Here's Why "Twilight Zone"--Talky Tina Episode Was So Terrifying!

Here's Why "Twilight Zone"--Talky Tina Episode Was So Terrifying!
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[@CarlGoldmam]

Tracy Stratford the actress playing the little girl also voiced Lucy in Charlie Brown Christmas

[@gailwatson4927]

That doll was creepy. Telly performed his part of the evil step really well. Hope you continue to feel better.

[@janadeubner9883]

This episode scared the crap out of me as a child so much so I was afraid of my walking doll who stood 3'high and I refused to play with her. My Mother got so mad at me for that! I was afraid the doll would come alive and strangle me! Dolls creep me out to this day!

[@Litauen-yg9ut]

You poor thing.... funny how things will get you as a kid and stick..

[@bettyschneider5268]

Me too! Did you know the Amish people won't let their kids have faces on their dolls! For that reason they might come to life! 😱 👯💃🏻🕺🕴🏻🏋🏻🏌🚶🚶🏃🏻🏃🏻👫🙆🏻

[@Kirke182]

Scared the hell out of me when I was like 6 years old. I didn't like Eric but the doll scared the crap out of me. Yes, it was odd how the doll could be places in spite of not really being capable of motion, how it laughed when Eric tried to damage it, how it threatened his life over the damn phone. It was like she became Eric's universe and it was closing in on him. And what was the noise Eric heard that caused him to get out of bed and look around? He seemed to suspect that it was the doll and, of course, had no hope of finding it before it killed him. But you have to ask, what animated the doll in the first place? What gave it that hatred of Eric? Rod pretty much says who that shadowy agency is in the closing narration: "...to a child caught in the middle of turmoil and conflict, a doll can become many things: friend, defender, guardian" and he might have added "avenger." Christie, the little girl, an undeserving victim of Eric's cruelty and indifference, is where the doll's power comes from. It hates Eric because the little girl hates Eric even if she doesn't consciously think so. She hates him and wishes he were gone and so the doll takes care of that. But then the doll turns on the mother at the end, letting her know that if she has any bright ideas about picking up where Eric left off, she won't be around long either. So, there must be a hatred towards the mother because she's weak-willed and does not stand up to Eric the way Christie wants her to. She just too placating.

[@edryba4867]

Here are a couple of facts you may not know about Talky Tina. First, her name. Why was she called “Talky Tina”? Mattel’s talking doll, which was relatively new at the time, was called “Chatty Cathy”. “Talky”? “Chatty”? You get the idea. Next, why did Serling cast my old friend June Foray as Tina’s voice? JUNE WAS THE VOICE OF CHATTY CATHY! Rick is right about not seeing the doll walk, but if you should happen to catch an UNCUT version of this episode (you can generally only see it uncut when someone is running a Twilight Zone festival), when Telly Savalas hears that noise in the middle of the night, there’s a quick shot that shows Tina walking past the camera in silhouette. June was indeed a dear friend for many years, and my wife and I used to drive up to June’s place on Saturdays to visit her and go out to lunch, so we had plenty of time to talk about many of the things she had done. We spoke at length about this episode. June told me she’d had a BLAST doing the voice tracks for the doll! And if you listen to Tina’s lines, you can tell that’s true. You can practically HEAR the twinkle in her eye and the sly grin on her face! June said she had more fun performing that role than any other of the thousands of cartoons and commercials she did in her long career (She was also, among many other things, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, and you can hear her as Rocky on You Tube). June made it to 99 years of age before she passed away, and she had enough mementos of her life as a Voice Actor all over her home in the San Fernando Valley to fill a museum! She was a tiny woman at just four feet eleven inches, and yet these HUGE voices came out of her at will. I think about her every day and miss her terribly. She was the sweetest lady you’d ever want to meet. May God bless you, Dearest June.

[@g.anthonybenjamin281]

I thought it was creepy because Telly Savalas had hair

[@Nick-ty9us]

It is creepy to see that

[@rickdaystar477]

For me talking dolls are always creepy but the evil intentions of this one is magnified by Telly Savalas who was never looked upon as a wimp. His characters fear grows right to the end and for me it built the tension that made the story work.

