The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Season 5, Episode 6 - Living Doll - full transcript
Erich Streater is upset when his wife comes home with her daughter Christie having bought her yet another doll. Christie loves her new Talking Tina doll but her stepfather takes an immediate dislike to it. Anytime he is alone with the doll, it spouts abusive comments to the effect that it hates him and that it's going to kill him. He's convinced that his wife is behind it all, something she vehemently denies. He tries to get rid of the doll but it always seems to reappear - and also seems intent on following through with its threats.
( eerie music playing)
YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR
WITH THE KEY OF IMAGINATION.
BEYOND IT IS
ANOTHER DIMENSION...
A DIMENSION OF
SOUND... ( glass shattering)
A DIMENSION OF SIGHT...
A DIMENSION OF MIND.
YOU'RE MOVING INTO A LAND OF
BOTH SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE,
OF THINGS AND IDEAS.
YOU'VE JUST CROSSED
OVER INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
CHRISTIE.
HONEY, I WANT YOU TO RUN
UPSTAIRS WITH YOUR PRESENT.
CAN'T DADDY SEE IT?
NOT RIGHT AWAY.
ALL RIGHT?
YES, MOMMY.
HI.
HI, DADDY.
WHAT DID YOU BUY?
NOTHING MUCH.
GO ON, CHRISTIE.
WAIT A MINUTE, CHRISTIE.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?
IT'S JUST A DOLL, ERICH.
SHE DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER DOLL.
SHE'S HAD HER EYE
ON IT FOR MONTHS.
I THOUGHT WE AGREED...
CHRISTIE, SHOW DADDY YOUR DOLL.
SHE'S ALIVE, DADDY.
AND HER NAME IS TALKY TINA.
FOR HEAVEN SAKES, ANNABELLE,
A DOLL LIKE THAT COULD COST...
I PUT IT ON THE ACCOUNT.
TINA DOES EVERYTHING.
SHE MOVES, AND SHE CAN TALK,
AND I JUST LOVE HER ALREADY.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
ALL RIGHT, HOW MUCH DID IT COST?
I TOLD YOU, I...
I KNOW, YOU CHARGED IT,
BUT HOW MUCH DID IT COST?
ERICH, THAT'S ENOUGH.
HOW MUCH DID IT COST, ANNABELLE?
ERICH, I DON'T THINK IT'S
THE PRICE OF THE DOLL
THAT'S UPSETTING YOU.
NOW WE'LL GET MORE OF
THAT FREUDIAN GIBBERISH
YOU'VE BEEN GETTING
FROM HER DOCTOR, HUH?
IT ISN'T DR. LUBIN'S FAULT
SHE FEELS REJECTED.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
WILL YOU SHUT THAT THING OFF?!
( doll whirring)
OH, ERICH, HOW COULD YOU?
( doll whirring)
( whirring stops)
My name is Talky Tina,
and I don't think I like you.
TALKY TINA, A DOLL
THAT DOES EVERYTHING,
A LIFELIKE CREATION OF PLASTIC
AND SPRINGS AND PAINTED SMILE.
TO ERICH STREATOR,
SHE IS A MOST UNWELCOME
ADDITION TO HIS HOUSEHOLD...
BUT WITHOUT HER HE'D NEVER ENTER
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
( doll whirring)
My name is Talky Tina
and I think I could
even hate you.
My name is Talky
Tina, and you'll be sorry.
WHY, ERICH?
I DON'T LIKE WHAT IT SAYS.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO THROW IT.
IT HAS QUITE A VOCABULARY.
HERE... LISTEN.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S NOT
WHAT IT SAID A MINUTE AGO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
MORE OF THIS I CAN TAKE.
EXACTLY WHAT IS IT
YOU'RE TAKING, ANNABELLE?
YOUR ANGER TOWARD CHRISTIE.
I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME ADJUSTING TO HER,
BUT I CAN'T LET YOU
TREAT HER THIS WAY.
SHE'S MY DAUGHTER, ERICH.
I LOVE HER.
( mockingly): "I LOVE HER."
BUT I DON'T LOVE HER.
