This WAS 100% Illegal & They Did It Again In Another Episode of the "Twilight Zone!"

This WAS 100% Illegal And They Did It Again In Another Episode of the "Twilight Zone!"
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[@billsmith2212]

Classic Rod Serling ! A true legend .

[@toddglover1121]

Did you know that Buddy Epson was not only an actor but a very good dancer as well?

[@sandybruce9092]

If I’m thinking correctly, that’s how he started - as a dancer! And he was a very good dancer!!!

[@kaiserdevon8397]

I noticed the name of the cafe is Happy Daze, little did they know....

[@bubbispapa2053]

The phrase "Happy Day" goes back long, long before the TV show. As a matter of fact, it goes back before TV, radio, or even before America was a country.

[@timothyweers8054]

Back in the day, people were more inclined to reuse items instead of scrapping or selling things like we do today. It would be amazing to see how many shows and movies reused the same things, maybe a bit augmented for what it was needed for.

[@Mozart1220]

The original; Star Trek is FULL of "reused props" . "Nomad" became the Romulan cloaking device for one example.

[@debbietoornman5780]

Several costumes were reused in different shows as well. It never bothered me that it was the same slot machine. I just assumed that was the typical style at the time.

[@brunozeigerts6379]

@@Mozart1220 The computers from A Taste of Armageddon reappeared in The Menagerie Pt. 1.

[@idaru2]

I saw costumes from Star Trek were used in Gilligan’s Island.

[@kevingleason1051]

In Perry Mason episodes, the same table model TVs, a couple of RCAs and a couple of Zeniths, and a black clock radio are used in meany different episodes.

[@michaellatta7699]

I noticed it as a kid. The slot machine has such a unique design with a sphere, that it was impossible not to notice.😊

[@user-ro8xt1ni7k]

A careful examination of ALL "Twilight Zone" episodes will show that sets, props, and costumes were used many times in different episodes to save money (the show was often over budget anyway; Serling wanted maximum quality). Two cases in point: the underside and ramp of the flying saucer, and some space suits.

[@stan.rarick8556]

The props for the flying saucer and other items (used in IIRC 7 different Twilight Zones) were from the movie Forbidden Planet. Both the movie and Twilight Zone were filmed at MGM, so the same in-house prop department

[@aviatortrucker6285]

The only difference with the prop is, they didn’t put a lit smile face on it and have it scream “Franklin!”

[@ricknineg]

Haha exactly! So creepy

[@majorlagg9321]

I was just thinking I don't remember either episode when you jogged my memory. Thanks!

[@patrickwall8517]

There's a another episode in which this slot machine appears. The episode is 'It's a Nice Place to Visit', also from season 1 it was episode 28. and It aired in April of 1960. Larry Blyden stars as a robber is killed during a hold up and mistakenly thinks he's in Heaven. In the video he gets to enjoy all of his vices which includes gambling. During the episode he plays this same slot machine at least twice. His guide in heaven which actually turns out to be Hell, is Mr. Pip played by Sebastian Cabot of ''Family Affair' fame. It ends with the robber eventually gets bored with always winning and nothing ever going wrong and demands to be sent to the other place and Mr. Pip informs him that he's already there.

[@bubbispapa2053]

Good catch. I forgot about that episode.

[@PoesRaven73]

I noticed that too.

[@paulmclaughlin4132]

It is interesting they used the same slot machine legally in two different episodes something I did not know. It may have been just as interesting to see what type of alternative would have been used if the authorities said they could not use one. Great segment once again Rick, much appreciated.

[@BrodyJoeandBriars]

As a little kid, when 'The Fever' first aired, when that slot machine showed up at Franklin's door, I was more terrified than I'd ever been! That creeped me out beyond all else! 😮😁🤣🤣

[@davidhenderson3400]

Star Trek takes the record for the most reused props.

[@claudiamiller7730]

My husband is a big fan of old lamps, and can spot one that’s been re-used in many old tv series in a second! We also happen to own a twin of a beautiful stained glass floor lamp that was seen in The Untouchables movie…imagine our surprise when we saw that!!💕 Thanks, Rick - great content as always!

