"The Card" Twilight Zone 1980's

[@SinisterScoundrel6562]

How I look back and see vhs rentals is insane how far into the future we've gone.

[@lagear2165]

next youll be able to download a burger

[@williamcox955]

The opening sequence to the 80’s Twilight Zone was amazing.

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

The 80s have such a different feel and smell. Like when she looked for the cat I got a real feel for the times. A lot more secluded. A little more wonderful and not so many signals in the air.

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

Very empty though. Kinda shallow and vacant. About the same warmth of the times now actually.

[@alvexok5523]

Yeah, and I grew up in the 1980s so there's a familiar feeling with that scene, combined with it seeming like a different world from today. The vibes and tones of voices were different such as when she's calling the cat, and even how she asks about him, "I'm looking for our cat, remember him, short, furry, and has 4 legs?", the phrases were different. They were better, really. Today, it's more like "Man, where's the damn cat at, I mean seriously, you tellin me his ass is gone?"

[@briansimerl4014]

That vacantness is just atypical Boomer Narcissism. It was a very real, powerful, world dominating force. Still is.

[@marcinvas7965]

I think that the 80s was the best time in my life. I was a kid then 😂

[@JohnDoe-tt6en]

I don't know what you mean by secluded, shallow or vacant. I didn't notice anything particularly 80sish about this episode. In general/other movies or tv shows it seems to me that the 80s and earlier times had more sincerity and innocence. Today everything is 'flippant' in this sarcastic or lighthearted way, even when people are talking about something they obviously care about or not being rude something will come off in this 'don't take anything seriously, nothing really matters' way.' It's hard to explain. I might even say that in a lot of ways people come off as hyper-cerebral (in contrast with the innocent/sincere 'simple-mindedness' of earlier times). This is just the impression I often have and I'm cherry-picking/generalizing.

[@jim6820]

U could tell the expression in that woman’s face she was trying to warn her b4 she went into the other room. Those kids were great acting like as if they didn’t know her b4 they went into the room.

[@CarolHardesty]

(Before you guys jump on me in the comments, I just want to say that I wrote this for fun.) Closing narration: "Like a lot of American women, Linda Wolfe - or is it Linda Wilson? - assumed she could have it all. But she learned too late that the best things in life really are free. Now all that remains of her and the life she built with her family is a blank credit card, cut in half in an empty lot. A word of caution: The next time you sign up for a new card - or enter into any legal agreement - remember to read the fine print. If not, you might just end up like our friend Linda, currently repossessed to the Twilight Zone."

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

yep, it's Wolfe. Excellent closing narration. Rod would approve.

[@jenniferweiss4734]

Excellent closing narration❤

[@jeffcampbell2710]

I think this concept would be a great idea. Man is narried to a spend fanatic? POOF! No more marriage. He's free! Single women on empty lots everywhere. Pick one, take her home, give her the credit card. POOF! Next!

[@puzzle1022]

You should enter the Twilight Zone Narration Contest that's held once a year by the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. Unfortunately the 2023 contest has ended, but there’s always next year.

[@fifiluxesparkles5093]

Yes ❤

[@aaronmehaffey6251]

To me, the otherworldly twist here is William Atherton playing a likeable dad!

[@adamzanzie]

He’s very good in this episode: First he’s a likable dad, then he’s a concerned husband and he changes character brilliantly.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

Yeah, William Atherton usually played arseholes in films and TV programmes two good examples are the characters he played in Ghostbusters and Die Hard.

[@adamzanzie]

@@nicholasmaude6906 His best performance, in my opinion, is in "The Sugarland Express", where he got to play a complicated character early on in his career. This Twilight Zone episode contains a glimmer of those particular capabilities of his. A great actor who deserves roles that are more worthy of his talents.

[@jim6820]

Especially when her told her 2 b careful. Should’ve listen to him.

[@pamrush5078]

Linda Woolfe should of been aware of the fact that she saw a woman leaving with a child into the acquisitions room

[@acampbell2178]

Talks to people like she's in control but can't even control herself. This would be applicable to so many decades -even today.

[@alvexok5523]

Yeah, isn't her husband Richard Thornburg helping out pulling his weight too?

[@davidshore3523]

Moral: ALWAYS read the fine print on ALL contracts!

