Four O'Clock - Twilight-Tober Zone

Welcome back to the Twilight-Tober Zone! Join Walter as he discusses "Four O'Clock" and continues his deep dive into The Twilight Zone.
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"Four O'Clock" is episode 94 (season 3, number 29) of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
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[@jace971]

My favorite time of year returns. I never got to watch The Twilight Zone growing up, but I was always facinated by the worlds each episode created. I love the deep dives into every episode. I wish it could last all year.

[@trinaq]

Agreed, I've been watching the previous three recaps to prepare for this year, and it's been fun reliving the thrills and spooks of this classic series.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

I did because I didn't have cable so I was desperate to be entertained by anything. That's probably why I developed a taste for low brow and high quality stuff.

[@jpaley550]

NOTHING like #TheTwilightZone. .SUCH Talent in Writing,Acting & Direction...#OneOfAKind...

[@PyroShadow117]

I.... only watched the airplane episode

[@tomious4257]

@@PyroShadow117 which one?

[@elder-woodsilverstein7716]

(Spoilers) The Radio show had an even darker ending. After Crangle is shrunk, his bird bites his head, mistaking it for a nut. It brings a whole new meaning to the "Nut!" line the bird repeats.

[@AtariDad]

In my headcanon, that's exactly what happens after the camera fades to black. Glad to see I wasn't the only one who had that idea!

[@melissacooper8724]

They couldn't show Pete eating Crangle because it would be too gruesome for 1960s TV! It's better to leave it up to our imaginations!

[@BrandontheBeldam2993]

I love the radio show. I know radio and television are different formats, but some of these episodes actually benefit more from Imagining what's happening through top notch voice acting and sound work. "Miniature" and "Stopover in a quiet town" are great examples.

[@elder-woodsilverstein7716]

@@BrandontheBeldam2993 I think the radio versions of "A Thing about Machines" and "Mirror Image" extend the ideas of their respected episode counterparts and therefore turn out better.

[@zedplex569]

I actually just listened to it earlier! I quite vastly enjoy his voice in that more than in the television version.

[@willhiggins9563]

The twist may be predictable, but the catharsis of some that self-righteousness being forced to acknowledge his own short comings (pun unintended), was great to see. Especially with the acting.

[@mattropolis7857]

We are all fallen and broken people and organizations. But any leader or party that cannot acknowledge their mistakes, nor govern with a sense of humility, are not people you want to follow.

[@joechill6327]

This is seriously one of my favorite reoccurring series on the platform. Nothing like The Twilight Zone to get me in the October mood.

[@Nankeroo]

I'm genuinely so excited! This is my first Twilight-Tober zone, and I just finished binging the other 3 recaps! Let's gooo!

[@ChannelAwesome]

Welcome on in Nankeroo!!!

[@Ragdoll923]

I got into the Twilight Zone after first year of Twilight-tober. I've been excited for this episode since then. It was genuinely jarring how relevant this episode is to today's world. This episode aged like fine wine.

[@roguebritgravy1]

I always thought the ending implied if Krangle didn't get those nuts, the parrot would eat him. I think i read somewhere, wiki maybe, that an Adaptation of this story had the main character eaten by the parrot at episodes end. In another show. I like your interpretation of the parrot saying nut.

[@Raximus3000]

He is 2 feet tall not 2 inches tall. Kinda hard to do.

[@royfugate]

In the 2000's radio adaptation the ending was altered to be more gruesome as Pete the parrot mistakes the now-shrunken Crangle for a "nut".

[@roguebritgravy1]

@@royfugate yeah that's the one I was thinking of.

[@tbessie]

Yeah, I thought that too, when I watched this episode. Very menacing parrot.

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Man this episode was ahead of the curve

[@Raximus3000]

Or paranoia is not a new thing.

[@shenloken2]

Funny thing is the episode ended with the camera zooming in on the parrot. I know it’s even more absurd but in my mind it looked like the parrot ate Crangle when he shrunk down! Hilariously absurd I know. XD

[@smallmovieworld]

October = Nostalgia-Ween every week AND TTZ every day, best time of the year 👍 Great timeless episode to start on too! (even if the twist is beyond obvious)

[@PhantomShadow224]

If we don’t learn from it, History never changes, only repeats. On a secondary note, I’m glad twilight-tober is back. My dad always loves watching TZ and I’d watch along side even if some of the episodes scared me.

[@WH40KHero]

It never repeats, but it rhymes

[@Jordan3DS]

​@@WH40KHero Sadly, stupid people will always exist. You can't learn from history if you don't have an ounce of self-awareness.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

When it comes to one part of a story like this, you only have to replace "Communist" with "Putin Puppet" for it to be remade.