[@FishHeadSalad]

What I love about these old shows including The Andy Griffith Show, is when they show these prices of things in the background. Oh, how times have changed! Good luck walking into a Dunkin' Donuts and getting "Coffee and Donuts" for 20 cents! Also, if you look close enough, @3:16, there are 2 other identical slot machines to the left and in the background.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

I googled it, and it's still only $6.26 in today's money! Although a regular Dunkin coffee is $3.17, so ...But you couldn't buy that at Starbucks,no

[@FishHeadSalad]

@@lazyhomebody1356 I took a bad guess when it came to Starbucks. I will edit my comment. I never go there when I can make great coffee at home. But, as to 20 cents vs $6.26 is a massive difference for an 8 oz coffee and 2 donuts.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@FishHeadSalad no, I meant that in 1960 it would have felt like paying six bucks- inflation and the value of a dollar? I don't explain things well

[@FishHeadSalad]

@@lazyhomebody1356 I get it. That is why I always get a kick out of seeing prices from 60 years ago on these shows. Just goes to show one the value of a dollar and inflation. By the way, did you notice the slot machines?

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@FishHeadSalad Nope! I notice words- puns and the like. I need Rick to point out other things,lol

[@carlambroson8872]

Love the Twilight Zone!! (I noticed they were the same machines)! 😂

[@jons.6216]

Another thing carried over from "The Fever" was that sinister tune that kept playing while the machine kept calling "Franklin"! It played in the beginning when the car crashed! Haha!

[@ricknineg]

You’re right! I really love that tune

[@David-yw2lv]

The Twilight Zone Companion write of how LAPD were on duty during filming of these two episodes to make sure no laws were broken.

[@ricknineg]

Yes that’s all discussed in the video

[@johnp139]

WHAT? Learn how to write, that is incomprehensible.

[@judykessinger3552]

Another tidbit I wasn't aware of! Still both episodes were great to watch.

[@dinalwalters9375]

Can you imagine what the desk sergeant was thinking the day that Rod Sterling called? That unique voice would definitely get the attention of a police officer.

[@tomp8871]

Serling

[@kenkahre9262]

It was Hollywood. LA is a factory town and they were used to getting strange requests from studios.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

If I answered my phone and I heard that voice say, "Hello, I'm Rod Serling, producer of the Twilight Zone." I would have a cold chill run up my spine.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Rod Serling. Robert Sterling (married to Ann Jefferies, stars of Topper).

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

@@dwaneanderson8039 I'm pretty sure Rod didn't call. Probably the secretary or an associate producer or the props department.

[@Martin48964]

The Fever scared me as a child! I had nightmares!

[@dteske3475]

Rod Serling didn't do things by accident, i can imagine how carefully he would have thought this out!

[@MillerMeteor74]

I've been watching the Twilight Zone since the 70s, and I don't think I've ever seen The Prime Mover. I'll have to look for it the next time a TZ marathon come on when I'm watching. Interesting about that law. I had no idea.

[@1royalpalm]

The cafe counter and stools and juke box used in 100 Yards Over the Rim (Airflite Cafe) are the same ones used in Will the Real Martin Please Stand up (Hi-Way Cafe).

[@SL-vi4tk]

Jubal Foster in the big city. Tougher than running a farm.

[@catlady8324]

0:40 Telekinesis is very rarely found in young girls coming of age. It is almost impossible for a middle aged man. Perhaps you remember “Carrie White”, America’s sweetheart and Queen of the Prom.

[@blackpowder4016]

The same is true for apparitions of the Virgin Mary. It's mostly among teenage and pre-teen girls. Rarely middle-aged men. And when it is middle-aged men it's on their toast.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Excellent catch!

[@Jared_Wignall]

I always find it interesting to hear about stuff like this. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and have a great day. Take care!

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet appeared in The Twilight Zone... twice, I believe. Also in Lost in Space and the Thin Man TV series.

[@gailwatson4927]

I never noticed this before. Thanks for the information. Thanks Rick

[@user-zt6qh3mx7v]

It's funny, I grew up watching the Twilight Zone and I thought I remembered most of the episodes, but I don't remember watching this one. I remember "The Fever" because that episode gave me nightmares LOL. Thanks Rick

[@ricknineg]

Then, you really need to watch the prime mover

[@user-zt6qh3mx7v]

@@ricknineg A great way to spend a Saturday. Sounds like a plan.

[@brianrebmann5398]

very good video. Thanks for sharing. Your videos are always a treat.

[@Skaramine]

Rick, if you like classic shows reusing props, Irwin Allen is the king.

[@billakers6082]

Irwin Allen was the King of props using the same props with a different color paint on different shows.

[@charlessupp2543]

Having the very same machine show up again adds a little bit of sinister atmosphere.😮

[@acelarson1872]

My favorite Twilight Zone episode ever, notice my name here on KZbin?

