The Brain Center at Whipple's - Twilight-Tober Zone

[@hharden4969]

This really needed the ending from “The Obsolete Man” to hit the message out of the park where he’s surrounded by the Board of Directors looking down on him as he did to his former employees. That would’ve submitted this as one of the greats from Twilight Zone’s lineup.

[@Rylie405]

Whipple sounds like every CEO who will never understand what it’s like to work on the ground floor

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

Or one's who used to and forgot what it was like.

[@jessetorres8738]

This is probably the original series The Twilight Zone Episode that has become the most relevant/accurate 60 years later.

[@JIreland1992]

It was relevant even at the time. Automation has always been an issue in the workforce.

[@nathanbarth6393]

True. My work replayed 8 cashier with machines

[@stevepift5312]

@@nathanbarth6393 my employer replaced 8 cashiers

[@jonathancunningham8739]

@@nathanbarth6393 Not for long many places are bring cashiers back after the rising shop lifting crisis.

[@nathanbarth6393]

@@stevepift5312 yes, replaced

[@javiersaugar376]

Imagine if you will, an October Season where the Voice of Walter Benaziak is not in clean crisp narration detailing voyages into the Fifth Dimension, wracking about the complexities of life, work, spirituality and the experiences of one Rod Sterling. The exposure may one day come to its finality however, this is one journey you can embark on time and again... in the Twilight-Tober Zone

[@trinaq]

Nice Rod Sterling impression, this series has clearly rubbed off on you... In the Twilight Zone.

[@louisduarte8763]

Maybe he'll review the reboot/revival series?

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

I'd like to see the 80s version or Outer Limits. Maybe the original Quantum Leap.

[@AltUTimegod2006]

As Marvin the Martian said, we’ll back to the old electronic brain.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

An episode that predicted the future. Many years ago when he was still alive, my grandpa lost his manufacturing job to automation. Their reasoning was exactly the same too. "You're expendable. This machine doesn't take vacations or sick time! It doesn't tire or need a lunch break!"

[@wjzav1971]

How did it predict the future. That shit has been happening even back then.

[@ForrestFox626]

​@@wjzav1971I think it is how were trying to use AI for job that really don't need it

[@wjzav1971]

@@ForrestFox626 Hmm, I guess it has reached another dimension

[@SimonStrange]

Strange how people were shouting, "LEARN TO CODE," when AI was taking over blue collar jobs, but suddenly aren't saying that when AI is taking art centric jobs.

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

That's the 1st thing I thought of. It was mainly snooty journalists that couldn't forsee their own downfall.

[@badvegas77632]

@@SimonStrange honestly I think the biggest thing with art is that a lot of it is passion. With a book sometime you can feel how the author's love or hate goes to the pages. With paintings the same thing capturing the moments. Artificial intelligence can't copy emotion. There are some things a computer should never be trusted to do. The coding stuff if you know how to run an excellent sheet or move from blue collar to white collar type stuff I get. I don't think it is for everybody because we will always need plumbers handymen and other things that require a human touch. I think it should be important to learn but if there are more dangerous jobs, artificial intelligence would be better for people in the long run.

[@Hal2718]

You especially won't hear that when learning software takes over IT jobs

[@Payton-qn3cq]

Only three more episodes, what a ride it has been in the twilight tober zone. Thank you again for reviewing this incredible series

[@evenglare]

Did it actually come out that the series has exactly the right amount of episodes that it ends on oct 31 for this channel? Thats wild.

[@WalterCulture]

Thanks for watching!

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

​@@evenglareHe did do 2 episodes one day early this month so he didn't have an episode to spare.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Gosh, it really is only three more...

[@ninja1man4u]

Scary how close we are to this now

[@CrypticCharm]

i just love that the episode ends with Robbie the Robot, that robot is so iconic, forbidden planet, lost in space (not sure that was the original, but close enough) and of course the twilight zone. robbie really got around

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I always like seeing Richard Deacon making guest appearances. I’ll always think of him as Mel on The Dick Van Dyke Show

[@melissacooper8724]

Wasn't he also on Leave It To Beaver?

