31 quotes
Questioning the Value of Rules
Mrs. Dempsey
Mrs. Cox would never allow us. It's against the rules.
Mr. Bloom
Rules? Did rules ever stop a child from playing?
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Embracing True Age with a Young Mind
Mr. Bloom
I found out - a long, long time ago - that I wanted to be my own true age...while keeping a young mind.
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The Burden of Fulfilled Wishes
Helen Foley
Anthony, where are we?
Anthony
Nowhere.
Helen Foley
And the others?
Anthony
I sent them where they wanted to go. Away from me. It's not fair! You're supposed to be happy when your wishes come true!
Helen Foley
Anthony, take us back. Can you take us back?
Anthony
So you can leave too?
Helen Foley
And go where, Anthony? I've seen what you can do. I know you have a power... a gift that makes you special. You better be careful. For one day it may become too big for you to control. Now maybe. Just maybe. Together we can master it and learn from it. Use it in ways you never thought of before. I'd like to be your teacher, Anthony. And your student.
Anthony
You'd stay with me?
Helen Foley
Yes.
Anthony
Always?
Helen Foley
Always.
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A Life of Waiting for Change
Narrator
Portrait of a woman in transit. Helen Foley, age 27. Occupation: schoolteacher. Up until now, the pattern of her life has been one of unrelenting sameness, waiting for something different to happen. Helen Foley doesn't know it yet, but her waiting has just ended.
[Opening Narration for Segment 3]
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Character's Final Words to Ethel
Anthony
Th-th-th-that's all, Ethel!
[after transporting his sister Ethel into a cartoon world where she is eaten by a cartoon dragon]
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The Consequences of Absolute Power
It's a Good Life (Segment 3)
] - Helen Foley
[[w:Kathleen Quinlan|Kathleen Quinlan]
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Aircraft Troubles Identified by Crew Members
Co-Pilot
Mr. Valentine, what do you think's wrong with this aircraft?
John Valentine
There's an engine out.
[tries to think of something else, since no one will believe him about the creature]
Co-Pilot
Which one?
John Valentine
The one on the outside. Outboard No. 1. It's out, isn't it?
Co-Pilot
What makes you think that?
John Valentine
Never mind about that. It's true, isn't it?
Co-Pilot
Nine minutes ago, Outboard No. 1 was struck by lightning, there was a flame out, we lost it.
John Valentine
Lightning?
Co-Pilot
Lightning. Mr. Valentine, this aircraft has four engines. The possibility of us losing one, remaining three, is remote in the extremes.
John Valentine
You sure it was just lightning?
Co-Pilot
Absolutely. Listen, we're gonna be landing in about twenty minutes. There is the highest probability that we will survive this flight.
John Valentine
Okay.
[laughs in fear and disbelief]
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Embracing the Joy of Youth
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Mr. Agee
[[w:Murray Matheson|Murray Matheson]
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Journey Into the Twilight Zone Begins
Narrator
What you're looking at could be the end of a particularly terrifying nightmare. It isn't. It's the beginning. Introducing Mr. John Valentine, air traveler. His destination: the Twilight Zone.
[Opening Narration for Segment 4]
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Facing Fear and Reality in Uncertainty
Time Out (Segment 1)
] - Bill Connor
[[w:Vic Morrow|Vic Morrow]
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A Journey Beyond the Ordinary
Prologue
] - Car Driver
[[w:Albert Brooks|Albert Brooks]
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Reflections on Youth and Time
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Mr. Weinstein
[[w:Martin Garner|Martin Garner]
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Embracing the Joy of Youthfulness
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Miss Cox
[[w:Priscilla Pointer|Priscilla Pointer]
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The Power of Imagination and Youth
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Leo Conroy
[[w:Bill Quinn|Bill Quinn]
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The Power of Imagination and Control
It's a Good Life (Segment 3)
] - Anthony
[[w:Jeremy Licht|Jeremy Licht]
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Reflections on youth and nostalgia
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Mrs. Weinstein
[[w:Selma Diamond|Selma Diamond]
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The Wisdom of Embracing Youthfulness
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Mr. Bloom
[[w:Scatman Crothers|Scatman Crothers]
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An Introduction to Mr. William Connor
Narrator
You're about to meet an angry man. Mr. William Connor, who carries on his shoulder a chip the size of the national debt. This is a sour man, a lonely man, who's tired of waiting for the breaks that come to others, but never to him. Mr. William Connor, whose own blind hatred is about to catapult him into the darkest corner of the Twilight Zone.
[Opening Narration for Segment 1]
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Exploring the Dimension of Imagination
Rod Serling
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space, and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.
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The Importance of Playfulness in Life
Mr. Bloom
The day we stop playing is the day we start getting old.
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Questioning Identities in Conflict
German Officer 1
Bist Du Engländer? Was machst du hier? ("Are you English? What are you doing here?")
[in German to Bill Connor]
German Officer 2
Sie sind Amerikaner? Warum bist du hier? ("You are an American? Why are you here?")
German Officer 1
Was machst du hier? Was machst du hier! ("What are you doing here? What are you doing here!")
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A Conversation About Fear and Scares
Ambulance Driver
So, you had a pretty big scare up there, huh?
John Valentine
Oh, yeah!
[chuckles embarrassingly]
Ambulance Driver
You wanna see something really scary?
[smiles]
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Anticipating the Outcome in Play
Mr. Bloom
(Seeing Conroy play "Kick the Can" solo, Bloom breaks the Fourth Wall) ...He'll get it.
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Reflecting on a Positive Experience
Tim
...Oh, that was good. That was real good.
[dripping sarcasm, as he admonishes his friend for bullying Anthony]
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A Invitation to Fear
Car Passenger
Hey... you wanna see something really scary?
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Journey into the Unknown
Prologue
] - Car Passenger
[[Dan Aykroyd]
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The Power of Imagination and Youth
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Mr. Mute
[[w:Peter Brocco|Peter Brocco]
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Embracing youth and the passage of time
Kick the Can (Segment 2)
] - Mrs. Dempsey
[[w:Helen Shaw (actress)|Helen Shaw]
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Entering the Twilight Zone: A New Dimension
Narrator
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, 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.
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Hope's Arrival at Sunnyvale Rest Home
Narrator
It is sometimes said that where there is no hope, there is no life. Case in point: the residents of Sunnyvale Rest Home, where hope is just a memory. But hope just checked into Sunnyvale, disguised as an elderly optimist, who carries his magic in a shiny tin can.
[Opening Narration for Segment 2]
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A Mysterious Figure on the Airplane Wing
John Valentine
There's a man on the wing of this plane!
[just saw the weird creature on the wing of the plane]
John Valentine
There was somebody out there. You gotta believe me!
Old Woman
I saw him. Green and slimy.
Old Man
Leave the poor man alone.
Old Woman
I'm only trying to help. You've got to humor them.
John Valentine
It was lightning. At first I thought it was animal. Some kind of bird or something. But it was a man! There were flames coming out of the engine, and a flash of smoke. Maybe it was a technician who was caught on the side of the plane when it took off. How could he survive out there? The air's so thin, the blast of the wind. It's so cold. It's impossible, isn't it? Oh my god, I feel so stupid! Can you imagine? A naked man crawling along the wing of an airplane at 35,000 feet?
[begins to think it was only his imagination and feels embarrassed; takes sedatives to sleep. Then laughs nervously]
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