Top 10 Times Twilight Zone Was Ripped off

You might be surprised by just how many times The Twilight Zone did it first. From shows like “The Good Place” to films like “Us,” the impact of Rod Serling’s creation can be heavily felt. Considering that the series aired all the way back in 1958, it makes sense that so many modern artists have looked to it for inspiration. WatchMojo ranks the times The Twilight Zone did it first. Are there any other movies or shows that remind you of The Twilight Zone? Let us know in the comments!
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List rank and entries:
10: “Child’s Play” (1988)
9: “What Women Want” (2000)
8: “Midnight in Paris” (2011)
7: “The Sixth Sense” (1999)
6: “Poltergeist” (1982)
5: “The Good Place” (2016-)
4: “Final Destination” (2000)
3, 2 & 1: ?
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[@John-gr4td]

Rod Serling was a creative genius, and a national treasure..

[@dragonmaster613]

Maybe he predicted these entries. I mean, he predicted our obsession with plastic surgery and standards of beauty. (No. 12 Looks Just Like You & Eye of the Beholder)

[@HavokStar777]

I love that band RIP

[@dragonmaster613]

@@HavokStar777 band?

[@erichoffman5984]

Ever seen his show Night Gallery? In an episode he predicted a safer alternative to cigarettes as well as personal use of GPS. Often joke about the weird, tripped-out music that was supposed to be 1989 (episode from 1971) and say like "yeah, hair metal seems alright now"

[@damianlatimer5753]

@@dragonmaster613 oh really.okay

[@jesus1021]

Those writers from the Twilight zone were pure geniuses, that show set the stone for Sci-fi and horror for decades to come.

[@lolcatjunior]

Back in the old days old american Magazine series used to publish tripy short stories with dark twists like the twilight zone. Alot of thoses stories involved people who later became famous writers and movie directors.

[@GTAnativeInXboxAndPlayStation]

I’ll always remember the Talking Tina episode. That’s Chucky’s ancestor.

[@MrParkerman6]

Wrong! Child's play came about cuz the writer worked in the toy industry. Had nothing to do with the twilight zone.

[@r.harris5615]

Naw Robert is their ancestors..

[@anniebanzon1471]

lets not forget "Regular Show"!

[@chandlerwright5460]

I am pretty sure dolls have always had that uncanny valley feel

[@TECfan1]

@@MrParkerman6 He actually mentions Talking Tina, though in a behind the scenes video and states they introduced the evil doll but he gave the aspect a personality.

[@DaBeatsmithBennyBlaze]

I love The Twilight Zone. To this day, the classic stories still creep me out.

[@PerplexiaX]

It's not just the feel and flow of the episodes, it's the way it almost always has that twisted surprise ending! :-)

[@batgurrl]

Perplexia X yes they are mostly ironic and are indeed creepy

[@user-fq1od6sc5i]

i agree! there was something deeply unsettling about the stories and creepy in a way that most horror films today fail to be

[@fresherzzz9240]

I’ve always liked the one where the kid can wish upon anything

[@marcstevens8576]

Back in the '80's when I was a teenager and could stay awake for both Twilight Zone & Alfred Presents, I greatly appreciated those shows, and still do, a lot more than Seinfeld, Alf, The Simpsons & whatever else. They were both A Thrill & kept one thinking about The Plot. I'd rather The Flintstones over Family Guy. Those old shows were so great.

[@luciusfunk]

The Simpsons did not rip off Twilight Zone. They parodied and paid homage to Twilight Zone. Not the same as ripping off.

[@MarcPipistrello]

She did say they were parodies in the video.

[@part1801]

Looks like they ripped it off to me. I'm Krusty clown and I'm going to kill you, that's a rip off.

[@batman4452]

exactly my thoughts

[@miguelvidal2335]

@@part1801 it's a parody. It's like saying "Scary Movie is a rip off of Scream!"

[@changeabletornado2828]

Yes, the Simpsons are know form parodies

[@jayenejay]

I wouldn't say ripped off. Maybe influenced or inspired? Anyways, love the Twighlight zone and this list.

