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"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is a weird, captivating, first-rate installment. Is it worth all the praise it gets? Find out now as Walter takes a look at this episode in the Twilight-Tober Zone!
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"Five Characters in Search of an Exit" is episode 79 of the television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on December 22, 1961.
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@ChannelAwesome
@ChannelAwesome Жыл бұрын
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@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
It's one of my top five favourite episodes in this series. Even if you've never actually seen it, you'd know the twist, and the tension is very well written.
@bethandrews5254
@bethandrews5254 Жыл бұрын
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@moviebuff7769
@moviebuff7769 Жыл бұрын
I suspect the Star Trek: TNG episode "Allegiance" also drew inspiration from this episode. There are a number of very similar plot elements.
@WyldeRian
@WyldeRian Жыл бұрын
I've never seen this episode before, but honestly the premise felt *so* familiar that I'd guessed the twist before you'd even gotten to it. I'm actually really excited to find this episode and watch it through myself! I love the clown's delivery in the clips shown, and I really want to watch the interactions in context.
@LikaLaruku
@LikaLaruku Жыл бұрын
Yeah, this could be added to a list of things that did Toy Story before Toy Story, like The Christmas Toy, The Velveteen Rabbit, & Raggedy Anne & Andy the Movie. As a kid, this is the kind of episode I would have listened to while playing games on my phone, had cell phones existed back then. Kind of a snoozer, like The Invaders.
@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
I love the amount of foreshadowing that's subtly built up. The Major's sword easily breaks against the side of the metal chamber, which makes sense, since it's a plastic prop. And while it's pointed out that none of them feel any physical sensations, or thirst, heat, cold and hunger, they CAN feel pain, just like dolls, who can be broken.
@beavis8073
@beavis8073 Жыл бұрын
Wait, if they can’t feel emotions then why do they wanna get out so bad? Wouldn’t they not care about escaping or something?
@jamesgarrett8833
@jamesgarrett8833 Жыл бұрын
@Trina Oh man I never realize this episode had all that foreshadowing. I knew the five characters did not feel thirst, cold, heat, hunger and that all they could feel is pain. I never picked up on the symbolism meaning behind that. Thanks for your insight 👍
@gking2709
@gking2709 Жыл бұрын
Pain still doesn't make sense bc toys don't scream out when u break them. They feel nothing, 0
@TECfan1
@TECfan1 Жыл бұрын
@@gking2709 Or can they
@kathleenking47
@kathleenking47 Жыл бұрын
@@gking2709 toy story, buzz lightyesr
@LucianoThePig
@LucianoThePig Жыл бұрын
I respect the bagpiper for trying to do both a scottish and irish accent at the same time. Ambitious!
@daveroche6522
@daveroche6522 Жыл бұрын
Maybe he should have been an uilleann pipes player?
@yupeo
@yupeo Жыл бұрын
This is such a strange episode. I wanna say it's sad, but idk. It leaves you with this sad but hopeful feeling for them all. The ballerina tears at the end always gets me.
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
It’s bittersweet.
@MaverickChristian
@MaverickChristian Жыл бұрын
"But this added hopeful note. Perhaps they are unloved only for the moment. In the arms of children there can be nothing but love." Great narrative line for the ending.
@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
Likewise, I love the bittersweet element. It's implied that the toys will be given to children who genuinely care for them, and that they won't have to stay in the box forever.
@Yesica1993
@Yesica1993 Жыл бұрын
I'm in my 50s, but I remember being a child and being convinced that my toys were somehow alive. Even though I knew it was ridiculous, that weird feeling felt vindicated after I watched the Toy Story movies, even though I was well into adulthood by the time those came along.
