I am in the final days of heart failure. The doctors have done all they can and say try to enjoy the few weeks I have left. I watch this video every day. Jesus said " I go to prepare a place for you" I So Hope it's like Willoughby. I Believe Jesus Loves me and is going to surprise me with something Greater than I can imagine. Thank You God. In my younger years, when I had my whole life ahead of me, I never thought these things. But now as I trudge the final days I told my friend the other day " It's not so fun this close to dying " What ever the reason I have been here, Thank You God, Thank you Mom and Dad and my brother Robert. ❤️ I have been Truly Blessed.
That is awesome.Him saying "WILLOUGHBY...NEXT STOP IS WILLOUGHBY" kept ringing through my head after i watched it. Your great uncle is 1 of my favorite characters in this.I loved how he kept announcing the next stop.Very good actor.
my brother just passed away and we use to talk about wiloughby and he hoped that heaven would be like this little town,,,he loved the thought of spending eternity there!!!!!!
Never understood this one really when I was a kid it wasn't until I hit my mid-30s... In the Working World with a boss over my shoulder yelling at me did I realize and truly appreciate this Twilight Zone...
The ironic thing is that this episode first aired in 1959. Were it to be remade today the 21st century commuter would likely look out his window seeing a peaceful and idyllic suburb from the 1950’s.
"Yes, its East Norwalk sir, 1959, a lovely day" Bunch a kids riding around on bikes unsupervised, station wagons pulling into the A&P, cub scouts magnifying glass some ants
There is a silver lining in this cautionary tale: listen to your gut and do what you love. A life based on greed, competition, and power is a society that will destroy itself. It's right to slow down and to be present in nature. The concrete jungle is the REAL illusion.
@Terry Melvin If the grid vanished, it might trigger a nuclear war. That's not the fault of people. That's the fault of most governments. Nature includes every star in the sky which is what we're made of. Alienation from nature is alienation from ourselves. Better that we start networking with like minded people motivated by the survival of our species instead of settling for defeatism or annihilation.
This is the saddest episode, in my opinion, since all he ever wanted was to live a simpler life, and society's materialistic views kept him from doing what he really wanted.
Society didn't keep him from what he wanted. That's a lie that passive, meek people tell themselves. "I'm not happy because society won't let me be happy." Here's the truth: 99.9% of the time, YOU keep yourself from happiness. He could have made decisions to change his life. Quit his job, move to the country. Instead, he killed himself.
This makes me want to travel back in time to a point in my youth I was happiest. To me this episode was not only a tear jerker, but also a kind of What If?
@@PaleRyder563 Bah! You're no fun to argue with. You just keep coming up with ways to claim everythings honky-dory 'round your neck of the woods. Enjoy your stupid perfect little life.
at a signal lite a few months ago, a car in front had a lic plate frame that read " i want to get off at wiloughby" i figured not too many people understood what that met.
I live in a slow place similar to Willoughby and with gazebos near outer suburban bus stops and gazebos in all parks too. Minus the warm and smiling ppl though. It is in Perth, Western Australia. Life feels like it stands still here. Each time I see a gazebo, I remember this episode. Life here is so lonely and boring. Like I said, only the place resembles Willoughby.
Most memorable line by Howard Smith. " Push! Push! Push! " Continuing Rod's penchant for irony, the hearse taking Williams body away? Willoughby & Sons.
There were some phones and some homes had electricity back in 1888. But one could simply go back to the 1970s to get away from laptops, social media, and GPS.
Easier said than done... we had a big power grid outage - and I freaked the hell out - every crappy alternative also required either internet or plain old electricity. It was pure hell.
I used to ride that rail trip from nyc to connecticut and always remembered this episode..i tried to nap on the train hoping i could get off at Wiloughby too someday.. sadly it never happened but i did buy a 1908 house in a small town recently...i hope it has a nice funeral home!
The woman two rows back, or the one at far right? I always thought having a bit part in a show would be really cool, a permanent part of you that you could show your grand kids, and they, theirs.
A perfect depiction of how it feels to be suicidal. To a suicidal person at their lowest point, death feels as warm and inviting as Willoughby is shown to be here. You rarely choose to get off the train the first time you stop there, but eventually...
Just like the illusion of his dream suicide is an illusion used by Satan to trick you into death so that he may torture you for eternity with no way of praying your way out, yes it’s going to warm it’s going to be extreme flesh burin it warm in hellfire. The good news is Jesus said to cast all your worries and fear to him and he will overcome them for you, all you need to do is a call on the name of Jesus and be still wait be patient and Satan must flea from your mind and give you peace
Willoughby, the dark version of the Aunt T. episode. In which troubled or lost kids go.. Willoughby is the last stop for adults seeking a peaceful escape.
+John ROBINSON III On the contrary, the ending was a very happy one. He escaped his bitch wife and bastard boss and lives in eternity in Willoughby. Essentially, Willoughby is Heaven for him. Yes, he died, but he is in a much happier place now.
Right before his fateful trip on the train he telephoned his wife to tell her he is quitting his job and coming home. She just simply hung up on him. What a bitch!
Brian Leetch Always wondered that. Is the ending tragic or is it really supposed to represent a depressed man reaching heaven, where he can live the happy and peaceful life he dreamed of?
He basically was burned out at work and wanted someplace to relax. He reached out to his wife for help and she turned her back on him. He found peace finally in death.
Sadly enough there are a lot of men out there that are stuck in a similar situation you can't stand your job you're burnt out and your wife could care less
Wiloughby....July....1888....no antibiotics....no air conditioning.....high infant mortality.....no TV....no Radio.....children worked in factories......no Social Security.....no Food Safety Laws.....No Aspirin....need I go on?
