The episodes are truly timeless, and most of them are still relevant today. They aren't trying to be contemporary, to complain about the politics of the day or to make pop culture references. Each story has some kind of statement.
The term ahead of it's time is a ludicris term based on the idea that things progress and get better....If Twight Zone where AHEAD OF IT'S TIME we should have better shows than the Twight Zone Now WE DON"T......We should have better pop music than we did in the 60's and 70's WE DON'T.....We should have more buying power than we had in the 1950's WE DON"T
Yeah so true. These are all great eps but my Top 10 has to have The Lonely, The Midnight Sun, The Howling Man.. too many good ones it needs to be a Top 50
chris miner some people come to a countdown of the TZ countdown only to school us on the juxtaposition of modern day society vs 1000 years ago. Buzz kill AF !!!! Gotta go look up what juxtaposition means now.🤣😂😅 sounded snooty so I used it. Pardon me but do you have any grey poupon?? Lol TZ rocks!!!!
Fancy Motherfucker Serling's closing monologues were often the creepiest part of the episode, so casual and nonchalant about everything that came before.
"You've been looking behind you Martin, try looking ahead" Is one of the most heartbreaking and heartwarming lines in the whole show. A man face to face with his dad, as a grown man and having to let both his dad and his childhood linger in the past, while his dad encourages him to look forward to new memories instead of the one's he's already made. Its such a brilliant episode.
My favorite is "One for the Angels." An old street vendor makes a deal with Death that he won't die until he gives the best sales pitch of his life. Thinking the vendor had Death fooled, he immediately retires. But one of the children who frequently buys his toys gets hit by a car. To distract Death from reaping her soul, the Vendor ends up giving the best sales pitch of his life to Death and takes her place.
I just realized that in “What’s in the Box” the TV repair man is played by the man who voiced Winnie the Pooh, even when he talks in the episode he sounds exactly like Pooh.
My personal favorite "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?". The whole thing has you wondering who's the martian, and the reveal at the end is classic.
I'm a huge fan of Burgess Meredith, too, especially for "Time Enough at Last" and for his magnificent performance as Mickey in the movie "Rocky," but even he couldn't rescue the crap TZ episode "Mr. Dingle the Strong." The other three episodes that he was in were either good or great, though.
No they absolutely were not. Nuclear dread looms heavy in a LOT of the episodes as does the Communist 'threat'. Funny how a lot of it seems dated but then again it seems remarkably familiar.....
383corvette1 My favorites are 1: the obsolete man 2: The howling man 3: Then one where the guy knows which soldiers will die 4: One for the angels 5: The nuclear bunker one
My favorite will always be A Most Unusual Camera... and The Odyssey of Flight 33... and Static... and I Sing the Body Electric... and The Entire series
i think my favorite was with the old lady who was afraid to leave home, and then death comes to her door! soooo scary and the end when....yeah its a good one
Locutus D'Borg- I wouldn't call it a bit part exactly. Redford turned up in a lot of television series episodes before breaking out as a major film star. TZ's "Nothing In The Dark" was one of his better performances.
Two of my favorites are "The Shelter" and "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." They exemplify how quickly people turn into animals when even a perceived threat is faced.
Always loved the episode with Donald Pleasence playing a teacher. I think it was called "changing of the guard". And "Nick of time" about the little devil machine that predicted the future when asked questions.
One for the Angels is not only my favorite Twilight Zone episodes but one of my favorite episodes of any television series ever. The performances, the story, the outcome, it's all virtually flawless to me. Time enough at last is such a close second that it's almost impossible for me to even say that One for the Angels is my favorite, despite how amazing it is. These two episodes are immediately what I think when I hear the words Twilight Zone.
SciFi (before it became SyFy) used to play a 24 hour Twilight Zone marathon on New Year's Day and I used to watch it with my mom every year. So happy we did that, great memories.