[@SuperSylar]

Ripped off = copy+paste (predictable ending) Influenced = general ideia/concept is the same, but the story is totally different (uncertain ending) On influenced part we can identify some storylines already used more than once (it was all a dream, they were dead the whole time, the person was on a coma, it was on their mind, etc) but if one can say whats going to happen from beginning to the end then its most likely a rip off, if not outright plagiarism. On Simpsons case, they are just parodies which is a whole different category.

[@georgethedude7148]

Dude same, ripped off is too big of a thing, but influenced or inspired is a better way of saying it

[@mrnocal]

I totally agree. Big difference between ripping off and perhaps being inspired or influenced. Some may have just had an idea that was similar to a Twilight Zone episode in some way, even if they may have never even seen the episode. This list is not blatant ripoffs. The #1 Simpsons was more tributes and parodies, not a "ripoff".

[@r.harris5615]

Yeah but both dolls are influenced by Robert... So!!

[@rainydays9922]

@@r.harris5615 Robert the sailor doll? Cuz I saw a documentary on cable t.v. where they said they got their Chucky idea from Robert the sailor doll. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@austinteutsch]

My friend Dick York was in the episode where he could hear other people's thoughts. RIP Dick. Great actor and an even better man.

[@lincbond442]

He was also in the episode "The Purple Testament" where an Army soldier during WWII can predict that a soldier is going to die when he sees a glow on their face.

[@Skinm7ud]

Dick york? What the fuck

[@etanob4265]

I always thought the final destination series was inspired by the episode "and then the sky opened up". The pilots were destined to die but after they survive death comes to reclaim them one by one. On of my personal favs. Also the ending to a stop a Willoughby is so deep when we find out what Willoughby is

[@antoniusrinaldy2358]

Rod Serling, the father of sci-fi and horror movies

[@johnnyguitar7921]

the Face of it you mean,,, and the face of cigarretes back in the day, lol

[@damianlatimer5753]

sure was

[@damianlatimer5753]

@@johnnyguitar7921 lol!

[@RSEFX]

More like HG Wells, Jules Verne, Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson, George Pal. DESTINATION MOON and ROCKETSHIP X-M are the most often cited films that launched the big SF/HORROR/FANTASY film boon in 1950, from which an entire tradition sprang.

[@ericdabronze151]

It’s pretty mind blowing to see that Twilight Zone influenced two of the most successful slasher movie franchises of all time (A Nightmare On Elm Street and Child’s Play/Chucky).

[@drumdad54sdl47]

But where the Twilight Zone relied on suspense and implied actions, child's play and nightmare on elm Street are disgusting in their graphic displays. Jmo.

[@joannfrost4880]

Twilight Zone was a influential, ground---breaking classic. I loved really LOVED the series.

[@tequilashots875]

Christ why can’t we just say they paid homage to the twilight zone. Rod was a genius!!

[@Alan-qe6jr]

They also forgot to include the episode "The After Hours", where the mannequins come to life. Which was ripped off by the movie, Mannequin.

[@PerplexiaX]

Yeah, THAT would be kind of an obvious rip-off! :-)

[@michaelhurley3171]

She looks just like Taylor Swift.

[@gaminganimators7000]

Mannequins are just generally creepy, just because there's creepy mannequins in a movie or something doesn't mean it ripped off the twilight zone

[@ShawnRavenfire]

It was really based on the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.

[@yudiwirajuda]

I love The Twilight Zone, the mother of the modern science fiction. Rod Serling was a genius novelist.

[@benfulfer3260]

The Simpsons didn’t rip off the twilight zone, it just was making references

[@sshza11]

And a great way to give props the TTZ so all can check the originals. Both shows are excellent.

[@ChronoXShadow]

No, Family Guy and Rick and Morty makes references(though the latter also rips off ideas). The Simpsons' THOT are definitely ripoffs.

[@trainmain5784]

@@ChronoXShadow they're just episodes that parody classic episodes of popular shows

[@serenasmuckers9310]

Paying homage

[@erichoffman5984]

It's a parody, not a rip-off.

[@freddytheplatypus826]

01:46 LOL you see the doll flying upwards off camera really far away from where the man falls...and then the third consecutive shot you see it still rolling down the stairs. good job editors!

