This Outer Limits Episode Is SO DISTURBING It Will Keep You Up At Night
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- “The Zanti Misfits" features large alien ant-like bugs the size of a rat. Right from the tension-filled teaser, I was glued to the television set.
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Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. We had some great sci-fi shows in the 60’s!
Yes we did. Lost in Space, Star Trek...
I agree.
Let's not forget Psycho and House on Haunted hill, and Night of the Living Dead!!!
ultraman, Adventures of Superman, Batman 66. Hell yeah, we had some awesome '60s TV shows
I am with ya...and I would add 'Land of the Giants' to that list.
Locally, from midnight Sunday through to 0400 we get Star Trek TOS, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants and then The Invaders...it is well worth being sleep deprived come Sunday breakfast time 🙂
That fricken episode put me off on playing the Cootie Bug game. Full stop!
aw lol cooties o boy I had that game too.
ABSOLUTELY!
I'm 58, and I accidentally bumped into this wonderful science-fiction series late one Friday night on BBC 1 (I'm British) when I was 16. The Zanti Misfits remains one of my all-time favourite episodes.
I was watching the very same episode on the very same day - 😅hahahaha
Look up the old One Step Beyond series.
I'm positive you'll enjoy it.
"Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling the transmission."📺
@@justinsullivan1285 I wonder if anyone under the age of 30 knows that televisions used to actually have horizontal and vertical controls?
That and the dot in tje middle of the svreen was enough to get my heart pumping
You're never going to unsee that bug once you watch this episode. Throughout life, there are people whose eyes reminded me...
That series always scared me….my sisters and I never watched a full show …to scary for our youthful selves! We always tried but just couldn’t watch!
Look like AOC! That’s scary!!
It looks cartoonish and spooky at the same time. Very strange.
@@diggingoonschmit shut up. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a beautiful woman. Looks nothing like that bug.
@@ThePrufessa so, what exactly is the definition of a woman?
I was 10 when I watched this series and I had nightmares afterwards. Classic sci-fi that still works today. Some great actors and storylines and always a moral perspective at the end. I bought both series from Amazon and still totally watchable today.
I was 8 when this came out. Man, this episode stuck with me for years. Those faces! Outer Limits was such a terrific show!
I was too young to recall these shows. I watched them later on when they were reruns. This show and the Twilight Zone are still my favorites. They can never replicate these programs, they are truly a classic!
I was also 8 when I saw this the first time. My parents had let me stay up late to watch it. I was so shocked I didn't watch another episode for a long time, and I never forgot this episode.
Decades later, I watched this with my young daughter, who was puzzled by my story of this episode. "You thought that was scary, Dad?" (She obviously didn't agree)
Exactly!! definitely remember this episode of The Outer Limits !!! Classic..
On step beyond was better
@@paulanthony5274 All I know is that back in the 60s with The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents there was an AMAZING amount of awesome, thought provoking television!
The Zanti Misfits and It Crawled Out of the Woodwork are my favorite Outer Limits episodes. Gave me nightmares for months. In fact, I'm going to watch both again for the umpteenth time... never gets old.
You too!! It crawled out of the woodwork really terrified me! The animated cloud monster!!
@@5argetech56: I haven’t seen your post in years! I think you did Rick Nineg.
My favorites were both Robert Culp. "Demon with a Glass Hand" and where he was converted into a horrible alien "The Architects of Fear"
They are certainly nightmare material ,Lol!
Same here ! That opening scene with the vaccum cleaner ... Man !!
This episode absolutely terrified me as a kid!! Nevertheless, every time it aired I was glued to the set.
My father had PTSD from fighting in the Korean War. The only time I was ever allowed to sit next to him, was when we were watching horror movies. This show was his favorite back then, as a child everything I saw on TV was real. I was terrified of ants, thanks to this episode. They'd play horror movies every Saturday night on TV, so I grew up believing that giant grasshoppers, giant ants, and giant spiders were real, so you always had to be aware of your surroundings for a good hiding place. Many sacrifice nights, terrified of sleeping, afraid of having nightmares, just to feel close to your father for the duration of a movie.
@Rick Doran Uncle Ted's Ghoul School. I remember it fondly.
Poor kid, if only cps could have rescued you from that.
Yep. We had Shock Theater on late night Saturday. I had an early bedtime so I had to wait for my parents to fall asleep before sneaking into the Den to watch. The Outer Limits was broadcast on Monday night, prime time. Can't really remember when the Twilight Zone was on, been too many years. Great memories of my childhood.
