Amazing Stories (1985–1987): Season 2, Episode 18 - Such Interesting Neighbors - full transcript
Rattlesnakes, howling coyotes, sudden earthquakes and time warps jar the Lewis family in their new home, and all the bizarre incidents seem linked to the Hellenbecks, their weird next-door neighbors.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Tires Screech ]
Hi, honey!
I'm home.
[ Boy ]
Hi, Dad.
Mom's not home yet.
Randy?
[ Groaning ]
I found it in the backyard--
a dead diamondback rattlesnake.
Get that out of here
before your mother
gets home.
But it's got
eight rattles.
Get it out of here.
You know how your mother
hates it when anybody drips
snake venom on her carpet.
A-And Randy,
where did I ask you
not to park your bike, hmm?
[ Sighs ]
[ Woman Screams ]
[ Woman ]
Get rid of that thing!
[ Sighs ]
The prospectus on this place
said absolutely nothing
about poisonous wildlife.
- Are you all right?
- What else have we got
to look forward to?
Honey, maybe you should
start your leave of absence
a little earlier.
Oh, no, I'm okay.
I'm just a little tired.
That's all.
[ Man On TV ]
...starts downfield,
but is tackled.
- [ Man Continues,
Indistinct ]
- [ Cheering ]
- Late
in the third quarter--
- [ Channel Changes ]
[ Man #2 On TV ]
...film presentation
has been rated "R"...
and not suitable
for children
under the age of 16,
as it contains
violence, graphic sex
and strong language.
Put it back.
-Parental discretion is advised.
-Thanks for fixing the remote.
- [ Cheering Continues ]
- [ Animal Howling ]
[ Barking ]
[ Gasps, Chuckles ]
Mommy knows you're there.
You don't have to keep
kicking her all the time.
- [ Woman ]
Al?
- [ Dog Barking ]
- Al?
- [ Rattling ]
[ Animal Howling ]
[ Dog Barking ]
Coyotes, honey.
They're just howling
at the moon.
First rattlesnakes,
then coyotes.
Now earthquakes?
- Oh, no!
- [ No Sound ]
Coyotes, honey.
They're just howling
at the moon.
First rattlesnakes,
then coyotes.
Now earthquakes?
Oh, no!
[ On TV ]
Defense! Defense!
What do you call it
when you feel like something
has happened before?
D?j? vu.
I felt it too.
The coyotes--
They stopped.
Mom, Dad, look!
[ Al ]
There's somebody
moving around in there.
[ Mother ]
Maybe somebody's moved in.
That's impossible.
The house is only
half-finished.
- [ Mother ] Maybe
they're working nights.
- Maybe it's burglars!
- [ Sighs ]
- Maybe I should
check it out.
Okay! Let's go!
Randy,
you stay right here.
[ Sighs ]
The "For Sale" sign is gone.
[ Bird Hoots ]
Hello?
Is everybody okay
in there?
[ Gasps ]
They came from
the house next door.
Randy. Randy,
I thought I told you
to stay inside.
- [ Electrical Zapping ]
- [ Items Crashing ]
Weird.
Well, I-- I, uh, guess
they're all right.
Come on. Let's--
Let's go, okay?
What is that man doing?
Oh, I guess he's just--
probably just getting out
his frustrations.
You know, like when I go
to the driving range.
Come on.
Come on, son.
Let's go.
We'll find a more
opportune moment to--
to meet the neighbors, okay?
Say-- Say, did I ever
tell you about that time
that I was on the 18th hole--
[ Mother ]
Randy,
whatever are you doing?
Mom, these guys
are strange.
Young man,
in this family,
we do not spy!
- Get down. Come look.
- What is it?
Hmm.
[ Randy ]
Totally weird, right?
What's so weird
about sitting in
your own back yard?
In dining room chairs?
In the dirt?
[ Al ]
Hey! What's going on?
Come see
our new neighbors--
Zombie-oids
from Dudley Drive!
Man, are they ever bizarro.
Oh, Randy, neighbors
are always strange.