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Yes, as Lumpy’s father

[@winniebae4alwayyz963]

*I knew Mr. Deacon looked familiar. He played Mr. Bradford on the TV show "What's Happening" in the episode where Dee gets the stolen birthday present.*

[@cherylcampbell9369]

And on the Mothers-In-Law sitcom.

[@hharden4969]

He did a lot of small roles in his career, definitely one of the best there is in the acting industry

[@animechic420]

Fun fact: wrestler Shawn Michaels’ real name is Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

[@redorkulatedproductions929]

Simpson's Navy episode, "your future role is clear, to build and maintain those robots " 😂

[@lilrex2015]

The Shawn Michales reveal was the true twist of this episode

[@WalterCulture]

Hands off the merchandise!

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

What was the reference with the music in that clip?

[@lilrex2015]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 Shawn Michaels is a WWE superstar and that is his theme song. His gimmick was he was a male stripper

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

@@lilrex2015 Thanks.

[@melissacooper8724]

I'm reminded of an episode of The Monkees where Peter was trying to get a job at a toy company. He was being interviewed by a machine that got him so flustered that he didn't get hired! Mike then turned the tables on the machine, causing it to malfunction!

[@wstine79]

Mr. Whipple wanted artificial employees to work at the factory because they kept squeezing the Charmin.

[@arealconservative8712]

I was hoping someone would comment this. 🤣 Surprised Walter didn't make this joke.

[@torinju]

@@arealconservative8712 Is Walter old enough to get the joke?

[@WalterCulture]

@@torinju Apparently not. Haha!

[@bruceeng3376]

Ladies--! Please don't squeeze the Charmin!

[@daverage4729]

Something about the way Whipple spins that chain just so reeks of entitlement you want to belt him. Makes that slap from Hanley all the more satisfying. :)

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Interesting trivia: Richard Deacon and Rod Serling were childhood friends. They grew up together in Binghamton, New York and went to same high school.

[@racheljackson4428]

Cool fact.

[@ForrestFox626]

@@miroslavtomic7038 That's actually pretty heartwarming

[@shainewhite2781]

A crazy episode about an obsessive businessman using AI to replace all his workers, which is really shocking, considering that this is actually what's happening right now.

[@wjzav1971]

As it has been happening back then, just not with AI but simply machines

[@Xarazel]

if the machine does the job better, faster, and ultimately for less money...why wouldnt he do that?

[@theonlyenicfanever5346]

It’s because it was a genuine concern back then. Automation was taking jobs from labourers in factories

[@Iron_Void]

@@Xarazel No one will have money to buy the companies products.

[@dracodevis]

I felt a more poetic ending would have seen him become mortally injured on the factory floor, and when he tries to call out for help, there's no one left to hear him but the machines.

[@drewo.127]

I think this, plus Maple Street and Obsolete Man could help me greatly for inspiration when writing my own project about AI and everyone’s different opinions about it, as well as my own complex feelings about the whole thing and all sides of the argument!

[@deandreushayes9836]

6:26 Twist Also, that HBK reference was funny

[@TitanWar93]

And I thought Little Ceasars pizza was unexpected

[@TripleGhey]

Yeah I seen he had title belts on his wall. Yet another HHH nose rider who falsely believes current wrestling is actually any good 🙄

[@MrShowbiz48]

You know what? I'm going to miss these journeys in The Twilight Tober Zone.

[@LucianoThePig]

Robot! Experience this tragic irony for me!

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

funny enough, that can go from comedy t tragedy if the robot was the protagonist of that story

[@miroslavtomic7038]

Appearance of Ted De Corsia in this episode continued the tradition of actors from Season 1 reappearing in this last season. Many saw it as a way to wrap things up in this series.

[@trinaq]

I hope that Walter eventually covers "The Outer Limits" series, as there's so many memorable entries to discuss.

[@nutjobification]

Same, it's a really slept on series

[@crisananca313]

if hes gonna do knock offs might as well tackle Amazing Stories and Dimension 404

[@crisananca313]

maaaannnn that episode with the alien possessing the mans brain, but making him act super nice, and then what they think is the alien in his brain turns out to be what was left of him, messed up!

