The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 3, Episode 34 - Young Man's Fancy - full transcript

Newlywed Alex Walker finds himself being pulled back to his childhood and back to his widowed mother in the house where he grew up.

YOU'RE TRAVELING THROUGH
ANOTHER DIMENSION...

A DIMENSION NOT ONLY OF
SIGHT AND SOUND, BUT OF MIND,

A JOURNEY INTO A WONDROUS LAND

WHOSE BOUNDARIES
ARE THAT OF IMAGINATION.

YOUR NEXT STOP,
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE HOUSE OF
THE LATE MRS. HENRIETTA WALKER.

THIS IS MRS. WALKER HERSELF,
AS SHE APPEARED 25 YEARS AGO.

AND THIS, EXCEPT
FOR ISOLATED OBJECTS,

IS THE LIVING ROOM OF
MRS. WALKER'S HOUSE

AS IT APPEARED
IN THAT SAME YEAR.

THE OTHER ROOMS UPSTAIRS
AND DOWN ARE MUCH THE SAME.



THE TIME, HOWEVER, IS
NOT 25 YEARS AGO, BUT NOW.

THE HOUSE OF THE LATE
MRS. HENRIETTA WALKER IS,

YOU SEE, A HOUSE WHICH BELONGS
ALMOST ENTIRELY TO THE PAST;

A HOUSE WHICH, LIKE
MRS. WALKER'S CLOCK HERE,

HAS CEASED TO RECOGNIZE
THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

ONLY ONE ELEMENT
IS MISSING NOW...

ONE REMAINING ITEM IN THE
ESTATE OF THE LATE MRS. WALKER:

HER SON ALEX, 34 YEARS OF
AGE, AND UP TILL 20 MINUTES AGO,

THE SO-CALLED
PERENNIAL BACHELOR.

WITH HIM IS HIS BRIDE, THE
FORMER MISS VIRGINIA LANE.

THEY'RE RETURNING
FROM THE CITY HALL

IN ORDER TO GET
MR. WALKER'S CLOTHES PACKED,

MAKE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE SALE OF THE HOUSE,

LOCK IT UP AND DEPART
ON THEIR HONEYMOON.



NOT A COMPLICATED SET
OF TASKS, IT WOULD APPEAR,

AND YET THE NEWLYWED MRS.
WALKER IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER

THAT THE OLD ADAGE
"YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN"

HAS LITTLE MEANING
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

THANK YOU, DARLING.

WELL... WELL, SHALL
WE GET STARTED?

DARLING?

YES, OF COURSE.

DID YOU CALL MR. WILKINSON

AND TELL HIM WHEN WE'D BE BACK?

OH, NO, I FORGOT.

WELL, YOU'D BETTER
CALL HIM NOW, THEN.

YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE
PAPERS BEFORE WE LEAVE.

YES, OF COURSE.

I THOUGHT I'D CLEAN
THE PLACE UP A LITTLE

BEFORE WE LEFT.

I'LL GET IT OUT OF HERE.

UH-UH. YOU GO
CALL MR. WILKINSON.

I THOUGHT I LEFT
HIS CARD RIGHT HERE.

I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT.

WELL, GET THE NUMBER
FROM INFORMATION.

OH, OF COURSE.

LOOK... I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

YOU GO ON UP AND PACK,

AND I'LL CALL
MR. WILKINSON, ALL RIGHT?

OH, DARLING,

EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE
MRS. WALKER AT LAST,

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

COME ON, GO ON UP AND PACK.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, WOULD YOU GIVE ME THE
NUMBER OF WILKINSON REALTY, PLEASE?

ON MAIN STREET.

THANK YOU.

MR. WILKINSON?

VIRGINIA LANE.

I MEAN, VIRGINIA WALKER.

YES, YES, JUST NOW.

OH, THANK YOU, MR. WILKINSON.

OH, YES, I AM VERY HAPPY.

YES, WE'RE BACK NOW.

IF YOU'D BRING THE PAPERS OVER
SO MR. WALKER CAN SIGN THEM,

YOU CAN SHOW THE
HOUSE WHILE WE'RE GONE.

OH, RIGHT AWAY.

FINE. WE'LL SEE YOU
IN A FEW MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

ALEX, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE GOING TO...

OH, THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

WE SHOULD TAKE OUT
OF HERE WHEN WE MOVE?