Those are the rules.
Hmm, well, let's get dressed
and go out and meet
our new neighbors, hmm?
- [ Knocking ]
- [ Al ]
Hello?
Hello?
Hello.
I'm Nell Lewis.
[ Chuckles ]
My husband, Al.
We're your neighbors.
We thought you had
a little--
little problem last night.
I came over to make sure
you were all right,
but I guess you
didn't hear me knock.
Hi, Al. My name
is Ted Hellenbeck.
This is my wife, Ann.
This little tyke
is my son, Brad.
Brad Hellenbeck.
He's a real chip
off the old block.
Glad to know ya.
So, where are you guys from?
- When?
- [ Chuckles ]
No, where.
- You're not from Arizona.
- How do you know that?
Well, your accents,
for starters.
You must be
from New York, right?
[ Chuckles ]
And you are pale.
But I guess if you
get outside like this
every single day,
you won't be pale
for very much longer.
[ Chuckles ]
So what do you do?
Uh, I mean for work.
I, uh,
vivisect information.
Oh.
Any particular kind?
Sociological
substructures.
Ann is a cataloger.
She's working on a list
of atomic deformities...
in the rare earths.
Or she was.
When are you birthing?
June.
He'll be a Gemini.
Just like Al.
Gemini?
I thought
this was Arizona.
I brought you these.
Roses.
Roses.
Oh, I can't believe it.
It's been a very long time
since I saw a rose.
Not since I was a child.
[ Inhales ]
And she ate two of them,
and she fed one to her son
before I had a chance
to stop her.
Then she thanked me, and
she said she was gonna save
the rest of them till later.
Don't tell Randy.
He already thinks
they come from Mars.
Randy may just
have something there.
First we had
the rattlesnakes.
Then we had the coyotes.
And then the earthquakes,
and now them.
Honey-- Honey, did you see
a moving van yesterday?
And they don't
have a car.
Okay!
[ Nell ]
Dinner in five minutes!
- What is it?
- [ Nell ]
Meat loaf.
- Does it have little chunks
of onions in it?
- Yes.
Yuck.
I'll find a good excuse.
Right.
Now I wonder
what this does?
[ Hums ]
Okay,
I've got you working.
So what do you do?
[ Hissing ]
[ Explosion Echoes ]
- Dad!
- [ Al ]
Randy!
[ Nell ]
Randy, what was
that noise?
- Dad!
- What is going on, Son?
- What is--
- Hurry! The seeker
went off!
- The what?
- The seeker! That!
[ Nell ]
What is that thing?
- [ Ted ] It's a heat seeker.
- [ Nell ]
What is going on?
- Al, do something!
- Get things hot! Quick!
Hotter than
body temperature!
Now! Get back!
- There's another one!
- Quick! Get something hot!
- I've got it. I've got it.
- Watch out for your hands!
It's getting hotter.
What should I do with it?
Mom! Drop it.
Drop it.
- [ Hissing ]
- Randy!
- Randy, behind you!
- [ Nell ]
Get back!
Watch out, Randy!
Get down!
- [ Nell ] Randy, back up!
- [ Al ]
Randy, get out of here!
The oven, Randy!
Get away!
[ Nell ]
Go into the hallway!
Randy, go into the hallway!
[ Al ]
Get behind me, honey.
Get behind me!
It's gonna blow!
It's gonna blow!
- [ Nell ]
Not the meat loaf!
- [ Al ] Watch out!
[ Chuckles ]
[ Shrieks ]
Honey! You're burning!
[ Shrieks ]
Come on! Come on.
Get hot. Get hot!
[ Whirs ]
Come on. Get off.
Get off, move.
Move!
[ Explosion ]
- Dad, are you okay?
- Honey, oh--
- My goodness.
- What happened?
Maybe you should tell us
what is going on here.
Is everyone all right?
Who are you people?
What is that for?
The wave traps.
If they break through,
we see patterns
in the water.
It happens
if someone leaves
or someone arrives.
Breaks through what?
Where are
you people from?
