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The Twilight Zone: Once Upon a Time

A janitor from the 19th century is transported 70 years into the future after trying on his bosses' time machine helmet.


Episode Info


Episode number: 3x13
Production Number: 4820
Airdate: Friday December 15th, 1961



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Recap

In the year 1890, janitor Woodroy Mulligan is walking down the streets of Harmony, New York, and bemoans noise pollution, high prices, and women's independence. Mulligan is knocked into a water trough by a bicyclist. Going home to change, Mulligan sees his employer Professor Gilbert working on a Time Helmet that lets you travel to any time period but for only thirty minutes. He leaves it on the table and Mulligan decides it to go to a future where there's peace and quiet. He sets the helmet for 1960 and it starts to spark and smoke. Mulligan runs outside and a police officer chases after him. Mulligan grabs a chicken and then there's a burst of smoke and Mulligan finds himself in 1960 in the middle of a busy street on Harmony. Everything makes noise and the prices are dozens of times higher...

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