@kathleenking47
@kathleenking47 Жыл бұрын
@@Yesica1993 I've always thought, this was where they got Toy Story from, minus Andy
@Omar-wq9dz
@Omar-wq9dz Жыл бұрын
This episode has one of the better and more underrated plot twists in the series, since it doesn’t have the same recognition for twists like Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up and To Serve Man, but it’s really well done and very unpredictable for the characters turning out to be toys
@staceynainlab888
@staceynainlab888 Жыл бұрын
personally I found it to be the most obvious and predictable twist
@maldon3659
@maldon3659 Жыл бұрын
@@staceynainlab888 I think I just figured it out, the five characters are toys that just recently gained sentience sort of like toy story and are trapped in a toy box
@juliamavroidi8601
@juliamavroidi8601 Жыл бұрын
idk I found the twist pretty obvious, mostly because the only thing the costumes they are wearing have in common is that they are common picks for old timey toys and figurines and - more tellingly - the characters didn't have much personality beyond them. For example if they actually were on hell, you'd expect a memory of their past to come up at some point, instead they are pureky defined by the costume they wear. The ballerina even prances around even though there is no reason to put on a performance. They had to be either porcellaine figurines or toys.
@maldon3659
@maldon3659 Жыл бұрын
@@jojoversus1100 I figured it out almost immediately just by looking at how big the characters are compared to the size of the bin
@juliamavroidi8601
@juliamavroidi8601 Жыл бұрын
​@@staceynainlab888 Nah the most obvious twist is Minitiature, where a couple is trapped in a giant doll house. Obvious from the second they find that the food is fake, yet someone still found it necesarry to play creepy girl's laughter in the background
@elder-woodsilverstein7716
@elder-woodsilverstein7716 Жыл бұрын
I like the roles every character has. The Major represents progression, pushing forward, and solving problems despite the struggle. the clown represents anit-progression. He believes there is no reason to work and instead tries to distract everyone. The Balle dancer represents innocence, the victim that bad things will happen to if something isn't done. The bagpiper just wants to play his music. The Hobo just wants to wallow in his own self-pity. Each character represents a theme and that's why this episode is so good.
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
💯
@Omar-wq9dz
@Omar-wq9dz Жыл бұрын
One of the more underrated episodes of the entire series
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
Precisely, it's definitely in my top five episodes.
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
@@trinaq Time Enough At Last is my personal favorite
@MBMEMDDD
@MBMEMDDD Жыл бұрын
What is a comment on every one of these videos.
@georger64
@georger64 Жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely! I bought the BluRay set when this series started, to rewatch and relive this whole series, one of the favorites of my youth. There are better and worse episodes, but it‘s all part of the big package. There are no mountains if there are no valleys.
@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
This episode was "Toy Story" 34 years before it even existed! They did a masterful job of building up the suspense and tension throughout, with the characters playing well off each other.
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯. Soooo true
@melissacooper8724
@melissacooper8724 Жыл бұрын
The weird thing here is that the toys in this episode don't realize they are toys.
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
@@melissacooper8724 And the Dramatic Irony is what makes it great
@Spindler2007
@Spindler2007 Жыл бұрын
@@melissacooper8724 similar to Buzz Lightyear in the first Toy Story.
@melissacooper8724
@melissacooper8724 Жыл бұрын
@@Spindler2007 exactly!
@LucianoThePig
@LucianoThePig Жыл бұрын
I love it when they're throwing out theories on where they are. Almost feels like they're taking the mickey out of the show itself
@justanotherchannelonyoutub126
@justanotherchannelonyoutub126 Жыл бұрын
YES!!! This is my all time favorite Twilight Zone Episode! Not only does it have a great premise, a colorful cast of characters (ironic I know), and a great twist, but my high school adapted it into a stage play where I got to play the role of the clown, and I loved every second of it! I just loved doing the high pitched voice and the zainy movements and hearing people laugh at what I was doing. It was so much fun! Not to mention the rest of the cast (there were two of them, we did a cast A one night and cast B and other night thing) was incredible to work with too. This episode just gives me a bunch of good memories, and I love it!
@Nasser851000
@Nasser851000 Жыл бұрын
Clearly this is a bot XD
@bertyamgeebler1865
@bertyamgeebler1865 Жыл бұрын
it would make a very good play - fairly straightforward set and limited but fun cast
@giovanniorellana2200
@giovanniorellana2200 Жыл бұрын
I had to a report in High School where I had to present a sci-fi show that I liked and I showed the class this episode. Needless to say, everyone loved the reveal at the end and one of my classmates got into the series soon thereafter.
