While you're listening to this podcast, I'm causing mischief.

Like creeping past sleepy granddad to sneak a pot of Petty Faloo from the fridge.

Because Petty Fal Lou fuels the mischief.

Boom!

Mom says that Petty for Lou is made with calcium and vitamin D for healthy bones. She knows best, most of the time.

Fueling mischief with petty flu.

This series contains adult language and depictions of graphic violence.

Listener discretion is advised. In October of 1959, a new television show debuted on CBS that would leave an indelible mark on the American entertainment landscape for generations. You're going to. The Twilight Zone was an instant hit and more than 150 episodes aired in the show's original five-year run. The show's

creator Rod Serling became a fixture in American pop culture and his work would go

on to influence hundreds of filmmakers in the horror and thriller

channels. The show also served as a breeding ground for future stars. If you watch the old episodes you're likely to see the

younger version of some of your favorite actors. Well, maybe some of your parents

favorite actors. The show was known for its complex and terrifying plot lines,

revolutionary camera work, subtle acting performances, and bold dynamic

direction from a stable of young auteurs that would go on to great things in the industry.

There were also massive twists built into the storytelling, things you'd never see coming. Many of these jarring

revelations would come at the expense of the audience's built-in preconceptions, social blind spots,

or just lack of attention to detail.

One early famous episode dealt with a bookworm who had a job as a bank teller.

This man loved books more than life itself.

All he ever wanted to do was sit quietly and read every single book in the world and

given the opportunity that's exactly what he would do, but pressures of living in society prevented

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