The Twilight Zone (1959) - Season 1 Edit

A big on e.

A great deal.

A most persuas ive P itch, mr. Bookman.

A nondescript Commonplace little man,

A p itch big enough For the ski es to open up.

A p itch for the angels.

A p itch so big,

A rather m inor component To a hot july.

A s imu lated s I lk So fabu lously conce ived

After this word From our alternate sponsor.

After you, mr. Bookman.

Age, sixtyish, Occupation, pitchman.

Age, sixtyish. Occupation, pitchman.

Ah, but I do!

All of it. Right there.

All parts I nterchang eable.

All right, all right. I'll take it all.

All right, Mr. Bookman.

Amazing developm ent Of the tai lor's art?

An ab I lity to, to succeed

An almost u n beli evable Attention to detai l!

An excellent p itch.

An item never before Offered in this or any Other cou ntry.

And a colt 45.

And a sliver that festered In that fing er there,

And as timeless as infinity.

And departu re Will be m I dnight.

And if you're Not in there?

And it lies between The pit of man's fears

And now, mr. Serling.

And something He m ight accomplish Given an extension.

And the summit Of his knowledge.

And there he is At your elbow

And therefore, A most important man.

And this is the way Yourepay me?

And tonight, At my special

And what would You expect to pay

And when reference is made To u n f in ish ed bus in ess Of a major natu re,

And you keep popping up In corn ers of the room I've never even seen before.

And you made me Miss my appo I ntm ent.

And you'll have to wait U nti l I make that p itch.

And your departu re's At m I dnight tonight.

Anything else?

Are you A census taker?

Aren't you gon na Say goodbye?

Arrang em ents? For what?

As per our ag reem ent.

As strong as steel.

As to mysti fy Even the anci ent Ch in ese s I lk man u factu rers.

At the elbow Of a doom ed gu n man.

At this time Of night?

At you beck and call Whenever you need him.

Because as of 3 o'clock This hot july afternoon

Because I am!

Because my dear man,

Between science And superstition

Beyond that Whichis known to man.

Born in new york City in 1 890.

Bu ilt out of sidewalks.

But at the ridiculously Low price of 25 Cents a spool.

But departu re time Is set for m I dnight.

But frankly, mr. Bookman, There's very little here

But I'm afrai d I'm not much of a custom er.

But it did happen

But it would mean A great deal to me.

But s I nce you won't Come with me,

But there's No reason to go. I'm a very h ealthy man!

But this fantastic thread Is not available in stores.

But throughout his life A man beloved by the children

But we'll know Soon, she shou ld have A cris is by m I dnight.

But, no.

By m I dnight?

Come on in. (chuckies)

Do you see him?

Doctor?

Don't forg et!

Don't I have anything To say about that?

Down a western Fronti er street

Each carrying a b it Quantity in a small satch el

Especially train ed For ocean travel.

Everyone has To go sometime.

Exactly, mr. Bookman.

Fath er's place of b I rth, Detro it, m ich igan,

Father jacob bookman, Mother flora bookman.

Feel it.

Feel that if you wi ll, s I r.

For this fabu lous, I say fabu lous, I ncredi ble,

For what I ask

For your departu re.

Formally, a fixture Of the summer,

Formally, a rather m inor Component to a hot july.

Fyi, that means For you in formation

Get acquai nted, I ntroductory, M I d j u ly hot Summer sale

Get an am bu lance.

Give her the sedatives Every three hours, M rs. Polansky.

Go? You mean

Good bye.

Good evening, Mr. Bookman.

Good for su n bu rns!

H m. Occu pation, P itch man, right?

Have you got A long wait! [chuckies]

He comes to you With an absolute guarantee

He eats little, He sleeps little,

He rests only occas ionally,

He won't come here. I won't let him come here.

He'll be stalked By mr. Death.

Hello, sweetheart.

Here I've gon e Out of my way to h elp you

Hey, wait a minute.

Hi, lou.

Hi, magg I e!

How about b I nocu lars?

How about some n ice S imu lated kash m I r socks

How do you know? Have you seen my stock?

How little you appreciate The natu re of your departu re.

How much clearer Do you want it?

How's that?

How's that?

I assu me this too Will meet with Your approval.

