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* AmbigulouslyHuman: The TV repairman. How is it that he can tap into and reveal private secrets of Joe's life? Is he a human who has some sort of psychic ability, or some sort of demon? The fact that it's never revealed just ''what'' he is only helps to make him more unsettling
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Joe and Phyllis Britt are an old married couple who do not get along. Joe comes home from his job as a cab driver late one night and Phyllis accuses him of seeing another woman. In the meantime, a television repairman is in the next room fixing their broken set. Irritated, Joe harasses the repairman about the inconvenience and cost. The repairman abruptly closes the open TV panel and announces the TV is fixed. He leaves and the TV starts getting channel 10, a station showing the past, present and future of Joe and Phyllis' lives, which, however, only Joe can see. The TV shows Joe killing Phyllis in a fight, his trial and conviction for murder, and his execution in the electric chair. Phyllis is convinced that Joe has lost his mind and taunts him. Joe, angered, attacks her and kills her by accident, just as he had seen on the television screen. As Joe is taken away by the police, he comes face-to-face with the TV repairman, who asks if he will recommend him to others. He smirks to the audience as Joe is taken away.
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Joe and Phyllis Britt are an old married couple who do not get along. Joe comes home from his job as a cab driver late one night and Phyllis (Creator/JoanBlondell) accuses him of seeing another woman. In the meantime, a television repairman is in the next room fixing their broken set. Irritated, Joe harasses the repairman about the inconvenience and cost. The repairman abruptly closes the open TV panel and announces the TV is fixed. He leaves and the TV starts getting channel 10, a station showing the past, present and future of Joe and Phyllis' lives, which, however, only Joe can see. The TV shows Joe killing Phyllis in a fight, his trial and conviction for murder, and his execution in the electric chair. Phyllis is convinced that Joe has lost his mind and taunts him. Joe, angered, attacks her and kills her by accident, just as he had seen on the television screen. As Joe is taken away by the police, he comes face-to-face with the TV repairman, who asks if he will recommend him to others. He smirks to the audience as Joe is taken away.
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Misuse. Smug Snake means he would be under illusions of grandeur
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* ShoutOut: In his opening narration, Rod Serling says that Joe is in for a really big show, pronouncing "show" as "shew." This is a reference to Ed Sullivan's {{Catchphrase}} and his distinctive pronunciation of "show" on his [[Series/TheEdSullivanShow long-running variety show]]. Like ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' aired on Creator/{{CBS}}.
* SmugSnake: The TV repairman, as evidenced by his smirk [[AsideGlance to the audience]] at the end.
* SmugSnake: The TV repairman, as evidenced by his smirk [[AsideGlance to the audience]] at the end.
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->'''Rod Serling''': Portrait of a TV fan. Name: Joe Britt. Occupation: cab driver. Tonight, Mr. Britt is going to watch 'a really big show,' something special for the cabbie who's seen everything. Joe Britt doesn't know it, but his flag is down and his meter's running and he's in high gear--on his way to The Twilight Zone.
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* BottleEpisode: This episode takes place entirely in the Britts' apartment.
* CannotTellFictionFromReality: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Dr. Saltman believes that Joe seeing himself kill Phyllis on television is a delusion caused by an inability to distinguish between TV and his own life.
* CannotTellFictionFromReality: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Dr. Saltman believes that Joe seeing himself kill Phyllis on television is a delusion caused by an inability to distinguish between TV and his own life.
* DestinationDefenestration: During his [[DomesticAbuse brutal attack]] on Phyllis, Joe punches her in front of an open window and she falls to her death. Although he had not intended to kill her, the glimpses of the future shown on his television indicate that he will be convicted of murder and executed for his crime.
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* GasLighting: Joe accuses his wife and the TV repairman of plotting to drive him crazy after his recently fixed TV shows him incriminating scenes of his life.
* JerkassVictim: See LaserGuidedKarma below.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Both husband and wife get their just deserts for their attitudes toward each other.
* JerkassVictim: See LaserGuidedKarma below.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Both husband and wife get their just deserts for their attitudes toward each other.
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* GasLighting: {{Gaslighting}}: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Joe accuses his wife and the TV repairman of plotting to drive him crazy after his recently fixed TV shows him incriminating scenes of his life.
*JerkassVictim: See LaserGuidedKarma below.
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*LaserGuidedKarma: Both husband Joe and wife Phyllis get their just deserts desserts for their attitudes toward each other.other.
