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@trinaq

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it's definitely one of the most memorable twists in Twilight Zone history. Imagine being trapped in the body of a dummy for all eternity?! 😱

@theeyeoftheyinyangs

9 ай бұрын

You’re not just whistlin’ Dixie. 😨

@dillonchaddick695

9 ай бұрын

I once binged the entire OG Twilight Zone series and noticed a lot of episodes are similar to the Goosebumps books and show. I would love to see a comparison between the two of them to see which are better.

Ah, one of the best examples of the evil ventriloquist dummy trope, and one of the most influential. The twist is still one of the creepiest. And of course, Cliff Robertson is always a gem.

@melindamercier6811

9 ай бұрын

I always assumed it was the first, and that it was so impactful that others were just doing an “ode to TZ” 😅

@watershipup7101

9 ай бұрын

You can say that again.

@gaminggoof1542

9 ай бұрын

The original Slappy

Cliff Robertson? The original Uncle Ben? I love that guy!

@trinaq

9 ай бұрын

Yep, this is his second of two journeys to The Twilight Zone.

@rogue7723

9 ай бұрын

I _still cry_ when I watch his Uncle Ben die in _Spider-Man._

@DecafInvidia

9 ай бұрын

I was confused for a sec when he said william shatner hahahaha.

@Lemuel928

9 ай бұрын

😔

It's always great to see Cliff Robertson, AKA the original Uncle Ben, pop up in this show. His character from "A Hundred Yards over the Rim" couldn't be more different from Jerry, showing his enormous range as an actor.

This is one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes. Of course the concept of a living ventriloquist dummy has been done to death from this, Devil Doll, Magic, and Goosebumps. But what makes this one stand apart is just the idea of being stalked and watched by a ventriloquist dummy. This also probably has one of the most disturbing endings of The Twilight Zone. I mean, can you imagine how horrifying it would be to be a dummy and do nothing but watch with your soul trapped inside?

@trinaq

9 ай бұрын

Precisely, it's such a horrific ending, even worse than being killed.

@huntercoleman460

9 ай бұрын

@@trinaq did you know you share a name with the protagonist of NOLTDIII?

@wstine79

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget the Tales From the Crypt episode with Bobcat Goldthwait and Don Rickles with the conjoined twin on his hand.

@huntercoleman460

9 ай бұрын

@@wstine79 yep.

@alexiaNBC

9 ай бұрын

Ah yes, Devil Doll. Gotta love that happy and charismatic Great Vorelli 😂 "Ah, ham. I love it!"

When I was a kid watching this episode, I thought that Willy turned Jerry into a dummy but after what you just said at the end, makes a whole lot of sense and a lot more creepy as a kid. I was a little bit afraid of this episode because I thought the twist was what I thought at first but then when you described what you thought that makes more sense and a lot more terrifying.

That twist ending is so disturbing I love it

This was the first Twilight Zone episode I ever saw and I instantly knew I was gonna love the rest of the series in that very moment

@Readingrebel

9 ай бұрын

Me too!

This is the only episode that actual gives me chills years later. Especially, the first scene backstage. Watch how the dummy keeps moving slightly. But, then when the agent picks him up his eyes are staring directly at the agent. I've also found new scenes that I never saw growing up. Like the scene where the dummy starts talking to the dancers while Cliff has already left. Top tier TZ for me.

@diamondknight8587

9 ай бұрын

O.m.goodness yes. That psychotic laugh gave me so many nightmares after viewing & this episode still lives rent free in my head all these years later.

One of the creepiest episodes & yes it’s not the first in its genre, but it’s earned its reputation. Cliff Robertson does a terrific job as Jerry and you feel for his collapsing mental state. And the cinematography is creepy as the shadow of Willie keeps following Jerry in the alley and that freaky voice tormenting him will haunt your nightmares. I wonder if William Goldman took a couple cues when he wrote “Magic”

I really love the use of camera work and music in this episode. Twilight zone is usually pretty subtle with creepy things happening, but this just feels super different from how they do things it’s like an induced panic mode they suddenly throw you into when Willie starts talking and his shadow appears which is such a nice change of pace, you legit feel like you’re freaking out along with Jerry

This episode set off the killer doll trope and the film genre.