I can live ti l then?

I can say this Without the least Fear of contradiction.

I can see you, Yet she can't.

I challeng e Any other store

I didn't get your name.

I don't even want to wait, I'll go right now.

I don't think I've had A s ick day in 20 years!

I don't think you're Qualif I ed here either.

I have never seen A zu lu war dance.

I have some U n f in ish ed bus in ess.

I have the very odd feeling That you're taking Advantag e of me.

I just will never U n derstand you people.

I mean, I mean A big p itch.

I most certain ly do.

I never made A tru ly big p itch.

I offer you this Fabu lous th read

I offer you, I offer you [beiis toii]

I swear I didn't see h er.

I swear to you I never had no Chance to stop at all.

I take it you're not working On any major sci entif ic Pu rsu it at the mom ent.

I think by then.

I think I got it Now, lou.

I think that You're dishon est.

I trust that Will su it you.

I'd I ntroduce You two, only I Don't know your name.

I'll be 70 In septem ber.

I'll be back in a minute.

I'll call on e.

I'll go with you, I'll

I'll hardly open My mouth from now on.

I'll show you What I was selling. [chuckies]

I'll take all you have.

I'm just setting up A p itch, that's all.

I'm ready now.

I'm sorry, mr. Bookman, But I had to make Other arrang em ents.

I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Bookman,

I've been forced To select an alternative.

I've never flown

I've never flown In a h elicopter. That's it.

If you still Don't know who I am

If you were trying To pu rchase this At stores.

If you wi ll Feast your eyes

In a given Profess ional ventu re

In deed I do!

In just a moment, Lou bookman

In my whole life I would have done Something successful.

In the twilight zone.

In the way of an Exten uating ci rcu mstance.

Is really hardly Of a major

Is s imply that

Is something a man Had yearned for

Is there anything Else, mr. Bookman?

Is there something I can show you?

It couldn't happen, you say?

It has a won derfu l Work of weaving.

It is a dimension As vast as space

It is an area Which we call The twilight zone.

It is sm ugg led in By ori ental b I rds

It is the middle ground Between light and shadow

It looks like a ti e.

It takes 832 crossings

It won't just end here, You understand?

It works great now, lou.

It would be pretty Much u n heard of.

It would be pretty Much u n heard of.

It would mean That for one moment

It would mean That maybe the ch I ldren Would be very prou d of me.

It's hard to tell. She's a very s ick Little girl,

It's imposs I ble To chang e them now.

It's m I dnight and I've Missed my appo I ntm ent!

It's m I dnight!

It's much more com plex Than yourealize, what You've just done.

It's quarter to 1 2 :00. In 1 5 minutes, m I dnight.

It's the best I've ever done.

It's the kind of a p itch I've always wanted to make.

It's u n heard of?

It's u n heard of.

Ladi es and gentlem en,

Let me see it.

Let's s it down.

Lou bookman, A fixture of the summer.

Lou is j. Bookman,

Lou is j. Bookman, Ag ed 69, right?

Lou?

Lovely things, Calam in e lotion,

M ean a great Deal to you, does it?

Magg I e!

Man on the sidewalk Named lou bookman.

Marvelous plastic shoelaces, Genu ine static eradicator

Maybe not this year, maybe Not for a couple of years, [chuckies] but soon.

Maybe something In collar stays? I'll get that.

Me!

Moth er's place of b I rth Syracuse, new york, right?

Mr. Bookman, I've done Everything but phon e Your own u n dertaker.

Mr. Bookman, you are A persuas ive man.

Mr. Bookman.

Mr. Dan du ryea stars On mr. Denton on doomsday.

Mr. Death, that little G I rl's only 8 years old.

My departu re where?

My departu re?

Next week On the twilight zone.

Next week, we I nvite You to take a walk

No need.

No, just a minute. I don't wanna go!

No, mr. Bookman. I'm not here To buy anything.

No, no, I mean To the gentleman there.

No, s I ree, You can't take h er.

No, they never do.

No?

No. U n f in ish ed bus in ess Of a major natu re

Not at 1 0, not at 5,

Not at 20 Dollars a spool,

Not many custom ers.

Now do you Have a wife or fam I ly

Now don't you think You ought to start making Your arrang em ents?

