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"Thriller" (1960)Original Air Date:
13 September 1960 (Season 1, Episode 1)Plot:
Business executive Alan Patterson's [Leslie Neilsen] life takes a surreal turn when two mentally disturbed people independently wind up with fixations on his life. One wants to marry him, and the other wants to be him. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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series debut does NOT feature Karloff in an acting role moreCast
(Episode Credited cast) | Boris Karloff | ... | Himself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Virginia Christine | ... | Maude |
| Pamela Duncan | ||
| Judy Erwin | ||
| Constance Ford | ... | Louise Jenkins |
| Dianne Foster | ... | Judy Patterson |
| George Grizzard | ... | Merle Jenkins |
| Bill Idelson | ... | Jenkins' neighbor (as Billy Idelson) |
| Perry Ivins | ||
| Carol Kelly | ||
| Pat McCaffrie | ||
| Maura McGiveney | ||
| Ray Montgomery | ... | Bill |
 | Leslie Nielsen | ... | Alan Patterson |
| Warren Parker | ||
| Mickey Simpson | ||
| Natalie Trundy | ... | Lily Hanson |
| William Yip | ... | Man on steps |
| Victor Sen Yung | ... | Houseman |
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"Thriller" is one of my all-time favorite TV shows and it all started with this first of several crime entries produced by Fletcher Markle (eight overall,none truly outstanding),who was replaced by William Frye in an attempt to improve sagging ratings.While it is true that viewers at the time were understandably confused by the occasional switch from horror to crime each week,today's audience need not share that uncertainty with episodes available on both video and DVD."The Twisted Image" begins with a striking closeup of the eyes of Natalie Trundy,future wife of producer Arthur P. Jacobs(who would cast her in all four sequels to his "Planet of the Apes" features).Karloff himself appears only as the on screen host(as he would for all 67 shows)but does not portray any character roles until the tenth episode "The Prediction." Natalie's gaze follows businessman Leslie Nielsen,a happily married family man with a young daughter.Hers is not the only obsession troubling Nielsen as one of his employees(George Grizzard)is a sneak thief who dreams of replacing his employer and even starts using Nielsen's name rather than his own.A few twists and turns and a cameo from Victor Sen Yung as a bartender.Not a stellar episode but ya gotta start somewhere.