I one f my favs was a pretty early episode where the salesman wanted to give the perfect pitch to delay his death, was such a good episode that pulled the heart strings
That one's called "One for the Angels" and it stars the late great Ed Wynn playing the role of Lou Bookman. Definitely a true classic, and I couldn't help laughing at the very end when Wynn, now aware that he is about to go into the afterlife, apprehensively asks the angel of death if he is going "up there" only for the angel to reassure him "Up there, Mr. Bookman. You made it." RIP, Ed Wynn and RIP Murray (Angel of death) Hamilton.
Lord Nurgle- He wasn't making the pitch at the end to save himself. He was doing it to save the little girl Mr. Death had decided to take in his place. Another episode that falls under the category of "Inspiring."
“Walking Distance” always makes me cry. It’s like everyone’s racing to grow up, then you realize you should always embrace and enjoy every moment because you can never go back.
Great list James, I could hear you talk about your top 100 episodes! Every episode with Burgess Meredith is amazing. Especially "Time Enough At Last" and "The Obsolete Man"
This video introduced me to The Twilight Zone, I mean of course I was aware of it, but James is the guy who finally got me to put on an episode, and it’s my top like 3 favorite shows
My favorite episodes are; An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge The Jeopardy Room A Stop at Willoughby Steel The Howling Man The Monsters are due on Maple Street
Otis McNutt my school did an assignment on the monsters are due in maple Street and we learned the the creator based it on the fear of communists. Yea. Communists. Just watch the episode again with that in your head and you'll get it
When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s my mom loved these types of shows and we always watched them with her. Shows like this, Night Gallery (also hosted by Rod Serling), The Outer Limits, Kolchak The Night Stalker, etc. Even near the end of her life she watched Millennium, Alien Nation, X-Files, American Gothic...totally addicted to them :)
That's my NUMBAH una episodes, I've been scared of. "Physical." Death since my grandma died in July 2002, I was a preteen, while that happened in that year, my numbah una fear is heights I had, since forever.!!.😱😨
Ever since 2013, I been having dreams about mr d trying to take me, and I keep refusing over, and over, and over again, one day in 2013, I was dreaming he wanted my hand, and I kept on refusing, one of my younger sisters wakes me up saying it's noon, I wake up on my good arm which is my right, stuck, and in pain, so that day I had one of my younger sisters help me pull it down, I was crying badly, because it was stuck, and very, very painful, when I was a kid in late 2009, that's when the arm started having pains, and getting stuck, I never saw nothing in the dark until March, ,or April 2012.
Several of these episodes must also be favorites of the Simpsons’ writers because several of them were used as the template for treehouse of horror sketches.
I find there are two types of episodes, those that try to be creepy/freaky, and those that are just weird/twisty but not necessarily frightening. I think one of my favorites that was not listed here was Night Call, the one where the lady receives calls in the middle of the night from someone but she can't figure out who for a long time. There's an eerie realness to the calls that would really freak me out, and everything else is so silent when the phone line is picked up, that it gets to you in the best way. Especially when you hear the person start talking.
Yep, loved that episode. Still gives me the willies, and the ending for it is just crushing. Sometimes, happy endings are *not* the best way to close out a movie, book, or TV show episode.
sakume- There's one other category... The "Inspiring." Four episodes that definitely fit that category, I believe, are: "Nothing In The Dark," "The Changing Of The Guard," "One For The Angels," and "Walking Distance."
My personal favorite is Nick of Time. It's so simple and nothing especially scary happens in it, but it really highlights how people become paranoid and obsessed with superstitions instead of controlling their own lives.
So many good ones to choose from, but possibly my most favorite episode is "The Monsters are due on Maple Street". I just love how such seemingly small things can suddenly turn an entire neighborhood against each other in a fit of hysteria.
Finally nearing the end of the entire series myself and man, what a ride it has been. This really was a fantastic show for the time and it still holds up. All of the episodes you listed are great.
I had the pleasure of voicing Talky Tina (I'm a stocky bearded guy btw) and serving as the tech manager for my school's production of the Twilight Zone (which we actually asked for the rights to adapt into a production) back when I was in grade 11. We adapted "The Living Doll", "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up", "Five Characters in Search of an Exit", and "The Shelter"; we were also considering on doing Nightmare at 20 000 feet, but ultimately we cut it due to set limitations and our already decently lengthy run time.
