Stopover in a Quiet Town

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“Stopover in a Quiet Town”

The Twilight Zone episode

Scene from Stopover in a Quiet Town

Episode no.

Season 5
Episode 150

Written by

Earl Hamner, Jr.

Directed by

Ron Winston

Guest stars

Barry Nelson : Bob Frazier
Nancy Malone : Millie Frazier

Featured music

Uncredited

Production no.

2611

Original airdate

April 24, 1964

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"Stopover in a Quiet Town" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

1 Opening narration
2 Synopsis
3 Closing narration
4 External links
5 Twilight Zone links

[edit] Opening narration

“

Bob and Millie Frasier -- average young New Yorkers who had attended a party in the country last night, and on the way home, took a detour. Most of us, on waking in the morning, know exactly where we are; the rooster or the alarm clock brings us out of sleep into the familiar sights, sounds, aromas of home and the comfort of a routine day ahead. Not so with our young friends. This will be a day like none they've ever spent, and they'll spend it in the Twilight Zone.

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[edit] Synopsis

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A married couple wake up in an unfamiliar house, remembering only that they had both drank too much at a party the night before, and that on the way home, a large shadow had appeared over their car.

They soon discover that the house is mostly props—the cabinetry is merely glued-on facing; the refrigerator is filled with plastic food. Outside, the town is deserted. They find a stuffed squirrel in a fake tree, search for help in a vacant church, and discover that the grass is papier-mâché. Desperate to escape, they hop a train, only to find that the train departs from and arrives at the same station.

They eventually discover that they have been abducted by a giant alien father, who has chosen them as toys for his daughter's dollhouse neighborhood.

[edit] Closing narration

“

The moral of what you've just seen is clear: if you drink, don't drive. And if your wife has had a couple, she shouldn't drive either. You might both just wake up with a whale of a headache, in a deserted village, in the Twilight Zone.

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