That's because fake horrible shit takes the sting out of the real horrible shit that you can never tell anyone about....because you try to forget it and nobody would believe it... God Bless!!
@@slactweak We did the same thing! It was called "Chiller Theatre" and the host use to advertise Schoenling LIttle King Ales. And he would drink them during the movie. By the end, he was soused! Then I would go to my bedroom doorway and run and jump up into my bed in case anything was under it!!! LOL!!
I was born in 1971 and I remember seeing this episode as a kid in reruns and it really freaked me out. To this day i still feel the episode is very frightening. Shows like The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone will always remain timeless in my opinion.
Those two shows were the Fore-runners to Star Trek ...Shatner ...and others
The Outer Limits was decades ahead of its time. It scared the hell out of damn near everyone who watched it. Including yours truly. A classic.
Never noticed the facial whiskers on the Zantis 'til you pointed it out. THIS is the episode I remember when I think of " The Outer Limits".
STILL creepy after all these years!
..... Razors were not supplied for the journey to Earth,
(not considered essential hygiene).
This episode and 'The Guests " are the two I remember best from my childhood
That you had black and white TV reception that good from those old rooftop antenna units to spot whiskers amazes me. We only ever got fuzzy reception at best, in the 60's. It wasn't until re-runs during the 90's that I actually enjoyed the episodes in beautiful clarity. I loved, "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" too.
I too grew up watching the Outer Limits and the Zanti Misfits has stuck with me. I remember my mom was wriggling and screaming more than any of us kids. It Crawled out of the Woodwork and the creepy one involving tumble weeds are among my favorites.
The outer limits was ahead of its time, I think. I never missed it. I was 10 years old when it came on TV., I never forgot this episode. Scared the hell out of me.🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
This scared the Hell out of me! I saw this when I was 7, and these bugs freaked me out. To make matters worse about 3 days later, I saw a potato bug for the first time, and they looked so much like them. Same creepy body, to this day I am terrified of them.
This episode is why I HATE Waterbugs!!!
Yes, same here
Yup....potato bugs are the worst!
Noise... and Looks of these " Ants " sure frightening..
I saw it too. I was born in 1957...We have seen a lot of Time...and Change..
Go Buckeyes...
The appearance and final attack of the Zanti misfits is so absurd and so funny it will have you screaming with laughter all the way to the vomitorium.
I was about the same age when I saw this. I loved it. My favorite Outer Limits episode is the one with Robert Duvall in the The Chameleon. It really intrigued me as a kid. The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone were two of the best TV shows in the '60s and '70s. I always thought that The Zanti Misfits would be a great name for a band but someone already took it - geez!
I was born in the mid- 50's those ants really freaked me out, I live about 30 miles from Vasquez Rocks in CA and would stand on the spot of these ants in the rocks, you just never forget.
Being a kid a lot of Outer Limits went over my head but not this one and boy did it scare me.
The Outer Limits beat the Twilight Zone for alien monsters, which freaked me out, I never thought anyone would ever outdo Rod Serling. Rod's stories were better though. The Night Gallery was cool, too.
Lol, every week was MONSTER of the week!!
Outer Limits did the best they could with like a tenth of twilight zones budget.
On the back of my t-shirt I have written "I am the original Zanti Misfit."
Loved The Outer Limits. "The Zanti Misfits" is one of the best!
Easily one of my favorite Outer Limits episodes and sci fi episodes in general. I just rewatched this a few months ago after all these years and it still held my attention and had me on edge, maybe more, since I think I went into it assuming it wouldn't have aged well. No gore or graphics; just mood and acting. I discovered the Outer Limits just a few years after Twilight Zone, but by then I had already seen most of TW repeatedly, so it was awesome to find basically its cousin with so many fresh shows. Even better, as a sci fi buff, with none of the episodes being magic themed. Even OL's comics from Dell/Gold Key were suspenseful and fun. And it was nice to see "Ivan"/"Ducky" play leads in favorite episodes from both the original run and the 80s (90s?) run.
This one is a Classic !!! Just like the Twilight Zone,. To serve Man!!!
I was born in 1952 and loved the Twilight Zone and graduated to Outer Limits. Loved that scary feeling!
The other great episode is with David McCallum who evolves to a superhuman with 6 fingers!!!
