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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[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@SirPreyas]

This episode aged like fine wine.

[@drewo.127]

It aged waaaayyyy better than fine wine!

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

FIRST TWILIGHT ZONE OF THE YEAR

[@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).

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Man this episode was ahead of the curve

[@Raximus3000]

Or paranoia is not a new thing.

[@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.

[@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

[@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)

[@ImperfectXIII]

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

[@Mythteller]

More like the quintessential Conspiracy Theorist🤨

[@DrTimes99]

One guy calling up companies trying to get remove people from their livelihoods for unproven things unrelated to the company? Despicable. Now the British government doing it is a completely different matter.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Lets begin! Love this time of 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.

[@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."

[@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)!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@katherinegilks3880]

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

[@TheAvram25]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@GeorgeShearin]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@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..

[@chelseabrown3533]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@MollyOKami]

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

[@johnoneil9188]

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

[@anubusx]

Damn this episode predicted social media today.

[@random22026]

Walter's back! His Serling is sublime!

[@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!

[@INDAREVISH]

Feels like yesterday I was just watching the last review lol

[@arielfangirlmendez]

Happy birthday walter

[@ladyalmathea7610]

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

[@Thatonegirl989]

Happy Twilight-Tober Zone everyone!

[@vishalkalicharan7710]

Everyone's favourite anthology is back. Hooray?

[@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

[@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 ♥️

[@ArchiesMom518]

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

[@ernestcline2868]

A timely episode.

[@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.

[@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.

[@crungass]

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

[@SnowdropHill]

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

[@kevinbre7563]

I wonder if people, on the Internet, who act like this would be self-aware enough to get the message?

[@PocokPresents]

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

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

I love this The Twilight Zone episode!

[@cybershockandifrit]

Just from this summary, I expected for him to look out of his apartment, and see everyone look like ants due to the height, and maybe he realizes by his standards, everyone would be considered evil. But I guess they just went with SMOL

[@melissacooper8724]

I prefer the actual ending because Oliver Crangle didn't see himself as an evil person. He represents a lot of us who always looks for splinters in other people's eyes while he fails to take a telephone pole out of his own eyes!

[@nsr60ster85]

I gather that he was the only one who actually did shrink, suggesting that he was uniquely evil.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

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

[@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! ❤

[@ripamoramee14]

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

[@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!!

[@chrisward5263]

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

[@thehowlinggamer5784]

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

[@bradcha5413]

Dam Twilight Zone was way ahead of its time

[@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. 😱

[@Rmlohner]

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

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

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

[@mohamadsufihaziq1692]

When I first saw this episode, I didn't like it that much but it was memorable that stick with me. First time watching I think it was a product of the time with McCarthyism. Years later, this episode is still relevant within current time due to cancelled culture and the toxic behavior of high moral personality. It's amazing how some classic Twilight Zone episodes still have culture relevancy in present time

[@mattgamer100]

It’ll all make sense to the guy once the clock strikes 4:20 I’m I right boys. LOL

[@weareallbronies9031]

And so it begins

[@mikechicago6200]

Were back with Twilightober!!

[@HurQlez]

I want to remake this episode today and the guy would say at four o clock, all evil people will burst into flames. And off screen, he laughs and burns in front of his parrot.

[@koolkel00]

TWILIGHT TOBER ZONE IS BACK BABY!!

[@mattfleurant9295]

It's back,baby!

[@SatanicBarbeque]

FINALLY! IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!!!

[@brianfuller757]

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

[@dracodawolf9282]

Aw man I'm so excited for more

[@bbarrett726]

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

[@tonys9102]

Good to have you back. Looking forward to new installments.

[@clericofchaos1]

I think the ending could have been handled better. For instance, if it showed other people. Either revealing that mc was the only "evil" person or that all people had shrunk down proving everyone has the seed of evil in them, or in other words, that nobody's perfect.

[@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.

[@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.

[@RetroWasteLand81]

So glad to have this series back!

[@ScienceMinute42]

I am always ready for a twilight zonetober episode!

[@williamcrowe2576]

For my thoughts on Crangle, I'm just gonna quote Marty McFly's line from Back to the Future Part 3; "He's an @$$hole!"

[@melissacooper8724]

Oliver Crangle would give Biff Tannen a run for his money!

[@sigamigs]

Woooo first Twilight-tober 🎉

[@maplestreetmovies]

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

[@kringhetto]

IT'S BACK GUYS!!!

[@AdamaSanguine]

"Based on a Short Story.." Ironic 😂

[@WalterCulture]

😆

[@emarino9805]

Always happy to see this come back!!!!

[@articusramos808]

It begins

[@johnnybravox909]

I love this time of year just for this series! Thank you Walter 🙏🏼

[@shanebattles6132]

Always look forward to these every year

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

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

[@romanramirez7847]

So glad this series is back! I missed it! This episode has always been a really interesting one to me.