Way Out is a 1961 fantasy and science fiction television anthology series hosted by horror writer Roald Dahl. The macabre 30-minute shows are bookended by Dahl's dry delivery of a brief introductory monologue, usually explaining a method of murdering a spouse without getting caught. The taped series began because CBS suddenly needed a replacement for a short-lived Jackie Gleason talk show that network executives were going to cancel and producer David Susskind contacted Dahl to help mount a show quickly. The series was paired by the network with the similar The Twilight Zone for Saturday evening broadcasts, running from March to July 1961.
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