@boiboy2328

9 ай бұрын

Also, Slappy from goosebumps

@trinaq

9 ай бұрын

Preach, including M3GAN and Chucky.

This episode is probably the closest to a live action Scarface and Ventriloquist Batman movie as we're gonna get.

Willie: "Maybe *you* need glasses."

Fun fact: The first episode of Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone, The Comedian, actually shows the same Dummy, Willy (or a knockoff one maybe), in the dressing room backstage where the performers sit and talk. I’m not sure if anyone else mentioned this in the comments, but I was still taken aback when I saw that, which made this episode more memorable for me personally

This is the most frightening of TZ IMO. The look that Willy gives to the camera at the end still sends chills down my spine.

Awesome episode. I think the ventriloquist has a split personality disorder. After the twist, the ventriloquist accepts his disorder and allows his duel to take over so he can escape from his pain as a dummy. Jeff Dunham would get nightmares if he watched that episode. 🤣

@Chaos89P

9 ай бұрын

He may have loosely referenced it in one of his jokes, mostly how the dummies are aspects of himself, especially when he's "with" who was his wife at the time.

I’m glad you gave this episode the praise and respect it deserves. I don’t really see people talking about this episode (in my experience).

The ending is easily at the top of creepy endings in the entire series and what makes it so memorable. A great rewatch. Also young uncle ben 😂😂

I reckon that this episode inspired Slappy from Goosebumps, or Chucky from Child's Play. The ending really took me aback on a first watch, I wasn't expecting the roles to be switched, and for Jerry's soul to be trapped inside his puppet for eternity.

@huntercoleman460

9 ай бұрын

Stine also said Magic and Pinocchio were inspirations for Slappy. Also ironically, you share a name with the protagonist of NOLTDIII.

@n.abookgirl2457

9 ай бұрын

I was literally thinking the same thing lol.

I kind a like how the ending still leaves the door open to it being all in the ventriloquists head. The ending shot might just be how he sees himself and the dummy now.

Forget “The Living Doll”, this is the episode that still scares me the most!

The Willie laugh on the couch before the twist ending is scary as s***

@LucyLioness100

9 ай бұрын

And that defeated look on Cliff’s face seals the tragedy of what we are to see

Next time someone tells Jerry he’s no dummy, he can say, “Wanna bet?!”

I'm 36 and I love the classics like Twilight Zone, Honeymooners, Star Trek (Original series), I love Lucy, etc. I'm the only one in my group of friends who have watched these since I was little. But that's because I grew up under two parents who are Movie and TV buffs. My friends never had such luxury.

This one feels like a classic spooky tale. Perfect for October!

This was the first episode of the twilight zone I ever saw. What a start!

When I saw this as a child it scarred me for life. Automatonophobia is a real thing, but here I am watching it again and I think I’m okay now, except I WILL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN. Pretty sure there’s a Twilight Zone episode on that too😱

This is one of the greatest episodes of the Twilight Zone, alongside "Midnight Sun," my personal favorite.

Oh, I highly recommend Dead of Night. But you are so right about the closing shot being one of the most eerie of TZ.

You know it's good when "The Twist" shows up in the first half of the video

"Dead of Night" is a good Halloween movie, with some very cool stories and a scary ending. Worth watching.

There was an episode of Tales from the Crypt where are young ventriloquist play by Bobcat Goldthwait. He went to meet his Idol, play by Don Rickles who had a conjoined twin on this hand who masquerade as a dummy.

@LucyLioness100

9 ай бұрын

I’ve seen that one and it’s pretty twisted

Hands down one of my Favorite episodes! Willy really creeped me out

This is a very interesting Ventriloquist & Dummy stories which just makes you scratch your wooden head just exactly who is in control

When I was a kid, I took it at face value that the dummy was alive and switched places with Jerry. Now, I also can see it as a message about mental health and addiction. Even to the point of Jerry changing his appearance. And yes, the twist at the end scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. Especially when Willy stares RIGHT AT THE VIEWER.

