Playwright Gregory West (Keenan Wynn) has such a way with words that any character he describes into his dictation machine becomes reality. Likewise, he can 'uncreate' his characters by throwing the section of recording tape on which they have been described into his fireplace.
It'll probably come as no surprise to seasoned Twilight Zone fans when it is revealed that not only is the delightful and seemingly perfect Mary (Mary LaRoche) one of Gregory's characters but so is his wife Victoria (Phyllis Kirk). What does come as a surprise is when, in a witty end to this comedic final episode of Season One of The Twilight Zone, the show's creator Rod Serling is also revealed to be one of West's creations, vanishing when the playwright throws an envelope bearing his name into the flames.
Of course, Serling would return for more tales of the macabre, the fantastical and the whimsical for several years to come. West must've had a change of heart and described him once more using his recording machine.
It'll probably come as no surprise to seasoned Twilight Zone fans when it is revealed that not only is the delightful and seemingly perfect Mary (Mary LaRoche) one of Gregory's characters but so is his wife Victoria (Phyllis Kirk). What does come as a surprise is when, in a witty end to this comedic final episode of Season One of The Twilight Zone, the show's creator Rod Serling is also revealed to be one of West's creations, vanishing when the playwright throws an envelope bearing his name into the flames.
Of course, Serling would return for more tales of the macabre, the fantastical and the whimsical for several years to come. West must've had a change of heart and described him once more using his recording machine.