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I liked it, and felt sorry for Marge and Esther the most. Marge for being a delicate, gentle soul who humiliated in front of everyone, and Esther for being married to a cruel, callous man.
I wasn't surprised at Esther's reveal when her song played. Because she acted withdrawn and quiet towards Gerry. She couldn't even look him in the eye when he explained why he got her a player piano instead of a regular one! I also thought that each song for the other characters was appropriate for their revelation! Especially Gerry!
"I'm not laughing, Mr Fortune. You're not funny anymore." What a memorable final line, though it's bittersweet in a way. Fortune is an immature, cowardly, cruel man, yet is left all alone in the end.
He always has been, which is why he's so cold and cruel to everyone. As he tells Esther, he doesn't understand love and doesn't know how to express it, so he lashes out at everyone. Plus a lot of envy, as he disparages Greg's plays because he doesn't have the talent to write them himself (a play on the joke about how critics are people who criticize what they can't actually do) and he wanted to humiliate Marge because despite her weight, she's a cheerful, delightful person with a zest for life and who makes friends easily, none of which describe him. I'm not even sure he counts as an archetype. We've all known or heard of someone like this.
I have to admire Marge's maturity regarding Fortune's breakdown. While she COULD have stooped to his level after he ruthlessly humiliated her in front of the other guests, she chooses to encourage the other guests to leave, realising that Fortune is just a scared, broken little boy who gets his jollies on hurting others.
It's also notable that while at first the guests are laughing because they think Marge is joking (which is in character for her as she's portrayed as a popular life of the party guest), once they realize she's being sincere, everyone stops laughing except for Fortune and just looks uncomfortable.
I think the reason why Marge suggested everyone leave the party was because she felt pity for Gerry. Yes she could've stooped to his level but that would've made it worse.
@@mst3KGf I liked that she seemed like a very heartfelt, dignified person. After what he put her thought she still had compassion to not do it to anyone else.
@@melissacooper8724 Agreed. Marge's act of mercy for Fitz during his breakdown also shows that you can destroy someone just as completely with a scalpel as you can with a sledgehammer.
The comeuppance in this one was brilliant. What a mean guy. I really felt for Marge in this episode for just seeming like a sweet contrast to someone who was so hurtful and petty.
I've only seen the last part of this episode--around Marge being teased and the reveal of Jerry being little more than an insecure little child. His breakdown, where he admits why he acts this way is perfect. However, the best part has got to be "If you leave me, I'm going to be very naughty!" It's so memorable and hilarious to me, as it totally matches his admittance of being scared and childish. What better way to express that then threaten to have a tantrum.
Precisely, while it's satisfying to see everyone leave Fortune after how horrible he's been to them all, you can't help but feel a little sorry for him, in that he's a broken little boy who tears into others to make himself feel big.
@@trinaq It's the use of "Brahams' Lullaby" that makes it work so damn well. It's such a soft, gentle little piece that it works so well when Jerry is confessing why he's been such a jerk to everyone.
@@trinaq I agree, while I fully think Fortune got what he deserved, I felt bad for him as he was pouring his heart out. It's definitely gotta be the use of the lullaby that does it for me
As for how Esther ended up with this jerk in the first place...she says that she once thought he was sophisticated and worldly, and having been only twenty when she married him (this is her twenty-sixth birthday, and they've been married six years), it's not hard to see how she might have been taken in by an older man's air of sophistication and upper-crust charm, mistaking his causticness for real intellect and humor. She probably just didn't expect it to turn on HER. (I wince whenever he gets off a condescending dig at her or her friends' expense.)
Barry Morse was a phenomenal actor and played a villain so well and yet was one of the kindest, generous person and a great family friend I had the pleasure of knowing. He did a lot of charity work and was a great family man. He is greatly missed.
@SalvationDiscipleshipAreNotThe He really was. He doted on his wife and he adored his fans. He called me when I had my son to congratulate me. I miss him terribly. A very kind and caring person.
