The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 3, Episode 8 - It's a Good Life - full transcript
On an isolated family farm, a young boy with vast mental powers, but lacking emotional development, holds his terrified family in thrall to his every juvenile wish.
( theme music playing)
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.
TONIGHT'S STORY ON THE
TWILIGHT ZONE IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE
AND CALLS FOR A DIFFERENT
KIND OF INTRODUCTION.
THIS, AS YOU MAY RECOGNIZE,
IS A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THERE'S A LITTLE TOWN
THERE CALLED PEAKSVILLE.
ON A GIVEN MORNING
NOT TOO LONG AGO
THE REST OF THE
WORLD DISAPPEARED
AND PEAKSVILLE
WAS LEFT ALL ALONE.
ITS INHABITANTS WERE NEVER SURE
WHETHER THE WORLD WAS DESTROYED
AND ONLY PEAKSVILLE
LEFT UNTOUCHED,
OR WHETHER THE VILLAGE HAD
SOMEHOW BEEN TAKEN AWAY.
THEY WERE, ON THE OTHER HAND,
SURE OF ONE THING... THE CAUSE.
A MONSTER HAD
ARRIVED IN THE VILLAGE.
JUST BY USING HIS MIND, HE
TOOK AWAY THE AUTOMOBILES,
THE ELECTRICITY, THE MACHINES,
BECAUSE THEY DISPLEASED HIM.
AND HE MOVED AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
BACK INTO THE DARK AGES
JUST BY USING HIS MIND.
NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE
IN PEAKSVILLE, OHIO.
THIS IS MR. FREMONT.
IT'S IN HIS FARMHOUSE
THAT THE MONSTER RESIDES.
THIS IS MRS. FREMONT.
AND THIS IS AUNT AMY, WHO
PROBABLY HAD MORE CONTROL
OVER THE MONSTER IN THE
BEGINNING THAN ALMOST ANYONE.
BUT ONE DAY SHE FORGOT.
SHE BEGAN TO SING ALOUD.
NOW, THE MONSTER
DOESN'T LIKE SINGING
SO HIS MIND SNAPPED AT HER,
AND TURNED HER INTO
THIS SMILING, VACANT THING
YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW.
SHE SINGS NO MORE.
AND YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE PEOPLE
IN PEAKSVILLE,
OHIO HAVE TO SMILE.
THEY HAVE TO THINK HAPPY
THOUGHTS AND SAY HAPPY THINGS
BECAUSE ONCE DISPLEASED,
THE MONSTER CAN WISH THEM
INTO A CORNFIELD OR CHANGE THEM
INTO A GROTESQUE,
WALKING HORROR.
THIS PARTICULAR MONSTER
CAN READ MINDS, YOU SEE.
HE KNOWS EVERY THOUGHT,
HE CAN FEEL EVERY EMOTION.
OH, YES, I DID FORGET
SOMETHING, DIDN'T I?
I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO THE MONSTER.
THIS IS THE MONSTER.
HIS NAME IS ANTHONY FREMONT.
HE'S SIX-YEARS-OLD WITH
A CUTE, LITTLE-BOY FACE
AND BLUE, GUILELESS EYES.
BUT WHEN THOSE EYES LOOK AT YOU,
YOU'D BETTER START
THINKING HAPPY THOUGHTS
BECAUSE THE MIND BEHIND
THEM IS ABSOLUTELY IN CHARGE.
THIS IS THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
HOWDY, ANTHONY.
MIGHTY GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY.
MIGHTY GOOD.
AND IT'S SUCH A
GOOD DAY, ISN'T IT?
A REAL GOOD DAY.
IT'S A TERRIBLE HOT DAY, THOUGH.
IT'S A TERRIBLE HOT DAY.
OH, I WOULDN'T
SAY THAT, AUNT AMY.
NO, SIR, I WOULDN'T
SAY THAT AT ALL.
IT'S FINE. IT'S JUST FINE.
IT'S A REAL GOOD DAY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ANTHONY?
MY, THAT'S REAL
GOOD, WHATEVER IT IS.
I WAS JUST WONDERING
WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
I MADE A GOPHER
WITH THREE HEADS.
SEE HIM?
YEAH.
YEAH, MY, HE'S A REAL FINE ONE.
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A GOPHER
WITH THREE HEADS BEFORE.
I'LL MAKE HIM DEAD NOW.
I'M TIRED OF PLAYING WITH HIM.
BE DEAD.
GOPHER, YOU BE DEAD!
MY, MY, THAT'S REAL
FINE THAT YOU DONE THAT.
THAT'S-THAT'S
REAL FINE, ANTHONY.
YOU'RE A GOOD BOY, ANTHONY.
WE ALL LOVE YOU.
DON'T WE, AUNT AMY?
DON'T WE LOVE ANTHONY?
WE SURE DO LOVE HIM.
WE LOVE THAT BOY.
HOWDY, MRS. FREMONT.
HOWDY, BILL.
GOT EVERYTHING?
PRETTY MUCH.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE
LAUNDRY SOAP, THOUGH.
ALL OUT OF LAUNDRY SOAP.
WELL, THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED.
NOT EVEN THE BAR
SOAP, THOUGH, HUH?
ALL OUT OF THAT, TOO.
OH, WE'VE BEEN OUT
OF THAT FOR A YEAR.
YOU KNOW THAT, MRS. FREMONT.
WE AIN'T HAD NO BAR
SOAP FOR OVER A YEAR.
BUT I... I GOT A COUPLE OF CANS
OF TOMATO SOUP IN HERE.
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE
HAD THEM LEFT. BILL...
AND ANTHONY JUST LOVES
TOMATO SOUP, DON'T HE?
SO I BROUGHT THAT.
OH, BILL.
YOU'LL TELL HIM, WON'T
YOU, MRS. FREMONT?
TELL HIM I BROUGHT
THE TOMATO SOUP
BECAUSE I HEARD HE LIKED IT.
TELL HIM I BROUGHT
IT, WON'T YOU?
