This gives "don't be a smart ass" a whole new meaning.

The tragedy here is that in the far future, we still have those shitty window blinds.

@Costikeke

3 жыл бұрын

my thoughts exactly

@aliced7505

3 жыл бұрын

...and drippy faucets...tires that go flat...arrggghh

@sandraramosrodriguez6186

3 жыл бұрын

¡Ja, ja, ja!

@philipwelshman9609

2 жыл бұрын

And that weird TV thing his parents gave him, reminds me of a gadget I had in the 1970s.

@AaaAaa-ly3on

2 жыл бұрын

The actual tragedy here that you think this bleak grim future is far!.. ;)

It seems like we are getting closer and closer to a society where those who can't think for themselves are going to be valued over those who think for themselves.

@tameimpala37

Жыл бұрын

Actually, that is already the case in South Africa.

@Babyboffa2018

Жыл бұрын

It’s already happening

@LowellMorgan

Жыл бұрын

Has society ever valued independent thought over cooperation?

@naeemkhan116

Жыл бұрын

Really true.

@MaryMartinez-xt5eb

Жыл бұрын

People who choose no to be individual are easier to fool and manipulate so, ya, a society free of "free thinkers" is preferable to one when the people question things the government does to them.

Twilight Zone: "Don't do these things". Humanity: "challenge accepted"

@julieporter7805

Жыл бұрын

Idiocracy: The Prequel. 😉

@griffnull8371

Жыл бұрын

@@julieporter7805 The people in Idiocracy still value intelligence even though they don't have it.

@margaret6839

2 ай бұрын

Literally the opposite of Idiocracy tho.

Government do not want critical thinkers and people of high intelligence, as they are a threat to the authoritarian system. Very prophetic episode of the twilight Zone. Authoritarianism needs people who never critically think or question the system.

@JimboJones99

6 ай бұрын

Yea. The government want people that listen and obey to what CNN and MSNBC is telling them. Never to question the narrative.

@palaceofwisdom9448

3 ай бұрын

You sound like a conspiracy theorist! Our overlords are benevolent, and by thinking for us they free up more of our time to do worthwhile things like watch TV and scour social media for people who question authority.

With all that is happening in the educational system, this episode of the Twilight Zone always springs to mind. What was Science Fiction some 30 years ago is sadly, quickly becoming a reality. This episode should be viewed at every PTA meeting...

@Donathon-qx8kq

8 ай бұрын

I've said it before....we are the dystopian future.,., just my opinion

@siesonaladventures

Ай бұрын

2❤❤Æ a aquaman X😊AZURE😊😮2 A😅​@@Donathon-qx8kq

“Free thinkers are dangerous” -Serj Tankian. If you’re too smart, you May be seen as a threat to the systems.

@terriannsalazar9171

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that is exactly what is happening right now.

@jeremyhaliski1104

Жыл бұрын

Yes they are trying to make mankind nautrol, un smart. Perhaps they want a security where we all rely on food stamps.

@margaret6839

2 ай бұрын

I guess I'm in the minority but I think this is less true than ever, at least where I live. If we didn't want children to be smart we wouldn't insist they be educated. It's literally illegal for children not to be in school and it's completely free.

@assmane999

2 ай бұрын

@@margaret6839 Not everywhere it isn’t

@Refertech101

29 күн бұрын

@@margaret6839 ya and why do you think they'd want your children, what other possible reason would the government want such control of them, HMMMmmmmMMmmmMM. The system serves to re-enforce the system. IE they get to program them to be good lil government sycophants, 20 years of Canadian schooling done wonders on that goal

The little boy is really sweet & I like the actors playing the parents. Very ironic & sad story.

remember when plasma balls on the set of a tv program would automatically indicate it was the future?

@JordanWilliams_Link7702

3 жыл бұрын

No

@ShawnJonesHellion

2 жыл бұрын

now its just plasma tvs

This one gave me chills as a kid. Actually they all gave me chills as a kid. I remember being 8 years old and this episode really haunted me.

@TheRueann4

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@rickyhorndanczenacaweavfan3346

Жыл бұрын

Judge examination by yourself yourselves is the realest? Sonde threw is cum Lauden part

@rickyhorndanczenacaweavfan3346

Жыл бұрын

Failing on purpose a point then travels practicum his way to extend the difficulty examen. How he made it I dunnocto

@ScarStigr

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry, you were never going to do well on that test.