I'M ONLY HER STEPFATHER,
AND I'M INCAPABLE
OF LOVING CHILDREN
BECAUSE WE CAN'T
HAVE ANY OF OUR OWN.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING, ANNABELLE?
ERICH, BELIEVE ME, IT'S NOT.
YOU COULD LOVE
CHRISTIE, I KNOW YOU COULD
IF YOU'D GIVE YOURSELF
HALF A CHANCE.
GOOD. I'M GLAD I'M NOT
THE COLD, CRUEL OGRE
THAT MOMMY AND
DAUGHTER THINK I AM.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE
FAITH YOU HAVE IN ME.
ERICH, PLEASE
GIVE US A CHANCE...
CHRISTIE AND ME.
I KNOW YOU GOT MORE
THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR
WHEN YOU MARRIED ME.
TWO FOR THE PRICE
OF ONE, WASN'T IT?
BUT WE'LL DO ANYTHING TO
MAKE YOU HAPPY... BOTH OF US.
DADDY?
I'M SORRY, DADDY,
IF I MADE YOU MAD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHRISTIE.
IT'S ALL DADDY'S FAULT, OKAY?
SURE, DADDY.
HERE, DEAR.
( winding key)
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
BE A GOOD GIRL, TINA,
AND EAT YOUR SUPPER.
EAT YOUR OWN SUPPER, CHRISTIE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR
DOLL COULD WINK.
TINA CAN'T WINK, DADDY.
REALLY? I THOUGHT... NEVER MIND.
WHERE'D YOU BUY HER?
MASON'S.
SHE'LL BE A GOOD
PLAYMATE FOR CHRISTIE.
MM-HMM. LACKING A BROTHER
OR SISTER, YOU MEAN?
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU
BOUGHT THE DOLL, ISN'T IT?
SORT OF A REMINDER?
IT HADN'T OCCURRED TO ME,
BUT IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU WANT TO THINK...
( doorbell rings)
Annabelle: IT'S LINDA.
ARE YOU THROUGH
WITH YOUR DINNER?
YES, MOMMY.
MAY I TAKE TINA?
NOT OUTSIDE.
YOU CAN SHOW HER TO LINDA LATER.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I'm beginning to hate you.
( chuckling)
MY NAME IS ERICH STREATOR,
AND I'M GOING TO GET RID OF YOU.
You wouldn't dare.
OH?
WOULDN'T I?
Annabelle would hate you,
Christie would hate you,
and I would hate you.
( chuckling)
JUST SEEING HOW IT WORKS.
Ow!
( chuckles)
SO YOU HAVE FEELINGS.
Doesn't everything?
THEN I CAN HURT YOU.
Not really, but I
could hurt you.
( laughs)
THREATS FROM A DOLL.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
OH, HERE.
THE GAME'S OVER.
GAME?
COME ON, ANNABELLE, GET OFF IT.
HOW DENSE DO YOU THINK I AM?
I WISH I KNEW WHAT YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I ADMIT I DON'T KNOW
MUCH ABOUT MODERN TIMES
LIKE PUTTING
WALKIE-TALKIES IN DOLLS...
WALKIE-TALKIES?
GET OFF IT, WILL YOU, ANNABELLE?
I MEAN, ALL THAT
STUFF ABOUT HATING ME
AND THAT LAST BIT
ABOUT, UH, FEELINGS...
( imitating doll):
"DOESN'T EVERYTHING?"
YOU BELONG IN COMEDY.
I THINK I'LL HAVE MORE COFFEE.
LINDA WANTS TO SEE TINA.
ALL RIGHT, DEAR.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
ISN'T SHE SWEET, DADDY?
YOU CAN THINK
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO,
BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
I'M NOT PLAYING A TRICK ON YOU.
GO AHEAD, PRETEND.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S A
MICROPHONE AROUND HERE.
YOU AND CHRISTIE ARE
TRYING TO GET EVEN WITH ME,
ISN'T THAT IT?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS,
ERICH, AND YOU KNOW IT.
IS IT?
