The Bewitchin’ Pool
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"The Bewitchin’ Pool" is a 1964 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone in which two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bewitchin’ Pool canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Twilight Zone episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| airingOrder | final episode of the original The Twilight Zone run ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
child neglect
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dysfunctional family ⓘ escapism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| directedBy |
Joseph M. Newman
ⓘ
Robert Butler ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aunt T
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Gil Sharewood ⓘ Gloria Sharewood ⓘ Jeb Sharewood ⓘ Sport Sharewood ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
alternate world refuge
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children fleeing unhappy home ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
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fantasy television ⓘ science fiction television ⓘ |
| hasMysteriousPortal | backyard swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasRodSerlingClosingMonologue | true ⓘ |
| hasRodSerlingOpeningMonologue | true ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the final episode of the original The Twilight Zone series to be produced ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1964-06-19 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (original series)
|
| plotSummary | Two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS
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surface form:
CBS Television
|
| productionOrder | last of the original series ⓘ |
| season | Season 5 ⓘ |
| series |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone
|
| setting |
idyllic rural refuge
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suburban home ⓘ |
| stars |
Dee Hartford
ⓘ
Georgia Simmons ⓘ Mary Badham ⓘ Tim Stafford ⓘ Tod Andrews ⓘ |
| storyBy | Earl Hamner Jr. ⓘ |
| title | The Bewitchin’ Pool self-link ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Earl Hamner Jr. ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.