Little Girl Lost - Twilight-Tober Zone

"Little Girl Lost" is a very small in scope tale, but because of the dimension spanning plot, it becomes simultaneously trippy and vast in magnitude; tension, writing, and visuals make this Twilight Zone episode unforgettable.
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"Little Girl Lost" is episode 91 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It is about a young girl who has accidentally passed through an opening into another dimension. Her parents and their friend attempt to locate and retrieve her. It is based on the 1953 short story by Richard Matheson.
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[@rogue7723]

It’s an excellent palette-cleanser after “The Fugitive.”

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Yeah the Little Girl Lost was such a nail biting, intense and pulse pounding episode that had me on the edge of my seat. I was only 12 years old when I first saw this episode. I was still a kid myself and not a parents, but man the actors playing the parents did such a believable job; you could feel their pain of their angel of joy being missing

[@trinaq]

I loved it, it's such a nail biting episode, especially if you're a parent.

[@w01neb]

You forgot the time the Simpsons referenced it

[@melissacooper8724]

I thought that the 4th dimension that Tina was lost in was very trippy!

[@The_Str4nger]

Marge: Bart, what happened? Bart: Well, we hit a little snag when the universe sort of collapsed on itself. But Dad seemed cautiously optimistic. Homer: CRAAAAAAAAP!!!!!!!!!

[@shaider1982]

Yup, the best Twilight zone episodes are parodied in the Treehouse of horror.

[@brianc3761]

CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP Crap Crap Crap Crap crap crap crap crap ^crap

[@landonletterman831]

I'm honestly surprised they didn't name drop that episode, in the talk of it's impact on popular culture, but, then, you would be name dropping the Simpson's "Treehouse of Horror" episodes every other Twilight-Tober video if that was the case, lol

[@TheNeonRabbit]

This was the only episode that really scared me as a kid. I was convinced that there were invisible portals all over the house you could fall through

[@karrihart1]

“Do you see towels? If you see towels, you’re probably in the linen closet!”

[@toshirodragon]

One of my favorite episodes!

[@karrihart1]

@@toshirodragon Holy macaroni!!!

[@RussianJackal]

Mmmmmm….. erotic cakes…..

[@adrianevan7933]

Did anybody see tron?

[@erinmiller1433]

@@adrianevan7933 no

[@shainewhite2781]

This episode was the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's POLTERGEIST. It was also spoofed in the Simpsons Halloween Special VI in 1995 called Homer3 where we see a CGI, very early CGI version of Homer in the Third Dimension.

[@rushmaverick1923]

It was also the inspiration behind one of Jack Jack's powers in The Incredibles 2.

[@landonletterman831]

I love that the practical effects in the Twilight Zone are all so cost effective (camera trickery for the portal, oil on glass for the 4th dimension shots), and the mid 90's CGI for the "Treehouse of Horror" episode had to have cost Fox a _small fortune!_

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

"Inspiration", riiiiiight, wink-wink 😉.

[@toshirodragon]

This episode really holds up, unlike yesterday's, it's well paced, engaging, and a bit panic inducing if you're a parent. My worst nightmare when my kid was little was going into their room and they not be there.

[@trinaq]

Precisely, this installment builds on a parent's panic of their child suddenly disappearing, and aside from them being trapped in a parallel dimension, is super chilling because of how realistic it is.

[@Arkylie]

Heh. My parents lost me when I was an infant. They'd left me sleeping on their bed, came back to find me gone, searched the house, were panicking and about ready to call the cops... when Dad thought to get up on the bed and check between the mattress and the wall. I'd managed to roll over (just barely, as I was too young to do that much) and slip down into the crack -- by God's grace aimed in such a way that I didn't suffocate! -- and, nicely wedged in there, just fell asleep again 😴 (Dunno if that affected me long-term; I do love being in hammock chairs, or tucking my arms into my vest, various ways to wrap my body up snug.)

[@bunnystuff2005]

I am 70 years old now and I remember seeing this episode as a little girl and being terrified of touching the wall next to my bed for fear I would fall through into another dimension. Glad I got to see it again...I think I'm over it now! 😅

[@AngelJuliet]

I remember this story. It is definitely unsettling now as a parent. Glad the dog helped get her home.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I don’t know why, but I always found this episode appealing for some reason, with the girl’s bedroom wall having a door to another dimension

[@goodnewsgeek42]

Like Amy in Doctor Who!

