Dead Man's Shoes

Season 3, Episode 18, Aired
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A vagrant steps into a murdered gangster's expensive shoes and is taken over by the dead man's ghost, who vows to remain on Earth to seek revenge against his killer.
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  • a bum finds a dead man in an alley, steals his shoes then walks, stright into the twilight zone

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    By jeffd30, Mar 12, 2007 Report Abuse
    a bum, wandering the late night streets , finds a dead man, after looking for a wallet or money, he straight up steals the dead mans shoes, and then becomes then dead mans ghost (but while only wearing his shoes), he goes and finds the guys girlfriend(who has no idea who this cat is), then has the burning desire to go find out who killed him (or the guys whose shoes he know wears above his socks) so he goes to get retribution on his killer what transpires next, mate it can only happen in the twilight zone (medoicre episode)moreless

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  • Great episode, very thought provoking.

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    By OxBaker, Oct 17, 2005 Report Abuse
    I really enjoyed this episode. It was about a bum, who finds a person (who was murdered) in a alley. He takes his shoes and wears them. When he has them on, he is like a ghost of the guy that died. The bum, who is actually the ghost of the dead guy (when the shoes are on) goes after the guy that murdered him. Not going to say the ending, but this episode really makes you think. Great acting, and a great cast in my opinion. Watch this episode. It will most likely be on the Sci-Fi channel someday. That is how I saw it today.moreless

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    • This episode was remade as an episode for the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone. It was entitled "Dead Woman's Shoes". Edit
    • Charles Beaumont was given sole writer's credit on this episode, although OCee Ritch wrote the original draft. Edit
    • Included on volume 23 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection. Edit

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    • (Opening Narration) Narrator: Nathan Edward Bledsoe, of the Bowery Bledsoes, a man once, a specter now. One of those myriad modern-day ghosts that haunt the reeking nights of the city in search of a flop, a handout, a glass of forgetfulness. Nate doesn't know it but his search is about to end, because those shiny new shoes are going to carry him right into the capital of the Twilight Zone. Edit
    • Dagget: The, uh, fellow who gave you the message, what'd he look like? Nate: Ah, Bernie, my business is forgetting, not remembering. Edit
    • Dane: Try tequila... with a cube of sugar. Edit

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