A Hundred Yards Over The Rim - Twilight-Tober Zone

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[@trinaq]

I really loved the episode. Cliff Robertson was amazing, and I love how he cultivated his own backstory for his character.

[@melissacooper4282]

I can't imagine suddenly being 100 years in the future like Chis!

[@kilroywashere513]

I saw the rerun of it on SyFy channel it’s interesting, and still not boring.

[@trinaq]

Major kudos to Cliff Robertson, for not only researching his character intensely, but also for researching 1847 history. As testament to his meticulous acting skills, he'd later win an Oscar for his work as the eponymous character in "Charly."

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

And hey, Buzz Kulik! I know the name for example of Gunsmoke; honest, adult, realistic, and John Wayne hopes he was in. In the series, that is. Kulik was a big name in an entire movement for more believable drama, and it's exactly for the kind of thought for realism like here.

[@tiffsaver]

I just re-watched Charly last week!!! After all these years, it still moved me.

[@Renee5322]

I'm such a sucker for "man-out-of-time" stories, so I love whenever the Twilight Zone dips into that well. This one might be my favorite.

[@lO_-_Ol]

Mine are Walking distance and The Last Flight

[@MoonlitLycan]

There's one that has Buster Keaton in it and the whole time travel bit basically pays homage to his work in the silent film era that I really like. Can't remember the episode's name however.

[@willm.1002]

Can't find the full episode

[@justinturley7071]

I’ve always been a sucker for The Time Element.

[@im1who84u]

Same here. I like time travel stories. Robots that look human stories. and submarine movies.

[@xkennyPLx]

This show really likes its "man out of time" episodes.

[@trinaq]

Definitely, this must be the third time travel episode in this season alone!

[@lO_-_Ol]

@@trinaq plus episodes like the last flight, and walking distance

[@melissacooper8724]

I can't remember how many time travel episodes are there in the series. But my favorites are this one and "Once Upon A Time" starring Buster Keaton.

[@trickq5883]

"Back There" is a pretty good one too.

[@petervitti9]

I know how he feels. I would rather return to 1961. No social media, spy drones, ev vehicles. Don't need them. Life was better. Guess Biden was around. 😂

[@johnham7886]

One of my all time favorite episodes. The main actor does a fantastic job. The people in the 60’s are the perfect mix of worried for him and creeped out because of him. I love this episode and will watch it a hundred (ha) times over.

[@trinaq]

Agree, while Cliff Robertson does a remarkable job in the leading role, the supporting cast do a fantastic job of playing wary, yet concerned modern civilians.

[@kathleenking47]

9:39 The Stetson hat, wasnt invented until AFTER the GOLD RUSH🤠 1847. May have been, full of "TOP HATS"

[@rogue7723]

He’s the _best_ Uncle Ben. I _still cry_ watching that scene

[@heathhutcheson9917]

This is one of the most underrated episodes in my opinion. It has this air about it that makes you think that maybe… something like this has happened… but no one will ever know about it.

[@trinaq]

Who knew that before Uncle Ben Parker had a Superhero nephew, he was a time traveller from the 19th century?!

[@anubusx]

He had Tony's time machine.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

Now I kind of want to see a one shot comic book story of "Unce Ben travels from the past into the present. He has to go back because young peter parker is nearly dying, all while present peter is at awe and confused about his uncle being in the present"

[@the22ndday]

I love learning all the back stories of these ep’s. I’m old enough to remember watching these episodes on our black and white TV. ::sigh:: I am old…

[@kkcake5771]

Oh ok I am very young

[@williamhaynes4800]

I know what you mean.

[@carlosencarnacion1255]

That show was blessed with solid actors, and Mr. Robertson was as solid as it gets. Thanks for your reviews and your appreciation for old classics.

[@r0kus]

Thanks for this informative breakdown, and the whole series for that matter. Being older than you, I associate Cliff Robertson with the 1969 move _Charly._ He plays a mentally challenged man in a science fiction work based on the award-winning story _Flowers for Algernon._ Yes, I saw him as Uncle Ben too, but for me _Charly_ is the more memorable role.

