Ring-a-Ding Girl - Twilight-Tober Zone

[@ChannelAwesome]

What are your thoughts on Ring-A-Ding Girl?

[@melissacooper8724]

It's still confusing to me because I can't figure out how Bunny can be in two places at once?

[@popculturewatch8689]

​@melissacooper8724 it's the twilight zone. Don't over think it.

[@trinaq]

​@@melissacooper8724Me neither, but maybe it's a side effect of astral projection, as while your physical body is in one place, your spirit is in another.

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Awesome video!

[@jamesgarrett8833]

@@melissacooper8724 maybe she was astral projecting

[@julieporter7805]

I love this episode. Even though Bunny is a movie star, I like that she's not some spoiled diva. She's flamboyant and flashy at times, but is ultimately sweet and selfless.

[@MegaInferGoku19617]

This episode reminds me a bit of Donnie Darko. the main character sacrificing themselves to save others from tragedy, the time travel element, and with the main character actually named "Bunny".

[@trinaq]

@@MegaInferGoku19617 Ah, excellent observation, I never would have made the connection myself. Maybe that's where Richard Kelly sourced his inspiration from?

[@majinsole8554]

…huh. ~_~

[@otakutsukonko]

Funny, I came down here to see if anyone else noticed this connection too! I wonder if this was somehow a coincidence or if this was a bit of inspiration for the movie?

[@kdusel1991]

​@@otakutsukonko maybe it was a part of its inspiration? 🤔🤔 But that's an interesting observation and connection!

[@edwardhannah8507]

It also reminded me of Elizabeth Taylor and her diamond ring.

[@Hellbutterfly08]

As someone whose aunt died in a plane crash, the ending twist always gets me. It's not my favorite episode overall, but it just holds a special place in my heart ❤

[@kdusel1991]

I'm sorry to hear that! My condolences!

[@plucas1]

Is it right for me to say Maggie McNamara looked absolutely stunning here? Those very short hair styles don't always work with every woman, but on her it always looked amazing.

[@stardusth2o]

Absolutely!!!

[@Lava_Lady]

Her looks and speaking style/mannerisms are very similar to Audrey Hepburn who had achieved icon status in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961, just 2 years before this TZ episode aired in late 1963.

[@UndeadGhostGirl]

This seems like it might have been an inspiration behind Donnie Darko; the main character who dies in a plane crash somehow wandering around town, trying to make things right before meeting their fate, no real explanation how or why.

[@toshirodragon]

I disagree, the episode was sweet and bittersweet. I liked Bunny's flamboyance and exuberance, I thought she genuinely cared about her family friends even before the twist.

[@trinaq]

It's bittersweet that while her own sister thought that Bunny was being a demanding diva, she was actually trying to say goodbye, and save her hometown, and she didn't even realise until it was too late.

[@kdusel1991]

The twist is literally the best part of the episode. It's so brilliant!

[@SolisSolaris]

She had such serenity and grace - I hope to go out similarly.

[@user-te5nh3li3f]

Twilight-Tober zone is my favorite moment of the year, I wish october had more than 31 days and I bet the other fans agree

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Definitely. I have watched all compilations repeatedly. Not only for the stories, because there is so much to learn about directing, lighting, etc etc.

[@ClutchCargo001]

IKR? I've watched them all multiple times. Maybe we can convince him to do Night Gallery and/or Outer Limits.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@cherylcampbell9369IKR!

[@Cubfan2240]

I wish it wasn’t the last year :(

[@kdusel1991]

​@@Cubfan2240IKR! Walter's done some great work for the channel over the years with both this and Bat-May also ending!

[@melissacooper8724]

It was a bittersweet episode. Bunny was able to save many of the townspeople lives before her untimely death in the plane crash! I can't help but wonder if a thunderstorm was in the forecast. Why did the person in charge refuse to postpone the picnic for another day, as Bunny suggested? I mean, my hometowns homecoming game was postponed on account of bad weather!

[@toshirodragon]

At the beginning the nephew tells Hildy that it's supposed to rain, so someone knew about the rain.