YES, I WILL, BILL.
COURSE, I WILL.
MATTER OF FACT, I'LL
TELL HIM RIGHT NOW.
OH, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO THAT, MRS. FREMONT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THAT
TROUBLE NOW. I GOT TO GET GOING.
I GOT TO GET BACK TO THE STORE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
FRIGHTENED OF HIM, BILL.
HE LIKES YOU.
HE'S TOLD ME THAT
SEVERAL TIMES...
HOW MUCH HE LIKES YOU.
WELL, THAT'S REAL NICE
TO HEAR, MRS. FREMONT.
HE'S A REAL CLEVER BOY.
YOU KNOW WHAT HE
WAS DOING OUT THERE?
MAKING SOME KIND
OF FURRY ANIMAL.
YESTERDAY HE MADE ONE...
I NEVER DID SEE THE LIKES OF IT.
HE INVENTED IT ALL BY HIMSELF.
IT HAD REAL SHARP TEETH.
IT TRIED TO BITE HIM.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT...
I GOT TO GET GOING,
MRS. FREMONT.
BUT I'M REAL GLAD
THAT ANTHONY KEEPS
MAKING THESE THINGS.
OH, SEE YOU TONIGHT, BILL.
TONIGHT?
TONIGHT IS TELEVISION NIGHT.
ANTHONY'S GOING TO PUT A
NICE PICTURE ON TELEVISION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE
SURPRISE PARTY FOR DAN HOLLIS.
A REAL NICE SURPRISE PARTY.
OH, I... I'LL BE HERE,
MRS. FREMONT.
I'LL CERTAINLY BE HERE.
( sighs)
WHERE'S ANTHONY?
I THINK HE WENT INTO THE BARN.
I KEEP TELLING HIM HE
SHOULDN'T GO THERE,
BUT HE KEEPS ON... AMY?
IT'S A REAL GOOD THING THAT ANTHONY
GOES IN THE BARN, A REAL GOOD THING.
BUT AGNES, HE
ISN'T EVEN AROUND...
EVEN SO, AMY... YOU DON'T
HAVE TO KEEP SAYING IT...
EVEN SO, IT'S NICE THAT HE
GOES IN THE BARN, IT'S REAL NICE.
WE MUSTN'T THINK ANYTHING
BAD ABOUT HIM, AMY.
BUT HE ISN'T EVEN AROUND.
AMY, DEAR, YOU KNOW AS
WELL AS I DO THAT SOMETIMES...
SOMETIMES HE CAN HEAR WHAT WE'RE
THINKING, NO MATTER WHERE HE IS.
SO, YOU JUST KEEP
THINKING REAL NICE THINGS.
AND TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE
DAN HOLLIS' BIRTHDAY PARTY,
AND, AND WE'LL JUST
HAVE A-A DELIGHTFUL TIME,
JUST A REAL NICE,
DELIGHTFUL TIME.
BUT IT'S A TERRIBLE, HOT DAY.
I... HOPE IT COOLS
OFF BY TONIGHT.
I WOULDN'T... SAY
IT WAS HOT, AMY.
WHY, IT'S JUST RIGHT.
WHY, IT'S JUST A...
REAL GOOD DAY.
JUST A... A REAL GOOD DAY.
( sighs)
WELL, HOWDY, ANTHONY.
I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU A BIT AGO.
YOUR MAMA SAID YOU
WAS OUT IN THE BARN.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE COW.
OH, OH, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S... REAL GOOD
THAT YOU WERE
LOOKING AT THE COW.
NOW, UH...
YOU WEREN'T PLAYING ANY
TRICKS ON YOUR OLD DAD,
WERE YOU?
I MEAN, REMEMBER LAST YEAR
WHEN YOU... WHEN WE HAD THE PIGS?
I TURNED THEM INTO MONSTERS.
OH, DOGGONE IF YOU DIDN'T.
FUNNY LOOKING THINGS, TOO.
BUT GOOD THINGS,
ANTHONY, REAL GOOD THINGS
AND IT'S GOOD THAT
YOU DONE THAT.
OH, IT'S REAL GOOD.
TELEVISION NIGHT TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE
TELEVISION FOR EVERYBODY.
OH, YOU SURE ARE, AND EVERYBODY
IS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, TOO.
JUST LIKE THEY DO EVERY WEEK
WHEN YOU MAKE TELEVISION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THAT SURPRISE BIRTHDAY
PARTY FOR DAN HOLLIS, TOO.
WAS YOU LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING, ANTHONY?
COULD I GET YOU SOMETHING, SON?
NO KIDS CAME OVER
TO PLAY WITH ME TODAY.
NOT A SINGLE ONE.
AND I WANTED
SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH.
OH, WELL, ANTHONY, YOU
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
SOME KIDS CAME OVER TO PLAY...
THE LITTLE FREDERICKS
BOY AND HIS SISTER?
I HAD A REAL GOOD TIME.
OH, SURE, YOU DID. YOU
HAD A REAL GOOD TIME,
AND IT'S GOOD THAT
YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
IT'S, UH, JUST THAT...
JUST THAT WHAT?
WELL, ANTHONY, YOU, UH...
YOU WISHED THEM
AWAY INTO THE CORNFIELD
AND THEIR MOMMY AND
DADDY WERE REAL UPSET.
ABOUT WHAT?
WELL, IT'S JUST THAT IF YOU
WISH PEOPLE AWAY LIKE THAT
THERE WON'T BE NO ONE LEFT.
MAYBE NEXT WEEK WE'LL
TALK TO SOME OF THE FOLKS
ABOUT BRINGING
THEIR CHILDREN OVER.
WE'LL DO THAT, WON'T WE?
AND I CAN MAKE SOME OF
THOSE FUNNY ANIMALS, DAD.
YEAH, YEAH... IT'S FUN,
IT'S LOTS OF FUN TO DO.
( dog barking)
THAT'S BILL SOAMES' COLLIE.
THAT'S THAT DOG
THAT COMES AROUND.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT DOES
SOUND LIKE BILL SOAMES' DOG.
