Why This One TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODE Was BANNED For 52 YEARS!

The Twilight Zone is one of the most iconic TV shows of all time but there's an episode that was banned for 52 years. Why was it so controversial to air at the time? And why did it take so long for this episode to come back into circulation? In this video, I answer all of those questions and more!

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[whiterabbitt]

2020-2021 feels like an episode from the Twilight Zone that will never end. just saying

[dougmiller]

My favorite and most heartwrenching episode, was the one with Burgess Meredith as the last man on earth. He loved to read and was at a library. The heartwrenching part was when he broke his glasses and couldn't see.

[terra]

It really does feel like we're currently living in the twilight zone with the way everything is currently heading. It's more frightening than any TV show.

[adamgorelick]

Not long after the airing of The Twilight Zone episode with William Shatner as the lone witness on a passenger plane of a monstrous creature on one of the wings, my parents were on a plane themselves. Having just watched the episode, imagine their surprise when they saw a man sitting alone by a window looking out. It was William Shatner.

[thesongbird]

Back in 1961 my mother and I were watching The Twilight Zone around 9:30pm. It was an episode where cars were starting up in driveways with no one behind the wheel... it was on Elm or Maple Street, I believe. At that time, our telephone rang, which startled us. A neighbor called to tell us our 1957 Rambler station wagon was in the middle of the street. We were both freaked out, so my mother went out to look... and, sure enough our car had rolled out of the driveway. It was beyond creepy. I was only 12 years old, so I will never forget that night. I think my mother was kind of embarrassed as she put the car back on the driveway. Apparently she had forgotten to set the emergency brake. Of course later on, we laughed about that night.

[patriciamartinez]

Rod Serling was a genius. I watched when I was a kid. Twilight Zone was brilliant

[jeffsmith]

‘Every man is put on earth condemned to die. Time and method of execution unknown.’ Serling was not only a great writer and war hero but also a profoundly thoughtful man.

[peterjones]

I read a book by Ann Serling, she wrote about her her dad went into the hospital for what she believe was just a normal doctors visit but it was for advanced cancer, she mentioned it was a bright sunny day that he died and she couldn't believe he was gone. I emailed her about how I enjoyed her book and how badly I felt about her losing her dad at such a young age. She replied to me and said losing him was very difficult for her and she has never really gotten over his loss. I felt really bad for her, she obviously loved her dad very much. ❤😓

[sallymiller]

That episode with the pig faced people who were considered "normal" and the beautiful woman who they thought was ugly and tried to change into them affected me for life!

[electricdreams]

Being a kid growing up The Twilight Zone really left an indelible mark on my psyche. The stories were interesting and very thought provoking. Rod Serling certainly led an interesting life.

[nikkil]

So much on the Twilight Zone became truth. I especially remember the one where the people were told what to think and do by the computer hanging in the room. When the computer stopped working, they just stood there unable to think for themselves. Remind anyone of some people you know now with their phones?

[eNigma]

My favorite episode was "Next Stop Willowby" (Serling said it was his favorite as well). There must be something in the human psyche that wishes we could all return to a simpler, happier time when we were children and the problems of the world didn't exist for us.

[DanielRyanScott]

As a kid, the "Eye of the Beholder" episode blew my mind and still affects my views on humans, societies, and shifting standards in cultures throughout time, history, and location. The Twilight Zone and Star Trek actually made me think and question things around me.... long after the episode was over. Most modern shows I forget about before the next commercial.

[MegaSickcat]

The Twilight Zone will always be the best series on TV. The irony in so many episodes are timeless in their 'lessons'.

[ritadyer]

I used to watch this with my brother late at night in the early 80s. I was a young mother separated from my husband living at home with my parents again. My brother had just gotten out of the Army and back home. I worked until around 9 to 11 at night and so we would watch this really late and I would rock my baby. My brother passed in 2017 from diabetes complications. I sure do miss him and can’t watch The Twilight Zone without thinking of him.

[carlbowles]

The twilight zone is still a favorite with me decades later. The episode with ghost of Civil War soldiers killed in battle walking down a road away from the combat is the one I most remember. It was truly haunting. RIP Rod Serling you are gone not forgotten.

[SayHelloToOblivion]

“Next stop, Willoughby!” I hear that name every once in a while and it still gives me the creeps.
I also remember the episode where the neglected children jump into a pool and end up in another place where they’re treated wonderfully with other neglected children. Boy, that was creepy.

[williamgarcia]

When I was a young boy the opening of the Twilight Zone would scare the crap out of me. When the announcer says “Do not attempt to turn that Dial!”, I would be in fear. When I was around four years old I finally waited next to the tv awaiting that announcement and then I was bold and changed the channel. I was scared out of my wits, however, I’m still here! 😂 Those shows were a launching pad for some of the most iconic actors and actresses of the era.

[gabriellashimone]

This was one of my favorite shows to watch when I was a child. I'm so grateful my mother let me watch it!

[robertgross]

What's been happening in this country the last 18 months makes me feel that I am living in the Twilight Zone.