[@racheljackson4428]

The Outer Limits is underrated compared to the Twilight zone.

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Ironically, perhaps, the ads running for me on this episode is for how A I. will enhance my life.

[@fellgeri720]

Wow this episode was prophetic

[@wjzav1971]

Or it was reflective of a process that was going on even back then

[@Raximus3000]

More like plays with the same fear they had back then.

[@theonlyenicfanever5346]

Not at all, it was a very real issue back then. Automation was taking roles in factories even in the 50s. It’s what made food and clothes manufacturing such a key issue in politics back then

[@Starless2012]

Robby the Robot...that bastard!

[@petervitti9]

This is the first twz that I watched years ago. Excellent episode.

[@michaelmemmott1050]

This is the first twilight episode I ever saw in it's entirety. It was so fun to predict the twist with my wife. Such a great show, I bought the DVD set and need to start watching!

[@MegaMr46]

3 more till this CA Content is completed.

[@crisananca313]

you know I bet the factory that made the best buggy wips held out the longest

[@ValgardDerithos]

This is so accurate nowadays. Ironically, and this is true, one of the jobs that's most efficient to be replaced by A.I. is business decision-making.

[@ragejoona431]

The saddest part of this episode is, that it might be the last time we hear Walter tell how the prop / footage is taken from The Forbidden Planet.

[@dillonchaddick695]

There is a great episode that is a sort of tribute to “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” that mentions the Whipple company on the Jordan Peele reboot.

[@Rando1975]

Whipple was mentioned in a lot of Peele's episodes.

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The point in Hanley character is that he worked for Whipple family for so long that he felt he had to remain loyal to them no matter what, but he also couldn't stay silent about what he was going on. He was torn between loyalty to Whipple and supporting the fired workers. You can tell this by the fact that Hanley ended up the last employee who left the factory and even then not because Whipple fired him but because he resigned.

[@job489]

There will always be pros and cons with progress in technology. I thought this episode gave a good depiction of several perspectives on the workforce, higher class, and fear of advanced technology. I'm curious how everyone felt back then when machines became advanced enough to replace several jobs, and this episode can age well with any form of progress (The internet, social media, artificial intelligence, robots, etc.).

[@jensrettberg7968]

The idea of the worker replacement by advanced robotics just becomes more relevant as time progresses.

[@wstine79]

Rod Serling predicts the future once again.

[@ericjanssen394]

Like most Dick Van Dyke Show fans, I never realized that Richard Deacon had a long career of playing cold-hearted nasties in 40's/50's films. Seeing him as the leader of an evil Egyptian cult in "Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy" was understandably a surprise. 😮

[@miroslavtomic7038]

The new computer look familiar? Sure, it does. It is the same one used in Old Man in the Cave.

[@Tony_Iscariot]

That HBK reference was as unexpected as Sweet Chin Music. Nice lol

[@kdusel1991]

My dad actually loves this episode!!

[@peterkrug4124]

Wallace Whipple is actually a spot-on accurate portrayal of most real-life corporate CEOs.

[@ChrisTalkz]

I watched this recently! Next time Come Wander With Me!

[@megamarsonic]

6:23 You sons of bitches! You got me, a lifelong pro wrestling fan, laughing like a damn hyena in public! 😂

[@maxiemooo7984]

i was not expecting the hbk music

[@ZekeStaright]

Poor guy couldn't help squeezing the Charmin

[@Nasser851000]

Brain Freeze!

[@hectorguzman17]

Bro made a Shawn Michael's joke instead of mentioning Dusty Rhodes promo... Now That's Hard Times Daddy!

[@WalterCulture]

IF YOU WILL!

[@SerpentNight]

Worth it for the one scene with Robby. Maybe this is where he wound up after his role in 'The Invisible Boy'.

[@crisananca313]

Jordan Peel twilight zone?! sounds like a twilight zone episode within a twilight zone episode

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

Only saw 1 episode and it was awful!

