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TONIGHT on ME-TV @ 12:35am EST, one of the GREATEST episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “THE AFTER HOURS” (written by Rod Serling, directed by Douglas Heyes, originally broadcast June 10, 1960) The casting of the incandescent Anne Francis in Serling’s “The After Hours” is perfect, because, as a woman who turns out to be a department store mannequin, she actually looks like a human Barbie doll—which, like The Twilight Zone, debuted in 1959 and became an American pop icon overnight, acknowledged as an influence on the plethora of TZ mannequin/doll/dummy episodes by Barbie Bazaar magazine in its June 2003 issue: “The reason that Twilight Zone still amazes us is the wonder that underlies episodes like ‘The After Hours,’ that recall childhood fantasies of dolls and toys coming to life when no one is watching.” And childhood nightmares, too—witness the whispering of the store mannequins en masse to a frantic Francis, “Marsha, come off it!” Serling might have been inspired to write this episode by English writer John Collier’s 1940 short story “Evening Primrose” (collected in his award-winning 1952 anthology, “Fancies and Goodnights”), about people living clandestinely in a department store who eventually become mannequins, too. "The After Hours" is one of Serling’s most accessible Twilight Zones—for who among the American generations who’ve grown up in and around shopping malls has never been afraid of being locked in a department store at night? By tapping into such deep-seated American neuroses, Serling mirrored the anxieties and apprehensions of his audience, as this excerpt from the episode’s closing narration testifies: "Just how normal are we? Just who are the people we nod our hellos to as we pass on the street?" arlenschumer.com/twilight-zone #twilightzone #thetwilightzone #rodserling #annefrancis #mannequin #tv #television #tvhistory #televisionhistory #theafterhours #arlenschumer @dgareps @bearmanor.media @nyadventureclub @the_richardsyrettshow https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2m21NsKup/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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TONIGHT on ME-TV @ 12:35am EST, one of the GREATEST episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “THE AFTER HOURS” (written by Rod Serling, directed by Douglas Heyes, originally broadcast June 10, 1960) The casting of the incandescent Anne Francis in Serling’s “The After Hours” is perfect, because, as a woman who turns out to be a department store mannequin, she actually looks like a human Barbie doll—which, like The Twilight Zone, debuted in 1959 and became an American pop icon overnight, acknowledged as an influence on the plethora of TZ mannequin/doll/dummy episodes by Barbie Bazaar magazine in its June 2003 issue: “The reason that Twilight Zone still amazes us is the wonder that underlies episodes like ‘The After Hours,’ that recall childhood fantasies of dolls and toys coming to life when no one is watching.” And childhood nightmares, too—witness the whispering of the store mannequins en masse to a frantic Francis, “Marsha, come off it!” Serling might have been inspired to write this episode by English writer John Collier’s 1940 short story “Evening Primrose” (collected in his award-winning 1952 anthology, “Fancies and Goodnights”), about people living clandestinely in a department store who eventually become mannequins, too. "The After Hours" is one of Serling’s most accessible Twilight Zones—for who among the American generations who’ve grown up in and around shopping malls has never been afraid of being locked in a department store at night? By tapping into such deep-seated American neuroses, Serling mirrored the anxieties and apprehensions of his audience, as this excerpt from the episode’s closing narration testifies: "Just how normal are we? Just who are the people we nod our hellos to as we pass on the street?" #rodserling #twilightzone #thetwilightzone #afterhours #theafterhours #annefrancis #mannequin #mannequins #tv #television #tvhistory #televisionhistory #arlenschumer @dgareps @dbbushman @nyadventureclub @adamschumer @richardsyrettstrangeplanet https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqKU28MyqT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

TONIGHT on ME-TV @ 12:30am EST, one of the GREATEST episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “THE AFTER HOURS” (written by Rod Serling, directed by Douglas Heyes, originally broadcast June 10, 1960): The casting of the incandescent Anne Francis in Serling’s “The After Hours” is perfect, because, as a woman who turns out to be a department store mannequin, she actually looks like a human Barbie doll—which, like The Twilight Zone, debuted in 1959 and became an American pop icon overnight, acknowledged as an influence on the plethora of TZ mannequin/doll/dummy episodes by Barbie Bazaar magazine in its June 2003 issue: “The reason that Twilight Zone still amazes us is the wonder that underlies episodes like ‘The After Hours,’ that recall childhood fantasies of dolls and toys coming to life when no one is watching.” And childhood nightmares, too—witness the whispering of the store mannequins en masse to a frantic Francis, “Marsha, come off it!” Serling might have been inspired to write this episode by English writer John Collier’s 1940 short story “Evening Primrose” (collected in his award-winning 1952 anthology, “Fancies and Goodnights”), about people living clandestinely in a department store who eventually become mannequins, too. "The After Hours" is one of Serling’s most accessible Twilight Zones—for who among the American generations who’ve grown up in and around shopping malls has never been afraid of being locked in a department store at night? By tapping into such deep-seated American neuroses, Serling mirrored the anxieties and apprehensions of his audience, as this excerpt from the episode’s closing narration testifies: "Just how normal are we? Just who are the people we nod our hellos to as we pass on the street?" #thetwilightzone #twilightzone #rodserling #theafterhours #mannequin #mannequins #tv #television #tvhistory #televisionhistory #annefrancis @richard_syrett @adamschumer @dbbushman @dgareps https://www.instagram.com/arlenschumer/p/CXHUZa2PfhI/?utm_medium=tumblr

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