"Twilight Zone"-SHOCKING Revelation HIDDEN for 64 Years And YOU NEVER Noticed It!

[@Martin48964]

What a great eye! A Stop at Willoughby is one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. Arthur Dark from Hollywood Graveyard uses it as the bases of his video of Rod Serling and his Twilight Zone. I got the idea of putting a gazebo in my backyard from this episode.

[@fanaticat1]

Next Stop at Willoughby is one of my favorite episodes too!

[@tanmaz8006]

.. push push push .. this is my favorite one also .. 😂

[@jenniferrogers2492]

Those are famous New York skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan. Of course they would use that for a story about an advertising executive! And since NYC is a prime example of a big Eastern city, it only makes sense to use it again. A lot of television programs were still originating from New York at that time. And yes, “A Stop at Willoughby” is one of my favorites!

[@jamess5154]

The beauty of these quality shows from the early and cheap days was the scripts and acting were so tremendous that you did not notice the cheap sets since you became so absorbed in the stories.

[@marianneegland5576]

I agree!!!

[@FrankieFear5742]

Right on!!!

[@MichaelBetsch-sl9bb]

Your trivia commentary is fun I like it

[@FreyaTait]

I've never considered "Willoughby" to be dark or morbid. The man gets to leave his miserable life behind and stay in Willoughby forever. That's his perception of the situation.

[@emerycandy326]

@Freya Tait I have to agree with you about the ending. He stayed in that town of his own free will. It seemed like he was happy to be there to me. If I am not mistaken it ended with him fishing in a lake with a local boy he had met. It seemed very peaceful and innocent to me.

[@Mmoose712]

This was a good one. I still remember it and I haven't seen it in decades

[@marilynbrown5274]

@@emerycandy326 Wasn't it ended...with the train killing him..then showing him in Willoughby.

[@3dbadboy1]

The nice part about it is he gets spared the very mechanic and experience of his death.

[@emerycandy326]

@@marilynbrown5274 Come to think it I'm not sure. Maybe it did. If so that would've a dark twist to the ending. I just rember him falling asleep and waking up in.Willoughby and deciding to stay . I'll have to watch it again. It has been twenty years since I last watched that episode.

[@kurtb8474]

It's called A Stop AT Willoughby, not 'from.' A single word can make a difference. I like the episode. The interesting twist at the end is why I like it.

[@jamesziegler2763]

😮

[@chrisjas3129]

How did it end? My guess is that once he stepped into a town like Heaven, it wasn't. Just a guess, any help would be appreciated.

[@kenlompart9905]

@@chrisjas3129It's on KZbin, just search a stop at willoughby twilight zone ending. I tried to post it but for some ridiculous reason KZbin no longer allows it.

[@kurtbarlow9402]

​@@chrisjas3129 I don't want to ruin the twist. Let's just say that at the end of the episode, he looked very happy with his choice, perhaps he DID find Heaven.

[@chrisjas3129]

@@kurtbarlow9402 ty, 👍😊

[@alphonsocarioti512]

It's a PUSH, PUSH, PUSH business!

[@BMoney77]

It’s push push push all the way all the time. Right on down the line. lol

[@starburstppl]

"A Stop At Willoughby" is my all-time favorite. I personally didn't see anything morbid about the ending. The poor man was finally at peace, and more importantly away from that wicked witch of a wife he had. Thanks for pointing out the same background scenery on both episodes. I never noticed it before.

[@eightyfourredwolf4121]

There was a slight smile on his face.

[@Ron-d2s]

But the shocking thing is three weeks later they repainted that background and it's in another episode, and two months later another paint job.... by the end of the run it had 642 coats of paint and was then turned into the background of Alice's bedroom on The Brady Bunch, they cut the "Mommy why is Alice screaming in the middle of the night" episode.

[@alphonsocarioti512]

By the way, that's Orson Bean as Mr. Bevis!

[@rivaridge7211]

Oh yes, Orson Bean was a fun and remarkable actor. It still pains me, that at age 91, Mr. Bean (in good mind and health) was struck down by a careless driver while crossing a street in Venice California (February 2020). RIP good sir.

[@rongendron8705]

I remember Orson Bean when he was 28, when he replaced Jackie Gleason for a few episodes of his show in the mid 1950's, when Gleason broke his leg! It's a shame that Bean died, when hit by a car! R.I.P.!

[@eg395]

He played “Norman” on Two and a Half Men

[@sandybruce9092]

I thought that was Orson Bean - I always liked him all through the years! 😊

[@madbrowniac7871]

The late great Jim Hutton played a Character named "Gart" as well in an Episode about Astronauts.🤔🎤👨‍🚀👨‍🚀🚀🌚📺B.W.