I don’t think it was intended for him to have committed suicide. He was having a delusional dream about Willoughby and accidentally walked off the train. I could be missing something - it’s past my bedtime - maybe the comments about suicide are metaphorical?
If this happened today (2022) he would have been looking at his phone, scrolling through his social media accounts, engaged in some inane debate with someone he hardly knows, and completely missed Willoughby. So stop reading this comment and look up right now. What wonderful thing is it that is passing you by?
The lesson of this episode should be this: YOU are in control of your decisions. He could have changed his life anytime he wanted to, but he let others dictate his life. He didn't have to work at the office. He could've left that miserable wretch of a woman. He could've moved to a small town and started over. Real life is never as perfect as Willoughby circa 1888, but you can come pretty damn close if your not afraid to get a little decisive about what you want out of life.
I looked up Willoughby Twilight Zone episode hoping to find at least one Covid-19 comment and I found it! :D I'd also prefer Willoughby to the Covid-19 Era. :)
I wonder if the ending is intended to be tragic, or is it really supposed to be happy? Initially I felt it was sad and dark ending, obviously it appears that way as the man has jumped from the train to his death. But I feel like maybe what is presumably his suicide, is actually meant to be seen as a depressed and unhappy man finally reaching a world of peace and happiness. His tragic death may instead be representing him reaching heaven, where he can live the happy, stress-free life he dreamed of. I’m really not sure which of these Serling was attempting to portray in the ending and with the overall theme of this episode. I feel like it can easily be interpreted in both of these ways. But idk I could be wrong and it’s just supposed to be tragic
I live in Perth, Western Australia. Life here is as slow, quiet & quite dull. If you did live here, you'd feel very lonely and like life stands still. Yes there are the gazebos at bus stops in outer suburban areas and in all parks, shading us from the sun. If only the ppl here were as friendly as in Willoughby. I'm sure you'd get very bored here as soon as......
@@johanna5688 Im just wondering but couldnt you visit some bigger city if you find life there so slow and boring, like you could drive to a city with some night life and have fun on the weekends
No, its a terrible place. Notice there are no black people or muslims in Willoughby. Also gender stereotypes reign supreme in this place. Probably no LGBT folk or non-bionarys. You couldn't be happy there, riiiiight?
My version of "Willoughby" is my home county, but it's the year 2000 in which I'm 16 years old and in high school, my parents are still alive and in their 40s, Bill Clinton is still president, and the places I know and love are still in their prime.
Yes he made it.. He'll see the hoops no more.. The pain and the anquish his life became.. Yes he did leave... Finally.. Now he lives in harmany.. I hope he left bread crumbs for my friends and myself to follow..
The lesson I'm taking from it is that we all (most of us) would like to slow down and live life full measure, but to get to our own Wiloughby we have to make some tough decisions and leave the magical thinking that at some point we will just get there. It's so nice to watch him just falling asleep and waking up in the place that is there, waiting for him. He just needs to get off the train. In the real life he would have to divorce his wife (not easy at all), find another job (not easy either), move out and do all the things that keeps people from reaching their Wiloughbys. I feel that we all want to reach this place (this kind of life), let's do all the hard things that are necessary to reach this station and go fishing with the boys and take a walk by the lake with the nice lady. Peace!
@@RaptorFromWeegee Thank you for your comment. You really made my day comparing me to Dr. Peterson ;) I used to listen to him quite often, so my comment could definitely be affected by that. It's been 11 months since I posted this and now I'm pondering how much closer I am to my Wiloughby... All the best!
Amazing episode! All Gart Williams wanted was to have a peaceful life and not in the fast lane. But his wife and boss wouldn't let him. Although he gets to stay in Willoughby forever there is one thing I found odd that Mr. Williams didn't think anything about. How was it that the townsfolk knew his name despite him not telling them who he is?
See the old train, well I was awake for 42 straight hours then had a dream while my eyes were open. In it in 1978 the train heading for Aberdeen, Scotland, took on an old style look like 1895 or so & the passengers all had hats on like they did in those days (one woman had a big hat with white feathers) and as I was dreaming this old version I woke up with some of the passengers disappearing while the current one's remained & the train took on a current look - back to reality. True story & a Twilight Zone of my own.
Peace is absolute.. This gent is over being an ant to support...... He will find happiness... Will you and I be sooo fortunate.. I hope there is room there for me..🔤😀😀🐟🐡
How many of you saw the title and immediately could hear, "Willoughby. This stop is Willougby"? Then when you heard Burgess Meredith's voice in the background thought of The Penguin?
IF YOU WANT A GREAT CUP OF COFFEE STOP IN NEW HAVEN CT AT WILOUGHBY GREAT STORY AND A GREAT CAST..LOVE THIS EPISODES I GOING ON A TRAIN AND I AM GOING TO STOP AT ALL THE TRAIN STOPS UNTILL I REACH WESTPORT....LOVE THE OLD FASHION PULLMAN CARS..
No person on earth who dies without Jesus will be at peace yes there is a place its heaven but only through Jesus and there is a place called hell as real as heaven where with out Jesus you will o be!
No, not really. I'm living in the wrong place and circumstances won't allow me to leave. I live in an unfriendly town. It only looks similar to Willoughby, but minus the warm ppl.
The music video "Since I Left You" by The Avalanches' - has a very Twilight Zone quality to it. Somewhat in the vein of story telling we see in "A Stop at Wilouhby"
Commuting on NJ Transit trains every day for 15 years, I did get some funny dreams when sleeping on the train. My body clock would wake me up one stop before mine (98% of the time) and sometimes in the spring and fall when 8am looks like 6pm, I had to pause to see if I was coming from or going to work. Weird.
This is the only skid that has you wondering? If you want peace & understanding is to dream internal life in death in a world called willoughby only in The Twilight Zone 💯