Marge was the best character in this episode. Even after Fortune makes fun of her and causes everyone to laugh at her, she still feels sorry for him and encourages everyone to leave in silence. Esther is also really good. I love how she finally let Jerry have it after years of verbal abuse and bullying.
Precisely, all of the characters were memorable in this episode, but the female characters of Marge and Esther were my favourites, since they were well acted and written, with their secret desires making them more believable.
I don't know if that's what the writers were going for, but I can't help but laugh when Fortune threatens "If you leave here, I'm going to be very naughty!" It's not just the line itself, but the way he says it.
Same here. I don’t know if it was intentional but it made me laugh as well due to the timing and delivery of it. I like to think it was meant to be funny as Jerry has basically revealed how truly insecure and childish he is. So out of desperation to have his way, he does what any child would do when they don’t get their way, threaten to throw a temper tantrum.
I've always enjoyed this episode, the acting by all is pretty first rate, I like how Rod Serling introduces the show and Barry Morse is still in the scene. My only problem with this episode is wondering how Fortune and his wife knew which piano roll to put on to elicit the desired responses.. But Barry Morse's performance absolutely kills it.
@@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025 Mild criticism from Anthology Podcast and Twilight Zone Podcast. Marc Zicree in the Twilight Zone Companion calls the characterization 'superficial' and that 'the problem was tbe writer dealing with characters not at all connected with reality.' Unfair? He also had a issue with the name Fitzgerald Fortune.
this is one of my favorite episodes ever. te scene of marge dancing sincerely made me cry, which is rare for TZ honestly. the debussy is perfect choice and really makes that part hit hard and fortunes comeuppance eve harder. severely underrated episode, top 5 easily just from the emotion it has.
This was actually the first Twilight Zone episode I ever watched. I caught it on TV while visiting my Mom. It was immediately followed by To Serve Man, which terrified me as a kid. I guess that is the power of a good show that even a youngin' like myself was captivated by a couple episodes.
I agree that it is not the toppest tier of of the show but it has a real emotional message that I like more the more I see it, I think this is one of those episodes that has the ability to grow on you.
This is my brother’s favorite episode. I really enjoy it, though I really would have liked to see him play Faust to see if there was a devil among them aside from the one we saw.
I'm reminded of when Schroeder mentioned how Beethoven affects others. I believe that music in general affects people in many ways. It can be soothing or it can make one stressed and agitated.
A player piano is actually called a pianola. I remember one from my childhood, they're wonderful to listen to. An underrated episode IMO. I enjoyed it. Especially Cyril Delevanti as the butler
I like that this episode used gimmicks to expose peoples inner humanity, when triggered by the right circumstances (a piano in this case) we see what a person truly is. This rings solid in saying that many of us are reacting to our environment, and we should ask ourselves if we are being our truthful self, or just reacting.
It's not quite right that Fortune only likes to hurt people - it's that he genuinely has no idea how to *respond* to the compassion of others, and so lashes out out of pure reflex. He loathes himself for it, and that loathing goes on to perpetuate the cycle.
The fat-shamed party guest who had a dream of being a ballerina was played by the late Muriel Landers, an actress best known for her roles in the Three Stooges shorts that featured Joe Besser.
I can almost imagine the late, Jonathan Harris from 'Lost in Space' fame being cast for this rather audacious role. In fact, come to think of it, if Jonathan Harris had not played the Dr Smith character then Barry Morse could quite easily have played the comedic villain hands down. Barry Morse nailed it in this unforgettable performance. ☝️🙄
Fortune’s comeuppance is definitely deserved for how awful he is to everyone. What he does to Marge in particular was cruel as the entire group laughs at her. Not always a favorite episode, but it is a decent episode especially if we know or have met people like Fitzgerald Fortune
Watching this as I’m older, I can see the allusions to Mr Fortune being a narcissistic character, stuck as a child that doesn’t know how to behave except to pick on others to feel better about himself. Powerful stuff
I personally like the ‘thought provoking’ episodes more than the scary or plot twist episodes as I get older. People revealing who they really are, and the journey they often must travel to discover this fascinates me. This is one of my favorites in this category. Another one is ‘Nothing in the Dark’ with Dame Gladys Cooper and a very young Robert Redford.