@melaniesmith1313

Жыл бұрын

I would not let my eight year old watch any of these episodes, nor any of the New Outer Limits. Too many were stories where evil wins. Too many were soul crushing.

A LOT OF TRUTH TO THAT! The government doesn't want you to be smarter than them...

@ljshelly141

3 жыл бұрын

These days a chimpanzee with dementia could outsmart all the world's governments 😆

@Rationalific

2 жыл бұрын

And these days, it's getting harder and harder to not be smarter than them.

@markfox1545

2 жыл бұрын

You're no threat, then, are you? Paranoid cretin.

@donreefer2034

2 ай бұрын

This day is coming

That’s why you should never tell anyone your birthday wish.

@llarmstrong783

3 жыл бұрын

Well it came true....

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 💯

@whimsicalfr13

Жыл бұрын

omg shit i just realised that... i read this in school but actually watching it makes me feel really uncomfortable and disturbed

@Leftists_are_Losers

Жыл бұрын

Never tell anyone your birthday … and you never get older !

@mrghastblast

Жыл бұрын

Lol so true😢😂

When you hear a kid that says he does not want to watch television and wants to read, you know you are in the twilight zone......

@BNatoAk

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 no doubt

@julieporter7805

Жыл бұрын

I was that kid.

@Christinmarie.1

Жыл бұрын

So glad my 8 year old daughter is that way 😊

@darrylgonzalez5251

9 ай бұрын

I was that kid too, unless Star Trek was on!

"I'd rather read. There's nothing good on TV tonight!" Man's got his priorities in order! ::D Edit: NOPE NEVERMIND NOT IN THAT SOCIETY

@DJDrankenstein

5 сағат бұрын

in the short story he opts to not read comics but instead ponder and think as he looks out the window

Wow. The ending sunk my heart into utter despair. Unthinkable.

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, very 😢

@maryyoung4046

Жыл бұрын

@@otisroseboro5613 Feel the same way as you both.

@Frankcastlepunisher74

5 ай бұрын

We are here now. The government wants idiots in power.

They need to have this on tv today. Show people what will happen in our future

@oreu_ss9

3 жыл бұрын

yea

@jkvelasquez84

2 жыл бұрын

It's already happened

You know those in power prefer sheeple who get along, go along and don't ask too many questions.

Perfectly predicts the dystopia we are currently living in. Critical thinking is frowned upon and discouraged. GroupThink is the law of the land.

@kenneth9874

11 ай бұрын

The democrats like the communist love useful idiots

Are we in the twilight zone these days? GEtting closer...

@alexanderhicks4499

3 жыл бұрын

The idea of the twilight zone was to mimic the issues of today's world and to tell cautionary tales.

@javierhernandez215

3 жыл бұрын

we are and it ain't fun

@merlynsy7076

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, we are. In a parallel world, currently there is no covid.

@prettyhatemachine8887

3 жыл бұрын

@@merlynsy7076 There isn't one here either. at least not how it's presented to you.

@yorkhunt1251

3 жыл бұрын

@@prettyhatemachine8887 How did you get to be smart with all the answers?

This episode is the reason I didn't go back to college until I was 45 ...

@han3wmanwukong125

3 жыл бұрын

It must be a cesspool if anti intellectualism.

This is honestly the most twisted Twilight Zone episode I've ever seen. Their reactions really sell it, too. Terrifying to think that this will actually happen in some countries.

@2Sugarbears

2 жыл бұрын

All?

@VGamingJunkieVT

2 жыл бұрын

@@2Sugarbears I hope to God not.

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

I hope not

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

@@VGamingJunkieVT same here

@EphemeralProductions

Жыл бұрын

Many of the 1980s TZ episodes were twisted, as it were! Many of them , as well as the original episodes were pretty spooky and made you think.

Of all these episodes, this is the only one that I remembered the ending. It must've traumatized me.

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

I don't recall seeing this, but the ending still seems familiar.

@KeithJackson-ux7eh

2 ай бұрын

Remind me of “the lottery”

We'll have no problem being too smart. Our school are way ahead of the time.

I remember when i was in school my english teacher showed us a short film called "the lottery" it reminds me of this

@traildoggy

Жыл бұрын

Shirley Jackson story a classic

@justchillin420

Жыл бұрын

@@traildoggy fuck yeah dude, im gonna rewatch that right now

Probably the most chilling phone call in the entire series

"We dont need no education//We dont need no thought control// All in all we're just//another brick in the wall" -Pink Floydd

I grew up learning about examination day in school. Some of you may think this is just a sci-fi flick but this was actually taught in school.