[@geoffreyharris5931]

The fact that he was a big, powerful, strong, tough, hard man made the situation more convincing.

[@RichardRitenour0522]

One of my absolute favorite episodes but a bit strange seeing Telly Savalas with hair and no lollypop lol Such a creepy mind twister of a story but I expect nothing less from Rod Serling's Twilight Zone! Telly made this episode feel real and the voice of the doll was none other than June Foray, the voice actress with loads of credits including Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Cindy Lou Who and Granny from the Warner Bros. cartoons! Always awesome Rick, get well soon brother :)

[@Sweetestsadist]

I always thought it was weird and unnecessary they made Kojak hold a lollypop. When you watch Savalas in other things, you don't even really notice the finger unless you try. Luckily, the gimmick caught on, to which I would credit him in both instances for being such an engaging on-screen presence.

[@samferrone6871]

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[@bettyschneider5268]

Where did he have hair? Lol 😂 🕵👴🏻👵👴🏻👵👶👷🏻👮🏻👲👳🏻💂👦👨🏻

[@bettyschneider5268]

@@Sweetestsadist I believe Telly Savalas had a lollipop he may have been a diabetic!??? 👴🏻👔👖👞👞🍭🎂🍪🍫🍦🍨🍧🍰🍬🍭

[@Maki-00]

I’ve seen this episode dozens of times since childhood and I’m over 40. I just watched it again with my mom a few months ago. Until you mentioned it, I’ve never even thought about the fact that the doll didn’t walk and there weren’t any special effects. The terror is totally in your mind and that’s what makes it so creepy! They don’t write like this nowadays. If this episode was made today, the doll would be running around doing outlandish things and it would most likely not be as scary.

[@aviatortrucker6198]

If the dolls didn’t walk it was in the little girls bed how did it get on the stairs? However the blowtorch scene was very fake because you could see Telly Sevalis let go of the trigger every time he got the flame near the doll. The other thing is when he tried to saw the doll’s head off, the blade wasn’t near the doll it was rubbing on a brick which caused the blade to spark. There were a few episodes of the twilight zone where you could see some poor special effects but I guess that’s the way it was in the 1950s. The one with the episode called “The Machines”, where the machines take over and drive this guy out of his house. You can see when the car drives itself there is a shadow figure behind the wheel.

[@MsBackstager]

@@aviatortrucker6198 Considering the limited special fx of the times, the TZ did an amazing job. It was all in the script and the acting.

[@Maki-00]

@@aviatortrucker6198 FFS! I’m talking about seeing the doll physically walk! Always someone over analyzing things, instead of just enjoying it for what it is.

[@josephdragan7734]

Worth mentioning the great June Forey also voiced the popular "Chatty Cathy" doll which spoke random phrases when you pulled her cord. Was the second most popular doll of that era, second only to the iconic Barbie Doll also made by Mattel.

[@achecase]

I think the the, "..and you better be nice to me." line was the bombshell moment that elevated this to all time TZ best contention. It not only solidified the reality that step dad wasn't crazy and Talky Tina is an entity, but also that "she" is not a very nice one if crossed. Reminiscent of Billy Mumy.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

It's strange that it ends with that line, because Talky Tina is kind of throwing her weight around, instead of just protecting Christie.

[@donnadrane4977]

Loved this episode! At first I did not think talky Tina was evil. I thought she just hated and mistrusted Eric, but at the end of the episode when Eric dies and Annabelle investigates, talky Tina says “you better be nice to me.” Ooh, so evil! I just didn’t see that ending coming!

[@dannywebb8718]

This is episode is one of the more "disturbing" ones. When I saw it, it was terrifying. I don't like dolls bc of things like what happened in this episode. Guess it's a secret fear of mine. I think Telly Savalas did great. A fine actor! Thanks for posting.

[@zzzut]

Rod Serling was a genius because he could scare us without any gory graphic scenes nor any cheap shots to make us jump off our seats. All the scary elements were mental, as it were. Serling planted a few cues and the viewers had to connect the dots. Nothing is scarier than what we make up in our mind and Serling knew it .

