Four O'Clock - Twilight Zone Episode REVIEW

On this episode of the Twilight Zone REVIEW Marathon, Theodore Bikel stars in 'Four O'Clock'. Bikel plays Oliver Crangle, an obsessed individual with a bizarre plan to rid the world of ALL evil people. This is one of the stranger trips through the fifth dimension.
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[@wunone67]

Wow! This episode is so relevant now. We have people acting just like Crangle all over the web. And it's nice when they get their just reward. Wouldn't it be cool if they turned out like Crangle? Not hurt but easy for all to see and shame.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Frank! Yeah, it's sad, back in the days there would be letter writing campaigns and phone calls and nowadays it similar actions just using modern means. Ah well, at least nowadays people are a little more aware of thigns like this.

[@cirespeedreviews]

Hit it right on the nose, cancel culture.. now imagine millions of these guys destroying peoples lives, livelihoods, careers in an instant, behind a cell phone or laptop all anonymously because of someone's beliefs, religion or political beliefs. Always awesome to hear your reviews Anthony..Be well 🫡

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Heeeey wassup Cirespeed, yeah this was a downer of an episode - as you noted, these types of instances where peoples lives & livelihoods are attacked is still sadly relevant. Much thanks for popping in, be well!

[@solomonmundo5229]

Actually, I see the main character having much in common with Trump supporters and the far Right. He viewed those with a different world-view as being part of a vast conspiracy or deep-state. In today's world, it is the Right who are constantly spreading conspiracy theories and complaining about the "deep-state".

[@DMovieman]

Hey, Anthony! Your breakdowns are always so enjoyable. This one went in a direction I was certainly NOT expecting. Ironically, not knowing anything about the alternate ending, I assumed when Crangle falls down in dread, there was an implication that Pete was about to devour him. All hail Pete the Parrot! 😎😎😎

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

What's really weird about this is I could have sworn he did eat him in the show. So either it's just a false memory or years back I heard that radio drama and mixed it up, lol. Thanks for watching D!

[@terencemiguana]

Götterdämmerung! My new favourite word. Makes sense that the bird would eat him in the radio versions since it was calling out for a Nut constantly. Perfect video Anthony

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

'Götterdämmerung' was new to me as well, lol 😅 much thanks as always for coming by T. 🤜🤛

[@MrRezRising]

Hey Anthony, Adam here. Always a pleasure to see a new review from FDT. Man, I remember this one, my first brush with McCarthyism. Those glasses he wore freaked me out when I was a kid. Great review, still hoping for a TZ movie review one day. 🤞 Your channel is Must See YT. Be well.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Heeey wassup Adam, his glasses are so over the top. lol, reminds me of the glasses in Time Enough At Last. Thanks as always for checking in! Have a good one! 🤞

[@krossbow_]

Favorite series on youtube!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Heeeey wassup Krossbow, always a pleasure. Have a good week ahead.

[@krossbow_]

@@FeverDreamlandTheater you too my guy

[@NyesBizarreCinema]

I remember this episode. It was weird to me. Like a confused weird 😂 When are you going to discuss the forgotten Twilight Zone reboot with Forrest Whitaker? It's on Tubi right now. I'm sorry but I have a lot of ideas going on in my head. I'm not trying to over work you😅 And thanks for the shout-out 🙏🏾😊💜

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Nye, no prob at all! 😊😊😊 As for the Forrest Whitaker TZ, that would be awesome. I think what I may do is some sort of top 5 or 10 favorites from that series and maybe the other TZ series. It would be a nice change. Thanks & have a good one!

[@lizc6393]

Just want to reiterate that I love your content and appreciate it so much, also love your accent, adorable and unique. Thank you so much and please keep it up!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Thanks Liz, hope you've been well. have a good one!

[@Vinnce12]

This might be one of the few instances where I actually enjoyed the radio drama more than the episode. The radio dramas tend to be rather hit and miss, especially the ones attempting to adapt episodes from the show, but Stan Freberg's eccentric performance really sold the Crangle as an unhinged narcissist.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

I hear you on that Vinnce12. The expanded ending alone really hammers home the brand of cosmic justice that people like Crangle tend to receive. Thanks for watching, have a good one!

[@mr.danandhorror4230]

Nye ftw! This is a solid episode- I thought you’d mention his role as Warf’s father. He was excellent in a movie called My Side of the Mountain which I was assigned to show as a substitute teacher years ago. I’ll check out the radio drama. Great review as always Anthony!

