# Anthology series (1980s?) Invasion from another planet similar to TZ "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [February 10, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596 "2023-02-10T21:33:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/1 "2023-02-10T21:33:42Z")
I had posted this on the IMDB forum, and so far have gotten zip for an answer, which bothers me because those cats are really sharp, and it’s leading me to believe I’ve imagined the whole thing. Anyway, here’s what I remember: I thought this was “Amazing Stories,” but maybe not. Anyway, it was somewhat light-hearted, and I’m thinking the original invasion was broadcast by radio (like "War of the Worlds), and at the end, we find out there there is indeed no _Martian_ invasion when one of the characters makes the comment “Now for the invasion from Jupiter! (or Saturn).” Could have sworn it was Harvey Korman, but I didn’t see him in any anthology in that time frame. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/2 "2023-02-10T21:36:07Z")
Was gonna suggest “V” but you specified light-hearted, so no. Still typed this response, though. Look at me! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/3 "2023-02-10T21:44:55Z")
Are you sure it wasn’t [this?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Reading_(The_Twilight_Zone)) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/4 "2023-02-10T21:48:59Z")
No, actually I’m not sure. That could well be the memory. Thanks (probably). ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/5 "2023-02-10T22:50:10Z")
I believe this is “[Panic](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0673529/)”, from _Perversions of Science_ (the follow-up to HBO’s _Tales from the Crypt_, inspired by EC’s science fiction titles). You can watch the whole episode [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Dmh0jK0KU). ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/6 "2023-02-11T05:02:54Z")
There are some of these elements in the TZ episode, “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” It takes place in a diner, where a busload of people have been stranded. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/7 "2023-02-11T17:21:41Z")
There also was “Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected” There were a lot of anthology shows in the 80s. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthology-series-1980s-invasion-from-another-planet-similar-to-tz-will-the-real-martian-please-stand-up/979596/8 "2023-02-11T20:26:30Z")
Ding! Ding! Ding! Thanks! I did watch “Perversions of Science” back in the day, but had tunnel vision that it was “Amazing Stories.”