[@gregorytyson995]

Pretty well made episode otherwise.

[@TickedOffPriest]

"You talkin' to me" was first done by The Twilight zone as well.

[@madam-mint]

Nervous Man in a Four-Dollar Room, right?

[@jamesclukey7488]

Sounds like nobody's had an original thought since the early 60's.

[@MrParkerman6]

Including your comment, you clearly ripped off Elvis and the karate kid.

[@krauser18x]

Well to be honest now IT is imposible to have an original idea nowadays. But IT can be innovated

[@johnfraraccio99]

Good artists borrow, great artists steal, and tired artists steal from themselves.

[@chronofantasy1987]

Someone hasn't watched anime before. The Japanese always do something out there to surprise us.

[@derekseven1647]

As long as we as viewers in society accept people copying pre-existing material. They won't have to be original.

[@F0eH4mm3R]

Been sayin this for years... you can damn near find a movie with similar plots for every TZ episode

[@johnnyguitar7921]

yeppp

[@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874]

For the Sixth Sense, he could also have been inspired by the 1962 film "Carnival of Souls" which has the same twist.

[@schematicb5393]

Dammit bro; I had that on my watchlist. Least I don't know every single thing about it, though

[@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874]

@@schematicb5393 I'm sorry. Didn't mean to spoil it for you.

[@AmberAmber]

@@schematicb5393 I'd recommend watching it anyhow. It's fantastic!! I saw it whilst knowing the ending & still loved it.❤️❤️

[@dianascrimger284]

Yet there was a tv show called the sixth sense which was good but not as good as the night gallery! Both were introduced by rod sterling.

[@Miss_Cherry]

I ❤ the twilight zone count downs. It was only on for 5 seasons so many classic episodes

[@kalvingoodlaxson]

"Magic (1978)" being based off of "Caeser & Me" and "Steel" being based off of "Real Steel" should been up here as an honorable mention.

[@MsRocka92]

The Twilight Zone is an amazing and classic show! My favorite! Rod Serling was a brilliant writer ♥️♥️

[@kimberlyborowiak9779]

The episode 'The Hitchhiker' had more in common with "Carnival of Souls" than "Sixth Sense".

[@carlstawicki1915]

I wouldn't call what The Simpsons did "ripping off."

[@ice-wallow-come4467]

Carl Stawicki yea she even said “parody”

[@robertwyness2464]

Remember the X Files season 5 episode 10?

[@ChronoXShadow]

I would.

[@dalesullivan7066]

Homage for sure. Groening touched on almost all cultural phenomenas. Definitely wouldn't call it a rip off

[@johnnyguitar7921]

i kinda would,,, whole narraitives are coming back to me as i watch the fist season (1959),,,

[@taurus_1977]

Creepshow 2 did the Hitchhiker also..."Thanks for the ride, lady!"

[@starbeast3537]

what about black mirror is has some similarities like plots/ plot twist and black museum is really like night gallery

[@NoirTech83]

you could make 10 more of these lists, almost every single episode of The Twilight Zone has been the influence for a movie, book, video game or tv show. It was so ahead of it's time.

[@alexisthreats4594]

that moment when jordan peele's twilight zone is the ad before the video

[@rreed8538]

Same... same

[@jacquelinestewart8062]

The Credible Hulk not true at all. You must not of been aware of his new film “US”

[@marcosleon215]

Us was ok but it reminded me too much of get out

[@Orangeflava]

@The Credible Hulk watch episode 10. It was pretty awesome and a GREAT homage to the original twilight zone

[@thomasturner6980]

Any top 10 video was probably ripped off from watch mojo

[@greenrobot5]

it was actually the TV channel called Animal Planet that started doing top 10's and everybody copied it

[@jamesholden5587]

@@greenrobot5 but what KZbin channel did the pop culture top 10 first

[@greenrobot5]

@@jamesholden5587 others have, but Watchmojo just got lucky with the views and now those other channels are gone or just not as famous

[@jamesholden5587]

@@greenrobot5 that's not what I asked though I asked who did it first

[@greenrobot5]

@@jamesholden5587 I don't have that much time in my hands, if you really wanna know search for top 10 rock songs and check the date they were posted til you find one that dates all the way back to 2006 which is the year KZbin was made

[@claudiaespitiaalvarez]

Currently in 7th grade and my language arts teacher is a twilight zone mega fan and our entire curriculum is based off of these episodes and we get to learn about irony, mob mentality, nostalgia, etc and they’re so great idk why I don’t hear anyone talking about this terrific show!!