THEN HOW COME THE DOLL
DOESN'T TALK TO ME
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE ROOM?
YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS.
YOU REALLY MEAN IT.
OF COURSE I MEAN IT.
SO TELL ME.
THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL!
ALL RIGHT, DON'T TELL ME.
KEEP YOUR SECRET.
( chuckling)
BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY.
CHRISTIE?
CHRISTIE?
( doll whirring)
♪ ♪
You are going to be sorry.
WHERE'S TINA, DADDY?
I WOULDN'T KNOW.
YOU HAD HER, DADDY.
GO ASK YOUR MOTHER.
SHE'S ALREADY ASKED ME.
HMM. AND WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?
THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
DO YOU, ERICH?
WHERE IS SHE, DADDY?
WELL, NOW, IF YOUR
MOTHER CAN'T TELL YOU,
THEN NEITHER CAN I.
TINA MUST BE SOMEWHERE
ABOUT, CHRISTIE.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND HER.
YES, MOMMY.
( phone ringing)
HELLO? HELLO?
My name is Talky Tina,
and I'm going to kill you.
WHO IS THIS?
ANNABELLE?
HELLO?
HELLO?
♪ ♪
ANNABELLE?
ANNABELLE?
WHERE IS SHE?
SHE'S STILL LOOKING.
I DON'T MEAN CHRISTIE.
WE HAVEN'T FOUND THE DOLL,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.
YOU KNEW I PUT HER
IN THE TRASH CAN.
YOU WHAT?
BUT SHE'S NOT THERE NOW.
ERICH, HOW COULD YOU?
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF THIS NONSENSE.
A JOKE IS A JOKE
BUT YOU'RE CARRYING IT TOO FAR.
ME?
YOU!
AND CHRISTIE!
WILL THE TWO OF YOU STOP IT?!
ERICH, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE DOLL.
I HAVEN'T EVEN
SEEN IT SINCE DINNER.
I SWEAR IT.
YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH?
YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT?
I DIDN'T TAKE IT.
BUT I THINK IT'S DREADFUL,
YOUR PUTTING IT THERE.
BUT WHO?
THE PHONE CALL.
WHAT PHONE CALL?
YOU WERE ON THE
EXTENSION, YOU SAID...
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DIDN'T YOU DO IT?
DO WHAT?
NO, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN YOU.
HOW COULD YOU HAVE
MADE THE PHONE RING?
I MEAN, THERE ARE
WAYS, BUT... ERICH...
THE TELEPHONE RANG.
I ANSWERED IT.
THE DOLL'S VOICE
WAS LOUD AND CLEAR.
IT SAID, "MY NAME IS TALKY
TINA, AND I'M GOING TO KILL YOU."
WHAT?
WOULD I LIE?
ERICH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
WELL, THE DOLL'S DISAPPEARED.
IF IT WASN'T YOU, IT
HAD TO BE CHRISTIE.
ERICH.
♪ ♪
I told you you'd be sorry.
Christie.
Christie.
Wake up, Christie.
DADDY?
GO BACK TO SLEEP, CHRISTIE.
I WANT MY TINA.
I'M GOING TO BORROW
TINA FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
TINA BELONGS TO
ME. GO BACK TO SLEEP!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THE DOLL WAS IN HER BED.
SHE'S THE ONE
WHO'S BEEN DOING IT.
DADDY, DADDY, PLEASE.
I'M NOT YOUR DADDY!
( crying)
THERE, THERE.
DIE.
You'll die.
( giggles)
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU HAD FEELINGS.
I can stand it if you can.
( giggling)
( giggles)
( saw whirring)
ERICH?
ERICH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
ERICH, DON'T.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
♪ ♪
( doll giggling)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?
BUT WHY?
HOW COULD I LIVE WITH YOU
AFTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
I HAD TO... THE DOLL.
YOU HAD TO, TO SHOW YOUR
HATRED FOR ME AND CHRISTIE.
NOW, LOOK, ANNABELLE.
THAT DOLL TALKED TO ME.
THAT DOLL SAID THINGS
NO DOLL SHOULD SAY.
