Uncle Simon
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"Uncle Simon" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone
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After Barbara's uncle's death, his lawyer, Mr. Schwimmer, reading over the will with the "grieving" niece, points out that there is a stipulation in his will causes her to have to look after his last invention, which is a robot that acts and eventually sounds just like him — right down to the old gentleman's limp, which it develops after she unsuccessfully attempts to destroy it by pushing it down a flight of stairs. The lawyer has explained that he will make regular visits to ensure that Barbara is in compliance with her uncle's will or else she will be disinherited. At the end of the episode, responding to the robot, in exactly the same tone she used when Polk was alive, "Yes, Uncle Simon".
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
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Synopsis
Barbara Polk has lived with her aged, sadistic uncle, Simon Polk, for 25 years — even though she hates him — as she is his only heir. After berating Barbara in the basement, Simon raises his cane to strike her. Barbara catches his cane, and Simon falls down the stairs, breaking his back. Frustrated with his feebleness, nagging, and constant demands of hot chocolate, Barbara allows him to succumb to his injuries.After Barbara's uncle's death, his lawyer, Mr. Schwimmer, reading over the will with the "grieving" niece, points out that there is a stipulation in his will causes her to have to look after his last invention, which is a robot that acts and eventually sounds just like him — right down to the old gentleman's limp, which it develops after she unsuccessfully attempts to destroy it by pushing it down a flight of stairs. The lawyer has explained that he will make regular visits to ensure that Barbara is in compliance with her uncle's will or else she will be disinherited. At the end of the episode, responding to the robot, in exactly the same tone she used when Polk was alive, "Yes, Uncle Simon".
Episode notes
- As the primary sponsor of the series this season, American Tobacco insisted that Rod and several of his guest stars "light up" during most of the episodes, the better to keep viewers in a more "favorable" mood for the Pall MallPall Mall (cigarette)Pall Mall cigarettes are a brand of cigarettes produced by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and internationally by British American Tobacco at multiple sites.- History :...
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- The robot suit is Robby the RobotRobby the RobotRobby the Robot is a fictional character who has made a number of appearances in science fiction movies and television programs after his first appearance in the 1956 MGM science fiction film Forbidden Planet.-Overview:...
, the same one used in the film Forbidden PlanetForbidden PlanetForbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox, with a screenplay by Cyril Hume. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, and Anne Francis. The characters and its setting have been compared to those in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and its plot contains certain...
. Robby also appeared in the episodes, "The Brain Center at Whipple'sThe Brain Center at Whipple's"The Brain Center at Whipple's" is an episode of the American television series The Twilight Zone.-Synopsis:In the year 1967, Wallace V. Whipple, owner of a vast manufacturing corporation, decides to upgrade his plant to increase output by installing a machine named the "X109B14 modified...
" and "One for the AngelsOne for the Angels"One for the Angels" is the second episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.-Plot summary:A salesman, Lou Bookman, is told by Death that he is to die at midnight. Mr...
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