THE TELEVISION
SET, I GUESS, HUH?

AND, UH, THE ELECTRIC CLOCK.

IT'S ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD.

DARLING, I THOUGHT WE DECIDED

TO DISCUSS ALL THAT
AFTER THE HOUSE WAS SOLD.

SOLD?

I KNOW, BUT I JUST THOUGHT

THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD DECIDE NOW.

I MEAN, LIKE, IN THE
KITCHEN, FOR INSTANCE.

WE'LL TAKE THE
REFRIGERATOR AND THE STOVE.

THEY'RE PRETTY NEW.

I JUST BOUGHT THEM FOR MOTHER

A FEW MONTHS...

A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SHE DIED.

ALL RIGHT, ALEX, FINE.

WE'LL DISCUSS IT LATER, BUT
WE'VE REALLY GOT TO LEAVE.

OF COURSE.

WELL?

WHAT ABOUT THE RADIO?

IT'S PRETTY OLD, BUT
WE COULD HAVE IT FIXED.

MAYBE IT WORKS NOW.

LOOK AT IT.

IT WEIGHS A TON, I BET.

LOOK AT ALL THIS CARVING...

ALL THE WORK THEY
PUT INTO IT, THE CRAFT...

THE PROGRAMS WE
USED TO HEAR ON THIS.

MAJOR BOWES, FRED ALLEN...

AND ALL THE MUSIC.

WE USED TO SIT IN HERE ALL
THE TIME LISTENING TO MUSIC.

MOTHER'S FAVORITE
WAS EDDY DUCHIN.

I JUST REMEMBERED...

SHE USED TO BE CRAZY
ABOUT A RECORD OF HIS

CALLED "THE LADY IN RED."

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

UH-HUH.

♪ THE LADY IN RED ♪

♪ ALL THE FELLOWS ARE
CRAZY FOR THE LADY IN RED... ♪

BROKEN.

I KNEW IT WAS.

SHE USED TO SIT IN THIS CHAIR

AND LOOK AT THE MOVIE MAGAZINE.

FUNNY I SHOULD
REMEMBER THAT, TOO.

SHE GAVE IT UP A LONG TIME AGO.

SOMETIMES, SHE'D MAKE
A PAN OF FUDGE FOR US,

AND WE'D SIT HERE...

ALEX, DARLING, COME ON.

WE HAVE TO LEAVE WHEN
MR. WILKINSON COMES.

MAYBE WE COULD GET THIS FIXED.

USED TO BE A REAL GOOD CLOCK.

WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER, HUH?

HE'S MINE NOW!

YOU'LL NEVER GET YOUR
CLAWS ON HIM AGAIN.

ALEX?

ALEX!

OH, I, UH... I WAS JUST LOOKING

AT SOME OF MY OLD
THINGS THAT MOTHER KEPT.

LOOK. LOOKS AS GOOD AS EVER.

NO... ALEX... I THOUGHT
YOU WERE GOING...

LOOK!

THE HARDY BOYS IN
SECRET OF THE CAVES.

BILL BOLTON IN HIDDEN DANGERS.

TARZAN AND THE ANTMEN.

TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR.

ALEX, PLEASE.

REMEMBER THESE?

FUNNY OLD THINGS.

ALEX...

OH, AND THE STOCKINGS
THAT WENT WITH THEM.

STOCKINGS FOR A BOY.

"IT TAKES A REAL BOY TO
KNOW A REAL STOCKING."

FUNNY I SHOULD REMEMBER THAT.

IT'S A QUOTE FROM AN AD IN A
MAIL-ORDER CATALOGUE OF...

GOSH, IT MUST BE 25 YEARS AGO.

I WONDER WHY MOTHER KEPT THEM.

BECAUSE SHE WOULD
HAVE LIKED FOR YOU TO STAY

EXACTLY AS YOU WERE
WHEN YOU FIRST WORE THEM.

I'M SORRY, ALEX.

I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.

YOU'RE NOT ANGRY
WITH ME, ARE YOU?

NO.

IT'S JUST THAT I
WANT US TO BE HAPPY.

ALEX, THAT'S ALL
I'VE EVER WANTED.

DO YOU, UH... WANT ME TO HELP?

I CAN MANAGE.

