Twilight Zone: “It’s a Good Life” [Season 3, Episode 8] / Z-View

Twilight Zone: “It’s a Good Life” [Season 3, Episode 8]
Original Air Date: November 3, 1961

Director: James Sheldon

Writer: Rod Serling from a story by Jerome Bixby

Starring: John Larch, Cloris Leachman, Don Keefer and Billy Mumy.


The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…

Little Anthony Fremont [Mumy] has extraordinary mental powers.  Anthony has made all of the world outside of his small farming town disappear.   He’s done the same or worse to anyone of anything that displeases him.

Anthony demands that everyone think happy thoughts.  The town people live in fear that they will displease Anthony and they will be next.

Tonight is Anthony’s birthday.  Let’s hope he’s not disappointed.

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