# The Twilight Zone on Netflix streaming! What should I watch? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587 "2011-10-23T23:53:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/1 "2011-10-23T23:53:25Z")
I was so excited to realize this series is available on netflix (well, seasons 1-3 and 5 are). Any recommendations for good episodes? I have been wanting to watch this iconic piece of television for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/2 "2011-10-24T00:20:24Z")
Don’t read anything about these. Just watch them cold. The Masks still freaks me out. [Living Doll](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Doll_%28The_Twilight_Zone%29) [The Masks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masks) ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/3 "2011-10-24T00:27:50Z")
Are you a complete Twilight Zone virgin?!?? A couple of my faves from Season 5: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Living Doll Night Call Part of the fun of Twilight Zone is seeing young actors who later made it big. Check out “Nothing in the Dark” in Season 3. ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/4 "2011-10-24T00:31:11Z")
Well, not a total virgin because I’ve seen all the parodies (simpsons, SNL, etc) but I have not actually seen a real full episode. So maybe a technical virgin? Like someone who has had anal sex but not vaginal? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/5 "2011-10-24T00:33:36Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > Part of the fun of Twilight Zone is seeing young actors who later made it big. Check out “Nothing in the Dark” in Season 3. Is that the one with Robert Redford and Gladys Cooper? I weep copiously every time I see that one. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/6 "2011-10-24T00:34:49Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Is that the one with Robert Redford and Gladys Cooper? I weep copiously every time I see that one. That’s the one. Makes me cry, too. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/7 "2011-10-24T00:36:01Z")
> [@Gestalt](#): > > Well, not a total virgin because I’ve seen all the parodies (simpsons, SNL, etc) but I have not actually seen a real full episode. So maybe a technical virgin? Like someone who has had anal sex but not vaginal? :eek: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/8 "2011-10-24T03:28:59Z")
[A World of His Own](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734553/) [Time Enough at Last](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_at_Last) will fill your MDR of irony. Other threads re: TZ marathons: [thread=614894]2011[/thread] [thread=352092]2006[/thread] Some great episodes mentioned there. Too many good ones to name. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/9 "2011-10-24T03:39:30Z")
The one with the gremlin on the airplane has been paradioed by the Simpson’s but it took me until the credits came on to realize that it was William Shatner. Also there’s another episode that had one character and no actual lines just a lot of shrieking and terrified moans. I couldn’t place the voice until I looked it up and found out it was Endora from Bewitched. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/10 "2011-10-24T14:12:22Z")
There are a lot of good ones but “Walking Distance” is hard to beat. The ‘longing for the simpler past of our youth’ set to that gorgeous Bernard Herrmann score gets me every time. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/11 "2011-10-24T14:16:31Z")
**Nick of Time** , probably the best episode in the series, and by far the most underrated. ---
**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/12 "2011-10-24T14:18:54Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > The one with the gremlin on the airplane has been paradioed by the Simpson’s but it took me until the credits came on to realize that it was William Shatner. The one with the gremlin on the airplane was redone in **Twilight Zone: The Motion Picture** with John Lithgow playing the part that William Shatner played. It was referenced on **The Third Rock from the Sun** when William Shatner guest starred. One of them told the other, “Hey, that same thing happened to me.” ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/13 "2011-10-24T15:24:43Z")
> [@hlanelee](#): > > The one with the gremlin on the airplane was redone in **Twilight Zone: The Motion Picture** with John Lithgow playing the part that William Shatner played. It was referenced on **The Third Rock from the Sun** when William Shatner guest starred. One of them told the other, “Hey, that same thing happened to me.” That was brilliant. **A Stop at Willoughby** is one of my favorites–I would have gotten off the train, too. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twilight-zone-on-netflix-streaming-what-should-i-watch/600587/14 "2011-10-24T15:42:02Z")
Oh my god so many! Everything recommended so far is classic. Let me get an episode list in front of me: _Time Enough at Last_ breaks my heart. _The Eye of the Beholder_ is a classic of classics. One of the most famous. _Nick of Time_ has Shattner, and is kind of awesome. \*A Penny for your Thoughts \*with Dick York is a personal favorite. _Twenty Two_ gave me nightmares for most of my childhood. I still don’t like to sleep with the sound of a clock in the room. Long Distance Call is another uber classic. _The Silence_ is…just watch it. It’s good. _It’s a Good Life._ Another classic of classics. And for good reason. \*Once Upon a Time \*has Buster Keaton, which is reason enough to watch. _Kick the Can._ Feel good classic. _To Serve Man._ You know the ending, but watch it anyway. \*Little Girl Lost \*- not as good as the Simpsons parody, but still good. _Terror at 20,000 feet_. Another super famous one _A Kind of Stopwatch_. Fantastic. _The Last Night of a Jockey_, with Mickey Rooney. Very Good. \*The Living Doll \*- again, classic. _The Dummy_ - Fun with Ventriloquist Dummies.