[@nickloschen2717]

Four years going strong of Twilight-tober Zone!

[@melissacooper8724]

I'll be saddened the day they will review the series finale episode "The Bewitching Pool!"

[@samanthanickson6478]

@@melissacooper8724which kicked ass. loved that one too.

[@Will_Rules]

​@@melissacooper8724who knows they might start revidwing the sequal series

[@haldon12]

A straight-forward but solid story. I'm genuinely surprised that the modern Twilight Zone and/or Black Mirror haven't taken a crack at it (or maybe they did and I just missed it).

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

FIRST TWILIGHT ZONE OF THE YEAR

[@FreihEitner]

Hooray! So glad that Twilight-Tober Zone is back! I've been following for... I think 3 years now, always depressed when the month ends and I must wait another eleven to pick it up again.

[@seanwilkinson7431]

I love your impressions and the way you break down these episodes (and when you were doing BatMay). And I always get chills when you hit "...in the Twilight Zone."

[@SirPreyas]

This episode aged like fine wine.

[@drewo.127]

It aged waaaayyyy better than fine wine!

[@toshirodragon]

Just got home from work and thought "OMG Twilight Tober Zone is back!" Thank you Walter, I know it's a lot of work but I genuinely look forward to it every year.

[@ThePkmnYPerson]

I'm impressed by how in depth you're able to talk about every episode. I was working on something where I only had to say one thing I liked and one I didn't about each episode but I had to stop because it was getting too hard to find stuff to say.

[@RichardDamienAddison]

Yay. Today is the 1st of Toberzone. 🎉🎉 Looks like we're off to a great start with one of my favorite episodes. I look forward to the rest of the month.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Lets begin! Love this time of year! 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@darknessunknown4384]

Thank you for taking the middle ground and not naming any people or groups in particular; and I would ask everyone else in comments to do the same. I've heard more than enough bile from and against all sides.

[@JP2GiannaT]

Amen to that.

[@GeorgeShearin]

God every time this premieres, I’m always so astounded as to how fast the years go by.

[@JusticeOutlaw]

That's was a great reveal Walter the guy want justice but at the end his own justice turn against him can't wait to see more of Twilight Tober Zone from you Walter

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

And we're off and creepin' already~ This one is one of the more easy setups to figure out, but it feels more like the story leading up to the end is what you're here for. I remember thinking for a sec that Pete was gonna kill him at the end too, like that parrot is *HAWNGRYYYY..*

[@mst3KGf]

Actually, this was one of the episodes adapted for radio and that adds an ending that has Pete mistaking the shrunken Crangle for a "nut" to eat.

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

@@mst3KGf Ohhh, so THIS is how Mr. Peanut died a couple years ago..

[@ImperfectXIII]

Ah, Oliver Crangle... The KAREN of the Twilight Zone.

[@Mythteller]

More like the quintessential Conspiracy Theorist🤨

[@eldritch_izzy]

I adore the symbolism of this episode but THE PARROT BETTER BE OKAY AND FIND A LOVING HOME-

[@Will_Rules]

He ends up eating Olivers "Nut"

[@robhaskins]

YES!

[@EmiaRaine]

Hell yeah, The Zone is back, baby! Recently binged the past three years-worth in preparation. The Twilight-Tober Zone really makes the spooky season sing.

[@ChannelAwesome]

Thanks for watching!

[@ladyalmathea7610]

Ah, the Twilight-Tober Zone... How I've missed it so... 😊😊

[@random22026]

Walter's back! His Serling is sublime!

[@Thatonegirl989]

Happy Twilight-Tober Zone everyone!

[@elder-woodsilverstein7716]

Twilight Tober Zone is back, Everyone! We are going to go over some great episodes this year.

[@melissacooper8724]

I've been looking forward to this all year!

[@mst3KGf]

We're getting ALL of Season 4 this October. That's got some good ones.

[@anubusx]

Damn this episode predicted social media today.

[@roxirock5455]

I've been here since the beginning with at first no interest and watching the first episode out of boredom. Now I can't wait.

[@johnoneil9188]

Having the Twilight Tober-Zone start again reminds me how much I have missed it.

[@ArchiesMom518]

I've been waiting all year for this to start close up

[@ernestcline2868]

A timely episode.

[@SnowdropHill]

This episode absolutely rings true to attitudes that still exist, probably even moreso today than ever before.

[@robhaskins]

This story was in an anthology I read for one of my middle-school English classes in the ''70s, or perhaps in one of those Scholastic books that were on offer. I didn't know, though, who wrote it, or of his Baltimore connection (he wrote for the Sun from 1943 to 1952, joining the editorial staff after that, and in1975 becoming the editor-in-chief)!

