A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.
Show Info
Schedule: Fridays at 22:00
(30 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
Science-FictionMysterySupernatural
Episodes ordered: 36 episodes
Created by:
Rod Serling
8.9 (77 votes)
Previous Episode
The Bewitchin' Pool
Episode 5x36; Jun 19, 1964
Two children escape their bickering parents through a portal in the bottom of their swimming pool to a magical land watched over by a kindly old woman the children call Aunt T.
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 5x36: The Bewitchin' Pool | Jun 19, 1964 | |
| 5x35: The Fear | May 29, 1964 | |
| 5x34: Come Wander with Me | May 22, 1964 |
Cast
Rod Serling
voices NarratorRecent discussions
Classic twist of fate, Rod Serling at his finest!
Probably THE BEST episode of Twilight Zone. Even if it's not your favorite. Because it was a stark warning when it aired and it has fallen on deaf ears for decades. This episode could've been made today and be just as, if not more, relevant than when it aired. But it wouldn't be made today for the very point that was made in the episode.
Sigh. Awfully disturbing that this racist, anti-immigrant, xenophobia with "enemies lists" is not only STILL around but running our government.
It's like they watched this episode for pointers. Twisting the language to disavow bigotry to falsely claim oppression & victimhood in order to incite others. How to dehumanize others. How to rile a mob. Falsely blaming "communists" for their own mistakes. Trying to claim they're not spreading hate, that they have some high-minded "philosophy", railing against "softness". Falsely accusing others to further the agenda, sacrificing people to further their own interests. Using words like "vermin" and "infected".
Like the regular citizens in the episode they were "too monsterous, so we ignored them, or laughed at them, because we couldn't believe there were enough insane people to walk alongside of them" ... and now we rendition people to torture gulags.
Extra Details
Also known as:
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La Dimensión Desconocida (
Colombia)
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Στα Σύνορα Της Φαντασίας (
Greece)
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Στη Ζώνη Του Λυκόφωτος ( Greece)
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Zona crepusculară (
Romania)
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Сумеречная зона (
Russian Federation)
