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Auggie

(31,808 posts) Thu Oct 21, 2021, 10:29 AM Oct 2021

"The Jar" by Ray Bradbury, presented by "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," streaming on Peacock

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Good, creepy, and perfect for Halloween. Originally aired in 1964, adapted from the short story by Rad Bradbury (with some great additional scenes).

I saw this when it aired in 57 years ago (I was 6) and it stayed with me ever since—not the adult themes (way over my head) but the basic premise: what is in the jar?

Impressive cast: Pat Buttram, James Best, Jane Darwell, Slim Pickens, Billy Barty, plus one hell of an impressive soliloquy by George Lindsey, most famously known for playing country bumpkin "Goober" on The Andy Griffith Show, (who knew this guy could act?)

Season 2, episode 17. Stream for free, with limited commercial interruptions, on Peacock.

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"The Jar" by Ray Bradbury, presented by "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," streaming on Peacock (Original Post) Auggie Oct 2021 OP

Or you can watch it here PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #1

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Auggie Oct 2021 #3

You are welcome. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #6

thanks for this link IcyPeas Nov 2021 #16

oh man, I remember this.... bahboo Oct 2021 #2

Yeah. I just watched it again last night. Auggie Oct 2021 #4

I remember that! It was extremely creepy. Ocelot II Oct 2021 #5

I rewatched a while ago. peacefreak2.0 Oct 2021 #7

I'll check it out ... Auggie Oct 2021 #8

It was a bookworm's nightmare. peacefreak2.0 Oct 2021 #9

"Time Enough" was a Twilight Zone episode Auggie Oct 2021 #11

Oversight on my part. Hope you enjoy it. peacefreak2.0 Oct 2021 #13

"An Unlocked Window" was always my favorite TexasBushwhacker Oct 2021 #10

Saw it a few years ago! Auggie Oct 2021 #12

Did you recognize the house? TexasBushwhacker Oct 2021 #14

No ... Auggie Oct 2021 #15

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,730 posts)

1. Or you can watch it here

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 10:31 AM

Oct 2021

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6dpr6e

Auggie

(31,808 posts)

3. Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 10:50 AM

Oct 2021

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,730 posts)

6. You are welcome.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 11:08 AM

Oct 2021

It's nice not to have to pay for another streaming service, or worse yet, watch commercials.

IcyPeas

(22,625 posts)

16. thanks for this link

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 04:18 PM

Nov 2021

bahboo

(16,953 posts)

2. oh man, I remember this....

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 10:38 AM

Oct 2021

freaked the shit out of me...

Auggie

(31,808 posts)

4. Yeah. I just watched it again last night.

Reply to bahboo (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 10:56 AM

Oct 2021

I love these old black and white anthology shows. Thriller is another great one.

Ocelot II

(121,001 posts)

5. I remember that! It was extremely creepy.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 10:57 AM

Oct 2021

I'll have to watch it again, see if it still creeps me out.

peacefreak2.0

(1,028 posts)

7. I rewatched a while ago.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 11:48 AM

Oct 2021

Scared the bejebus out of me as a kid, too. Never forgot it. Time Enough at Last with Burgess Meredith was the other one.

Auggie

(31,808 posts)

8. I'll check it out ...

Reply to peacefreak2.0 (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 12:57 PM

Oct 2021

great fodder for insomniacs.

peacefreak2.0

(1,028 posts)

9. It was a bookworm's nightmare.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 01:22 PM

Oct 2021

Auggie

(31,808 posts)

11. "Time Enough" was a Twilight Zone episode

Reply to peacefreak2.0 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 04:28 PM

Oct 2021

Not Hitchcock, but another classic anthology series.

peacefreak2.0

(1,028 posts)

13. Oversight on my part. Hope you enjoy it.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 04:52 PM

Oct 2021

TexasBushwhacker

(20,682 posts)

10. "An Unlocked Window" was always my favorite

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 01:25 PM

Oct 2021

Scared the bejeebus out of me and my cousin. We were 8 and 10.

Auggie

(31,808 posts)

12. Saw it a few years ago!

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 04:30 PM

Oct 2021

Most excellent.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,682 posts)

14. Did you recognize the house?

Reply to Auggie (Reply #12)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:05 PM

Oct 2021

It's the same one they used in Psycho.

Auggie

(31,808 posts)

15. No ...

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #14)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 08:45 AM

Oct 2021

and that's outstanding that they did. Thanks for sharing.

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