I'd say my favorite is And When The Sky Was Opened. The plot is simple, but the tension build-up is so insanely high it's unbelievable. Definitely a must-see.
Yes. That one and 'number 12 looks just like you' are my favourites, both pure heart wrenching agony. Those are my favourite type of episodes, the real hopeless desolate ones.
I think my favorite is "The Invaders". The twist at the end was such a surprise to me as a kid and I'll never forget it. I also like "Nick of Time" with the fortune teller radio in the diner.
Great list, James! My personal favorites are, in no particular order: A Stop at Willoughby, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, Time Enough at Last, and The Invaders.
My name is Talky Tina and I think I like you. Thank you for posting her episode on the top ten Twilight Zone episodes. You do not need to worry about her plot of tripping you over the stair.
Thank you so much for this review. My husband and I, we love this series so much! We love the episodes you've listed. But here are some others we're crazy about (in NO particular order) : "The Dummy", "Number Twelve looks just like You", "Willoughby", "per chance to dream", "the thirty fathom grave", "once upon a time ", "the miniature"(Robert Duvall) , "a pitch for the angels"... 😨Okay -NOW- I see James' dilemma. Everybody, just WATCH the Show if you haven't already! You won't regret it!
@@hansruhlmann454 UPDATE..so I did some digging on daily motion and from what "I" ran into was some red herrings as well as full episodes that were completely dubbed in a foreign language. Sooo..my advice would be to CONTINUE asking around, but I WOULDN'T spend money on CBS Access unless you HAD to as a last resort. That's bullshit!
Great list, I think #3 is my favorite overall from this top 10. Years back I was watching some episodes with my mom during a holiday, we both became fans of the "Howling Man" episode. So many great episode to rediscover when you catch it airing.
+exiledPostman How much were you planning on paying me for this remedial education? (i halfheartedly apologize in advance for using more words you will have to look up)
The Twilight Zone was everything that America isn't anymore. It featured amazing actors, incredible stories, and thought provoking messages. The episodes were full of traditional American culture and values. The ideas and feelings of the 50's were prevalent, views that are "taboo" today. This was the era when America was great. I think we all know why it isn't great anymore. When I view The Twilight Zone, I'm taken back to the past, to watch an incredible show that doesn't suck ass.
walking distance is my absolute favorite. also love a stop at willoughby, will the real martian please stand up, and then the sky was open, mirror image.
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I can’t believe how the Twilight Zone was so ahead of its time. With each episode being so unique and powerful.
The episodes are truly timeless, and most of them are still relevant today. They aren't trying to be contemporary, to complain about the politics of the day or to make pop culture references. Each story has some kind of statement.
The term ahead of it's time is a ludicris term based on the idea that things progress and get better....If Twight Zone where AHEAD OF IT'S TIME we should have better shows than the Twight Zone Now WE DON"T......We should have better pop music than we did in the 60's and 70's WE DON'T.....We should have more buying power than we had in the 1950's WE DON"T
It is 2020 an I an 18 and I am still watching best twilight zone episodes. Says it all really it is so unique and brilliant
everything had to start somewhere
The Twilight Zone proves that superb acting and writing are more important than a big budget.
Didn’t twilight zone have one of the biggest budgets on TV
My top ten would be completely different than yours and that's what makes this show so fucking legendary.
Not the unique creativity?
The writing?
The mindfucks??!!!
Oh no. All of that and more. It's earned its legendary status because it nails everything in every regard as far as I'm concerned. Pure excellence.
Yeah so true. These are all great eps but my Top 10 has to have The Lonely, The Midnight Sun, The Howling Man.. too many good ones it needs to be a Top 50
Right on Coach McGuirk!
Let me guess: "it's a cookbook!"