NOT MANY DOGS LEFT NOW, ANTHONY.
YOU... WHY, YOU
WISHED THEM ALL AWAY.
I DON'T LIKE THEM.
THEY DIDN'T LIKE ME.
I HATE ANYBODY LIKE THAT.
I HATE ANYBODY
THAT DOESN'T LIKE ME.
WHY, EVERYBODY
LOVES YOU, ANTHONY.
THEY LOVE YOU, SON.
YOU'RE EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE.
( dog barking)
I HEARD SOMEBODY
THINK ONE TIME...
I DON'T REMEMBER
WHEN, BUT SOMETIME...
THAT I SHOULDN'T WISH AWAY
ALL THE AUTOMOBILES AND THINGS
AND ELECTRICITY.
THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T
GOOD THAT I DID THAT.
SOMEBODY THOUGHT THAT ONE TIME.
WHO? WHO THOUGHT THAT?
OH, WHY, THAT WAS, UH...
TEDDY REYNOLDS WHO THOUGHT THAT.
HE OWNED THE FARM UP THE ROAD.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT
THOSE BAD THOUGHTS!
THAT'S WHY I MADE
HIM GO ON FIRE.
( dog barking)
THAT DOG.
THAT COLLIE DOG.
HE DOESN'T LIKE ME.
HE'S A BAD DOG.
( dog yelping)
( yelping stops)
ANTHONY?
DID YOU DO SOMETHING
TO BILL SOAMES' DOG?
DID YOU, SON?
I PUT HIM IN THE CORNFIELD.
HE ISN'T OUTSIDE ANYMORE.
BILL SOAMES' COLLIE
WAS OUT IN THE YARD.
WHY, ANTHONY PUT
HIM IN THE CORNFIELD.
ISN'T IT A REAL GOOD THING
THAT HE DONE THAT, HONEY?
ISN'T IT A REAL GOOD THING?
( sighs)
YES, IT WAS A REAL GOOD THING...
THAT HE DONE THAT.
IT WAS A REAL GOOD THING.
( sighs)
( roaring)
( roaring continues)
( roaring continues)
THAT'S ALL THE
TELEVISION THERE IS.
OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL, ANTHONY.
WASN'T IT, EVERYONE?
Man: OH, THAT WAS REAL GOOD.
THAT WAS REAL GOOD.
WASN'T ANTHONY'S TELEVISION
WONDERFUL TONIGHT?
OH, IT WAS JUST THE BEST.
IT WAS MUCH BETTER
THAN THE OLD TELEVISION.
MUCH BETTER.
AND NOW, THE BIG SURPRISE
FOR DAN'S BIRTHDAY.
GO AHEAD, ETHEL.
GIVE YOUR HUBBY
THE BIG SURPRISE.
WHAT'S THIS?
OH, PERRY COMO!
WHY, I HAVEN'T HEARD PERRY COMO
IN YEARS AND YEARS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
HEY... YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL.
I'M HOLDING A PRICELESS OBJECT.
LOOK, DO YOU THINK
WE COULD PLAY IT?
GOSH, WHAT I'D GIVE TO
HEAR SOME NEW MUSIC.
WELL, JUST THE FIRST PART...
THE ORCHESTRA PART
BEFORE COMO SINGS.
I DON'T THINK WE'D BETTER, DAN.
AFTER ALL, WE DON'T KNOW JUST
WHERE THE SINGING COMES IN.
IT'D BE TAKING TOO
MUCH OF A CHANCE.
BETTER WAIT TILL YOU GET HOME.
IT'S GOOD I CAN'T PLAY IT HERE.
Woman: OH, YES, IT'S GOOD.
IT'S VERY GOOD.
UH, AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR
PAT RILEY TO PLAY THE PIANO.
UH... PAT?
MY PLEASURE.
( laughs nervously)
( begins to play "STARDUST")
( stops playing)
IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOU TOLD ME
WHAT TO PLAY, ANTHONY.
IT WOULD BE REAL
GOOD IF YOU'D TELL ME
WHAT MUSIC YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR.
JUST PLAY... PLAY ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL PLAY, UH...
I'LL PLAY "MOONGLOW."
THAT'S A NICE OLD TUNE.
OH, THAT'S A NICE TUNE.
OH, YES, THAT'S A
VERY GOOD TUNE.
( begins to play "Moonglow")
( glass crashes)
( playing stops)
DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE
WHEN THE MUSIC'S PLAYING.
I DON'T LIKE ANY NOISE
WHEN THE MUSIC'S PLAYING.
( playing "Moonglow")
( glass clinks)
( glass clinks)
DAN... DAN, PLEASE.
PLEASE WHAT?
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.
I'M JUST DRINKING
THIS PEACH BRANDY.
I'M JUST DRINKING ONE
OF MY BIRTHDAY PRESENTS,
THAT'S ALL I'M DOING.
( whispers): DAN, PLEASE,
FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN
PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
WHO'S SAYING ANYTHING?
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING.
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING AT ALL!
( glass clinks)
( playing stops)
( brandy pouring)
GO AHEAD, PAT, PLAY.
GO ON, KEEP PLAYING. ( chuckles)
( playing "Moonglow" loudly)
( sighs)
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
REAL GOOD BRANDY.
REAL GOOD.
YOU FOLKS KNOW SOMETHING?
THERE'S ONLY FIVE BOTTLES
OF REAL WHISKEY LEFT
IN THE WHOLE VILLAGE.
ONLY FIVE BOTTLES.
THERE'S ONE RYE... TWO SCOTCH,
ONE AFTER-DINNER LIQUEUR AND...
AND THIS HERE.
WHEN THAT'S ALL GONE...
THERE WON'T BE ANY...
ANY WHISKEY LEFT AT ALL.
NONE AT ALL.
( laughs)
NO WHISKEY AT ALL.
( thud)
NUTS! I CAN'T EVEN
PLAY MY OWN RECORD.
