What is your favorite Twilight Zone episode?

Question

From the original black and white series, with Rod Serling?

And why?

Answer 1

My favorite Twilight Zone episode is called "Time Enough At Last" with Burgess Meredith. A bitter bank teller who loved to read books thought he never had enough time to read. One day, while in the bank's vault, a nuclear bomb hit the land. Little did he know was the sole survivor of the nuclear attack. When he stepped outside to the devastated land, he discovered he was there was nobody in sight. He found a library and all the books he could ever read. He was happy that he had all the time in the world to read and nobody was there to bother him. While rejoicing in his solidarity, he suddenly dropped his spectacles, accidentally stepped on them, and broke the lenses. He could not see anymore - he no longer had any time left to read without his glasses. I like the moral of the story. Rod Serling's writing was brilliant.

Answer 2

Wow, this is going to get a lot of different responses from a lot of different people. And, the fact that you asked for just 1 favorite? This is hard for me. Well, I do not know if you know this one, but it is called "The Masks". It was directed by-for the first time-Ida Lupino, who starred in an episode of the Twilight Zone. (As an aging movie actress who wanted to go back-and she did-via the movie screen.)
"The Masks" was about an old man dying in New Orleans, Louisianna around the time of the Mardi Gras celebration (around the days of the 12 and so in Febuary) and his daughter, her husband and her two kids came.
The daughter was into money, the husband was an evil boss with no soul, the daughter was vain and always looked into anything showing her reflection and her brother was a dumb jock who liked killing animals (deer and such) and had no remose for the cruelty of them.
So, when they found out he was dying, the went down there. It was only a matter of time. So, the father made a plan: in order to get his fortune, they must be there at dinner time on the day of Mardi Gras and stay there for hours with the masks he had specially made for them thet really reflected what they were on the inside. If they did not reply and stay as told, he had his butler be notified and give them a 1 one way plane ticket for them and all of his fortune would go to charity. So, they all wore the masks and he wore the mask of Death. At the end of the day (or episode), they were all feeling uncomfortable and wanted to take them off. He said it was almost time and there, he died. So happy, the father took his off. And, in horror, he was the face of the mask. Then, he took off his daughter's and such. So, they became very wealthy but, they were going to be with those faces for the rest of their lives. Greed and vanity and cruelty and everything else to think of, all for a price. Loved this episode because it was simple and made a point about the way some families are.
That is my favorite episode. I know this was long, but, you asked me why.
My other favorite that was a close second was "Miniature" with a young Robert Duvall as a man in love with a Victorian figurine. It was an hour long episode. And third would be "It's a Good Life" with Billy Mumy as the little "devil" Anthony who know what you were thinking.

Answer 3

“A World of His Own”
Episode Number 36
First Aired July 1, 1960
Writer Richard Matheson

Director Ralph Nelson


Guest Stars: Keenan Wynn (as Gregory West) Phyllis Kirk (as Victoria West) Mary La Roche (as Mary)


Synopsis

Victoria West sees her husband and a blonde through a window, sharing drinks. But when she barges into his office, he is alone. Gregory tells her that by describing something into his dictation machine, he can bring anything into being. To make it disappear all he needs to do is throw the tape in the fireplace. He demonstrates by describing an elephant in the hall. Victoria ignores the evidence and informs Gregory she is going to have him committed. Gregory removes an envelope from a wall safe, and tells her it contains the tape that describes her. Victoria grabs the envelope and throws it into the fireplace, and promptly disappears. Gregory quickly begins to redescribe Victoria, then reconsiders and begins to describe Mrs. Mary West. A loving Mary appears mixing her husband a drink.

Notes

In the final scene, as Serling begins to make his ending voiceover narration, the character actually starts to interact with him.
The episode in syndication, at least on the Sci-Fi Channel as of 2001, cuts the sequence where West dictate-creates an elephant to stop his wife from leaving. The cut is very abrupt and quite noticeable. A pity, since according to The Twilight Zone Companion they went to great lengths to get an elephant on the set for that one brief scene.
This episode marks the series' first on-camera appearance of Rod Serling.
Included on volume 43 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection.


Quotes

Opening Narration
Narrator: "The home of Mr. Gregory West, one of America's most noted playwrights. The office of Mr. Gregory West. Mr. Gregory West - shy, quiet, and at the moment very happy. Mary - warm, affectionate...And the final ingredient - Mrs. Gregory West."

Closing Narration
Narrator: "Leaving Mr. Gregory West, still shy, quiet, very happy - and apparently in complete control of the Twilight Zone."

Why do I like this episode? It is one of the very few episodes with a truly Happy ending.

Answer 4

the only related to the doll conversing Tina- i think of that replaced into The Twilight Zone- possibly The Outer Limits I additionally enjoyed the only the place the individuals rode the prepare around and around, yet saved coming back to the comparable station. seems they have been abducted with the help of giants and set up like hamsters in a huge container. there is likewise a physically powerful one the place a guy is going loopy as a attempt concern for isolation. He starts off to believe its genuine and he replaced into in basic terms sitting in a cardboard container in a lab. impressive coach.

Answer 5

Well, like all "Zone-o-philes", I like all the episodes really, such brilliant writing, such off the wall plots, eerie endings.

But, I mostly like one episode which was pretty light hearted, actually, called "A Stop at Willoughby".

It's about this businessman, who is just tired of his work, he's harassed at home by a harpy wife, and his only respite is the trainride home each day. He falls asleep, and the train stops in a town called Willoughby, but it is not on the regular train run. Finally he gets off at Willoughby, to find that he's in the 1880s town of Willoughby, and stays there.
But he's died, in his seat, on the train.

Answer 6

It has to be the one where the bankrobbers freeze themselves, wake up, and then kill each other one by one in order to have the gold. The last guy dies of the heat or whatever and when a person of that time finds him, they find out that gold has been made synthetically and is worthless.
That's just so ironic. So incredibly twisted.
Oh, and I have to mention the ones with William Shatner, he's too funny.

Answer 7

To Serve Man and Incident at Owl Creek Bridge

Answer 8

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

A newly released mental patient is the only one able to see a gremlin ripping up the wing of his airliner.

This is the best episode I always think of it everytime I fly.

Answer 9

Ahh,.. the one where the kids go in the water and end up at aunt somethings place where every thing is fun and no one fights. Then they have to decide if they want to stay there forever. They decide to and they can hear their parents calling for them but they stay. Creepy. Why that one?? Not sure.

Answer 10

"I Sing The Body Electric." Children choose the anatomical parts of their nanny (blue eyes, etc.) and she comes to life and takes care of them. The kids are distant (fear of losing her like they lost their mother) until she runs out in traffic to save them from an oncoming car and she is hit instead. Then, she gets up, dusts herself off, and tells them, "I cannot die." Happy ending.

It was my wish as a child to have a nanny like this one after my mother died when I was young. Also, I love the idea of immortality. Intriguing ideas.