I HAD TO GET RID OF IT.
YOU'VE BECOME A
STRANGER TO ME, ERICH,
A SICK, NEUROTIC STRANGER.
YOU'RE FILLED WITH
BLIND, UNREASONABLE HATE.
YOU BETTER SEE A
GOOD PSYCHIATRIST.
I COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED IT.
TELL HIM YOU
TRIED TO KILL A DOLL.
I COULDN'T... I COULDN'T...
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?
I'LL GIVE IT BACK.
I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO CHRISTIE.
WILL THAT SOLVE THINGS?
I DON'T KNOW, ERICH.
( clatters)
My name is Talky Tina,
and I don't forgive you.
( whispering): SHUT UP.
PLEASE, SHUT UP.
TINA.
TINA.
OH, TINA.
( electronic whirring)
( whirring continues)
( whirring stops)
WHAT IS IT?
( gulps) I HEARD SOMETHING.
ERICH, I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
NO, STAY THERE.
( whirring resumes)
( whirring grows faint)
♪ ♪
( whirring resumes)
( whirring continues)
ERICH!
ERICH.
My name is Talky Tina...
and you'd better be nice to me.
OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW
DOLLS CAN'T REALLY TALK,
AND THEY CERTAINLY
CAN'T COMMIT MURDER.
BUT TO A CHILD
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF TURMOIL AND CONFLICT,
A DOLL CAN BECOME MANY THINGS:
FRIEND, DEFENDER, GUARDIAN.
ESPECIALLY A DOLL
LIKE TALKY TINA,
WHO DID TALK AND
DID COMMIT MURDER...
IN THE MISTY REGION
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
AND NOW MR. SERLING.
NEXT ON TWILIGHT ZONE, A
JOURNEY INTO A FUTURE MOMENT,
A NIGHTMARISH,
FRIGHTENING MOMENT IN TIME,
WHEN MAN SITS IN HIS OWN RUBBLE
AND SURVEYS THE LEGACY
HE'S LEFT TO HIMSELF.
JAMES COBURN AND JOHN ANDERSON
STAR IN "THE OLD
MAN IN THE CAVE."
RECOMMENDED VIEWING FOR THE
MORE IMAGINATIVE AMONGST YOU
ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR
WITH THE KEY OF IMAGINATION.
BEYOND IT IS
ANOTHER DIMENSION...
A DIMENSION OF
SOUND... ( glass shattering)
A DIMENSION OF SIGHT...
A DIMENSION OF MIND.
YOU'RE MOVING INTO A LAND OF
BOTH SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE,
OF THINGS AND IDEAS.
YOU'VE JUST CROSSED
OVER INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
CHRISTIE.
HONEY, I WANT YOU TO RUN
UPSTAIRS WITH YOUR PRESENT.
CAN'T DADDY SEE IT?
NOT RIGHT AWAY.
ALL RIGHT?
YES, MOMMY.
HI.
HI, DADDY.
WHAT DID YOU BUY?
NOTHING MUCH.
GO ON, CHRISTIE.
WAIT A MINUTE, CHRISTIE.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?
IT'S JUST A DOLL, ERICH.
SHE DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER DOLL.
SHE'S HAD HER EYE
ON IT FOR MONTHS.
I THOUGHT WE AGREED...
CHRISTIE, SHOW DADDY YOUR DOLL.
SHE'S ALIVE, DADDY.
AND HER NAME IS TALKY TINA.
FOR HEAVEN SAKES, ANNABELLE,
A DOLL LIKE THAT COULD COST...
I PUT IT ON THE ACCOUNT.
TINA DOES EVERYTHING.
SHE MOVES, AND SHE CAN TALK,
AND I JUST LOVE HER ALREADY.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
ALL RIGHT, HOW MUCH DID IT COST?
I TOLD YOU, I...
I KNOW, YOU CHARGED IT,
BUT HOW MUCH DID IT COST?
ERICH, THAT'S ENOUGH.
HOW MUCH DID IT COST, ANNABELLE?
ERICH, I DON'T THINK IT'S
THE PRICE OF THE DOLL
THAT'S UPSETTING YOU.
