Young Man's Fancy (The Twilight Zone)

"Young Man's Fancy" is episode 99 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.

"Young Man's Fancy"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 34
Directed by	John Brahm
Written by	Richard Matheson
Featured music	Nathan Scott
Production code	4813
Original air date	May 11, 1962 (1962-05-11)
Guest appearances
Phyllis Thaxter: Virginia Lane Walker Alex Nicol: Alex Walker Wallace Rooney: Mr. Wilkinson Helen Brown: Henrietta Walker Rickey Kelman: Alex Walker (age 10)
Episode chronology
List of episodes

Plot

A newlywed couple returns to the home of the husband's late mother where he grew up. The plan is to prepare the house for selling. He finds it very difficult to leave the place, let alone sell it, and he can't bear it. In the house, his new wife is bothered by constant reminders that the mother is somehow present in the house and vying for her son's loyalty. Eventually the man becomes so engrossed in childhood memories that his mother reappears, and he becomes a child again. His wife accuses the mother of causing this, but the mother says it was not her doing. The husband—now a young boy—tells his "wife" to "Go away, lady—we don't need you anymore." The horror-struck wife flees the house, leaving her child-husband and his spectral mother behind.

References

• DeVoe, Bill. (2008). Trivia from The Twilight Zone. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-136-0
• Grams, Martin. (2008). The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9703310-9-0

External links

• "Young Man's Fancy" at IMDb