This episode always creeped me out! Just the music playing and the way their true sides are shown and then once the music stops, it’s just so creepy seeing the characters go back to normal.
As a child I knew Morse from his role as the beloved Victor on Space 1999. Later I saw this episode in reruns and was quite shocked to see him play a villain.
Manipulation and Control through devises was a common theme throughout the TZ but this one was spectacular because of the underlying vindictive nature of Mr. Morse never got to show on The Fugitive.
I remember in an episode of SpongeBob where Patrick wrote a song that was so terrible that the band died recording it! Then later when SpongeBob and Patrick played the song at full volume it destroyed Bikini Bottom!
I really enjoyed this episode, I love the acting and the idea behind it, I kinda wish we got to see more people being effected by the piano so when it’s his turn they all get their revenge, with that said it’s still a good one!
Yes, I quite agree! I can almost imagine the late, Jonathan Harris from 'Lost in Space' fame being cast for this rather audacious role. In fact, come to think of it, if Jonathan Harris had not played the Dr Smith character then Barry Morse could quite easily have played the comedic villain hands down. Barry Morse nailed it in this unforgettable performance. ☝️🙄
This episode is magnificently cathartic for anyone who’s ever had to deal with a narcissistic bully. Seeing the critic torn asunder by the truth of his own being is both satisfying but also rather pitiable. You don’t like him any better but you do see the pitiful human being underneath, for as little as that ends up amounting to, and to be hoist by his own manipulative machinations is a truly fitting comeuppance for such a spitefully pompous narcissist like Fitzgerald Fortune.
I admit I love The Twilight Zone so much, but I have Not seen every episode of the original series! I have never seen this episode! But I have seen a episode with a mysterious piano 🎹. It was from the remake series from the 80s. A inmate discovered a piano at the prison he’s at and when he played the piano he gets teleport to 1930s America
Anyone familiar with the "Mitchell and Webb" sketch that was surely inspired by this? Don't know the name, but it was a flute instead of a piano. 🤔 Also, this is, as suggested, a better episode than it gets credit for. Very subtle.
The premise of the episode is pretty simple, but it moves quickly for a TZ episode. Not overly verbose. I've returned to this episode a number of times, and the feel of it changes as I get older. It's harder to identify with the TZ episodes that deal with hatred of fellow man, or war, or the power of the state. But it's very easy to relate to the experience of a simple-minded bully.
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I liked it, and felt sorry for Marge and Esther the most. Marge for being a delicate, gentle soul who humiliated in front of everyone, and Esther for being married to a cruel, callous man.
I wasn't surprised at Esther's reveal when her song played. Because she acted withdrawn and quiet towards Gerry. She couldn't even look him in the eye when he explained why he got her a player piano instead of a regular one! I also thought that each song for the other characters was appropriate for their revelation! Especially Gerry!
still waiting for To serve man.
It's covered in space dust.
"I'm not laughing, Mr Fortune. You're not funny anymore." What a memorable final line, though it's bittersweet in a way. Fortune is an immature, cowardly, cruel man, yet is left all alone in the end.
He always has been, which is why he's so cold and cruel to everyone. As he tells Esther, he doesn't understand love and doesn't know how to express it, so he lashes out at everyone. Plus a lot of envy, as he disparages Greg's plays because he doesn't have the talent to write them himself (a play on the joke about how critics are people who criticize what they can't actually do) and he wanted to humiliate Marge because despite her weight, she's a cheerful, delightful person with a zest for life and who makes friends easily, none of which describe him.
I'm not even sure he counts as an archetype. We've all known or heard of someone like this.
@@mst3KGf Many of those who perfectly fit your description were my high school teachers.