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* SoftspokenSadist: The softspoken TV repairman.repairman altered the television so that Joe would see visions of his past and future when it was turned to Channel 10. This ultimately led to Joe killing Phyllis, for which he will be executed. The repairman's smirk at the end of the episode implies that he did it for his own amusement.
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* YouCantFightFateYouCantFightFate: Joe attempts to avert the future that he saw on television in which he killed Phyllis but his efforts lead directly to the [[DomesticAbuse brutal physical attack]] on her that resulted in her death. It happens exactly as he had seen on TV.
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* DownerEndingDownerEnding: Joe does kill Phyllis, despite his efforts to avoid it, and is taken off to prison and eventual execution.
* {{Fainting}}: Joe passes out after the TV shows scenes from his own life.
* {{Fainting}}: Joe passes out after the TV shows scenes from his own life.
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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Pretty much the premise of this episode.
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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Pretty much the premise of this episode. Joe tries to make up with Phyllis after seeing himself kill her on the TV set. Because of his confession, they get into a knockdown, dragout fight that ends with him hitting her out a window.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Joe admits to fooling around on Phyllis when he was supposed to be taking fares. This is partly while the couple has financial issues ''in addition'' to the unhappy marriage.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: What's a TV repairman?
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: What's a TV repairman?repairman? [[note]]It's what the guy that fixes your computer would have done before there were computers.[[/note]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The TV repairman has the soft-spoken voice of a certain [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresofWinnieThePooh silly ol' bear]], the mysterious nature of a certain [[Disney/AliceInWonderland grinning cat]], and the {{smug|Snake}} [[SoftspokenSadist sadism]] of a certain [[Disney/TheJungleBook hypnotic python]].
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* TooDumbToLive: Joe is clearly teetering on the verge of a violent breakdown after he witnesses his execution on the television. So what does Phyllis think is the best thing to do? ''Continue egging him on''.
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* TooDumbToLive: Joe is clearly teetering on the verge of a violent breakdown after he witnesses his execution on the television. So what does Phyllis think is the best thing to do? ''Continue egging him on''. Note that he was executed in his vision for ''killing her.''
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* TooDumbToLive: Joe is clearly teetering on the verge of a violent breakdown after he witnesses his execution on the television. So what does Phyllis think is the best thing to do? ''Continue egging him on''.
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* GasLighting: Joe accuses his wife and the TV repairman of plotting to drive him crazy after his recently fixed TV shows him incriminating scenes of his life.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The TV repairman has the soft-spoken voice of a certain [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresofWinnieThePooh silly ol' bear]], the mysterious nature of a certain [[Disney/AliceInWonderland grinning cat]], and the [[SmugSnake smug]] [[SoftspokenSadist sadism]] of a certain [[Disney/TheJungleBook hypnotic python]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The TV repairman has the soft-spoken voice of a certain [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresofWinnieThePooh silly ol' bear]], the mysterious nature of a certain [[Disney/AliceInWonderland grinning cat]], and the [[SmugSnake smug]] {{smug|Snake}} [[SoftspokenSadist sadism]] of a certain [[Disney/TheJungleBook hypnotic python]].
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: What's a TV repairman?
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* SmugSnake: The TV repairman, as evidenced by his smirk [[BreakingTheFourthWall to the audience]] at the end.
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->'''Rod Serling''': Portrait of a TV fan. Name: Joe Britt. Occupation: cab driver. Tonight, Mr. Britt is going to watch 'a really big show,' something special for the cabbie who's seen everything. Joe Britt doesn't know it, but his flag is down and his meter's running and he's in high gear--on his way to the Twilight Zone.
Joe and Phyllis Britt are an old married couple who do not get along. Joe gets home from his job as a cab driver late one night and Phyllis accuses him of seeing another woman. In the meantime, a television repairman is in the next room fixing their broken set. Irritated, Joe harasses the repairman about the inconvenience and cost. The repairman abruptly closes the open TV panel and announces the TV is fixed. He leaves and the TV starts getting channel 10, a station showing the past, present, and future of Joe and Phyllis' lives, which, however, only Joe can see. The TV shows Joe killing Phyllis in a fight, his trial and conviction for murder, and his execution in the electric chair. Phyllis is convinced that Joe has lost his mind and taunts him. Joe, angered, attacks her and kills her by accident, just as he had seen on the television screen. As Joe is taken away by the police, he comes face-to-face with the TV repairman, who asks if he will recommend him to others. He smirks to the audience as Joe is taken away.
->'''Rod Serling''': The next time your TV set is on the blink, when you're in the need of a first-rate repairman, may we suggest our own specialist? Factory-trained, prompt, honest, twenty-four-hour service. You won't find him in the phone book, but his office is conveniently located--in the Twilight Zone.