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Yeah I agree too, this episode is appealing for some reason. Speaking for myself, I don’t have kids and I was still a kid myself when I first saw this episode at age 12. What really got me invested in this story was the amazing acting from both the actors playing the parents. Theirs performance’s make it look so believable, you really felt their pain in the moment, their angel of joy being gone in a such mysterious way

[@jamesdrynan]

Excellent episode! A dimension within the dimension of TZ.

[@shenloken2]

The Simpsons parody of this episode had some of the best lines in any of their Halloween specials. “Aw there’s so much I don’t know about astrophysics. I wish I read that book by “That Wheelchair Guy”…” - Homer Simpson

[@Shorai_3]

"It's like something out of that Twilighty show about that Zone".

[@RockySamson]

Although it’s not really emphasized in this episode of Twilightober Zone, there is one part of Little Girl Lost that is absolutely chilling! Like Walter explains, Chris was only halfway through the portal when he retrieved his daughter and dog. After being pulled out by Bill, he demands to know what all the rushing was about while he was in there. Bill then proceeds to slam his hand against the wall where Chris just was and explains that the portal was closing in around him while he was only halfway through. The audience is just left with that thought afterwards. Can you imagine having a portal to another dimension slowly closing in around your waist without you even knowing it?! Can you imagine what would’ve happened if he had taken just a second longer? Yeah… this episode doesn’t screw around.

[@racookster]

The trope is called a "portal cut." It appeared in science fiction literature long before this Twilight Zone episode was made (notably in Robert Heinlein's "By His Bootstraps," written in 1941), but this was probably the first time it was suggested on a television show.

[@stevenpina1983]

@@racookster I’ve never heard of that trope before. Didn’t know if had been used enough to develop a term already.

[@claytonrios1]

Sometimes keeping things small in scale can be for the best. You don't want your story to be a mess with too many moving parts after all.

[@BingFox]

I feel that's why I haven't fully enjoyed Cabinet of Curiosities.

[@stevenpina1983]

@@BingFox I have my own problems with “Lore” and the other shows. So I’d like to hear you expand on some your issues with CoC.

[@BingFox]

@@stevenpina1983 Part of it has to do with how they end, either the ending is out of left field, or they just...end. Either they should have ended sooner: Pickman's Model, The Outside. Or needed an extra 15 minutes: Lot 36. There's also the odd changes to Pickman's Model and Dreams in the Witch House that make them stand far too different to the source material. They're too...human? Lovecraft is about the unknown and uncaring universe. Pickman's Model is such a succinct story that it felt like I was just sitting around waiting for it to end. Though not as bad at the Viewing and the Murmuring, which really felt like they were deliberately wasting my time. I actually debated fast forwarding through them, which I did with the Viewing, which the monster at the end was laughably slow at walking. Dreams made me the most angry because everything felt tacked on. The brother-sister story in a forest wasn't as interesting as an eldritch city and weird beings. The drug use and painter that paints the future feels like cliched filler to me. It just removed the Lovecraft from Lovecraft. The Outside is the worst, imo. The co-workers aren't mean enough, the husband was very middle of the road, I couldn't sympathize with the character due to her "plight" not really being a plight. It needed time to bake that 56 minutes didn't provide. It also didn't need a minute of her laughing at the camera at the end. Actually, it would have been hilarious if the tv came on after she killed her husband and the host was like, "What? I didn't tell you to kill anyone!" Seriously though, if the conversations her coworkers had were more closely tied to her and her husband it might have worked better. Maybe tie the cream's promises of restoration and longevity to her taxidermy. I really thought her stares at the cream being rubbed into her coworker's hands meant that she'd kill her and taxidermy her instead of her husband. I had no clues early on that the cream was at all important itself. Like, think of the bank being filled with taxidermied employees and her talking to them in the way they speak, even show them talking but then slowly zoom out on them, revealing them being dead and stuffed. I think the 56 minutes threw off the pacing of all but Graveyard Rats and The Autopsy, which were my favorite ones in this. Some characters seemed too mean, like the Hispanic lady in Lot 36. Like I know the guy was racist and mean, but I can't relate to any of the characters in that story due to actions: main character, book buyer, and Hispanic lady, or not enough screen time: the library lady and the lot manager.

[@christiandauz3742]

Like ADB's Echoes of Eternity from the Horus Heresy/Siege of Terra/Warhammer 40k novel series

[@shainewhite2781]

"Maybe Homer disappeared into fat air." Patty. "Hey, SHUT up!" Homer.

