The Twilight Zone (1985)

6 revealing mistakes

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Starring: Charles Aidman, Robin Ward

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-fi, Thriller

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Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29

Revealing mistake: The Styrofoam head Gus tears in half shows it has been pre-cut, making it easier for him to rip in half.

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Crazy as a Soup Sandwich - S3-E29

Revealing mistake: The supposedly heavy cardboard boxes Gus, Bork and Arky pile against the door are very light and obviously empty.

Scott215

Tooth and Consequences - S1-E41

Revealing mistake: The glue holding the mustache to actor David Birney's (Dr. Myron Mandel) upper lip is visible.

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I of Newton - S1-E29

Revealing mistake: Set lights are visible in the Demon's sunglasses while he is wearing them and when he is not.

Scott215

The Card - S2-E13

Revealing mistake: When Linda pulls The Card out of her wallet in close-up, it's twice the length of an average credit card so that we can read the name printed on it. In the next shot, though, it shrinks back to standard size. (00:17:05)

Jean G

The Convict's Piano - S2-E11

Revealing mistake: In the close-up of Frost's hand while the doctor is stitching up his wound, you can see the delineated edges of the latex make-up patch used to simulate the injury. (00:12:30)

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Mistakes

The Mind of Simon Foster - S3-E23

Continuity mistake: When the pawnbroker closes his metal gate, he's facing the wire mesh. When the shot cuts, he's instantly facing away from it. (00:10:15)

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Trivia

Button, Button - S1-E50

Trivia: The original ending of the episode would have Norma pressing the button and getting the money after Arthur dies in a train accident. When Norma asks the stranger why Arthur had to die, the stranger responded, "Did you really think you knew your husband?"

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Questions

Examination Day - S1-E14

Question: At the end of the episode, Dicky's parents are called and informed that the government has killed him? Why did they do this?

Answer: They live in a totalitarian state where people who are deemed too smart (and therefore a threat to the authorities) are done away with. That's the point of the test, to eliminate potential troublemakers.

Brian Katcher

Answer: It's the opposite - not smart but dumb. The voice said he failed to get a perfect score, less than one hundred percent.

Quote: "We regret to inform you that your son's intelligence quotient has EXCEEDED the government standard, according to section blah blah blah of the New Code." As in the original short story, they were eliminating intelligent people.

Brian Katcher

Where can I find the short story?

It's in the compilation "100 Great Science Fiction Short Stories" edited by Isaac Asimov.

Brian Katcher

It's by Henry Slesar and a quick Google search will show you some online copies. It's only two pages.

Brian Katcher

According to Wikipedia, it was first published in the February 1958 issue of Playboy magazine; it may have been reprinted elsewhere since then.

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