[@moealbert7339]

There were none better.They did not need special effects like they do nowadays and bad acting.Between fine acting and a story line with an actual plot,these episodes were real masterpieces.

[@edreid7872]

Reminds me of the kid that sent things to the cornfield.. There's one brief shot of a man as a Jack in the box...it's so terrifying..

[@mja91352]

Buy a dictionary, look up the word "genius," and never misuse it again.

[@christopherkraft1327]

Hey Rick, I'm glad that you're feeling better, be sure to take care of your health & stay safe, we need you!!! This episode of Twilight Zone seemed extra creepy to me, I looked at my sister's dolls as scary for a long time after seeing the episode. (I was very young) Thanks once again for sharing another fun video!!! 👍👍😷

[@cadeevans4623]

I remember this episode this was always a creepy one that creepy doll reminded of Annabelle or something always loved this episode that doll talky Tina was terrifying it is definitely unique rod sterling really knew how to creep his audience out with these episodes what a episode don't tick off the doll lol or something bad will happen thanks for sharing Rick love this twilight zone episode great video Rick 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@Cade Evans I hear you Cade, funny I thought the name of the doll was Talking Tina not Talky Tina? 🤔👧🤗👍

[@robinmiddlebrook861]

@@SuperMarioBrosIII even funnier is his full paragraph in one run on sentence! 🤦‍♀️

[@lisahorsepony]

@@SuperMarioBrosIII yes, I always thought the doll's name was Talking Tina as well. Either way, great TZ episode!

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@robinmiddlebrook861 🤔😄🤷👍

[@ricknineg]

Let’s keep this channel positive and not be irreverent of others. Cade: you are such a wonderful light in this world and such a great supporter to my channel. Thanks so much for being an important part to this community

[@michaelplunkett8059]

My sister had the source for Tina. Chatty Cathy dolls from 1959 to 1965. Next sister had Mrs. Beasley which also talked from Family Affair tv show. Their strangest doll was Marybel, the Doll that Gets well. She came with bandages, casts, crutches and yellow decal dots for chicken pox and red for measles. Be your own pediatrician!

[@martinbeneteau309]

This episode is one of my favorites. I always thought that the doll was really talking to Eric and not made up in his mind. But we really don't find this out until the end when she talks to the Mother.

[@sallyn2393]

Every time I watch this episode still, my heart breaks for little Christie. The way Eric treats her is so mean and abusive. Telly Savalas was genius in this role, you really hated him! I had a talking doll named Chatty Cathy when I was little, but she only said sweet things.🥰 So many layers in this episode, including the creepiness of the doll, but much more going on than just that. Thanks for this video, hope you are feeling better!👍👍👍👍

[@roberttelarket4934]

I’m waiting for you to respond to my wacky comments!

[@sallyn2393]

@@roberttelarket4934 Which ones?😂😂

[@sallyn2393]

@@cathy1112 That’s awesome!

[@roberttelarket4934]

@@cathy1112: I bet you don’t have the one of a kind Rotten Robert doll. Only one was made!!!

[@Litauen-yg9ut]

Chatty Cathy... my wife had one as a kid. I think this was where the idea for Child's Play/ Chucky came from..

[@judykessinger3552]

This was a great episode. It makes it all the more scary because the doll doesn't move and you think you are imagining what she is doing and saying. The mother is trying to keep the peace but realizes at the end the "power" of the doll. Telly Savalas does a good job in this episode.

[@garysatterlee9455]

What REALLY made this episode scary for most people in 1963 is the fact that Mattel toys had come out with a doll called CHATTY CATHY which became hugely popular. Many dolls had the ability to say "Mama" but, Chatty Cathy would speak full sentences when you pulled her string. And just about EVERY household in the early 1960s had a Chatty Cathy doll. The Twilight Zone comes out with Talky Tina in 1963. Obviously, the name is based on Chatty Cathy AND the voice of Talky Tina is the SAME VOICE as Chatty Cathy - June Foray!!!! THAT'S what made this episode so unsettling for most people!

[@chrismurray9056]

The doll actually sits on a top shelf in the Tower of Terror gift shop at Hollywood Studios.

