The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
The Brain Center at Whipple's (1964)
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- TV-PG
- 25min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 15 May 1964
- TV Episode
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Richard Deacon | ... |
Wallace V. Whipple
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Paul Newlan | ... |
Chief Engineer Hanley
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Ted de Corsia | ... |
Foreman Dickerson
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Thalmus Rasulala | ... |
Technician
(as Jack Crowder)
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Shawn Michaels | ... |
Bartender
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Burt Conroy | ... |
Watchman
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Robby the Robot | ... |
Robot (uncredited)
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Rod Serling | ... |
Narrator / Self - Host (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Donner |
Written by
Rod Serling | ... | (written by) |
Rod Serling | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Produced by
William Froug | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
George T. Clemens | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Richard W. Farrell |
Casting By
Larry Stewart |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ||
Eddie Imazu |
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace | ||
Frank R. McKelvy |
Production Management
Ralph W. Nelson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marty Moss | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Joe Edmondson | ... | sound |
Franklin Milton | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
James V. King | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
Marius Constant | ... | composer: theme music (uncredited) |
Will Schaefer | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
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- CBS (1964) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- FremantleMedia Enterprises (2012) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) (1967) (Netherlands) (tv)
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Other Companies
- Eagle Clothes (Mr. Serling's wardrobe)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The W.V. Whipple Manufacturing Co. introduces a new automated manufacturing machine that will eliminate 61,000 jobs and the company's president, Wallace V. Whipple, is quite proud of his achievement. Not everyone agrees with him, especially the loyal and longstanding employees who will be out of work. Foreman Vic Dickerson has plans for the machine - plans that land him in the hospital. When the machine is fully operational, it's Wallace V. Whipple who learns just what it is he has created. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Richard Deacon and Rod Serling both grew up in Binghamton, New York and were graduates of Binghamton Central High School. There was a very popular lumber yard on Upper Court Street in Binghamton named "Whipple's Lumber Yard", thus the name for Deacon's character in this episode. Rod Serling would often use names of places in and around Binghamton for names of places and characters in the series. See more » |
Goofs | During the film presentation Richard Deacon is describing the Whipple plant in the Midwest, but in this film a billboard for Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills is seen. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in The Adventures of Jell-O Man and Wobbly #1 (2014). See more » |
Soundtracks | Twilight Zone Theme See more » |
Quotes |
[closing narration]
Narrator: There are many bromides applicable here: too much of a good thing, tiger by the tail, as you sow, so shall ye reap. The point is that too often man becomes clever instead of becoming wise. He becomes inventive, but not thoughtful. And sometimes, as in the case of Mr. Whipple, he can create himself right out of existence. Tonight's tale of oddness and obsolescence from - The Twilight Zone. See more » |