@wstine79
@wstine79 Жыл бұрын
This could be "Toy Story in the Twilight Zone." The clown and the ballet dancer were my favorites of the episode.
@clydethehobo2687
@clydethehobo2687 Жыл бұрын
I've got a great story about this episode: I first saw this episode when I was 10 and it scared me so bad that I avoided the show after that. In my mid-teens, I decided that it was time to put on my big boy pants and get over my fear. I stayed up until 1AM to watch it on TV and coincidence of coincidences, this same episode was the one airing that night. I wound up falling in love with this show after that so hard that I started taking creative writing classes in college and wrote fanfiction for three and a half years. I've long since dropped out of the writing scene but this episode is nos one of my all-time favorites, not for how good it is but for how much of my life it wound up influencing.
@goodbyeisthenewhello
@goodbyeisthenewhello Жыл бұрын
It’s cool that in the end credits of the previous episode when Rod promotes this one, he seems especially excited, and says that this has the best twist ending to date
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
This is definitely one of the best episodes of the show. I will always love Time enough at last and Monsters are Due on Maple Street.
@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
Preach, it's one of the most referenced, iconic installments, to the point that you'd likely already know the twist before even seeing the episode.
@absurdartist6346
@absurdartist6346 Жыл бұрын
We watched this in 7th grade and let’s just say we were all mind blown 12 year olds 🤯. We also watched An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge after reading the short story. Both got me and others into horror stories and thrillers.
@julieporter7805
@julieporter7805 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite episodes! Small limited cast but great portrayals and they bounce off each other so well, especially the Clown, Major, and Ballerina. Interestingly enough the various hypotheses (maybe we're in Hell, maybe we're on a spaceship, maybe we're insane, maybe we're in a dream) are all twists from previous or subsequent episodes.
@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat
@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat Жыл бұрын
I remember being a little disappointed at the ending, but as a child I didn't realize what an "existential" story was. I remember how sad I was when they opine that they are in hell. But, hey, we're all stuck in this big circular container together with no answers.... it's called "the world".
@LoveHandle4890
@LoveHandle4890 Жыл бұрын
One of the most brilliant episodes of a show ever.🙏
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
@trinaq
@trinaq Жыл бұрын
Indeed, it's easily one of the most iconic and referenced episodes in the show's history!
@chasehedges6775
@chasehedges6775 Жыл бұрын
@@trinaq Time Enough At Last and Mosters Due on Maple Street are also Top tier
@nagilumsnangilima
@nagilumsnangilima Жыл бұрын
My favourite episode and arguably the best episode ever.
@RakoonCD
@RakoonCD Жыл бұрын
I love stories about fictional characters and their perceived life.
@jamesgarrett8833
@jamesgarrett8833 Жыл бұрын
This is such a masterpiece and in my eyes has one of the greatest plot twist ever written not just to the twilight zone, one of the greatest plot twist ever seen in television 📺. The characterization, the dialogue, the acting from the five actors, the amazing cinematography and the bizarre premise make this episode a must see and one hell of a story
@jojoversus1100
@jojoversus1100 Жыл бұрын
I saw a comment above claiming that this was "the first twist they guessed, & was way too obvious". man, I hope someday I can be that cool
@Theatrechik51
@Theatrechik51 Жыл бұрын
One of my first episodes. Being as young as I was, I was so confused. I appreciate it more now.
@Music-Man189
@Music-Man189 Жыл бұрын
We're here because we're here because...🎵
@Blackout1077
@Blackout1077 Жыл бұрын
Love this one! Great example of just putting interesting characters in 1 space and watching them interact. Plus your Twilight Zone sauce, great one.
@ghostgirl7089
@ghostgirl7089 Жыл бұрын
This episode holds a special spot in my mind and heart, multiple Twilight Zone episodes that my film teacher played do. This episode, To Serve Man, The eye of the beholder, the Jeopardy room, The Obsolete man, all of them just remind me of his class and him, which is a good thing, this one and to serve man especially remind me of his class. The question he had for us if I remember correctly is where are they? Are they in limbo, a bomb shelter, what exactly are they? We were asked these and then to analyze. We all were surprised by the ending, absolutely no one guessed they were dolls in a bin. Its such a great episode, and it reminded me of another movie we watched at the time, 12 Angry Men, with how its mostly only in 1 room.
