1. It's a Good Life
First Aired: 3 November 1961
Copy !req
2. English Subtitles edited by
Pandorafilm - Heerlen
Copy !req
3. You're traveling
to another dimension.
Copy !req
4. A dimension not only of sight
and sound, but of mind.
Copy !req
5. A journey into a wondrous land
of imagination.
Copy !req
6. Your next stop: The Twilight Zone.
Copy !req
7. Tonight's story calls for a
different kind of introduction.
Copy !req
8. This is a map of the United States.
Copy !req
9. And there's a little town there
called Peaksville.
Copy !req
10. On a given morning not too long ago
the rest of the world disappeared.
Copy !req
11. And Peaksville was left all alone.
Copy !req
12. Its inhabitants were never sure
if only Peaksville left untouched...
Copy !req
13. or whether the village
had been taken away.
Copy !req
14. They were sure of one thing:
The cause.
Copy !req
15. A monster had arrived in the village.
Copy !req
16. Just by using his mind,
he took away the automobiles...
Copy !req
17. the electricity, the machines,
because they displeased him.
Copy !req
18. And he moved an entire community
back into the dark ages.
Copy !req
19. Just by using his mind.
Copy !req
20. Now I’d like to introduce you to
some of the people in Peaksville.
Copy !req
21. This is Mr. Fremont.
Copy !req
22. It's in his farmhouse
that the monster resides.
Copy !req
23. This is Mrs. Fremont.
And this is aunt Amy...
Copy !req
24. who probably had most control
over the monster in the beginning.
Copy !req
25. But one day she forgot.
She began to sing aloud.
Copy !req
26. The monster doesn't like singing
so his mind snapped at her...
Copy !req
27. and turned her into this smiling,
vacant thing.
Copy !req
28. She sings no more.
Copy !req
29. And you'll note that the people
in Peaksville, Ohio have to smile.
Copy !req
30. They have to think and look happy
because once displeased...
Copy !req
31. the monster can change them
into a grotesque, walking horror.
Copy !req
32. This particular monster
can read minds, you see.
Copy !req
33. He knows every thought,
he can feel every emotion.
Copy !req
34. Oh, yes, I did forget something,
didn't I?
Copy !req
35. I forgot to introduce you
to the monster.
Copy !req
36. This is the monster.
His name is Anthony Fremont.
Copy !req
37. He's six-years-old with a cute,
little-boy face and guileless eyes.
Copy !req
38. But when those eyes look at you,
you'd better have happy thoughts.
Copy !req
39. Because the mind behind them
is absolutely in charge.
Copy !req
40. This is The Twilight Zone.
Copy !req
41. Howdy, Anthony.
Mighty good to see you today.
Copy !req
42. Mighty good.
Copy !req
43. And it's such a good day, isn't it?
A real good day.
Copy !req
44. It's a terrible hot day, though.
Copy !req
45. Oh, I wouldn't say that, aunt Amy.
Copy !req
46. It's fine. It's just fine.
It's a real good day.
Copy !req
47. What are you doing?
That's real good, whatever it is.
Copy !req
48. I was just wondering
what you were doing.
Copy !req
49. I made a gopher with three heads.
See him?
Copy !req
50. He's a real fine one. I never seen
a gopher with three heads before.
Copy !req
51. I'll make him dead now.
I'm tired of playing with him.
Copy !req
52. Be dead.
Gopher, you be dead.
Copy !req
53. That's real fine that you done that.
That's real fine, Anthony.
Copy !req
54. You're a good boy.
We all love you.
Copy !req
55. Don't we, aunt Amy?
We sure do love that boy.
Copy !req
56. Howdy, Mrs. Fremont.
-Howdy, Bill. Got everything?
Copy !req
57. Pretty much. Didn't have any
more laundry soap, though.
Copy !req
58. Well, that's to be expected.
Copy !req
59. Not even the bar soap, though, huh?
All out of that, too.
Copy !req
60. You know that. We ain't had no
bar soap for over a year.
Copy !req
61. But I got a couple of cans
of tomato soup.
