(However, the part in this episode where the bad guy "Mr. Pannell" sees this guy as a "ghost" and puts his beer bottle through the TV screen is pure comedy. The Twilight Zone, come to think of it, had some of its best episodes with "dead gangsters come back to life (in a sense)"...see also the episode "Dead man's shoes".)
GREAT music on this one, especially while he's walking around the town...it sounds as topsy-turvy as this little hustler's life must have been.
But Mister Hammer has a talent discovered at an early age. He could make his face change. He could twitch a muscle, and suddenly his entire hairstyle would become totally different.
@MrNatedunkin How did you find it? My parents told me about it. I saw reruns when I wasa kid...even though it was in black in white..yes they are great..gets the mind thinking about possibilities.. I love the twists as well.
@MrNatedunkin NETFLIX doesn't have the twilight zone.If you loved video games like FALLOUT 3 maybee LA NOIRE then you would understand this but you would be considered a hipster. So i don't see how kids 14-17 that are into the mainstream understand how creative and genius this show was whether your 15,18,40,60 this show can entertain and still make you think,-unheard of in today's time (unless a movie rips off an idea from this show).
Arch Hammer 36 yrs old, he been a salesman, dispatcher, a truck driver, a conman, a bookie & a par-time bartender. This a cheap man, a nickel & dime man. With the cheapness that goes pass the suit & the shirt. A cheapness of mind. A cheapness of taste. A toddly little shine on the seat of his conscience & the dark room squint on the world who its sunlight that its never gotten through to him. Mr. Hammer has a talent discovered at a very early age. This much he does have. He can change his Face!
There's lots of TZ part 1's that are really boring. I think a sure fire way to do it is to name someone johnny and have someone say it once every 1.5 seconds.
@derwos A bit is an old term for 1/8 of a dollar. A quarter would be two-bits, a rather small amount in money terms. Thus to refer to someone as a "two-bit" something is to mean they're of a cheap value, or no good.
Rod took Johnson's original short story, "All Of Us Are Dying", and reworked it into his own gritty story. The "Hotel Real" neon sign was originally used in a 1953 MGM movie, "Take the High Ground!".
This was written by George Clayton Johnson, and adapted by Rod Serling. Johnson would go on to do several more Twilight Zones, and have quite a career, writing for TV and the movies.
If you took a sip of beer every time this broad said the name "Johnny" in this episode, you would be on the floor passed out by the end of Part 1! Man, she loved him, huh?
i came here looking for a nine inch nails track.
projectcablex 3 weeks ago
not to attractive of a girl, sorry to say.
Jantv81 1 month ago
a smoking shape shifter- must be a reptilian
dberry999666 1 month ago
Whoa!!! Who's the baby doll at 3:50??
HemmHon 1 month ago
@HemmHon Someone who is realy ugly.
wellthatisgr8 1 week ago
Poor Maggie. ">(
(However, the part in this episode where the bad guy "Mr. Pannell" sees this guy as a "ghost" and puts his beer bottle through the TV screen is pure comedy. The Twilight Zone, come to think of it, had some of its best episodes with "dead gangsters come back to life (in a sense)"...see also the episode "Dead man's shoes".)
GREAT music on this one, especially while he's walking around the town...it sounds as topsy-turvy as this little hustler's life must have been.
ATamandua 2 months ago
LOVE the old twilight zone episodes... thanks!
grettagrids 2 months ago in playlist old and vintage movies
George Clayton Johnson For the win!!!!!!!!
TheFcCo 2 months ago
But Mister Hammer has a talent discovered at an early age. He could make his face change. He could twitch a muscle, and suddenly his entire hairstyle would become totally different.
derwos 3 months ago
The only problem I have with this episode is he would have had to have known about the lives of these people very intimately.
revacohen 4 months ago 2
With that unique talent the guy should've got an agent, become and overnight sensation and made millions!
ttt8699 4 months ago
2 people are in the twilight zone
cassie46397 4 months ago
So, he can change his voice, too?
kurtb8474 5 months ago
Artemis Gordon!
lauxsd123 5 months ago
rush got me into this show hail geddy ,alex and neil
cky92ahoy 5 months ago
Is that Doctor McCoy ?????
jscottupton 5 months ago
submitted for your consideration...
jscottupton 5 months ago
Thanks for the upload!!! My dad has gotten me hooked on the twilight zone. I love old black and white shows -3
gumie1995 5 months ago
1:27. he's a cheap man, a nickel and dime man. and it show him walking into a bedroom with another man and closing the door.
wow. these days it'd be "he's a 10$ man. a reach around man. a tossing salad man." and it'd show them going into a back alley instead.
kdreamland 5 months ago
does anyone know what jazz song is playing in the backround when the girl and johnny are talking it starts when she sits down.
tragim71 7 months ago
I luv this episode definitely one of the most influential in the series
SabbaghProductions 7 months ago
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does this explain who he really is?
TheGreatHuzzah 7 months ago
i lov twilight zone im 15 and preety popular at school but 4 an old show/ black and white its hella good
MrNatedunkin 7 months ago
@MrNatedunkin who doesnt like the twilight zone
TheGreatHuzzah 7 months ago
@MrNatedunkin And what does being popular at school have anything whatsoever to do with it mr. 15 yr old?
DiscoDancinNeighbors 6 months ago
@MrNatedunkin How did you find it? My parents told me about it. I saw reruns when I wasa kid...even though it was in black in white..yes they are great..gets the mind thinking about possibilities.. I love the twists as well.
jacobk2 6 months ago
@jacobk2 i have netflix 4 my wii so i can watch every single episode instantlay
MrNatedunkin 6 months ago
@MrNatedunkin I just signed up for Netflix Canada and cannot access the Twilight Zone. How did you find the episodes?