YOU AREN'T ANGRY
WITH ME, ARE YOU?

NO.

I'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY, ALEX.

YOU'LL SEE.

YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

UH...

I'LL WAIT FOR
MR. WILKINSON DOWNSTAIRS.

HE SHOULD BE HERE
ANY MOMENT NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO SELL THE HOUSE.

I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT, MOTHER.

AFTERNOON, MRS. WALKER.

OH, MR. WILKINSON,
WON'T YOU COME IN?

THANK YOU KINDLY, MA'AM.

OH, WON'T YOU GO
IN THE LIVING ROOM?

I'LL GET MR. WALKER.

FINE AND DANDY.

ALEX. ALEX, DARLING.

MR. WILKINSON'S
HERE WITH THE PAPERS.

UH, YES, OF COURSE.

AFTERNOON, MR. WALKER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SIR.

YOU HAVE THE PAPERS?

RIGHT HERE, MA'AM.

OH, BUT FIRST, I WONDER
IF I COULD TROUBLE YOU

FOR THE USE OF YOUR TELEPHONE?

YOU SEE, I FORGOT
TO TELL MY SECRETARY

WHERE I'D BE, AND I'M EXPECTING

A PRETTY IMPORTANT
CALL FROM OUT OF TOWN.

I'LL CALL HER FOR YOU.

OH? WELL, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, IN THAT
CASE, MR. WALKER...

WHY DON'T YOU USE
THE DINING ROOM TABLE?

FINE AND DANDY. AFTER YOU, SIR.

MAKE IT AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE, DARLING.

WE REALLY HAVE TO LEAVE.

NOW, THEN...

AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT
HERE, MR. WALKER...

WELL, I THINK I'D
BETTER DO IT MYSELF.

I HAVE TO TELL MY SECRETARY

SOME THINGS ANYWAY.

YOU SIGN RIGHT HERE, MR. WALKER.

MAGGIE? JIM.

I'M AT HENRIETTA WALKER'S HOUSE.

WOULD YOU PUT THAT
CALL THROUGH TO ME HERE

IF IT COMES IN IN THE NEXT
TEN OR 15 MINUTES OR SO?

FINE, OH, AND CALL MR. FISHER

AND TELL HIM THAT
ESCROW HAS BEEN APPROVED

FOR 60 DAYS AND WE HAVE THE
FORM READY FOR HIM TO SIGN.

RIGHT. FINE AND DANDY.

I'LL SEE YOU, MAGGIE. BYE.

NO, SIR, WE WON'T
HAVE ANY TROUBLE

SELLING THIS HOUSE AT ALL.

THERE SOMETHING
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

MR. WALKER?

UH, NO, I, UH... I
THINK I'LL WAIT.

WAIT?

YES, UNTIL WE RETURN.

I WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

BUT DARLING...

I JUST WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT!

ALEX.

I'M SORRY TO CAUSE YOU

SO MUCH TROUBLE, MR. WILKINSON.

SURE, SURE.

YOU'RE POSITIVE?

I'M POSITIVE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH
YOU ON YOUR RETURN.

PLEASE.

WELL, HAVE A NICE HONEYMOON.

OH, NEVER MIND, MISS
LANE... MRS. WALKER.

I'LL PACK.

ALEX, ALEX, YOU PROMISED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YOU PROMISED TO SELL THIS HOUSE.

OH, I'M NOT BACKING DOWN, VIRG.

I JUST WANT A LITTLE
TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.

THAT'S ALL.

WHAT IS THERE TO THINK ABOUT?

WELL, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE IDEA

OF PEOPLE TRAMPING IN AND OUT...

THAT'S JUST AN EXCUSE.

THAT'S NOT THE REASON.

OH, YES, IT IS, VIRG.

ALL RIGHT, NEVER MIND.

JUST PACK, AND LET'S
GET OUT OF HERE.

WHAT IS IT?

COULDN'T...

I MEAN, COULDN'T
WE LIVE HERE, VIRG?

IT'S A PRETTY NICE
HOUSE... OH, ALEX, NO!

DON'T JUST SAY NO
WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT.

WE COULD REDECORATE.

I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I WANT TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

ALEX, YOU PROMISED ME
WHEN YOUR MOTHER DIED,

YOU'D SELL THIS HOUSE.

WELL, SHE'S DEAD.