I CAN'T EVEN PLAY PERRY COMO!
( glass breaks)
( playing stops)
( resumes playing)
DON'T PLAY THAT, PAT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I
WANT YOU TO PLAY.
PLAY THIS...
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♪
♪ TO ME... ♪
DAN! ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♪
♪ DEAR DANNY ♪
PLEASE STOP!
BE QUIET.
( muffled): PLEASE STOP!
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. ♪
PLAY IT, PAT.
PLAY IT SO I CAN SING RIGHT.
YOU KNOW I CAN'T CARRY A TUNE
UNLESS SOMEBODY PLAYS IT.
( plays "Stardust")
( glass breaks)
( playing stops)
YOU...
YOU AND HER, YOU HAD HIM.
YOU HAD TO GO HAVE HIM.
( woman weeping)
♪ YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ♪
♪ MY ONLY SUNSHINE ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME HAPPY ♪
♪ WHEN I AM BLUE... ♪
YOU MONSTER, YOU.
YOU DIRTY LITTLE MONSTER.
YOU MURDERER.
( muffled sobbing)
YOU THINK ABOUT ME.
GO AHEAD, ANTHONY.
YOU THINK BAD
THOUGHTS ABOUT ME...
AND MAYBE SOME
MAN IN THIS ROOM...
SOME MAN WITH GUTS...
SOMEBODY WHO'S SO SICK TO DEATH
OF LIVING IN THIS KIND OF PLACE
AND WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE
WILL SNEAK UP BEHIND YOU
AND LAY SOMETHING
HEAVY ACROSS YOUR SKULL
AND END THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!
YOU'RE A BAD MAN!
YOU'RE A VERY BAD MAN!
YOU THINK THAT.
GO AHEAD, ANTHONY,
I'M A VERY BAD MAN.
KEEP THINKING THAT.
SOMEBODY SNEAK UP BEHIND HIM.
SOMEBODY END THIS NOW!
WHILE HE'S THINKING ABOUT ME!
( whimpering)
WON'T SOMEBODY TAKE
A LAMP OR A BOTTLE
OR SOMETHING AND END THIS?
YOU'RE A BAD MAN.
YOU'RE A VERY BAD MAN,
AND YOU KEEP
THINKING BAD THOUGHTS
ABOUT ME.
( rattling) ( screams)
( screaming)
WISH IT INTO THE CORNFIELD.
PLEASE, SON, WISH IT INTO
THE CORNFIELD, PLEASE.
( woman whimpering)
HE WAS A BAD MAN
SO I TURNED HIM INTO
A JACK-IN-THE-BOX,
A JACK-IN-THE-BOX THAT
STILL HAD HIS BAD FACE.
AND YOU MUSTN'T THINK BAD
THOUGHTS ABOUT ME, EITHER,
OR I'LL DO THE
SAME THING TO YOU.
( giggles hysterically)
PLAY SOME MORE MUSIC.
IT'S GOOD WHAT YOU DONE TO DAN.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
THAT WAS SWELL.
IT WAS JUST SWELL.
THAT WAS... REALLY GOOD.
( plays "Moonglow")
I KIND OF LIKED IT
A LITTLE BIT BETTER
WHEN WE HAD
CITIES OUTSIDE AND...
AND WE COULD GET
REAL TELEVISION...
( giggling)
THINGS LIKE THAT.
AMY, IT'S... IT'S REAL GOOD
FOR YOU TO SAY SUCH A THING.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
BUT HOW CAN YOU MEAN IT?
WHY, ANTHONY'S
TELEVISION IS MUCH BETTER
THAN ANYTHING WE
EVER USED TO GET.
OH, YES, IT'S FINE.
WHY, ANTHONY'S TELEVISION
IS THE BEST TELEVISION
WE'VE EVER SEEN.
( wind gusting)
IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE.
ANTHONY, ARE... ARE
YOU MAKING IT SNOW?
YES, I'M MAKING IT SNOW.
WHY, THAT WILL
RUIN HALF THE CROPS!
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
HALF THE CROPS, THAT'S
WHAT THAT'LL... DAD...
BUT IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE
MAKING IT SNOW, ANTHONY.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
AND TOMORROW...
TOMORROW IS GOING
TO BE A REAL GOOD DAY.
NO COMMENT HERE,
NO COMMENT AT ALL.
WE ONLY WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO ONE OF OUR VERY
SPECIAL CITIZENS...
LITTLE ANTHONY FREMONT, AGE SIX,
WHO LIVES IN A VILLAGE
CALLED PEAKSVILLE,
IN A PLACE THAT USED TO BE OHIO.
AND IF BY SOME STRANGE CHANCE
YOU SHOULD RUN ACROSS HIM
YOU HAD BEST THINK
ONLY GOOD THOUGHTS.
ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT IS
HANDLED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
BECAUSE IF YOU DO MEET ANTHONY
YOU CAN BE SURE OF ONE THING...
YOU HAVE ENTERED
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.
THIS IS THE LOBBY OF AN INN
IN A SMALL BAVARIAN TOWN,
AND NEXT WEEK, WE'LL ENTER
IT WITH A FORMER S.S. OFFICER.
IT'S THE FIRST STOP
ON HIS ROAD BACK
TO RELIVE A HORROR
THAT WAS NAZI GERMANY.
MR. JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT AND
MR. OSCAR BEREGI DEMONSTRATE
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONSTER
WHEN IT IS JUDGED BY THE VICTIM.
OUR FEELING HERE IS THAT THIS IS
AS STARK AND MOVING A PIECE OF
DRAMA AS WE'VE EVER PRESENTED.
I VERY MUCH HOPE
THAT YOU'RE AROUND
TO MAKE YOUR OWN JUDGMENT.
Announcer: FAITH IS FOR
THOSE WHO LOOK FOR IT,
WHO TRY EACH DAY
TO KNOW IT BETTER.
WORSHIP TOGETHER EVERY WEEK
AT YOUR CHURCH OR SYNAGOGUE.
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.
