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The Twilight Zone
S2.E20
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Static

  • Episode aired Mar 10, 1961
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
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6.7/10
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Dean Jagger in The Twilight Zone (1959)
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Bitter bachelor Ed Lindsay has an old radio which only picks up old radio shows.Bitter bachelor Ed Lindsay has an old radio which only picks up old radio shows.Bitter bachelor Ed Lindsay has an old radio which only picks up old radio shows.

  • Director
    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writers
    • Charles Beaumont
    • Oceo Ritch
  • Stars
    • Dean Jagger
    • Carmen Mathews
    • Robert Emhardt
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writers
      • Charles Beaumont
      • Oceo Ritch
    • Stars
      • Dean Jagger
      • Carmen Mathews
      • Robert Emhardt
    • 33User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Ed Lindsay
    Carmen Mathews
    Carmen Mathews
    • Vinnie
    Robert Emhardt
    Robert Emhardt
    • Professor Ackerman
    Arch Johnson
    Arch Johnson
    • Roscoe Bragg
    • (as Arch W. Johnson)
    Alice Pearce
    Alice Pearce
    • Mrs. Nielson
    Clegg Hoyt
    Clegg Hoyt
    • Shopkeeper
    Stephen Talbot
    Stephen Talbot
    • The Boy
    Lillian O'Malley
    • Miss Meredith
    Pat O'Malley
    Pat O'Malley
    • Mr. Llewellyn
    Bob Crane
    Bob Crane
    • Disc Jockey
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Duggan
    • Man #1
    • (uncredited)
    Jerry Fuller
    • Rock Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Marr
    Eddie Marr
    • Real Estate Pitchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jay Overholts
    • Man #2
    • (uncredited)
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Diane Strom
    • Commercial Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writers
      • Charles Beaumont
      • Oceo Ritch
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    • Trivia
      This was the fifth of six The Twilight Zone (1959) episodes to be videotaped.
    • Goofs
      When Vinnie and the professor leave Ed's room, the ceiling light in background in the hallway is hanging extremely low, about even with their shoulders which would make it impossible to walk under if that hallway was real.
    • Quotes
      • [opening narration]
      • Narrator: No one ever saw one quite like that, because that's a very special sort of radio. In its day, circa 1935, its type was one of the most elegant consoles on the market. Now, with its fabric-covered speakers, its peculiar yellow dial, its serrated knobs, it looks quaint and a little strange. Mr. Ed Lindsay is going to find out how strange very soon - when he tunes in to The Twilight Zone.
    • Connections
      Edited into Twilight-Tober-Zone: Static (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Brown Jug
      (uncredited)
      Written by Joseph Winner
      Performed by Jerry Fuller

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 10, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 31, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Cayuga Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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