[@ddavenpAZ]

So I wonder if the slot machine was confiscated from a police station and the TZ crew used it in two separate episodes, were the episodes filmed back to back or was the same device confiscated twice? 🤔 Also wonder if Gary Marshall was inspired by this particular episode to come up with the name Happy Days? Or even the diner concept? 😮 Ok, I better stop, I’m getting into my own Twilight Zone now. 😂 Good video! Keep em coming!

[@user-er2ys7jh7e]

THE OBSOLETE MAN DEATHHEADS' REVISITED LITTLE GIRL LOST My three favorite Twilight Zone episodes.😮😮😮😮

[@minecraftgamer6875]

Thank you for the info. Never even knew it was a real slot machine. Thought it was just a prop. Good things to know. And yes very good solution.

[@sallyn2393]

Cool fact about the slot machine. And to have telekinetic powers? Oooh…🤪

[@bekindandrewind1422]

The Rol-A-Top slot machines are antiques and replicas, but can still be found from time to time...

[@williambowman2326]

Great information. Before reruns, VHS, or streaming…. It was one and done. The Hollywood studio system used the same houses, sets, and props all of the time. It was a business that was most concerned about entertainment and the profit from giving the public what it wanted to see. My favorite reuse was on Dragnet. They not only used the props many times but the same group of actors would play different characters in the same season. Just add glasses, change the clothes, wear a wig , and change from a good guys to a bad guy. It’s great to watch the same actor go from a crook to a cop in just a few weeks.What a country of opportunity.

[@ndogg20]

Dragnet was high end production compared to Highway Patrol, a show about highways in a state with many highways but filmed on dirt back roads instead.

[@williambowman2326]

@@ndogg20 So true. I joke about Dragnet because I watched it weekly and loved Joe Friday. Highway Patrol was a B movie compared to Dragnet.

[@cadeevans4623]

Thanks for sharing this information once again don't remember this episode Rick must check it out

[@jeffking4176]

On the back, there is a “W” inside a couple of circles. LOOKS a lot like the “WESTINGHOUSE “ symbol.🤣

[@aviatortrucker6285]

I’m sure they use the same props for the amusement park scenes of “Perchance to dream“ and “In praise of PIP.” By the way, didn’t it seem odd the way they use the word PIP in the episode “In praise of Pip” and also Sebastian Cabot used it in “A nice place to visit” to summon him if Mr Valentine needed something.

[@fazole]

I've recently been watching the old Get Smart TV show and in one episode Siegfried and Starker are on an island that must be the Gilligan's Island set and they have to wade into the "lagoon". That water looks extremely disgusting. Dark green and very cloudy, appearing to have solids in the water 🤮! And I remembered the episode you covered the gross state of that water!

[@geralderdek282]

I recall an episode of lost in space that was both silly and hilarious at the same time where a giant slot machine was chasing Dr smith!😂😅

[@tedhansen3846]

We traveled through LasVegas to visit my kinfolk in Ely many times in my youth. I remember slot machines back then were this size and smaller. They were solid metal machines filled with SILVER coins Bubba. I fell in love with them. They spoke telepathically to me😶‍🌫️

[@SoundJudgment]

"Happy Daze Cafe" 🙃☺

[@silvereagle2061]

But what of the other machines in "The Fever"? There's a whole room of machines in that episode.

[@davidjones-vx9ju]

yea i saw that too

[@909Adventures]

So cool, I need to watch this episode. Love the fever episode.

[@Watertender-lu7vj]

I believe the same slot machine was used in "A Nice Place to Visit"

[@williampetersen9915]

Absolutely true

[@Music--ng8cd]

Must have been an expensive and difficult show to do: different sets, actors, directors and writers every week.

[@guytech7310]

Too Funny, They just could have filmed the scenes in Nevada, which isn't too bad of a drive from LA.

[@Richard-nf8mr]

Reusing wasn't just limited to props. From 1974 until 1982, CBS radio aired the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. They re-used the incidental music from The Twilight Zone.

[@MarkBridges-ed9hs]

Love your videos! Wondering if you have ever watched The Naked City?

[@TommygunNG]

Bet the actors wish they had just gone on location in Vegas.

[@waltonwarrior7428]

Nice observation. I just saw the episode “the fever “just the other day. However, I don’t recall ever seeing the episode “the prime mover “

[@francissanfellipo329]

Yes, I did notice it.

[@mamas.8259]

Good catch

[@ralph5450]

Something is very confusing. There are lots of machines in the room at the same time.