TONIGHT'S STORY ON THE
TWILIGHT ZONE IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE
AND CALLS FOR A DIFFERENT
KIND OF INTRODUCTION.
THIS, AS YOU MAY RECOGNIZE,
IS A MAP OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THERE'S A LITTLE TOWN
THERE CALLED PEAKSVILLE.
ON A GIVEN MORNING
NOT TOO LONG AGO
THE REST OF THE
WORLD DISAPPEARED
AND PEAKSVILLE
WAS LEFT ALL ALONE.
ITS INHABITANTS WERE NEVER SURE
WHETHER THE WORLD WAS DESTROYED
AND ONLY PEAKSVILLE
LEFT UNTOUCHED,
OR WHETHER THE VILLAGE HAD
SOMEHOW BEEN TAKEN AWAY.
THEY WERE, ON THE OTHER HAND,
SURE OF ONE THING... THE CAUSE.
A MONSTER HAD
ARRIVED IN THE VILLAGE.
JUST BY USING HIS MIND, HE
TOOK AWAY THE AUTOMOBILES,
THE ELECTRICITY, THE MACHINES,
BECAUSE THEY DISPLEASED HIM.
AND HE MOVED AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
BACK INTO THE DARK AGES
JUST BY USING HIS MIND.
NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE
IN PEAKSVILLE, OHIO.
THIS IS MR. FREMONT.
IT'S IN HIS FARMHOUSE
THAT THE MONSTER RESIDES.
THIS IS MRS. FREMONT.
AND THIS IS AUNT AMY, WHO
PROBABLY HAD MORE CONTROL
OVER THE MONSTER IN THE
BEGINNING THAN ALMOST ANYONE.
BUT ONE DAY SHE FORGOT.
SHE BEGAN TO SING ALOUD.
NOW, THE MONSTER
DOESN'T LIKE SINGING
SO HIS MIND SNAPPED AT HER,
AND TURNED HER INTO
THIS SMILING, VACANT THING
YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW.
SHE SINGS NO MORE.
AND YOU'LL NOTE THAT THE PEOPLE
IN PEAKSVILLE,
OHIO HAVE TO SMILE.
THEY HAVE TO THINK HAPPY
THOUGHTS AND SAY HAPPY THINGS
BECAUSE ONCE DISPLEASED,
THE MONSTER CAN WISH THEM
INTO A CORNFIELD OR CHANGE THEM
INTO A GROTESQUE,
WALKING HORROR.
THIS PARTICULAR MONSTER
CAN READ MINDS, YOU SEE.
HE KNOWS EVERY THOUGHT,
HE CAN FEEL EVERY EMOTION.
OH, YES, I DID FORGET
SOMETHING, DIDN'T I?
I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO THE MONSTER.
THIS IS THE MONSTER.
HIS NAME IS ANTHONY FREMONT.
HE'S SIX-YEARS-OLD WITH
A CUTE, LITTLE-BOY FACE
AND BLUE, GUILELESS EYES.
BUT WHEN THOSE EYES LOOK AT YOU,
YOU'D BETTER START
THINKING HAPPY THOUGHTS
BECAUSE THE MIND BEHIND
THEM IS ABSOLUTELY IN CHARGE.
THIS IS THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
HOWDY, ANTHONY.
MIGHTY GOOD TO SEE YOU TODAY.
MIGHTY GOOD.
AND IT'S SUCH A
GOOD DAY, ISN'T IT?
A REAL GOOD DAY.
IT'S A TERRIBLE HOT DAY, THOUGH.
IT'S A TERRIBLE HOT DAY.
OH, I WOULDN'T
SAY THAT, AUNT AMY.
NO, SIR, I WOULDN'T
SAY THAT AT ALL.
IT'S FINE. IT'S JUST FINE.
IT'S A REAL GOOD DAY!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ANTHONY?
MY, THAT'S REAL
GOOD, WHATEVER IT IS.
I WAS JUST WONDERING
WHAT YOU WERE DOING.
I MADE A GOPHER
WITH THREE HEADS.
SEE HIM?
YEAH.
YEAH, MY, HE'S A REAL FINE ONE.
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A GOPHER
WITH THREE HEADS BEFORE.
I'LL MAKE HIM DEAD NOW.
I'M TIRED OF PLAYING WITH HIM.
BE DEAD.
GOPHER, YOU BE DEAD!
MY, MY, THAT'S REAL
FINE THAT YOU DONE THAT.
THAT'S-THAT'S
REAL FINE, ANTHONY.
YOU'RE A GOOD BOY, ANTHONY.
WE ALL LOVE YOU.
DON'T WE, AUNT AMY?
DON'T WE LOVE ANTHONY?
WE SURE DO LOVE HIM.
WE LOVE THAT BOY.
HOWDY, MRS. FREMONT.
HOWDY, BILL.
GOT EVERYTHING?
PRETTY MUCH.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE
LAUNDRY SOAP, THOUGH.
ALL OUT OF LAUNDRY SOAP.
WELL, THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED.
NOT EVEN THE BAR
SOAP, THOUGH, HUH?
ALL OUT OF THAT, TOO.
OH, WE'VE BEEN OUT
OF THAT FOR A YEAR.
YOU KNOW THAT, MRS. FREMONT.
WE AIN'T HAD NO BAR
SOAP FOR OVER A YEAR.
BUT I... I GOT A COUPLE OF CANS
OF TOMATO SOUP IN HERE.
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE
HAD THEM LEFT. BILL...
AND ANTHONY JUST LOVES
TOMATO SOUP, DON'T HE?
SO I BROUGHT THAT.
OH, BILL.
YOU'LL TELL HIM, WON'T
YOU, MRS. FREMONT?
TELL HIM I BROUGHT
THE TOMATO SOUP
BECAUSE I HEARD HE LIKED IT.
TELL HIM I BROUGHT
IT, WON'T YOU?
YES, I WILL, BILL.
COURSE, I WILL.
MATTER OF FACT, I'LL
TELL HIM RIGHT NOW.