I feel like modern society is one messed up Twilight Zone episode. And we're STILL waiting on the Rod Serling closing monologue
Ben Wasserman "modern society" you mean human existence since it's conception, nothing now is any worse then 1000+ years ago
nothing now is any worse then 1000+ years ago:wow the stupidest statement I've ever seen, incredible
chris miner some people come to a countdown of the TZ countdown only to school us on the juxtaposition of modern day society vs 1000 years ago. Buzz kill AF !!!! Gotta go look up what juxtaposition means now.🤣😂😅 sounded snooty so I used it. Pardon me but do you have any grey poupon?? Lol
TZ rocks!!!!
"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to make sense."
Mark Twain.
chris miner
It’s true. Do you really think ancient society was more rational than now?
"Everyone at some point wants to go back to their past..."
*AVGN theme plays*
To play the shitty games that suck ass.
AesculapiusPiranha He'd rather have a buffalo take a diarrhoea dump in his ear.
He’s rather eat the rotten asshole, of a roadkill skunk
" Walking Distance", best ever.
C-c-combo breaker!
The episode"Where is Everybody" was filmed on the same courthouse square set as Back to the Future. That's pretty cool
I thought it looks similar.
Before that it was used in To Kill A Mockingbird
It was also used on other episodes including walking distance (next to certain), James #1 pick and numerous films.
I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't know the magic of The Twilight Zone
I just recently got heavily into it, thanks in part to James. I've been binging it.
Rod Sterling's voice is butter
+David Masci Sadly.....
The hot knife cutting through butter.
David Masci Which caught up with him the year I was born.
Fancy Motherfucker Serling's closing monologues were often the creepiest part of the episode, so casual and nonchalant about everything that came before.
"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is an old favorite of mine.
"You've been looking behind you Martin, try looking ahead" Is one of the most heartbreaking and heartwarming lines in the whole show.
A man face to face with his dad, as a grown man and having to let both his dad and his childhood linger in the past, while his dad encourages him to look forward to new memories instead of the one's he's already made.
Its such a brilliant episode.
My favorite is "One for the Angels." An old street vendor makes a deal with Death that he won't die until he gives the best sales pitch of his life. Thinking the vendor had Death fooled, he immediately retires. But one of the children who frequently buys his toys gets hit by a car. To distract Death from reaping her soul, the Vendor ends up giving the best sales pitch of his life to Death and takes her place.
So underrated! A great episode!
I just realized that in “What’s in the Box” the TV repair man is played by the man who voiced Winnie the Pooh, even when he talks in the episode he sounds exactly like Pooh.
My personal favorite "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?". The whole thing has you wondering who's the martian, and the reveal at the end is classic.
Awesome twist to it.
I personally think this is one of the funniest episodes.
Ah see here's your problem, you had the thing set to "evil"
My favorite is "Time enough at last". It's so good!
Probably the popular favorite.
WE LOVE BURGES MEREDITH
“All the time I want and all the time I need”
That one is probably high on everyone's list.
Yes, indeed! This happens to be one of my favorite episodes as well.
Burgess Meredith was one of the best actors ever. He dramatically improved everything I've ever seen him in.
I'm a huge fan of Burgess Meredith, too, especially for "Time Enough at Last" and for his magnificent performance as Mickey in the movie "Rocky," but even he couldn't rescue the crap TZ episode "Mr. Dingle the Strong."
The other three episodes that he was in were either good or great, though.
“Its not fair,It’s just not fair”
Oh man, what an actor he was!!!!
@@SofaPop. As someone who wears spectacles I understood that reference.
Legendary series
It's one of the best tv shows
Without this, Tales from the Crypt would've prob never came to be.
heck yeah
My favorite is it’s a good life.
Think in h.s. I read it.
Seen so many top ten twilight zone videos and they are always different...shows what an amazing show it was..rod serling was a genius
Surprised to find that a lot of these stories featured in The Simpsons
Yuzoboy I know right. Hehe
Yuzoboy WHAT HAVENT THEY DONE?!
Also Futurama (the little people = Godfellas)
Daniel S Yeah that's my favorite episode in both shows! And one of the best Simpson's Treehouse of Horror segments.
