ME THINKS THIS episode to be a Comedy (Farce, actually)! THERE SEEM TO be several categories in episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Some that seem to come to mind are these. Though not limited to these, we find that these types to be: those involving Outer Space and Extra Terrestrials, episodes devoted to the Supernatural and the Occult and those which would seem to take place entirely within the vast, cavernous confines of the mind.
ANOTHER GROUPING WOULD be those that could be classified in one of the previously mentioned existing subject matters; except that they are designed to be farcial in nature. Their main objective is to add proof to some old adage; but through the application of humor. All up and down the list of TWILIGHT ZONE Episodes, one can find examples of this type. They feature such names as Art Carney, Buster Keaton, Andy Devine and several starring the very popular and frequent TZ guest, Burgess Meredith.
WITH TODAY'S HONOREE, being the half-hour play entitled, "THE TWILIGHT ZONE: From Agnes With Love" (5-20, 1964). This starred Wally Cox in a typical role for him; having previously been typecast as meek, humble, and little guys.* The story also, had as subject matter central to the storyline, questions about what we now call "Artifical Intelligence." AS IF THIS weren't enough, the age old problem of the "Eternal Triangle" is interjected into the happenings; the combination of which provides for a very interesting set of problems.
TOPPING OFF THE video festivities is the performance of our star, Mr. Cox. In a filmed story which predates Woody Allen's sexually frustrated, though very potent screen persona, Wally's character is portrayed as being shy, meek, small in stature and obviously highly oversexed. (Ain't all the Yanks?) THE "FEMALE" COMPUTER is given the treatment of being a most jealous rival for the attentions and affection of her human mentor/technician, BBBB (Cox). "She" does all in "Her" power to derail the romance between Wally and the real human secretary.
WELL, SHE SUCCEEDED, as did Mr. Rod Serling, Cayuga Productions and the Columbia Broadcasting System TV Network.
NOTE: * Wally Cox developed this "Little Guy" character starting with his essaying of the title character's role in MR. PEEPERS (). He followed it up and refined the concept in the short lived, HIRAM HOLIDAY(). He had numerous guest shots in countless other series episodes, most all being that same universal, "Little Man." In later years he starred in voice over for the animated and still very popular UNDERDOG SHOW, and was long a fixture as a foil for MC Peter Marshall on Hollywood SQUARES.
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