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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,935 posts)
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 08:31 AM Nov 2022

On November 11, 1960, "The Twilight Zone" aired the episode "Eye of the Beholder."

A couple of weeks back, one of the TV networks that air old TV shows had a marathon of "The Twilight Zone." This was one of the first episodes they put on.

Fri Nov 12, 2021: On November 11, 1960, The Twilight Zone aired the episode "Eye of the Beholder."

Eye of the Beholder (The Twilight Zone, 1959)

Featured music: Bernard Herrmann
Original air date: November 11, 1960Guest appearances
Maxine Stuart
Donna Douglas
William D. Gordon
Jennifer Howard
Edson Stroll

The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series, season 2)

List of episodes

"Eye of the Beholder" (also titled "The Private World of Darkness" when initially rebroadcast in the summer of 1962) is episode 42 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on November 11, 1960 on CBS.

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Opening narration

Suspended in time and space for a moment, your introduction to Miss Janet Tyler, who lives in a very private world of darkness. A universe whose dimensions are the size, thickness, length of the swath of bandages that cover her face. In a moment we will go back into this room, and also in a moment we will look under those bandages. Keeping in mind of course that we are not to be surprised by what we see, because this isn't just a hospital, and this patient 307 is not just a woman. This happens to be the Twilight Zone, and Miss Janet Tyler, with you, is about to enter it.

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Closing narration

Now the questions that come to mind: "Where is this place and when is it?" "What kind of world where ugliness is the norm and beauty the deviation from that norm?" You want an answer? The answer is it doesn't make any difference, because the old saying happens to be true. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, in this year or a hundred years hence. On this planet or wherever there is human life – perhaps out amongst the stars – beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Lesson to be learned in the Twilight Zone.

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On November 11, 1960, "The Twilight Zone" aired the episode "Eye of the Beholder." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP
One of my favorites! FM123 Nov 2022 #1
One on my favorites is The Howling Man, Nov. 4, 1960. John1956PA Nov 2022 #2
I once heard Twilight Zone called "Rod Serling's little morality plays" rurallib Nov 2022 #3
Me Too. I watched it with my fraternity brothers. Chipper Chat Nov 2022 #4

John1956PA

(3,368 posts)
2. One on my favorites is The Howling Man, Nov. 4, 1960.
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 08:45 AM
Nov 2022

In that episode, Satan is captured, at least temporarily.

rurallib

(63,198 posts)
3. I once heard Twilight Zone called "Rod Serling's little morality plays"
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 08:56 AM
Nov 2022

I think that is about as a perfect description as can be.

I still remember seeing that particular episode when I was @1 to 12. It has stuck with me all those years.

Chipper Chat

(10,028 posts)
4. Me Too. I watched it with my fraternity brothers.
Sat Nov 12, 2022, 09:40 AM
Nov 2022

The end was a shock to all of us. Nobody predicted that. Herman's music when their faces were shown was chilling and most upsetting. Small 19 inch RCA tv.

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