😂😂😂😂😂 barry morse didnt get the last laugh
I have to admire Marge's maturity regarding Fortune's breakdown. While she COULD have stooped to his level after he ruthlessly humiliated her in front of the other guests, she chooses to encourage the other guests to leave, realising that Fortune is just a scared, broken little boy who gets his jollies on hurting others.
It's also notable that while at first the guests are laughing because they think Marge is joking (which is in character for her as she's portrayed as a popular life of the party guest), once they realize she's being sincere, everyone stops laughing except for Fortune and just looks uncomfortable.
I think the reason why Marge suggested everyone leave the party was because she felt pity for Gerry. Yes she could've stooped to his level but that would've made it worse.
That's always jumped out at me too.
@@mst3KGf I liked that she seemed like a very heartfelt, dignified person. After what he put her thought she still had compassion to not do it to anyone else.
@@melissacooper8724 Agreed. Marge's act of mercy for Fitz during his breakdown also shows that you can destroy someone just as completely with a scalpel as you can with a sledgehammer.
“I’m not laughing sir, you’re not funny anymore.” Is such a cutting line and delivered to perfection
The comeuppance in this one was brilliant. What a mean guy. I really felt for Marge in this episode for just seeming like a sweet contrast to someone who was so hurtful and petty.
Preach, Marge seemed so delicate and kind, and refused to take pleasure in Fortune's misery in the end, instead choosing to turn the other cheek.
I felt sorry for Esther for being married to a sadistic fiend! She deserves better!
I liked your short animation
@@NyGeL_Derey Aw, thank you.
I've only seen the last part of this episode--around Marge being teased and the reveal of Jerry being little more than an insecure little child. His breakdown, where he admits why he acts this way is perfect. However, the best part has got to be "If you leave me, I'm going to be very naughty!" It's so memorable and hilarious to me, as it totally matches his admittance of being scared and childish. What better way to express that then threaten to have a tantrum.
Precisely, while it's satisfying to see everyone leave Fortune after how horrible he's been to them all, you can't help but feel a little sorry for him, in that he's a broken little boy who tears into others to make himself feel big.
@@trinaq It's the use of "Brahams' Lullaby" that makes it work so damn well. It's such a soft, gentle little piece that it works so well when Jerry is confessing why he's been such a jerk to everyone.
@@trinaq I agree, while I fully think Fortune got what he deserved, I felt bad for him as he was pouring his heart out. It's definitely gotta be the use of the lullaby that does it for me
As for how Esther ended up with this jerk in the first place...she says that she once thought he was sophisticated and worldly, and having been only twenty when she married him (this is her twenty-sixth birthday, and they've been married six years), it's not hard to see how she might have been taken in by an older man's air of sophistication and upper-crust charm, mistaking his causticness for real intellect and humor. She probably just didn't expect it to turn on HER. (I wince whenever he gets off a condescending dig at her or her friends' expense.)
The whole humiliation of Marge was heartbreaking. Kudos to the actress, she brought me to tears.
Barry Morse was a phenomenal actor and played a villain so well and yet was one of the kindest, generous person and a great family friend I had the pleasure of knowing. He did a lot of charity work and was a great family man. He is greatly missed.
Great to know. We are rarely aware of those like Morse who displayed (off-screen) humanity, humility and grace. Thanks for adding this!
@SalvationDiscipleshipAreNotThe He really was. He doted on his wife and he adored his fans. He called me when I had my son to congratulate me. I miss him terribly. A very kind and caring person.
That’s amazing to hear. He was truly talented. I especially love his voice.
Pretty underrated episode in my opinion. Hits it just right
Marge was the best character in this episode. Even after Fortune makes fun of her and causes everyone to laugh at her, she still feels sorry for him and encourages everyone to leave in silence.
Esther is also really good. I love how she finally let Jerry have it after years of verbal abuse and bullying.