This was the first episode I ever watched of the show! My uncle Nick introduced it to me! I was hooked!!! This episode still haunts me to this day!!! So scary and eerie!!!!

This episode is really well done. It's one of the few that actually gives me chills.

Dead of Night is worth seeking out. For years it wasn’t available on home media in North America, but now there’s a beautiful Blu-ray with a plethora of bonus features that I highly recommend

This episode always stuck with me, even years later. It’s so damn creepy. I’m surprised to learn that both props still exist today.

The amount of nightmares I got from Willy’s laugh alone is unreal.

honestly been waiting ages for this channel to bring up this episode

@unclefranklin4575

9 ай бұрын

I'm waiting on stopover in a quiet town and a kind of stopwatch.

I LOVE twilight-tober! You guys rock!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎃🎃🎃🎃

@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881

9 ай бұрын

"You'll never catch dale griiib-"

@trinaq

9 ай бұрын

Agreed, it's always a treat when Twilight Tober releases a brand new video!

When you have a chance to watch "Dead of Night," please do. It's a wonderful watch for anyone who loves being scared.

Even if u aren't a fan of this episode, u still got 2 respect the fact that without this we probably wouldn't have Batman's Scarface or Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy

This is my absolute favorite episode, I just love the whole atmosphere of it and the story. So good.

Very well done - I particularly like the look back at the connections to other films.

Thank you for the video.

It’s definitely a great episode and worth a watch for the premise and execution, but there’s also Serling’s nifty little pun at the very end. Don’t miss that!

For me the Jerry dummy REALLY freaked me out! It gave me chills.

I recently saw "The Glass Eye" on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. William Shatner is the narrator with a surprise appearance by Billy Barty!

5:08 That face that face! Now I remember that scene junior where he had a nightmare and his baby look like this

nice to learn more about this episode

I really like this episode + nice review! Some of my favourite episodes are coming up, particularly keen to see what you think of "Printers Devil" and "The New Exhibit".

It’s one of the most famous episodes for a reason! This scared the crap out of me when I first saw it

Another day another great video! 🧡🧡🧡🖤🖤🖤

This was one of the scariest Twilight Zone episodes I saw when I started watching The Twilight Zone at age 12. Sure even by that age I was already seen living sentient dummies with Slappy from Goosebumps & Chuckie from Child’s Play, but I found this story of a living dummy so terrifying than I ever seen before

2:43 Once I saw it I can’t help but notice Willy looking directly at Frank every time I watch this episode

As someone who've seen way too many examples of the evil dummy trope, I was reluctant to watch the episode, fearing I would sigh and groan at every predictable moment. But you know what? It was pretty interesting. The Dummy's autonomy is purely in the ventriloquist's head and never does anything malicious other than mock his insecurities.

5:16-5:17 Which sounds like the noise you would make hearing a name like that.

This one still frightens me!

6:21-6:28 Ooh, that place sounds interesting. I think I might visit it if I ever find myself in Vegas.

Ya know I was figuring that the Willie was going to be yet another aspect considering Jeff Dunham during a Segue to bringing out Jose’ talked about this subject. But that final shot: *A scream from a small town in Indiana 3hours away* That was me by the way. Thanks for that nightmare fuel man.

If you can find it, watch the British " Dead of Night " from 1945. Billed as a horror anthology, it's almost like five episodes of the Twilight Zone. Eerie and provocative stories! Superbly done. As for Robertson, he's wonderful as the owner of a malevolent dummy.

What if Toby maugire Spider-Man was in Ironman 2008

It would've been great if the dummy turned suddenly and screamed, " I want HAM!!" Like Hugo in mst3k😊

My dad used to talk about this episode all the time. It scarred him so bad

That turn and reveal at the end is giving off Strong Jack Napier "Call me...Joker!" vibes! That is more terrifying than Slappy possessing Harrison in Bride of the living dummy. 👏👏👏This makeup team is amazing.

