I was personally never even aware of this episode until now. Until about a half-hour ago I had not even the slightest idea this episode was even part of that tv series. I had never once encountered its presence until it began broadcasting over tv antenna at 12:30 AM today.
10/16/2016 12:30 AM Spokane
MeTV television channel broadcast Spokane
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The Twilight Zone
UNCLE SIMON
After her mean-spirited uncle dies, an old maid inherits the crotchety inventor's estate, with the stipulation that she cares for his latest invention, a robot.
The Twilight Zone (1959) s05e08 Episode Script
Uncle Simon
(from internet transcript)
You have all the grace and femininity of a high-button shoe.
And you, uncle simon go on.
Let's see if you can compensate for the fact that you're a passionless vegetable by speaking your mind.
If i'm a passionless vegetable, it's because my gardener is an ancient relic made out of dry skin and ice water.
Not bad, not bad, not bad. You know, if i prod you hard enough, you can scramble up to the occasion, or at least part way. Well, my angular turnip, what else is new with you? You say you made some hot chocolate today, hmm? Any other soul- stirring projects you applied yourself to?
The Twilight Zone (1959) s05e08 Episode Script
Uncle Simon
(from internet transcript)
"In the event my beloved niece barbara fails to comply "with the provisions hereof, i hereby give and bequeath "all property, both real and personal, to the state university." Now, the sense of that, miss polk
just what is the sense of that?
I gather it depends on the nature of the experiment.
He refers to it as "it." You have no idea what "it" is?
No idea at all, except that whatever it is, it must be in the laboratory.
Well, nothing in here of any consequence.
How do you do? I'm a mechanical man built by your late uncle simon polk.
Your opening the door has activated all of my operating relays.
Be patient with me, because according to plan according to plan according to plan according to it will be several days before i can function at maximum capacity.
I bid you greetings.
Hello, barbara.
Bar-bara! Bar-bara!
I'm going out, frankenstein.
If you need anything, like a can of lubricant, get it yourself.
You must not leave.
Mr. Schwimmer is coming tonight.
A week has gone by.
Isn't mr. Schwimmer coming?
Yes, mr. Schwimmer is coming.
He'll be here at 8:00.
Good.
Good? Good for what?
He will see that i am functioning properly.
You see, i am like an infant.
I am maturing gradually.
Soon, i will have all my faculties.
I will be able to perform all my functions.
I will be a whole being.
How nice.
How perfectly grand.
How exciting.
You'll be a whole being.
Then what will happen?
I will take on human attributes, those which your uncle simon saw fit to give me.
My uncle simon, hmm? There was a prince of a man.
A a brilliant man.
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- posted by Kerry Burgess 01:03 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Wednesday 10/16/2019