[@karrihart1]

“I’m somewhere that I don’t know where I am!” 😩

[@erictaylor5462]

When I was between 9 and 14 my Grandmother came to live with us. My sister and I spent a lot of time watching the Twilight Zone. Wonderful memories, but this episode seriously freaked me out when I saw it as a kid.

[@raymondwatt9773]

The sequence in the other dimension is trippy even to this day. Kudos to the director and the cinematographer

[@57highland]

Definitely. Visually weird and a little scary.

[@shadowjudge921]

This episode always kinda scared me. Still does a bit. The thought that a portal to another dimension could just randomly open like that... Gives me the shudders.

[@beemulkey798]

Not likely you will you find such a thing now or ever so do not be too afraid.

[@trickq5883]

@@beemulkey798 "Nothing's impossible. Some things are just less likely than others that's all." - Fats Brown

[@haythebug5290]

This episode traumatized my dad as a kid, so he of course showed us as kids. We have always loved it and it still gives us chills

[@badgerwijohnson4081]

I had something similar happen when my son was 3 I went to check on him one night and he wasn't in his bed I panicked for a second and then I heard him whimpering and I found him currled up under his bed. This episode makes me think of that every time I see it.

[@Galantski]

This is one of the few _TZ_ episodes that can be called _cosmic horror_ as so defined by HP Lovecraft.

[@ztslovebird]

This concept probably has roots in fairytales & mythology, stories of losing a loved one to an other world & trying to get them back.

[@57highland]

Persephone (daughter of the goddess Ceres, or Demeter) was lost when she was kidnapped by Hades and taken to the underworld. (Greek mythology)

[@johnrico1174]

Great episode. Charles Aidman was also in one other of my favorite TZ episodes, "And when the sky was opened."

[@HououMinamino]

This is such an iconic episode. I recognized the little girl from the episode about the doll. In that episode, the doll is named Tina! There is such an atmosphere of tension and urgency in this episode, especially when the father is trying to rescue his daughter from the fourth dimension. You can practically feel the relief that turns to shock when it is revealed that the father would have been stuck halfway if he hadn't emerged right at that moment. I almost would want to see a sequel to this episode, similar to the one they did for "It's a Good Life." Perhaps the daughter is now raising her own family in the same house, and the portal opens again.

[@stevenpina1983]

I’m talking Tina and I hate you

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

With telly savalas

[@carolyn5815]

I watched a lot of Twilight Zone episodes as a kid and for some reason this was the one that really scared me haha. I was terrified I would accidentally roll into the wall my bed was up against.

[@The_RedVIII]

These Twilight Tober Zone episodes are the main reason I am subscribed to this channel.

[@matiyas27]

This was one of my favorite episodes. It didn't take me too long to realize this probably influenced The Poltergeist movies.

[@coffeeaddict9605]

That effect is really well done, even with you explaining it. Sad these are ending soon, I look forward to these every October

[@sessaruth]

This is my favorite episode by far. When I think of Twilight Zone this is what first comes to mind.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

This and "You Drive" are my favorites. Of course, the whole series is amazing, with a few WTH moments. To Serve Man was excellent in concept. Bill Shatner and Billy Mumy both got to star in scary monster episodes, one with a happy ending and one, not so much.

[@daniellevaughn4598]

I had a similar experience to the writer of this show. I woke up to my son calling me, but I couldn't find him in his room. I told him to keep calling me, and tried to follow his voice. It sounded like he was in the kitchen, but I didn't see him on there either. I asked him to make more noise. Bang something. He did, and......in the right corner of the kitchen was a window that opened onto the back porch. It had a child-lock on it, but apparently he had outgrown it. He climbed through the window and was on the back porch, watching cars and people go by, and he wanted me to join him. 😠😒😂

[@aamanpour3630]

😆

[@nathanpeoples2319]

Makes me sad this month is over. Love this Twlight-tober Zone series.

[@stevenpina1983]

You still got two more days , come on. Cheer up

[@hollowman7168]

Dam this episode has one of the slickest intros that Sterling has ever made

[@mr.fluffyface431]

This episode has become an In-joke for my family. any time we drop something and then can't find it, it has 'Fallen into the Twilight Zone'

[@melissacooper8724]

I actually saw The Simpsons Halloween spoof first before actually seeing this episode. Both versions are actually good!