[@crisananca313]

@@EverSinceMyExorcism I saw them all! you were spared! in one episode a meteor makes men act aggressive, but only straight meat eating men.....the subtlety! the women survivors run into a gay vegan and he can control it, and Jordan says all the men could control it is the twist....

[@MellowFelloh]

It was terrible

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

@@crisananca313 🤣🤣 ohh please!! That sounds like a concept that a junior high feminist would come up with. You can't get much more surface level intelligence than that.

[@crisananca313]

@@EverSinceMyExorcism I dont know, I think "Kid President" was worse! "General: we gave everyone in US GameBoys and moral has never been higher!"

[@tommyjones7096]

"Progress is a very flexible term. It can mean almost anything you want it to." - Doctor Who "The Power of Kroll"

[@risingofthethorn1197]

this is one I've been waiting for sine the beginning of the series.

[@JabbarMuhammad-f8j]

I guess it's back to the old drawing board at Whipple's

[@dwhat6088]

I'm surprised Whipple gave the workers 4 months notice and not get rid of them that very day. That's the one stickler that stood out for me.

[@foxymetroid]

He probably hoped it would be "merciful" enough to keep them from killing him on the spot.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

I love this episode. It really hits home for me. I've lost a lot of jobs in my lifetime, due to automation, layoffs, cutbacks, outsourcing, and sometimes just obsolete technology (wooden frames for CTR televisions, for example), and I worry about the future every time I see new machines coming in. But at the same time, I really do want to see technology progress to the point of a post-scarcity world. I believe we're in a transitional phase that started with the steam engine, and will continue until it either creates a paradise on earth or destroys us all.

[@Myself-yf5do]

Now that you've done Disneycember, Dreamworksuary, Bat May, and this, you should do Nickuly/Aprilodeon.

[@CarlosRodela]

agree its not a great ending but still dug rewatching just to place it in the context of our current situation

[@Sojoboscribe]

The Radio dramatization of this is notable since Whipple is played by the late great Stan Freberg.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

8:11 a shout out to the 2019's twilight zone... and walter's opinion indicates he didn't like it

[@WalterCulture]

I gotta give it another shot.

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

Well, yeah. The one episode I saw was awful. Willing to watch more if they come recommended.

[@grkpektis]

I don't think we will have to worry about AI for much longer because companies are starting to realize that they've wasted billions on servers with very little profit, plus we already have laws that say you can't copyright AI. In the future AI will definitely be a problem when it becomes cheaper but right now it's dying and good riddance. The real problem with AI is that companies are scared to stop supporting it because they have nothing else to show investors and they're desperate to show off something

[@julieporter7805]

It's a very timely episode and very well spoken, Walter. Wait a minute, Robby is in this one, please say that we will get one final...Aww, no "robit?" But a Forbidden Planet shout out so we got one.

[@XavierLugo-j3g]

Hey, as we are coming to an end of the Twilight Zone, what do you say that for next year you do a review of Alfred Hitchcock Presents?

[@HamdiTafa]

Gotta love Robby the Robot 🤖

[@400KrispyKremes]

This the same thing that happened to Delamain.

[@musicbrush9231]

One of the most outstanding issues of completely replacing human workers is the fact that if no one has an income, no one can support the company.

[@SnowdropHill]

I totally agree about the bar scene at the end. Whipple's comeuppance, and the ending in general, fell so flat. I appreciate A Thing About Machines more after this one.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

At 6:35, one smaller thing it looks ahead to is door keys in the form of cards. Now of course there's almost no such thing as a hotel without them.

[@nathanbarth6393]

I would recommend this episode

[@technosworld2]

One of the things that stood out was the using of a digital keycard for entry....I wonder how long it took for those to become an actual product...I know I've had to use them since the 90's at various places I've worked at.

[@SirSmoldham]

Richard Donner strikes again. The first time I heard the word "Hell" on television was this episode. Pretty shocking for the time... especially since I only knew Richard Deacon from "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (one of my favorite sitcoms).

