- "My name is Talky Tina, and I'm going to kill you."
- ―Talky Tina
| "Living Doll" | |
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| Series The Twilight Zone Season 5, Episode 6 | |
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| Air date | November 1st, 1963 |
| Writers | Charles Beaumont; Jerry Sohl |
| Director | Richard C. Sarafian |
| Producers | William Froug |
| Starring | Telly Savalas; Mary La Roche; Tracy Stratford |
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"Living Doll" is the sixth episode of season five of the science fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone and the 126th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Richard C. Sarafian with a script credited to Charles Beaumont. It first aired on CBS on Friday, November 1st, 1963.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Telly Savalas | Erich Streator |
| Mary La Roche | Annabelle Streator |
| Tracy Stratford | Christie Streator |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| June Foray | Talky Tina |
Featuring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rod Serling | Host |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is production code number 2621.
- This episode was filmed at MGM Studios in Culver City, California.
- This episode is included on the Twilight Zone: The Complete Series DVD collection and the Twilight Zone: The Complete Series Blu-ray collection. It is also included on the Twilight Zone: The Complete Fifth Season 5-disc DVD collection by Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.
- Actress Mary LaRoche is credited as Mary La Roche in this episode.
- This is the only episode of The Twilight Zone directed by Richard C. Sarafian.
- Charles Beaumont is credited with writing this episode, but the Twilight Zone Companion indicates that the script was actually provided by Jerry Sohl, who wrote it in one day.
- Jerry Sohl wrote three episodes of The Twilight Zone, though he remained uncredited in all three. He previously wrote the season four episode "The New Exhibit". His next episode is 5x23, "Queen of the Nile".
- The Talky Tina doll used in this episode was actually inspired by the Chatty Cathy doll produced by Mattel. Chatty Cathy's voice was provided by June Foray who also voices Talky Tina in this episode.
- The set used for the house in this episode is recycled for the set in episode 5x13, "Ring-A-Ding Girl".
- Actor Telly Savalas will go on to become a 1970s icon as police detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak in the crime drama series Kojak.
- This is the second episode of The Twilight Zone that Mary La Roche has appeared in. She also played a character named Mary in the season one episode, "A World of His Own".
- This is the second episode of The Twilight Zone that Tracy Stratford has appeared in. She also played a character named Tina Miller in the season three episode "Little Girl Lost". She was uncredited for her participation in that episode.
- Voice actress June Foray will go on provide the voice of Sport, as well as additional background voices in episode 5x36, "The Bewitchin' Pool", though she is uncredited for her participation in that episode. Following her work on this series, June Foray will enjoy a long career as a voice actress for the next fifty plus years before passing away on July 26th, 2017 at the age of 99.
- It has been suggested that this episode may have inspired elements of James Wan's 2014 horror film Annabelle, though most elements of the film are inspired by actual events involving a seemingly haunted Raggedy Anne doll named "Annabelle", which had been investigated and ultimately collected by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
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Quotes[]
- Narrator: Talky Tina, the doll that does everything, a lifelike creation of plastic and springs and painted smile. To Erich Streator, she is a most unwelcome addition to his household - but without her, he'd never enter The Twilight Zone.
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- Narrator: Of course, we all know dolls can't really talk, and they certainly can't commit murder. But to a child caught in the middle of turmoil and conflict, a doll can become many things: friend, defender, guardian. Especially a doll like Talky Tina, who did talk and did commit murder - in the misty region of the Twilight Zone.
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- Talky Tina: My name is Talky Tina, and you'd better be nice to me.
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- Talky Tina: My name is Talky Tina, and I'm beginning to hate you.
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- Talky Tina: My name is Talky Tina, and I'm going to kill you.
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Keywords[]
Dolls | Killer dolls | Smoking