@geoffreyfyfe2248
@geoffreyfyfe2248 Жыл бұрын
William Windom continued to collaborate with Rod Serling after "TZ". Most memorable of all, starring in arguably the greatest "Night Gallery" episode, "They're Tearing Down Tim Reilly's Bar."
@supersnakemario-kfplongchi3112
@supersnakemario-kfplongchi3112 Жыл бұрын
Finally! I've been waiting for this episode! This has got to be one of if not my favorite episode. I remember watching this one years back and just really enjoying it. Anyone who hasn't had a chance to watch this one yet should definitely check it out!
@joeyjjmoore
@joeyjjmoore Жыл бұрын
This was my FIRST episode of the Twilight zone. A super interesting start.
@kimberlychatman7132
@kimberlychatman7132 Жыл бұрын
SAME. And it’s my favorite episode too
@ragejoona431
@ragejoona431 Жыл бұрын
There is actually a small reference to this episode in Toy Story 2. When Woody is having that nightmare where Andy abandons him, he falls into a garbage bin much like in this episode.
@Serai3
@Serai3 Жыл бұрын
The guy in the Scottish kilt was Clark Allen. He was a family friend of ours; my dad went into the restaurant business with him.
@johndavis6719
@johndavis6719 6 ай бұрын
Cool story
@Serai3
@Serai3 6 ай бұрын
@@johndavis6719 LOL, whatever, Sparky.
@johndavis6719
@johndavis6719 6 ай бұрын
@Serai3 whatever sparky I was just saying that's good that you're family was associated with a famous actor.
@gretamurphy3704
@gretamurphy3704 Ай бұрын
I remember this episode so well from when I was a little kid. It was so anxiety-producing, and the ending freaked the heck out of me.
@memesarekeem
@memesarekeem Жыл бұрын
The end of the episode is so bittersweet. Knowing that these toys will eventually find warmth and love in the home of a child, but in the meanwhile they are trapped in an unknown barrel where they will have no idea where or when they will end up.
@GavenRocker
@GavenRocker Жыл бұрын
I know I have never seen this episode, but as soon as you described the premise, I knew what the twist was going to be as if I had. Like you said, this episode seems to somehow just exist in some collective zeitgeist.
@wstine79
@wstine79 Жыл бұрын
Happy Belated Birthday, Walter.
@BrookieSmallz
@BrookieSmallz Жыл бұрын
I remember showing my little brother this one in the early 2000's lol and having him try to guess what was happening lol. It is a great one for sure.
@unclefranklin4575
@unclefranklin4575 Жыл бұрын
And now the moment you've all been waiting for...
@mattyoung4990
@mattyoung4990 8 ай бұрын
This my favorite episode of the twilight zone period❤
@DeadlockDrago
@DeadlockDrago Жыл бұрын
Me at 1:01 : They're abandoned toys, aren't they? 6:01 : Even if you can see the twist coming, it's still such a sad and tragic fate. I think I need to watch the episode play out and see the performances, the clown alone has me peeked.
@ACD1994
@ACD1994 Жыл бұрын
Top 10 episode of The Twilight Zone. I feel like this is one of those episodes, that absolutely no one hates.
@jeffn4836
@jeffn4836 Жыл бұрын
This was the very first episode I ever saw when I was a kid.
@thekeyofimagination
@thekeyofimagination 7 ай бұрын
This is one of those episodes that messed with me as a kid. The blank background of the cylinder, the way the characters moved, THE CLOWN!--it gave you this feeling like something is really wrong here, like you were trapped with them. If you've never seen the episode, it's a must.
@JoshuaPazos
@JoshuaPazos Жыл бұрын
I was five years old when my father turned on the tv. We watched this episode and I remember that from that day on I took good care of my toys for years to come. More than twenty years have gone by and I still have my first Spiderman toy.
@tinkerer3399
@tinkerer3399 Жыл бұрын
That is a good question. I don't know how I knew about 5 Characters in Search of an Exit either. It feels like I've known about it forever, although I've never seen it.