NOW WE'LL GET MORE OF
THAT FREUDIAN GIBBERISH
YOU'VE BEEN GETTING
FROM HER DOCTOR, HUH?
IT ISN'T DR. LUBIN'S FAULT
SHE FEELS REJECTED.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
WILL YOU SHUT THAT THING OFF?!
( doll whirring)
OH, ERICH, HOW COULD YOU?
( doll whirring)
( whirring stops)
My name is Talky Tina,
and I don't think I like you.
TALKY TINA, A DOLL
THAT DOES EVERYTHING,
A LIFELIKE CREATION OF PLASTIC
AND SPRINGS AND PAINTED SMILE.
TO ERICH STREATOR,
SHE IS A MOST UNWELCOME
ADDITION TO HIS HOUSEHOLD...
BUT WITHOUT HER HE'D NEVER ENTER
THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
( doll whirring)
My name is Talky Tina
and I think I could
even hate you.
My name is Talky
Tina, and you'll be sorry.
WHY, ERICH?
I DON'T LIKE WHAT IT SAYS.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO THROW IT.
IT HAS QUITE A VOCABULARY.
HERE... LISTEN.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S NOT
WHAT IT SAID A MINUTE AGO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
MORE OF THIS I CAN TAKE.
EXACTLY WHAT IS IT
YOU'RE TAKING, ANNABELLE?
YOUR ANGER TOWARD CHRISTIE.
I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME ADJUSTING TO HER,
BUT I CAN'T LET YOU
TREAT HER THIS WAY.
SHE'S MY DAUGHTER, ERICH.
I LOVE HER.
( mockingly): "I LOVE HER."
BUT I DON'T LOVE HER.
I'M ONLY HER STEPFATHER,
AND I'M INCAPABLE
OF LOVING CHILDREN
BECAUSE WE CAN'T
HAVE ANY OF OUR OWN.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING, ANNABELLE?
ERICH, BELIEVE ME, IT'S NOT.
YOU COULD LOVE
CHRISTIE, I KNOW YOU COULD
IF YOU'D GIVE YOURSELF
HALF A CHANCE.
GOOD. I'M GLAD I'M NOT
THE COLD, CRUEL OGRE
THAT MOMMY AND
DAUGHTER THINK I AM.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE
FAITH YOU HAVE IN ME.
ERICH, PLEASE
GIVE US A CHANCE...
CHRISTIE AND ME.
I KNOW YOU GOT MORE
THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR
WHEN YOU MARRIED ME.
TWO FOR THE PRICE
OF ONE, WASN'T IT?
BUT WE'LL DO ANYTHING TO
MAKE YOU HAPPY... BOTH OF US.
DADDY?
I'M SORRY, DADDY,
IF I MADE YOU MAD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, CHRISTIE.
IT'S ALL DADDY'S FAULT, OKAY?
SURE, DADDY.
HERE, DEAR.
( winding key)
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
BE A GOOD GIRL, TINA,
AND EAT YOUR SUPPER.
EAT YOUR OWN SUPPER, CHRISTIE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR
DOLL COULD WINK.
TINA CAN'T WINK, DADDY.
REALLY? I THOUGHT... NEVER MIND.
WHERE'D YOU BUY HER?
MASON'S.
SHE'LL BE A GOOD
PLAYMATE FOR CHRISTIE.
MM-HMM. LACKING A BROTHER
OR SISTER, YOU MEAN?
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU
BOUGHT THE DOLL, ISN'T IT?
SORT OF A REMINDER?
IT HADN'T OCCURRED TO ME,
BUT IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU WANT TO THINK...
( doorbell rings)
Annabelle: IT'S LINDA.
ARE YOU THROUGH
WITH YOUR DINNER?
YES, MOMMY.
MAY I TAKE TINA?
NOT OUTSIDE.
YOU CAN SHOW HER TO LINDA LATER.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I'm beginning to hate you.
( chuckling)
MY NAME IS ERICH STREATOR,
AND I'M GOING TO GET RID OF YOU.
You wouldn't dare.