[@jd-zr3vk]

Weather forecasting was much, much precise back then.

[@22espec]

Even though i agree with most of his reviews, i disagree with Tober in this one, the Twist did save this episode, i really wasn't expecting it.

[@etrisb]

This is one of my top favorite episodes because Maggie McNamara is so compelling. Yes, they could have used a more serious title. And, yes, it's true that the storm would have kept people away from the picnic anyway. Some have suggested that Hamner should have come up with some other reason for the plane crash, such as a mechanical problem. Then there would have been no storm and people would have attended the picnic as planned, thus necessitating Bunny's interference.

[@kdusel1991]

The twist saved the whole episode.

[@trinaq]

I agree, the twist was the most compelling part of the episode, which sadly only happens towards the end. We're led to believe that Bunny is being selfish by forcing the townspeople to attend her show instead of the picnic, but once we realise that she was trying to save them, it becomes bittersweet.

[@RoninDave]

I think that was the point. We're supposed to see it from the "mortal" point of view as it appeared to her sister and others that Bunny was being too "Hollywood." I thought it was going to be a humbling story where she gets some kind of a comeuppance. The twist saves an otherwise mediocre episode which under better hands might have been a classic.

[@JurassicReptile]

I would love a Night Gallery series review eventually. underrated show.

[@GrantWaller.-hf6jn]

Another Rod Sterling master piece. Admittedly some of them are so so.

[@claytonrios1]

Betty Lou Gerson was in this one who I will always love for her voice as Cruella De Vil!

[@Omar-wq9dz]

“Anita darling”, “You idiots, you fools, oh you imbeciles!”

[@kdusel1991]

That's so cool! I didn't know that!!

[@ExplorerDS6789]

@@kdusel1991 She was also that old lady Jane and Michael run into when escaping the bank in Mary Poppins. "Come with me, m'dears, Granny'll 'ide you!"

[@kdusel1991]

​@@ExplorerDS6789I completely forgot she was in Mary Poppins! Thanks for the reminder!

[@melissacooper8724]

I didn't know that the actress playing Bunny's personal assistant voiced Cruella De Ville in 101 Dalmatians!

[@barryon8706]

I enjoyed it for the twist recasting the earlier actions in a different light.

[@CaptainCJ97]

Once again this show never miss with the ending

[@kdusel1991]

To quote m night shyamalan: what a twist! But seriously the twist is brilliant!

[@keywii-U]

6:37 this episode gave me some Donnie Darko vibes

[@wstine79]

🎶 "I..... am...... your singing telegram."

[@kdusel1991]

I've never actually gotten a telegram before lol

[@supernerd8067]

(GUNSHOT) I have not seen Clue in probably over 10 years, but I can't forget that scene.

[@kdusel1991]

​@@supernerd8067never saw Clue! Should I? I know that Tim Curry's in it and that's about it lol

[@supernerd8067]

@@kdusel1991 can't say. My memory says it was enjoyable, and I do want to see it again. I'm actually surprised. I thought you were referencing it here.

[@jensrettberg7968]

@@kdusel1991 yes, it's so delightfully chaotic.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

The episode has an interest twist, but it could have been explained a little better, considering Bunny’s spirit comes to her hometown to warn people of the plane crash

[@trinaq]

I agree, it might have been interesting had we known that Bunny was a ghost/astral projection, but then again, it might have diminished the twist.

[@ericalvarez8161]

I agree! I love the twist but I’m always somewhat perplexed about what the ring’s exact powers were.

[@kdusel1991]

​​@@ericalvarez8161yeah maybe if they also explained where the ring came from. Make it a little more supernatural than just having it be a gift for Bunny

[@thealchemist51]

I honestly think this was a very solid episode. Well, season four and five have been real hit this for twilight zone this felt like it could belong in the early season

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For this Guys! Never miss an episode

[@HamdiTafa]

Me neither

[@kdusel1991]

​@@HamdiTafaSame here!