[@betamaxblocker]

Theodore Bikel was such an underrated actor. I remember him best for "My Fair Lady" and the very Twilight Zone-eque "I Bury the Living." I think this episode could work in one of the Twight Zone reboots, updated to reflect cancel culture/ petty online vindictiveness just like you mentioned in the video. Great one as usual, man!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Betamax! Wassup man, My Fair Lady is another great one. I have not seen many musicals but that is one of the few I enjoyed. Be well man, hope you are having a great weekend.

[@erb90us]

I remember years later he was on "All in the Family" as a German American butcher who wants to have an affair with Edith Bunker!!! Boy talk about a completely different role!!!

[@rkrueger8009]

Pete: "NUT!!!" 😁😂

[@MoreMovies4u]

Awesome stuff Anthony! I recognise this guy as one of the guest murderers in Columbo. Really enjoyed watching this, thanks man!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Greg, you have me curious now - it looks like the Columbo episode which Bikel appeared in was titled 'The Bye-Bye Sky-High IG Murder Case' lol quite the title. Have to give it a rewatch. Thanks for checking in, be well!

[@MoreMovies4u]

@@FeverDreamlandTheater That's the one dude. A bunch of brainiacs who all belong to a club, our man thinks he's smarter than Columbo... big mistake! 😆

[@johnmanfredi810]

I LOVE this episode,Fever.I consider it a guilty pleasure.While it is not one of the greatest or classic Twilight Zone episodes,it really works for me.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

I feel about the same. Even the ones that aren't top-tier have something appealing, it could be the performance, or the twist or the message.

[@riverguy75]

5:40 Too funny I also thought the same thing about Pete the parrot saying "NUT!!". The FBI agent was also probably in agreement. 😂🥜😂🥜😂 Thanks again for all the great TW reviews! 💯👍

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Well thank you for watching riverguy. 💯👍 Stay tuned for more. Hope your weekend is going well.

[@prodigal1970]

Excellent review to s truly bizarre episode and so insane character from original Twilight Zone. Rod Serling was a genius who was taken too soon.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Thanks prodigal. I agree about Serling too, such a shame he didn't have more time in life. Thankfully he left behind an excellent body of work.

[@oddclod]

That Ragnarok decode tho 🔥

[@jacksampsonforever]

Hey man! I got curious and watched "Jess-Belle" after you mentioned it in this. What a friggin' masterpiece! I never even knew it existed! Thanks for the heads up!

[@Nobody-w8n4s]

Can’t believe it, I don’t remember this one. Can it be? I’ve missed a few? Also reminiscent of he episode with Micky Rooney.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Oh no doubt, a vindictive guy, isolated in his little apartment, it has a similar vibe. Thanks for the watch & comment Brandon. Be well!

[@MarvelandDC379]

Crangle is a piece of work. I don't claim to be in expert in psychology, but he has the traits of a sociopath and some type of paranoia. If you ever watched the anime Death Note, Crangle reminds me of Light Yagami playing God enacting his own idea of justice ridding people.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

I saw the Netflix Death Note movie which I have seen others say is not the way to go, ha ha. It's all good I've mostly forgotten it, so now I'll check out the anime too. Thanks for watch & comment Charles, have a good one man!

[@newbiegamelover4767]

Thank heavens they weren't allowed to show the radio version on television! The sound effects in of themselves are disturbing!😰

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

I hear you. I imagine maybe they would have cut away or something.

[@AtomicSnackBar]

I just saw this one again very recently. It's certainly some trademark Serling. And very apt comparison between Crangle and the Twitter mobs. I do though think the standout performance here was from Pete. Some fine acting chops there. Too bad it didn't have the radio play ending. Nice pull with Bikel playing Worf's adopted father. I did not catch that. As always, some great info here and a well done video, Ant-Man.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Ha ha, I knew he looked familiar but could not place him. I think while rewatching, it hit me...he was someone on Star Trek. lol. Thanks for watching Rob, have a good day.

[@SciFirstMovieTalk]

An amazing review once again! :) Definately seems like an intriguing and thought provoking episode! :)

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Thanks SciFirst! Appreciated man. ✌🏻

[@jackmusic5994]

I guess you could say that at the end Krengle went to a... Shrink

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

🤣😅🤣 LMAO, niiiice.

[@ScofieldStudios]

Another great review! This show is impressively timeless, like an older and less comedic version of South Park with the social commentary, and your analysis of these episodes are always great. By the way, have you thought about doing reviews on Black Mirror one of these days. Maybe after you run out of TZ episodes.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Scofield, yeah Black Mirror is on my to-do list, especially with a new season finally coming. Thanks for checking in man. Much appreciated bro. Be well!

