Any Twilight Zone Fans?

[goprog]

I think I saw the one with the children waiting for the grandpa
to die (or at least I saw something where masks became faces.)

And I remember seeing the "beauty is hideous" episode a number
of times.

tomturbomatic

almost all of those sound familiar (and wonderful). Alcoa
Presents I always enjoyed. Kraft Playhouse was another - that
might be what I was thinking of instead of Playhouse 90, but
I might have seen that too.

And Arthur Murray Dance Studio sounds familiar too, but didn't
see much of it (or I'd remember it better.)

Of course this was all dependent on what Mom and Dad wanted to
watch (and how many stations we could get.) Once we moved
when I was in third grade, we only got one station (NBC).
Visiting grandparents I could see ABC, CBS, and NBC.

 

[drmitch]

My absolute favorite is the one of a country store run by Andy Devine. Very funny! It aalso has Floyd the barber from Andy Griffith and Dabbs Greer. They have an encounter with aliens.

 

[launderess]

Ed Winn

As a peddler:

IIRC that was another "death" episode where Mr. Death (played by a suave cool looking and handsome man, comes for a little girl who is sick in bed. Mr. Death has to make his quota and the girl must die before sunrise. The peddler who never has made a big sale, or much of any sale/big difference in his life for that matter, goes into the best routine of his life; keeping Mr. Death so busy that by the time sunrise comes, it is too late to take the girl so she will live. Mr. Death explains to Mr. Winn that he was "won" and the girl will live, but he must make his numbers so someone has to go, and that someone is Mr.Winn. Mr. Winn gladly goes along to his maker, knowing he has done at least one good thing with his life.
Most touching part of the episode is at the end as Death and Mr. Winn are walking away, Mr. Winn goes back for his suitcase of goods and says: "you never know, someone might need something up there", pointing and looking towards heaven. "Am I going, up there?" Mr. Winn asks death with a concerned look, and Death responds "yes, you have made it". Made me want to cry.

Those sort of Twilight episodes always got to me because as a child was very frightened of death. Those episodes made it seem a tad less spooky, but never the less still wasn't crazy about Mr. Death.

 

[launderess]

Robert Redford

Yes, know it was only a television episode, but:

The whole point of Death being a young, goodlooking blonde/blue eyed man was to counter what the old woman feared about dying. She was afraid her death was going to be a hard, horrid affair; but Death proved her wrong by helping to "ease" her fears so she would leave this world peacefully. In the end that is all any of us can hope for isn't it?

L.

 

[mickeyd]

"still wasn't crazy about Mr. Death"

Who is, Dearest?

The childhood thrill of fear and horror is one thing that does not age well.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Laundress, it is a shame that most religions have so filled people with hate and fear that most people look at death with fear. If religions were not so busy trying to exert power over adherents by keeping them ignorant and afraid, the true message of the Creator could go out to let people know that love is the only eternal force of creation and we are loved, always. Our spirit bodies came to this world from the source of love and to that source our spirits return. There is nothing to fear about death. The dying part is often unplesant, but the place after death is wonderful and beautiful beyond words. After my own near death experience, I read many other accounts and they all emphasized love, light, reunion, supreme joy and lack of judgement or punishment, but then these people were not criminals and neither are most of us.

Laundress, I hope that in the years since childhood, you have been able to find something to dispel your fear of the transition. I think that it was admirable of Rod Serling to try to convey a non-threatening image of death. One thing I loved about Touched By An Angel was the message spoken to the person they were trying to help each week "G-d Loves You." We do not hear it enough. The show featured Andrew, a very kind and pleasant looking Angel of Death who tried to comfort and remove fear from those who were about to go with him. He was not Robert Redford, but certainly a messenger whose appearance and manner would inspire calming trust rather than fear.
Tom

 

[mickeyd]

I'm dying to hear about your near-death experience!

Please tell it.

Thank You, Tom

Mike.

Personally, can't wait to cross over, but have too much work left to do. If only He'd just let us visit, although glimpses do come through from time to time in dreams, but you've had the real Mc Coy.

Again, would you share it please!

 

[launderess]

Like The Lady Says:

Cosmo I just want to tell ya, no matter what you do you're going to die, just like the rest of us.

*LOL*

 

[mickeyd]

You kill me

Always when one least expects it, the Sphinx speaks!

I still believe because I see dead people.

 

[sudsmaster]

Another memorable episode is the one in the old folks' home, where an old radio plays old shows as if it were still the 20's and 30's. As I recall, it also helps listeners regain their youth.