Now let's get To bus in ess, shall we?

Now listen, I'll go. N ever mind the p itch.

Now that's The answer right there.

Now the lou bookman Social and ice cream hour

Now today Is the 1 9th of j u ly.

Now wait a minute. You haven't forgot Your man n ers.

Now you look here. I've lived in this Room for 2 1 years.

Now, about This p itch, mr. Bookman,

Now, shall we get Down to business?

Number on e, if in d you A very devious sort,

Number three, Why don't you say What you mean!

Number two,

Of "Natu ral causes."

Of backbreaking Research and labor,

Of course, it doesn't.

Of course, It wouldn't mean Very much to you,

Oh, excuse me, I forgot something

Oh, excuse me.

Oh, I very often Have a late sale. Very often!

Oh, it's a gam e.

Oh, my goodn ess, It is hot today!

Oh, oh, excuse me.

Oh, soon. You know.

Oh, sure, Come on right in!

Oh, they'll be here.

Oh, well I think That's a f in e bargai n.

Oh, yeah. Good bye, lou. Thanks a lot!

Oh, yes, I'm here.

Oh, you have? Well, that's a p ity,

On e, is hardsh I p cases.

On probably the most Exciting invention

One guaranteed Live human man saver.

One minute past 1 2 :00, mr. Bookman.

Only those that are to accompany me can see me.

Outside of a slight cold I had last wi nter,

Preordi nation is For death du ring sleep.

Probably not In most places,

Razors, athlete's Feet destroyer,

Really, mr. Bookman?

Right hand man

Right here, Ladi es and gentlem en,

S I nce atom ic en ergy.

See that little cogwh eel?

See who, lou?

See you After su pper, lou.

See?

See? Now It's all right.

She j u m ped right Off the curb and I Had no chance to stop.

She'll be all right. She just needs a lot Of rest now.

She's all right.

She's to come With me at m I dnight,

So

So big that the sky Would open up.

So imust be In there at m I dnight.

So you'll have to give Me a couple of months to go Over to that zu lu cou ntry

Special j u ly clean up sale!

Statesm en, sci entists, M en on the verg e Of discoveri es.

Summer, the present.

Suntan oil, Eczema powder,

Take this lovely ti e Here, for I nstance.

Takes place Right after su pper.

Thank god.

Thanks an awfu l lot. See you after su pper, huh?

Thanks, lou!

Thanks, lou!

That gentleman!

That may be,

That may well be, Mr. Bookman,

That's alright, magg I e. Here, ricky.

That's it, You see. I yeah.

That's my appo I ntm ent.

That's right, 1 890.

That's right, A p itch for the angels.

That's right. And what I fu rth er Don't u n derstand

That's right. Louis j. Bookman,

That's right. My goodn ess, [chuckies]

That's right. One for the angels.

That's the ag reem ent.

The absolute Ultimate in strength.

The ch I ldren?

The first model Of his kind,

The I nvis I ble man. Goodbye, I nvis I ble man.

The key's bad, lou. Can you f ix it?

The kind of p itch I was talking to you about.

The non precog n ition victi ms.

The one for the angels?

The only I nterpretation To be made here

The problem here, Mr. Bookman, is that You'd requ I re delay u nti l

The reg u lar Turn now!

The secon d category Is priority cases

Then the whole Timetable would Be upset.

Then you're the du m best Man I've come up against.

There are three major Categori es of appeals.

There will be Consequ ences, you see?

There's one for you.

They'll come rou n d You're here, anyway.

Think of all The poor sou ls who Go in violent accidents.

This gentleman Came here to ask me A lot of qu estions.

This is much more Serious than you I mag in e.

This is the dimension Of imagination

Time of departu re Is m I dnight tonight.

To develop this.

To even come Close to matching What I offer you here.

To supply enough thread To go around one spool.

To use in any Capacity you see f it.

Toys, lou? Are you selling toys?

U n dern eath their Ru by th roats.

U n f in ish ed bus in ess Of a major natu re.

U n f in ish ed bus in ess, yes.

U n fortu nately, mr. Bookman,

U nti l

U nti l I make a p itch!

U p there, mr. Bookman.

U p there?