[@mr.person4050]

I'm definitely not gonna say that Back to the future (1985) was ripping of the episode "Walking distance", but they have the same story. A person going back in time and meeting younger versions of their parents. Although, Back to the future did it a lot differently.

[@Sunshine_day]

I remember watching "Little Girl Lost" when it first aired (over 45 years ago?) My sister's and I wouldn't look under the bed for nights. We all slept together in our big sister's bed by the window for nights in a row.

[@MaxWraith]

I don't agree with the inclusion of the Simpsons. Parody isn't the same thing as a rip off. The movie "The man from Earth" might be considered one (especially with the fact that it was written by Jerome Bixby, who also wrote "It's a good life"). There was an episode of Twilight Zone with a very similar premise.

[@RSEFX]

Mojo either deliberately or thru ignorance seems to not understand the difference between parody and "rip off". (Thanks for mentioning Bixby! :-)

[@crazysingergirl5777]

At least 3 of the entries you said that Twilight Zone did first were in fact inspired by even earlier works. A Town Called Willoughby was inspired by a Ray Bradbury short story called A Scent of Sarsparilla. The episode 22 and the Talking Tina episode were both inspired by stories from a movie from 1945 called Dead of Night.

[@rockoflove6]

It's not about being ripped off. It's about being inspired by it. There's a difference

[@goldfishprime]

The actual video agrees with that, but the title is pure clickbait.

[@goldfishprime]

@svin Are you replying to the wrong person ? My comment was saying the videos says all the material was used as inspiration and never use 'ripped off.' The title only says that because it would generate clicks. You shouldn't attack comments when you are in the wrong.

[@2short99]

This makes me wanna watch all these twilight zone episodes now

[@BeeryGamer]

The Treehouse of Horror episodes are an homage or a tribute to the Twilight Zone counterparts, they don't necessarily take the idea of the episodes, but rather take the iconic images of those episode and create a new plot around it. Plus they carry those references on their vests, so I would not call them rip offs in the slightest.

[@conejita12Cr]

Futurama does the same with The Scary Door. Of course both cartoons come from the mind of Matt Groening so as you say, it is paying a homage.

[@nobodynoone408]

Every one rips them off. Great stories, intense physiologic themes....Easy, stories to inspire the imagination.

[@toxicsugarart2103]

Most of these sound like they were inspired, not totally ripped off.

[@unfazedreview3000]

Spoilers of the episodes aside, they really picked some Twilight Zone gems. Like absolute favorites. "A Stop at Willoughby" and "A Hundred Yards Over the Rim" are unbeatable. Inspiration can be drawn from many places.

[@littlesongbird1]

One thing I loved about Penny for your Thoughts was how Helen helped the main character gain his confidence by telling him with her thoughts, "Your boss needs you more than you need him tell him you want a raise and the corner office!"

[@morganh1066]

my grandfather, jerry sohl, wrote the talking tina episode. he was aware of the homages and was pleased by it. although "picket fences" up and completely rip a story line of his off, didn't credit him, and that pissed him off.

[@johnnyfountainS]

The voice of bart simpson who is nancy cartwright, was eaten by a cartoon alligator in twilight zone the movie

[@greyhorseazeri]

That was a horribly creepy segment.

[@TimCarter]

I'm hearing a tune in my head that is a cross between the Simpsons theme and the Twilight Zone theme.

[@PrizMatex]

I came here because Child's Play is my Childhood...... *INSTANT CLICKED*

[@twist58]

PrizMatex As a child, Chucky was terrifying to most of us those years ago. Now as adults, he looks more like a cool dude who takes no prisoners!