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

Um, okay

@carina_huang

2 жыл бұрын

It was. I'm here to finish my homework. I'm traumatized. I'M FOURTEEN WTF

@mrghastblast

Жыл бұрын

Same, I’m 12 😮

You can cut that tense atmosphere with a knife .

(Paraphrased) "Here, drink this." "What is it for?" "To make sure you tell the truth." Scary ... .

I remember seeing this back when it first came out, before I was a parent. I find it a little difficult to watch now. But what a scary concept and a very well done episode. Actually seems a little scary in this day and age, like with people's views nowadays, this could someday be a possibility.

@pricklypear7516

Жыл бұрын

It already IS effectively occurring. Public schools have become so intellectually degraded that, unless you're among an elite that can send your kid to private schools, he or she IS getting a third-rate (or poorer) education. Even universities are capitulating to accommodate the "nouveau dumb."

Sounds like we are getting closer to that everyday

This is an episode based on a short story by Henry Slesar. It was also called "Examination Day." I taught the story for many years in my high school English classes.

@Elle-lj7di

3 жыл бұрын

I am close to 40 and recall learning this story in school.

@robertgold3868

3 жыл бұрын

@@Elle-lj7di It is a frightening tale since you could in a far off reality see it come true!

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

Nice. I want to check that out. I recently read the really short story, "Harrison Bergeron", which this has a similarity to.

@Velociture

3 жыл бұрын

I learnt this about 2 months ago.

@sydney.s

2 жыл бұрын

When my ELA teacher said “Examination day” I thought we had an EXAM- Not go THIS deep bro

I remember seeing this in my freshman year of hs when my English teaching was introducing us to the genre of dystopian fiction... it stuck with me ever since

@lalaj5831

3 жыл бұрын

We had to read 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World and Utopia. Scarred me for life!

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

@@lalaj5831, I've read the second and third one. How is "Utopia"? I haven't even heard of it.

@abbycollins

8 ай бұрын

I read this short story then too, even before knowing the twilight zone covered it. was one of the things that inspired my love for fiction and short stories- now im an english major with a minor in creative writing!

Saw the ending coming, but by goodness it still hits hard.

@han3wmanwukong125

3 жыл бұрын

It sure does.

@markfox1545

2 жыл бұрын

Read the novella. Far superior.

@Fecalage

Жыл бұрын

@@markfox1545 Do you happen to know if the novella is the same title? I only saw the author Credit here. I’d absolutely love to read it.

@bulldawgs456

Жыл бұрын

@@Fecalage same title

@ShpookyMetal

Жыл бұрын

@@Fecalage

A few years from now folks will watch this and wonder why this is an episode of the Twilight Zone.

@jmcenanly1

Жыл бұрын

If such a future comes about, you can be certain that stories like this will be made to disappear

I literally saw this today at school and I felt heartbroken about this lmao 😭

@alextayoyong3712

3 жыл бұрын

Dont worry "dicky" is now a lawyer.

@han3wmanwukong125

3 жыл бұрын

I think our schools are heading in a bad way. Showing the twilight zone to young people is a good direction.

There's an foreboding undertone thoughout the fake smiles of this Episode that ends with a punch 👊 in the gut .

This is what equality of outcome looks like.

@DeathnoteBB

18 күн бұрын

It’s not

I remember seeing this when it was first broadcast and thought it was a wonderful entertaining science fiction fantasy. Fast forward to a new century and and it now seems like an impending prophecy...

I just read the story on my English 1 exam and the ending is just... Heartbreaking. 😭😭😭

I love how all these 1980's sci-fi tv shows look like their production staff ran to the mall and bought everything at Spencer's gifts. Even the "staff" are wearing ugly, silver workout suits. Ugh!

@zelljubovic9390

3 жыл бұрын

That's the beauty of it.

@Mister_Listener

Жыл бұрын

I think thats part of the style of this episode? Although, the set pieces are pretty cheap looking too. For a 10 minute story they didnt have a big budget, maybe? The bad quality on youtube makes it even worse, too. Lol.

@abbycollins

8 ай бұрын

hey, it was the 80s! if it wasn't a dystopia it would be all hot pinks and neons too, i reckon

Shows like this are fantastic- short, potent and to the point. Most of the clues were also there in the beginning too. Thanks for posting this!

