The Twilight Zone (1985 – 1989)

1985 • 3 seasons • Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — The Toys of Caliban

Name: Episode 5 — The Toys of Caliban
Released: 1986-12-04
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Robin Ward

Season 2 • The Twilight Zone

Released: 1986-12-04 • Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Drama/Mystery

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An elderly husband and wife live in terror of their son, a boy who has the power to summon anything he can conceive. They are forced to limit what he sees and reads, since anything he summons has to come from...somewhere. When he becomes sick from eating too much summoned food, they take him to a hospital and attract the attention of a social worker, who doesn't know of the boy's power and is shocked at the parents' harsh treatment. The boy inadvertently kills his mother when he sees a picture of a heart in a magazine, and "summons" it out of her chest. Later, as the social worker comes calling, the boy demonstrates his power by summoning his missing mother...who has been two weeks in the grave. As the worker summons the police, the boy's father has him summon an explosion, killing them both rather than have his son fall into the hands of the government.

Where to Stream Episode 5

Season 2 · Episode 5 · Streaming in USA

Episodes

Episode 1
The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness
1986-09-27

Episode 2
What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita
1986-10-04

Episode 3
The Storyteller / Nightsong
1986-10-11

Episode 4
The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door
1986-10-18

Episode 5
The Toys of Caliban
1986-12-04

Episode 6
The Convict's Piano
1986-12-11

Episode 7
The Road Less Traveled
1986-12-18

Episode 8
The Card / The Junction
1987-02-21

Episode 9
Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel
1987-05-21

Episode 10
Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth
1987-07-10

Episode 11
Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married
1987-07-17

Information

Creator	Rod Serling
Episode air date	04.12.1986
Episode runtime	23 min
Episode rating	7.00
Genres	Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Drama / Mystery
TMDB series rating	7.8
IMDb series rating	7.7
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

Trailer

Additional videos

The 1980's Twilight Zone Intro

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Cast

Robin Ward
Narrator (voice)

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