[@pamelamays4186]

I had Talky Tina's not so evil twin Chatty Cathy. It was genius to have June Foray, who provided the voice for Chatty Cathy, provide the voice for the evil doll in that episode.

[@mrjoepad1]

Sci-Fi network always cuts the scene where he tries to hurt the doll with the torch and the saw. They ruin this episode.

[@toyuki1515]

This is one of my all-time favorite Twilight Zone shows. The first thing we notice is Talky Tina’s voice, which was a parody of a talking doll which was sold back then: Chatty Cathy. June Foray worked magic with the voice. It was cute and cold, sinister and lovable at the same time. The doll is an inanimate object, and yet is able to give the little girl more love than the cruel stepfather ever could, and he knows it! He is hellbent on destroying the toy, and yet none of his machine shop tools will help him make it happen. On the little girl’s side, we have the mother who comes across as a bit impotent, which is probably the one character trait of hers that appeals to her control-freak husband. But the little girl needs no mother to protect her, not with Talky Tina around. It’s a weird dynamic flowing among the four characters. When Tina becomes instrumental in the stepfather’s death, it merely feels like the next logical step. But then, Tina begins to show her diabolical personality to the hapless mother, with a warning. “You better be nice to me!” This is clearly the most chilling moment in this tale, and repeat viewers live for those lines. I know I do! I hope you’re feeling better, Rick. Thanks for all the great videos! Keep ‘em coming!

[@treeshapedsnacks4078]

God, I remember that one specific part. Step-dad: So you do have feelings Tina: Doesn't everything? Step-dad: So I can hurt you? Tina: Not really... But I can hurt you.

[@malcolmdewey9]

I am so sorry to hear that you had been ill, Rick. You have such a calm, easy-to-listen-to voice. Praying for you

[@alfredodoardi2717]

you're right, the ending gives ya goose bumps!

[@MsBackstager]

You keep us healthy Rick - you get healthy, 2.

[@aviatortrucker6198]

That was not only a scary episode but it was one of the ones along the lines where Rod Serling used puppets and dolls. One of my favorites is “The Dummy” with the actor Cliff Robertson where he plays a ventriloquist and his dummy/alter ego gets the best of him. The episode also starred Frank Sutton who played Sergeant Carter on Gomer Pyle. This is I think the episode that inspired the 1978 movie with Anthony Hopkins and and Margaret with a ventriloquist dummy. I believe the title is called “Magic.” There’s also another one with a ventriloquist dummy called Caesar who makes his owner rob a pawn shop. I think the episode is called “Caesar & me.” It’s starred Jackie Cooper.

[@gdiaz8827]

maybe the two had a secret love child named Chucky

[@gypsymorning8558]

Stairs are the biggest danger in the "Twilight Zone".

[@mudhead31]

I remember this so well I didn’t even need to watch it again, and it was so long ago. Scared the pants off me, not literally. It was that good!

[@donnicholas7552]

Excellent creepy episode! 👍Telly Savalas was great as a mean step-dad! It was just the voice of "Talking Tina" that was so creepy. The ending of the episode was great too!

[@wesleyhackney]

This is one of my favorite TZ episodes! Any episode involving dolls or mannequins is always creepy

[@carlambroson8872]

This was not one of my favorite episodes, but I do recognize the fact that it was 1 of the most popular episodes of the series. And it was (as nearly all them were), masterfully acted and produced!

[@barbarasaracini1271]

I'm in a Facebook Twilight Zone group and this is always on the top 10 list when people list their favorites.

[@GoettingRx]

This was always one of my favorites! Telly looks a lot like my Grandpa in this (although Grandpa was the nicest guy in the world, unlike the character). Loved finding out that June Foray did the voice of the doll!

[@mattc3696]

My name is Talking Tina, and I LOVE Mr. Nineg.

[@ricknineg]

This is so kind….yet so menacing 😆

[@stews9]

This is a top episode and Savalas shines in his role. Your analysis is cogent, and I concur, it's the psychological effect the doll has on him, bringing out his self-destructiveness.

[@KillerBebe]

I have to say that you missed a tremendous bit of trivia, one of the reasons (in addition to her great voice acting skills) that June Foray was picked to be the voice of Talking Tina was because she was the original voice of “Chatty Cathy” a very popular doll. One of her greatest disappointments was that she did not get the chance to meet Rod Sterling.

[@pamelahall517]

Love the closing message in this episode where Serling says in part "...to a child caught in the middle of turmoil and conflict, a doll can become many things: friend, defender, guardian..." I found Telly Savalas' character much more frightening than the doll! The 2002 TZ revisited this theme in what I thought was a great episode: "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" where another toy comes to the rescue of an abused kid. Both Talky Tina and Azoth the Avenger sure end the abuse in a grand way in the twilight zone.

[@pamelacharbonneau3115]

Talky Tina was going to harm the mother too. Very creepy.

[@becka57986]

Thanks! Im gonna go watch this episode right now

[@julians9070]

I understood this episode , as a fan of the twilight zone. Talky Tina who is really Chatty Cathy, has a lesson to teach the viewer. Rod Sterling gives the clue, and I understood that Talky Tina put Eric and eventually the mother in their places with a polite warning. Never make an issue when a child likes a particular doll. It made me notice that, there is no point living in a luxury house, where hostilities are a common occurrence.

[@calebleland8390]

This one might even make my Top 5 Twilight Zone episodes. For me, it's not just Telly's amazing performance, but the way June voices the doll. She never really sounds menacing or threatening, and that's the most chilling aspect of her performance. Even when Talky Tina says something as a threat, it's still in that sing-song girl's voice, and that is damned scary, even almost 60 years later. Great video. Hope you feel better soon.

[@ricknineg]

Agreed! They played off one another very very well

[@stevemoore9509]

HELLO THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING TELLY WHEN I USE TO WORK DOWNTOWN L.A. HE WAS VERY NICE. I ALSO LIKED HIM IN THE MOVIE CAPRICORN ONE.

[@dennismason3740]

In the summer of 1970 I was hired as an extra for a film called Pretty Maids All in a Row with Rock Hudson and Telly Savalas. On a shooting break Telly turned to me and said, in that voice - "hey, kid, get me a cup of coffee, will ya?" and I, wanting to be "cool", said "for a quarter I will!" and Telly dismissed me with a dismissive grunt and walked toward the craft tables. I was not cool at all.

[@morlockmeat]

Definitely one of the classic episodes! Telly was fantastic in this. The fact that the doll was static and wasn't animated at all is much creepier than something like Chucky, which became immediately cartoonish and comical, more than scary. and sinister like Tina.

[@miltmarhoffer729]

Hi Rick. I saw the episode called "the hitchiker" before a trip to Lake george, NY. I live here in Connecticut. On the trip home, I saw the same hitchhiker in front of me THREE times. Coicedence?? Maybe, but it like the twilight excels, it makes you think

[@Auroradiluculum]

I like that The Twilight Zone is in black and white. The way the lighting casts shadows.

[@geoffreyharris5931]

Talking Tina was the grandmother of M3gan.

[@gayladenison5925]

Hi Rick, I loved the Talking Tina episode on Twilight Zone. Really like how she threatened the mom at the end. Thank you for the video and have a great day!

[@johntuttle2825]

I remember parts of this episode. It was good. The Chucky doll and Anabelle doll are based on real events. Scary enough. Telly S. Is a good actor. I've seen him play good and bad guy parts. He played an amazing bad guy part on the movie, "Beyond the Posiedon Adventure!" A person you love to hate. Lol. Take care. Good video, Rick.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Yup, a Raggedy Ann doll. I wonder why they didn't give permission to use their image? 🤷‍♂️🤔😂🤣

[@mrs.g.9816]

I remember a hilarious Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" episode that parodied this Twilight Zone episode. (A talking Krusty the Clown doll was trying to kill Homer.) I always thought this episode was scary, partially because the step-father was so nasty. Destroying a child's favorite toy is downright abusive.

[@mobsnob8285]

“My name is talking Tina and I don’t forgive you” 😳😂😂😂😂

[@randytim512]

It really was a brilliant episode. Thanks Rick. Always enjoy your analysis of the Twilight Zone.

