The Twilight Zone:

The Twilight Zone: The Little People

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An astronaut declares himself a god when his ship lands on a planet populated by people smaller than ants. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Rod Serling

Director:: William F. Claxton

Stars:: Rod Serling (Narrator/Host); Joe Maross (Peter Craig); Claude Akins (William Fletcher)

Guest Star:: Michael Ford (Spaceman #1); Robert Eaton (Spaceman #2)

All the ropes used by the tiny people to pull down Craig's statue vanish instantly in the next shot, when the statue hits the ground. edit »

This is the episode that inspired The Simpson's "Treehouse of Horror VII" segment titled "The Genesis Tub" in Season 8. edit »
Included on volume 33 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection. edit »

Craig: (complaining about the "chow," shortly after he and Fletcher are forced to land on the asteroid) ...Whoever invented this stuff must have had stomach trouble; no compassion for his fellow man or his fellow man's bowels! Well, there may come a moment in time when I'll enjoy this.
Fletcher: (losing his temper and cutting in) There may come a moment in time," when you'll lick your own foot, as if it were the drumstick of a Thanksgiving turkey! But until it does come to that, buddy, you'll eat what is prescribed to eat! And if you've got tears to shed, you save them for bedtime and weep them into your pillow; don't spray them all over me! It's a waste of time, and it's a waste of effort; it's also dull, and it's tough to live with! Is that clear, Craig?
Craig: (unimpressed) ...Loud, and....
Fletcher: Then dwell on it! And while you're dwelling on it, you might count a few blessings. We don't have much food or water, that's a fact. But we landed in a place where there's oxygen, and we can survive. Plus, we walked away from that crash with hardly a bone out of place. Now, the standing order is as follows: you got any deep-rooted complaints, you jot them down in the ship's log; don't bother me with them! Now, is THAT clear?
Craig: (sarcastic) Still loud and clear, Commander. edit »
(Closing Narration)
Narrator: The case of navigator Peter Craig, a victim of a delusion. In this case, the dream dies a little harder than the man. A small exercise in space psychology that you can try on for size--in the Twilight Zone. edit »
(Opening Narration)
Narrator: The time is the space age, the place is a barren landscape of a rock-walled canyon that lies millions of miles from the planet Earth. The cast of characters? You've met them: William Fletcher, commander of the spaceship; his copilot, Peter Craig. The other characters who inhabit this place you may never see, but they're here, as these two gentlemen will soon find out. Because they're about to partake in a little exploration into that gray, shaded area in space and time that's known as the Twilight Zone. edit »