[@Paladin1873]

As federal and state laws changed over time, Hollywood grudgingly learned to adapt and carve out exceptions for itself. This was especially necessary with regard to the types of firearms which have been so prevalent in the film industry throughout its history. But it wasn't always this way. In the early days of motion pictures it was not uncommon to use real, unaltered firearms, and live ammunition. As you might expect, this resulted in the occasional death or injury of an actor or stuntman (long predating Alec Baldwin and "Rust"). Jimmy Cagney was nearly killed by live machine gun fire in "The Public Enemy" and this led him to help form and promote the Screen Actors Guild. Blank ammunition and squibs became mandatory and replaced live ammo and real bullet strikes. In 1934 the federal registration of machine guns required the large prop rental houses to comply, but the law was not heavily enforced for many years and illegal exceptions sometimes unintentionally existed. For example, during the first season of the 1960s spy series "The Man from UNCLE", agent Napoleon Solo carried a Mauser pistol (and later a Walther pistol) that could be reconfigured into a carbine with a fake silencer. A Treasury agent noticed this and visited the set to inquire if the firearm had been legally registered as a short barrel rifle. The prop man who created the conversion had assumed it was legal because it only fired blanks. Rather than confiscate it and arrest those involved (theoretically including the actors), he had them register each modified gun and pay the $200 registration tax per firearm. In retrospect this story seems rather humorous, but imagine how this would be handled today with an early morning no-knock raid on the studio by heavily armed agents.

[@richardbell7678]

Both episodes were in season 1 and both episodes used the same prop, so the slot machine scenes of the two episodes were probably shot as closely together, as could be managed, to minimize the amount of time that the policeman had to be on site.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

I think I saw a machine like this on an episode of The Jack Benny show.

[@Dave19812506]

Props get reused across tv and movies all the time.

[@shooterqqqq]

Reusing sets from different movies and shows. Mayberry's Floyd's barber shop in StarTrek.

[@im1who84u]

As an interesting note alone those lines. On the few Andy Griffith episodes where they were at the Mayberry train station. That is the same train station used in.... get this.... Gone With The Wind!

[@paulday5722]

I love the prices listed for various menu items on the walls. A hamburger steak for 65 cents, coffee and donut for 20 cents, etc. Plus a slot machine to get in some gambling? My kind of diner!

[@Primus54]

There’s a scene of Bogart in a diner in “The Big Sleep” with menu pricing on the wall… I don’t remember anything over $1. There’s also a scene in a first season Perry Mason episode that has Perry & Della in a fancy French restaurant where they are astonished over the astronomical price of a cup of coffee… $1! 😅

[@snelled]

Great video can't to see you do Josh Randall's Mare's leg

[@stan.rarick8556]

Not "repo'd" (re-possessed) because the police didn't possess it before it was CONFISCATED for evidence. The interesting thing is that the police still had it between the first use and the second use. And I wonder how they got permission to tamper with evidence in order to force a jackpot. I don't think they'd want to wait around for it to happen naturally!!!!😂

[@antonnym214]

Buddy Ebsen was multi-talented. Not only a great actor, but he was a hoofer from the old Vaudeville days. He danced with Shirley Temple in a movie from 1936 and was in several other movies dancing and singing!

[@lt4324]

He was also supposed to be in the Wizard Of Oz, first he was to be the Scarecrow, because of the dancing scene, then played the Tin Man but got seriously sick from the aluminum paint/ dust makeup and dropped out. He spent 9 or 10 days in an oxygen tent! I guess they never knew about such things that can enter the bloodstream or lungs and be hazardous to people.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Fascinating! I would have just gone to Vegas for a day of location shooting. That would have given the episode authenticity that you wouldn't have found anywhere but in westerns back then. I think that would have been the easiest way out of it. Going to the police station was definitely the cheaper way out. But then again, I imagine they had to pay the on set police officer.

[@nickimontie]

I’ve only seen this episode once or twice. I remember your video on the prop! Eagle Eyes strikes again!🦅👀

[@Cydonia2020]

In 'The Fever', there are several slot machines on the set, not just one. Were those real machines that were borrowed from the police also or merely fake props?

[@curtg7396]

I don’t think this story is true,because yeah,there are about a dozen or so of the same slots in The Fever and even the pictures in this video show 4-5 different slots.

[@gregmilliken9659]

Star Trek tos reused props all the time, like most TV shows and movies did back then. I loved Rod Serling's work, he, Alfred Hitchcock, and others were the best!!

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

"Zapped?"

[@donnicholas7552]

I hardly ever see this episode in syndication. I may have seen it once. I recognized the slot machine.

[@craigroberts6439]

In the Franklin episode the wall featured as the casino wall was also the wall in Peter Gunn’s living room from a different show. I believe that wall was also used again in another Twilight Zone episode. You can even see where they filled the hole that was Peter Gunn’s fireplace.

