"A Game of Pool"

Jack Klugman as Jesse Cardiff and Jonathan Winters as James Howard "Fats" Brown from the Twilight Zone episode "A Game of Pool."
Jack Klugman as Jesse Cardiff and Jonathan Winters as James Howard "Fats" Brown from the Twilight Zone episode "A Game of Pool."

  • Twilight Zone Season 3, Episode 70
  • Original Air Date: October 13th, 1961
  • Director: Buzz Kulik
  • Teleplay: Rod Serling
  • Cast: Jesse Cardiff is played by Twilight Zone royalty, Jack Klugman. The great comedian Jonathan Winters is our James Fats Howard Brown..
  • My rating: Upper Middle-tier
  • Question 1: What can we actually take away from the message about greatness in this episode?
  • Question 2: Is there a way for us to determine if Fats Brown is a good, evil, or neutral entity in this episode?
  • Question 3: What are your moments of awe?

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