[@brandonflorida1092]

Yes, I've always liked this episode. I think it's "The Twilight Zone" at its best. A similar but even greater episode is "Walking Distance."

[@st.charlesstreet9876]

Both are excellent but glad you mentioned it!

[@MikeHunt-c5p]

The blonde was gorgeous in Walking Distance

[@brandonflorida1092]

@@MikeHunt-c5p What blonde?

[@lpdog82]

Always one of my favorite Twilight zone episodes, James Daly went on to play Mr Flint in Star Trek years later in the episode Requiem for Methuselah, he's the father of actress Tyne Daly

[@MARIASIEGEL-oc4qp]

Also Tim Daly's dad.

[@jimroscovius]

He was also Chad Everett's boss in Medical Center. Loved that show.

[@ECO473]

I never thought his death was a suicide, per se. I think it's possible that Gart was walking in his dream too quick for anyone to stop him, and when he stepped off the dream train into Willoughby/Heaven, he finally made his way home...safely away from his gold-digging wife and slave driving boss.

[@johnbowen2956]

I think that you hit it on the head of the nail.

[@rainbowranddy]

Anybody else miss "the shocking revelation hidden for 64 years"?

[@rongendron8705]

Yes! What's that all about?

[@ricknineg]

Haha troll

[@Ron-d2s]

@@ricknineg Troll-bait... that is an apt description.

[@Roxanne_PNW]

Same backdrop in two episodes.

[@brianarbenz1329]

I didn’t miss it! I was 18 months old when these episodes aired and I shot up in my crib and shouted, “That’s the same skyline as in the Willoughby episode!”

[@pittbullking87]

I think the same city skyline was used in the Episode "A World of Difference." It was in season 1 episode 23. The episode involves a man that finds himself not in his office but as an actor on a movie set. Great episode!

[@carolbrustman5458]

A Stop At Willoughby is my favorite Twilight Zone episode.

[@gailwatson4927]

I love both episodes. Wow! I never noticed this before. Why have a great Mat painting go to waste.

[@MsBackstager]

That's what I always say -- waste not want not. Plus the staircase in the aptment building was used before.

[@pl5624]

In actuality the audience isn't even expected to notice the backdrop..just the action going on in the scene.that way they can get away with saving money like using sets and props over and over.

[@markwilloughbywood3868]

Agreed. So many of these "revelations" have only come to light with the advent of being able to watch these over and over now...

[@snagy6777]

I love a stop at Willoughby because as an adult we wish we could go back to a simpler time and there's a town in NE Ohio by the same name.

[@rivaridge7211]

There's a Willoughby in (Southern) Ontario, Canada as well. A pretty and quiet farming community.

[@markjaycox8811]

You can have your Stop at Willoughby by making your Zero Birthday card, because when you change your beginning, you change everything. Make your Zero Birthday card, and put your Halo-0-on-how else can you be seen from above?

[@delvingmind]

I live near Lake Willoughby in Vermont.

[@davidrussell6159]

I really did enjoy this episode as well. One of my favourites. I have a similar feeling of sadness for the ending. But being a positive person myself … I choose to believe that he found heaven at the end of the episode.

[@foghatrocks]

The ending is great, he finally got to Willoughby.

[@Teachering]

The ending to this episode is wonderful. A perfect ending to the story.

[@alanchamberlain9967]

"A Stop at Willoughby" and "Walking Distance" are my two favorite Twilight Zone episodes. Probably because I could relate to the stories in my own life in the past.

[@jasoncromwell4206]

Fun Fact: It was a major inspiration for "Mad Men" My personal favorite episode ever.

[@dropbear4973]

I didn't think the ending was morbid.

[@delstanley1349]

I didn't either! When friends and family die you almost all the time hear it said or written about the deceased that----"he/she's going home." And so it was here.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

L O V E the ending of this episode more so than any other TZ episode in any season!

[@sallyn2393]

I never noticed the same backdrop, another good catch. I don’t think the ending is morbid, I think it’s very sad. And the twist is quite interesting and telling.

[@Jared_Wignall]

It’s always cool to see stuff like this. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and take care!

[@Humanradio42]

Wait, 2 morbid???? :( This episode is EPIC.

[@sbalsamo410]

I loved Willoughby. I loved the ending. He made it home.

[@waskele.wabbit717]

When you get to my age and your next stop really could be Willoughby, this show kind of takes on a little different meaning. Hope the afterlife is as pleasant.