OH?
WOULDN'T I?
Annabelle would hate you,
Christie would hate you,
and I would hate you.
( chuckling)
JUST SEEING HOW IT WORKS.
Ow!
( chuckles)
SO YOU HAVE FEELINGS.
Doesn't everything?
THEN I CAN HURT YOU.
Not really, but I
could hurt you.
( laughs)
THREATS FROM A DOLL.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
OH, HERE.
THE GAME'S OVER.
GAME?
COME ON, ANNABELLE, GET OFF IT.
HOW DENSE DO YOU THINK I AM?
I WISH I KNEW WHAT YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I ADMIT I DON'T KNOW
MUCH ABOUT MODERN TIMES
LIKE PUTTING
WALKIE-TALKIES IN DOLLS...
WALKIE-TALKIES?
GET OFF IT, WILL YOU, ANNABELLE?
I MEAN, ALL THAT
STUFF ABOUT HATING ME
AND THAT LAST BIT
ABOUT, UH, FEELINGS...
( imitating doll):
"DOESN'T EVERYTHING?"
YOU BELONG IN COMEDY.
I THINK I'LL HAVE MORE COFFEE.
LINDA WANTS TO SEE TINA.
ALL RIGHT, DEAR.
My name is Talky Tina,
and I love you very much.
ISN'T SHE SWEET, DADDY?
YOU CAN THINK
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO,
BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
I'M NOT PLAYING A TRICK ON YOU.
GO AHEAD, PRETEND.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S A
MICROPHONE AROUND HERE.
YOU AND CHRISTIE ARE
TRYING TO GET EVEN WITH ME,
ISN'T THAT IT?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS,
ERICH, AND YOU KNOW IT.
IS IT?
THEN HOW COME THE DOLL
DOESN'T TALK TO ME
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE ROOM?
YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS.
YOU REALLY MEAN IT.
OF COURSE I MEAN IT.
SO TELL ME.
THERE'S NOTHING TO TELL!
ALL RIGHT, DON'T TELL ME.
KEEP YOUR SECRET.
( chuckling)
BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY.
CHRISTIE?
CHRISTIE?
( doll whirring)
♪ ♪
You are going to be sorry.
WHERE'S TINA, DADDY?
I WOULDN'T KNOW.
YOU HAD HER, DADDY.
GO ASK YOUR MOTHER.
SHE'S ALREADY ASKED ME.
HMM. AND WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?
THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
DO YOU, ERICH?
WHERE IS SHE, DADDY?
WELL, NOW, IF YOUR
MOTHER CAN'T TELL YOU,
THEN NEITHER CAN I.
TINA MUST BE SOMEWHERE
ABOUT, CHRISTIE.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND HER.
YES, MOMMY.
( phone ringing)
HELLO? HELLO?
My name is Talky Tina,
and I'm going to kill you.
WHO IS THIS?
ANNABELLE?
HELLO?
HELLO?
♪ ♪
ANNABELLE?
ANNABELLE?
WHERE IS SHE?
SHE'S STILL LOOKING.
I DON'T MEAN CHRISTIE.
WE HAVEN'T FOUND THE DOLL,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.
YOU KNEW I PUT HER
IN THE TRASH CAN.
YOU WHAT?
BUT SHE'S NOT THERE NOW.
ERICH, HOW COULD YOU?
I'VE HAD ENOUGH
OF THIS NONSENSE.
A JOKE IS A JOKE
BUT YOU'RE CARRYING IT TOO FAR.
ME?
YOU!
AND CHRISTIE!
WILL THE TWO OF YOU STOP IT?!
ERICH, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE DOLL.
I HAVEN'T EVEN
SEEN IT SINCE DINNER.
I SWEAR IT.
YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH?
YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT?
I DIDN'T TAKE IT.
BUT I THINK IT'S DREADFUL,
YOUR PUTTING IT THERE.
BUT WHO?
THE PHONE CALL.
WHAT PHONE CALL?
YOU WERE ON THE
EXTENSION, YOU SAID...
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DIDN'T YOU DO IT?
DO WHAT?