[@popper03244]

Woooo baby time to ring-a-ding-ah-ling into the Twilight Zone!!! Also somehow managed to get the video before it even showed up in my Subs or a notification 😂 Also that gut punch at the end one of only a few TTWZ episodes that made cry a bit. I don't know why but I just identify and get super chocked up thinking about being in a similar situation.

[@clintbrew]

I got ghost whisperer vibes from the twist, that was a good show it about an antique dealer who sees ghosts and was played by Jennifer love Hewitt highly recommended it it also has aisha tyler (lana from archer) in it

[@InvasionAnimation]

I think we can all agree once Twilightzone classic is over, you guys should cover Outer limits classic.

[@GrantWaller.-hf6jn]

Yep ah yes Robert Kulp's agent favorite show. I was more of an Outer Limits. Being born I the late 60s.i watched them in reruns on UHF channels in the 70s

[@brianskirk]

Yes! Outer Limits October!

[@RialVestro]

I think the ending is worth it. The Twilight Zone was known for it's twist endings which is a bit ironic when so many of these endings feel like exactly what you'd expect without any real twist at all. This is one of the better endings that the show is so well known for.

[@jcollins1305]

This is a fairly forgotten/overlooked episode imo, and very high quality at that. Usually Earl Hamner dealt with country themes, but this is a nice change of pace from him. Excellent episode!

[@samus88]

What a heart-breaking episode. She's either a time-travelling ghost, or a future predicting astral projector, but it's a wonderful twist.

[@tonys9102]

A still from this episode (seen here at 1:23) was used by the garage band The Wombats as the cover of their 1984 album "Zontar Must Die!" on Voxx Records. (I left a variation on this comment earlier but it disappeared -- so if it suddenly re-appears excuse the duplication).

[@milestrombley1466]

One ring-a-ding to rule them all!

[@kdusel1991]

One ring-a-ding to find them!

[@qazmko22]

I think the 'Ring-a-Ding' title makes sense for the 1950s-1960s, it was a very common term in jazz so much so that Sinatra had an Album titles "Ring-A-Ding"

[@kdusel1991]

I feel like some of the other titles that were workshopped could've been better.

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Awesome The Twilight Zone episode!

[@Sovreign071]

My title suggestion would've been "The Curious Case of Bunny Blake." But that probably gives too much away.

[@1000bip]

I really like this episode. The first time I watched it I wasn’t much into it. I didn’t really like Bunny much. But after the twist, oh my. I still get choked up when she walks into the rain as everything is revealed. It’s not in my top ten favorite episodes but it is in my top twenty

[@DeadMoon1986]

This twist almost feels on the level of some of the more obscure/shocking twists seen in the 2002 series...

[@7b7BenGazing]

I disagree with your opinion. I recommend watching this episode at least once. This is one of the better underrated episodes imo.

[@makmart5298]

I actually really love this episode since the sister relationship felt personal to me, that end of her going into the rain and saying goodbye tears me up.

[@Checkmate1954]

Excellent twist.

[@kdusel1991]

The twist saved the episode from being just mid imho. Without it it wouldn't be as memorable

[@CrimsonFox36]

"Ring-a-ding-ding, baby" -Benny

[@helanesolomon1724]

I so agree with you. I never understood why people love this episode so much. My big problem with it is, the big rainstorm. They need that huge rainstorm to explain the plane crash I guess but in my opinion, if the storm was so horrible then the townspeople would never have gone to the picnic in the first place. It would have been called off, thus saving most people anyway. Her being on the plane is irrelevant in my opinion. But it was an interesting concept.

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

Her sister commented that the rain was supposed to stay in the north. Their chances of getting a storm were much lower if they got it at all so people would have still gone to the picnic.

[@helanesolomon1724]

@@melindoranightsilver9298 yes, but it was raining badly already prior to them leaving. They looked out the window and it was very bad. Even if I had started out to go, I would have stayed home or returned home. You can’t picnic in a torrential downpour. My thoughts.

[@elmermedina1713]

It's even sadder that Maggie McNamara (Bunny Blake) passed away shortly after this episode

[@kdusel1991]

That's very sad!

[@plucas1]

I'm afraid you might have gotten that mixed up. I'm pretty sure she passed away in 1978, 15 years after the episode premiered.

