Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Tuesday, April 10 - The Twilight Zone: Mr. Dingle, the Strong

The Twilight Zone (1959–1964): Mr. Dingle, the Strong (Season 2 | Episode 19 - aired 3 March 1961)

In a small neighborhood bar, a number of patrons reside. One of them is Mr Dingle, a vacuum-cleaner salesman who is pretty much a failure at his profession. As he listens and endures the tantrums of several rowdier customers, a two-headed alien (invisible to the other patrons) appears. Noting Dingle, they decide to conduct an experiment, and endow him with the strength of 300 men.

At first, Dingle is shocked by his newfound strength, but soon becomes enamored by it, using it to show off for persons, and even appearing for television cameras back at the bar. Finding him there again, the two-headed aliens are disappointed that Dingle has used his strength just to show off for others, and take it away from him, as he attempts to lift the entire bar.

Needless to say, it seems that Dingle has once again returned to his status as a loser...until another set of aliens (also invisible) see his plight, and increase his rate of intelligence. Just how long he'll have this 'gift' is left to the viewer's imagination.

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