Precisely, all of the characters were memorable in this episode, but the female characters of Marge and Esther were my favourites, since they were well acted and written, with their secret desires making them more believable.
I wish that Esther could've ended up with Gregory instead. At least he treats her like a queen unlike Gerry!
@@melissacooper8724 It looked like she was going to. They left holding onto each other.
@@julieporter7805 Well Gregory did ask Esther to leave with him as everyone else was leaving the party.
I agree! She was wonderful in this episode.
This could easily have been a lackluster episode in different hands, but it's got so many genuinely good performances it's definitely worth watching.
Agreed, though the actor for Marvin is the only one I recognize, as he'd appeared in a few other Twilight Zone eps.
I don't know if that's what the writers were going for, but I can't help but laugh when Fortune threatens "If you leave here, I'm going to be very naughty!" It's not just the line itself, but the way he says it.
Same here. I don’t know if it was intentional but it made me laugh as well due to the timing and delivery of it. I like to think it was meant to be funny as Jerry has basically revealed how truly insecure and childish he is. So out of desperation to have his way, he does what any child would do when they don’t get their way, threaten to throw a temper tantrum.
I've always enjoyed this episode, the acting by all is pretty first rate, I like how Rod Serling introduces the show and Barry Morse is still in the scene. My only problem with this episode is wondering how Fortune and his wife knew which piano roll to put on to elicit the desired responses.. But Barry Morse's performance absolutely kills it.
"I'm not laughing, Mr. Forge. You're not funny anymore." That's a awesome take down.
I sure hope that the world NEVER forgets
about this truly wonderful show.
Actually one of my favorite episodes
This one's really underrated in my opinion.
This is one of my fav episodes. 💜💜 I love Marge (fellow big girl who loves to dance here) and how poised she stays even when embarrassed.
A very underrated episode. Doesn't deserve the knocking it gets.
who knocks it?
@@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025 Mild criticism from Anthology Podcast and Twilight Zone Podcast. Marc Zicree in the Twilight Zone Companion calls the characterization 'superficial' and that 'the problem was tbe writer dealing with characters not at all connected with reality.' Unfair? He also had a issue with the name Fitzgerald Fortune.
@@rickkennett8505 I'm not a huge fan of the Companion
@@rickkennett8505 they don’t know what they are talking about and people who don’t understand twilight zone episodes are pretty mentally inept
this is one of my favorite episodes ever. te scene of marge dancing sincerely made me cry, which is rare for TZ honestly. the debussy is perfect choice and really makes that part hit hard and fortunes comeuppance eve harder. severely underrated episode, top 5 easily just from the emotion it has.
This was actually the first Twilight Zone episode I ever watched. I caught it on TV while visiting my Mom. It was immediately followed by To Serve Man, which terrified me as a kid. I guess that is the power of a good show that even a youngin' like myself was captivated by a couple episodes.
I remember this episode, where a piano reveals people's dark and personal secrets.
Me too, it's such a moving episode, and very memorable.
I agree that it is not the toppest tier of of the show but it has a real emotional message that I like more the more I see it, I think this is one of those episodes that has the ability to grow on you.
This is one of my personal favorites. The acting really is the standout.
I’ve known a lot of people like Fortune.
A very underrated episode full of good acting and delivery of a well written story. Definitely an interesting watch.
So the guy is actually a real life manbaby internet troll. It was ahead of its time.
This is my brother’s favorite episode. I really enjoy it, though I really would have liked to see him play Faust to see if there was a devil among them aside from the one we saw.
I'm reminded of when Schroeder mentioned how Beethoven affects others. I believe that music in general affects people in many ways. It can be soothing or it can make one stressed and agitated.
Precisely, I love how perfectly each piece of music was chosen, since it reflected each character so perfectly.
A player piano is actually called a pianola. I remember one from my childhood, they're wonderful to listen to. An underrated episode IMO. I enjoyed it. Especially Cyril Delevanti as the butler
..thank you for bringing these excellent shows back out...