[@small_ed]

And be sure to make the MINIMUM PAYMENT.

[@preppertrucker5736]

Especially a credit card of last resort 💀💀💀

[@Carlo-b9k]

That's R👍🏾 ght, Always Always Always Always Always Always ALWAYS ALWAYS READ THE"F👍🏾NE PR👍🏾NT"BEF 😅RE Y😁U S 👍🏾GN

[@Sammasambuddha]

Seems more like the moral is to appreciate what you have and accept what is, so desire becomes controllable within. She was attached to the idea of needing more. A shopaholic.

[@Djchicago1]

Too true

[@originalkingalpha5116]

Remember, folks! It's not your's until you pay for it.💳😉

[@Djchicago1]

True

[@M-ps6ve]

best of luck in learning how to spell, r e t a r d

[@conniewojahn6445]

Whoa! That's scary! Use credit wisely.

[@yoservs]

after my late sister in law was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, she told me to go with her to the bank. She then paid up my mortgage, credit card and overdraft, all of my debt. her only condition to me was i must not make any debt with financial institutions. that was 7 years ago. God bless her soul, to date i haven't made any such debts, only now and then i'd borrow some money from family when it was needed, without interest, and i paid it back over a month tops. i'm so glad i'm free from this matrix of debt slavery

[@lagear2165]

why are you still borrowing money all the time? do you have husband and kids if you are single you sholdnt be so carless with your money

[@yoservs]

@@lagear2165 i'm a freelancer and my income isn't regular. so now and then i need a helping hand. i'm not in the least careless with money. life happens, that's why

[@tyronehill1237]

Saw this when I was a child. Freaked me out, and because of it, I've only owned two credit cards my entire life.

[@itsnotaboutyou]

Same here! Watched it as a kid, and it acted as a deterrent from getting credit cards when I was college (this was during the time they'd show up on campuses and entice you with a free frisbee or XL T-shirt to sign up). This ought to be a TV show episode shown to high school students these days.

[@mousemd]

What are you burning for dinner? 😂

[@ThePrez49]

My modest observations regarding Linda's purchases with The Card...from Hell 💳🔥: 1. Yes, buying the "Compulsion" perfume was all her doing, but just how expensive could it really have been? 2. The refrigerator transaction was likely a joint decision. 3. The Jeep's water pump problem was an unforeseen emergency situation, and not Linda's fault. 4. Brian's check cancelation also was not Linda's fault. 5. So, where did Brian, Linda, the Jeep, their house, and everything else ultimately go? 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦🚙🏡 Of course, Linda should have read her contract thoroughly‼️ 🔎📑🔍

[@ethanlee5999]

Brain, Linda, the Jeep, their house, and everything else would have been ultimately “redistributed” to different owners. The house would have reappeared into a completely different neighborhood with different, more financially responsible owners, and all the objects in the house would have been distributed to other different, financially responsible owners altogether. As for Brian, he would have been distributed to a financially responsible single woman who has proven to deserve Brian, and that woman would gain all of Linda’s memories of Brian sans “Linda’s problem”. As for Linda, she would have been distributed to a new family, one with parents who rear financial responsibility into their children, and of course her old parents would have completely forgotten about the existence of Linda. In order to satisfy complete repossession of Linda’s old memories, Linda would appear in front of her new parents as a baby, with no recollection of her past life and no ability to regain her old personality. Hence the “erasure of Linda from existence”. At least that’s how I interpret the ending, anyway.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Why defend her obvious mistakes? She had a spending problem, and with a simp husband who didnt have the guts to intervene sooner it just made matters worse. The simp just "yes dear" through every transaction like the fridge and the perfume.

[@MissouriPenny]

Thanks for your channel and sharing. Enjoyed replay

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

Thanks for the visit

[@sicooper4230]

This reminds me of the one where the woman dreams of the perfect family and herself is eventualy replaced...it's pretty spooky stuff.

[@TayWoode]

Yes!!! “Upgrade” I think it was called, I loved that episode

[@Carlo-b9k]

Y😳u Mean"Upgrade😳😳😳😳😳"

[@CmmmMcxx-us3go]

Dreams for sale episode

[@DaveBoswell-lz3kc]

Yes that was the 2002-03 Twilight Zone hosted by Forrest Whitacker. That version was really good. Too bad it was cancelled after one season.