Lee05211 6 months ago
@MrNatedunkin NETFLIX doesn't have the twilight zone.If you loved video games like FALLOUT 3 maybee LA NOIRE then you would understand this but you would be considered a hipster. So i don't see how kids 14-17 that are into the mainstream understand how creative and genius this show was whether your 15,18,40,60 this show can entertain and still make you think,-unheard of in today's time (unless a movie rips off an idea from this show).
SMS2RR 5 months ago
@SMS2RR Netflix must certainly does have the Twilight Zone.
ZoneFighter1 5 months ago
@SMS2RR
This is one of my favourite shows, I've seen just about every episode (Almost seen them all) and I adore Rod Serling Science Fiction MASTERMIND!
I'm 15.
But then again, I've always hated most mainstream stuff, anyway.
GoaGreena 4 months ago
@GoaGreena
im 16 and i hate mainstream but this was once mainstream and a new movie is coming out with mainstream director Chris Nolan directing.UGH OH!!!
Have u seen the Show CAPRICA? severely underrated ,/
SMS2RR 4 months ago
Arch Hammer 36 yrs old, he been a salesman, dispatcher, a truck driver, a conman, a bookie & a par-time bartender. This a cheap man, a nickel & dime man. With the cheapness that goes pass the suit & the shirt. A cheapness of mind. A cheapness of taste. A toddly little shine on the seat of his conscience & the dark room squint on the world who its sunlight that its never gotten through to him. Mr. Hammer has a talent discovered at a very early age. This much he does have. He can change his Face!
bluemb1069 7 months ago
They just don't make men like that anymore. <3
WingsofInsanity 7 months ago
Ross Martin is so cute here! *swoon*
ravegods 7 months ago
a man of a thousand faces-old saying
jabrown45100 8 months ago
Where have I seen this guy before?
Squiremjr 8 months ago
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HarPlayer 8 months ago
3.80 a night is good rate
f328owner 9 months ago
He's a brave guy, changing his face to an unfamiliar one while shaving. Ouch!
stevecav1138 10 months ago 4
8:48 how's her breath johnny
geogodley 11 months ago
Her eyes remind me of Fiona Apple for some reason.
generation1313 11 months ago
@generation1313 its her birthmom?
geogodley 11 months ago
@geogodley you're kidding.....google time
generation1313 11 months ago
@generation1313 nothings gonna change my world..
geogodley 11 months ago
@geogodley lmao. too uncanny
generation1313 11 months ago
interesting set design....gives you that "lounge" feel that permeated the 60s with the rat pack.
invincibleironman3 1 year ago
There's lots of TZ part 1's that are really boring. I think a sure fire way to do it is to name someone johnny and have someone say it once every 1.5 seconds.
luno44 1 year ago
it would be funny if after he says 'He can change his face into anything he wants", he came up as a woman! lol
SpockLover27 1 year ago
Was every two-bit cad back then named Johnny?
carlsetzer 1 year ago 47
@carlsetzer
Yes.
NorthStar20121 1 year ago
@carlsetzer Yeah, and they all talked fast and hard, see? Yeah.
jjp009 4 months ago
every two-what WHAT?
derwos 3 months ago
@derwos A bit is an old term for 1/8 of a dollar. A quarter would be two-bits, a rather small amount in money terms. Thus to refer to someone as a "two-bit" something is to mean they're of a cheap value, or no good.
carlsetzer 3 months ago
@carlsetzer but what's a cad?
derwos 3 months ago
@derwos It's just a term meaning "jerk".
Rikki0 3 months ago
@derwos Rikki0 is right. Specifically, a cad is a man who's a jerk in how he treats women.
carlsetzer 3 months ago
I always smoke while I shave. What?
worldwide77 1 year ago 48
Rod took Johnson's original short story, "All Of Us Are Dying", and reworked it into his own gritty story. The "Hotel Real" neon sign was originally used in a 1953 MGM movie, "Take the High Ground!".
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
finally
1skunkus 1 year ago
oh god you could turn it into a drinking game every time Mag says "Johny!" do a shot.
mokshalovely 1 year ago 4
idiot! i meant idiots!
cola1301 1 year ago
idiot!
cola1301 1 year ago
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jazzinnature081 1 year ago
3:56 - I love torch songs.
septip123 1 year ago 3
Hey, Beverly Garland! Nice to see her on something that did not end up as cannon fodder on MST3K.
Oh yes, and "Johnny" is Artemis Gordon from "Wild Wild West."
mst3KGf 1 year ago
This was written by George Clayton Johnson, and adapted by Rod Serling. Johnson would go on to do several more Twilight Zones, and have quite a career, writing for TV and the movies.
Teflon65 1 year ago
If you took a sip of beer every time this broad said the name "Johnny" in this episode, you would be on the floor passed out by the end of Part 1! Man, she loved him, huh?
jjp009 1 year ago
TZ is legendary and Serling is god!
kanarvin 1 year ago
In movies they always put an extreme amount of shaving cream on their faces. No one puts that much on it would waste it.
whitedragonawa 1 year ago
Muahahah! I use the movie amount. =)
kanarvin 1 year ago
@whitedragonawa INDEED
NOW
HOW DO MUSTARD MANUFACTURERS MAKE THEIR MONEY
BY THE mustard that ISNT eaten
ausendundeinenacht 1 year ago
Very AWESOME
A10N3L3FT2D13 2 years ago
@A10N3L3FT2D13
TAUTOLOGY that what u commented
ausendundeinenacht 1 year ago