That profound ending makes all the silliness worth it. I mean. That's gold, right there.
I was a little kid in the 60’s and my grandmother lived with us. She was a big horror fan and introduced me to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone and a show called One Step Beyond. One Step Beyond could be really stupid sometimes, but it also could be terrifying and had this really scary theme song which still scares me to this day if I think about it. Thanks, Gram for the memories and thanks RerunZone for bringing back these early masterpieces!!!
We control the horizontal, we control the vertical
That was such an exciting intro. Best ever
I always thought Outer Limits was a bit more trippy and cooler than most Twilight Zone episodes
"Man IS the menu!" That was a great episode, but yes the 60's were the best at innovative sci-fi narrative shows. Black and white television holds a special place in the heart. The one where he realizes, while in the spacecraft with the earth woman, that because of his actions, he was never born and so the woman floats in space, alone....
"The Man Who Was Never Born", with Martin Landau as a disfigured mutant who travels back in time to prevent germ warfare caused by a misdirected scientist. Chillingly effective for 1963.
Was the opening of OL the most evocative and memorable of any TV show EVER?
This show was created by a group of people that were clearly on another level compared to what was happening on TV at the time. Something that even a 9 year old spud like me knew at the time. Great stories, most of the time, and always a pertinent message at the end. I even loved the music in the closing credits.
I watched re-runs of this show like 20 years later they all were creepy and well done I disagree with todays standards todays movies lack creativity and imagination wish they could bring these kind of creators back with todays cinema technology
9 years old when the Outer Limits came on the scene. This particular episode was a standout. When this show ended abruptly, I felt that first stab of pain I would come to know, over and over again, when shows I loved got cancelled, one by one. Massively influenced a great many film and TV projects that followed it over the years. After all this time, the phrase still rings in my mind " Total destruction to anyone who invades it"
I wonder if anyone has counted the number of times Vasquez Rocks have been shown in a TV episode or movie. It's so iconic it's instantly recognizable.
Red Rock Canyon. Crazy how much stuff you believe to be original when in fact it's an homage to an earlier influence.
When _Outer Limits_ first hit the ariwaves I was maybe 5 or 6 y/o, and my two older brothers got to watch it but my parents wouldn't let me -- which of course piqued my curiosity. It wasn't until a couple years later when "Zanit Misfits" aired as a rerun on an independent station in L.A. that I watched it in the daytime when it was just me and my mom was probably out shopping or something and my brothers were in school. It absolutely traumatized me. Up until then it was horror movies with skeletons in them that kept me up nights, but "Zanti Misfits" gave me full-on nightmares. _Outer Limits_ was 'way ahead of its time, on a par with the original _Twilight Zone;_ NOT a show suitable for young children, but back then there was no television rating system. Parents back then got the message through word of mouth, and _Outer Limits_ was one show they weren't gonna let me watch. I quickly discovered why. 60 years later it's more thought-provoking than frightening, but back then I was genuinely scarred by it.
This episode was one of the first I watched when I purchased the Outer Limits CDs. I grew up watching the "Outer Limits" and "Twilight Zone".
I was 6 and a half. THis is the one episode I can still remember from this show.
Not a year goes by I don't think about this show. David McCullum, is next, I think.
This show terrified me. I watched it with my Grandfather. By watching, I mean peaked out from under the cover I was hiding under!
The Zanti: We can't kill our own kind
Humans: Hold my beer
I've always been a big fan of the original outer limits. I actually am only 34 years old, but when I was younger I used to watch them regularly on the Syfy channel. I actually managed to find in a flea market a collector's edition zantes misfit model which is one of my prize pieces box and all. The other two classic versions I really like is, the invisible enemy, space particles.✌️
Oh boy!!! This episode scared the death out of me! This one and "It crawled out of the woodwork"
Bruce Dern always seems to play the whacked out bad guy.
In The Zanti Misfits, Dern was the boozy bank robber. (It's implied instead of stated directly.) 😱🐜🐜
Wow, I remember that episode so well! Anytime anyone would bring up the subject of the Outer Limits, this is the episode I always talk about first. And yes, it scared the heck out of me then 😂
As a side note…after that episode one of my friends and I would chase each other around trying to make that zanti noise 🤣
I saw this way back in the early 1960's......Cool
There are about six episodes as my favorite but the "Zanti Misfits" as my no.1. My elementary school classmates and me called them Wa-wa bugs, it was terrifying watching that episode as a kid in the mid- '60s when the Outer Limits aired.