[@xraypunch5959]

Always enjoyed this episode, it's funny, the character reminds me a lot of Travis Bickle- a lone nutcase in his apartment, writing about 'scum' who should all be dealt with. I have a feeling Travis' last name was a tribute to Theodore Bikel, but I've never heard this brought up anywhere else so I'm spitballin'.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Wow VERY true. I am a big fan of Taxi Driver but I did not consider that either.....see, this is why I love hearing from you all here in the comments. Have a good one xray.

[@ositox5659]

Dude you are criminally underrated, you should have at least 100k subs man! I'm trying to get my friends to sub!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Heeey wassup Osito, thanks for the support. It's much appreciated man, I'll keep at it on my side. 🦾Have a good day ahead. 🤜🤛

[@Tangento]

This episode also serves as highly relevant commentary on the conspiracy theory mindset of the modern era. Think "Q". Serling and his ilk were brilliant prophets of things to come, but that's helped along by the fact that so little has really changed.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

I hear you. The old expression holds true, the more things chnage, the more they stay the same.

[@colleenhenry-bs6ij]

Love the way you summarize the series!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Thanks Colleen!

[@socermomuva]

These are so good! Thank you for doing these!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

And thank you for watching! Much appreciated, have a good day!

[@watchwaddle]

Interesting. I’m actually not too fimiliar with this episode. Thanks for a great review as usual. I’m going to have to seek this one out.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Watchwaddle, at the moment, most episodes are streaming free over on PlutoTV.

[@LisaLoves]

Amazing as always Anthony. You always set me off trying to get a boxset of The Twilight Zone. I just need it to come down in price. Really enjoyed this episode. It’s very relevant these days.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Heeeey Lisa, thanks for checking in. I'm not sure if you get PlutoTV in your location, but if so the TZ is streaming free on there. 😁 And I agree, this one is still relevant these days. Be well!

[@glenngriffon8032]

As you point out, this episode is still highly relevant in the age of self appointed social media watchdogs who will trawl through people's Twitter accounts and histories and not stop till they come out and wail "you should hate this person here because i have evidence here, proof undeniable that 25 years ago when they three years old they called someone a racial slur! Hate them and boo them and jeer them because they did a bad thing once!" And the saddest thing of all is that example is only slightly hyperbolic. There's a terrible belief online that people cannot change or grow. That to change one's mind is a weakness, a lack of conviction or strength of character because you did not remain steadfast in your opinion against the tide of evidence that countered your views. People seem to believe that someone who never changes their mind is somehow trustworthy and reliable. When it's the exact opposite that is true. Again, the fact that I'm only being slightly hyperbolic is telling. The music has changed but the song remains the same.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Glenn! Very well said, people can change and grow for the better, that's one of the great things in life. But as you also noted, there's also the idea that changing one's mind is a weakness. So someone could be bashed for supposed past misdeeds, but also be bashed for changing. Sad but true. Thanks for the comment and the watch. Have a great weekend.

[@teddrickjohnson3580]

As a fan of all TZ episodes I just found out about your channel you definitely do your research, U got a new subcriber🔥🎥

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Thanks Teddrick, that's what I really like to hear. Every new sub helps the channel. Welcome aboard and stay tuned for more form the 5th dimension!

[@marieroberts5664]

Afternoon, Anthony! Hope all is well for you today. As usual a long-ish comment on the episode, so glad you don't seem to mind the meandering thoughts of of someone old enough to be your grouchy Auntie. Now to business on the algorithm... I have never seen this episode, and now that I have this review, I can't wait to take it all in. In fact, just on what you've shown, I'd rate this puppy much higher. You've got a top actor in Theodore Bickel, an amazing script that holds up over the decades...and considering the subject matter, I wish it hadn't and that you youngsters would be scratching your heads wondering about the weird device the bad man is telling lies on...*sigh* Speaking of what the bad man is doing, I not only think that it mirror's the current political climate all too closely, (and I will leave the remarks at that - do not want to get bogged down) I would say that Oliver is not mentally ill...or at least, not originally mentally ill. I would conjecture that he is evil; evil , pure and simple. The man wants to bring about a world in his own self-righteous image...except that he hasn't looked in a mirror for quite some time, and there's a mote the size of an elephant in his eye. He is the worst kind of evil, in that he believes that evil is objective, so long as he is the judge of it. Like the Nazi Party and their adherents, they really believe the crap they are spouting, they even think they have scientific proof to back it up...(a side note: many Jewish actors make very good Nazis on screen, mainly because they have been forced to endure the crazy and stupid up close and personal for centuries before eugenics and NSDAP codified it, so they know intimately well how these people think and act). This is not madness; not a mental illness. They could tell you that they know the difference between right and wrong, they have just chosen to define "right" and "wrong" by a different yardstick. Tolkien once wrote: "To crooked eyes, truth wears a wry face" and I can put it no better than that. However, the two can overlap - madness and illness can creep up and create a dynamic that will feed one into the other until they become indistinguishable from the other...but that's the end of the third act, not the beginning or even the middle. Hitler was not crazy, not mad, not mentally ill, when he was paid to spy on the early Party. They were radicals, not madmen, not escapees from the local asylum. In fact, if Adolf had started as the nutcase you see in the Fuhrer bunker of Downfall, the entire squad of followers would have either run or just gotten the nice young men in the clean white coats to take him away. Nope, Oliver Cragel was not mad or mentally ill at the beginning, but he had already fallen to evil, and that it harder to stop. Evil is chosen; madness is not.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hi Marie, hope you have been well and as always - it's great hearing from you. Excellent post and I really dug your take on this dark tale. I hear you about people such as Crangle and sadly those just like him in real life. I agree totally, they seem to have just chosen to define right and wrong by a different yardstick as you put it. Thanks again, hope you have a great week ahead.