OH, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO THAT, MRS. FREMONT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THAT
TROUBLE NOW. I GOT TO GET GOING.
I GOT TO GET BACK TO THE STORE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
FRIGHTENED OF HIM, BILL.
HE LIKES YOU.
HE'S TOLD ME THAT
SEVERAL TIMES...
HOW MUCH HE LIKES YOU.
WELL, THAT'S REAL NICE
TO HEAR, MRS. FREMONT.
HE'S A REAL CLEVER BOY.
YOU KNOW WHAT HE
WAS DOING OUT THERE?
MAKING SOME KIND
OF FURRY ANIMAL.
YESTERDAY HE MADE ONE...
I NEVER DID SEE THE LIKES OF IT.
HE INVENTED IT ALL BY HIMSELF.
IT HAD REAL SHARP TEETH.
IT TRIED TO BITE HIM.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT...
I GOT TO GET GOING,
MRS. FREMONT.
BUT I'M REAL GLAD
THAT ANTHONY KEEPS
MAKING THESE THINGS.
OH, SEE YOU TONIGHT, BILL.
TONIGHT?
TONIGHT IS TELEVISION NIGHT.
ANTHONY'S GOING TO PUT A
NICE PICTURE ON TELEVISION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE
SURPRISE PARTY FOR DAN HOLLIS.
A REAL NICE SURPRISE PARTY.
OH, I... I'LL BE HERE,
MRS. FREMONT.
I'LL CERTAINLY BE HERE.
( sighs)
WHERE'S ANTHONY?
I THINK HE WENT INTO THE BARN.
I KEEP TELLING HIM HE
SHOULDN'T GO THERE,
BUT HE KEEPS ON... AMY?
IT'S A REAL GOOD THING THAT ANTHONY
GOES IN THE BARN, A REAL GOOD THING.
BUT AGNES, HE
ISN'T EVEN AROUND...
EVEN SO, AMY... YOU DON'T
HAVE TO KEEP SAYING IT...
EVEN SO, IT'S NICE THAT HE
GOES IN THE BARN, IT'S REAL NICE.
WE MUSTN'T THINK ANYTHING
BAD ABOUT HIM, AMY.
BUT HE ISN'T EVEN AROUND.
AMY, DEAR, YOU KNOW AS
WELL AS I DO THAT SOMETIMES...
SOMETIMES HE CAN HEAR WHAT WE'RE
THINKING, NO MATTER WHERE HE IS.
SO, YOU JUST KEEP
THINKING REAL NICE THINGS.
AND TONIGHT, WE'LL HAVE
DAN HOLLIS' BIRTHDAY PARTY,
AND, AND WE'LL JUST
HAVE A-A DELIGHTFUL TIME,
JUST A REAL NICE,
DELIGHTFUL TIME.
BUT IT'S A TERRIBLE, HOT DAY.
I... HOPE IT COOLS
OFF BY TONIGHT.
I WOULDN'T... SAY
IT WAS HOT, AMY.
WHY, IT'S JUST RIGHT.
WHY, IT'S JUST A...
REAL GOOD DAY.
JUST A... A REAL GOOD DAY.
( sighs)
WELL, HOWDY, ANTHONY.
I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU A BIT AGO.
YOUR MAMA SAID YOU
WAS OUT IN THE BARN.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE COW.
OH, OH, THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S... REAL GOOD
THAT YOU WERE
LOOKING AT THE COW.
NOW, UH...
YOU WEREN'T PLAYING ANY
TRICKS ON YOUR OLD DAD,
WERE YOU?
I MEAN, REMEMBER LAST YEAR
WHEN YOU... WHEN WE HAD THE PIGS?
I TURNED THEM INTO MONSTERS.
OH, DOGGONE IF YOU DIDN'T.
FUNNY LOOKING THINGS, TOO.
BUT GOOD THINGS,
ANTHONY, REAL GOOD THINGS
AND IT'S GOOD THAT
YOU DONE THAT.
OH, IT'S REAL GOOD.
TELEVISION NIGHT TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE
TELEVISION FOR EVERYBODY.
OH, YOU SURE ARE, AND EVERYBODY
IS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, TOO.
JUST LIKE THEY DO EVERY WEEK
WHEN YOU MAKE TELEVISION.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THAT SURPRISE BIRTHDAY
PARTY FOR DAN HOLLIS, TOO.
WAS YOU LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING, ANTHONY?
COULD I GET YOU SOMETHING, SON?
NO KIDS CAME OVER
TO PLAY WITH ME TODAY.
NOT A SINGLE ONE.
AND I WANTED
SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH.
OH, WELL, ANTHONY, YOU
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
SOME KIDS CAME OVER TO PLAY...
THE LITTLE FREDERICKS
BOY AND HIS SISTER?
I HAD A REAL GOOD TIME.
OH, SURE, YOU DID. YOU
HAD A REAL GOOD TIME,
AND IT'S GOOD THAT
YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
IT'S, UH, JUST THAT...
JUST THAT WHAT?
WELL, ANTHONY, YOU, UH...
YOU WISHED THEM
AWAY INTO THE CORNFIELD
AND THEIR MOMMY AND
DADDY WERE REAL UPSET.
ABOUT WHAT?
WELL, IT'S JUST THAT IF YOU
WISH PEOPLE AWAY LIKE THAT
THERE WON'T BE NO ONE LEFT.
MAYBE NEXT WEEK WE'LL
TALK TO SOME OF THE FOLKS
ABOUT BRINGING
THEIR CHILDREN OVER.
WE'LL DO THAT, WON'T WE?
AND I CAN MAKE SOME OF
THOSE FUNNY ANIMALS, DAD.
YEAH, YEAH... IT'S FUN,
IT'S LOTS OF FUN TO DO.
( dog barking)
THAT'S BILL SOAMES' COLLIE.
THAT'S THAT DOG
THAT COMES AROUND.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT DOES
SOUND LIKE BILL SOAMES' DOG.
NOT MANY DOGS LEFT NOW, ANTHONY.