I remember the Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone AND Night Gallery pretty vividly when I watched the syndicated shows as a kid. They were compelling and sometimes horrifying but I always wanted to watch more! Rod Serling was the man!!!
Don't forget, One Step Beyond. The music really creeped me out. Loved all of the horror shows.
@@CaptHank I don't remember that one.
Do you remember The Night Stalker !!! Darren McGavin !!!
@@Mike-fo7jo Oh yes, he was one of my favorites! Dude got fired and hired more times in a year than a present day football coach.
@@Jazzman-bj9fq 😆😆😆😅😅🤣😆😆
One of my favorite episodes. Thanks for posting the video.
The Zantis were more vulnerable in a group. That’s why they always said “don’t get your Zantis in a bunch”.
I waited 60 years to hear that pun!!?!!
@@garymussell6543 yeah that one really upped the Z-anti 🤣
@@Greeneyes3005 - Good one.😄👍🏾
😄😁😊😉😝😸🤣👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
The best part about watching this episode is seeing the beautiful Lincoln!😻 The budget couldn't be too shabby since they crashed it through a gate.
This is definitely the episode that I have not been able to forget. This series is timeless, so creative.
I am a child of the 80's. "Tales from the Dark Side" was our late-night show to watch. Even then I enjoyed The Outer Limits.
I think at times, The Outer Limits was more scary than the Twilight Zone. That show had some what of a menacing feel to it with each episode.
Twilight Zone was more paranormal as to where Outter Limits dealt with science fiction but I would definitely agree O.L. was more a a nightmare fuel!
I loved the way they took control of the television set.
Well, the twighlight zone didn't take over your TV set when it began lol. Totally agree with you.
@@johnhenke6475 That introduction is a classic; however, after a few episodes, the pared it down for some reason.
@@rickymcginnis7300 both were morality plays, effectively. I didn't catch that when I saw the series at ages 13-15. I wanted to see the scary monsters/aliens.
The common theme in lots of Outer Limits is the humans are often more terrifying by their nature than the "bears" aka monsters in each episode.
I was, maybe, 6-7 when I saw Zanti misfits it scared the living Bejeezus outta me. I had nightmares. I expected the aliens to come through my window. When I watched it as an adult I laughed (and cringed). When the Zanti was on the car window I think I screamed (when I was 7 not right now. Really!!!)
Who is Bejeezus?
This episode scared the crap out of me when I was a kid, that part where a bunch of those Zantees jumped all over that one guy gave me the heebie jeebies for days.
Are you kidding, look at that bug who don't want to party with that guy.
I'll never forget this episode. I watched as a kid too.
The Zantis were spotted marching single file and a “ visible Zanti line “ attracted the attention of the army men.Which led the army men to attack in a merciless “Zanti raid”
I also saw this episode back when it premiered back in the day. Scary.
Yep ,,, i remember this episode when i was just ah little kid like 8 or 9 years old ..SO DIFFERENT FROM THESE DAYS anYway thax's 4 the memories .. ..of being creeped out by this space bug 🐛 ..
I have a great fear of large insects and spiders, I have terribly horrific nightmares about giant insects and spiders and it all started after I watched The Fly from 1986, I saw that movie like 7 years ago and only recently I've been having nightmares about it, I also remember catching this Outer Limits episode late one night as a kid and it freaked me out.
This episode gave me nightmares for days and my mother wouldn't let me watch Outer Limits for several weeks after. The Misfits still gives me the creeps.
Me as well!
My mom didn’t like me watching OUTER LIMITS, which I did regularly. She thought it disturbed my sleep. She might’ve been right!
I watched it when I was little, because my Dad told my mother it was ok-we never watched it again-until we were older.
Howard Fast wrote a story called "The Big Ants". In the movie a guy is relaxing outside, and he see this big ant. He kills it, and take to the university, The professor knows what's happening. He says , "They have been turning up all over." Then you hear the bad news. The professor show the bag the ant was carring. It was an alien exploring the Earth. We just killed a first contact party.
