Claude Akins was in a ton of movies and television shows from the 1950s all the way up to his death in 1993. He was one of those actors you saw everywhere but never learned his name because he was rarely the star of the show. He got a chance to be a star with "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo," in which he played an utterly corrupt and incompetent sheriff in a small town. All played for comedy of course. He was brilliant, as always. Some other Twilight Zone episodes you should watch include "A Nice Place to Visit," "Its a Good Life," "Time Enough at Last," "To Serve Man," and "The Invaders." In my opinion, these are the best episodes that you haven't seen yet.
In addition to Claude Akins, other notables in this episode are actor Jack Weston -- who has appeared in such movies as "Dirty Dancing" and "The Four Seasons"; Bert Metcalfe, who went on to become a producer for the TV series, MASH; Amzie Strickland -- a character actress who spent her career as a guest star on TV shows like "Dragnet", "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show".
the aliens were the ones using their tech to attack humans - so it was more than just the people on maple street - so the threat was real not made up -
C'mon it's about the fear of 'The Other' and prejudice. I'm pretty damn sure our current media and politicians have seen this episode, because they pull that shit every day!
Another great episode and fun reaction video. You guys are really good at guessing stuff and noticing important clues, like the hammer closeup was so we can remember who the guy is at the end who gets shot. You can’t see his face, but the jeans with the hammer loop is visible and that’s why they show it so obviously early on.
Great reaction guys, may I suggest "Obsolete", in my opinion one of the top 5 TZ episodes. Hope y'all get to it! Serling was such a master in shedding light on our weaknesses, fears in the societal/cultural aspects of humanity. Here, it is the perception...the mind, thatvis exposed. Great episode
Mark 11:45. One of my peeves, is when someone that tall is called, "little", just because of their youth! You need not be young to be "little". Now if he was shorter than her waist is high, that would be, "little". 🤨
A classic, and one of my favorites. I studied psychology at college. The best class I took was Psychology of Terrorism. It was both fascinating and terrifying to see just how easy it is for regular human beings to turn on each other. This episode came to mind so many times when I was sitting in that class.
I laughed at you guys commenting about the kid's hairstyle. Back in my early days (50's) a lot of hair creme was used, especially by "the greasers" (Brylcreem - a little dab'll do ya!). Usually in the back it was long enough to pull toward the middle and curl it up a little into a D-A as it was called (short for duck's a## since it resembled the tail of a duck). On radios there weren't many channels, and car radios as well as handheld transistors had one or two Civil Defense stations shown by a triangle over the channel. Anything happens, tune there and see what the CD says. Probably what killed everything in this episode also would have knocked out the radio batteries. At school we practiced stop-drop-roll both outdoors at recess and in the classroom, in case of a nuclear attack by the Russians. Trying times to say the least. I can suggest two of my favorite episodes (The Odyssey of Flight 33" and "The Invaders" for some great twists in the stories.
Fun review. I enjoyed your observations. This was another classic episode. Claude Akin was the man with black hair. He was in another TW Episode about astronauts who find a race of ant sized people. The Space Ship & Uniforms from Forbidden Planet was used here too. Fear makes people do dangerous things is the moral of this episode.
And When the Sky Was Opened is one of the best episodes. Great cast including Rod Taylor, who starred in The Time Machine (1960) and The Birds (1963). I thoroughly enjoy your reactions, no matter how many or how few of you react. Decidedly keen insights. Speaking of The Birds, you guys should react to that movie. That’s Hitchcock.
Damnit, Charlie! You broke one of the fundamental rules of firearm safety! 😖 Always be sure of your target and what lies beyond. I love these classic Twilight Zone episodes. The lessons are excellent food for thought and Rod Serling's narrations are perfect for the genre.
It's easy to tell the monsters apart from the real people. The monsters haven't liked, subscribed and set notifications to all so they never miss new content.
Thumb Up #52! 👍 (Automatic liking?!) Thanks for the fun, DVR! 🎬🖖✌️😎🤓🤠 Notes: Your list shows six episodes, and two of them are, "One for the Angels"! Why are you skipping ahead after having began by viewing them in order? 🤔
There are too many episodes and we wont get to all of them. We will do some suggestions and go by episode reviews. Since each episode is a stand-alone it better this way.
Mark 3:26. By the way! Claude Akins, besides playing multiple characters in this series, and getting his own spin-off of, "BJ and the Bear", that others have written about. He is the militaristic general of, Ape City, in the, "Planet of the Apes", movie franchise. 🦍
Mark 5:34. Howdy! 🤠 I noticed your comments about being able to smoke everywhere, and other details like that, about the time back then. But so far, nothing about legal, Segregation. For example, the movie, "When Worlds Collide". I didn't notice the, Segregation, affecting who was allowed aboard the, Ark, until after I saw the newer movie with arks. "2010"? "2012"? That movie wasn't affected by it. Aside from that, what they have in common, is writers that can't imagine people not spending money for such projects. The World is ending! Why should, Money, still matter? 🤔
Nice reaction to Maple Street. Who picks your Twilight Zone and Star Trek TOS episodes? You've watched a lot of B list Star Trek and havent seen many of the top level episodes.
