The website may call her talking tina, but the box clearly says talky tina, and it is officially licensed. Living doll is a parody version of the twilight zones talky tina, the talking doll, and the hapless strater family, acted by three medical professionals from harrison medical center in bremerton. Living doll is a parody version of the twilight zone s talky tina, the talking doll, and the hapless strater family, acted by three medical professionals from harrison medical center in bremerton. It is worth owning for hardcore fans of the twilight zone original series. June foray discusess voicing talky tina on the twilight zone. It was even creepier back in 1963 when it was obvious talky tina was inspired by chatty cathy, a talking doll from mattel that.
There have been four versions of the anthology television series the twilight zone. Cd04 06 the incredible world of horace ford duration. With the iconic scifihorror show now available on netflix instant, its worth noting how well its aged. In the living doll the child is attached to her new doll, talky tina, a doll bought without the permission, and to the dismay of, her overbearing stepfather. Watch the twilight zone streaming online hulu free trial. As a child of the 60s, i was too young to watch when the series when it originally. A reference to buck houghton, long time producer of the twilight zone episodes. Sep 21, 2018 the twilight zone the obsolete man vol 2 ep1 duration. In this episode, a dysfunctional familys problems are made worse when the childs doll proves to be not only sentient but also evil.
The twilight zone vol 5 ep 1 the living doll youtube. Long before chucky, there was talky tina, star of one of the most spinechilling episodes of the twilight zone ever aired. Before annabelle and chucky, we met talky tina in the twilight. The house in this episode also was used in ringading girl 1963, another twilight zone episode. Talky tina steals every scene in this episode not bad for an inanimate object. That concept serves as the subtext of plenty of twilight zone episodes, but it works better as the underlying reason, not the outandout explanation. The twilight zone living doll tv episode 1963 full cast. The twilight zone talky tina 18 talking doll lifelike.
Twilight zone episode talky tina twilight zone episodes. Rod serling the 10 greatest twilight zone episodes. Talky tina living doll two minute twilight zone project youtube. Foray has worked on over 200 films and television shows going back to the early days of the looney tunes, where she is best known as granny and witch hazel. His annoyance at the high price tag turns to horror when talky tina, the doll, announces to erich that she hates himover and. The episode first aired on november 1, 1963 and starred telly savalas as the controlling, angry stepfather who, intentionally or not, terrorized his young stepdaughter out of his own pain in not being able to. He becomes even more displeased when the doll tells him it. Aug 11, 2012 youve just crossed over into the best episodes of the twilight zone. Talkingdoll replica from the iconic the twilight zone tv series. Erich telly savalas confronts his wife mary laroche about the terrible things his daughters tracy stratford new doll, talky tina, is saying to him. The doll always says things like my name is talky tina and i love you very much to the little girl, but whenever tellys alone with it, it says things like my name is talky tina and i dont think i like you which gradually escalates throughout the episode as telly tries to do away with the doll into my name is talky tina and im going to. In a career that spanned sixty years, meredith is wellremembered for creating the role of the penguin on the original series of batman.
Talky tina is an automaton doll that featured in the episode living doll. Twilight zone episodes history of television 60s tv night gallery the zone anthology series living dolls classic tv talk to me. I recently watched the twilight zone episode, the living doll, starring talky tina, a murderous doll who is representative of a living little girls emotional frustration and pain. Too many stories like this, and the magic starts to chip away. Burgess meredith nov 16, 1907 sep 9, 1997 was an actor from ohio who appeared in four episodes of the twilight zone.
Sunday at noon here are my top 10 alltime favorite twilight zone episodes, in no particular order. Talky tina in the twilight zone episode, the living doll. Talking tina twilight zone, twilight, twilight zone episodes. Christie loves her new talking tina doll but her stepfather takes an immediate dislike to it.
He becomes even more displeased when the doll tells him it doesnt like him. Feb 28, 2019 erich telly savalas confronts his wife mary laroche about the terrible things his daughters tracy stratford new doll, talky tina, is saying to him. List of the twilight zone 1959 tv series episodes wikipedia. Talky tina is a threatening talking doll, and thats hilarious, right, except that she.
Talking bobble head from the iconic the twilight zone tv series shes back again to stay. Talking bobble head from the iconic the twilight zone tv series. Season 5 still has some great episodes such as nightmare at 20,000 feet and living doll starring telly savalas, however the show really started to lose its pride by this final season. Messages my name is talky tina, and i love you very much. Every episode of the twilight zone, ranked from worst to. Talky tina, the doll that does everything, a lifelike creation of plastic and springs and painted smile.