[@RussianJackal]

-Do you see a light, Homer? -ummm… yes! -Walk into the light, my son! - - loud, painful-sounding electric buzzing - - - OOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

me too

[@neonnwave1]

That was the third dimension at the time. :D

[@matthewbuckley7757]

Can’t believe your twilight tober zone videos is ending this Monday it’s been a long and good ride, Your reviews of the episodes have been great and I was able to watch some of them on paramount plus, Great job again Walter and see you on BatMay and happy early Halloween.

[@Faceplay2]

Theses videos are easily the best part and the only reason why to watch anything on the nostalgia critic channel.

[@stevenpina1983]

@@Faceplay2 I still like to hear Doug’s opinion on certain things and I find him entertaining for the most part at least

[@soren3569]

Really, this is one of the older folktale motifs--call the Fourth Dimension "Faerie" and you've pretty much got it.

[@youyo2205]

I feel like this episode could have been an inspiration for the backrooms today

[@majinsole8554]

The portal effect is actually ridiculously innovative, and I wouldn’t have guessed that they did it like that. Bravo to them. ~_~

[@tylertilwick6852]

I’ve seen this episode so many times and never get tired of seeing it

[@elder-woodsilverstein7716]

I loved this episode. It was ahead of its time for such outlandish ideas. I watched Poltergeist for the first time this October and it was great. I see similarities to the movie, but both are their own strange odysseys. While this episode was a tear in the universe, Poltergeist was caused by ghosts.

[@PepeGomezAnimation]

This episode also inspired one of the best halloween specials in Simpsons history

[@strangebrew1231]

Which one

[@PepeGomezAnimation]

​@@strangebrew1231 S07E06 - Treehouse of Horror VI

[@jabbarmuhammad8804]

I definitely like this episode the dimension aspect of the episode is both creepy and intriguing

[@larrylaffer3246]

Homer: I'm trapped someplace and I don't know where I am. Marge: Do you see towels? If so you're probably in the linen closet again.

[@ggrarl]

Homer: Just a second...no, it's somewhere I've never been before. Patty and Selma: Oh, the shower. Heh heh heh!

[@RamblesOfTheScribe]

I like to think that the alternate world entered IS the entrance to Twilight Zone. But not in the way you may think I like to believe that the Twilight Zone is where each episode starts, then Rod Serling enters through a door he had built around his portal. If the Twilight Zone ever got another movie then I think this would be a stellar plot for it

[@RamblesOfTheScribe]

The world we see that is disorienting and strange is a hallway of sorts between worlds

[@trickq5883]

There's no clear definition in the show of what the Twilight Zone is other than what's said in the opening narration and even that isn't really telling you what it is. We do know whatever or whever it is it can be and is controlled by one of the characters.

[@ivane5110]

I was the same age as the little girl when I saw this and with a dog and with a bed setup kinda like this, and on top of this, I already loved the idea of other worlds existing alongside ours, so the episode really landed with me. And not scary, either, like for some of my friends, who got creeped out by that dimension (the way we had by the dream world in that one about the sleeping man and the psychiatrist). So I was eagerly tapping and exploring every corner under each bed and stick of furnature in our place. So for me the episode run time is just a small part of the whole length of the experience. Probably why as great as it still is, it never quite measures up in any later viewings. Once again a good video, thanks for it.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Its a good episode. And very much poltergeist took a part of itself for it. This episode itself feels like a [short] movie.

[@cimalasheffield5908]

This episode is horrifying. It has such a simple premise and utilizes it to great effect. From Texas 9:17 PM Central Time 11/2/22

[@samanthanickson6478]

modern horror movies owe their existence and salt to the twilight zone and outer limits.

[@Basicslag]

this is definitely one of my favorites

[@sarou3457]

Any one else noticed? You can mostly tell how good the episode is or how he feels about it by the lenght of the video. ^^

[@milestrombley1466]

Now that is a true Twilight Zone episode. 😁

[@TOrlando478]

I was literally making a backrooms no-clip joke about when bill puts his hand through the portal to the 4th dimension

[@MovieFan1912]

I can still hear Homer Simpson’s echoing voice saying, “Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap-“ as he’s sucked into the black hole.

[@erinmiller1433]

“Well, we hit a snag when the universe sorta collapsed on itself, but Dad seemed cautiously optimistic.”

[@MovieFan1912]

@@erinmiller1433 Homer: Craaaaaaaaaap!

