CREEPY CHRISTMAS
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Peace On Earth... from "Night of the Meek." |
Twilight Zone - The Night of the Meek (1960) - TV review plus screencaps:
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The Night of the Meek |
"The Night of the Meek," a Christmas episode of the Twilight Zone features this introductory narration from Rod Serling: "This is Mr. Henry Corwin, normally unemployed. Who, once a year takes the lead role in a uniquely popular American institution, that of the department store Santa Claus, in a road show company version of "The Night Before Christmas." But in just a moment, Mr. Henry Corwin, ersatz Santa Claus, will enter a strange kind of North Pole, which is one part the wondrous spirit of Christmas, and one part the magic that can only be found... in the TWILIGHT ZONE."
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Rod the Mod |
It features Art Carney as a drunken department store Santa Claus who discovers a magical sack that gives out the perfect present to everyone he encounters. But what starts out as a "Christmas miracle" starts to take a sinister turn when... when... uhh... DAMN IT! It never turns sinister! It's just heartwarming holiday magic throughout. Twilight Zone -- I expected better of you! I'm trying to write about CREEPY Christmas stuff, and I thought the Twilight Zone would be perfect for that. But, oh no, you had to go off and be cheerful and happy! Thanks, for nothing, Twilight Zone!
CREEPFACTOR = ZERO
Christmas elements in "Night of the Meek":
- Ahh, the whole damn thing is one big, flippin', Christmas miracle. Bah! Humbug!
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Rating: Unrated |
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Twilight Zone Space Fog |
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The Twilight Zone |
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Department Store Christmas |
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Santa Claus Will Return |
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Santa Claus is an Alcoholic |
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Santa Claus's Drunken Ramblings |
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Santa Claus Tries to Steal a Bottle of Booze |
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Drunken Santa Claus Nearly Gets Run Down by a Car |
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Drunken Santa Collapses in the Snow |
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Crying Kids Ask Santa for a Job for Their Daddy. ...Merry Christmas, Everybody! |
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Toy Train Set |
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Santa Claus is Fired by Piglet |
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Santa's Magic Sack |
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Santa Spreads Cheer to the Bums in the Mission |
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"Eff Christmas!" Says the Cop. "Santa's Under Arrest!" |
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Police Station |
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Bumming it on the Steps |
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Elves, Reindeer, and WTF |
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