I consider season 5 to be the worst of all 5 seasons of the original series. Erich streator, the unsmiling stepfather of little christie tracy stratford, who believes that the childs mother, annabelle the always likable mary laroche, overindulges her daughter and that. Nov 01, 2017 today, november 1st, this day in twilight zone history celebrates the 1963 premiere of one of the most iconic tz episodes, living doll. Talky tina twilight zone limited edition prop replica by james cosentino.
While this episode may be in inspiration for the childs play movies, it is impossible to say that the movie would not have been made had it not been for this twilight zone episode. In the show titled living doll that also starred telly savalas, tina kept coming back and coming back, no matter what he did to try to destroy her. Tina is the doll that young christie receives as a present from. Tags rod serling black and white classic scifi science fiction 5th dimension living doll telly savalas june foray stepdaughter indestructible doll toy wind up talking tina sci fi and fantasy. Speaks 5 phrases sampled straight from the original audio of the episode. She is seemingly nice upon first meeting, but cross her and she will make you wish youd never been born. Order this incredible first edition color version today. Oct 10, 2011 living doll is a parody version of the twilight zone s talky tina, the talking doll, and the hapless strater family, acted by three medical professionals from harrison medical center in bremerton. Twilight zone living doll season 5, episode 6 s5e6. Written by rod serlingdirected by alvin ganzeroriginally broadcast jan.
The twilight zone the obsolete man vol 2 ep1 duration. Now is your chance to own your very own talky tina doll. Ah yes the moment youve all been waiting for i almost missed this on first inspection of the backglass its dark in that tuckedaway corner of that shelf and was very pleased to find it. List of the twilight zone episodes living doll is the 126th episode of the american television anthology series the twilight zone. Or so erich streator thinks until his wife brings home an expensive chatting doll for his stepdaughter. Based on the living doll episode that starred telly savalas. To erich streator, she is a most unwelcome addition to his household but without her, hed never enter the twilight zone. We take you through all 156 episodes of the original twilight zone, ranked from worst to best. The twilight zone living doll tv episode 1963 plot. Dolls are nothing more than plastic, nylon and pretty painted smiles. Good will haunting 1998 tv episode molly dolly, a sinister doll who comes to life and threatens sabrina, is a parody of talking tina, the murderous doll from the iconic twilight zone episode living doll season 5, episode 6, first aired in 1963. So many movies got their ideas from the twilight zone.
With telly savalas, mary laroche, tracy stratford, june foray. Later popularity of the series brought about a 1983 feature film and three revival television series in 1985, 2002, and 2019. Voiceover legend june foray was the voice of talky tina, the evil doll in the twilight zone episode living doll. Singer floyd burney searches the backwoods for new songs and finds mary rachel and much more deep in the twilight zone. Anytime he is alone with the doll, it spouts abusive comments to the. Ive been a huge fan of twilight zone my entire life. They come from every human experience that youve either witnessed or have heard about, translated into your brain in your own sense of dialogue, in your own language form. Nov 09, 2010 this twilight zone episode is an artful way to illustrate kleinian notions of play. Of any volume of the twilight zone series, this ranks best among 4 classic episodes filled with suspense.
Dec 31, 2015 the 10 best twilight zone episodes by. Now i see where chuckie doll came about from this episode talking tina. The twilight zone is one of the greatest shows of all time. It was created by rod serling and broadcast on cbs. Talky tina was chuckys predecessor, a doll with an attitude who knew how to back it up, and she was the real star, voiced by the great voice actress june foray. She is seemingly nice upon first meeting, but cross her and she will make you wish you d. The twilight zone living doll tv episode 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Review and photos of twilight zone talky tina prop replica. My favorite here is living doll featuring telly savalasa dozen years before becoming kojak as erich strater, a man becomes jealous of his stepdaughters new doll, talkyteena, then even more paranoid when the doll starts saying threatening things to him besides opening its eyes fully. Erich is displeased when his wife buys an expensive doll for his stepdaughter. She is seemingly nice upon first meeting, but cross her and she will make you wish youd.
Review of talky tina doll prop replica twilight zone bifbangpow. The officially licensed onetoone scale twilight zone talky tina doll is the most screen accurate talky tina doll ever produced. Living doll a fundraising parody of the twilight zone. Youve just crossed over into the best episodes of the twilight zone. Talky tina living doll two minute twilight zone project season 5, episode 6 by 2minutetwilightzone. A frustrated father does battle with his stepdaughters talking doll, whose vocabulary includes such phrases as i hate you and im going to kill you. Telly savalas plays one of his more loathsome characters. The original the twilight zone anthology series began on october 2, 1959 and ended on june 19, 1964with five seasons and 156 episodes. Talking doll replica from the iconic the twilight zone tv series. Living doll is the 126th episode of the the twilight zone and arguably the most famous episode thanks to the star of the episode, the living doll, talky tina.
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