It's Halloween, and the townspeople believe the town is about to be invaded by aliens.It's Halloween, and the townspeople believe the town is about to be invaded by aliens.It's Halloween, and the townspeople believe the town is about to be invaded by aliens.
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Tom McCleister
- Party Attendee
- (as Thom McCleister)
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- TriviaWhether intentional or not, this episode is eerily similar to The Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," about a group of paranoid neighbors who believe there's a extraterrestrial among them intent on exterminating humanity. Rod Serling's script for the episode was intended as an indictment of the McCarthy era witch-hunts and mob mentality.
- GoofsIt is supposedly a large storm occurring during this episode, but several people enter the inn and show no signs of being wet.
- ConnectionsReferences The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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The classic Halloween episode
It's Halloween and the Stratford is having a costume party, Michael has the station run the film "War Of The Worlds (1953)" on TV and the townsfolk believe they are being invaded by aliens from outer space.
A hilariously funny episode, in the top five best in the series. The laughs are non stop, George is the Cowardly Lion from "Wizard Of Oz', Dick the Tin Man, Joanna is Vampira, Michael dresses as a Canadian Mountie and Stephanie (naturally) is a princess. Harley shows up and tells about the invasion when he sees the movie on TV. Michael sees a chance for the same kind of panic Orson Welles caused with his radio version of "War Of The Worlds". Dick tries to be the voice of reason to the wacky towns people but they just accuse HIM of being from outer space! And Larry, Darryl and Darryl show up with their funniest introduction ever.
A hilariously funny episode, in the top five best in the series. The laughs are non stop, George is the Cowardly Lion from "Wizard Of Oz', Dick the Tin Man, Joanna is Vampira, Michael dresses as a Canadian Mountie and Stephanie (naturally) is a princess. Harley shows up and tells about the invasion when he sees the movie on TV. Michael sees a chance for the same kind of panic Orson Welles caused with his radio version of "War Of The Worlds". Dick tries to be the voice of reason to the wacky towns people but they just accuse HIM of being from outer space! And Larry, Darryl and Darryl show up with their funniest introduction ever.
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- May 27, 2018
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