Now that's creepy
Wow!!! I read that story a long time ago in high school and I’ve been trying remember the name of it. Thanks
I watch The Outer Limits back in 1963. It used to scare the living hell out of me. Especially since I was only six at the time and was living in a real bad neighborhood and my parents were not home. Imagine that for a 6-year-old. However the episode that scared me most back then was the Galaxy being. Something about that flashing alien walking down the street with everything blowing all over the place scared the hell out of me I thought it was a mummy for some reason. According to Stephen King It was the best show of its kind to ever come out. Memories not really great ones but memories nonetheless. My favorite episode was the 6th finger very thought-provoking as was the whole show. Also creepy was the spooky control voice who spoke Erie words of wisdom before the beginning of each episode. I believe his name was Vic Perrin who passed away during the eighties.
The Outer Limits was a great sci fi series from a time that we will never ever see again Period!!!!!
We will never see a time like yesterday either. Luckily, there's reruns.
@@Beef5 Agreed
@@scottmiller6495 if you like this older stuff I would recommend an episode of the twilight zone called, the monsters are due on maple street. This one never left my mind either.
@@Beef5 That's a great episode and it can apply in today's world!!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 i just looked and the full episode isn't on here anymore. Theres a remake though. Im sure the original 1960 version is much better though.
Yep.....I agree with you 100% I saw the Zanti Misfits episode when I was a kid and it DID make an indelible impression on my mind. I remember trying to explain it to other kids in my age group. And as an adult toy soldier collector, I'm always on the lookout for figures that resemble those Air Police uniforms seen in that episode! I think "Outer Limits" generally was probably the best sci-fi show ever aired, or at least I've never seen any better. Yes "Twilight Zone" and "Science Fiction Theater" had good episodes too, but nothing matched the creativity and just plain weirdness of "The Outer Limits"!
The Zanti Misfits scared the Hell out of when actor Bruce Dern is attacked
Ants with human faces. Absolutely brilliant concept.
Thanks for the memories. 👍🏻
Thanks for the excellent video. I'd never seen this episode until a few years ago. Roku used to have a channel completely devoted to The Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits. 24/7 they'd have the complete run of both series playing. That's where I caught this incredible episode. Yes, by today's standards with science fiction in film and on TV, it may seem primitive - although I myself don't think so. When, in real-life, has anyone seen something morph before their very eyes? On the other hand, a scary bug, the size of a rat, climbing up your arm is easily relatable, the thought being extremely terrifying. It seems as if the science fiction TV shows, in most of the 1960s, were basically all top notch. I'm grateful that these shows are available on disc, where they can be viewed at any time. Unfortunately, Roku has removed the "Outer Limits/Twilight Zone" channel. But, at least I was able to see every single episode of both series, many many times.
I love all those AIR FORCE guys on the Army base!
Grew up watching this as it originally played.
I have a great scar over my right eye because of this show. :D
This was a cool episode, corny but corny cool.
I really liked the outer limit’s and the twilight zone. Thank goodness for reruns! Just think if they made those episodes with today’s technology.
Outer Limits was one of my favorite shows as a kid and I enjoy it still despite its antiquated special effects. I typically got "goosebumps" when the "control voice" would tell the "moral" to each story at the end.
This episode still creeps me out.
Every episode had some of the Very Best Science Fiction Short Story Writers in the industry at the time. Few have matched the depth of nuance and surprise in the endings. Best tv ever!. BTW, I was 8!
Great episode of the original outer limits 😎
A very unsettled night for this 8-year-old 60 years ago.
You must be my age. My parents were playing Bridge with friends in the family room and I was sleeping in their bed as their room had a TV in it. I watched the Zanti Misfits and it gave me my first and only childhood nightmare. I fell asleep while watching and I dreamed the “bees” were crawling up under the blankets and came awake screaming.
I thought the Zanti looked like “Cooty” toy bugs that you could insert legs and antenna, etc., into. But after watching it again on another date I thought it was cool and I was hooked on the outer limits. I also thought the opening to the show was very cool, especially for a
sci-fi lover like I was. I thought them taking over our TV was just short of miraculous ! I even told my kids about it when I was about 32 or 33 and watched it with them, but all they did was laugh.
I saw this, and yes the faces on the critters is creepy, a stroke of genius on the creator's part. However, those aren't Army men, their patches indicate they're from the Air Force.
They actually had the Air Force there since they believed the Zantis were flying insects. (ha)
I didn't see this series until sometime in the early 80's when it was in syndication. This is the second or third episode I saw, and it creeped me out as a kid. Great series.
