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Details

• Episode number: 5
• Season: 1
• Production code: 173-3605
• Original air date: October 30, 1959
• Writer: Rod Serling
• Director: Robert Stevens
• Producer:
• Music: Original score by Bernard Herrmann

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Cast

• Martin Sloane: Gig Young
• Martin's Father: Frank Overton
• Martin's Mother: Irene Tedrow

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Synopsis

A middle-aged man driving cross-country stops his car, and walks toward his hometown, which appears exactly as it was when he was a boy. He sees himself as a boy, and following him home, meets his parents. Trying to convince his parents that he is their son from the future, he succeeds only in proving his insanity. Finally, his father confronts him, having seen the papers in his wallet and now believing him to be who he says he is, and tells him to return to his own time. Martin tries to warn himself as a kid to enjoy his childhood before it is too late, but his advances scare young Martin who falls off the merry-go-round and injures his leg. Martin returns to his own time with a limp.

Trivia

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Themes

Similar themes are explored in “The Incredible World of Horace Ford” and, to a lesser extent, “Young Man's Fancy”. The episode also deals with the relentless pressures of the business world, which also serve as the basis for “A Stop at Willoughby”, “The Brain Center at Whipple's” and two Serling teleplays from before and after The Twilight Zone: Patterns and the Night Gallery episode “They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar”. “A Stop at Willoughby” is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. ... The Brain Center at Whipples is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. ... The Twilight Zone original opening. ... Patterns is the name of a live dramatic television show and later movie written by Rod Serling. ... Night Gallery was Rod Serlings follow-up to The Twilight Zone, airing on NBC from 1970 to 1973. ... Theyre Tearing Down Tim Rileys Bar is an episode of the anthology television series Night Gallery written by series host and creator Rod Serling. ...

Critical response

"It's been three decades since he made that journey but the experience still tingles the flesh and waters the eye. This was "Walking Distance,” Episode Five of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. Originally aired on October 30, 1959, it was the most personal story Serling ever wrote, and easily the most sensitive dramatic fantasy in the history of television. The yearning to recapture one's youth is an inescapable part of the human condition, and to discover, in the end, that the past is irrevocably behind you can be heartbreaking and sobering. With mesmerizing performances by Gig Young and Frank Overton, Serling played out this theme of ice cream and irony, of band concerts and broken dreams, and allowed us to take a better look at ourselves in the process. Devoid of the gimmickry that pervaded other episodes, "Walking Distance" stands alone in its simplicity and maturity. It captured the essence of Serling's poignant pen. Moreover, it's a fine example of how inventive cinematography and inspired direction could propel a half-hour teleplay forward—a rarity in the "golden days" of harried, grind-'em-out production schedules." —Paul Mandell, excerpt from "'Walking Distance' from The Twilight Zone", first published in the June 1988 of the American Cinematographer magazine.

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External link

• TV Tome episode page

References

• Zicree, Marc Scott: The Twilight Zone Companion. Sillman-James Press, 1982 (second edition)