Season 2, Episode 19: Mr Dingle the Strong
 

Season 2, Episode 19: Mr Dingle the Strong

Airdate: 03/03/61
Writer: Rod Serling
Director: John Brahm
Starring: Burgess Meredith

Mr Luther Dingle a depressed vacuum-cleaner salesman becomes an experiment for two martians, who give him the strength of 300 men. What will Mr Dingle do with his new powers?

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This has to be the most absurd episode to date. But i loved every second. Even being able to see the wires on the BD edition it still seemed convincing that he was picking up statues and park benches etc.

The comedy element works really well, but for me - the double headed alien with twirly brain ariels and hairy spock ears was (unintentionally) hilarious and only bettered by the venusian twin kids with dongly antenae and very well dubbed adult voices.

Im guessing these aliens will very much be the thing that makes or breaks this episode for most viewers. But they cracked me right up.

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