[@philipportelli7700]

Welcome back! About this episode, I always wondered how he got all that information since it seemed like he seldom went out! And how exactly he knew that he was able to shrink every evil person! My own "twist ending" is that the parrot killed him for not feeding him!

[@royfugate]

In the 2000's radio adaptation the ending was altered to be more gruesome as Pete the parrot mistakes the now-shrunken Crangle for a "nut".

[@melissacooper8724]

That's a good question. They didn't have the internet where you could find out about someone back in the 1960s.

[@amazzonkane]

YESSSS! I’m SO Excited for Twilight Tober Zone and Four O’Clock is one of my favorite episodes. Love how Crangle is framed as threatening but the more time you spend with him, you see just how insane he is. I took it as a morality play against harassment campaigns/being a one man “justice” system that focuses only on punishment with no gray area. Plus, a brutal condemning of McCarthyism. There’s so much it could apply to: from false allegations, to harassment campaigns against vulnerable people, to a narcissist’s smear campaign for perceived slights, or an envious friend looking for an excuse to cut you out of the group. I LOVE how Theodore Bikel actually fought against McCarthyism in the 1950s and is having the time of his life playing this role that’s clearly one big fuck you to McCarthyism and other angry vigilantes who love to harass others.

[@hawkeyepierce67]

I've been really hoping for "Twillight Tober Zone" to return this year. So i've almost dropped my tablet in my bathwater when i got noticed by YT with yesterdays trailer/announcment ;). Don't care much of Halloween, but i'm really enjoing this. So, in a nutshell, many thanks for continuing this show! Best regards from Bavaria, Hawk

[@ChannelAwesome]

Thanks for watching Hawk! Glad you didn't break your tablet!

[@PocokPresents]

I love this series. I never watched these, twists soo good. Love it.

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

I love this The Twilight Zone episode!

[@TheAvram25]

1:40 You got me thinking about Doctor Who when you said like that, Walter!

[@brianfuller757]

I always look forward to this time of year. Twilight Zone is still classic tv.

[@KyleRobots]

Always love the episode a day twilightober zone dives. The twist is barely a twist but the episode on the whole is as relevant now as when it was released.

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Hell yeah, Twilight Tober Zone is back baby. Season four here we go. It’s going to be a fun ride this year especially when Mr. Tober this month will cover the all time classic, “Nightmare Above 20,000 Feet”, along with “Young Man’s Fancy”, “The Dummy” and “In His Image”

[@katherinepfister4177]

So glad you are doing this again. It really is the highlight of my octobers

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

I remember watching this as a rerun years ago when I was. Preteen. It was surreal watching it.

[@SatanicBarbeque]

FINALLY! IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!!!

[@MaverickChristian]

Not having seen it in a while. I rewatched it before seeing this Twilight Tober episode. Wow. I didn't expect "Four O'Clock" to be so applicable to modern times.

[@mikechicago6200]

Were back with Twilightober!!

[@crungass]

Its that time of the year again! Always excited for Twilight-ober Zone!

[@MollyOKami]

"This episode is called Four-O'-Clock. The sequel episode? Four-Twenty."

[@whothisgamer]

I always figured that when the parrot was saying "Nut!" He was calling the main character a nut. Not asking for a nut. At least that's the impression I was getting from the parrot.

[@mattfleurant9295]

It's back,baby!

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Thank you so much for this year's continuation of this awesomeness! A minor note on this one: Theo Bikel's last name is pronounced with a strong accent on the last syllable. Bi-KEL, rhymes with bell. Again, I love your TZ work, research, and insight, and am having a great time bingeing on all of it. Take care ♥️

[@bradcha5413]

Dam Twilight Zone was way ahead of its time

[@arielfangirlmendez]

Happy birthday walter

[@bbarrett726]

I thought we were only on year 3 of Twilight Tober Zone. Either way, glad to see it back.

[@vishalkalicharan7710]

Everyone's favourite anthology is back. Hooray?

[@dracodawolf9282]

Aw man I'm so excited for more

[@koolkel00]

TWILIGHT TOBER ZONE IS BACK BABY!!

[@ripamoramee14]

Love seeing these every year you do a phenomenal job helping relive this classic show

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

I already want to see the new Halloween opening on Wednesday

[@ScienceMinute42]

I am always ready for a twilight zonetober episode!

[@gregorykeithmorris3970]

Fun fact: Theodore Bikel was the original Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music on Broadway. He earned a Tony nomination for his performance!