"MARGE!!! The doll's tryin' to kill me and the toaster's been laughin' at me!"
Some of the themes in this show might seem like cliche today, but they were not cliche back them.
Good call.
Basically, it means so much in pop culture has ripped Serling off,
for younger generations it seems like these concepts were ALWAYS common.
No they absolutely were not. Nuclear dread looms heavy in a LOT of the episodes as does the Communist 'threat'. Funny how a lot of it seems dated but then again it seems remarkably familiar.....
Communists are still a threat, but this time they are from within the country
Yeah, check out the hour-long episode "He's Alive"...
The cliches in this show literally created the modern horror genre IMO. Nearly every movie is a rehash of some Twlight Zone motif
The Obsolete Man may be my favorite Twilight Zone episode.
Ian .M Is that the one with the tyrannical atheistic state?
Burgess Meredith is amazing in it. His performance is as good as anything he did in motion pictures.
Yess!
I'm torn between The Obsolete Man, and Time Enough at Last
383corvette1 My favorites are
1: the obsolete man
2: The howling man
3: Then one where the guy knows which soldiers will die
4: One for the angels
5: The nuclear bunker one
This show is so damn good.
The Twilight Zone wasn't ahead of its time. It's indicative of a time when talent, creativity, and originality were valued and allowed to flourish.
100%!
I always enjoyed the episode "The Hunt" It goes to show why dogs are man's best friend.
SchindlersFist Damn right, that story was awesome and so well crafted in its simplicity.
Schindlerfist I'm watching now. Greatness. Sad & Beautiful.
"The Hunt" was always a favorite one of mine as well.
My favorite will always be A Most Unusual Camera... and The Odyssey of Flight 33... and Static... and I Sing the Body Electric... and The Entire series
No love for the pocket watch that stops time? ???
the one about the flight 33 It's really cool , i love that one too
Thanks, I just checked out Static. It's really a moving episode, I'm almost in tears.
no prob
The main reason i like "I Sing the Body Electric" is because Ray Bradbury is one of my favourite authors.
"The Howling Man" is a classic as well!
I loved this episode! I kept thinking how I'd be fooled too...
That one was really scary
The Devil in this one is creepy af
My favorite episode is 'The Obsolete Man'.
"Will the Real Martian, Please Stand Up" was awesome.
i think my favorite was with the old lady who was afraid to leave home, and then death comes to her door! soooo scary and the end when....yeah its a good one
"Nothing in the Dark". Great episode.
MidnightMovieMavenn yea and it turns out Death was so kind and sweet
Starring in a bit part, wait for it, Robert Redford.
Locutus D'Borg- I wouldn't call it a bit part exactly. Redford turned up in a lot of television series episodes before breaking out as a major film star. TZ's "Nothing In The Dark" was one of his better performances.
Same here. Young Robert Redford. The ending is stays with you
Two of my favorites are "The Shelter" and "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." They exemplify how quickly people turn into animals when even a perceived threat is faced.
Always loved the episode with Donald Pleasence playing a teacher. I think it was called "changing of the guard". And "Nick of time" about the little devil machine that predicted the future when asked questions.
MY FAVORITE! Shatner is at his best, no one could guess the ending easily, and the ambiguity is palpable. Well done!
One for the Angels is not only my favorite Twilight Zone episodes but one of my favorite episodes of any television series ever. The performances, the story, the outcome, it's all virtually flawless to me. Time enough at last is such a close second that it's almost impossible for me to even say that One for the Angels is my favorite, despite how amazing it is. These two episodes are immediately what I think when I hear the words Twilight Zone.
Nightmare At 20,000 Feet & Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up? will always be among my favorites
'The Real Martian'.... love that episode.
The nightmare episode’s jumpscare actually scared me!
Dude, I honestly didn't expect to see MY favorite Episode as YOUR number one. Haha it really is the best!
SciFi (before it became SyFy) used to play a 24 hour Twilight Zone marathon on New Year's Day and I used to watch it with my mom every year. So happy we did that, great memories.