[@jamesgarrett8833]

This episode of the Twilight Zone is a must see. It has inspired and set the foundation for many stories about little kids being trapped 🪤 in other dimension and having worried sick parents 😧 desperately trying to find them

[@brittanyfinney5386]

I watch this episode 19 times and it is so dam good

[@bbarrett726]

This is like that twilighty show about that zone.

[@rebeckylee157]

I’ve just happened upon this Channel Awesome series yesterday and have binged the hell out of these. I see so many positive influences on future directors, and its great to see very young versions of my favorite stars. I must add on a totally random note in this episode, hearing a six year old voiced by a grown woman makes me want to watch MST3K’s “Manos the Hands of Fate” episode.

[@jyesucevitz]

easily in my top 10 eps.

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

The prose of the short story this episode is based on is truly uncanny. Definitely check it out if you can. It makes you want to visit the parallel universe for much longer.

[@julieporter7805]

I love how the parallel universe is portrayed with the surreal walls, haunting echoes and bizarre camera angles. It's simple yet confusing and terrifying. So is anyone going to be concerned about the adult narrator in Tina's bedroom?😆😉😎😎

[@AlexDraco]

This episode was my introduction to the Twilight Zone series as a 7 years-old kid born in the early 80's, and to this day, it remains one of the most bone-chilling television moments that I experienced. The concept of other dimensions was totally foreign to me at that time, and even though I understood the nature of what was happening thanks to some explaining from my mother and father, I remember being fascinated by it, to the point that I couldn't stop talking about the episode several days after it was aired. Besides the really inventive visual effects of the fourth-dimensional realm beyond the portal, I think the musical score also contributes a huge deal to creating a eerie atmosphere. It contains a hint of child-like innocence, while at the same time conveying a sense of dread in front of the unknown, and possibly even of underlying threat as we come to wonder what unspeakable things may be lurking inside this alien dimension...

[@ChippyChoccy]

This episode had me on the edge of my seat, such a freaky circumstance to think about

[@TeamSoraPresents]

Can't believe you didn't mention this, but this story was also parodied in The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror VI segment "Homer^3"; Homer winds up transported to the 3rd Dimension instead of the 4th (get it? because it's a 2D show?). Twilight Zone's ending might be better, actually; Homer ends the short trapped in Sherman Oaks, LA, CA.

[@RussianJackal]

It’s like he disappeared into fat air.

[@Smacgregor88]

It's like... um... did anyone see Tron Uprising in its airing release?

[@RussianJackal]

@@Smacgregor88 -No. -No. -no. -No. -No. -Yes! Um, I mean, no, no.

[@madlabsinfirmary1904]

@@RussianJackal "It’s like he disappeared into fat air." LMAO Ever since she saw that episode my aunt says this about her son when he just up and leaves. Me: Aunt Grace where's Tyrell? AG: I dunno. It’s like he disappeared into fat air. BTW Patty and Selma are her favorite characters. lol

[@RussianJackal]

@@madlabsinfirmary1904 I had to update my license recently, so I went into a DMV in the post-covid world. MAJOR flashbacks to Marge’s sisters!…..

[@richardwilliams473]

This episode scared me half to death when I first saw it !!!

[@Happymali10]

The "4th dimension wall" looks like they used a split lens, causing the bit of "fogging" around where the gap between the set-walls is.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

During Rod's opening narration if you look behind him you can see chalk marks on wall even though in the episode itself they weren't drawn yet. Also, at several points, you can see extra chalk marks along with main ones, obviously showing multiple takes.

[@nickmanzo8459]

This episode reminds me a lot of H.P. Lovecraft’s work as it pertained the things like The Dreamlands and cities in other realities.

[@mikek1686]

This absolutely inspired the Backrooms.

[@jinchuriki7022]

The door to Narnia comes to mind.

[@RialVestro]

The basic concept was also adapted by the Simpsons in my favorite Treehouse of Horror episode. Though the ending was changed with the dimension colapsing in on itself and a CGI Homer ending up in our world.

[@SnowdropHill]

This must be a horrifying concept for any parents watching. It's not a monster, predator, or villain out for your child; it's an enigmatic force you can't fight threatening to, excuse the pun, wall them off from you forever.

