This WAS 100% Illegal & They Did It Again In Another Episode of the "Twilight Zone!"
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- This WAS 100% Illegal And They Did It Again In Another Episode of the "Twilight Zone!"
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Classic Rod Serling ! A true legend .
Laws don't apply...in the Twilight Zone.
Nice one! 😃
There's a another episode in which this slot machine appears. The episode is 'It's a Nice Place to Visit', also from season 1 it was episode 28. and It aired in April of 1960. Larry Blyden stars as a robber is killed during a hold up and mistakenly thinks he's in Heaven. In the video he gets to enjoy all of his vices which includes gambling. During the episode he plays this same slot machine at least twice. His guide in heaven which actually turns out to be Hell, is Mr. Pip played by Sebastian Cabot of ''Family Affair' fame. It ends with the robber eventually gets bored with always winning and nothing ever going wrong and demands to be sent to the other place and Mr. Pip informs him that he's already there.
Good catch. I forgot about that episode.
I noticed that too.
The steps leading to the hall of records featured in A Nice Place to Visit are the same steps leading to the library in Time Enough At Last. Maybe that means Burgess Meredith's character was killed in the attack and was actually in hell?
Back in the day, people were more inclined to reuse items instead of scrapping or selling things like we do today. It would be amazing to see how many shows and movies reused the same things, maybe a bit augmented for what it was needed for.
The original; Star Trek is FULL of "reused props" . "Nomad" became the Romulan cloaking device for one example.
Several costumes were reused in different shows as well.
It never bothered me that it was the same slot machine. I just assumed that was the typical style at the time.
@@Mozart1220 The computers from A Taste of Armageddon reappeared in The Menagerie Pt. 1.
I saw costumes from Star Trek were used in Gilligan’s Island.
In Perry Mason episodes, the same table model TVs, a couple of RCAs and a couple of Zeniths, and a black clock radio are used in meany different episodes.
A careful examination of ALL "Twilight Zone" episodes will show that sets, props, and costumes were used many times in different episodes to save money (the show was often over budget anyway; Serling wanted maximum quality). Two cases in point: the underside and ramp of the flying saucer, and some space suits.
The props for the flying saucer and other items (used in IIRC 7 different Twilight Zones) were from the movie Forbidden Planet. Both the movie and Twilight Zone were filmed at MGM, so the same in-house prop department
In fact, the Simpsons used many of the same props when they copied the storylines from the Twilight Zone.
I was amused to hear that the author decided to research it? Did that actually mean “watch more tv”?
We reused Halloween costumes, so why not?
This has always been done in theater. Movies and TV are just recorded theater. I'm not sure why everyone thinks that stage shows buy new stuff for every production, that would be crazy expensive and pointless.
@@liwojenkins I love the SNL last Star Trek skit. The producers tell them their kids can have the phasers. I can hear Belushi saying, “Set phasers to kill.”
It is interesting they used the same slot machine legally in two different episodes something I did not know. It may have been just as interesting to see what type of alternative would have been used if the authorities said they could not use one. Great segment once again Rick, much appreciated.
My husband is a big fan of old lamps, and can spot one that’s been re-used in many old tv series in a second! We also happen to own a twin of a beautiful stained glass floor lamp that was seen in The Untouchables movie…imagine our surprise when we saw that!!💕
Thanks, Rick - great content as always!
Another thing carried over from "The Fever" was that sinister tune that kept playing while the machine kept calling "Franklin"! It played in the beginning when the car crashed! Haha!
You’re right! I really love that tune
The only difference with the prop is, they didn’t put a lit smile face on it and have it scream “Franklin!”
Haha exactly! So creepy
I was just thinking I don't remember either episode when you jogged my memory. Thanks!
Another tidbit I wasn't aware of! Still both episodes were great to watch.
My favorite Twilight Zone episode ever, notice my name here on TH-cam?
In the season 1 episode, it appears they have several machines.
Cool fact about the slot machine. And to have telekinetic powers? Oooh…🤪
I recall an episode of lost in space that was both silly and hilarious at the same time where a giant slot machine was chasing Dr smith!😂😅
I noticed it as a kid. The slot machine has such a unique design with a sphere, that it was impossible not to notice.😊
Can you imagine what the desk sergeant was thinking the day that Rod Sterling called? That unique voice would definitely get the attention of a police officer.
Serling
It was Hollywood. LA is a factory town and they were used to getting strange requests from studios.
If I answered my phone and I heard that voice say, "Hello, I'm Rod Serling, producer of the Twilight Zone." I would have a cold chill run up my spine.
Rod Serling. Robert Sterling (married to Ann Jefferies, stars of Topper).