I one f my favs was a pretty early episode where the salesman wanted to give the perfect pitch to delay his death, was such a good episode that pulled the heart strings
That one's called "One for the Angels" and it stars the late great Ed Wynn playing the role of Lou Bookman.
Definitely a true classic, and I couldn't help laughing at the very end when Wynn, now aware that he is about to go into the afterlife, apprehensively asks the angel of death if he is going "up there" only for the angel to reassure him "Up there, Mr. Bookman. You made it."
RIP, Ed Wynn and RIP Murray (Angel of death) Hamilton.
Lord Nurgle- He wasn't making the pitch at the end to save himself. He was doing it to save the little girl Mr. Death had decided to take in his place. Another episode that falls under the category of "Inspiring."
Haven't seen many, but Long Distance Call stands out for me.
Makes me cry badly.!!.
Same here! Especially the ending.
The episode where Rod Serling was talking and smoking a cigarette in the beginning was THE BEST!!!
Okay, that made me genuinely LOL.
DAMNNN NOW THAT'S SOME FUNNY SHITTT!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA
So, none of season one? The only time Rod appeared on screen in season one is at the end of the season finale.
“Walking Distance” always makes me cry. It’s like everyone’s racing to grow up, then you realize you should always embrace and enjoy every moment because you can never go back.
Great list James, I could hear you talk about your top 100 episodes! Every episode with Burgess Meredith is amazing. Especially "Time Enough At Last" and "The Obsolete Man"
Walking distance made me cry
It was so beautiful
And When the Sky Was Opened gave me the most chills out of any episode of the show.
I love The Twilight Zone and always have since I was a child. The Midnight Sun is my absolute favorite episode!
This video introduced me to The Twilight Zone, I mean of course I was aware of it, but James is the guy who finally got me to put on an episode, and it’s my top like 3 favorite shows
This series was just incredible, unbelievable genius creatively.
My favorite episodes are;
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Jeopardy Room
A Stop at Willoughby
Steel
The Howling Man
The Monsters are due on Maple Street
Love the Willoughby episode.
Stars Die me too, that's always been in my top 5
Eh. The book version of Owl Creek was better than the episode. The episode was still a quality episode
Willoughby wouldn't be in my personal top ten... As stated, every episode is good... But I almost expected it to be on Jame's list.
Otis McNutt my school did an assignment on the monsters are due in maple Street and we learned the the creator based it on the fear of communists. Yea. Communists. Just watch the episode again with that in your head and you'll get it
When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s my mom loved these types of shows and we always watched them with her. Shows like this, Night Gallery (also hosted by Rod Serling), The Outer Limits, Kolchak The Night Stalker, etc. Even near the end of her life she watched Millennium, Alien Nation, X-Files, American Gothic...totally addicted to them :)
My favorite episode is Nothing In The Dark. Helped shape my view on the fear of death.
That's my NUMBAH una episodes, I've been scared of. "Physical." Death since my grandma died in July 2002, I was a preteen, while that happened in that year, my numbah una fear is heights I had, since forever.!!.😱😨
Ever since 2013, I been having dreams about mr d trying to take me, and I keep refusing over, and over, and over again, one day in 2013, I was dreaming he wanted my hand, and I kept on refusing, one of my younger sisters wakes me up saying it's noon, I wake up on my good arm which is my right, stuck, and in pain, so that day I had one of my younger sisters help me pull it down, I was crying badly, because it was stuck, and very, very painful, when I was a kid in late 2009, that's when the arm started having pains, and getting stuck, I never saw nothing in the dark until March, ,or April 2012.
A few of my Favs
A stop at Willoughby
The Lonely
The Hitchhiker
Obsolete Man
To Serve Man
My number 1 is Come Wander. The bespoke woman, the song writing city slicker, the tragedy....SO DAMN SPOOKY!!!!
The Midnight Sun was, by far, my favourite. Amazing episode.