[@jackzaccardi1896]

It’s better 😊

[@jmhthe3rd]

I too am shocked by the revelation that a TV show would reuse the same backdrop. Next you're going to say actors return to play other roles.

[@time4807]

They do. ;)

[@delstanley1349]

My favorite parts of this episode were those cozy dark atmospheric back-to-the-turn-of-the century train rides with the solemn ring of the train bell. It had such a comforting nostalgic feel about it. It was like having a wide "a wake" dream. And so it was.

[@DRATproductions1]

ALWAYS love all the info that you share with us... but as a amateur film producer, I have learned that if people are looking to the foreground as the story is being played... you have lost your audience. Plus back in the sixties you wouldn't see this again (maybe in a rerun during the summer) but in this day we are able to see it as many times as we want. Plus finding continuity mishaps it is much easier, but you are so right that they will use the same props just to keep the cost down. I love the Twilight Zone and I always appreciate what you bring to us with these hidden gems!

[@davidmartin1949]

No ! The ending is Beautiful and I can only hope to wake up in my own Willoughby one day .

[@mollylittlewolf9192]

Oh i had to subscribe. This was my favorite episode! I never forgot it.

[@bridgetdavis9752]

I love it when you point these details out. I bet those who worked on the show hoped we would make the connection. Thank you for being a bright spot in my day.

[@blazel462]

This is one of my favorite episodes!

[@queenmarynovelwriter5397]

I never noticed it before." A Stop At Willoughby" is one of my favorites.

[@deanbuffoni5139]

One of the best episodes, sad ending..

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

I like "Walking Distance" better than "A Stop at Willoughby", from earlier that season. It has less of that cloying repeating "the present day is terrible compared to the past" message, and is more sweet and sentimental. I watched it on PlutoTV the other day, and I really enjoyed it all over again.

[@larrymondello8475]

My favorite episode was the episode at the diner with the man with 3 arms and the man with 3 eyes.

[@ricknineg]

I made a video on it with really cool info. Here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/imarfoRqlsmrZtEsi=yZcGgJT6of5QdMea

[@myopinion4108]

Yes! Another classic. The man (alien) with the three eyes was on a few more of these as well.

[@larrymondello8475]

Yup

[@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md]

I was surprised to see that we most likely can thank Rod Serling for the name Beavis in Beavis and Butthead. lol

[@btarayao]

Not exactly shocking but interesting enough

[@CombatVetTom]

Thanks, enjoyed your video. I just liked and Subbed your channel. Keep em coming. 🙂

[@stancartmankenny]

4:15 you got some splainin' to do

[@ricknineg]

😏

[@elljaye]

You can also see how they recycle props like lamps, furniture and Knick knacks.

[@nickimontie]

After reading the comments here, I realized that one of the best parts of TZ is that some endings can have more than one interpretation. I thought the same as you, Rick. I don't think any interpretation is wrong.

[@Charleskleiner123]

RIck, I loved the Twilight Zone but what exactly was the shocking revelation revealed? The same background in two episodes? SHocking? Come on RIck.

[@yukon065]

Willoughby is my second favorite episode, (For me, #1 is "And When the Sky was Opened"). I spent over 30 years as a police officer in a big city, and there were MANY times that I thought of Willoughby and wished I could be there. I have a strange story about that, but this isn't the place to share it:). BTW, you've earned a new subscriber!

[@billgabbard922]

One of my favorite episodes!

[@joegarcia2354]

I love the ending !! it could not have been better .

[@jehobden]

Great eyes, Rick! Maybe losing Gart Williams ruined Mr. Misrell's (sounds a lot like miserable, probably intetionally) agency so quickly that he had to abandon his office & let Mr. Bevis' employer take over the location. ;) Nice call-back at the end to your old pronunciation "Willowee". I'm glad you can pronounce it now. :)

[@Whookieee]

I have loved watching TZ marathons since I was a kid. What an interesting video! Subbed.

[@BruceShadley-yk6nx]

one of my FAVOTITE episodes!!!

[@cadeevans4623]

Awesome Rick what a wonderful video sharing the facts and all

[@ricknineg]

Thanks so much

[@cadeevans4623]

Your welcome so much

[@ECO473]

Hey Rick: how's this for Twilight Zone karma? As I mentioned previously, I think Gart was sleepwalking when he stepped off the train. And I think Fate (Henry J?) stepped in and manipulated the physical evidence to make it look like a suicide...thereby blocking that heartless witch Jane from getting any life insurance money!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@garykcs5532]

Love it. Love the twilight zone. Keep up the great work

[@ricknineg]

Thank you so much!