Moving into that reality now

Damn this 80’s Episode was ahead of its time...this kinda shit is really goin on in the world today🤦🏾‍♂️ shit Crazy!!

@MrBlackstar00

3 жыл бұрын

At least you see this. A lot of people are still blind.

@psychocephus

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrBlackstar00 so true

@stanleyrinker6180

3 жыл бұрын

Very deep

@lacenikks708

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@otisroseboro2837

3 жыл бұрын

Yes i agree

This is the creepiest episode I've ever seen im still shocked after all these years !

I remember watching this at first run on tv...I was shocked that something like this would be on tv......what a twist

Every time you hear someone complain about "them elites", just know this is what they'd like to have happen.

@bdwilcox

Жыл бұрын

WEF

And Now Dickie, it’s time for your Vaccinations 💉 🤪

good documentary of how affirmative action will be in about 4 years from now

That’s the kid who played Sylvester Stallone’s son in Over The Top.

@MissMarinaCapri

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting that , because I was trying to remember where I recognized him from. “Over the top”, a very underrated movie.

@shadowman2192

3 жыл бұрын

@@MissMarinaCapri Yes it is. I love that movie.

@elainelytle9704

3 жыл бұрын

All I could remember was Sly Stallone, arm wrestling, big rig truck.

@otisroseboro5613

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is him

@Mister_Listener

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you, i thought it was Jerry Suprian on Small Wonder, with the robot sister.

Fortunately, if the last few years haven't been an indication, this won't be a problem in the future.

I was very shocked after watching on TV in 80s in Korea. Finally watched again, thx a lot to remind me in my teenager

You know how it’s going to end, but the twist is why it ends this way.

This must have been the best resolution the cameras had, because, honestly it fits perfectly with the story and everything, it has such a grainy look.

Who would have thought this is the direction we are heading.

The scary thing is we are heading down this path .

@jasonsardie8085

3 жыл бұрын

We are closer than most people would care to imagine...

@han3wmanwukong125

3 жыл бұрын

Sure looks that way.

@han3wmanwukong125

3 жыл бұрын

@@DreamfactoryZero yup. I wouldn't even call it a prediction since it was so completely obvious.

@fefnireindraer144

3 жыл бұрын

@@krishelfferich3487 and here is the derp the govts of the future will love.

@clappingjazzhands9408

3 жыл бұрын

Especially since Biden’s at the Wheel!

This episode never gets old

Oh my, what a great memory jog for me. I remember talking to a girl from the NY/NJ region named Donna, BEFORE the age of the internet, who said that she was David Mendenhall's cousin (?) !! Whether that was true or not, this actor, David Mendenhall, played Sylvester Stallone's son in the movie, Over The Top! Great movie and great child actor! 👍

(Before you guys jump on me in the comments, I wrote these for fun. I think all Twilight Zone episodes should have opening and closing narrations.) Opening narration: "As you've probably guessed, we're not in the present day anymore. And Dickey Jordan is no ordinary 12-year-old. In a moment, we'll see just how special he really is. Time: The future. Place: The Twilight Zone." Closing narration: "A moment of silence for Richard 'Dickey' Jordan Jr. Like all children, young Dickey believed he had a bright future, full of possibilities and adventures. Sadly, that dream was cut short by a small-minded government. The hard lesson: Differences aren't always tolerated, much less celebrated. Neither inside - nor outside - of the Twilight Zone."

@abbycollins

8 ай бұрын

HOLY SHIT THIS IS GOOD! Canon. This is now canon. Nobody can tell me otherwise. /pos

@jenniferweiss4734

2 ай бұрын

excellent opening and closing narration.❤

The intro would give me the creeps as a kid..and still does..

This is not our past. This is our future.

Wow, it's like a preview of coming events...

You get a box that you can call your friends on. They saw the future.

Always one of my favorite episodes! Love the way all the hints are right there in costuming & set design...if you just had the insight what values are implied...

@atiashaunbaker3792

2 жыл бұрын

everything is grey , and white. Dismal and plain. Even the cake he cut was very plain .

I know its just a tv show but I cannot see decent people suffer . I am highly empathic .

I feel like this is a great one to add "This is the future my political enemies want" to. And it works no matter what side you're on.

They were afraid he might recognize a conspiracy.