[@titanguy7316]

BTW, RIP Uncle Ben. Every time I see him in Sam Raimi's trilogy (particularly now that the actor has passed away), I tear up.

[@sarafontanini7051]

its interesting because when you think of a time travel story you think of someone in the current year the story is written in being the time traveler, but instead we have someone from a past time period travelling in time. Also, time travel stories rarely have an actual plot beyond...well, the time travel, and sometimes the time travel is merely the character using a machine (by accident or on pupose) or via magic, if it's explained at all, and rarely do they have a purpose beyond that.

[@mrcheaterson]

One of the thing that makes the twilight zone stick out for me it the genuine unpredictability of the endings. There's as much of a chance for a happy ending as a bad and it really adds to the suspense knowing it could swing either way instead of always going dark at the last second.

[@Chaos89P]

I don't know if I said this before, but I've noticed that if Rod EVER mentions the year that the episode takes place, time travel shenanigans are sure to be involved.

[@jlev1028]

Fun fact: The shooting location was so convincing at emulating a desolate desert that it was later used for Tremors and Iron Man.

[@dadofmichelle]

Thanks for putting this one up. Best Twilight Zone episode ever.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

This was the first episode I saw and was instantly hooked

[@alpenglow4243]

I remember seeing this episode as a kid and being intrigued by the premise. How would a guy from another century react to seeing the modern world?

[@Next0gen0]

Gotta give credit to how much discussion and dedication was given to the role of a character's portrail alone in a single episode. It goes to show how much passion and care they took with each one. Even the one's that Didn't work. Guess that's why this is considered such a timeless series.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Yet another Get Smart actor, Ed Platt. I've been watching this retrospective since episode 1, and it's amazing how many actors I recognized from Get Smart.

[@henryottis295]

I do the same thing, only I recognize the actors from Perry Mason. It's amazing how many actors worked in both series.

[@TighelanderII]

The chance to switch times and make everything right will always make a good story.

[@bengoolie5197]

One of my favorite twilight zone episodes!

[@jamesgarrett8833]

It’s thanks for playing Uncle Ben Parker that Cliff Robertson has been immortalized, but it’s also nice to know that he more than just the old man who played Spider-Man uncle. It’s amazing that back in the days he too was a star in his prime by playing a time traveler from the 19th century and playing a ventriloquist with a sentience dummy

[@williambrockjr2736]

I'm a big fan of Twilight Zone, and this episode is one of my favorites !

[@tedstriker754]

That was my favorite Twilight Zone from the original series. One of my favorite Cliff Robertson performances also. I also liked him in PT109.

[@ARGONUAT]

It’s fascinating to think of the relevant times in this episode compared to today, 1847 to 1961 = 114 years. 1961 to 2024 = 63 years. In 51 more years, they could film the sequel to this episode!

[@DonatoDamiano-r2g]

@@ARGONUAT Very good idea!....but do you think we will be around in 2075 to see it? Now THAT really would be The Twilight Zone!! ✨

[@brianjones7660]

love the crew members shadows on the wagon at 4:56...little things like that always catch my eye 😉

[@robertcunningham1944]

@@brianjones7660 Wow! I've watched this episode dozens of times and I never noticed that before. Very perceptive of you.

[@jetstrike28]

A fantastic heartwarming episode. Nuff said.

[@wstine79]

I like Cliff Robertson. I was introduced to him by his performance in Escape From LA.

[@theheartland1861]

one of my favorite episodes

[@philipportelli7700]

TWILIGHT ZONE does love its desert episodes! This one is one of the best with a time trip that ends well!

[@karenmilcarek8299]

One of my favorites! Cliff Robertson nails the character.

[@Myself-yf5do]

The Village owes a lot to this episode.

[@nebogatoff]

My favorite episode.

[@CrazyCartoonCat12]

This is the weirdest game of Oregon Trail I've ever seen.

[@acerumble]

1. Continue on trail 2. Check supplies 3. Travel through time 4. Stop to rest

[@TheLazysketcher]

One of the few episodes i remember very clearly, and fondly.