ALEX, DEAD!

SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR A YEAR NOW,

AND I WAITED THAT YEAR
AND ALL THE YEARS BEFORE...

12 YEARS, 12 LONG YEARS
OF WAITING FOR YOU.

WELL, NOW, I WANT MY OWN HOME.

I HAVE A RIGHT TO THAT.

DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.

DON'T LOOK AT ME AS IF
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME.

ALEX, PLEASE.

PLEASE, DON'T DO THIS TO ME.

I LOVE YOU.

I WANT TO CARE FOR YOU
AND MAKE A HOME FOR YOU,

BUT OUR HOME, NOT HERS.

WE'VE WAITED SO LONG, DARLING.

HOW?

I KNOW, YOU TOLD
ME SHE WAS SICK,

AND WE COULDN'T...
SHE WAS SICK, VIRG.

SHE LOST HER HEALTH
TAKING CARE OF ME

AND THIS HOUSE FOR
MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

MY FATHER DESERTED US

WHEN I WAS TWO MONTHS OLD, VIRG.

TWO MONTHS OLD!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

VIRG.

I'M NOT GOING TO
SELL THE HOUSE, VIRG.

WE'LL HAVE IT REDECORATED,

MAYBE GET SOME NEW FURNITURE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

NO, ALEX. I WON'T LET YOU.

WE'LL GET OUT OF HERE.

I'LL GET MY PURSE.

I WON'T LET YOU.

I WON'T LET YOU!

ALEX! ALEX!

NO. NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM.

I WON'T LET YOU HAVE HIM.

HE'S MINE NOW.

MINE!

YES, HE IS, BECAUSE
I'M RIGHT FOR HIM.

I WON'T TRY TO DESTROY
HIM LIKE YOU DID.

MY LOVE WILL MAKE HIM STRONG,

NOT WEAK, NOT DEPENDENT.

YES, IT'S TRUE.

YOU'VE ALWAYS KNOWN IT'S
TRUE, AND YOU HATED ME FOR IT.

WELL, YOUR HATRED ISN'T
STRONG ENOUGH NOW.

YOUR DESIRE TO DOMINATE
HIM ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH.

HE'S NOT YOUR
LITTLE BOY ANYMORE.

LEAVE HIM BE.

YOU WILL NOT HAVE HIM BACK!

THIS IS NOT MY DOING.

COME BACK TO ME, MOTHER.

I WANT YOU TO.

ALEX... NOT YOU.

OH!

CAN WE GO TO THE PARK
AND THEN TO THE ZOO

AND HAVE TWO ICE CREAM CONES?

OH, BOY.

GO AWAY, LADY.

WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

EXIT MISS VIRGINIA LANE,

FORMERLY AND MOST
BRIEFLY MRS. ALEX WALKER.

SHE HAS JUST GIVEN UP A BATTLE
AND IN A STRANGE WAY RETREATED,

BUT THIS HAS BEEN A
RETREAT BACK TO REALITY.

HER OPPONENT, ALEX WALKER,

WILL NOW AND FOREVER HOLD
A LINE THAT EXISTS IN THE PAST.

HE HAS PUT A CLAIM
ON A MOMENT IN TIME

AND IS NOT ABOUT
TO RELINQUISH IT.

SUCH THINGS DO HAPPEN
IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

Announcer: ROD SERLING,
CREATOR OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE,

WILL TELL YOU ABOUT
NEXT WEEK'S STORY

AFTER THIS MESSAGE.

AND NOW, MR. SERLING.

THE NAME "RAY BRADBURY"
HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS

WITH A NEW HORIZON
OF AMERICAN WRITING.

NEXT WEEK ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE,

WE PRESENT A TYPICAL
BRADBURY TALE.

IT ALSO HAS TYPICAL
BRADBURY INGREDIENTS,

INCLUDING A GRANDMOTHER
BUILT IN A FACTORY.

NOW, IF THIS DOESN'T
INTRIGUE YOU,

THEN I'M SIMPLY
NOT DOING JUSTICE

TO A MOST INTRIGUING TALE.

I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT WEEK
FOR "I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC."

THIS IS JAMES ARNESS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY A SHORT HOP

FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE
TO DODGE CITY IN GUNSMOKE.

SATURDAY NIGHTS OVER
MOST OF THESE STATIONS.