[@ricknineg]

Thanks so much! Appreciate it Randy!

[@trish7754]

I was a kid when I watched this episode and it scared me so bad! I wouldn't let my dolls look at me for a long time. I turned their faces away from me, especially at night. lol! I just knew one of them could talk and be mean but I wasn't sure which one.

[@rociwillreadforyou]

I grew up in the 80s twilight zone used to play regularly..I definitely didn't trust my dolls. Didn't watch Chucky til my 30s and barely watched it.

[@garytrew2766]

That is what made the TZ so good was the psychology of the shows.

[@tgchism]

the lighting was amazing too! Pluss the B&W filming help make it too!

[@laura6796]

This has always been my favorite! I also like the cornfield and the telephone ones with Billy Mumy. So many good episodes! Feel better!

[@bigp3006]

Telly best performance, great and creepy episode. Reminds me in a way of the movie "Magic" Anthony Hopkins etc. His ventriloquist doll gave an illusion it was a seperate entity when eventually we find it was all in his head. Not the same, Tina as you mentioned did no movements bit rather had a surreal existence. Tyvm!

[@ricknineg]

Stunning performance. I still hate him when he plays this part

[@kennysherrill6542]

I remember this episode when I was a kid, it made me suspicious of all my sisters dolls, I knew they were out to get me! 😅😅😅👍👍👍👍👍❤🇺🇸

[@joanclaytonjohnson3630]

Great video on a epic twilight zone. This is a true example of using our own mind to scare us. Classic.

[@robertjewell9727]

One of my favorite episodes as well. The best TZ episodes show stories that seem completely eerie and inexplicable, but real by inserting us into the characters POV. The direction is shot perfect and you're right, Telly really carries it. Also I want to mention my good friend Dorothy's father composed the score and his music adds hugely to the frightening atmospgere.

[@Otto8845]

I remember this episode. It was so cool & I like how Talky Tina got rid of that evil old man Erich Strator.

[@pl5624]

Directed by Richard sarafian...same guy who did vanishing point...which had a mysterious other worldly air about it too.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Rick, you hit the POINT. More was done by what was NOT physically done, rather done by the viewers imagination. The talent was from from both Telly & June, to execute the "illusion" This was the brilliance of Rod Serling. Don't know If you are a Disney fan. Adventures Through Inner Space (defunct) attraction from Disneyland (narrated by Paul Fries) another great actor/ voice actor. Inner is the most "missed" attraction. Star Tours replaced it. Side note, it was reproduced on internet during its infancy.

[@ricknineg]

Thank you Michel! Glad you agree. What Telly was able to do was stunning with his performance

[@reginaldweeks3738]

I am 56 and I saw this episode when I was maybe 8 or 9 ...but until this day this episode still scares the bejesus out of me...at the end when the mother hears the doll say "u better be nice to me" and they show her drop the doll ( in slow motion)...whoowee..Rod Seeking was a GENIOUS

[@reginaldweeks3738]

I meant Serling

[@thrashpondopons2776]

I could not agree with you more on the 'Abusive Step-Father' angle! one of the aspects of the TZ that made it such a cutting-edge program, was it shedding light on various social ills! (Something few shows were doing at the time!) & in this case the 'Monster' was not the Monster... but a bad person! Much like Stepen King & other Sci/Fi-Horror authors... Bullies are the one thing they REALLY can't stand!

[@briankroenung7995]

Thanks for posting your episodes. They are appreciated.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Cool to see another Twilight Zone video. I always learn something new from your videos. Keep up the great work Rick, take care!

[@cathyaudette1060]

I remember this episode well. I had a Chatty Cathy Doll at about the time that this was shown on TV. It talked too!

[@elizabethtorres3491]

This was a very good episode! I also really like the one with Agnus Moorehead and the astronauts. Oooo the one end of the world, guy loves to read only one left in the world goes to read and disaster strikes. ✌😊🐩

[@moealbert7339]

They were called The Invaders and Time Enough At Last.The After Hours was about the woman turned out to be a mannequin in the end,in which was a chilling one ,but one of the best was Walking Distance in which I feel that I have lived a big part of this one and having bitter sweet memories of it.

