"Ring-A-Ding Girl" is "The Twilight Zone" at its purest and most powerful. Even before I ever watched a single episode of the legendary TV-series, this is exactly how I pictured the stories would be like: atmospheric, mysterious from start to finish, hidden clues, supernatural paradoxes left and right, and a climax that keeps you contemplating long after it's finished. It's not necessarily my choice for best episode of the entire series, but it does epitomize all the trademarks of cult, and also why Rod Serling's Sci-Fi/Fantasy series is righteously considered as a TV-monument.
When the slightly selfish Hollywood starlet Barbara Blake receives a ring as a gift from all the residents of her hometown Howardsville, she sees and hears premonitions and call-outs for help from her sister and others. Instead of flying to Rome for her next film, she makes a stop at Howardsville. Her visit will make a world of difference, for everyone. Enigmatic, uniquely compelling, convoluted and haunting... I realize these are strong terms, but they are the best ones to describe "Ring-A-Ding Girl"; - one of the 5th season's (and the entire series', in fact) absolute must-sees.