As a young boy growing up in Australia watching The Outer Limits I was always riveted to every episode I watched. Friday nights with Deadly Ernest, where he presented and showed horror movies in the early seventies was also one of my favorites.
All I can say is that you have proven how truly terrifying this episode is, considering that every single thing in Australia is always trying to kill you. Good job Outer Limits!
Deadly Earnest and Yorrick, now you must be an Adelaide boy with that terrible memory.. What good times !! " See you after the movie AHH hahahahahahahahah!!!!!"💀
Deadly Ernest was great. My brother and I watched these wonderful series. So lucky to have grown up with quality👍🏻🇦🇺.
Any kid who has spent an afternoon destroying an ants nest will have a special appreciation for this episode of the Outer Limits. I was an avid bug torterer in those days. My favorite pastime was using a big magnifying glass to burn bug till their body emitted that satisfying "pop".
This episode, The Sixth Finger, and The Bellaro Shield are my favourites.
Yes, mines too.
Their noise makes my skin crawl.
I was born in 1954 and was also 9 years old when this episode was aired. I had never seen the Outer Limits before this episode. To me, the creatures looked like horrifying copies of the Cootie toys that were popular then. I remember being terrified as Bruce Dern climbed up the rocks to the ship, and then the door popped open and the first Cootie came out. It scared me so much, and I have remembered that feeling for almost 60 years. It's great to hear your similar memories!
Totally!
I was also 9yr old and the zanti’s gave me nightmares…and seeing it again brought back those frightening memories…. And the other curious fact for me is that I’m a USAF VET…and a former SP….realizing that the troops in the episode are Airforce….
Freaking hillarious my friend, you made me LMFAO, thank you I had been feeling bad, but Rick this video made my day!!
Yes, you are absolutely right, The Outer Limits was FANTASTIC and this particular episode is one of the best. To this day I still think about it from time to time. When I watched it as a boy I never noticed the special effects; it just looked so real back then. It is only in comparison to todays modern CGI and other types of filming that makes the shows of yesteryear look so poor in comparison. Anyway, thank you VERY much for taking the time to make this video, it brought back fond memories 😀
I loved The Outer Limits as a kid. I don't really remember the stories, but the images and characters are very familiar. And the opening sequence is still compelling despite the fact that the controls, the vertical and horizontal, etc., no longer exist and undoubtedly make no sense to modern audiences
"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture..."
It was really well written.
Of course, it scared the hell out of us kids back then. We were oblivious to the episode's message. Now, we can only look back in admiration.
I liked their faces.
I first saw this when I was 9 years old and, yes, it scared me good. Of all the episodes of the Outer Limits, this one and 'It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" have stayed with me to this day.
those were scary
Probably the most frightening 'Outer Limits' episode I ever saw...like most, to this day I will never forget the creatures in that particular episode.
I just watched Eraserhead for the first time about a week ago. It's definitely a strange movie and definitely creepy in it's own unique way.
Could you imagine a new OL in black n white with Frontires music, directed by David Lynch, Cronenberg, Verhoven, del Toro, etc? How about the Zanti's updated with today's CGI. Wow.
I was 8 yrs old when I first watched this one and as a kid, for some reason, I thought the ants looked like Joey Bishop. I have always referred to them as the Joey Bishop ants. Crazy kid!
05:22 The "droning insect sound" makes it (seriously). Of course, the nightmare concept is that of the thing that pursues you relentlessly. I had dinosaur nightmares like this as a kid, which I remember involved hiding in a neighbor's basement, with the dinosaur being able to see me through the basement window (a.k.a Jurassic Park). But, these beasties remind me most of the spider nightmares I had, in which I'd fallen and couldn't escape them as they crawled up my leg and caused my leg vein to protrude from my skin, oddly like the nipple from older baby bottles, but throbbing (which could well have been some confused image of the bulb used in taking blood pressure measurements [think about it]).
The Twilight Zone was far superior to The Outer Limits!!!!
I was 10 when I watched this episode. Those huge, nasty ants scared the hell out of me! Don't remember any nightmares, though, but I certainly remember this episode all these years later.
I think they were each in a different category, TZ had more humans in everyday human situations like war but OL, Demon with the the glass hand and the one where Robert Çulp could hear rocks talk and when he was turned into an alien, different from TZ.
@@FlamingoPublications: Very perspicuous observation! You are right in what you say! However over-all most of TZ was superior!!!