One of my all-time favorite episodes. Still creeps me out whenever I see it. Willy’s design is just so unsettling.

This is one I remember from my childhood! It creeped me the frick out!

This episode weirded me out in an unsettling way because I thought Cliff fully became a dummy, life in all. The shape of the shadow left by the puppet sitting in the chair with his laugter echoing was an interesting shot of frame to me.

Im a little late but it seems my favorite time of year has arrived the twilight-Tober Zone

This is a classic, unnerving episode. The director, Abner Biberman, also helmed some creepy and memorable early episodes of "Hawaii Five-O." That final scene is absolutely chilling.

1:15 Hey, it's the Sarge! Where's Gomer Pyle when you need him?!

Walter is knocking it out of the park YET AGAIN!! 2:14 shows in-depth geekdom with the promise of more…(as if to say…”Yes I could go deeper with DC but I’ll stop….but just know… I COULD.”)

Everyone loves The Dummy.

The twilight zone had a helping hand in making Chucky

@huntercoleman460

9 ай бұрын

Also the My Buddy doll.

This one scared the crap out of me!!!

You know what makes it so unsettling (and unintentionally hilarious) for me and my family? My dad (particularly when he was younger) is a total doppelganger of the closing shot dummy. I discovered it years back, and it never fails to make us dissolve in hearty laughter. Also, I hear this actual dummy is on private? display or something at a museum in Vegas.

This episode scared my for years when I was a kid. That dummy is mad scary.

This episode and the Dummy from Goosebumps created my fear for humanized wooden puppets

This reminds me of that MST3K episode "Devil Doll" where that creepy hypnotist has a dummy named Hugo (whose soul was placed into the dummy). "You're just a dummy, Hugo! You can't eat ham!"

Let's be honest, we were all waiting for this one. And the ending scene with the roles reversed is one of the best ever. As a kid, it didn't scare me. Willie's insane laughter sure did, but that last shot? Perfection.

This was something where I guessed the twist from start but it didn't really matter really good time watching

We need fanfiction where Peter finds that doll. And Aunt May is terrified and yells to throw it away.

I'm convinced that this episode is what inspired Slappy from the Goosebumps series.

“Deaf of Night” is worth seeing and not just for the ventriloquist story.

@jeffreyberkin-ez3uh

5 күн бұрын

"Dead of Night"; all these dummy/ventriloquist stories are great 😊

1:49 Dead of Night, such a good horror film, must see

0:19 Gosebumps Slappy the Living Dummy!!!!!! 2:10 What a twist!!!!!!

When discussing Night Of The Living Dummy, R.L. Stine always says that this episode was an inspiration.

T. Hee is a legend at Disney!

I didn't know whats happening during the ending I thought repeat the same process with other ventriloquist's dummies but now when you show this and explain it the ending is more horrified fate my god is creepy as hell

6:29 I like that too. And if I remember correctly, I think the Jordan Peele episodes did this kind of thing more often.

This episode was on MeTV, today, 4-2-24. This episode really scared me as a kid, because I thought Jerry was possessed by the Devil,lol!

"HE'S A BLOCK OF WOOD, PYLE!"

I watched the first three seasons of The Twilight Zone, including The Dummy, earlier this year, and had a WHALE of a time!

Actually the dummy at the end was made by British figure Len Insull. These figures were made of paper mache. It is possible that the prop master could have modified it, but this figure is definitely an Insull creation.

What if fantastic four was in the incredible movies

Jessica Tandy also starred in Alfred Hitchcocks The glass eye.its also definitely worth watching

CLEARLY, a case for the X-Files team ! Dammit, where are Scully, Mulder and the others of that jolly troupe when needed ;)! Besides I really enjoyed the voice over in that smashed puppet scene 😂! Otherwise one of the most eerie and scary moments/episodes of The Twilight Zone !