[@andrewkind2820]

with great time travel comes great responsibility

[@acerumble]

You can tell that this story is from the distant past, when a physician creating vaccines is universally considered a hero

[@henryottis295]

Now they're evil murdering villains hell bent on destroying humanity.

[@dylanpickle7292]

@@henryottis295 bro what

[@dinojack5567]

@@dylanpickle7292 henryottis doesn't believe that, antivaxxers do (it was sarcasm)

[@myname7056]

@@acerumble They are even now.

[@melissadahl7561]

I had no clue he was Uncle Ben. That is so cool! This was my dad's favorite twilight zone episode. I love the part where he finds out what happened to his son. That is so touching and so fitting.

[@TheOwlCreek]

This episode is in my top 20 episodes. I wish there were more TZ like this one.

[@demogorgonn]

Seeing the electrical towers where he goes through time reminds me of the end of season 3 of twin peaks

[@sarahakm]

I LMAO'ed when you did that Spiderman intro. Bravo on that! Also great info on how much Cliff really dug into the role. Shows how much he cared about his craft and storytelling.

[@michaellucejr.6374]

Fun Fact: In the mid '60s, during the second season of the Adam West Batman show, Cliff Robertson played a villain named Shame who dressed like a cowboy and committed crimes based on his outfit, plus John Astin was the replacement Riddler while the original Frank Gorshin could not reprise the role.

[@ribbonfly]

When you summarized that beginning I that the story was wicked cool.

[@Josephlunar824]

My favorite episode I’ll know they film this episode in California that the way when I’ll go to Lake Tahoe from LA

[@1990758]

So true its near hwy 190 on the way to death vallely

[@PoesRaven73]

The building used for the exterior shots of the diner still stands! It’s on route 395 near Grant and Olancha, CA. It was for sale as late as 2015.

[@lowrider993]

This was such a good episode, I remember when I first saw this and was just as confused as he was there being a transformer and a paved road.

[@chrisazylum6624]

Remember seeing this as a kid! Next time another time travel episode!

[@tiffsaver]

If you haven't watched this episode at least 50 times, you don't belong in the TZ Club.

[@hobbes4011]

Don't know if I'm the only one who feels this way, but I'd love to see Walter do a regular series on the channel where he gives this treatment to other classic shows like the outer limits. Twilight-tober zone has gotten me into listening to the twilight zone audio dramas recently here on youtube. Plus I'm greedy and don't want to wait until next year for more content like this from him. Walt is underrated and needs more screen/mic time of his own.

[@crowtrobot17]

Robertson would also appear in the pilot episode of The Outer Limits as well as a couple of appearances in the Adam West Batman series.

[@anubusx]

MCU/ DC crossover.

[@gmg9010]

This episode is definitely one of my favorites

[@Kw1161]

Thanks, I liked this episode, and enjoyed the Calendar for the Pioneer Insurance Company that used to hang in mom’s kitchen as they held the mortgage on our old house at the time. Have a great day!

[@claytonrios1]

I do think of Uncle Ben when I see him too!

[@cdorman11]

or Higgins in "Three Days of the Condor"

[@noahlogue3807]

Love this. Such a solid episode.

[@msweat]

Great episode. The only thing that stands out a lot to me is that the weapon carried by Cliff Robertson is a much later version than would have been available in the 1840s.

[@Nasser851000]

Will Walter dress up as Rod Serling for Halloween?

[@jamesgarrett8833]

As awesome as that would be. Walter pretty much does that for the episodes of The Twilight Tober Zone where he and his friends film a segment. He dress in a suit Rod Serling wore in the 60s, matching his hair to Serling’s and also filming the segments in black & white I say he imitating more of Rod Serling. So for Halloween Walter should dress up as one of the iconic monsters from the TZ. Like the humanoid alien from To Serve Man, the beautiful people from Eye of the Beholder or the three eye alien from Venus

[@ThenewTchannel]

You gotta appreciate when someone puts a lot of research into a role

[@at1212b]

One of the best episodes. Great job on the review.

[@Cyber_Smoke]

One of the best twilight zone episode it is mysterious and a character drama you really feel like your with him in his confusion of being in "the future".