@@dwaneanderson8039 I'm pretty sure Rod didn't call. Probably the secretary or an associate producer or the props department.
The Rol-A-Top slot machines are antiques and replicas, but can still be found from time to time...
Did you know that Buddy Epson was not only an actor but a very good dancer as well?
If I’m thinking correctly, that’s how he started - as a dancer! And he was a very good dancer!!!
Did you know that his name is actually Ebsen?
@@anthonypage4598 I stand corrected thank you very much. I guess my spellcheck wasn’t working correctly.
I never noticed this before. Thanks for the information. Thanks Rick
That's the same coffee shop set as "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?"
The Fever scared me as a child! I had nightmares!
I always find it interesting to hear about stuff like this. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and have a great day. Take care!
It's funny, I grew up watching the Twilight Zone and I thought I remembered most of the episodes, but I don't remember watching this one. I remember "The Fever" because that episode gave me nightmares LOL. Thanks Rick
Then, you really need to watch the prime mover
@@ricknineg A great way to spend a Saturday. Sounds like a plan.
very good video. Thanks for sharing. Your videos are always a treat.
0:40 Telekinesis is very rarely found in young girls coming of age. It is almost impossible for a middle aged man. Perhaps you remember “Carrie White”, America’s sweetheart and Queen of the Prom.
The same is true for apparitions of the Virgin Mary. It's mostly among teenage and pre-teen girls. Rarely middle-aged men. And when it is middle-aged men it's on their toast.
Having the very same machine show up again adds a little bit of sinister atmosphere.😮
I've been watching the Twilight Zone since the 70s, and I don't think I've ever seen The Prime Mover. I'll have to look for it the next time a TZ marathon come on when I'm watching. Interesting about that law. I had no idea.
Excellent catch!
Star Trek takes the record for the most reused props.
yup....those styrofoam rocks ain't cheap
The cafe counter and stools and juke box used in 100 Yards Over the Rim (Airflite Cafe) are the same ones used in Will the Real Martin Please Stand up (Hi-Way Cafe).
Irwin Allen was the King of props using the same props with a different color paint on different shows.
Rick, if you like classic shows reusing props, Irwin Allen is the king.
Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet appeared in The Twilight Zone... twice, I believe. Also in Lost in Space and the Thin Man TV series.
Jubal Foster in the big city. Tougher than running a farm.
I’m sure they use the same props for the amusement park scenes of “Perchance to dream“ and “In praise of PIP.” By the way, didn’t it seem odd the way they use the word PIP in the episode “In praise of Pip” and also Sebastian Cabot used it in “A nice place to visit” to summon him if Mr Valentine needed something.
"Happy Daze Cafe" 🙃☺
But what of the other machines in "The Fever"? There's a whole room of machines in that episode.
yea i saw that too
I remember the Slot machine keeps following him around shouting Franklin ..! Franklin!!! play me!....
That was in the other episode, the Fever
Thanks for sharing this information once again don't remember this episode Rick must check it out
Yes, I did notice it.
Reusing sets from different movies and shows. Mayberry's Floyd's barber shop in StarTrek.
As an interesting note alone those lines.
On the few Andy Griffith episodes where they were at the Mayberry train station.
That is the same train station used in.... get this.... Gone With The Wind!
So cool, I need to watch this episode. Love the fever episode.
So I wonder if the slot machine was confiscated from a police station and the TZ crew used it in two separate episodes, were the episodes filmed back to back or was the same device confiscated twice? 🤔
Also wonder if Gary Marshall was inspired by this particular episode to come up with the name Happy Days? Or even the diner concept? 😮
Ok, I better stop, I’m getting into my own Twilight Zone now. 😂
Good video! Keep em coming!
Too Funny, They just could have filmed the scenes in Nevada, which isn't too bad of a drive from LA.
We traveled through LasVegas to visit my kinfolk in Ely many times in my youth. I remember slot machines back then were this size and smaller. They were solid metal machines filled with SILVER coins Bubba. I fell in love with them. They spoke telepathically to me😶🌫️
Thank you for the info. Never even knew it was a real slot machine. Thought it was just a prop. Good things to know. And yes very good solution.
I believe the same slot machine was used in "A Nice Place to Visit"
Absolutely true
Must have been an expensive and difficult show to do: different sets, actors, directors and writers every week.
Uh huh. "We need one of our guys, being paid overtime of course, on set at all time. Also, free steaks and whiskey for the captain. "
In 'The Fever', there are several slot machines on the set, not just one. Were those real machines that were borrowed from the police also or merely fake props?