Copy !req
62. Didn't even know we had them left.
Copy !req
63. And Anthony just loves tomato soup,
don't he? So I brought that.
Copy !req
64. You'll tell him, won't you?
Copy !req
65. Tell him I brought the tomato soup
because I heard he liked it.
Copy !req
66. Tell him I brought it, won't you?
-Yes, I will, Bill.
Copy !req
67. I’ll tell him right now.
-No, you don't have to do that.
Copy !req
68. I got to get going.
I got to get back to the store.
Copy !req
69. You don't have to be frightened
of him. He likes you very much.
Copy !req
70. That's real nice to hear.
Copy !req
71. He's a real clever boy.
You know what he was doing out there?
Copy !req
72. Making some kind of furry animal.
Copy !req
73. Yesterday he made one...
I never did see the likes of it.
Copy !req
74. He invented it all by himself.
Copy !req
75. It had real sharp teeth.
It tried to bite him.
Copy !req
76. I was kind of hoping that...
Copy !req
77. I got to get going, Mrs. Fremont.
Copy !req
78. But I’m real glad that Anthony
keeps making these things.
Copy !req
79. See you tonight, Bill.
Tonight is television night.
Copy !req
80. Anthony's going to put a nice
picture on television.
Copy !req
81. And we're going to have the
surprise party for Dan Hollis.
Copy !req
82. I’ll be here.
I'll certainly be here.
Copy !req
83. Where's Anthony?
-I think he went into the barn.
Copy !req
84. I keep telling him he shouldn't
go there, but he keeps on...
Copy !req
85. It's a real good thing
that Anthony goes in the barn.
Copy !req
86. But Agnes, he isn't even around...
-Even so, Amy...
Copy !req
87. It's nice that he
goes in the barn.
Copy !req
88. We mustn't think bad about him.
Copy !req
89. But he isn't even around.
Copy !req
90. Amy... You know as well
as I do that sometimes...
Copy !req
91. he can hear what we're thinking,
no matter where he is.
Copy !req
92. So, you just keep thinking
real nice things.
Copy !req
93. Tonight, we'll have Dan's birthday
party, and have a delightful time.
Copy !req
94. Just a real nice, delightful time.
-But it's a terrible, hot day.
Copy !req
95. I hope it cools off by tonight.
Copy !req
96. I wouldn't say it was hot.
It's just right.
Copy !req
97. Why, it's just a real good day.
Just a real good day.
Copy !req
98. Howdy, Anthony.
I was looking for you a bit ago.
Copy !req
99. Your Mama said you was in the barn.
-I was looking at the cow.
Copy !req
100. Oh, that's real good
that you were looking at the cow.
Copy !req
101. Now, you weren't playing any
tricks on your old dad, were you?
Copy !req
102. I mean, remember last year when
you... when we had the pigs?
Copy !req
103. I turned them into monsters.
-Doggone if you didn't.
Copy !req
104. Funny looking things, too.
Copy !req
105. But real good things,
and it's good that you done that.
Copy !req
106. Television night tonight. I'm going
to make television for everybody.
Copy !req
107. You sure are, and everybody is
looking forward to it, too.
Copy !req
108. Just like they do every week
when you make television.
Copy !req
109. And we're going to have that surprise
birthday party for Dan Hollis, too.
Copy !req
110. Was you looking for something?
Copy !req
111. Could I get you something, son?
Copy !req
112. No kids came over to play with
me today. Not a single one.
Copy !req
113. And I wanted someone to play with.
Copy !req
114. Well, you remember the last time
some kids came over to play?
Copy !req
115. The Fredericks boy and his sister?
-I had a real good time.
Copy !req
116. Sure, you had a real good time,
It's good that you have a good time.
Copy !req
117. It's just that...
-Just that what?
Copy !req
118. You wished them away into
the cornfield.
Copy !req
119. Their parents were real upset.
Copy !req
120. About what?
-If you wish people away like that...
Copy !req
121. there won't be no one left.
Copy !req
122. Next week we'll ask some of the folks
to bring their children over.
Copy !req
123. And I can make some of
those funny animals, dad.
