The Jungle
- Episode aired Dec 1, 1961
- TV-PG
- 25m
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6.8/10
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A businessman who has recently returned from Africa is plagued by superstitions and the dire warnings of a native witch doctor.A businessman who has recently returned from Africa is plagued by superstitions and the dire warnings of a native witch doctor.A businessman who has recently returned from Africa is plagued by superstitions and the dire warnings of a native witch doctor.
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- TriviaRod Serling personally shared Alan Richards' disbelief in superstition and the supernatural. According to Reverend Ernest Pipes of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, "Theologically speaking, Rod was what we call a naturalistic humanist, and that was the underlying philosophy of my pulpit."
- GoofsThe Kikuyu tribe live in central Kenya whereas the Koloka River is in modern-day DRC.
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Doris Richards: Remember what that Shaman said when we were drilling in Africa? He said that we were hurting the land, that we were making it bleed, that the land would make us pay.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
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Welcome to the Jungle. We got fun & games! And goat carcasses on your doorstep!
"Twilight Zone" episodes are great by default. And if you're about to watch one written by Charles Beaumont, you can rest assured it'll be borderline brilliant. The indescribably talented author, who sadly passed away far too early from a horrible and tragic illness, penned down twenty-two "Twilight Zone" stories altogether, and thus far they have all been terrific. "The Jungle" delivers something that is missing in a lot of other installments in the series, namely genuine suspense. The tales are usually mysterious, bizarre and imaginative, but too often they not tense or menacing enough. "The Jungle" is a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat; - guaranteed. Alan Richards, a New York businessman, recently returned from rural Africa with concrete plans to roll out a huge construction project that would severely impact the lives of local tribes. Alan's wife is petrified of the curses spoken out by a voodoo-priest, but Alan refuses to be superstitious even when there's a goat-carcass on his doorstep. When Alan intends to head home at night, his journey through New York turns into a hellish jungle expedition. The walk home is genuine horror, with even a human casualty (characters hardly ever die in "The Twilight Zone) and a downbeat climax.
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- Jul 23, 2020
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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