@bootsthecat6718
@bootsthecat6718 Жыл бұрын
While this is not one of my favorite episodes, it always comes to mind first when I think of The Twilight zone for some reason
@compatriot852
@compatriot852 8 ай бұрын
Just from the brief description, I immediately thought the twist would be toys as well. I'm getting a feeling of deja vu
@LordHayabusa85
@LordHayabusa85 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this for the first time while visiting my grandparents, my grandpa is a fan of shows like Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Stargate, Babylon 5 and X-Files.
@SiiriCressey
@SiiriCressey Жыл бұрын
"I'm not the only one getting Toy Story vibes, right?" I'm also getting The Stuff Of Legend vibes.
@BrandontheBeldam2993
@BrandontheBeldam2993 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite episodes and for a show that is praised for its great plots and twists, The twist in this one Genuinely shocked me the first time i watched it. The ending monologue was really giving me a "The incredible shrinking man" vibes.
@OGEdger
@OGEdger Жыл бұрын
This episode has always stuck with me for whatever reason. Stories that take place in one location have always interested me, when done right.
@Batman88878
@Batman88878 Жыл бұрын
GREAT episode! When I 1st saw it, that twist shocked me & I thought it was so clever.
@Larper64
@Larper64 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite episodes. This one, The Night of the Meek, and A Stop at Willoughby are hard to decide between. There are others I also include among my favorites, but I always have trouble recalling them.
@jabbarmuhammad
@jabbarmuhammad Жыл бұрын
Kind of like the feeling of being trapped and trying to escape from that trap this episode's meaning
@elder-woodsilverstein7716
@elder-woodsilverstein7716 Жыл бұрын
YES! This is one of my all-time favorite episodes. I think I have mentioned before, I LOVE stories where a character or characters are in 0one place leaving nothing but character development. The play that inspired this episode, Jean-Paul Satre's No Exit, also did that and it was great too. Five Characters in Search of an Exit has great characters, an interesting story, and one of the best twist endings in the show's history. Bravo, Mr. Serling, Bravo.
@_mwk
@_mwk Жыл бұрын
The twist was honestly kinda obvious after all the times we've seen the same plot done, but still works.
@drewo.127
@drewo.127 9 ай бұрын
“A toy is never truly happy, unless it is loved by a child!” -Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
@chowdown
@chowdown Жыл бұрын
This sounds like an incredible episode, but I'm wondering how many people going into this retrospective blindly guessed the twist immediately.
@JoseMorales-lw5nt
@JoseMorales-lw5nt Жыл бұрын
4:24 - 4:34/For those curious, if the actress looks familiar, Susan Harrison made her film debut as Susie, the sister of J.J. Hunsucker in the 1957 classic SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS! Something tells me that her theatrical career, along with a little bit of actor's ego, led to her arguing with Mr. Windom over top billing.
@cinemacola6398
@cinemacola6398 Жыл бұрын
"We don't know who we are, we don't know where we are. Each of us woke up one moment and here we were in the darkness" One of my top five favorite episodes of the series.
@timfreborg8759
@timfreborg8759 Жыл бұрын
The clown singing "we're here because we're here" always gets me. Not only is it funny and mocking in the best way, but in context it has this sense of nihilism that really foreshadows the twist in a perfectly ironic way.
@Headpfones
@Headpfones Жыл бұрын
This has such a twist I never imagined and I love the clown he reminded me of Clopell from the Hunchback of Notra Dame
@Hartior
@Hartior Жыл бұрын
Ironically enough i got the twist without watching the episode, it's my first time hearing about this. When i saw these characters in that place, my first idea that came to mind was "they're toys"
@rushmaverick1923
@rushmaverick1923 Жыл бұрын
Same. In the back of my mind, all I could hear was Woody screaming “YOU ARE A TOY!!!”.
@wjzav1971
@wjzav1971 Жыл бұрын
I like that they have no memory of their previous identity before they ended up in the box, where the Clown doesn't even know if he really is a clown but merely plays the role based on his outfit. A child would naturally assign an identity and personality to its doll and when it gives the doll away, that would naturally go away too.