I love how this countdown doesn’t spoil any of the episodes 👍
Several of these episodes must also be favorites of the Simpsons’ writers because several of them were used as the template for treehouse of horror sketches.
I was so happy to see "Walking Distance", especially at number 1! Great video, man.
I find there are two types of episodes, those that try to be creepy/freaky, and those that are just weird/twisty but not necessarily frightening.
I think one of my favorites that was not listed here was Night Call, the one where the lady receives calls in the middle of the night from someone but she can't figure out who for a long time. There's an eerie realness to the calls that would really freak me out, and everything else is so silent when the phone line is picked up, that it gets to you in the best way. Especially when you hear the person start talking.
I just said the same thing! Night Call is my favorite episode.
That one still creeps me out. I loved that one.
Well, James Rolfe must have liked the idea too, because he did use it in Board James...
Yep, loved that episode.
Still gives me the willies, and the ending for it is just crushing.
Sometimes, happy endings are *not* the best way to close out a movie, book, or TV show episode.
sakume- There's one other category... The "Inspiring." Four episodes that definitely fit that category, I believe, are: "Nothing In The Dark," "The Changing Of The Guard," "One For The Angels," and "Walking Distance."
I love the Twilight Zone
i love Wawa!
The Obsolete Man is the best episode
Burgess Meredith NEVER disappoints!
"The Man in a $2 Room" is my favorite! Also the hour long episodes are amazing as well!
That's an excellent episode, but the proper title is "Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room."
Are you talking to me?
My personal favorite is Nick of Time. It's so simple and nothing especially scary happens in it, but it really highlights how people become paranoid and obsessed with superstitions instead of controlling their own lives.
Walking distance is my favorite episode of the twighlight show
You mean, twilight zone.
Has anybody seen Mr. Bemis glasses? He seems to have misplaced them. Especially since he now has "Time enough at last"..
That's not fair!
That's not fair at all!
Awww! Between that and "The Obsolete Man", nobody is letting this poor guy read!
Like Dallas Mvare
Dallas Mavericks #0
"Nightmare at 20,000 feet" for the hardcore Shatner acting.
The Hitch-Hiker and Time enough to last were my two favorites
Game of Pool is my favorite. The bitter Jack Clugman.
Yeah it was awesome
I've tried that opening shot that he does (when the balls all rolled back to their original positions), it does work.
I'm all about "What You Need". That episode killed it.
So many good ones to choose from, but possibly my most favorite episode is "The Monsters are due on Maple Street".
I just love how such seemingly small things can suddenly turn an entire neighborhood against each other in a fit of hysteria.
My biggest dream would have been to work on this show to any capacity. Directing, writing, Hell I’d even be a key grip.
Missing:
#1 The Shelter
#2 The Obsolete Man
My English teacher introduced us to this the class has been obsessed ever since
Finally nearing the end of the entire series myself and man, what a ride it has been. This really was a fantastic show for the time and it still holds up. All of the episodes you listed are great.
I had the pleasure of voicing Talky Tina (I'm a stocky bearded guy btw) and serving as the tech manager for my school's production of the Twilight Zone (which we actually asked for the rights to adapt into a production) back when I was in grade 11. We adapted "The Living Doll", "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up", "Five Characters in Search of an Exit", and "The Shelter"; we were also considering on doing Nightmare at 20 000 feet, but ultimately we cut it due to set limitations and our already decently lengthy run time.
I'd say my favorite is And When The Sky Was Opened. The plot is simple, but the tension build-up is so insanely high it's unbelievable. Definitely a must-see.
Yes. That one and 'number 12 looks just like you' are my favourites, both pure heart wrenching agony. Those are my favourite type of episodes, the real hopeless desolate ones.
"Time Enough At Last"
"5 characters in search of an exit" is amazing. So is "And when the sky was opened."
I think my favorite is "The Invaders". The twist at the end was such a surprise to me as a kid and I'll never forget it. I also like "Nick of Time" with the fortune teller radio in the diner.
Next stop is Willoughby!
Where a man can live his life full measure....