Copy !req
124. Yeah, it's lots of fun to do.
Copy !req
125. That's Bill Soames' collie.
That's that dog that comes around.
Copy !req
126. Yeah, that does sounds like Bill
Soames' dog. Not many dogs left now.
Copy !req
127. You wished them all away.
-They didn't like me.
Copy !req
128. I hate anybody like that.
I hate anybody that doesn't like me.
Copy !req
129. Everybody loves you, Anthony.
You're everybody's favorite.
Copy !req
130. I heard somebody think one time,
I don't remember when...
Copy !req
131. that I shouldn't wish away
all the automobiles and things.
Copy !req
132. They said that it wasn't good
that I did that.
Copy !req
133. Somebody thought that one time.
Who thought that?
Copy !req
134. Teddy Reynolds who thought that.
He owned the farm up the road.
Copy !req
135. He shouldn't have done that.
That's why I made him go on fire.
Copy !req
136. That dog. That collie dog.
He doesn't like me.
Copy !req
137. He's a bad dog.
Copy !req
138. Anthony?
Copy !req
139. Did you do something to
Bill Soames' dog? Did you, son?
Copy !req
140. I put him in the cornfield.
He isn't outside anymore.
Copy !req
141. Bill's collie was out in the yard.
-Anthony put him in the cornfield.
Copy !req
142. Isn't it a real good thing
that he done that, honey?
Copy !req
143. Yes, it was a real good thing
that he done that.
Copy !req
144. That's all the television there is.
-It was wonderful, Anthony.
Copy !req
145. Wasn't it, everyone?
-Oh, that was real good.
Copy !req
146. It was just the best.
-Much better than the old television.
Copy !req
147. And now, the big surprise
for Dan's birthday.
Copy !req
148. Go ahead, Ethel.
Give your hubby the big surprise.
Copy !req
149. What's this?
Copy !req
150. Oh, Perry Como.
Copy !req
151. I haven't heard Perry Como
in years and years.
Copy !req
152. Happy birthday, darling.
Happy birthday.
Copy !req
153. You better be careful.
I'm holding a priceless object.
Copy !req
154. Do you think we could play it?
Copy !req
155. Gosh, what I’d give to
hear some new music.
Copy !req
156. Just the first part. The orchestra
part before Como sings.
Copy !req
157. I don't think we'd better. We don't
know just where the singing comes in.
Copy !req
158. It'd be taking too much of a chance.
Better wait till you get home.
Copy !req
159. It's good I can't play it here.
-Oh, yes, it's very good.
Copy !req
160. And now it's time for Pat Riley
to play the piano. Pat?
Copy !req
161. My pleasure.
Copy !req
162. It would be good if you told me
what to play, Anthony.
Copy !req
163. It would be real good if you'd tell
me what music you'd like to hear.
Copy !req
164. Just play anything.
-All right.
Copy !req
165. All right, I’ll play 'Moon-glow.'
Copy !req
166. That's a nice old tune.
-Yes, that's a very good tune.
Copy !req
167. Don't make any noise when
the music's playing.
Copy !req
168. I don't like any noise
when the music's playing.
Copy !req
169. Dan, please.
-Please what? I'm not doing anything.
Copy !req
170. I'm just drinking this peach brandy.
One of my birthday presents.
Copy !req
171. Please, for the love of heaven,
don't say anything.
Copy !req
172. Who's saying anything?
I'm not saying anything at all.
Copy !req
173. Go ahead, Pat, play.
Go on, keep playing.
Copy !req
174. This is real good brandy.
Real good.
Copy !req
175. You folks know something?
Copy !req
176. There's only five bottles of real
whiskey left in the whole village.
Copy !req
177. There's one rye, two scotch, one
after-dinner liqueur and this here.
Copy !req
178. When that's all gone, there won't
be any any whiskey left at all.
Copy !req
179. None at all.
Copy !req
180. No whiskey at all.
Copy !req
181. Nuts. I can't even play my
own Perry Como record.