[@im1who84u]

As an interesting note alone those lines. On the few Andy Griffith episodes where they were at the Mayberry train station. That is the same train station used in.... get this.... Gone With The Wind!

[@michaeltardi3179]

Same slot machine in “a nice place to visit “. With Sebastian Cabot.

[@antonnym214]

Instead of getting the cop and the machine from a police station, they should have just filmed in Nevada. In a real casino.

[@sureshmukhi2316]

Imagine the expense of transporting all the cast and crew to Nevada just for one episode.

[@jx5189]

They used some of the same background music that was in the fever as well.

[@3_Gold_Coins]

Now it would say Benjamin.

[@DavidLS1]

What about the other slot machines in the casino scene?

[@philliprat6355]

Sad it was so complicated to use a real slot machine. Nice video

[@oantech4252]

Buddy Epson did a great job in this one. At around the same time he also appeared on the Andy Griffith Show where he was a hobo that came to town on a train car and befriended Opie and became a bad influence on him. I didnt know they used the slot machine twice... I guess it worked well the first time, they used it again and I am sure the PD made some money with their required services... Nice job Rick...👍✌

[@visitandolosclasicos]

A very cool fact ! Thanks!

[@Music--ng8cd]

Looks like they used it in "A Nice Place to Visit" as well

[@miapdx503]

*Buddy Ebsen

[@miapdx503]

*Buddy Ebsen

[@ravenpoe7093]

I probably noticed but assumed it was a prop they had that they just reused not that they went thru so much trouble to get that for the prop

[@Lethgar_Smith]

Im curious about the other slot machines you see in the background of the casino.

[@douglaskrusell8058]

Yes

[@kirkweber3907]

There was also a 3rd Twilight Zone episode which featured a slot machine. It was titled ‘A Nice Place To Visit’. I wonder if they used this same slot machine for a 3rd time !

[@mikeweber3685]

I have no recollection of "The Prime Mover". Was this one of the 60 minute length eps?

[@brianjones7660]

no.

[@kali3665]

That's what I heard - they they had to get permission from the police to use an actual working slot machine, and they had to do so for two separate episodes. That machine was probably the only one the local police office had confiscated, but I probably never noticed it was the same machine (since they played with it for The Fever to give it a more human face). Not unusual for TZ to reuse props - after all, that spaceship from Forbidden Planet was used at least a dozen times! And I always presumed that any other slot machines in the scene were non-working props, and they just needed the one working machine since it would be clearly obvious in close-up. But the cops had to keep an eye on everything - just in case. FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKLIN!!! FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKLIN!!! The weird thing about TZ's Las Vegas episodes is they set the scene using "Hooray for Hollywood"! 😏

[@dennisanderson3895]

I had once read years ago about the logistical hassle of actually being able to use a slot machine for the story purposes and even I had wondered: "But why would it illegal for a prop house to fabricate a fake slot machine for prop purposes?" OK, the quick answer is to avoid anyone using the prop for a criminal purpose. However there would be ways around that risk, partly tanks to the lower resolution images could achieve back then. They *could* use mirror images shots, so the intricate pattern of the machine's metal ornamentation could actually read, "Movie prop - not a real slot game." (That's supposed to OK for prop currency.) The facing design, in reverse, could obscure the real life warning from viewers. I mean, it's cool regs and laws were so keen on keeping the games "honest" but think about prop needs a little, too!

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

It was not a big deal too reuse a prop like that. It was a common machine for the times found all over Atlantic city and Nevada.

[@im1who84u]

2:27 It looks like they _borrowed_ more than one slot machine.

[@stan.rarick8556]

cardboard replica props? (I'll need to watch the episode, but that would be my guess)

[@im1who84u]

@@stan.rarick8556 Your guess is as good as any.

[@perry92964]

i dont know if you can be sure its the same machine or just one of the many the police had, back then most casinos had lots of one type of machine. it want like today where they all have fun themes

[@Iconoclasher]

The slot was also used in S1-E28, A NICE PLACE TO VISIT.

[@billl1127]

Couldn't it just have been the same model and not the actual exact machine?

[@Mouserjan0222]

@3:44 there are 2 of them and later a whole bunch of them Were those fake ones?

[@MrEsMysteriesMagicks]

I wonder.If it would have just been easier.to.film.those scenes in Nevada.

[@user-hx3nw3vj8m]

There are probably a lot of props reused, so what is the big deal

[@hadz8671]

Couldn't they have filmed it in Nevada?

[@stevendenton4965]

So they used it twice, what's the big deal?

[@richandfrancescaarriola5965]

Never noticed

[@joeanderson9852]

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