NO, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN YOU.
HOW COULD YOU HAVE
MADE THE PHONE RING?
I MEAN, THERE ARE
WAYS, BUT... ERICH...
THE TELEPHONE RANG.
I ANSWERED IT.
THE DOLL'S VOICE
WAS LOUD AND CLEAR.
IT SAID, "MY NAME IS TALKY
TINA, AND I'M GOING TO KILL YOU."
WHAT?
WOULD I LIE?
ERICH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
WELL, THE DOLL'S DISAPPEARED.
IF IT WASN'T YOU, IT
HAD TO BE CHRISTIE.
ERICH.
♪ ♪
I told you you'd be sorry.
Christie.
Christie.
Wake up, Christie.
DADDY?
GO BACK TO SLEEP, CHRISTIE.
I WANT MY TINA.
I'M GOING TO BORROW
TINA FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
TINA BELONGS TO
ME. GO BACK TO SLEEP!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THE DOLL WAS IN HER BED.
SHE'S THE ONE
WHO'S BEEN DOING IT.
DADDY, DADDY, PLEASE.
I'M NOT YOUR DADDY!
( crying)
THERE, THERE.
DIE.
You'll die.
( giggles)
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU HAD FEELINGS.
I can stand it if you can.
( giggling)
( giggles)
( saw whirring)
ERICH?
ERICH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT I HAVE TO DO.
ERICH, DON'T.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
♪ ♪
( doll giggling)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING?
BUT WHY?
HOW COULD I LIVE WITH YOU
AFTER WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
I HAD TO... THE DOLL.
YOU HAD TO, TO SHOW YOUR
HATRED FOR ME AND CHRISTIE.
NOW, LOOK, ANNABELLE.
THAT DOLL TALKED TO ME.
THAT DOLL SAID THINGS
NO DOLL SHOULD SAY.
I HAD TO GET RID OF IT.
YOU'VE BECOME A
STRANGER TO ME, ERICH,
A SICK, NEUROTIC STRANGER.
YOU'RE FILLED WITH
BLIND, UNREASONABLE HATE.
YOU BETTER SEE A
GOOD PSYCHIATRIST.
I COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED IT.
TELL HIM YOU
TRIED TO KILL A DOLL.
I COULDN'T... I COULDN'T...
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?
I'LL GIVE IT BACK.
I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO CHRISTIE.
WILL THAT SOLVE THINGS?
I DON'T KNOW, ERICH.
( clatters)
My name is Talky Tina,
and I don't forgive you.
( whispering): SHUT UP.
PLEASE, SHUT UP.
TINA.
TINA.
OH, TINA.
( electronic whirring)
( whirring continues)
( whirring stops)
WHAT IS IT?
( gulps) I HEARD SOMETHING.
ERICH, I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
NO, STAY THERE.
( whirring resumes)
( whirring grows faint)
♪ ♪
( whirring resumes)
( whirring continues)
ERICH!
ERICH.
My name is Talky Tina...
and you'd better be nice to me.
OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW
DOLLS CAN'T REALLY TALK,
AND THEY CERTAINLY
CAN'T COMMIT MURDER.
BUT TO A CHILD
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF TURMOIL AND CONFLICT,
A DOLL CAN BECOME MANY THINGS:
FRIEND, DEFENDER, GUARDIAN.
ESPECIALLY A DOLL
LIKE TALKY TINA,
WHO DID TALK AND
DID COMMIT MURDER...
IN THE MISTY REGION
OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
AND NOW MR. SERLING.
NEXT ON TWILIGHT ZONE, A
JOURNEY INTO A FUTURE MOMENT,
A NIGHTMARISH,
FRIGHTENING MOMENT IN TIME,
WHEN MAN SITS IN HIS OWN RUBBLE
AND SURVEYS THE LEGACY
HE'S LEFT TO HIMSELF.
JAMES COBURN AND JOHN ANDERSON
STAR IN "THE OLD
MAN IN THE CAVE."
RECOMMENDED VIEWING FOR THE
MORE IMAGINATIVE AMONGST YOU
ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE.