Twilight Zone, The: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"


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"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Originally aired when memories of the Second Red Scare were still fresh in the minds of viewers, the episode is often presented commercial-free as part of the Cable in the Classroom series, to teach kids about the dangers of prejudice and hysteria. The question of whether the monsters of the title are the suspected aliens or the prejudiced residents of Maple Street is open to interpretation.

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Part one: “Maple Street, USA. Late Summer. A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, barbecues, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor. At the sound of the roar and a flash of light, it will be precisely 6:43 PM on Maple Street. ”

Part two: “This is Maple Street on a late Saturday afternoon. Maple Street, in the last calm and reflective moment...before the monsters came.

Synopsis: The episode begins in late summer; Maple Street is full of playing children and adults talking. A shadow passes overhead and a loud roar is heard, accompanied by a flash of light. Later, after it has gone dark, the residents of Maple Street find that their machines no longer work, and there is no power. They gather together in the street to discuss the matter. One of them, Pete Van Horn, volunteers to walk out of the neighborhood to discover the extent of the problem.

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Highlights
Del Reisman on working with Rod Serling on Playhouse 90, and how censorship there led to his creation of The Twilight Zone
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Burt Metcalfe on getting cast on The Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
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Burt Metcalfe on the shooting and the plot of the Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
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Burt Metcalfe on the legacy of the Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
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Burt Metcalfe

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Burt Metcalfe on getting cast on The Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
02:35
Burt Metcalfe on the shooting and plot of the now-classic Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
01:28
Burt Metcalfe on the legacy of the now-classic Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"
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