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| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 20 |
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| Directed by | Brad Turner | ||
| Written by | Alan Katz, William Mikaluk | ||
| Original air date | 6 August 1999 | ||
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Eugene Bird, |
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"Fathers and Sons" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 6 August 1999, during the fifth season.
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A young woman visits her grandmother, who appears as if she is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. As soon as the young woman leaves, the caretakers put the grandmother back into a container in a very large storage facility.
| “ | In a world where youth is valued more than wisdom, what will become of our elders? | ” |
Later a man decides that his father, a famous blues musician, needs to move to an old folks home. Shortly after joining the home the man begins to suffer memory problems and complain about bad dreams. It turns out that he is having his memories taken out of his brain at the home and they're then being sold. When the grandson tries to rescue the grandfather from the home his father stops him and then destroys the memory stealing and transferring machines after removing the memories of the 3 staff members in that building.
| “ | The greatest lesson one generation can bestow upon the next is that reverence for the past ensures the future. | ” |
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Season 5 of The Outer Limits (1995-2002) |
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Alien Radio • Donor • Small Friends • The Grell • The Other Side • Joyride • The Human Operators • Blank Slate • What Will The Neighbors Think • The Shroud • Ripper • Tribunal • Summit • Descent • The Haven • Deja Vu • The Inheritors • Essence of Life • Stranded • Fathers and Sons • Star Crossed • Better Luck Next Time |
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List of The Outer Limits episodes: Original Series (1963–1965) • The New Series (1995–2002) |
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