Copy !req
182. Don't play that, Pat.
Copy !req
183. That's not what I want you to play.
Play this:
Copy !req
184. # happy birthday to me #
Copy !req
185. Dan. Please stop.
-# happy birthday to me #
Copy !req
186. Play it, Pat.
Play it so I can sing right.
Copy !req
187. You know I can't carry a tune
unless somebody plays it.
Copy !req
188. You.
Copy !req
189. You and her, you had him.
You had to go have him.
Copy !req
190. # you are my sunshine
my only sunshine
Copy !req
191. # you make me happy when I am blue #
Copy !req
192. You monster, you.
You dirty little monster.
Copy !req
193. You murderer.
Copy !req
194. You think about me.
Go ahead, Anthony.
Copy !req
195. You think bad thoughts about me...
Copy !req
196. and maybe some man in this room...
Copy !req
197. some man with guts...
Copy !req
198. somebody who's so sick to death
of living in this kind of place
Copy !req
199. and willing to take a chance
will sneak up behind you...
Copy !req
200. and lay something heavy
across your skull...
Copy !req
201. and end this once and for all.
Copy !req
202. You're a very bad man.
Copy !req
203. You think that.
Go ahead, Anthony.
Copy !req
204. 'I’m a very bad man.'
Keep thinking that.
Copy !req
205. Somebody sneak up behind him.
Somebody end this now.
Copy !req
206. While he's thinking about me.
Copy !req
207. Won't somebody take a lamp or a
bottle or something and end this?
Copy !req
208. You're a very bad man,
Copy !req
209. And you keep thinking
bad thoughts about me.
Copy !req
210. Please, wish it into the cornfield,
please.
Copy !req
211. He was a bad man so I turned
him into a jack-in-the-box.
Copy !req
212. A jack-in-the-box that
still had his bad face.
Copy !req
213. And you mustn't think bad thoughts
about me, either...
Copy !req
214. or I’ll do the same thing to you.
Copy !req
215. Play some more music.
Copy !req
216. It's real good what you done to Dan.
Copy !req
217. That was just swell.
Copy !req
218. That was really good.
Copy !req
219. I kind of liked it a bit better
when we had cities outside and...
Copy !req
220. and we could get real television.
Copy !req
221. Things like that.
Copy !req
222. Amy, it's it's real good for
you to say such a thing.
Copy !req
223. But how can you mean it?
Copy !req
224. Anthony's television is much better
than anything we ever used to get.
Copy !req
225. Yes, it's fine. Anthony's television
is the best we've ever seen.
Copy !req
226. It's snowing outside.
Copy !req
227. Anthony, are you making it snow?
-Yes, I’m making it snow.
Copy !req
228. That will ruin half the crops.
You know that, don't you?
Copy !req
229. But it's good that you're
making it snow.
Copy !req
230. And tomorrow is going
to be a real good day.
Copy !req
231. No comment here, no comment at all.
Copy !req
232. We only wanted to introduce you to
one of our very special citizens:
Copy !req
233. Little Anthony Fremont, age six.
Copy !req
234. Who lives in Peaksville,
in a place that used to be Ohio.
Copy !req
235. And if by some strange chance
you should run across him...
Copy !req
236. you had best think
only good thoughts.
Copy !req
237. Anything less than that
is handled at your own risk.
Copy !req
238. Because if you do meet Anthony
you can be sure of one thing:
Copy !req
239. You have entered The Twilight Zone.
Copy !req
240. Rod Serling,
creator of The Twilight Zone...
Copy !req
241. will tell you about next week's
story after this message.
Copy !req
242. And now, Mr. Serling.
Copy !req
243. This is the lobby of an inn
in a small Bavarian town.
Copy !req
244. Next week, relives here a former SS
officer the horror of nazi Germany.
Copy !req
245. Mr. Joseph Schildkraut and Mr.
Oscar Beregi show what happens...
Copy !req
246. to the monster when it is
judged by the victim.
Copy !req
247. This is a stark and moving a piece
of drama as we've ever presented.
Copy !req
248. I very much hope that you're around
to make your own judgment.
Copy !req
249. English Subtitles edited by
B. Cornelis - Pandorafilm - Heerlen
Copy !req