TVSquad

I loves myself some Twilight Zone, but when I watch repeats of the classic series I can't help but notice that the dialogue in Rod Serling's scripts was somewhat overwrought. I sometimes have trouble watching certain episodes and not imagining Serling hunched over his typewriter, giggling to himself at how clever he's being. That's not necessarily a criticism -- if anything, it's that mix of segments that made you roll your eyes and ones that truly gripped you that kept the series interesting and still makes it stand out even today.

Then there's this Radio Shack commercial. I mentioned this over on our sister site Ad Jab, but thought TV Squad readers would enjoy it, too. Using his classic Twilight Zone delivery, Serling tells us all about a fun electronic hobby kit, which I guess was a popular toy back in the day. I never had one, though. Instead, my parents gave me a broken toaster which I used to crack open walnuts until the Great Walnut Drought of '87. Times were simpler then.