YOU... WHY, YOU
WISHED THEM ALL AWAY.
I DON'T LIKE THEM.
THEY DIDN'T LIKE ME.
I HATE ANYBODY LIKE THAT.
I HATE ANYBODY
THAT DOESN'T LIKE ME.
WHY, EVERYBODY
LOVES YOU, ANTHONY.
THEY LOVE YOU, SON.
YOU'RE EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE.
( dog barking)
I HEARD SOMEBODY
THINK ONE TIME...
I DON'T REMEMBER
WHEN, BUT SOMETIME...
THAT I SHOULDN'T WISH AWAY
ALL THE AUTOMOBILES AND THINGS
AND ELECTRICITY.
THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T
GOOD THAT I DID THAT.
SOMEBODY THOUGHT THAT ONE TIME.
WHO? WHO THOUGHT THAT?
OH, WHY, THAT WAS, UH...
TEDDY REYNOLDS WHO THOUGHT THAT.
HE OWNED THE FARM UP THE ROAD.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT
THOSE BAD THOUGHTS!
THAT'S WHY I MADE
HIM GO ON FIRE.
( dog barking)
THAT DOG.
THAT COLLIE DOG.
HE DOESN'T LIKE ME.
HE'S A BAD DOG.
( dog yelping)
( yelping stops)
ANTHONY?
DID YOU DO SOMETHING
TO BILL SOAMES' DOG?
DID YOU, SON?
I PUT HIM IN THE CORNFIELD.
HE ISN'T OUTSIDE ANYMORE.
BILL SOAMES' COLLIE
WAS OUT IN THE YARD.
WHY, ANTHONY PUT
HIM IN THE CORNFIELD.
ISN'T IT A REAL GOOD THING
THAT HE DONE THAT, HONEY?
ISN'T IT A REAL GOOD THING?
( sighs)
YES, IT WAS A REAL GOOD THING...
THAT HE DONE THAT.
IT WAS A REAL GOOD THING.
( sighs)
( roaring)
( roaring continues)
( roaring continues)
THAT'S ALL THE
TELEVISION THERE IS.
OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL, ANTHONY.
WASN'T IT, EVERYONE?
Man: OH, THAT WAS REAL GOOD.
THAT WAS REAL GOOD.
WASN'T ANTHONY'S TELEVISION
WONDERFUL TONIGHT?
OH, IT WAS JUST THE BEST.
IT WAS MUCH BETTER
THAN THE OLD TELEVISION.
MUCH BETTER.
AND NOW, THE BIG SURPRISE
FOR DAN'S BIRTHDAY.
GO AHEAD, ETHEL.
GIVE YOUR HUBBY
THE BIG SURPRISE.
WHAT'S THIS?
OH, PERRY COMO!
WHY, I HAVEN'T HEARD PERRY COMO
IN YEARS AND YEARS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
HEY... YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL.
I'M HOLDING A PRICELESS OBJECT.
LOOK, DO YOU THINK
WE COULD PLAY IT?
GOSH, WHAT I'D GIVE TO
HEAR SOME NEW MUSIC.
WELL, JUST THE FIRST PART...
THE ORCHESTRA PART
BEFORE COMO SINGS.
I DON'T THINK WE'D BETTER, DAN.
AFTER ALL, WE DON'T KNOW JUST
WHERE THE SINGING COMES IN.
IT'D BE TAKING TOO
MUCH OF A CHANCE.
BETTER WAIT TILL YOU GET HOME.
IT'S GOOD I CAN'T PLAY IT HERE.
Woman: OH, YES, IT'S GOOD.
IT'S VERY GOOD.
UH, AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR
PAT RILEY TO PLAY THE PIANO.
UH... PAT?
MY PLEASURE.
( laughs nervously)
( begins to play "STARDUST")
( stops playing)
IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOU TOLD ME
WHAT TO PLAY, ANTHONY.
IT WOULD BE REAL
GOOD IF YOU'D TELL ME
WHAT MUSIC YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR.
JUST PLAY... PLAY ANYTHING.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL PLAY, UH...
I'LL PLAY "MOONGLOW."
THAT'S A NICE OLD TUNE.
OH, THAT'S A NICE TUNE.
OH, YES, THAT'S A
VERY GOOD TUNE.
( begins to play "Moonglow")
( glass crashes)
( playing stops)
DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE
WHEN THE MUSIC'S PLAYING.
I DON'T LIKE ANY NOISE
WHEN THE MUSIC'S PLAYING.
( playing "Moonglow")
( glass clinks)
( glass clinks)
DAN... DAN, PLEASE.
PLEASE WHAT?
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.
I'M JUST DRINKING
THIS PEACH BRANDY.
I'M JUST DRINKING ONE
OF MY BIRTHDAY PRESENTS,
THAT'S ALL I'M DOING.
( whispers): DAN, PLEASE,
FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN
PLEASE DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
WHO'S SAYING ANYTHING?
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING.
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING AT ALL!
( glass clinks)
( playing stops)
( brandy pouring)
GO AHEAD, PAT, PLAY.
GO ON, KEEP PLAYING. ( chuckles)
( playing "Moonglow" loudly)
( sighs)
YOU KNOW, THIS IS
REAL GOOD BRANDY.
REAL GOOD.
YOU FOLKS KNOW SOMETHING?
THERE'S ONLY FIVE BOTTLES
OF REAL WHISKEY LEFT
IN THE WHOLE VILLAGE.
ONLY FIVE BOTTLES.
THERE'S ONE RYE... TWO SCOTCH,
ONE AFTER-DINNER LIQUEUR AND...
AND THIS HERE.
WHEN THAT'S ALL GONE...
THERE WON'T BE ANY...
ANY WHISKEY LEFT AT ALL.
NONE AT ALL.
( laughs)
NO WHISKEY AT ALL.
( thud)
NUTS! I CAN'T EVEN
PLAY MY OWN RECORD.
I CAN'T EVEN PLAY PERRY COMO!