I like that this episode used gimmicks to expose peoples inner humanity, when triggered by the right circumstances (a piano in this case) we see what a person truly is. This rings solid in saying that many of us are reacting to our environment, and we should ask ourselves if we are being our truthful self, or just reacting.
Great episode. Love this one! Underrated.
It's not quite right that Fortune only likes to hurt people - it's that he genuinely has no idea how to *respond* to the compassion of others, and so lashes out out of pure reflex. He loathes himself for it, and that loathing goes on to perpetuate the cycle.
The fat-shamed party guest who had a dream of being a ballerina was played by the late Muriel Landers, an actress best known for her roles in the Three Stooges shorts that featured Joe Besser.
She was a very talented singer and dancer.
She was a very talented singer and dancer.
@@Buzz-McCool Yeah. She was also in "Bella Lugosi Meets the Brooklyn Gorilla" and also had a brief role in "The Undertaker and His Pals".
This is one of my favorite episodes.
I can almost imagine the late, Jonathan Harris from 'Lost in Space' fame being cast for this rather audacious role. In fact, come to think of it, if Jonathan Harris had not played the Dr Smith character then Barry Morse could quite easily have played the comedic villain hands down. Barry Morse nailed it in this unforgettable performance. ☝️🙄
Always a pleasure to see Barry Morse. The Story was quirky, but who cares, the acting made it worthwhile.
Love this episode.
This episode reminds me of the pithy phrase:
Hurt people, hurt people
This is my favorite episode.
My favorite episode... Love how the reviewer didn't appreciate an episode about a reviewer. Clever...
Fortune’s comeuppance is definitely deserved for how awful he is to everyone. What he does to Marge in particular was cruel as the entire group laughs at her. Not always a favorite episode, but it is a decent episode especially if we know or have met people like Fitzgerald Fortune
Watching this as I’m older, I can see the allusions to Mr Fortune being a narcissistic character, stuck as a child that doesn’t know how to behave except to pick on others to feel better about himself. Powerful stuff
I was just watching some episodes of Space 1999 and I see this video, seeing Barry Morse, I was saying to myself, "This face looks familiar" !
I loved this episode 💗❗
"The quality of the scripts inevitably made the series attractive to the more skillful actors."
- Barry Morse
This is a very interesting episode. Almost feels like the episode with the dictator in the mirror. But, has a more Musical tone.
I believe that music does affect people in many ways. It can make someone laugh or cry or maybe make someone relax.
I personally like the ‘thought provoking’ episodes more than the scary or plot twist episodes as I get older. People revealing who they really are, and the journey they often must travel to discover this fascinates me. This is one of my favorites in this category. Another one is ‘Nothing in the Dark’ with Dame Gladys Cooper and a very young Robert Redford.
This episode always creeped me out! Just the music playing and the way their true sides are shown and then once the music stops, it’s just so creepy seeing the characters go back to normal.
I loved the breakdown of this Guy.
I wish some "Great" People in Politics and so-and-so had to admit how small they feel
As a child I knew Morse from his role as the beloved Victor on Space 1999. Later I saw this episode in reruns and was quite shocked to see him play a villain.
Damn that “I hate you monologue” really hits hard.
Classic
So THIS is where Professor Bergman got to in 1999, as the Moon wandered aimlessly through space - somewhere in the Twilight Zone!
Cyril Delevanti is the greatest supporting actor in history of TZ. That final scene proved it finally.
Manipulation and Control through devises was a common theme throughout the TZ but this one was spectacular because of the underlying vindictive nature of Mr. Morse never got to show on The Fugitive.
It’s a solid episode with great writing and acting. Not in the top ten but worth rewatching.
Talk about a main character who got his comeuppance.
I loved the Butler
I don''t know, I kind of liked this one a lot. Especially the very end.
Great video.
This one is excellent. Really slept on
This episode was on MeTV, 8-22-24.
Has Rod Serling played piano before?
Love twilighttober.
1:52: "Look, my reviews have destroyed whole cities!"