[@jons.6216]

It's really a shame that this is another wonderful but uncredited performance by June Foray! Just yesterday I was watching a clip from Bewitched where she's doing the "voice" of infant Tabitha just to spook Gladys Kravitz via one of Endora's spells! Hahaha!

[@TinaICXCNIKA]

Potential Spoiler Alert: This episode has a sorrowful undertone as to how Annabelle comments that perhaps it's because Erich doesn't like her daughter/his stepdaughter...that always stands out to me while watching. Also, it's one of 2 T.Z. episodes with a little girl named "Tina" (see "Little Girl Lost")...both of which, freaked out this Tina as a child, lol. I've long wondered if there was a reason Serling used 'Tina', twice.

[@morbidschmorbid2905]

OMG! I just watched this episode last Friday, and again, I couldn’t sleep that night 😩

[@cherriberri7161]

I love this episode, you are right Telly Savalas really could play both likable & rotten characters to the hilt! But to correct you, in this episode Telly & the wife never came to a agreement to get rid of Talking Tina in fact the wife character defended the doll and felt her husband was just being mean, also the part of the dad blamed both the child and the mom for the dolls actions, insisting they were the ones carrying out the voices and phone calls. As for the Chucky character (which is possessed by the evil of a dying man) we know he was modeled after the real 80’s Buddy doll geared for boys. I love your channel keep bringing us this content.

[@roberttelarket4934]

I didn’t like him in Kojak. In fact I hated him! He is the character you just love to hate! Like Barney, Colombo, etc.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

I really don't think the Buddy doll was a real thing

[@cherriberri7161]

@@roberttelarket4934 whoa! I loved Kojak! Of Course it was before my time but have seen it on Cozi tv in the past. Also I liked his (small part) character in Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell it was a cute lighthearted movie. It’s hard for me these days to get into heavy world devastation movies. Please keep up your content! And of course thank you!

[@theresaa9789]

I was unsure why Talking Tina would threaten Annabelle at the end, when you'd think that the mom was on the side of the doll.

[@ricknineg]

I think it shows the doll was sinister…not just attacking the dad for him being terrible

[@timothyimmel4745]

Good to hear you're feeling better, I now have the complete Twilight Zone on DVD, I always loved the well written show and the suspense

[@rookmaster7502]

I love this episode, one of my favorites! Yet whenever I watch it, I kind of feel sorry for Eric. Sure he's not exactly a nice guy or a good parent, but at one point it seems he is willing to be reasonable and give in to keep his wife happy. He certainly doesn't deserve the cruel torment Talky Tina is giving him. Quite honestly, if a doll started talking to me like that, I'd probably want to dispose of it too.

[@davids6898]

Annabelle is probably a coincidence although perhaps a creepy one. The movie Annabelle is very loosely based off a real life doll by the same name and has nothing to do with this show.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

I bet Serling put that little easter egg in. He would have known about the real doll

[@sandradavis4551]

Talky Tina vs Kojak. Love this episode!

[@Nick-ty9us]

Exactly

[@mrron9]

This is definitely one of my all time faves! I do, however, contend that Talky Tina tripped Eric down the stairs as we see her in bed with the little girl in the cut before and you hear those gears grinding which makes Eric get up to investigate. BUT I can see your perspective of this all being in his head... until that last bit of dialogue from Tina! 😱

[@MDKE114]

I was born the same year as The Twilight Zone, so I've watched it as reruns for most of my life and continue to do so. Yes, this is one of my favorites and as with all, this has highly skilled actors making the best of a brilliant script. As with most TZ episodes, there is a moral lesson and here, the issue is child abuse. Talky Tina is not evil, she hates Eric because of his cruelty to Christie, his stepdaughter. The idea of a doll "living" is creepy, nonetheless. Then, the concept of Talky Tina not being evil changes. She did kill by being on the stairs where Eric stepped right on her, causing him to fall and then her warning to Annabel in the end tells the viewer that this mother and daughter are going to be stuck with a creepy, evil doll forever. But the fault remains not with the doll, who was Christie's defender, but entirely with the abuser.