( glass breaks)
( playing stops)
( resumes playing)
DON'T PLAY THAT, PAT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I
WANT YOU TO PLAY.
PLAY THIS...
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME ♪
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♪
♪ TO ME... ♪
DAN! ♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♪
♪ DEAR DANNY ♪
PLEASE STOP!
BE QUIET.
( muffled): PLEASE STOP!
♪ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. ♪
PLAY IT, PAT.
PLAY IT SO I CAN SING RIGHT.
YOU KNOW I CAN'T CARRY A TUNE
UNLESS SOMEBODY PLAYS IT.
( plays "Stardust")
( glass breaks)
( playing stops)
YOU...
YOU AND HER, YOU HAD HIM.
YOU HAD TO GO HAVE HIM.
( woman weeping)
♪ YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE ♪
♪ MY ONLY SUNSHINE ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME HAPPY ♪
♪ WHEN I AM BLUE... ♪
YOU MONSTER, YOU.
YOU DIRTY LITTLE MONSTER.
YOU MURDERER.
( muffled sobbing)
YOU THINK ABOUT ME.
GO AHEAD, ANTHONY.
YOU THINK BAD
THOUGHTS ABOUT ME...
AND MAYBE SOME
MAN IN THIS ROOM...
SOME MAN WITH GUTS...
SOMEBODY WHO'S SO SICK TO DEATH
OF LIVING IN THIS KIND OF PLACE
AND WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE
WILL SNEAK UP BEHIND YOU
AND LAY SOMETHING
HEAVY ACROSS YOUR SKULL
AND END THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!
YOU'RE A BAD MAN!
YOU'RE A VERY BAD MAN!
YOU THINK THAT.
GO AHEAD, ANTHONY,
I'M A VERY BAD MAN.
KEEP THINKING THAT.
SOMEBODY SNEAK UP BEHIND HIM.
SOMEBODY END THIS NOW!
WHILE HE'S THINKING ABOUT ME!
( whimpering)
WON'T SOMEBODY TAKE
A LAMP OR A BOTTLE
OR SOMETHING AND END THIS?
YOU'RE A BAD MAN.
YOU'RE A VERY BAD MAN,
AND YOU KEEP
THINKING BAD THOUGHTS
ABOUT ME.
( rattling) ( screams)
( screaming)
WISH IT INTO THE CORNFIELD.
PLEASE, SON, WISH IT INTO
THE CORNFIELD, PLEASE.
( woman whimpering)
HE WAS A BAD MAN
SO I TURNED HIM INTO
A JACK-IN-THE-BOX,
A JACK-IN-THE-BOX THAT
STILL HAD HIS BAD FACE.
AND YOU MUSTN'T THINK BAD
THOUGHTS ABOUT ME, EITHER,
OR I'LL DO THE
SAME THING TO YOU.
( giggles hysterically)
PLAY SOME MORE MUSIC.
IT'S GOOD WHAT YOU DONE TO DAN.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
THAT WAS SWELL.
IT WAS JUST SWELL.
THAT WAS... REALLY GOOD.
( plays "Moonglow")
I KIND OF LIKED IT
A LITTLE BIT BETTER
WHEN WE HAD
CITIES OUTSIDE AND...
AND WE COULD GET
REAL TELEVISION...
( giggling)
THINGS LIKE THAT.
AMY, IT'S... IT'S REAL GOOD
FOR YOU TO SAY SUCH A THING.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
BUT HOW CAN YOU MEAN IT?
WHY, ANTHONY'S
TELEVISION IS MUCH BETTER
THAN ANYTHING WE
EVER USED TO GET.
OH, YES, IT'S FINE.
WHY, ANTHONY'S TELEVISION
IS THE BEST TELEVISION
WE'VE EVER SEEN.
( wind gusting)
IT'S SNOWING OUTSIDE.
ANTHONY, ARE... ARE
YOU MAKING IT SNOW?
YES, I'M MAKING IT SNOW.
WHY, THAT WILL
RUIN HALF THE CROPS!
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
HALF THE CROPS, THAT'S
WHAT THAT'LL... DAD...
BUT IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE
MAKING IT SNOW, ANTHONY.
IT'S REAL GOOD.
AND TOMORROW...
TOMORROW IS GOING
TO BE A REAL GOOD DAY.
NO COMMENT HERE,
NO COMMENT AT ALL.
WE ONLY WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO ONE OF OUR VERY
SPECIAL CITIZENS...
LITTLE ANTHONY FREMONT, AGE SIX,
WHO LIVES IN A VILLAGE
CALLED PEAKSVILLE,
IN A PLACE THAT USED TO BE OHIO.
AND IF BY SOME STRANGE CHANCE
YOU SHOULD RUN ACROSS HIM
YOU HAD BEST THINK
ONLY GOOD THOUGHTS.
ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT IS
HANDLED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
BECAUSE IF YOU DO MEET ANTHONY
YOU CAN BE SURE OF ONE THING...
YOU HAVE ENTERED
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.
THIS IS THE LOBBY OF AN INN
IN A SMALL BAVARIAN TOWN,
AND NEXT WEEK, WE'LL ENTER
IT WITH A FORMER S.S. OFFICER.
IT'S THE FIRST STOP
ON HIS ROAD BACK
TO RELIVE A HORROR
THAT WAS NAZI GERMANY.
MR. JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT AND
MR. OSCAR BEREGI DEMONSTRATE
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONSTER
WHEN IT IS JUDGED BY THE VICTIM.
OUR FEELING HERE IS THAT THIS IS
AS STARK AND MOVING A PIECE OF
DRAMA AS WE'VE EVER PRESENTED.
I VERY MUCH HOPE
THAT YOU'RE AROUND
TO MAKE YOUR OWN JUDGMENT.
Announcer: FAITH IS FOR
THOSE WHO LOOK FOR IT,
WHO TRY EACH DAY
TO KNOW IT BETTER.
WORSHIP TOGETHER EVERY WEEK
AT YOUR CHURCH OR SYNAGOGUE.