[@williamcrowe2576]

Now we just have to wait for some movie or other to ripoff "The Obsolete Man".

[@ledhed5717]

That is one of my all time favorite episodes along with “Time Enough at Last” where he is a banker that reads books a lot in the bank vault. Burgess Meredith was phenomenal in both of them.

[@henriktamminen7438]

Books and films with very similar dystopias and government already exist along with the ones before the series so no movie could be conducted successfully with the idea on it's own

[@kevinhasch3097]

Right there's a hole lot of ideas to choose from 👍

[@Kat-id7rz]

The world is ripping off that one cause computers are replacing us or it's like the brain and Mr Whipple

[@MrGlenn7710]

This is really great! .. ingenious!.. thanks for posting 💯

[@carlstawicki1915]

The premise for "A Kind of a Stopwatch" was first published in the book "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything" (which later became a movie itself, predating Clockstoppers).

[@gridlore]

It was also the premise of a 1952 story by Arthur C. Clarke, "All the Time in the World" first published in the July 1952 edition of Startling Stories. There are older Golden Age pulp stories that use the same plot idea.

[@thezigrat561]

What about "V" it a series based on "To Serve Man?"

[@MrMcfish]

i only watched 2 episodes of the twilight zone and it’s already my favorite show

[@johnny-becker]

It's interesting to see both Dick York (2:52) and David White (9:25) both in this list as well as in their respected Twilight Zone episodes. For those who don't already know, York was a staring and White was a supporting actor in Bewitched (1964)

[@lincbond442]

Dick York and David White appeared on two episodes each of the Twilight Zone. Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead both appeared in one episode each.

[@carmenatrejo2792]

Nothing beats the classic twilight zone!! 💋

[@DudeitsVero]

aye Chucky was inspired by an actual supposed hunted doll Robert the doll

[@MrParkerman6]

And the writer worked for toy companies.

[@DudeitsVero]

MrParkerman6 yea and the good guy used for Chucky was inspired from an actual doll, the My Buddy doll

[@charlesstuart7290]

There is something creepy about the origins of "TheHitchhiker." The writer was driving Pulaski Skyway in New York and passed a very odd Hobo looking man hitch hiking. About a half hour later he saw the same man by the side of the road still hitching. He did not appear again though after this second sighting, though it did give him the idea for the story.

[@PerplexiaX]

Yeah, who didn't rip them off? LOL Tons of great ideas from Rod! RIP, good sir!

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great video and I enjoyed it and have a blessed day

[@chronicfatigue5416]

The X-Files episode with the bank exploding over and over again was largely influenced by the Twilight Zone episode where the guy gets convicted of murder over and over again.

[@jeffrokraus5483]

Love the whole purpose of this video. My hat's off to you guys for making me smile

[@arlenherbst1541]

I would have to say influenced by The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling was one of the great Sci-Fi writers of our days. And I can see influenced. It's the same thing with Sheldon Leonard being the influence of one of the creators of the Big Bang Theory. He liked the actor, director, producer and agent so much that SL influenced him in certain ideas in the episodes and even the name of the two leads, Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Say Cheese and Die from Goosebumps and the Tale of the Curious Camera from Are You Afraid of the Dark stem from the episode A Most Unusual Camera.

[@jasonjuneau]

Including the movie Time Lapse as well. With Danielle Panabaker (Killer Frost from Flash)

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

Slightly off topic but there used to be a show, in the '80s, called "Amazing Stories" that got ripped off a couple of times as well. Once by the movie "Beetlejuice" and once by Stephen King when he wrote "The Green Mile". The "Beetlejuice" one is very similar indeed (a couple dies, another couple moves into their house and they try to scare them away, the point of difference is there isn't really a bio-exorcist and the offending couple are a porn producer and his bimbo wife). The major differences in the "Green Mile" story are I don't think the inmate was on death row (although it's been a while and I'm not sure about that) and was played by Patrick Swayze.

[@traciewasley7750]

This is cool, ive noticed LOTS of things taken from twilight zone

[@KanWoo76]

You missed a great recent one: *The Trade-Ins* & 'Get Out'. Also the obvious *Steel* & 'Real Steel.

