Once Upon a Time
- Episode aired Dec 15, 1961
- TV-PG
- 25m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.6K
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Janitor Woodrow Mulligan gets a trip from 1890 to 1962 courtesy of his employer's time-machine helmet.Janitor Woodrow Mulligan gets a trip from 1890 to 1962 courtesy of his employer's time-machine helmet.Janitor Woodrow Mulligan gets a trip from 1890 to 1962 courtesy of his employer's time-machine helmet.
Harry Fleer
- 1962 Policeman #2
- (uncredited)
Norman Papson
- Trumpeter
- (uncredited)
Warren Parker
- Clothes Store Manager
- (uncredited)
Milton Parsons
- Prof. Gilbert
- (uncredited)
Rod Serling
- Narrator
- (uncredited)
- …
George E. Stone
- Fenwick
- (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
- Sidewalk Onlooker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring Rod Serling's closing monologue, The Twilight Zone Theme can briefly be heard played in an unusual "Silent Movie/Honkey-Tonk Piano" arrangement, in tribute to the story's motif.
- GoofsIn the repair shop, when supposedly setting the dial on the time machine helmet to go back to 1890, one could see it was still set for 1962.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy (1985)
Featured review
Homage to a brilliant career!
I have traditionally binged watched The Twilight Zone during marathons. Made a decision to DVR them on Syfy, watch them more slowly, and research the episode and the actors in real time. I don,t recollect ever seeing this episode! Perhaps, though, watching it quickly during a marathon, I failed to understand its importance. Buster Keaton is a legend! To experience him reenacting the golden age of silent movies is a privilege even if only for a short episode. Other posters criticizing his not being on the top of his game are just being unrealistic and cruel. Is anyone at their peak at the end of their careers? Perhaps this is only the thoughts of the young. Watching his pratfalls and pranks and perfect timing was hilarious! And the insider joke about getting his finger stuck in the wringer as he dried his pants 👖 was a wonderful side wink as he lost the tip of his right index finger in such a manner as a child.
One of the main reasons I watch TZ is to see important actors in their youth (Robert Redford) or to see a final homage to a fading but still shining star 🌟 such as Buster Keaton! (And shout out to Jesse White in foreshadowing his lucrative maytag repairman stint!)
One of the main reasons I watch TZ is to see important actors in their youth (Robert Redford) or to see a final homage to a fading but still shining star 🌟 such as Buster Keaton! (And shout out to Jesse White in foreshadowing his lucrative maytag repairman stint!)
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- May 27, 2019
Details
- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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