Not where-- When.
We're from the future.
A little over 400 years.
Last night,
did you experience
a, uh, repeat in time?
[ Together ]
Coming from the future
causes that.
We came here
to protect Brad.
Having a family
is very different for us
than for you.
For us,
it's scientific.
A genetic structure is obtained
from the parents, improved
and assembled in vitro.
No morning sickness,
no dangerous delivery.
No stretch marks.
All completely controlled.
Better than nature.
We live
in a purified society.
No congenital deformities,
no hereditary diseases.
- A population always...
- [ Together ]
Perfect.
But Brad is special,
because he's not special.
At least,
not scientifically.
He's an outlaw--
born naturally.
You were
the only pregnant woman
I'd ever seen...
except for myself.
Brad's ours.
You can't know
what that means to us.
I've got some idea.
How did you get here?
My job was studying
the new millennium.
I had limited access
to a traveler.
I destroyed it
so they couldn't
trace the signal.
I don't know how
they found us.
They didn't find you.
They found us.
You're right.
We're the criminals.
Because of Brad.
We should go.
Go? Go where?
[ Humming ]
I'm sorry about
your kitchen.
Don't worry about a thing.
Listen.
We want to help you.
If you're gonna fit in here,
you're gonna need a job.
You're gonna need a car.
And whatever it takes,
we'll be there for you.
[ Gasps ]
- What is it?
- Somebody's
about to cross time!
They must have tracked us!
I found it in the trash.
I put it
back together again.
That's how they tracked us!
We must go, now!
- Give that to me!
- Dad!
[ Zaps ]
- [ Screams ]
- [ No Sound ]
- Give that to me!
- Dad!
- Hey!
- Take your hands off me!
Take your hands off me!
[ Grunts ]
Ow. This is giving me pain.
Ow. Ow. Ow.
- This is hurting.
- [ Zaps ]
[ Sighs ]
You're safe now.
I'm really sorry.
They'll try and track us
when we leave.
We'll misdirect them.
Good-bye.
And thank you.
Good luck.
Good-bye again.
Good luck... again.
Some night,
huh, pal?
Well, I'll say one thing.
Sure were
interesting neighbors.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Tires Screech ]
Hi, honey!
I'm home.
[ Boy ]
Hi, Dad.
Mom's not home yet.
Randy?
[ Groaning ]
I found it in the backyard--
a dead diamondback rattlesnake.
Get that out of here
before your mother
gets home.
But it's got
eight rattles.
Get it out of here.
You know how your mother
hates it when anybody drips
snake venom on her carpet.
A-And Randy,
where did I ask you
not to park your bike, hmm?
[ Sighs ]
[ Woman Screams ]
[ Woman ]
Get rid of that thing!
[ Sighs ]
The prospectus on this place
said absolutely nothing
about poisonous wildlife.
- Are you all right?
- What else have we got
to look forward to?
Honey, maybe you should
start your leave of absence
a little earlier.
Oh, no, I'm okay.
I'm just a little tired.
That's all.
[ Man On TV ]
...starts downfield,
but is tackled.
- [ Man Continues,
Indistinct ]
- [ Cheering ]
- Late
in the third quarter--
- [ Channel Changes ]
[ Man #2 On TV ]
...film presentation
has been rated "R"...
and not suitable
for children
under the age of 16,
as it contains
violence, graphic sex
and strong language.
Put it back.
-Parental discretion is advised.
-Thanks for fixing the remote.
- [ Cheering Continues ]
- [ Animal Howling ]
[ Barking ]
[ Gasps, Chuckles ]
Mommy knows you're there.
You don't have to keep
kicking her all the time.
- [ Woman ]
Al?
- [ Dog Barking ]
- Al?
- [ Rattling ]
[ Animal Howling ]
[ Dog Barking ]
Coyotes, honey.
They're just howling
at the moon.
First rattlesnakes,
then coyotes.
Now earthquakes?
- Oh, no!
- [ No Sound ]
Coyotes, honey.
They're just howling
at the moon.