[@CmmmMcxx-us3go]

@@DaveBoswell-lz3kc oh youre right .. my bad dreams for sale is the ,85_89 series with the video game life

[@awajiangirl]

Im glad thats not me in that episode. That would be scary.

[@pamrush5078]

This happens to be one of my favorite episodes of the twilight zone because I had an ex flatmate who was always using her credit card

[@Some_One_One]

Roommate not flatmate. No one says flat or flatmate.

[@tca666]

Whats wrong with her using it? 😮

[@jayalexander3356]

Live within your means. Makes life much easier.

[@mousemd]

Always read the fine print!

[@blightysilko]

Thank you for uploading this, I really enjoyed it, a very dark ending, I've been looking for twilight zone episodes to watch and then I find you in my recommended. This is the second of your twilight zone episodes I watched today, it says you uploaded both 7 months ago yet both only have comments from either today or yesterday...freaky

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

it is freaky thanks for watching

[@trippcory]

I had mixed feelings about it personally. I feel it would have been more warranted had the voided check been her own fault, like maybe she saw something she really wanted and used all her remaining savings, hence why it was declined. Then her losing everything, including herself, would have felt more justified. But since her husband cancelled the check, I kinda felt the ending was a little harsh.

[@Gertyutz]

There are many of both the old series and the ones from the '80's. Just search in YT's search bar. You'll be watching for weeks.

[@mariahhall8481]

Credit card from hell that’s for sure. Poor woman under so much stress!

[@alvexok5523]

Yeah, she's seeming to have been dealing with alot, not paying her bills on time, but also because she's married to Richard Thornburg

[@mariahhall8481]

@@alvexok5523word of advice! Don’t get married lol 😂

[@stevebroitman4969]

This one of my favorite tz

[@trippcory]

My second favorite after “wordplay”

[@M-ps6ve]

best of luck in learning the English language, r e t a r d

[@wdghk]

Pay your damn bills and all of this could’ve been avoided!🤣

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

damn right

[@alvexok5523]

Yeah, she could've been better in the past about paying bills on time so she wouldn't have had to get this new weird credit card service. It's not just her fault though, her husband Thornburg could've pulled his part in helping pay them on time too instead of wasting time up in that circling aircraft pestering Holly. Lol

[@preppertrucker5736]

@@alvexok5523I get it!!😂😂😂

[@thefishfin-atic7106]

I used to walk home from school with a beautiful girl named Dotty, and she loved watching all these Twilight shows, and she'd ask if I'd seen the last one, and of course I'd say yes, but truthfully, my parents never allowed me to watch TV....soooo many memories of her and I talking about the latest episode, but I trulley had no idea until now, like 3 decades later.

[@lagear2165]

had no idea what? what are you saying

[@annegriswold2116]

This woman is a good representation of an addict. Her spotty credit card history is spelled out for the viewer, she claims to have learned her lesson. Yet she jumps at the chance to get a new card, even when its spelled out that this is not like the cards she's had in the past. She signs the contract without even reading it, as soon as its in her hands she buys something to get her fix. Then at home she 'admits' that she has a problem with the conversation with the husband when asked about the new credit card. I get the feeling her husband cleaned up her mess time and time again. So she never faced consequences, well until she wound up having the only option to get her fix with the credit card of last resort.

[@lifesgoodeveryone5407]

$1,600? for new refrigerator back then oh my God

[@marcorangel8668]

Whith no beer😮

[@davidshore3523]

What does the refrigerator do but keep things cold?

[@Sorvea]

They lasted forever then…….

[@javismanterminator6947]

if I had that credit card the whole planet earth would be taken out of me, and I would be floting somewhere in outspace now!

[@ubiquitousdiabolus]

You know this is a long time ago when it takes 7 days to have a fridge delivered!

[@JMazzaTaz]

Wow! I’m only 4 1/2 minutes into it and I just cringed at how anxious she was to grab that ink pen 😬😬

[@judethaddeus9856]

Lol

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

I've been thinking about going into hard-core debt with the credit card companies. I mean everyone else is.

