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The Twilight Zone
S5.E33
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The Brain Center at Whipple's

  • Episode aired May 15, 1964
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 25m
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6.5/10
1.5K
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Ted de Corsia and Richard Deacon in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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A heartless CEO completely automates his factory and lays off almost all of his workers over the objections of his employees.A heartless CEO completely automates his factory and lays off almost all of his workers over the objections of his employees.A heartless CEO completely automates his factory and lays off almost all of his workers over the objections of his employees.
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1.5K
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    • Richard Donner
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Richard Deacon
    • Paul Newlan
    • Ted de Corsia
    • Richard Donner
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Richard Deacon
    • Paul Newlan
    • Ted de Corsia
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    • 23User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Richard Deacon and Paul Newlan in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Richard Deacon and Paul Newlan in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Richard Deacon and Paul Newlan in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    Richard Deacon and Paul Newlan in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Wallace V. Whipple
    Paul Newlan
    Paul Newlan
    • Chief Engineer Hanley
    Ted de Corsia
    Ted de Corsia
    • Foreman Dickerson
    Thalmus Rasulala
    Thalmus Rasulala
    • Technician
    • (as Jack Crowder)
    Shawn Michaels
    • Bartender
    Burt Conroy
    • Watchman
    Robby the Robot
    Robby the Robot
    • Robot
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    • …
      • Richard Donner
      • Rod Serling
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    • Trivia
      Richard Deacon and Rod Serling both grew up in Binghamton, New York and were graduates of Binghamton Central High School. There was a very popular lumber yard on Upper Court Street in Binghamton named "Whipple's Lumber Yard", thus the name for Deacon's character in this episode. Rod Serling would often use names of places in and around Binghamton for names of places and characters in the series.
    • Goofs
      During the film presentation Richard Deacon is describing the Whipple plant in the Midwest, but in this film a billboard for Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills is seen.
    • Quotes

      [closing narration]

      Narrator: There are many bromides applicable here: too much of a good thing, tiger by the tail, as you sow, so shall ye reap. The point is that too often man becomes clever instead of becoming wise. He becomes inventive, but not thoughtful. And sometimes, as in the case of Mr. Whipple, he can create himself right out of existence. Tonight's tale of oddness and obsolescence from - The Twilight Zone.

    • Alternate versions
      The Netflix streaming version of this episode deletes a scene where Mr. Whipple shoots an aggressive plant foreman.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Atop the Fourth Wall: The Adventures of Jell-O Man and Wobbly #1 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Twilight Zone Theme
      (theme song)

      Composed by Marius Constant

      (seasons 2-5)

    User reviews23

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    4/10
    Richard Deacon plays a real butt-head!
    Richard Deacon plays a real butt-head! He's the new boss who has an adding machine for a heart! Since taking over at his company, he's slowly replaced just about everyone with machines. Putting people out of work means nothing to this jerk--all he cares about is modernization and efficiency. Naturally, he gets his comeuppance, as this is the Twilight Zone.

    The show's greatest shortcoming is probably Richard Deacon's character. While he was a fine actor, his character was broadly written--too broadly written. On the other hand, Ted de Corsia was wonderful as an angry employee who runs amok and tries to destroy the computers Deacon installed in the factory. Another problem is that the script is just weak--as was the problem with a growing number of episodes towards the end of the series. This was late in season five--the last season--and it showed. The bottom line is that unless you MUST see every episode for your life to be complete, this one is well worth skipping.
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    • Jun 28, 2010

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1964 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    • 25 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Black and White

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