[@BennysBenz]

How have I not ever seen this episode 🤔 good show!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey BennysBenz, now that you mention it, I do not recall seeing it too often on the old Marathons either.

[@madliberal7710]

Before there was Q there was Krangle!!!!!

[@colleenhenry8022]

My first Twilight Zone I saw growing up!! Still Scary

[@Checker222]

My thoughts: He is what I imagine: the personification of all the twitter outrage merchants. Tracking every perceived slight, and looking to cancel anyone they can! :)

[@bonesandthenecrozoo]

Man...I got chills when he shrunk down...lol...the original cancel culture....what a maroon....that's why you shouldn't judge people...this review was great!! 👍💀

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

😆LOL, a Maroon indeed. He earned that fate. Thanks Bones, have a good one!

[@juliamavroidi8601]

This is actually on my list of most obvious Twilight Zone Twists^^ Still the performances really sell what could have been a somewhat silly episode. And the topic unfortunately is as relevant as ever. Not my favorite episode, but a very solid one

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Julia, I hear you, from what I've seen online most agree. I originally saw this one so many years ago so it's been spoiled forever for me. I think if I watched it fresh, it probably would be a twist I could see coming though. Much thanks for watching! Have a good one. 😃

[@debbieanne7962]

Intelligent review, I agree 100% with your thoughts on this episode. Theodore Bikel played a murderous Scottish cop very well in an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. And of course the magnificent Fiddler on the roof stage play

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Thanks Debbie Anne! I have to check out that Alfred Hitchcock Presents you noted. That show and Outer Limits are great. There's a huge crossover with actors I'm mainly familiar with from the Twilight Zone. All really talented actors of the era.

[@FoxtailCinematics]

Trolls getting trolled.

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

😁 Hey Fox! Much thanks for checking in bro. Have a good one.

[@erb90us]

I like this episode. Probably in my top 30 episodes. This guy is an evil nutcase!! And gets his in the end!! He has no compassion, love or caring for others whatsoever in this episode!! And yet he thinks he is so good!! A lot out there like this unfortunately!!

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey very cool, glad to hear from someone who has this episode in their top 30. Crangle's punishment in the end was very fitting, agreed. Thanks for the comment erb90us. Have a good one.

[@erb90us]

@@FeverDreamlandTheater Thanks.

[@HaveCheetahWillView]

Oliver is the modern Republican of today......and sadly,this story more real life then a dark fantasy tale. Great review as always Anthony......

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Patrick! Always a pleasure, and thanks for checking in, have a good week ahead!

[@wwc51450]

Take a hard long look at your own party. They're destroying this country. Can you say "hypocrisy"?

[@wwc51450]

The truth of the matter is that many people on the left (such as the alphabet people) act just like the Oliver Crangle character. They make death threats, get people fired, etc. -- just like Crangle. But we get no objection from Cheetah because he is so blinded by his own prejudice and hatred that he's unable to recognize what is happening. A decent person would speak out against this as a matter of principle.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Tiny little people

[@jenniferschillig3768]

I get a kick out of the fact that this horrible character is played by the original Captain Von Trapp.

[@techwizardmike]

I *finally* guessed what in the episode you would use for your final rating 🦜 (And great work as always, very enjoyable 😊)

[@FeverDreamlandTheater]

Hey Mike, good guess. 🦜😀 Hope you've been well and thanks for checking in. Have a great week ahead.