[@richewilson6394]

I love this episode! It's was so simple, there actually are things called timeslips for people can actually go back in time and see and maybe even do something in the past. Mind you there's a lot of different things that happen to them. Like no sound, no reactions from the people in the past to their presence, and maybe some kind of pyshical pain like a heart attack.

[@maxpayne2574]

9 pages of back story now that's dedication and it shows.

[@DaniGCI]

I just saw this episode, and its such a great episode!!!

[@Merit2397]

Cliff Robertson is an underrated actor to star in the Twilight Zone, but man did he leave his impact on not one but two great installments in the series and "Hundred Yards Over The Rim" is one of them. You really feel for his character and the situation he finds himself in when he's sent into the future. I also love how Robertson is able to stand along such acting giants such as Edward Platt (the chief from Get Smart) and the original Gomez Addams himself John Astin.

[@jamesrav]

I especially like this episode for the simple reason that it shows a calendar displaying September 1961, which was the year I was born. I distinctly remember the 1st time I saw the episode and noticed it - definitely caught me by surprise. Sometime during the filming or shortly thereafter I came into existence. Or did I ? Maybe it's just there to convince me of that. The 1st video I saw on the idea that we are living in a simulation opened with the idea that there is no 'real' past, it's just an illusion in our mind. Now that's an idea worthy of the Twilight Zone.

[@julieporter7805]

He not only spots a paved road and telephone poles, but he also sees an astronaut laughing hysterically about them. 😏😆😎 Cliff Robertson's research was incredible.

[@landonletterman831]

What I love about this episode is it feeds into this narrative that history is set, certain things need to happen (or not happen), and that the universe will bend itself out of the natural order just to make sure that moment happens the way it should. So many crazy examples in war time alone, but radically life altering events that should have occured but, by some *AMAZING* stretch of luck, did not, that could have fundamentally altered all life as we know it, today.

[@trickq5883]

He was in the Twilight Zone.

[@JustinaLynn]

One of my fav episodes ❤

[@majinsole8554]

He exercised great responsibility. ~_~

[@omnidragon2260]

I remember seeing this episode in the fifth grade history class

[@trinaq]

Cool Beans, it must have been quite educational in regards to 1840's history!

[@jrcarter9175]

Funny. When I look at Cliff Robertson, I either see Shame from '66 Batman or think of AT&T.

[@DamianDarkholme]

I swear, Cliff Robertson looks so much like Clive Owen when he wears the top hat. Uncanny IMO.

[@FairfaxCountyHistoryMystery]

This is one of my top favorite episodes. #TwilightZone

[@Unownshipper]

This is one I appreciate more for the look and feel of it than for the story itself. It's only season two and already Twilight Zone has done time travel so many different ways; in fact, this bears a strong resemblance to "The Last Flight." However, I do feel it manages to differentiate itself, principally in its visuals. The image of Cliff Horn dwarfed by the sublime immensity of the mountain landscape and centered in frame as he walks towards the horizon is stunning; it's not as instantly recognizable as some of the other TZ iconography (the Maple St. sign post, the pig-nosed doctors, etc.), but it's still really appealing and impactful. I really love any episode where they were able to shoot on location; when combined with the black and white, it creates a stark beauty and that's especially the case here. Back to the story, the major difference between this and "Flight" is Chris is sent by whatever force the Twilight Zone is to get something he needed (compared with Lt. Decker whose journey into the future seemed like an accident) and we end on an optimistic note. That's it. I'd say the two are rather similar, perhaps too similar for my liking. I'm afraid that the episode plays a lot of the same notes as its predecessor and wastes a few precious opportunities to make itself stand out uniquely. It would've been great to see Chris react to finding his son in the encyclopedia and learning about the impact he'd have on history; alas, it occurs off-camera. What saves the episode is Cliff Robertson's performance, he really brings Chris Horn to life with a convincing mix of befuddlement and fear over his situation. I love the details about how dedicated Robertson was about creating the character, talk about getting invested. I also thought that the top hat was an odd choice, but I felt there must've been an explanation for it. I was pleased to learn my misgivings were misplaced and that there was a good reason behind it. I have to admit a slight embarrassment: I always misread the title as "A Hundred *Years* Over the Rim." When Walter spoke the name at 5:04, I did a double-take. I actually think "Years" makes for a better, more poetic title, even if "Yards" makes more sense. It doesn't change the episode, just my two cents. I think this one plays it too safe with the story. It has what I'd call a slightly rose-tinted, 20th Century view on American Frontier history. The ending especially seems pleased to tacitly (or even explicitly) give a pat on the back to Westward Expansion. It seems to say, "yes it was hard, but we have all the nice things of today because of our noble, sacrificing predecessors." This is despite the fact that Chris repeatedly mentions the tension with Native Americans throughout. Still, I might be being too hard on Rod Serling as writer here. At its core, this is commemorating pioneers, appreciating the hard journey our ancestors took, and recognizing the lengths parents will go for their children; it could easily be the story of immigrants coming to America. Regardless, I think it's the visuals and the acting that really make this one worth coming back for.

