{"id":1617,"date":"2026-01-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thekeyofimagination.com\/wp\/?page_id=1617"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:23:53","slug":"mr-dingle-the-strong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thekeyofimagination.com\/wp\/mr-dingle-the-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"“Mr. Dingle, the Strong”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

“Mr. Dingle, the Strong”
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Link to Twilight zone episode transcript\u00a0<\/span>
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\n\n\n\n\n\nTwilight Zone Season 2, Episode 55\n\n\nOriginal Air Date<\/span>: <\/strong>March 3, 1961\n\n\nDirector<\/span>: John Brahm<\/strong>\n\n\nTeleplay<\/span>:<\/strong> Rod Serling\n\n\nCast<\/span>: Burgess Meredith plays Luther Dingle. Our bartender, Anthony O\u2019Toole, is played by James Westerfield; James Callahan, the bookie, is played by Edward Ryder; and Don Rickles is playing our bettor with the hot temper.\n\n\nMy rating<\/span>: Middle Lower-tier\n\n\n\n\nQuestion 1<\/span>: What can we learn from Dingle\u2019s failure?\n\n\nQuestion 2<\/span>:  Why does Dingle repeatedly come back to the bar?\n\n\nQuestion 3<\/span>: What are your moments of awe?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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