The Chaser

Episode aired May 13, 1960
TV-PGTV-PG
25m

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7.0/10

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S1.E31

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George Grizzard and John McIntire in The Twilight Zone (1959)

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A young man obsessed with winning over an uninterested beauty gets more than he bargained for when he buys a love potion to gain her affection.A young man obsessed with winning over an uninterested beauty gets more than he bargained for when he buys a love potion to gain her affection.A young man obsessed with winning over an uninterested beauty gets more than he bargained for when he buys a love potion to gain her affection.

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2.6K

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Director
- Douglas Heyes
Writers
- Robert Presnell Jr.(teleplay by)
- John Collier(based on the short story by)
- Rod Serling(uncredited)
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George Grizzard in The Twilight Zone (1959)

Patricia Barry and George Grizzard in The Twilight Zone (1959)

John McIntire in The Twilight Zone (1959)

George Grizzard and J. Pat O'Malley in The Twilight Zone (1959)

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Director
- Douglas Heyes
Writers
- Robert Presnell Jr.(teleplay by)
- John Collier(based on the short story by)
- Rod Serling(uncredited)
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Roger Shackleforth's infatuated with Leila, a young woman who wants nothing to do with him. Whilst monopolising a pay phone, someone waiting to make a call refers him to Professor A. Dæmon, a seller of books, notions and potions, who - the man says - can help Roger with his love problem.. Though the Professor tries to dissuade him, Roger happily buys the potion for $1, anyways. It most certainly works. But 6 months later, Roger returns to the Professor - to find a solution to his new problem... —garykmcd

love potion

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Trivia
Having been written by Robert Presnell Jr., this is the only episode of Season One not written by Rod Serling, Charles Beaumont or Richard Matheson.

Goofs
After Roger goes through the professor's inner door, the camera's shadow can be seen following him on the door.

Quotes
Professor A. Daemon: You want what I've got.
Roger Shackleforth: But I don't know what you've got.
Professor A. Daemon: Ointments, salves, powders, sovereign remedies, nectars, lotus blossoms, toxins, tonics, anti-toxins, decoctions, concoctions, and potions. All guaranteed.
Roger Shackleforth: ...Oh.

Connections
Referenced in Minty Comedic Arts: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Bachelor Party (2019)

Soundtracks
Twilight Zone Theme
(theme song)
Composed by Bernard Herrmann
(season 1)

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8/10

A potion for all time!

This is a particularly memorable episode for me. Perhaps because I was a love-starved kid at time, but this is the one I remember the most and made George Grizzard a name I would remember eternally. To think that a love potion would only be a dollar purchase but a bottle of remover would cost a thousand. Yet, the twist of a Twilight Zone is the medicine that makes it all so palatable... or should I say potable? Whatever the case, Patricia Barry was one of my early TV crushes mainly due to this sweet treat from Rod Serling and the gang at CBS! And to think, it was the same network that premiered my other favorite show of that time,. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Yet another story of a lovesick shlub of a teenager and his never-ending conquest of the elusive object of desire... the babe!

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