[@jlev1028]

This is another episode I had to watch in color (The digital process looked even worse than in "Nothing in the Dark".), and I have to say, aside from the hammy acting and how obvious it was that a fully grown woman voiced Tina's invisible cries (Why couldn't the girl do her character's lines herself?), this was a good episode with great tension and surreal effects.

[@massapower]

ROD SERLING before The Poltergeist similar scene... Coincidence 😜👍🏻

[@baldsquirrel]

Awesome! DON"T STOP, PLEASE!

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

The 5th dimension classic

[@miroslavtomic7038]

In this episode Tracy Stratford plays little girl called Tina. In Living Doll, she played a little girl called Christie who had a talking doll called Talky Tina. Both Christie and Tina are nicknames of the name Christina or Christine, which is probably both characters real name.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

That wall effect was practical? That's incredible.

[@jasminewilliams8450]

I'm really going to miss these daily videos!

[@josephyu1527]

When the father discovers his daughter is missing, his reaction is to call in a physicist. As you do.

[@shawnmalone9711]

This episode was on MeTV, today, 1-25-25. Sigh, I'm in love with Sarah Marshall! 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤

[@TheCreepypro]

what a great episode

[@lucascardona9053]

Thanks to this episode we got homer3

[@Ytcinema18]

This is a really great episode with an interesting idea, it’s also the episode that has come close to the twilight zone, except it’s supposed to be the 5th dimension! Still great episode!

[@nitorishogiplayer3465]

been waiting for this episode, although I'm still not sure from all the descriptions given in the companion book how the hole in the wall was done. your explanation clarified it a little, but I kinda wish there was some picture to help us better visualize it

[@connorthompson8376]

I’d definitely like to see reviews of the remake series, and even the ride.

[@strangebrew1231]

One of my favorites. Plus I had a massive crush on the mom

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@Arkylie]

It's amusing to me that this episode relied primarily on visual effects to sell the weirdness of the other dimension, and when I wrote up an other-dimension experience, I got rid of the visual dimension altogether. It's always fun and challenging to write an experience without any visual detail, and I got to explore a very creepy, edge-of-panic experience as the mortal keeps his eyes closed and follows the immortal until they find the way out. Unstable terrain beneath his feet, lots of unknown substances touching him, sounds coming from odd locations, etc. (It's part of an MCU fic: Steve interrupts Loki's teleportation attempt and they get stuck in the branches of Yggdrasil for a few hours. It's an experience that the human mind is not capable of comprehending, so Steve basically has to let Loki tie them together and then follow Loki's lead so he doesn't get irreparably lost.)

[@jessicajayes8326]

"Should I stay or should I go". WILL!!

[@Morgil27]

It's like something out of that twilight-y show about that zone.

[@MsBackstager]

I remember back in those days, I was in 3rd grade, and we are discussed this ep in school. I was afraid to fall off of my bed!!!

[@Loremastrful]

In my mental dictionary under Twilight Zone it has (see this episode). As a kid, I was far more literal. The Twilight Zone should be a zone, a place. And Serling's narration often emphasize that notion. So when I first saw this episode, it clicked. The girl was trapped in the Twilight Zone not another dimension. For me, this is definitive TZ.

[@ingridaguero6460]

I don’t know why it took me so long to realize the family was in our world, the one we all know and tolerate, while the girl stuck in the literal Twilight Zone. She was quite literally in the Twilight Zone!

[@musicbrush9231]

Oh, I remember this one fondly. I couldn't help but wonder if Polterguiste took inspiration from this episode.

[@LenHazell]

Richard Matheson wrote the episode and though he was brilliant he is one of the most plagiarised authors ever, (especially by Stephen King) when asked abut the many times his stories were stolen uncredited he simply shrugged it off and said he was happy he was paid for them in the first place.

[@themaninblack7503]

Simple idea that worked well

[@carloa877]

Great camera tricks here.

[@seanspear6224]

Iconic episode this was parodied and also got the idea for poltergeist

[@hollyhartwick3832]

I immediately thought of Poltergeist too. I made that connection within the first 2 minutes of the plot description.

[@DeadMoon1986]

"Stewie! If you can hear me, head toward Meg's butt!" "Have you lost your MIND??"

[@aaronhersey8466]

When my younger son was little he would get up and walk around the house crying late at night. It used to freak me out when I got up to see why he was crying and he wasn't in bed. My house at the time was small but you still panic when your kid is crying and you can't immediately find them.

[@strangebrew1231]

I didn’t know this is the same girl from the talky Tina episode in season 5. Neat