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1. In the first season episode of "The Twilight Zone" entitled "Judgment Night", Carl Lanser was a passenger on a British passenger liner in 1942. At the end of the story, he comes to realize that he has been damned for eternity to relive the sinking of the very vessel on which he found himself a passenger. What was Carl's sin that condemned him to perpetual terror?
2. One of "The Twilight Zone" hour-long episodes, rarely seen in syndication, "Printer's Devil" tells the Faustian story of a failing small town newspaper publisher, Douglas Winter, who was despondent over his company's debt. Most of his employees had quit their positions, which left the jobs of reporting, printing and editing entirely on his shoulders. After Mr. Winter considers taking his own life, he meets Mr. Smith (aka Lucifer Satan) who steps up to take the job of the reporter and the "Linotype" he offered to pay off all of the newspaper's debts, in exchange for Mr. Winter's soul. After Mr. Smith was given the job, all went well for the newspaper due to the new reporter's ability to get the scoop on big local stories before they happened. How was he able to do this?
3. In "The Howling Man", the 4 November 1960 episode of "The Twilight Zone", actor H.M. Wynant played the character David Ellington, a man who traveled in Post WWI Europe and encountered Brother Jerome, a monk. Brother Jerome tells David that he had "The Howling Man" (aka the Devil) locked in a cell in his Hermitage. Playing Jerome, who was the horror film (and more) veteran actor, who once used the stage name, "John Peter Richmond"?
4. Switching directions, "The Twilight Zone" episode, "One for the Angels" stars popular TV actor and "Zone" regular, Ed Wynn as a sidewalk peddler named Lou Bookman. One day, Lou was approached by the angel Death, who was kind enough to let the salesman know that he was to die at midnight. Lou protested telling Death that his life work was not complete and requested a bit more time to make a last big sales pitch, "one for the angels". As soon as Death agreed, Lou told him that he was going to quit his job, with the thought that he had fooled Death and could live forever. Instead, Death told him that he would make "other arrangements", intending to escort another soul to the great beyond. Who was the replacement victim?
5. In the sixth episode of "The Twilight Zone", called "Escape Clause", which premiered on 6 November 1959, a loser named Walter Bedeker sold his soul to the devil and thereby gained immortality. After he had survived a few otherwise fatal stunts, one of which caused the death of someone who tried to save his life, Walter confessed to the murder with the thought that he would have been executed in the electric chair. Of course, he knew that he would survive the attempted execution. Unfortunately, his lawyer was able to negotiate of more lenient sentence... life in prison. Who was the person who was killed as a result of his exhibition of invincibility?
6. "The Twilight Zone" visited the battlefields of the American Civil War in the episode called "Still Valley" on 24 November 1961. In this episode, two Confederate soldiers were scouting a valley where Union soldiers were heard marching. One of the soldiers, Sgt. Paradine, sneaked down to the town and found the Union soldiers, but something was just not right with them. Do you know what was strange about these Yankee soldiers?
7. "A Nice Place to Visit" is the title of "The Twilight Zone" that premiered on 15 April 1960. In this story, criminal Henry "Rocky" Valentine robbed a pawnshop, during which he killed the nightwatchman. As he was getting away, he was hit by a police officer's bullet, then awoke and found himself in the company of a large pleasant man with white hair and wearing an all-white suit. The large man advised Rocky that he would be his guide and would supply him with anything he wanted. They went to a casino where Rocky has incredible luck with the ladies and won every game he played, every time. What in the DICKENS was the name of the afterlife guide? I have GREAT EXPECTATIONS that you will know this!
8. "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank" episode of "The Twilight Zone" told the story of Jeff Myrtlebank, who came back to life during his own funeral. The town doctor opined that he must have suffered some type of ailment, but the townsfolk knew better. What did they think happened to Jeff Myrtlebank?
9. "The Hunt" was the title of a third season episode of "The Twilight Zone". In this episode, an elderly man named Hyder Simpson (played by Arthur Hunnicutt) went out raccoon hunting with his trusty hound, Rip. Rip chases a 'coon through a pond and when he didn't come up, Mr. Simpson dove in after him. The next thing they knew, they awoke by the side of the pond. When they got home, it seemed that nobody could see them. Worse yet, plans were being made for Mr. Simpson's funeral. Mr. Simpson and Rip walked along a road that he didn't recognize and came upon a man who stood by a gate and asked him if he was St. Peter. The man told Mr. Simpson that he was only the gatekeeper and advised Mr. Simpson that he could enter Elysian Fields, but that dog could not. Mr. Simpson said that any place that won't allow dogs was too fancy for him, so he and Rip walked away. Why was Rip not allowed in Elysian Fields?
10. Red haired comedienne Carol Burnett starred as Agnes Grep in "The Twilight Zone" episode, "Cavender is Coming". This is another story of an angel (Jesse White as Cavender) who was trying to get his wings by helping an unfortunate mortal. In this story, Agnes Grep was a clumsy theater hostess, who lived in a low rent neighborhood, where she lived a difficult life, but was quite popular with the neighborhood denizens. Cavender tried to help Agnes by making her wealthy and gave her a large mansion to live in. As you would expect, Agnes was unhappy in her new upper class life and wanted to go back to the way things were. The question is, what was unique about this episode when compared to all of the other episodes of..."The Twilight Zone"?
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