The concept was good with humans turning on each other however very far fetched as all it was was a power cut or surge something we have all experienced. You dont hear of people panicking like this not in real life. They just made such a big deal out of it.
Serling was Jewish, was very sensitive to antisemitism and did several TZ episodes dealing with the Holocaust. I always wondered if the Goodman character was meant to be Jewish... always the first scapegoat...
I disliked that one. Just didn't make any sense why a prisoner would be taken to a far away planet. Sure his punishment was loneliness but I am thinking about it practically,economically & logically as it would never happen I mean if we did discover other planets.
Rod Serling was very serious about teaching ethics, morality and values. He liked to turn the mirror on mankind.
"The Shelter" goes well with this episode. Shows what people will allow themselves to be reduced to when they panic and lose common sense.
Agreed. That was such a good episode & so different to all the others
"Time Enough at Last" is one of the best episodes of all time.
It's definitely worth a watch.
Excellent!!
Claude Akins was in a ton of movies and television shows from the 1950s all the way up to his death in 1993. He was one of those actors you saw everywhere but never learned his name because he was rarely the star of the show. He got a chance to be a star with "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo," in which he played an utterly corrupt and incompetent sheriff in a small town. All played for comedy of course. He was brilliant, as always.
Some other Twilight Zone episodes you should watch include "A Nice Place to Visit," "Its a Good Life," "Time Enough at Last," "To Serve Man," and "The Invaders." In my opinion, these are the best episodes that you haven't seen yet.
This was an analogy to the RED SCARE of 1950s ..McArthyism .. (" who can you trust?" Your neighbor? Your brother? ... ( etc)...
Made in the era of the Communist “Red Scare” and the blacklists - a classic, just as true now as it was then.
Yay! Twilight Zone is back on your channel! Love this episode. It shows how we all can easily turn on each other.
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In addition to Claude Akins, other notables in this episode are actor Jack Weston -- who has appeared in such movies as "Dirty Dancing" and "The Four Seasons"; Bert Metcalfe, who went on to become a producer for the TV series, MASH; Amzie Strickland -- a character actress who spent her career as a guest star on TV shows like "Dragnet", "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Andy Griffith Show".
The monsters on Maple street were the residents themselves.
the aliens were the ones using their tech to attack humans - so it was more than just the people on maple street - so the threat was real not made up -
The message this episode conveys is more relevant now than it was back in the 60s.
It's crazy how true that is!
This specific episode directly inspired the 1982 remake of The Thing.
C'mon it's about the fear of 'The Other' and prejudice. I'm pretty damn sure our current media and politicians have seen this episode, because they pull that shit every day!
Another great episode and fun reaction video. You guys are really good at guessing stuff and noticing important clues, like the hammer closeup was so we can remember who the guy is at the end who gets shot. You can’t see his face, but the jeans with the hammer loop is visible and that’s why they show it so obviously early on.
Mark 13:22. Oh! So soon! This is the episode with the "infamous" usage of the, "C-57D", upside down! 🛸
Great reaction guys, may I suggest "Obsolete", in my opinion one of the top 5 TZ episodes. Hope y'all get to it! Serling was such a master in shedding light on our weaknesses, fears in the societal/cultural aspects of humanity. Here, it is the perception...the mind, thatvis exposed. Great episode
Reminds me of what went down during the McCarthy Era. People pointing fingers at their neighbors. Well, reminds me of what's going on now 🥺
If it wasn't for that kid, the townspeople wouldn't have gone crazy in the first place!
True, but the grown adults also didn’t have to listen to a kids comic book story
Fantastic episode!
Thanks :-)
Mark 11:45. One of my peeves, is when someone that tall is called, "little", just because of their youth! You need not be young to be "little".
Now if he was shorter than her waist is high, that would be, "little". 🤨
A classic, and one of my favorites. I studied psychology at college. The best class I took was Psychology of Terrorism. It was both fascinating and terrifying to see just how easy it is for regular human beings to turn on each other. This episode came to mind so many times when I was sitting in that class.
"I know that guy " ... hell yeah .. that's Matlock !!!
This not him trust me he does looks like him but it’s not him
I laughed at you guys commenting about the kid's hairstyle. Back in my early days (50's) a lot of hair creme was used, especially by "the greasers" (Brylcreem - a little dab'll do ya!). Usually in the back it was long enough to pull toward the middle and curl it up a little into a D-A as it was called (short for duck's a## since it resembled the tail of a duck). On radios there weren't many channels, and car radios as well as handheld transistors had one or two Civil Defense stations shown by a triangle over the channel. Anything happens, tune there and see what the CD says. Probably what killed everything in this episode also would have knocked out the radio batteries. At school we practiced stop-drop-roll both outdoors at recess and in the classroom, in case of a nuclear attack by the Russians. Trying times to say the least. I can suggest two of my favorite episodes (The Odyssey of Flight 33" and "The Invaders" for some great twists in the stories.