He definitely reminds me of Bob Jackass!
I remember in an episode of SpongeBob where Patrick wrote a song that was so terrible that the band died recording it! Then later when SpongeBob and Patrick played the song at full volume it destroyed Bikini Bottom!
I really enjoyed this episode, I love the acting and the idea behind it, I kinda wish we got to see more people being effected by the piano so when it’s his turn they all get their revenge, with that said it’s still a good one!
Awesome and cool! :)
How did I love Fortune's confessional to the group, getting his comeuppance!!
It's also very popular with theater groups due to the range of acting required
Ive always loved this episode
I relate to Fortune
And i am trying to be better
'" you're not funny anymore'"
One of the best lines in TV
Earl Hamner, Jr. was also the writer for the Hanna-Barbera movie "Charolette's Web."
When I first saw this episode I literally laughed at the "If you leave me, I'm going to be very naughty!" Part @ 5:19
Yes, I quite agree! I can almost imagine the late, Jonathan Harris from 'Lost in Space' fame being cast for this rather audacious role. In fact, come to think of it, if Jonathan Harris had not played the Dr Smith character then Barry Morse could quite easily have played the comedic villain hands down. Barry Morse nailed it in this unforgettable performance. ☝️🙄
This episode is magnificently cathartic for anyone who’s ever had to deal with a narcissistic bully. Seeing the critic torn asunder by the truth of his own being is both satisfying but also rather pitiable. You don’t like him any better but you do see the pitiful human being underneath, for as little as that ends up amounting to, and to be hoist by his own manipulative machinations is a truly fitting comeuppance for such a spitefully pompous narcissist like Fitzgerald Fortune.
Another banger
Most of the ep works well, especially the ending sequence.
I admit I love The Twilight Zone so much, but I have Not seen every episode of the original series! I have never seen this episode! But I have seen a episode with a mysterious piano 🎹. It was from the remake series from the 80s. A inmate discovered a piano at the prison he’s at and when he played the piano he gets teleport to 1930s America
It reminds me of the Narcissist, who treats others as though they are beneath them. I like imagining Mr.x acting in such a way, after me leaving him!!
The actress playing Marge was in a Three Stooges episode.
Need a piano like that, but to make me happy.
so, depending on the mood of the song, the inner self of a person that matches that mood comes out? Interesting!
5:19 He went full John Lithgow for a second
The best part for me is when the shop owner transforms into a melodramatic romantic. Ironically i guess Walter didn't enjoy that part
Did that piano wind up in a little Casita in Colombia?
Fortune could've been a good Pinocchio villain.
My dad (1913-2002) said that people like old things. This episode has an old player piano.
A great but mean-spirited episode of The Twilight Zone. Cyril Delevanti was great as the butler.
Anyone familiar with the "Mitchell and Webb" sketch that was surely inspired by this? Don't know the name, but it was a flute instead of a piano. 🤔 Also, this is, as suggested, a better episode than it gets credit for. Very subtle.
My number 100 episode. The piano was interesting. I thought Fortune's humiliation of Marge was cruel, but I thought the episode only average.
This episode was brilliant. This video is only based off of your opinions. Not facts
The premise of the episode is pretty simple, but it moves quickly for a TZ episode. Not overly verbose. I've returned to this episode a number of times, and the feel of it changes as I get older. It's harder to identify with the TZ episodes that deal with hatred of fellow man, or war, or the power of the state. But it's very easy to relate to the experience of a simple-minded bully.
I seen one episode 4 times
Does anyone know what royalty free music is used during this review?
Wasn't the lead also in Space 1999? I just checked... He was!
Is that a riff of the Poirot tv theme you’re playing in the background?
This guy looks like he wants to tell Hugo to go back into his cage 😁
Barry Morse just one year away from ''The Fugitive'' over at ABC.
I like this one a great deal. I think there are a lot of folks who think this is simply alright.
"You're not funny anymore"- The Butler