[@Dayneishadavis]

RIGHT! They missed way more than a few lmfao this list just scratched the surface.

[@bostonblackie9503]

I wouldn't call it ripped off, but if so The Twilight Zone took a fair number of shows from radio anthology shows. Rod Sterling actually won a contest to do with one of these show, I believe 'Light's Out', and his script was made into an episode of the show.

[@broadwaylover5384]

And I think M Night was also inspired by The Dream Girl episode of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? for The Sixth Sense

[@superpan218]

"Toy Story": Ripped from "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"

[@MrParkerman6]

Toy story, ripped off from Child's play. Both have Andy and his toy.

[@bigmada]

Five Characters in Search of an Exit didn't know they were toys.

[@GonzoGoesToBitburg87]

Exactly my thoughts when I saw it (mostly because of Buzz)

[@gaminganimators7000]

@@bigmada and Buzz didn't know he was a toy

[@bigmada]

@@gaminganimators7000 Good point

[@somewherelongago]

A Stop at Willoughby was based on a short story by H.G. Wells though

[@broombroomstickempahpahsti4441]

I was watching this wondering how many TZ episodes borrowed from earlier works, everything inspires everything else.

[@RSEFX]

Which one? I've read a lot of Wells short stories, but can't think of what one may've inspired that episode. Maybe I'm just forgetting since there are so many of them (Wells's stories). thanks.

[@elizabethalvarado8698]

About the character, Pip, in the episode, "A Nice Place to Visit", he was played by the great Sebastian Cabot.

[@joshualinders34]

Goosebumps series: Various Back to the Future: Walking Distance V: To Serve Man Ex Machina: The Howling Man The Omen: It’s A Good Life Groundhog Day: Judgment Day

[@barbarabrooks2090]

Richard Matheson was a renowned fantasy and sci-fi author. I think he worked on Star Trek among other series.

[@kenpachi2607]

Ripped off is probably the wrong word. "Influenced" would be better

[@Charziken909]

It's not better. It's just the nice way of saying it.

[@goldfishprime]

But not clickbaity enough.

[@Cassxowary]

Charziken909 no, it’s different things.

[@doginhat13]

It's WatchMojo what do you expect class personality what about truth

[@CertainOverlord]

what men want.................what women want............. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@28ebdh3udnav]

I remember waking up on weekend mornings just to watch this with my dad. Fun memories

[@martysumpter234]

Nothing beats the original version of unsolved mysteries or the twilight zone

[@StriderStryker]

*Number 1:* Horror movie references in each episode will be an idea for any future films...

[@garrettgoulet7145]

"The Hitch Hiker" was originally a radio episode, so the version on "The Twilight Zone" was an adaptation.

[@RSEFX]

Wasn't it SUSPENSE? Or...ESCAPE? I recall Orson Welles playing the person ---at least in one version of the radio show----who keeps seeing the hitch-hiker. Not as attractive as Inger Stevens, but not too shabby a person to tell the tale!

[@JonnySuite13]

I always saw Child's Play as a variation of The Dummy, but if y'all wanna go with The Living Doll then okay! But here's a movie that is a variation of The Dummy, a movie called Magic.

[@mahermawla2281]

36 The Twilight Zone episodes were based on stories including To Serve Man, Little Girl Lost, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, It’s a Good Life and A Kind of a Stopwatch.

[@Marcus.Robinson]

Final Destination didn't ripoff Twilight Zone- the actual crash in that movie was based on TWA Flight 800 (A 747 from JFK To Paris, with a bunch of high schoolers onboard). The parts in FD and Twenty Two about getting a premonition and avoiding death as a result are based on the old Coachman's Warning urban legend

[@antoinewilliams290]

Mojo you just blow my mind

[@henriktamminen7438]

I've watched half way through the seasons of the Black & white and now realise just how many fiction works are based on it

[@ares12351]

Did you guys see the trailer for “I trapped the devil” and decide to make this? Cause it’s total rip off of the howling man

[@johnfraraccio99]

And that, friends, is evidence of The (original) Twilight Zone's timeless impact, for Serling and his other writers said as much if not more in far less time than each "inspired" feature film could. (Trivia bonus: Final Destination was first pitched to The X-Files as a "spec" script.)