Phantazzmagorical push push push
It's such a touching and sad episode.
A kind of stopwatch is my favorite.
"Now you think about that now." LOL
One of my favorites too!
Jeff Reynolds make cans square! Million dollar idea.. 🤣🤣
Great list, James! My personal favorites are, in no particular order: A Stop at Willoughby, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Monsters are Due on Maple Street, Time Enough at Last, and The Invaders.
The Twilight zone is that place where nightmares and reality meet.yet we all get to experience it atleast once every 20 years. Mua ha ha ha.
I love watching the Twilight Zone.
My name is Talky Tina and I think I like you. Thank you for posting her episode on the top ten Twilight Zone episodes. You do not need to worry about her plot of tripping you over the stair.
Solid list, I absolutely love "The Dummy" and "Caesar and Me". The psychology behind the puppets is great.
The After Hours, and Time Enough At Last are my two favorites.
If I was alive in the 50s, I would have bought a tv just to watch The Twilight Zone.
Thank you so much for this review. My husband and I, we love this series so much! We love the episodes you've listed. But here are some others we're crazy about (in NO particular order) :
"The Dummy", "Number Twelve looks just like You", "Willoughby", "per chance to dream", "the thirty fathom grave", "once upon a time ", "the miniature"(Robert Duvall) , "a pitch for the angels"... 😨Okay -NOW- I see James' dilemma. Everybody, just WATCH the Show if you haven't already! You won't regret it!
Where can i find it?
@@hansruhlmann454 UPDATE..so I did some digging on daily motion and from what "I" ran into was some red herrings as well as full episodes that were completely dubbed in a foreign language. Sooo..my advice would be to CONTINUE asking around, but I WOULDN'T spend money on CBS Access unless you HAD to as a last resort. That's bullshit!
Okay, thank you.
Great list, I think #3 is my favorite overall from this top 10. Years back I was watching some episodes with my mom during a holiday, we both became fans of the "Howling Man" episode. So many great episode to rediscover when you catch it airing.
Whats funny is that is still ahead of its time
The Twilight Zone is simply timeless.
I loved the Outer Limits almost as much
"A Passage for Trumpet" has always been my favorite. Always makes me cry :'3
I have never seen a single episode of this. But I'm going to give it a go now. Seems like an awesome series. Thanks James.
I started to watch the twilight zone a while back, and loved it. No idea why I only watched a few episodes
Walking distance is really good.
I still watch this show!! You cannot top it! It's the greatest!
Im 47 and just watch them all a couple months ago. Wow this is story telling at its finest. Movie makers today could learn a lot from these shows.
Just the into alone makes me so happy. Cinemassacre top ten and the twilight zone. A match made in heaven? Or maybe hell!
youtube now has reruns
i KNOW!
i must have read something tantamount to your exact comment OVER A HUNDRED FUCKING TIMES ALREADY.
greymajickjedi taramount wtf
+Richard F Problems understanding common English words, i see.....
Let's just pretend that's your problem and you'll feel much better about yourself.
56 bitch
+exiledPostman How much were you planning on paying me for this remedial education?
(i halfheartedly apologize in advance for using more words you will have to look up)
The Twilight Zone was everything that America isn't anymore. It featured amazing actors, incredible stories, and thought provoking messages. The episodes were full of traditional American culture and values. The ideas and feelings of the 50's were prevalent, views that are "taboo" today. This was the era when America was great. I think we all know why it isn't great anymore. When I view The Twilight Zone, I'm taken back to the past, to watch an incredible show that doesn't suck ass.
Wow I just started rewatching some Twilight Zone episodes and you come out with this video. How intriguing.
walking distance is my absolute favorite. also love a stop at willoughby, will the real martian please stand up, and then the sky was open, mirror image.
I've always had a soft spot for The Obsolete Man. Such a good episode.
Professor Spunch Dinkill I agree. That whole episode start to finish is breathtaking
That's how good this show is because this episode is not in my top 10
The Hunt is one every dog lover should see. So many great episodes but this was my favorite.