[@TheStuport]

I enjoy this kind of trivia! The very first time I noticed this kind of "stuff" when I was a youngster I asked my older brothers "Why did everyone were the same clothes week after week after week on the show Bonanza?" Both of my brothers gave me some wacked answers that I've forgotten all these years later. but, it made me start really analyzing what I was watching and seeing if I could catch a few "Whoops" and to my surprise, I caught many over the years. I did find out that the main reason the Bonanza Gang wore the same clothes was that the producers of the show could use stock footage already shot to save money! Great channel Rick! MOO From COW-lumbus, Ohio 👋

[@patsloyan9755]

Wiloughby is my favorite episode

[@TomRichardson-et2qx]

I cant find fault with that episode no matter how hard i try

[@sandranelson7124]

(This is Tom, not Sandra.) "Willoughby" is one of my favorite TWZ episodes. Loved the train Conductor yelling: 'Willoughby' next stop 'Willoughby', every-so-often, too. Loved the "Cavendish" episode, too. The "Mr. Bevis" episode was also a favorite of mine.

[@nancycronin551]

Yeah, you could say, oh it's TZ, it's weird that way, but really, it was not a high-budget show, and this was a production cost savings.

[@Robowx]

That one clip you showed with the double doors with the door. knobs in the middle. They had the same door set up in the TV series "Family Affair."

[@shudderbug]

I have seen every episode of every Twilight Zone, because I have the original and the Jordon Peele version on Blu-Ray and the 80s version on DVD.

[@ricknineg]

Yes I tried the Jordan Peele version and found it underwhelming and lackluster

[@shudderbug]

@@ricknineg I know you're trying to increase your views but referring to this bit of minutiae as "shocking" tells me not to expect much from any of your other Twilight Zone videos. Sorry.

[@ruthfieldbeck8299]

To those of us who know, this is cool. To those who don't, it is amazing! Those of us who know found out from somewhere, it may as well be you. Great job!

[@SCSuperheavy114]

We all have a willoughby somewhere in our minds. Question is what will it take to get you off the train…

[@stevemeyers9291]

I have seen all the episodes and love them.i remember being 11 or 12 in the late 70's and my parents being out partying leaving me home alone and watching the zone and being scared totally shitless.especiall the phone call from the grave?my favorite is the one rush wrote the song about.

[@ricknineg]

When the man calls from the gave, that’s super creepy

[@6thwatergateplumber]

I never scrutinized the two episodes, but I've watching the Willoughby film far more times than Bevis. I always thought the camera work done in Willoughby, especially focusing on the bosses "push" talk was terrific, and maybe kind of Hitchcock inspired. As weird as my brain works I related the close up of the bosses mouth to the shower drain in Psycho. LOL.

[@Bandit-e3v]

Another great catch on one of my favorite shows. I think he was happy at the end because he found his own little slice of heaven.

[@ricknineg]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@analiysanchez9949]

“THIS IS A PUSH BUSINESS WILLIAMS. A PUSH PUSH PUSH BUSINESS. PUSH AND DRIVE! ITS PUSH PUSH PUSH ALL THE WAY ALL THE TIME RIGHT ON DOWN THE LINE!” Was my alarm every morning for years

[@rongendron8705]

I'm 77 & when T.V. was in its heyday, in the 50's & 60's, shows had 30 or more episodes, per year ( up to 39)! With that "breakneck" pace, sets & backgrounds, must have been used & reused, frequently! If you go further back to early 1950's television dramas, their sets were little more than what you would see, at a high school play!

[@MegaPortenio]

I like the Willoughby story because is something we all can relate to the Work pressures. Many of us would it liked one time or other, just escape.

[@MOOVYGROOVY]

Rick, it's finally time; you need to pay a visit to Willoughby.

[@wildforthecats661]

Willoughby was the name of our lake house when I was 9-14 years old.

[@michaelleblanc7974]

A masterpiece! My favorite episode.

[@johnhawkes4048]

Its a PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH BUSINESSES!!!!!!!!

[@randytim512]

I've seen both episodes but never noticed it was the same office. Very nice narration , Rick 👍

[@ricknineg]

Thank you kindly

[@gargantuaism]

The "Talky Tina" house was also the house used in "Ring A Ding Girl".