[@INDAREVISH]

Feels like yesterday I was just watching the last review lol

[@evangelineking3930]

I've just discovered your channel and I love it. You give background and info about each episode. Thanks for your videos. They are better than just watching the episodes themselves.😊

[@ChannelAwesome]

Thanks so much! Glad you like the episodes!!

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

I read this short story in high school. Great twist.

[@MISTAWULFY]

This episode always reminded me of the King in Yellow story “The Repairer of Reputations”

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

An excellent analysis as always, Walter. Keep being awesome.

[@reginaroadie]

Welcome back. Big Twilight Zone fan and I love how in depth you are with these videos and highlighting the episodes that aren’t the go to classics. I’ve never seen this one. And you’ve definitely intrigued me with its real world relevance. That to me is one of the big appeals of the series in how timeless it is.

[@jrr2480]

Great review of a classic episode. It's very true that even both sides on the internet commit the same sin as the character in this episode. 😱

[@olivine92]

Saw this pop up and did a gothic happy dance. It's best time of year again *evil laugh*

[@Sawlon]

I love your Twilight-Tober Zones!!!

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Theodore Bikel was one of only two Austrian actors who appeared in Twilight Zone, the first being Joseph Shieldkraut who appeared in Deaths-Head Revisited and Trade-Ins. Oscar Beregi, who appeared in several episodes, including opposite Shieldkraut in Deaths-Head Revisited, was born in today Hungary, which at the time was part of Austro-Hungary. However, unlike Shieldkraut, who was born when it was Austro-Hungary, Bikel was born in independent Austria in 1924.

[@chelseabrown3533]

YES!!!!!! I been waiting for so long for this!!!!

[@weareallbronies9031]

And so it begins

[@maplestreetmovies]

So excited, I look forward to this every year now!

[@katherinegilks3880]

The relatability of this episode in the 2020s is scary.

[@griffruby8756]

This episode is best summarized as "a ridiculous little man ends up as, surprise surprise! a ridiculous little man."

[@JackKirbyFan]

Oh I've waited for this for a LONG time. Delighted to have it back and I agree, this is a brilliant episode. I wish we would have more Bat-May. Please consider the movies!

[@broEye1]

Personally I want him to do Beyond. My absolute favorite bit of Batman, and sadly short-lived.

[@JackKirbyFan]

@@broEye1I would love that too but it all depends on his burn-out level. Crossing fingers.

[@jeepamir508]

Here we go. It's back

[@tbessie]

I remember reading the short story it came from. Then, the first time I saw this episode, I thought "Wait a second... crazy man, clock, bird calling for nuts... I KNOW THIS!" One of my favorite episodes. Also, I love Theodore Bikel - very interesting guy, the kind I wish I could have met while he was alive. He's so fun as Zoltan Karpathy in "My Fair Lady".

[@ggrarl]

He was also one of the more sympathetic murderers on Columbo. He felt isolated due to his intelligence, but when Columbo tricked him into revealing how he enacted his plan, he felt relief at someone so smart defeating him.

[@TheCreepypro]

not kidding how much this still applies today

[@chrisward5263]

This is another one of my favorite episodes. It doesn't get enough recognition and im glad you guys covered it.

[@Khaotic_Reign]

It’s funny, this episode reminds me of the Criminal Minds episode where this guy works in a position not unlike this character in this TZ episode, and has frequent arguments with people over the phone, claiming that they’re evil with no rhyme or reason… he can their words as they talk in different colors (because of synesthesia), and red means evil to him!

[@Rmlohner]

One of my high school teachers got the impression that the parrot was going to eat him.

[@melissacooper8724]

I agree that Oliver Crangle got what was coming to him! And I agree with Pete the parrot he is a nut! 😂

[@julieporter7805]

Pete's the real hero.

[@emarino9805]

Always happy to see this come back!!!!

[@articusramos808]

It begins

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

It's October!! Shared this with my Facebook TZ fan group every year since Day 1. Gotta share the love!

[@zath6425]

This episode is easily my favorite. Just one performance in one room and it's sold so well.

[@PerfectCell9]

I’ve waited 364 days for this!! Absolutely love these videos. I’m going to watch TZ all month at home and try to catch up to you guys! ❤

[@nitorishogiplayer3465]

I also thought this was eerily similar to the internet mobs of today and was surprised when I watched this that this isn't considered one of the classic episodes. I always kinda figured that the parrot being constantly hungry would result in the ending where the parrot just devours him instead, but that that ending wasn't shown presumably because of censors or something.

[@cianparkinson9605]

So excited for another Twilight-Tober Zone

[@poppaD75]

Phyllis Love was my high school teacher. Dedicated and treated her students like human beings.

[@LLCCB]

Yes! It begins again!