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

not a good idea Nobody... trust me

[@NobodyQuiteLikeMe]

@@SpaceJunkFilms lol yeah I know right. But still 5 grand could really change my life. Thanks though ill prolly just take your advise and let the universe supply me from elsewhere.

[@rayvarnson8976]

To bad this does not happen in real life, deal only in cash.

[@julieisthatart]

I have been watching the violent attacks pretending to be something they are not. This show was creepyly prophetic.

[@jharris3267]

You must read the terms and conditions when you sign you agree. So even if you go to a judge and say this predatory lending, or you didn’t understand. It won’t matter once sign it’s your consent. Linda said she change and really needed the card but she didn’t read the contract nor did she ask questions. For example 7 days and you must make a minimum payment? What is 7 days? Is it 7 business days? Does the weekend count? What constitutes a minimum payment? 10 percent. 30 percent. What is the interest rate? 14%, 30%. Another thing Linda doesn’t do is talk to her husband. She really should have talked to him. Her spending habits cost him everything.😢

[@curtisbrown5939]

Scooby Doo where are you 😂

[@murdarichblood7603]

Hold up. Did this winch just hand me a credit card that said... The Card on it🤔🤔🤣🤣💣

[@mousemd]

Wow! We were born in the same city. I was because my father was conscripted to serve in the Cold War

[@gablit-gt8kk]

You have to buy the message when it comes to spending currency for nothing

[@Foundry_made]

The contract makes the law.

[@gablit-gt8kk]

Poor Linda, everything she owned especially herself was repossessed, she's placed up for adoption

[@lagear2165]

i would like to adopt her hehe

[@KevinHGoDawgs]

This is pretty much every credit card company out there, if you stop paying 🤣

[@surfrider1973]

she deletd the cat her children her husband herself and her house, scary,

[@marcorangel8668]

Love that wagon 😊

[@Gertyutz]

Suitably creepy :-)

[@jmack8767]

I really enjoyed that!!! It's a great episode. I never saw it when it first aired. The effects and the acting are great! "The experiential matrix"! Ha, what a great line

[@M-ps6ve]

there weren't any effects, r e t a r d

[@gablit-gt8kk]

22:37 "Wilson" is Linda's maiden name

[@davespears2241]

This is exactly what happens when you misuse credit cards you can lose everything.

[@M-ps6ve]

you know this is a movie, r e t a r d

[@Djchicago1]

Now class what have we learned read the fine print or get your life reposed

[@craigmurphy1618]

The Forgotten (2004) Only Sin Deep Tales from the crypt (1989)

[@ricciejaviersanchez1880]

Yes, it is one scariest episode of the twilight zone.

[@chrisfinch8637]

Whether this episode was a Twilight Zone POV or not, it teaches you the hardest lessons possible, on acting overconfident about signing for a new credit or banking card (in which she didn’t even read or ask any questions about it), as well as keeping up with paying for your statements and such, on time, in order to have a good credit score. If that doesn’t happen, you might just end up like Linda Wolfe/Wilson.

[@zim1966]

The refrigerator Salesman is one of the Malachi brothers from Happy Days

[@pythagoreanteacher1558]

The golden ticket

[@davidleebls1874]

Jeep Wagoner!

[@judethaddeus9856]

They’re making them again

[@surfrider1973]

she didnt read it before she signed. smh.

[@donaldanderson3732]

I cancelled the checccck !😂😂😂😂

[@microtransactor6732]

Once my kid is old enough to start building credit, I will definitely show this episode for educational purpose lol. Also, did the editors let a curse word slip through at 21:57?

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

not sure about the curse word.

[@ThePrez49]

Something like "Oh, sh*t!"? 💩

[@microtransactor6732]

@@ThePrez49 Yea lol

[@JohnS-il1dr]

The actor was frustrated because it was her 5th take and she accidentally slipped but caught herself, so it was really hard to make out the curse. The editor decided this was the best take and so went with it.

[@pamrush5078]

My ex flatmate was always critical of me when I bought stuff when she was a very wasteful spender with her credit card

[@tootz1950]

Personal debt is not any different today. Need that new TV that takes up two apartments and you can't have a car older than 3 years. The new skinny jeans and your phone is almost two years old. Better take care of that.

