Ep 13. Ring-A-Ding Girl
- TV-PG
- December 27, 1963
- 25 min
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7.8 (1,957)
In the Twilight Zone season 5 episode 13 entitled "Ring-A-Ding Girl," we follow the story of Bunny Blake, a glamorous and famous Hollywood actress who receives a strange and unsettling premonition about a disaster that will soon strike her hometown of Howardville, Indiana. Bunny is a beloved figure in Howardville, as she previously lived there and still has family and friends in the town. Despite her fears and hesitations, Bunny decides to travel back to Howardville to warn everyone about the impending catastrophe, which will come in the form of a massive tornado.
As she arrives in Howardville, Bunny tries to warn the townspeople and her family members but her warnings are dismissed as the ravings of a celebrity out of touch with reality. Bunny soon realizes that she may be powerless to stop the impending doom - or is she? With the help of a child with an affinity for tarot cards and a bizarre twist of fate, Bunny may be able to alter the trajectory of events and save her beloved town.
Throughout the episode, we see Bunny struggling to come to terms with the fleeting nature of fame and the importance of human connection and empathy. She initially appears self-absorbed and out-of-touch, but as the episode progresses and the stakes get higher, she begins to understand the true impact of her influence and the power that comes with it. In the final moments of the episode, the audience is left to ponder the limits of fate, the power of belief, and the importance of human connection in the face of impending disaster.
"Ring-A-Ding Girl" features standout performances from main actress Anne Francis as Bunny Blake, as well as supporting actors Dean Jagger and Rod Serling himself as the episode's narrator. The episode also features an ominous and tense score by Jerry Goldsmith that heightens the suspense and urgency of the plot. "Ring-A-Ding Girl" stands out as a memorable and thought-provoking episode in the Twilight Zone series, as it explores themes of celebrity, premonition, fate, and the power of belief.