[@SirPreyas]

This episode aged like fine wine.

[@jbearclowater]

I feel like the concept of this one has only strengthened over the years, while the execution remains the same. I wonder if it would have been more effective in the 60's when it premiered?

[@RasheedaParker-qn9ec]

Awesome 🤩

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Awesome The Twilight Zone episode!

[@ExplorerDS6789]

I remember a couple years ago when Linkara was talking about Twilight Zone episodes on Twitter, he mentioned this one and said he actually agreed with Mr. Whipple. Guess Lewis would make a pretty bad employer.

[@HereForTheComments]

Wonder how Linkara feels now that every company wants their own Brain Center.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

@@HereForTheComments Probably hoping they'll make a comic about it.

[@Morgil27]

Sheesh, glad I stopped following him.

[@Xarazel]

i mean...whipple is kinda right. assuming a machine can do the job of multiple workers better, faster, and/or for less...what reason is there to not use them?

[@ExplorerDS6789]

@@Xarazel that's pretty much what Linkara said.

[@xjamesxreedx]

Oh, so that’s where Melvins got that song title from.

[@EverSinceMyExorcism]

I recognized it as soon as I bought Hostile Ambient Takeover way back when. Such a great song named after a mediocre TZ episode.

[@geoffodensos7187]

6:20 made me laugh way too much!

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

Whipple sure was a great replacer all right . He replaced himself unemployed all right .

[@ForrestFox626]

We need Rod Serling now more than ever

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Timeless is THE active word....absorption by media, obsession with speed and efficiency, and proof someday robby the robot will be our boss. Love that watch spin, too, ❤❤❤

[@UndeadGhostGirl]

I agree. I *really* wanted to see one of the machines explain to him in no uncertain terms just how redundant he is. Seeing Robbie swinging his key chain is ironic on paper, but doesn't make much sense and feels really goofy.

[@eerieeric834]

You know this is a relatable episode in concept execution is debatable

[@Awelbeckk]

Thanks God, it isn't just be that didn't have the strength to watch the eepic fail of Jordan Peele's Twilight Zone until the end.

[@AAAAAAAAA1]

"i couldnt finish the jordan peele twilight zone if i tried" oof

[@daytimesky]

Couldn't finish the first episode of the new Twilight Zone? I personally enjoyed it! I was hoping you'd review it some year. Do you plan to review the 1980s version sometime?

[@ThePkmnYPerson]

Since his last name is Whipple, I wish there was a fire in this episode so I could say "THE FLAMES OF DISASTER!"

[@SeenAGreatLight]

It's a pity Richard Deacon didn't get talked about more. He was so memorable on Jack Benny and the Dick Van Dyke Show.

[@elliepira8400]

Should have had a final scene a few years later where he's called into the board and its a bunch of computers and we see him being fired by the machines he willingly helped replace al his workers with.

[@danielcharland1374]

It's cool to see Mel Cooley from the Dick Van Dyke show into another role. I've never seen the actor mentioned anywhere else before.

[@anubusx]

Ian Malcolm warned us.

[@soakingbook]

There should have been an twilight zone episode where candlemakers attempted to construct a shield to blot out the sun.

[@iamfiefo]

Plot twist: Mr. Whipple gets hired as the new CEO of Ubisoft.

[@600wheel]

Not gonna lie I saw the description and thought this video was about superchargers😂😂

[@nathanbarth6393]

I wish my work would watch this since they put in 4 automatic machines and fired 8 cashier

[@briang9581]

One day a person may file suit to protect their intellectual property from being misused by an AI website and the judge will be an AI. Who else could be truly impartial?

[@retrooni]

Question: the other twilight zones the reboots as such Having enjoyed the series so far, qnd even putting on the long ones during sleepless nights and busy days, i am curious as to whether Walter will cover them,

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

The thing is, when it comes to corporate firing of workers to go cheap, I always think the workers were pretty miserable in the prison of cheap labor in the first place. At that time, being dismissed from menial manual labor still could have arguably opened up more self sufficient possibilities and opportunities. But that's certainly not the case anymore today eh?