[@cheyannehelmick9011]

😅 the best comedy

[@lifesgoodeveryone5407]

(The card) oh no you can keep it 😅😢😅😢😅😢😅

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

yep.... you can keep that shit :)

[@PUNKMYVIDEO]

I would love to have that card. 😁👍

[@pythagoreanteacher1558]

Would you do anything for it..

[@pythagoreanteacher1558]

🎖️💰🃏💳🧠😑✨

[@pythagoreanteacher1558]

Sell your soul?

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

not me

[@Carlo-b9k]

Not Me😮

[@JB-po4ue]

This poor woman is not the brightest 💡

[@theresacoringgray6885]

At 3:05 that baby could have stuck himself in the eye with that pencil 😮

[@briansimerl4014]

Remember Usury was a sin. But credit cards are mafia interest logic.

[@joeblow6478]

Talk about late term abortion! Now with the convenience of a credit card.

[@CrissieLuckey]

This film is especially relevant and timely for me. I just got a bra and new credit card!

[@scamchan]

Better pay or they will take it away

[@Carlo-b9k]

W😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳WWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

[@surfrider1973]

what if that card became REAL? how far are we from that NOW?

[@Nicole-bj4dv]

She will pull it together... Without her children???

[@kenhasibar2624]

A crazy woman? You don't need the Twilight Zone for that...

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

8:50 that dog's A was right where she put that kids head, gross asf

[@PaleRyder563]

They took the children! That may be a good thing.

[@Djchicago1]

She was a loser mom

[@pamrush5078]

Oh no she has not learnt her lesson at all she didn't read the contract let alone ask questions about the credit card and the consequences

[@UKSCIENCEORG]

She and her husband shouldn't have had all those kids if she can't afford it. Irresponsible !

[@small_ed]

21:58 "Shit..."

[@lagear2165]

why would the house disappear i doubt they had it built when they moved in stupid movie

[@Hmongboi228]

She's got an EASY solution to fix ALL of this. Just pay off that credit card with one of the many other credit card offers that come in the mail that offers an 18 month, 0% APR with a 5% balance transfer fee.. 🤨🤔🤝👍You know "the float one card with another card" strategy.. 🤨🤔 ALL Americans do that! It's the American way! 😉🤝 🙄🙄🤦‍♂🤦‍♀

[@NEED_GFX]

im black, But it would be funny if she turned into a black person at the end of this LOL

[@scamchan]

she did you probably missed that

[@gablit-gt8kk]

22:27 end of dialogue

[@sylvieleblanc3608]

ses vrais il faut faire attention avec les carte de crédit moi même jai eu des problèmes avec des cartes de crédit j'aurai jamais jamais acheté un frigo à 1600 dollars 😮

[@siobhanblake3413]

It's good but same concept as the one with the comedian who wanted fame.

[@jeffcampbell2710]

This would be a great idea. All the bad marriages erased. No debt. Kinda the way God said.

[@DeplorableArab]

I have zero sympathy for her.

[@trippcory]

Why? She may have been a compulsive spender, but she wasn’t a bad woman. And she definitely didn’t deserve what she got

[@JohnDoe-tt6en]

@@trippcory I agree.

[@kali3665]

Hate to say it, but I thought this episode was dumb, the character of Linda was stupid, and the ending was pathetic. It was like an original series fifth season episode where you "enter" the Twilight Zone for no reason and ended without any real conclusion. Twilight Zone was about second chances - Linda didn't get one and sure doesn't deserve one. One of the worst of the 80s series. The Serling-esque intro was fun, though.

[@SpaceJunkFilms]

it was a little out there, but still a good watch in my opinion. thanks for your comment.

[@pyrodiscoflash6115]

Isn't it about not wanting to Make a Deal with Boring Details until those Boring Details overwhelm you with the Convenience of Short-Sight and impatience that is a Constant no matter the Date on a Calendar

[@matthewb9621]

'Linda didn't get one and sure doesn't deserve one. '' So, what 'second chance' did you want her to get, exactly?

[@TayWoode]

Kali obviously is a kid who will no doubt go on another channel and describe something as “wholesome” copying the latest buzzword 😱

[@alvexok5523]

@matthewb9621 She did get a second chance, the new credit card was specifically mentioned as a second chance sevice because she couldn't pay her previous credit cards on time, that's her second chance, I don't know what Kali up top is on about