The Twilight Zone
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A Penny For Your ThoughtsEpisode Number: 52 Season Num: 2 First Aired: February 3, 1961 Prod Code: 173-3650 |
The lucky flip of a coin seems to give a mild-mannered bank clerk the power to read minds. But he soon learns that you can't believe everything you read.
| Writer: | George Clayton Johnson |
| Director: | James Sheldon |
| Star: | Rod Serling (Narrator/Host), Dick York (Hector B. Poole) |
| Guest Star: | June Dayton (Miss Turner), Dan Tobin (I) (Mr. Bagby), Cyril Delevanti (L.J. Smithers), Hayden Rorke (Mr. Sykes), James Nolan (Mr. Brand), Frank London (The Driver), Anthony Ray (The Paperboy), Patrick Waltz (The Security Guard) |
The original idea for this episode came from a short story written by Ted Kneeland; a writer, producer, director that worked for NBC before going to Australia to start Australian broadcasting in 1953.
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Included on volume 29 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection.
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(Opening Narration)
Narrator: Mr. Hector B. Poole, resident of the Twilight Zone. Flip a coin and keep flipping it. What are the odds? Half the time it will come up heads, half the time tails. But in one freakish chance in a million, it'll land on its edge. Mr. Hector B. Poole, a bright human coin, on his way to the bank. (edit) Hector Poole: Well at least I learned one thing. People aren't what they seem. (edit) (Closing Narration)
Narrator: One time in a million, a coin will land on its edge, but all it takes to knock it over is a vagrant breeze, a vibration or a slight blow. Hector B. Poole, a human coin, on edge for a brief time in the Twilight Zone. (edit) Mr. Brand: Romancing the help, Mr. Poole? Well, who can blame you? Miss Turner is the prettiest girl in the accounts section. (thinking) Which is saying absolutely nothing. I haven't seen such an aggregation of beasts since the last time I went to the circus. (aloud) Not much chance for socializing around a bank, is there? (thinking) This one's probably a tiger under the proper conditions. All the sweet, prim types revert to the jungle once more. (Poole pours water on him) You did that deliberately! (edit)
Narrator: Mr. Hector B. Poole, resident of the Twilight Zone. Flip a coin and keep flipping it. What are the odds? Half the time it will come up heads, half the time tails. But in one freakish chance in a million, it'll land on its edge. Mr. Hector B. Poole, a bright human coin, on his way to the bank. (edit) Hector Poole: Well at least I learned one thing. People aren't what they seem. (edit) (Closing Narration)
Narrator: One time in a million, a coin will land on its edge, but all it takes to knock it over is a vagrant breeze, a vibration or a slight blow. Hector B. Poole, a human coin, on edge for a brief time in the Twilight Zone. (edit) Mr. Brand: Romancing the help, Mr. Poole? Well, who can blame you? Miss Turner is the prettiest girl in the accounts section. (thinking) Which is saying absolutely nothing. I haven't seen such an aggregation of beasts since the last time I went to the circus. (aloud) Not much chance for socializing around a bank, is there? (thinking) This one's probably a tiger under the proper conditions. All the sweet, prim types revert to the jungle once more. (Poole pours water on him) You did that deliberately! (edit)
The closing credits shows a still of a quarter standing on edge amid numerous coins. Interestingly, despite the episode's title, not one of them is a penny.
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A Penny For Your ThoughtsGreat "Cleverly plotted" While this episode was about telepathy, I believed it went further by begging the viewer to ask himself: is it more rewarding to have your honest thoughts actually heard by others, instead of keeping them secret? Continue » Posted Jul 3, 2006 6:09 pm PST |
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A Penny For Your ThoughtsGreat "Fine example" Hector Poole has landed a coin on it's edge. Here's what happens to the lucky people who can do that. Continue » Posted Apr 21, 2006 11:29 am PST |
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