[@toshirodragon]

If by shortly you mean 15 years after the episode aired...

[@crazyman18james]

Twilight-Tober Zone is the best thing around the month of October and Nostalgia-ween is awesome to watch as well. Great job team from channel awesome too. 👍

[@melissadahl7561]

The episode up until the twist doesn't do it for me but I love the twist because the kinds of stories with ghosts who come to warn people about things are some of my favorites.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Trivial point 4:48 Mr. Ziffle on Green Acres .

[@SirPreyas]

At least this ep had a rather heartfelt twist.

[@MiracleAlbert-gj1jf]

@@SirPreyas hello

[@cyberknight1188]

As I'm watching these along with these videos, I'm realizing that I haven't really seen much of season 5. So far, this one is my favorite of the season, because of the larger cast, energetic acting, and the twist ending.

[@dannyschaible7112]

"A Ring-a-ding rhythm or jukebox racket, my mind can't clutch the feeling." -Rob Zombie

[@jamesgarrett8833]

Ah the Twilight Tober Zone, if only their was a physical place were us subscribers could meet and interact with one another. A place for Twilight Zone fans

[@kdusel1991]

KZbin's a decent start at least 😊

[@SnowdropHill]

I love this episode. It's one of my faves for sure. In my opinion, good TZ episodes either leave your heartstrings tugged, or your brain doing somersaults, and this one does both.

[@benji274]

Agreed that the title makes it sound like a ‘comedy’ episode

[@mariopromero]

This actually reminds me of an old movie called Disaster in Time, similar premise with a few little differences

[@kdusel1991]

It should've been titled "the return of bunny blake"

[@tamedthethreebears]

I have to say: i used to watch Twilight Zone as a kid and these breakdowns are the perfect bite sized reminders of those beautiful times! Thank you ❤️

[@GrantWaller.-hf6jn]

For me that is a good hero story. The hero steps up and does what is necessary in the end the days is saved but not for them. Look at the stories from the Hurricanes people lost thier lives saving others very heroic.

[@ImminDragon]

She had to try *that* hard to get people to not attend an outdoor event during a *massive* thunderstorm? Those people weren't worth saving. They were too stupid to live.

[@josephlosinno2456]

The Twilight Pwn immortalized this. RING A DING

[@CalciumChief]

3:58 Sounds like Mars is about to attack.

[@kdusel1991]

Ack Ack Ack!!!

[@nvm9040]

I haven’t missed a episode yet The twist definitely makes this episode better

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@blackpawnbeats]

Maybe it wasn’t the most visually engaging, but I always thought the scenes of her looking at the ring were kind of freaky because of the abrupt tonal shift in her face and the music. Twist makes the episode worth watching just because it's freaky.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

I agree about the title being weak. Bunny wasn't a 'fun-time girl', like the title suggests.

[@kdusel1991]

They should've used a different title, as ring a ding girl doesn't make a lot of sense

[@heidifedor]

Predictable, but tragically heartwarming. Though I guess it’s confusing as to how she was in two places at once.

[@Smiththeinspiringanimator]

Amazing!🤩

[@kiplingslastcat]

I remember really thinking about this twist when I was a kid and considering the consequences and circumstances of what it was

[@NewPaulActs17]

"Bunny Hops Over Howardsville" is that a better title?

[@ChristophGangrel]

I think it would be better if she went for the picnic to invite people for her show one last time and then crash happend. Her body would be found at the area and police would claim that she were on the plane but town folks would bo convince she died at the picnic place and we as viewers had to chose our version of the events...

[@TheCreepypro]

sounds interesting and worth checking out to me

[@ChrisTalkz]

Was Final Destination inspired by this? Next time You Drive!

[@mmem4264]

What a great twist.

[@TheMegaOnyx]

So the ring is a McGuffin? Odd ending...

[@kdusel1991]

The twist that Bunny's a spirit makes it work, but I feel like the ring should've been more supernatural in origin, to better explain how its powers worked.