[@rivaridge7211]

The wonderful character actor, Howard Smith (1893-1968) played the hard-driving boss, Mr. Misrell. Mr. Smith had a very successful career - which spanned fifty years across various entertainment venues: Vaudeville, radio, television, and films. He did it all. Incidentally, he would appear in another "Twilight Zone" episode called, "Cavender is Coming" - playing a crusty, cigar-smoking, "Angel." Mr. Smith made this role absolutely work. (This was the same episode in which a young Carol Burnett appeared). Cheers to all!

[@moondance54]

4:14 Why the quick shot of Desi Arnaz?

[@keithpennington8259]

Part of the Twilight Zone :)

[@davidwalter2002]

@@keithpennington8259 Glitch in the Matrix. 😉 It might be something that was missed in the editing of this video. But Desi Arnaz hosted the pilot that led to the series. It was a show about spooky foreknowledge of the Pearl Harbor attack, or some such. Possibly our host here didn't clip the still footage properly.

[@WoefulMinion]

Rick was mispronouncing "Willoughby" and it reminded him of Ricky Ricardo, so he dropped in a quick shot of Desi. 🙂

[@ricknineg]

Yes yes yes! You are the only one to have gotten that connection. Desi mispronounced it Willowy once and it was hilarious. It did it in a video once and everyone rained down fire on me. It was funny. Another inside joke. I love it! You guys are so crafty haha

[@texas1949]

Great job! 🎉 A couple of the classic episodes for sure.

[@gpxo11]

What was the Desi Arnaz photo still referencing or was that just a subliminal message?

[@ricknineg]

😏

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Loved the ending of this video -- you and Lucy working at the famous production line from "I love Lucy", wrapping chocolates.

[@denisestinnett4414]

I think we all noticed various things in programs, cartoons and movies. But remember everything was new in a limited format than what we are used to today. Writing and acting was good and the stories held our imaginations. We made the leap to black and white that still held us in its thrall. Such great memories of an era long gone. 😎🤙

[@dananderson3077]

Love them all and keep up the great work!

[@ricknineg]

Glad you like them!

[@sharonroxy8586]

Awesome findings you’re awesome!!!

[@MsBackstager]

Rick, we luv your work.

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

I don’t think Mr. Bevis is a loser. He just lives his own lifestyle. Same with the guy from the Willoughby episode. Kinda cool that the same set was used for two different characters that have similar desires with different outcomes.

[@michaellalli7693]

They not only used the same sets, they used the same actors in many Twilight Zones and Perry Mason. Willoughby is one of my favorites.

[@herschelmayo2727]

Drops are expensive to paint. Back then, they did anything to save a buck.

[@cal30m1]

This one is definitely in my top 5

[@jack2breeze]

In an episode of The Monkees, 4 guys show up in weird costumes as space aliens. In another episode 4 other(?) guys show up in the same outfits as a rock band.

[@mudvalve]

Push, push, push, push, push, push, push, push, push… I wanted to count the number of times this word is in the episode, but it’s too many to count! 😂

[@CanadianSmoke]

Serling was on a very tight budget and re-using back drops was a way to stay within budget.

[@ricknineg]

Every show refuses sets and props

[@ChefDuane]

So the shocking revelation is that TZ producers used the same backdrop?

[@eLEMENTARYimage]

Erwin Allen was also notorious for getting his money's worth out of his sets and props. Can spot them in number of his TV productions throughout the 60s.

[@nascarmadman]

one of my FAVE eps!

[@MillerMeteor74]

I've seen both episodes, but never noticed that the same set was used for those two scenes. As for "A Stop at Willoughby", when I watched it, I got the idea that he was an exec working in Manhattan, and his train ride home every day was on the Metro North Railroad, or whatever it was called at that time. We watched The Twilight Zone all the time , starting around the mid 70s. "A Stop at Willoughby" is one of my favorites.

[@TheBassgoddess]

The episode is called “A Stop At Willoughby.”

[@Pauley_in_GP]

Indeed one of my favorite episodes. I've even made a Willoughby diorama as part of my model train hobby. (Sorry I can't post a link.) The Twilight Zone was more like theater than television - essentially produced like short plays at a relatively low budget. As you said, it's not surprising that a painted backdrop (or any other prop) would be used several times. I mean, think of how many times they reused Burgess Meredith. 😁 I agree that it's fun to discover trivia like this.

[@johnrobb8435]

I always thought of the Willoughby episode when I worked in downtown Brooklyn because when you take the R subway train and get off at Jay Street - Metro Tech and you walk up one of the exits you are right at Willoughby Street!

[@chicamoss]

Not exactly a "SHOCKING Revelation." But thanks for pointing it out; it's a fun factoid.