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The Twilight Zone Season 5 Episode 8

Uncle Simon

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AIRED: 11/15/63

Uncle Simon tries to strike Barbara with his cane. She grabs it and he falls down the stairs to his death. His will stipulates that she must care for his latest invention - a robot. The robot begins to take on Uncle Simon's traits. Barbara finally pushes it down the stairs, but that only gives it a limp identical to Uncle Simon's. She finally realizes that she will never be rid of Uncle Simon.moreless

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Uncle Simon

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By Brian4663, Jan 02, 2012

This episode isn't really worth watching. Uncle Simon has the same voice as Alfred Hitchcock which is the only good thing about it. I saw this one on a rerun recently and all over the bland memories came back to me.
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By DiscGuru101, Mar 26, 2007

Twilight Zone: Uncle Simon

I dont know, I just like this one. The nasty remarks fired off add to this episodes brooding atmosphere. You know something is going to happen, you just dont know what. (If you havent seen it, stop reading now and come back to finish this review.) The house is just errie if you watch it in proper form, alone, lights out, and very late at night. You swear a haunting is about to happen, or maybe a zombie attack but then... SHLA-BAM! -A freaking robot! The idea that the robot "needs time to reach full capacity" is very unsettling. It just cant be good. When the robot turns his head and says "Hi Barbra" the WEIRD is in full swing!

I love the irony: Barbra making her worst nightmare of life, 10x more horrific. The idea of caring for a cripple robot with a severe attitude problem in a mansion, or getting a regular job is hilarious and perhaps a fate worse than death! In the end, I think most people would pick the verbally abusive robot, just like Barbra did.moreless
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Rod Serling	Narrator/Host
Cedric Hardwicke	Uncle Simon Polk
Constance Ford	Barbara Polk

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Ian Wolfe	Schwimmer	Guest Star
John McLiam	Police Officer	Guest Star
Dion Hansen	Robot	Guest Star

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- Uncle Simon's Robot: Barbara! You peanut-headed cost of nature's carelessness!
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- (Closing Narration)
  Narrator: Dramatis personae: a metal man, who will go by the name of Simon, whose life as well as his body has been stamped out for him; and the woman who tends to him, the lady Barbara, who's discovered belatedly that all bad things don't come to an end, and that once a bed is made it's quite necessary that you sleep in it. Tonight's uncomfortable little exercise in avarice and automatons--from the Twilight Zone.
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- (Opening Narration)
  Narrator: Dramatis personae: Mr. Simon Polk, a gentleman who has lived out his life in a gleeful rage; and the young lady who's just beat the hasty retreat is Mr. Polk's niece, Barbara. She's lived her life as if during each ensuing hour she had a dentist appointment. There's yet a third member of the company soon to be seen. He now resides in the laboratory and he is the kind of character to be found only in the Twilight Zone.
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- This episode features a modified version of Robby the Robot, first seen in the classic 1956 film Forbidden Planet.
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- Included on volume 19 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection.
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