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

The Incredible Hulk episode "A Minor Problem" was also influenced by Twilight Zone too "Where Is Everybody"

[@awol_evan]

Twilight Zone episode "Perchance to Dream" totally inspired "Nightmare on Elm Street"

[@weatherboi]

Rod Stirling was a genius! I was quite young when The Twilight Zone first aired, me and others who also watched sure got the daylights scared out of us.

[@kimberlytyrcha5930]

Rod Serling.

[@michaelhurley3171]

I noticed the talkie Tina, Chucky comparison too. Twilight Zone was way ahead of it's time.

[@holiday197]

I've never seen an episode of The Twilight Zone but have always been intrigued. I may watch the series now as it seems there were so many really good episodes.

[@twist58]

Spielberg certainly didn’t rip off any Twilight Zone episode. Inspired or influenced from it? Definitely. Why else would he get involved in the 1983 movie of it?

[@douglasquaid4518]

im sure he wished he hadn't after Vic Morrow's and that little girl's head got chopped off by that helicopter blades and the other little girl was crushed to death right in front of their parents

[@twist58]

Douglas Quaid Except Spielberg had no involvement with that segment where that horrid accident occurred, John Landis did. The anthology movie had more than one director.

[@johnnyguitar7921]

@Sinjin Smyth Maple Street 300, man, that episode was great...its social critique basically,,, it really stands out,,, and its very strong in its commentary,,, its a "powerful" episode,,, and of course, being the TZ, exquisite aesthetic overall

[@nancyking]

Mirror Image was remade in the 1980s reboot of TZ as the episode, Shatterday, with Bruce Willis. It was also the remake of the Alfred Hitchcock presents episode, The Case of Mr. Pelham with Tom Ewell. The episode living Doll was remade as The Inheritance, the first episode of Friday the 13th: The Series.

[@HallOfFantasy]

Thank you! I was trying to remember the Bruce Willis TZ episode.

[@crimsonstorm34]

@WatchMojo, you're wrong about "Poltergeist." It was based on the Black Hope curse where a community was built upon an old cemetery. Unsolved Mysteries had a segment about the hauntings.

[@jordandoyle1534]

The twilight zone and black mirror are gold mines for movie ideas

[@roscoemilsap265]

I saw the Living Doll episode at my grandma's in the 80's when I was 10 or so. Scared the shit out of me, then the room I slept in had a creepy doll in it. It was torture.

[@melissacooper4482]

I noticed that the episode The Chaser and Tales From The Crypt episode Loved To Death are very similar in the plot. Both feature young men who are infatuated with young women who don't feel the same way. Both young men buy a love potion for their unrequited loves. Both give their women the potion. The potion is so strong that the young men resolve to kill the young women with poison. The only difference is the ending. In The Chaser Roger tries to give Leila the poison but she announces that she's pregnant. Therefore he drops the glass. In Loved To Death Edward tried to poison Miranda but she switched glasses and he ended up poisoned himself! Then Miranda jumps out the window to her death! Then Edward and Miranda spend eternity together!

[@priscillagaspari7884]

I would consider this a list of movies that were inspired by twilight zone episodes.

[@riadbagirli8360]

Lets just say the twilight zone was way ahead of its time

[@aLousyBum83]

Chucky was actually based on a real doll called Robert the Doll in Key West. The doll is said to have tormented it owner, and cause great misfortune to those that mock it or photograph it without permission. It is said to host an evil spirit.

[@Kylopod]

I read that "Liar Liar" was inspired by a 1940s movie where the situation wasn't supernatural--rather, a character voluntarily decides not to lie for a entire day. I do remember seeing this plot in an episode of "I Love Lucy."

[@joannkennedy2733]

The Twilight Zone did a lot lot of stuff first. It is one of my favorite tv show of all time. I mean all time. Bravo.

[@jefelix2010]

Top 10 Night Gallery Segments

[@Rylosalex]

I never knew!!! I love this list!!