[@roberthenderson6247]

Well this was one of the really scary episodes of the series in particular near the end when Telly Savalas hear's the mechanical noise of Tina at first he enters in Christie's room where you would think Tina would be right next lying next to her she wasn't there. He continues hearing the noise and suddenly on about the second or third step down on the top step there's Tina in her moving motion as Eric takes the next step down he steps on her and suddenly trips and falls head first all the way down the steps and then Tina follows him as she falls all the way down laying right in front of his face and suddenly he falls dead on the floor with a broken neck Annabelle (his wife) screams in horror as Eric is lying prone on the floor Dead with Tina lying next to him as she picks up the doll to see if there was anything she could do for Eric who was already dead Tina suddenly opens her eyes and looks directly at Annabelle saying: My name is talking Tina....AND YOU BETTER BE NICE TO ME! Annabelle in stuned horror remembering the warnings Eric gave her about Tina in slow-motion suddenly drops the doll following that ominous WARNING and then Rod Serling gives his final summation of the episode: Now we all know Dolls can't talk nor do they have the capacity to commit murder. But to a child caught in the middle of personal conflict a doll can become many things friend, guardian, protector. ESPECIALLY a Doll like Talky Tina who did TALK...and did commit MURDER🩸🩸🩸 in the misty regions of... The Twilight Zone.

[@brianrebmann5398]

Very good video as always. This episode of Twilight Zone is a favorite of mine as it is more of a psychological thriller and suspenseful to watch. Rod Serling was a creative master who was a brilliant writer. Thanks for a great video and get well soon

[@airtiki2374]

I have watch many or your vids most recently the rob zombie MUNSTERS..just gotta say I think this inspired the SIMPSONS epidode CLOWN WITHOUT PITY episode..and I just subscribed

[@originalcin8153]

Great TZ episode! Loved to watch such a young Telly (Eric), (oh the dirty dozen!), and June Foray was such a talent! Thank you for bringing out these great points and your opinion of his character I totally agree with! Great video Rick! Awesome❣️

[@pamelamays4186]

Chuckie has nightmares about Tina.

[@marvellashook3600]

Hope you feel better soon never saw this one

[@ecthelion222]

This doll gave me nightmares as a kid. I don’t like dolls bc my dad forced me to watch Child’s Play w him when I was a kid he actually thought I’d enjoy it for some reason. When I saw this episode on TVLand it freaked me out but I love the show so I watched it anyway. *shudders*

[@tyrone7635]

Epic 💥. I love this one

[@rickyn1135]

I hope you’re up and well soon. We understand and are here for you when you’re up & Adam again. Tschüüüüüss

[@timgallegos4]

I hope you get better very soon Rick!

[@ricknineg]

Thanks Tim! Getting better daily

[@JoseMolina-ij3xx]

The Night Gallery had another doll episode. Silghtly different, but the premise is the same. Deadly doll, but the ending itself is a different twist.

[@tyeddyedfriedgranny468]

OMG I saw this when I was around 11-12 in the 70's and locked up all my toys in the closet for 2-3 weeks! Love this episode!

[@geraldmartin7703]

To me, the creepiness is heightened by Savalas NOT being a completely evil character (more stubborn and obsessed) so his fate is not so satisfying. Also the doll ends by threatening the mother who is entirely innocent. The only purely evil character is the doll, who has inserted herself into and has taken control over the family..

[@ricknineg]

The doll is sinister and we don’t find out until the very end.

[@donaldlippert6374]

Take care Rick…. Get well soon. 🙏

[@ricknineg]

Thank you kindly!

[@DJ-bj8ku]

I love TZ but this episode was one of the worst. Telly Savalas is a one-dimensional character, an abuser who taunts his wife and daughter, which then sets up his contrived demise.

[@kevinsmith5288]

One of my favorite, if not my favorite of all Twilight Zone episodes. You can't tell me that Chucky, from the Childs Play movies, was not based on Tina🤔. Thanks for posting this! Agreed, Telly Savalas MADE this episode great!