Uh, mr. Bookman,

Unbelievable, isn't it?

Under the circumstances I believe I can grant You a delay.

Understand, mr. Bookman?

We do listen to appeals

We hope you'll Be able to be with us. Thank you and good night.

We made a bargai n That I don't have to go U nti l I make a p itch.

We're not perm itted To forewarn them.

Well, between you and me,

Well, I gu ess it's Time for me now.

Well, I'm ready.

Well, then someon e Send for a doctor!

Well, there is one thing.

Well, there's your Trou ble right there.

Well, very well You might, s I r,

Well, you've been pushing In that key when you were Win ding it. You see?

Wh en?

What what I mean Is that, uh,

What are you Doing, mr. Bookman?

What are you Selling today, lou?

What do you mean 'u nti l?' U nti l you've made this p itch.

What does that Look like to you?

What gentleman?

What gentleman?

What is it, mr. Bookman?

When might We expect it?

Who might su ffer beyon d A reasonable po I nt Your dem ise?

Who's that man?

Wholesale house Or in dustry

Whose life is a treadm ill

Whose salvations li es In nothing less than A magic potion,

Why can't you See him or hear him?

Why not what, lou?

Why not?

Will f it Any stan dard radio,

Will have to concern Himself with survival.

Will tell you About next week's story

Will you please Stay in one place?

With a certif icate of 4 years Service ab I lity

Worldly, highly soph isticated, Won derfu lly loyal

Would you pay 30 dollars a spool?

Yeah, that's right. [chuckies]

Yeah.

Yes, it's qu ite a p itch, Very effective.

Yes, lou.

Yes, that's all Here in the record.

Yes, we have to keep These things eff ici ent.

Yes, yes, I've always Had qu ite a fon dn ess For ch I ldren, you know.

Yes, yes.

Yes?

Yet as frag I le And delicate As shantu ng s I lk.

You are You're death?

You are lou bookman, Aren't you?

You can't take h er.

You can't take h er.

You don't have Any u n f in ish ed Bus in ess, do you?

You get the I diotic notion That life goes on forever.

You got it all down In that book there.

You know, A pitch for the angels.

You made it.

You made your bed And you shall have To sleep in it.

You never know Who might need Something up there.

You s I r, rece ive A wi lling, capable,

You see, If I didn't get in there At precisely m I dnight,

You see, these categories Are very specific

You think you can Fool me, eh? [chuckies]

You were writing In a book.

You, mr. Bookman, Fall into the category

You'll f in d This a relatively S imple and pain less

You'll never catch me Making a p itch anymore.

You're gon na Be just f in e.

You're, you're The man I saw On the sidewalk today.

You've got Bus in ess in there?

25? 20? 1 0?

"Natu ral causes?"

(chiidren) Bye, lou.

(death) Insufficient, mr. Bookman.

(doctor) I can't tell. I can't tell.

(lou) And now for The p I ece de res istance.

(lou) Don't forg et The ice cream, huh?

(lou) Hello, darling! Oh, here, here.

(lou) Picture if you will 300 years

(lou) Sewing needles, yarn,

(lou) Witness, if you Will, a demonstration Of tensile strength.

(lou) You're gonna be All right, darling.

(male presenter, off) Louis j. Bookman,

(male presenter, off) Rod serling, The creator Of twilight zone,

(male presenter, off) Street scene

(male presenter, off) There is a fifth dimension

(man) How's magg I e, doctor?

(mr. Death) Mr. Bookman, she can't See me or hear me.

(mr. Death) Only those who are To accompany me Can see me.

[bells continue to toll]

[brakes screeching And woman yelling]

[cheerful music]

[cheerful music]

[eerie music]

[firmiy] What's the third category?

[humming]

[intense ominous music]

[intense ominous music]

[intense ominous music]

[intense ominous music]

[knocking at door]

[lou iaughs] (chiidren) Hi, lou!

[mischievous music]

[music intensifies Dramatically]

[ominous music]

[ominous music]

[ominous music]

[ominous music]

[people shouting]

[sighs] You just don't get it.

[soft melancholy music]

[softiy] No [chuckies] no.

[softiy] No, no fam I ly. No.

[suspense music]

[suspense music]

[suspense music]