People probably noticed but weren't paying that close of attention 😊
THE OBSOLETE MAN
DEATHHEADS' REVISITED
LITTLE GIRL LOST
My three favorite Twilight Zone episodes.😮😮😮😮
A Most Unusual Camera is my favorite Twilight Zone episode
Nice observation. I just saw the episode “the fever “just the other day. However, I don’t recall ever seeing the episode “the prime mover “
Love your videos! Wondering if you have ever watched The Naked City?
When I was growing up, I remember one of the neighborhood kid's having a slot machine in their house. They had "slugs" for it that they would let us use to play it. This was before legalized gambling or even the lottery, and I remember hearing something about it being "technically illegal" as well.
I think I saw a machine like this on an episode of The Jack Benny show.
Reusing wasn't just limited to props. From 1974 until 1982, CBS radio aired the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. They re-used the incidental music from The Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling didn't do things by accident, i can imagine how carefully he would have thought this out!
In that season 1 episode, you can see multiple slot machines. The one behind the one you mention looks just like it. There are other machines behind it. The one to the left of your machine may also be the same. Interesting. I never noticed.
Hi, In watching your clips, I think I saw two or more of these Rol-A-Top machines in the background of the earlier episode. For this episode they must have borrowed multiple machines. In police raids they usually get many machines, thus they have more to lend. Great story.
The Twilight Zone Companion write of how LAPD were on duty during filming of these two episodes to make sure no laws were broken.
Yes that’s all discussed in the video
WHAT? Learn how to write, that is incomprehensible.
Bet the actors wish they had just gone on location in Vegas.
I've recently been watching the old Get Smart TV show and in one episode Siegfried and Starker are on an island that must be the Gilligan's Island set and they have to wade into the "lagoon". That water looks extremely disgusting. Dark green and very cloudy, appearing to have solids in the water 🤮! And I remembered the episode you covered the gross state of that water!
I love the prices listed for various menu items on the walls. A hamburger steak for 65 cents, coffee and donut for 20 cents, etc. Plus a slot machine to get in some gambling? My kind of diner!
There’s a scene of Bogart in a diner in “The Big Sleep” with menu pricing on the wall… I don’t remember anything over $1. There’s also a scene in a first season Perry Mason episode that has Perry & Della in a fancy French restaurant where they are astonished over the astronomical price of a cup of coffee… $1! 😅
Buddy Ebsen was multi-talented. Not only a great actor, but he was a hoofer from the old Vaudeville days. He danced with Shirley Temple in a movie from 1936 and was in several other movies dancing and singing!
He was also supposed to be in the Wizard Of Oz, first he was to be the Scarecrow, because of the dancing scene, then played the Tin Man but got seriously sick from the aluminum paint/ dust makeup and dropped out. He spent 9 or 10 days in an oxygen tent! I guess they never knew about such things that can enter the bloodstream or lungs and be hazardous to people.
Great information. Before reruns, VHS, or streaming…. It was one and done. The Hollywood studio system used the same houses, sets, and props all of the time. It was a business that was most concerned about entertainment and the profit from giving the public what it wanted to see. My favorite reuse was on Dragnet. They not only used the props many times but the same group of actors would play different characters in the same season. Just add glasses, change the clothes, wear a wig , and change from a good guys to a bad guy. It’s great to watch the same actor go from a crook to a cop in just a few weeks.What a country of opportunity.
Dragnet was high end production compared to Highway Patrol, a show about highways in a state with many highways but filmed on dirt back roads instead.
@@ndogg20 So true. I joke about Dragnet because I watched it weekly and loved Joe Friday. Highway Patrol was a B movie compared to Dragnet.
On the back, there is a “W” inside a couple of circles. LOOKS a lot like the “WESTINGHOUSE “ symbol.🤣
I know one thing, I would like all those silver coins at 3:53.
I’ve only seen this episode once or twice.
I remember your video on the prop! Eagle Eyes strikes again!🦅👀
There is a video somewhere that shows the same glowing prop used in several different science fiction movies. One has Shatner in it but its not Trek.
Now it would say Benjamin.