@atiashaunbaker3792

2 жыл бұрын

That implies his parents already knew about whatever " tactics" the government was using

I don't think people realize how deep this is!!!👀👂😮💯💯💯

The future! Where we wear our shirt collars outside our raincoats. 🙄

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha That part got me, too.

this kid is a good actor

One of the most horrific episodes.

As a teacher this is all to true and becoming a reality…..

Just love that "omnicoder." Technological wonder of the future.

And here we are at the cusp of this.

One of the most impressive TV opening credits sequences of all time.

The boy is twelve years old but there are only ten candles on the cake. 2:19

@JustFunandGames

3 жыл бұрын

Those are metric years...

@julieporter7805

Жыл бұрын

Remember his parents must have failed the intelligence test.

@truelove11.11

Жыл бұрын

@@julieporter7805 There are 12 candles..

@hypnos9336

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad I'm able to properly immerse myself in tv shows and movies and I don't notice stupid, pointless crap like this (much less feel the need to make a comment on youtube about it)

Our future was just told :) Way back then ?

The Idiocracy has assumed control.

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

The Idiocracts of the Idiocracy have.

Rod Serling was a genius who died too soon. Shows like Twilight Zone are too refined for today's masses.

@abbycollins

Ай бұрын

I don’t think Rod Sterling was involved in the 1980s series but he did create the original so I guess that’s technically right 😅 /nm /lh

the worrying thing these days is there ie no room for the twilight zone, it is to close to reality.

The ending was really sad. 😞

The opening music still scares me to this day. I used to run to my Dad when the music played.

@Light_Force_Of_Prayer

4 ай бұрын

It Sounds Like The Pokemon Platinum Opening 😂😅 WTF

This was a classic SF story I read many years ago (by Henry Slesar). I had no idea they made it into a Twilight Zone episode.

The events of the last few years have proven twilight zone was actually a documentary series

The little boys from the Sylvester Stallone movie over the top. Thank you for sharing I have only seen a few of the 80s Twilight Zone episode love the original with Rod serling

I must have been the only person that never saw this before...too busy reading I guess.

Richard Jordan Jr.'s intelligence quotient: 90; government standard: 75 :)😭

Great acting by the parents at the end of this clip

@violetviolence79

3 жыл бұрын

The acting was great, but damn at the end, can mess you up

@31webseries

2 жыл бұрын

That final wail the dad gives is heartbreaking.

@Truth888

2 жыл бұрын

@@31webseries It was fantastic acting. Realistic.

Imagine how many people want this type of future

@YUKI_BREAKCORE_OFFICIAL

2 жыл бұрын

It’s disgraceful how the government is so close to this sorta stuff. Why, I wish the world was like in the cartoons

@livfreeordi

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! Those who want to tear down those above them to make everyone equal..instead of working harder to elevate themselves. I call them…”socialists”. Hard to believe that crap gets any traction, but never underestimate the power of envy.🙄

@jennajackson6305

2 жыл бұрын

No thanks, not for me

This is the new test to determine if people are allowed to vote or not. Off topic, poor kid, he was given the most boring looking birthday cake too.

Sure wasn't expecting that. Wow!!

The scary thing is that every fucking year people keep commenting how close we are to this.

@Frankcastlepunisher74

5 ай бұрын

2024, Sadly it's true. The government wants dumb people.

Best episode I ever seen. Whatever fiction reveal reality

I remember reading this story in school.

Oh my God, if this is what I think it is, it was read to my class in a terrifying voice when I was maybe six or seven. Never got over the trauma! EDIT: It is!!! *shiver*

Vonnegut was probably influenced by Slesar's story (published in 1958) for his very similar "Harrison Bergeron" (1961).

@freeradiomars

3 жыл бұрын

You just scored above the intelligence quotient by having the most informed comment on here.

@trickydick6152

3 жыл бұрын

@@freeradiomars Will my body be cleared by the government?

@freeradiomars

3 жыл бұрын

@@trickydick6152 but .. but..."to leave office now would be against every instinct in (your) body. What America needs is a full time Tricky Dick!"

@RayfordRaySiegel

3 жыл бұрын

I has just commented about the similarity, between the two.

@trickydick6152

3 жыл бұрын

@@freeradiomars Well, America actually got a full time TD more than 50 years ago. It didn't end up well, did it?

that kid plays in over the top movie

Kinda reminds you of places "like" North Korea today. What a wonderful world we live in.

No one? Ok, I'll say it... ...that kid was literally OVER THE TOP