@Tykoon22
@Tykoon22 Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely one of, if not my favorite episode of the show. I remember writing a story like this in elementary school in the 90s, before I ever heard of Twilight Zone and shortly before Toy Story… Mine had more of a board game theme to it, but definitely some similarities between them. If you’re curious, the Radioplayer/audio version of this and every other episode is available on KZbin, and they’re great… Jason Alexander plays the Major in this one and he does a great job.
@GreatFox42
@GreatFox42 Жыл бұрын
When you think about it, it makes perfect sense for the toys to have no memory. Toys are meant to be played with by children who will act out stories with them. These toys have been removed from their homes, lost the connection with the person who keeps those memories of who they were, and basically reduced to a blank slate for the next child to begin creating new memories with them.
@TankCop
@TankCop Жыл бұрын
I loved the twist ending on this one.
@narcolepticchihuahuaproduc1801
@narcolepticchihuahuaproduc1801 Жыл бұрын
Jason Mraz as the hobo was awesome. That dude does not age!!
@nonamejellyfish2571
@nonamejellyfish2571 Жыл бұрын
Saw this episode for the 1st time yesterday on tv. They were having a Twilight Zone marathon.
@ripamoramee14
@ripamoramee14 Жыл бұрын
And here it is my absolute favorite episode of the TZ
@mlbrooks4066
@mlbrooks4066 Жыл бұрын
Special, yes. There are not too many sweet TZ episodes. I love this one.
@jessehcreative
@jessehcreative Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite episodes. So weird with a clever twist. The characters are all fantastic. I’m a real fan of shows / episodes with a limited cast. Also, as an action figure collector.... Yeah, this is a great one.
@TheItachiIshtar
@TheItachiIshtar Жыл бұрын
The biggest Toy Story similarity to me was that the toys in this episode were under the belief that they were actual human beings, not unlike how Buzz Lightyear didn't realize he was a toy.
@JD-iu6rv
@JD-iu6rv Жыл бұрын
This one used to air all the time as a kid. The end always sticks with me
@historylover
@historylover Жыл бұрын
Continuity gaffe: when the hand picks up the major doll out of the snow, you can see that the doll doesn't have a mustache. Even more weird if it's a fake mustache anyways.
@AkuTenshiiZero
@AkuTenshiiZero Жыл бұрын
This is one of the few Twilight Zone episodes I actually saw and remember, such a bizarre concept.
@KyleRobots
@KyleRobots Жыл бұрын
My only problem with 'Five Characters' is that, from the first time I saw it, it was obvious to me they were toys. It was probably post-Toy Story when I saw it, granted, but their situation, five random characters in what's basically a bin, just immediately screamed toys to me. Maybe it was because one of my toy bins was a round tin popcorn came in growing up. It's not necessarily a bad episode or bad twist, I can recognize that, just that from go, I just instantly recognized a toy situation.
@CommanderOfTheSun
@CommanderOfTheSun Жыл бұрын
My absolute favourite episode. And it was also the first one I ever saw.
@claytonrios1
@claytonrios1 Жыл бұрын
So a major, a ballet dancer, a hobo, a clown and a bagpipe player all walk into a bar... What do they do?
@RetroReviewsMovies
@RetroReviewsMovies Жыл бұрын
Oh, I’ve been looking forward to this one. There have been some mind-blowing twists in the twilight zone but this one tops them all. It’s an absolute must-watch.
@jojoversus1100
@jojoversus1100 Жыл бұрын
I saw someone above claim that this twist was "really obvious" & "the first one they guessed". Some people really will just lie through their teeth to try & look cool lol.
@xianeley7440
@xianeley7440 Жыл бұрын
Five Characters in Search of An Existence perhaps? I also noticed upon a second watch that despite their costumes none of the “characters” knew how to do any of their “occupations” with any fine tuned skill-which hints to me their true nature.
@LoganSewell83
@LoganSewell83 Жыл бұрын
I recently found out that the Major was portrayed by William Windom. I first saw Windom in " The Doomsday Machine," portraying a Starfleet officer with PTSD. Commodore Decker is a tribute to Humphrey Bogart. Decker is chaos to Captain Kirk's sense of order.