As federal and state laws changed over time, Hollywood grudgingly learned to adapt and carve out exceptions for itself. This was especially necessary with regard to the types of firearms which have been so prevalent in the film industry throughout its history. But it wasn't always this way. In the early days of motion pictures it was not uncommon to use real, unaltered firearms, and live ammunition. As you might expect, this resulted in the occasional death or injury of an actor or stuntman (long predating Alec Baldwin and "Rust"). Jimmy Cagney was nearly killed by live machine gun fire in "The Public Enemy" and this led him to help form and promote the Screen Actors Guild. Blank ammunition and squibs became mandatory and replaced live ammo and real bullet strikes. In 1934 the federal registration of machine guns required the large prop rental houses to comply, but the law was not heavily enforced for many years and illegal exceptions sometimes unintentionally existed. For example, during the first season of the 1960s spy series "The Man from UNCLE", agent Napoleon Solo carried a Mauser pistol (and later a Walther pistol) that could be reconfigured into a carbine with a fake silencer. A Treasury agent noticed this and visited the set to inquire if the firearm had been legally registered as a short barrel rifle. The prop man who created the conversion had assumed it was legal because it only fired blanks. Rather than confiscate it and arrest those involved (theoretically including the actors), he had them register each modified gun and pay the $200 registration tax per firearm. In retrospect this story seems rather humorous, but imagine how this would be handled today with an early morning no-knock raid on the studio by heavily armed agents.
I probably noticed but assumed it was a prop they had that they just reused not that they went thru so much trouble to get that for the prop
Great video can't to see you do Josh Randall's Mare's leg
I hardly ever see this episode in syndication. I may have seen it once. I recognized the slot machine.
Ace Larson...LA Knight? lol.
Both episodes were in season 1 and both episodes used the same prop, so the slot machine scenes of the two episodes were probably shot as closely together, as could be managed, to minimize the amount of time that the policeman had to be on site.
And consider that the "Jackpot", even the "Twin Jackpot" was like maybe $40 in quarters, which in current-day is probably worth around $1,000
The $10,000 jackpot in 'The Fever' is absurdly high even for a dollar bet, given the odds built into that old slot machine. The casino would have been losing a fortune. On top of it, the player would win the coins in the jackpot too.
Same slot machine in “a nice place to visit “. With Sebastian Cabot.
What about the other slot machines in the casino scene?
Good catch
Fascinating! I would have just gone to Vegas for a day of location shooting. That would have given the episode authenticity that you wouldn't have found anywhere but in westerns back then. I think that would have been the easiest way out of it. Going to the police station was definitely the cheaper way out. But then again, I imagine they had to pay the on set police officer.
In the Franklin episode the wall featured as the casino wall was also the wall in Peter Gunn’s living room from a different show. I believe that wall was also used again in another Twilight Zone episode. You can even see where they filled the hole that was Peter Gunn’s fireplace.
As an interesting note alone those lines.
On the few Andy Griffith episodes where they were at the Mayberry train station.
That is the same train station used in.... get this.... Gone With The Wind!
Those are Peace Dollars in the close up. My mother brought back 80 silver dollars from Vegas when I was young. My big brother would convert the kitchen cabinet into a slot machine. We’d take turns rolling them down a cardboard tube hoping for a jackpot. On our very last dollar he would yell JACKPOT and pour them on the floor.
Golden memories 👍👍
Not "repo'd" (re-possessed) because the police didn't possess it before it was CONFISCATED for evidence. The interesting thing is that the police still had it between the first use and the second use.
And I wonder how they got permission to tamper with evidence in order to force a jackpot. I don't think they'd want to wait around for it to happen naturally!!!!😂
"Zapped?"
Love the Twilight Zone!!
(I noticed they were the same machines)! 😂
Yes
The slot was also used in S1-E28, A NICE PLACE TO VISIT.
Im curious about the other slot machines you see in the background of the casino.
Props get reused across tv and movies all the time.
Star Trek tos reused props all the time, like most TV shows and movies did back then. I loved Rod Serling's work, he, Alfred Hitchcock, and others were the best!!
Sad it was so complicated to use a real slot machine. Nice video
Something is very confusing. There are lots of machines in the room at the same time.
They used some of the same background music that was in the fever as well.
Did they use confiscated slot machines from the police station to fill the entire room in The Fever?
As a little kid, when 'The Fever' first aired, when that slot machine showed up at Franklin's door, I was more terrified than I'd ever been! That creeped me out beyond all else! 😮😁🤣🤣
There was also a 3rd Twilight Zone episode which featured a slot machine. It was titled ‘A Nice Place To Visit’. I wonder if they used this same slot machine for a 3rd time !
Buddy Epson did a great job in this one. At around the same time he also appeared on the Andy Griffith Show where he was a hobo that came to town on a train car and befriended Opie and became a bad influence on him.
I didnt know they used the slot machine twice... I guess it worked well the first time, they used it again and I am sure the PD made some money with their required services... Nice job Rick...👍✌
A very cool fact ! Thanks!
Looks like they used it in "A Nice Place to Visit" as well
*Buddy Ebsen
*Buddy Ebsen
Quality television....
2:27 It looks like they _borrowed_ more than one slot machine.
cardboard replica props? (I'll need to watch the episode, but that would be my guess)
@@stan.rarick8556 Your guess is as good as any.