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Nick of TimeEpisode Number: 43 Season Num: 2 First Aired: November 18, 1960 Prod Code: 173-3643 |
A superstitious newlywed becomes obsessed by a penny fortune-telling machine when he and his new wife are stranded with car trouble.
| Writer: | Richard Matheson |
| Director: | Richard L. Bare |
| Star: | Rod Serling (Narrator/Host), William Shatner (Don Carter), Patricia Breslin (Pat Carter) |
| Guest Star: | Guy Wilkerson (Counter Man), Stafford Repp (Mechanic), Walter Reed (Nervous Man), Dee Carroll (Nervous Woman) |
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William Shatner would return in "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet."
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Counter Man: You ain't going to like this as much as that chicken-fried steak.
Don: We'll bear up. (edit) Don: I suppose I'm just being stupid.
Pat: No you're not. You're just being...
Don: Don't say it. Superstitious. It's like you married an alcoholic, isn't it? Only except instead of bottles in the chandelier, it's rabbit's feet and four leaf clovers in my pocks and in the car. (edit) Don: (to the fortune teller) If we don't stay in here until three o'clock will something happen to us? (reading card) "Do you dare risk finding out?" (edit) Don: (to the fortune teller) Should we stay here until two-thirty?
Don: (reading card) "Try again."
Don: Should we stay in here until three o'clock?
Don: (reading card) "There's no question about it." (edit) Don: (to the fortune teller) Is it really gonna be four hours before we can get out of here? (reading the card) "You May Never Know'." (edit)
Don: We'll bear up. (edit) Don: I suppose I'm just being stupid.
Pat: No you're not. You're just being...
Don: Don't say it. Superstitious. It's like you married an alcoholic, isn't it? Only except instead of bottles in the chandelier, it's rabbit's feet and four leaf clovers in my pocks and in the car. (edit) Don: (to the fortune teller) If we don't stay in here until three o'clock will something happen to us? (reading card) "Do you dare risk finding out?" (edit) Don: (to the fortune teller) Should we stay here until two-thirty?
Don: (reading card) "Try again."
Don: Should we stay in here until three o'clock?
Don: (reading card) "There's no question about it." (edit) Don: (to the fortune teller) Is it really gonna be four hours before we can get out of here? (reading the card) "You May Never Know'." (edit)
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8.7
Nick of TimeGreat "Fine example" Don Carter and his wife are on their honeymoon when their car breaks down in a small suburban town. While waiting for the car to be repaired they go to a local diner which has fortune telling machines at the tables. Don starts asking questions for fun. Continue » Posted Jun 25, 2008 5:27 am PST |
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Nick of TimeSuperb "Exactly why I watch this series" A young couple enters a local diner for lunch. They are fascinated by a small fortune telling toy at their table. Only every answer seems to fit their questions exactly. Continue » Posted Aug 16, 2005 7:39 pm PST |
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Nick of TimePerfect "A very special episode" A Great TZ Episode, not to be missed Continue » Posted Jul 22, 2005 9:29 am PST |
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