@antonioscott28
@antonioscott28 6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite episodes
@diamondsnake1273
@diamondsnake1273 Жыл бұрын
Not sure why, but the twist was first thing that come to my mind
@jamesgarrett8833
@jamesgarrett8833 Жыл бұрын
I first saw this episode in the summer of 2009 from watching a Twilight Zone marathon on the Sci-fi channel. Oh man 😮 the twist got me off guard. I really thought they were human beings that were abducted and being watched by aliens
@morotaka79
@morotaka79 Жыл бұрын
Fun tidbit... The clown character was a big part of Damien Leone's inspiration for his creation of Art the Clown for the Terrifier series!
@Unownshipper
@Unownshipper Жыл бұрын
This is by far my favorite episode of the entire series. It's a captivating concept about perspective ingeniously brought to life by the performers. That ending could've gutted me, but I feel like the closing narration saves it. "But this added hopeful note: perhaps they are unloved only for the moment. In the arms of children, there can be nothing but love." In my mind, this is a story about hope, because while their situation seems distressing, they will find a better place.
@miroslavtomic7038
@miroslavtomic7038 Жыл бұрын
I never realised that Bill Windom appeared in Miniature until this video. He is totally unrecognisable without mustache.
@bryanheilman4376
@bryanheilman4376 Жыл бұрын
This is such a classic episode, I saw it also a very long time ago.
@geekdetritus5503
@geekdetritus5503 Жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite episode!! After I caught it on the Sci To channel I went to school and started talking about it, and got kids who admitted to not liking anything science fiction based, interested in the story.
@milestrombley1466
@milestrombley1466 Жыл бұрын
I sort of guessed they are toys when I saw the episode. The way they are dressed and behave reminds me of the popular dolls back then.
@NotSatanDisguised
@NotSatanDisguised Жыл бұрын
This was the first episode I ever saw, 7 years old.
@jordanleland6402
@jordanleland6402 Жыл бұрын
They're supposed to make an exit stage right, dammit! (SPOILERS BELOW, READ AT OWN PERIL) Anyways, I didn't expect the "dolls in the barrel" ending, but it does remind me of Toys for Tots, which is an interesting parallel since it is nearing the Holiday Season.
@Martynde
@Martynde Жыл бұрын
Sabrina The Teenage Witch homages this episode, or coincidentally had a scene very much like it. Sabrina’s bratty younger cousin shrinks the main cast and traps them inside her toybox.
@randersonctr77
@randersonctr77 Жыл бұрын
Twilight tober zone is my favorite thing on KZbin!
@pdw8635
@pdw8635 Жыл бұрын
This was the first twilight zone episode I remember. I watched it during a marathon with my grandfather. I remember this one, and To Serve Man.
@alexd0617
@alexd0617 Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite episodes. Simplistic in nature but very powerful in delivery.
@GregoryTheGamer
@GregoryTheGamer Жыл бұрын
This was the only episode I had seen in full prior to these videos being made, so yeah its kinda neat that we are finally here.
@3ngag3
@3ngag3 Жыл бұрын
I don't know if it was a homage to this episode or not, but there's an episode of Star Trek: TNG that has a similar premise called 'Allegiance'. Picard and three others are trapped in a room together, each one with a differing personality and they try to deduce their way out of the predicament.
@staceynainlab888
@staceynainlab888 Жыл бұрын
the first time I watched this episode, I actually found the twist obvious. this random assortment of characters all have something in common: being stock characters for children's toys. I felt like I was supposed to find the ending scary or tragic that these characters aren't what they think they are, kind of like in the mannequin episode. but I actually found the ending more of a relief because they are inevitably going to be rescued from the bin and brought elsewhere, hopefully to happy new home. Another little anecdote: I used to have the series on DVD and used to watch episodes in the middle of the night for a more scary effect (it being dark and my mind being altered by sleep deprivation) and the DVD menu would, if left alone for long enough, start playing a montage of clips from the show, and the first clip was the major yelling "who are we!". something about that particular clip coming out of the blue scared me so much I tried to avoid it by getting off of the DVD menu as fast as I could
@ThenewTchannel
@ThenewTchannel Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite episodes this season. Just something so simplistic and yet so eerie about its idea, and the twist is definitely a memorable one
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