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[Damned Martian]

En Honor a Pip

Título V.O.: In Praise of Pip

Guión: Rod Serling

Director: Joseph M. Newman

Fecha de emisión en USA: 27/09/1963

Guest Starring: Jack Klugman (Max Phillips), Bill Mumy (Joven Pip), Bobby Diamond (Recluta Pip), Kreg Martin (Pistolero), Gerald Gordon (Teniente), Russell Horton (George Reynold), Stuart Nisbet (Cirujano), Ross Elliott (Doctor), John Launer (Moran), Connie Gilchrist (Mrs. Feeny)

Sinopsis: Un alcohólico lamenta no haber sido mejor padre para su hijo Pip, que acaba de ser herido en Vietnam. Una visita a un parque de atracciones le dará una segunda oportunidad.

Frases destacadas:

Opening Narration: Submitted for your approval, one Max Phillips, a slightly-the-worse-for-wear maker of book, whose life has been as drab and undistinguished as a bundle of dirty clothes. And, though it's very late in his day, he has an errant wish that the rest of his life might be sent out to a laundry to come back shiny and clean, this to be a gift of love to a son named Pip. Mr. Max Phillips, Homo sapiens, who is soon to discover that man is not as wise as he thinks--said lesson to be learned in the Twilight Zone.

Closing Narration: Very little comment here, save for this small aside: that the ties of flesh are deep and strong, that the capacity to love is a vital, rich and all-consuming function of the human animal, and that you can find nobility and sacrifice and love wherever you may seek it out; down the block, in the heart, or in the Twilight Zone.