get hooked on tobacco. :-o
I thought the claim that Serling wrote 99 episodes was too high. Rod Serling was the sole writer of 70 episodes. 19 in seasons one and two. 12 in seasons three and five and six in season four. Serling also wrote 24 teleplays based on stories and ideas from other writers.
While researching this I learned that Earl Hamner Jr wrote several Twilight Zone episodes. He is better known for The Walton's, a series that ran back in the seventies.
I find what's most interesting is the fact that it doesn't matter how old you are, you can enjoy the twilight zone. I'm only 18 and I remember watching the show when I was 8 or 9 and absolutely loving it and bringing every episode
James Best episode coming back from. "You better start being nice to me, or I might wither your crops,or I might...." (Paraphrasing)
Jonathan Winters vs. Jack Klugman for Pool King is a gift for the ages.
Ed Wynn beating Death at his own game to save the little girl.
The alien in Mexico (talk about a twist) crash lands,is hurt,taken in, given up to the authorities (like Jesus in the Bible,the last part) , gets better, tries to leave peacefully, caught the mobs says kill him(like in the Bible), alien tries to give them a gift. The police shoot and kill the alien. Someone throws the gift into a fire. I believe the Priest pulls it out of the fire. It turns out to be a book on eliminating ALL CANCERS.
I think the point being that humans are their own worst enemy and that barbaric mobs have ruined many advances throughout history.
Rod Serling was definitely the Don Draper of Sci-Fi back then.
I call him "the Walter Winchell of the Weird" myself, so much like an anchorman dispassionately speaking about the out there stuff onscreen.
Your choice of rock songs especially “Surfin’ USA” on the soundtrack was totally at odds with the content
Actually they fit in with the era. I'm almost 70 and the songs brought flashbacks of when I saw these episodes for the first time..
anything is possible... in the Minty Zone...
You missed one Star Trek regular who appeared in Twilight Zone. James Doohan appeared in the 1963 episode Valley of the Shadow
My friends and I do a spot on Minty impression...ehem....tha twoiloight zorne.....that being said we love your channel. Keep em coming!
Love the series and the movie.Even scarier because it was in b&w.
Gears 73 ABSO BW FILM NOIR TOUCH MY DAD WORKED ON DARK SHADOWS SAME FEEL B4 COLOR
he did what was his job? i only ask cause that's my 2nd favorite show of all time. Lost in Space is my 1st. did you know they finally tore that building down this year or last year i forget which. last i heard it was used for was Montel William's show i dunno what it was used for before that or after that. but it's a shame they tore it down as it was a legend of a building i think
Black and white really makes the atmosphere of anything really creepy and unsettling it’s great
Good one! You should make a video for The Outer Limits! :D
Great Video, as usual, Minty. I like the fact that you've delved into TV Shows, too.
"A Piano in the House" was the greatest episode of them all.
You could have left the jukebox soundtrack off and not have hurt anything.
Joey Jamison
Lol ditto!
Really distracting, I agree
I second the sentiment. Don't be afraid of silence.
But Minty... the Crypt Keeper DID exist in the '50s! The first Tales comics hit shelves in 1950!
But not the one one HBO.
But the one that one is based on!
The HBO tales of the Crypt was based on the 1950's EC comic
Sure, along with Uncle Creepy, unless I'm mistaken. But how many of them could rock a three piece suit, frequently had a Chesterfield cigarette in hand and could be infinitely more creepy by talking like a local news anchor on the weird thing you just saw?
On the Stick Bill Gains from mad magazine fame did those didn't Tales get banned
Jack Klugman also appeared in 4 Episodes - including my personal favorite episode "Passage for a Trumpet."
Arthur Honnycut was in my 2nd Favorite - The Hunt.
Thank you Minty. Loved the show, and your review. Thanks again.
Best. TV. Show. Ever. NO ARGUMENTS.
Koli also Alfred Hitchcock 2-14-20
The best TV show ever made, hands down.
Great background music. Thanks. Our family looked forward to watching this show every week. We also looked forward to watching THE OUTER LIMITS.
Wow, I didn't realize so many movies were just expanded episodes of Twilight Zone!
I remember seeing the Carol Burnett episode of the Twilight Zone (:Cavender is Coming") when I was a kid and finding it completely bizarre. I was a rabid Zone fan by the time I was old enough to follow the stories, but this one just threw me for a loop. It was weird and offbeat like many other episodes, but it was far sillier than usual. I just assumed it was an attempt to try something different, and even thought the laugh track was some kind of satirical jab at TV sitcoms (and this was my ten year old self thinking this). I did not know the story behind it. Unfortunately, it takes a little bit if the oddness away knowing that it was intended as a spin-off. More Zone-ish to think of it as a goofy experiment.
Serling may have thought of it the same way you did.
That episode was a S31/2 early 4 Twilight Zone. the show went on hiatus so it could retool and get ready for the '63/64 season.
Love this show. Also the 1985. The 2002 not so much.
Minty, I absolutely love your videos. I'm also glad you covered 'The Twilight Zone'.
"The Lonely". That one hurt.
Rod smoked a lot
Yeah, his sad early death in 1975, was the result of his chain-smoking. The man was a true genius!
As seen frequently on camera...I believe his preferred brand was Chesterfield.
Actually, I've seen a couple pictures of him smoking Salems.
Yes hence his legendary voice.
The PBS documentary on Rod begins with a depiction of the surgeons struggling to save him in 1975, while an actor in a Rod Serling voice says his death was due to “about a million cigarettes and a heart with a flair for the dramatic.”
First episode I watched was maple street lol been hooked ever since
And the pity of it is
that these things cannot be confined
to the Twilight Zone.
That was a great one!!
Mine was to serve man. The cookbook reveal at 9years old had my jaw drop I still get chills from the nostalgia when I see it.
That tele-script is included in our 7th grade literature book. Kids love it.
My favorite show.I can still catch reruns sometimes. Love them
Wonderful show, wonderful back round music for this episode, thank you!