[@nintendogamer3227]

That's a nice & somber episode I agree.

[@wstine79]

Time Travel exist during the Old West in the Twilight Zone.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

One of my favorites

[@countdown2xstacy]

Loved 100 yards over the rim. The Rip Van Winkle Caper is great too.

[@missunwonted7]

I remembered seeing this episode before watching this, so that joke intro was pretty funny

[@michelleishappy4036]

This episode is one of--if not THE top favorite of mine. This vid though was not what I expected.

[@JohnnyPaisan]

Can I go a year into the future to watch the rest of these Twilight Toberzone episodes?

[@tokufan22]

Interesting looking at some familiar faces in different rolls. Never thought I would see Gomez Adams or the Chief from Get Smart in the Twilightzone.

[@jeffreyberkin-ez3uh]

My number 57 episode. Cliff Robertson was great and the story was good. Time travel being a tricky thing, of course, you just have to believe a lot. Would the son have died without the medicine? Wouldn't someone else have come along to find a cure for the same disease? Still, the thought that the son was "saved" brought a tear to my eye😢. I loved the part where the truck was described as a "monster"😅

[@philpots48]

This episode is the one I remember (I was 12) the most, and for some reason my mind is convinced that the calendar for the year is 1962 and not 1961. A Twilight Zone phenomenon with my memory.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

I love this video

[@TheCreepypro]

a good use of paradox in a story about time travel

[@lego4virgo]

Yeah, this one is a favorite of mine.

[@hidingposer3422]

I remembered John Astin to look for this. Was surprised Cliff Roberson was the star when I found it. Amazing how many big name stars are in Twilight Zone episodes. Even big name bit actors.

[@slyfox2022]

It's freaking Gomez!

[@benlarsen4602]

Great time travel episode.

[@nigel_saxon]

That intro needs to be a plot to a Spiderman comic

[@Twizz9091]

This was the very first episode I watched in the twilight zone

[@ImperfectXIII]

That would actually be an AWESOME Spider-Man prequel story.

[@yukimikasaki9705]

If you notice the speeding moving van, since the next episode was "The Rip Van Winkle Caper", and out on the desert again, you might think it was transporting the four malefactors, with DeCruz behind the wheel, and they were just on their way to their cavernous desert hideout.

[@vintagethunderbirdrepair9426]

A Hundred Yards Over the Rim has always been one of my favorite episodes, definitely in my top 5, especially because the musical score by Fred Steiner was awesome, creepy and Twilight Zone at its best. For me, it was the best Twilight Zone score of all, second only to the Twilight Zone theme by Marius Constant.

[@davidgipson7347]

The narrator said that it was filmed at MGM. The cafe was actually on California Rt 395 not far from Olancha. The old building is still there.

[@jabbarmuhammad7529]

A time traveling episode I love it

[@MrHEC381991]

The costume is actually a pretty good idea, and also like you pointed out some people would've dressed like that heading West. The image of him standing there with the rifle and top hat is quite poignant.

[@gingaddict]

WAIT THAT WAS UNCLE BEN??? MIND BLOWN!!!