First rattlesnakes,
then coyotes.
Now earthquakes?
Oh, no!
[ On TV ]
Defense! Defense!
What do you call it
when you feel like something
has happened before?
D?j? vu.
I felt it too.
The coyotes--
They stopped.
Mom, Dad, look!
[ Al ]
There's somebody
moving around in there.
[ Mother ]
Maybe somebody's moved in.
That's impossible.
The house is only
half-finished.
- [ Mother ] Maybe
they're working nights.
- Maybe it's burglars!
- [ Sighs ]
- Maybe I should
check it out.
Okay! Let's go!
Randy,
you stay right here.
[ Sighs ]
The "For Sale" sign is gone.
[ Bird Hoots ]
Hello?
Is everybody okay
in there?
[ Gasps ]
They came from
the house next door.
Randy. Randy,
I thought I told you
to stay inside.
- [ Electrical Zapping ]
- [ Items Crashing ]
Weird.
Well, I-- I, uh, guess
they're all right.
Come on. Let's--
Let's go, okay?
What is that man doing?
Oh, I guess he's just--
probably just getting out
his frustrations.
You know, like when I go
to the driving range.
Come on.
Come on, son.
Let's go.
We'll find a more
opportune moment to--
to meet the neighbors, okay?
Say-- Say, did I ever
tell you about that time
that I was on the 18th hole--
[ Mother ]
Randy,
whatever are you doing?
Mom, these guys
are strange.
Young man,
in this family,
we do not spy!
- Get down. Come look.
- What is it?
Hmm.
[ Randy ]
Totally weird, right?
What's so weird
about sitting in
your own back yard?
In dining room chairs?
In the dirt?
[ Al ]
Hey! What's going on?
Come see
our new neighbors--
Zombie-oids
from Dudley Drive!
Man, are they ever bizarro.
Oh, Randy, neighbors
are always strange.
Those are the rules.
Hmm, well, let's get dressed
and go out and meet
our new neighbors, hmm?
- [ Knocking ]
- [ Al ]
Hello?
Hello?
Hello.
I'm Nell Lewis.
[ Chuckles ]
My husband, Al.
We're your neighbors.
We thought you had
a little--
little problem last night.
I came over to make sure
you were all right,
but I guess you
didn't hear me knock.
Hi, Al. My name
is Ted Hellenbeck.
This is my wife, Ann.
This little tyke
is my son, Brad.
Brad Hellenbeck.
He's a real chip
off the old block.
Glad to know ya.
So, where are you guys from?
- When?
- [ Chuckles ]
No, where.
- You're not from Arizona.
- How do you know that?
Well, your accents,
for starters.
You must be
from New York, right?
[ Chuckles ]
And you are pale.
But I guess if you
get outside like this
every single day,
you won't be pale
for very much longer.
[ Chuckles ]
So what do you do?
Uh, I mean for work.
I, uh,
vivisect information.
Oh.
Any particular kind?
Sociological
substructures.
Ann is a cataloger.
She's working on a list
of atomic deformities...
in the rare earths.
Or she was.
When are you birthing?
June.
He'll be a Gemini.
Just like Al.
Gemini?
I thought
this was Arizona.
I brought you these.
Roses.
Roses.
Oh, I can't believe it.
It's been a very long time
since I saw a rose.
Not since I was a child.
[ Inhales ]
And she ate two of them,
and she fed one to her son
before I had a chance
to stop her.
Then she thanked me, and
she said she was gonna save
the rest of them till later.
Don't tell Randy.
He already thinks
they come from Mars.
Randy may just
have something there.
First we had
the rattlesnakes.
Then we had the coyotes.
And then the earthquakes,
and now them.
Honey-- Honey, did you see
a moving van yesterday?
And they don't
have a car.
Okay!
[ Nell ]
Dinner in five minutes!
- What is it?
- [ Nell ]
Meat loaf.
- Does it have little chunks
of onions in it?
- Yes.
Yuck.
I'll find a good excuse.
Right.
Now I wonder
what this does?