Its funny how fashions come back but never hairstyles
so much truth in such a little package .. that's why i stick to old scifi more than to the new stuff.. loved this.
I watch this episode now and it makes me sad, this has become a reality. This is exactly what social media has done to us. 💔
Gotta recycle those "Forbidden Planet" costumes and run the film footage of the cruiser from that movie upside-down.
Id highly recommend. Walking distance and The last flight there two of my favorite episodes
Fun review. I enjoyed your observations. This was another classic episode. Claude Akin was the man with black hair. He was in another TW Episode about astronauts who find a race of ant sized people. The Space Ship & Uniforms from Forbidden Planet was used here too. Fear makes people do dangerous things is the moral of this episode.
If you think about it, this is like John Carpenter’s The Thing.
And When the Sky Was Opened is one of the best episodes. Great cast including Rod Taylor, who starred in The Time Machine (1960) and The Birds (1963). I thoroughly enjoy your reactions, no matter how many or how few of you react. Decidedly keen insights. Speaking of The Birds, you guys should react to that movie. That’s Hitchcock.
That guy you recognized was Claude Akins. You may remember him from a little show called the Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
It's not only about aliens...
3 mins into the episode : "that dude right there. Guilty"
Hispanic lynch mob lmao.
One of my favorites!
If you haven't already (I'm going to check), please watch the 1961 episode "The Shelter."
Damnit, Charlie! You broke one of the fundamental rules of firearm safety! 😖
Always be sure of your target and what lies beyond.
I love these classic Twilight Zone episodes. The lessons are excellent food for thought and Rod Serling's narrations are perfect for the genre.
Art imitating life.
It's easy to tell the monsters apart from the real people. The monsters haven't liked, subscribed and set notifications to all so they never miss new content.
The actor is Claude Akins.
AKA Sheriff Lobo, at least that's what I remember him from.
Famous ending.
I still really wish you guys could work out your Firefly issues . . . . . it's the main reason I subscribed!
I promise we will get to them.
@@RKnights I have faith! Just sorta bustin your balls🤣
@@fullmoonprepping4024 Its all good 🙂
Thumb Up #52! 👍 (Automatic liking?!) Thanks for the fun, DVR! 🎬🖖✌️😎🤓🤠
Notes: Your list shows six episodes, and two of them are, "One for the Angels"!
Why are you skipping ahead after having began by viewing them in order? 🤔
There are too many episodes and we wont get to all of them. We will do some suggestions and go by episode reviews. Since each episode is a stand-alone it better this way.
Simple and to the point. Typical of every single episode.
Be safe y'all
Mark 3:26. By the way! Claude Akins, besides playing multiple characters in this series, and getting his own spin-off of, "BJ and the Bear", that others have written about. He is the militaristic general of, Ape City, in the, "Planet of the Apes", movie franchise. 🦍
Mark 5:34. Howdy! 🤠 I noticed your comments about being able to smoke everywhere, and other details like that, about the time back then. But so far, nothing about legal, Segregation. For example, the movie, "When Worlds Collide". I didn't notice the, Segregation, affecting who was allowed aboard the, Ark, until after I saw the newer movie with arks. "2010"? "2012"? That movie wasn't affected by it.
Aside from that, what they have in common, is writers that can't imagine people not spending money for such projects. The World is ending! Why should, Money, still matter? 🤔
Nice reaction to Maple Street.
Who picks your Twilight Zone and Star Trek TOS episodes?
You've watched a lot of B list Star Trek and havent seen many of the top level episodes.
Random episode time.
a good one though :-)
The concept was good with humans turning on each other however very far fetched as all it was was a power cut or surge something we have all experienced. You dont hear of people panicking like this not in real life. They just made such a big deal out of it.
Serling was Jewish, was very sensitive to antisemitism and did several TZ episodes dealing with the Holocaust. I always wondered if the Goodman character was meant to be Jewish... always the first scapegoat...
Check out "The Lonely" episode next. Just a suggestion. 😉
I disliked that one. Just didn't make any sense why a prisoner would be taken to a far away planet. Sure his punishment was loneliness but I am thinking about it practically,economically & logically as it would never happen I mean if we did discover other planets.
@@garyclarke9685 Well, it was very far in the future; maybe they had that Star Trek warp speed lol. Good point, though!
@@earlonaweary9155 thanks you had a good point too lol
Claude Akins has a classic "battlewagon". This is about McCarthyism ... but truth be told, McCarthy was right!
It's how paranoia works. It's the MAGA party platform.
It's how to paranoia works. It's the Leftist party platform.
See how that works?