Joe and Phyllis Britt are an old married couple who do not get along. Joe gets home from his job as a cab driver late one night and Phyllis accuses him of seeing another woman. In the meantime, a television repairman is in the next room fixing their broken set. Irritated, Joe harasses the repairman about the inconvenience and cost. The repairman abruptly closes the open TV panel and announces the TV is fixed. He leaves and the TV starts getting channel 10, a station showing the past, present, and future of Joe and Phyllis' lives, which, however, only Joe can see. The TV shows Joe killing Phyllis in a fight, his trial and conviction for murder, and his execution in the electric chair. Phyllis is convinced that Joe has lost his mind and taunts him. Joe, angered, attacks her and kills her by accident, just as he had seen on the television screen. As Joe is taken away by the police, he comes face-to-face with the TV repairman, who asks if he will recommend him to others. He smirks to the audience as Joe is taken away.
->'''Rod Serling''': The next time your TV set is on the blink, when you're in the need of a first-rate repairman, may we suggest our own specialist? Factory-trained, prompt, honest, twenty-four-hour service. You won't find him in the phone book, but his office is conveniently located--in the Twilight Zone.
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->'''Rod Serling''': Portrait of a TV fan. Name: Joe Britt. Occupation: cab driver. Tonight, Mr. Britt is going to watch 'a really big show,' something special for the cabbie who's seen everything. Joe Britt doesn't know it, but his flag is down and his meter's running and he's in high gear--on his way to the The Twilight Zone.
Joe and Phyllis Britt are an old married couple who do not get along. Joegets comes home from his job as a cab driver late one night and Phyllis accuses him of seeing another woman. In the meantime, a television repairman is in the next room fixing their broken set. Irritated, Joe harasses the repairman about the inconvenience and cost. The repairman abruptly closes the open TV panel and announces the TV is fixed. He leaves and the TV starts getting channel 10, a station showing the past, present, present and future of Joe and Phyllis' lives, which, however, only Joe can see. The TV shows Joe killing Phyllis in a fight, his trial and conviction for murder, and his execution in the electric chair. Phyllis is convinced that Joe has lost his mind and taunts him. Joe, angered, attacks her and kills her by accident, just as he had seen on the television screen. As Joe is taken away by the police, he comes face-to-face with the TV repairman, who asks if he will recommend him to others. He smirks to the audience as Joe is taken away.
->'''Rod Serling''': The next time your TV set is on the blink, when you're in the need of a first-rate repairman, may we suggest our own specialist? Factory-trained, prompt, honest, twenty-four-hour service. You won't find him in the phone book, but his office is convenientlylocated--in the located in The Twilight Zone.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The TV repairman has the soft-spoken voice of a certain [[WinnieThePooh silly ol' bear]], the mysterious nature of a certain [[Disney/AliceInWonderland grinning cat]], and the [[SmugSnake smug]] [[SoftspokenSadist sadism]] of a certain [[Disney/TheJungleBook hypnotic python]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The TV repairman has the soft-spoken voice of a certain [[WinnieThePooh [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresofWinnieThePooh silly ol' bear]], the mysterious nature of a certain [[Disney/AliceInWonderland grinning cat]], and the [[SmugSnake smug]] [[SoftspokenSadist sadism]] of a certain [[Disney/TheJungleBook hypnotic python]].
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* DeadpanSnarker: Joe Briggs and the TV repairman.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Joe Briggs Britt and the TV repairman.
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* SmugSnake: Again, the TV repairman.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: [[YourMilageMayVary Maybe]]. The TV repairman acts at the end as if he orchestrated everything that went on in the episode. And all because Joe complained about the cost of the TV repair...
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* DisproportionateRetribution: [[YourMilageMayVary Maybe]].Maybe. The TV repairman acts at the end as if he orchestrated everything that went on in the episode. And all because Joe complained about the cost of the TV repair...
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The TV repairman has the soft-spoken voice of a certain [[WinnieThePooh silly ol' bear]], the mysterious nature of a certain [[AliceInWonderland grinning cat]], and the [[SmugSnake smug]] [[SoftspokenSadist sadism]] of a certain [[TheJungleBook hypnotic python]].
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->'''Rod Serling''': Portrait of a TV fan. Name: Joe Britt. Occupation: cab driver. Tonight, Mr. Britt is going to watch 'a really big show,' something special for the cabbie who's seen everything. Joe Britt doesn't know it, but his flag is down and his meter's running and he's in high gear--on his way to the Twilight Zone.
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