[ Hums ]
Okay,
I've got you working.
So what do you do?
[ Hissing ]
[ Explosion Echoes ]
- Dad!
- [ Al ]
Randy!
[ Nell ]
Randy, what was
that noise?
- Dad!
- What is going on, Son?
- What is--
- Hurry! The seeker
went off!
- The what?
- The seeker! That!
[ Nell ]
What is that thing?
- [ Ted ] It's a heat seeker.
- [ Nell ]
What is going on?
- Al, do something!
- Get things hot! Quick!
Hotter than
body temperature!
Now! Get back!
- There's another one!
- Quick! Get something hot!
- I've got it. I've got it.
- Watch out for your hands!
It's getting hotter.
What should I do with it?
Mom! Drop it.
Drop it.
- [ Hissing ]
- Randy!
- Randy, behind you!
- [ Nell ]
Get back!
Watch out, Randy!
Get down!
- [ Nell ] Randy, back up!
- [ Al ]
Randy, get out of here!
The oven, Randy!
Get away!
[ Nell ]
Go into the hallway!
Randy, go into the hallway!
[ Al ]
Get behind me, honey.
Get behind me!
It's gonna blow!
It's gonna blow!
- [ Nell ]
Not the meat loaf!
- [ Al ] Watch out!
[ Chuckles ]
[ Shrieks ]
Honey! You're burning!
[ Shrieks ]
Come on! Come on.
Get hot. Get hot!
[ Whirs ]
Come on. Get off.
Get off, move.
Move!
[ Explosion ]
- Dad, are you okay?
- Honey, oh--
- My goodness.
- What happened?
Maybe you should tell us
what is going on here.
Is everyone all right?
Who are you people?
What is that for?
The wave traps.
If they break through,
we see patterns
in the water.
It happens
if someone leaves
or someone arrives.
Breaks through what?
Where are
you people from?
Not where-- When.
We're from the future.
A little over 400 years.
Last night,
did you experience
a, uh, repeat in time?
[ Together ]
Coming from the future
causes that.
We came here
to protect Brad.
Having a family
is very different for us
than for you.
For us,
it's scientific.
A genetic structure is obtained
from the parents, improved
and assembled in vitro.
No morning sickness,
no dangerous delivery.
No stretch marks.
All completely controlled.
Better than nature.
We live
in a purified society.
No congenital deformities,
no hereditary diseases.
- A population always...
- [ Together ]
Perfect.
But Brad is special,
because he's not special.
At least,
not scientifically.
He's an outlaw--
born naturally.
You were
the only pregnant woman
I'd ever seen...
except for myself.
Brad's ours.
You can't know
what that means to us.
I've got some idea.
How did you get here?
My job was studying
the new millennium.
I had limited access
to a traveler.
I destroyed it
so they couldn't
trace the signal.
I don't know how
they found us.
They didn't find you.
They found us.
You're right.
We're the criminals.
Because of Brad.
We should go.
Go? Go where?
[ Humming ]
I'm sorry about
your kitchen.
Don't worry about a thing.
Listen.
We want to help you.
If you're gonna fit in here,
you're gonna need a job.
You're gonna need a car.
And whatever it takes,
we'll be there for you.
[ Gasps ]
- What is it?
- Somebody's
about to cross time!
They must have tracked us!
I found it in the trash.
I put it
back together again.
That's how they tracked us!
We must go, now!
- Give that to me!
- Dad!
[ Zaps ]
- [ Screams ]
- [ No Sound ]
- Give that to me!
- Dad!
- Hey!
- Take your hands off me!
Take your hands off me!
[ Grunts ]
Ow. This is giving me pain.
Ow. Ow. Ow.
- This is hurting.
- [ Zaps ]
[ Sighs ]
You're safe now.
I'm really sorry.
They'll try and track us
when we leave.
We'll misdirect them.
Good-bye.
And thank you.
Good luck.
Good-bye again.
Good luck... again.
Some night,
huh, pal?
Well, I'll say one thing.
Sure were
interesting neighbors.