![]() She has a horrific recurring dream in which she’s escorted to the hospital morgue - Room 22 - by a shadowy nurse in an elevator who repeats the same phrase: “Room for one more, honey.” So what happens when Liz is discharged from the hospital? I won’t spoil it for you. Liz Powell (Barbara Nichols) is a professional dancer who’s in the hospital, recovering from exhaustion. 10, 1961) Barbara Nichols in “Twenty Two” Everett Collection Did they ever exist in the first place? Discuss among yourselves. In the end, there’s no trace of them - or of their mission. Three astronauts, just back from a space mission, vanish from existence - and from everyone’s consciousness - each time one of them checks out of the hospital. Not recommended for those with a fear of dolls (creepy or otherwise). Tina doesn’t like that - or Erich - and seeks her revenge. 1, 1963) Telly Savalas and Tracy Stratford in “The Living Doll” Everett Collectionįuture “Kojak” star Telly Savalas (with hair, yet) is Erich Streator, a mean father who dumps his stepdaughter’s Talky Tina doll into the trash. He grudgingly drops a coin into a one-armed bandit and then becomes obsessed with the machine, which vocally beckons him (or is it just all that loose change?). 29, 1960)įusty, uptight Franklin Gibbs (Everett Sloane) is in a Las Vegas casino after winning a trip to Sin City with his wife, Flora. That’s why no one believes him when he - and only he - sees a huge furry gremlin trying to destroy the plane’s engines. 11, 1963) William Shatner in “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” Courtesy Everett Collectionīob Wilson (yes, it’s William Shatner) is flying home with his understanding wife after spending time in the loony bin following a previous mid-flight freakout. ![]() One of Anthony’s neighbors gets drunk at a birthday party and mouths off about the young lad. Evil youngster Anthony Fremont (Bill Mumy, later to star in “Lost in Space”) holds his family and small Ohio town hostage by killing anyone who doesn’t think good thoughts about him (or anything else) - turning them into something hideous before “wishing” them to a nearby cornfield. 3, 1961) Billy Mumy in “It’s a Good Life” Everett Collection Lights flicker on and off, cars start by themselves and, before too long, neighbor turns on neighbor when teenage Tommy suggests it’s the work of aliens from outer space. Suburban mob-mentality panic turns deadly when strange things begin to happen on Maple Street one summer night after something crashes nearby, cutting the power. (And the timing was perfect: The episode aired shortly after the big-screen premiere of “The Hustler,” co-starring Jackie Gleason as pool legend Minnesota Fats.) ‘The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street’ (March 4, 1960) The banter between Klugman and Winters (stepping outside his comic comfort zone) is priceless. Fats materializes from pool-player heaven and challenges Jesse to a game. This parable of life and death, decided in a seedy pool room (city unknown), features two actors with terrific chops and even better chemistry: Jack Klugman as Jesse Cardiff, the self-proclaimed best pool player on Randolph Street, and Jonathan Winters as the dead pool legend James Howard “Fats” Brown (“The best who ever was”). 13, 1961) Jonathan Winters (left) and Jack Klugman in “A Game of Pool” Courtesy Everett Collection (Note: All of these classic episodes are available for streaming on CBS All Access and the official “Twilight Zone” YouTube channel.) ‘A Game of Pool’ (Oct. In honor of Jordan Peele’s revival of “The Twilight Zone,” premiering Monday on CBS All Access, here are my Top 10 all-time favorite episodes from the original CBS anthology series, which aired from 1959 to 1964.
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