The Dummy

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"The Dummy" is a 1962 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone that centers on a ventriloquist who becomes convinced his dummy is alive, exploring themes of madness and identity.

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The Dummy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf The Twilight Zone episode
television episode
blackAndWhite true
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
directedBy Abner Biberman
episodeNumberInSeason 33
featuresCharacter Jerry Etherson
Willie the dummy
followedByEpisode Young Man's Fancy
genre fantasy television
psychological horror
science fiction television
hasOpeningMonologueBy Rod Serling
narratedBy Rod Serling
originalAirDate 1962-05-04
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
partOfAnthologySeries The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
plotSummary A troubled ventriloquist becomes convinced that his dummy is alive and malevolent.
precededByEpisode The Gift
presentedBy Rod Serling
producedBy Buck Houghton
productionCode 4835
runningTimeMinutes 25
season 3
series The Twilight Zone (TV series)
surface form: The Twilight Zone
setting nightclub
stars Cliff Robertson
Frank Sutton
George Murdock
theme identity
madness
split personality
ventriloquism
title The Dummy self-link
writtenBy Lee Polk
yearOfTelevisionEpisode 1962

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short story collection "The Lottery and Other Stories" hasPart The Dummy
subject surface form: The Lottery and Other Stories
The Dummy title The Dummy self-link