[@jabbarmuhammad]

Ring for the bunny

[@carlgugel2309]

One of my favorite episodes ! Does anyone know what kind of car they used ?

[@lawrencelewis2592]

His car was an American Austin Bantam, about a 1938. Built in Butlerville, PA. Much in demand during WW2 because of gas rationing.

[@m.lanzoni9306]

Ring a ding!

[@kingfish4575]

What a twist...

[@KittyPurrfect100]

Earl Hamner wrote some good ones. Doesn’t make sense at first. Main character in real life had a sad ending. A favorite episode!

[@Crow_Smith]

So this one sounds like it could be a nice one to remake if they ever did [or if they haven't already]

[@antonmassopust568]

Yes, another one we'd see on a marathon and it's really creepy ending.But like I said not that memory

[@strangebrew1231]

Anytime I hear "Ring-a-Ding" I think of Benny from New Vegas

[@hippybuddhist]

Always one of my favourite TZ twists. It's a shame it was attached to one of the lesser episodes.

[@RoninDave]

I think they were trying to do a switcheroo on the viewer making us think this was a comeuppance story for a Hollywood diva but it turned out she was a (time-traveling?) ghost trying to save her hometown from a tragedy. In more skillful hands this episode might have come off better. I do like that we have no idea until the end thinking the mystery was the ring and issue was her big Hollywood ways. Definitely a good idea here just poor execution.

[@Demonmack0]

damn, i liked that twist actually, didn't see it coming

[@frogtorwho]

yo the ring plays the dr who theme

[@InvasionAnimation]

It is a nice twist but I don't get it. How was her ghost there while she is still alive?

[@dupersuper1938]

Mmmmmagic!

[@deandreushayes9836]

4:56 Twist

[@jonathanzuckerman520]

Hank Patterson: the actor who played Fred Ziffel.

[@elpizo1789]

As it turns out, the ending is not always paramount.

[@certified_l0ser]

Nice

[@raymondwatt9773]

I feel this influenced Donnie Darko

[@mitroben1976]

It's certainly not the best episode, but it does have one of the more emotionally captivating conclusions of the entire series. I remember being both surprised, and somewhat saddened, the first time I watched it. I still get a little sad when she says, "Goodbye, Hildy" and walks out the house with a look of acceptance of her tragic fate on her face.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

2:04 is this the worst episode of the twilight Zone according to Walter?

[@Nasser851000]

Cookie Scout Girl?

[@weareallbronies9031]

wow! it took the twilight zone 5 SEASONS to use ghost sound effects! now that's what i call restraint!

[@autisticwriter5763]

Ive seen this twist in other shows. I think "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" used this twist many times.

[@CarlosRodela]

great ending tho

[@TearyEyesAndersonReacts]

So... this is where "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" got the idea for Force projection of oneself. 😉Because of the rain, they probably would have canceled the picnic anyway. If it had been a sunny day, it is more believable that people would have gone there.

[@PoesRaven73]

If she was a ghost, as it was revealed at the end, why did the rain make her visibly wet?

[@KittyPurrfect100]

Bill Hickman was the pilot. The guy in the black Dodge Charger in Bullitt you know.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

And the guy next to him was Gerald Ford.

[@TimeLordParadox]

I thought she was going to be in a coma.

[@rowsdower6950]

She was a gggg GHOST!!?😱

[@rogers1032]

Could you please do these as part of FanScription • What if Disney’s Cinderella didn’t make it to the ball (Disney’s Cinderella 1950movie) • What if Bambi's Mother survived (Disney’s Bambi) • What if Flik and Atta had children (A Bug's Life 2) • The Incredibles vs The Sinister Six (Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, Sandman and Vulture) • What if DreamWorks’s Rise of the Guardians 2 happened? • What if Disney’s Tarzan and friends found an unground world with dinosaurs and a lost civilization of people who mistake Jane as a Goddess (Disney’s Tarzan 2) • What if Elsa was the main villain of Disney’s Frozen • Batman vs The Green Goblin • Spider-man vs The Joker • What if The Evil Queen (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937movie) had won? • What if Ridley Scott directed Alien 3