Did these things happen in The Twilight Zone episode ''A Kind of a Stopwatch?''

What happens when a man is gifted a stopwatch that can freeze the world?

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You never know what to expect when you enter The Twilight Zone. For the episode "A Kind of a Stopwatch," you get to experience what could happen if a person could freeze the world with the press of a button. McNulty, played by Richard Erdman, was gifted a stopwatch that did just that.

Do you know if these things happened in the episode?

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  1. McNulty got fired for his meaningless suggestions and overuse of words.
  2. His father gave him a stopwatch as a birthday gift in the bar.
  3. McNulty noticed that the stopwatch could predict the future, so he threw it away.
  4. McNulty pressed the button on the stopwatch after Joe dropped the glasses.
  5. Once McNulty realized the watch could stop time, he pressed the button a few times to see if he wasn't going insane.
  6. He went back to his old job and stole money from the bosses chair.
  7. McNulty's old boss, Cooper, agreed to use the watch for business purposes.
  8. He used the watch to stop a baseball game.
  9. McNulty went to the bank with the watch to steal money.
  10. He dropped the watch, it broke, and everyone was stuck, including him.

Did these things happen in The Twilight Zone episode ''A Kind of a Stopwatch?''

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manofawholebunchofvoices 13 months ago
I wonder if Nick Nolte liked this episode.
Nala92129 14 months ago
I am ASHAMED that I got #10 wrong!
flyhawk3131 14 months ago
10 of 10,I love this episode, one of my top 10 on the TZ,BOY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A STOPWATCH LIKE THAT
texasluva 14 months ago
This ended in LoveMeTV22 getting our MQ this week. Congrats LMTV22

Where The Sidewalk Ends- (1950)-Crime, Drama and Film-Noir--
Director
Otto Preminger
Stars
Dana Andrews---Gene Tierney---Gary Merrill---Karl Malden-
Bert Freed---Neville Brand---Bert Freed---Ruth Donnelly-

https://ia903201.us.archive.org/27/items/where-the-sidewalk-ends-1950/Where%20the%20Sidewalk%20Ends%201950%20with%20Dana%20Andrews%2C%20Gene%20Tierney%20and%20Gary%20Merri_x264.mp4


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Moody texasluva 14 months ago
Thanks for all the movies you've posted & provided the links for. It is truly appreciated. I downloaded most of the ones I wanted but I didn't get them all but I do have the links. I'm going to try to access that website again while we're over there.

I posted a goodbye to AWL a few minutes ago but rather than try to find the others here & write the same thing over again can you pass our goodbyes along to the others please? I'd appreciate it.

So to LoveMetv22, KJExpress, MrsPhilHarris, PacificSun & AWL thanks for being our MeTv friends. I hope I didn't forget someone. We always have fun talking to all of you & playing the Friday quizzes. Everyone stay safe & have fun. We'll see you all again in a few months. Ciao! 😀
texasluva Moody 14 months ago
Will do. Hopefully can get to those other movies and on the METV web site. There is another idea for the next time. I know you don't like to put them on a phone but what you do is load them there and when you get to Italy or another PC you can just load them on PC device and remove from phone. You are probably going to need 30-60 G of space for 40-50 movies. Some are less then a G while others might be up to 3 G. Today I just lost about 150 movies. An uploader is no longer on IA for reasons I do not know. I will find most of them again. I only download the ones I really love. We are talking 40 on PC and 60 on cell.

Have a nice trip Moody and Tessa.
texasluva Moody 14 months ago
Sunday of animation movies. These are all fun, great video quality and sound.


Rio (2011) 1 hr 36 min-- Animation--Adventure--Comedy
Director
Carlos Saldanha
Stars
Jesse Eisenberg Blu (voice)---Anne Hathaway Jewel (voice)---George Lopez Rafael (voice)-
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.
Soundtracks include
Real In Rio
Music by Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Mikael Mutti and John Powell
Lyrics by Siedah Garrett
Performed by The Rio Singers
Produced by Sergio Mendes, John Powell, Carlinhos Brown and Mikael Mutti
The Girl from Ipanema and lots more soothing sounds.

https://ia902500.us.archive.org/2/items/my-movies_20220813/Rio.mp4



The Bob's Burger Movie (2022) 1 hr 42 min- Animation-- Adventure--Comedy
Directors
Loren Bouchard---Bernard Derriman
Stars
H. Jon Benjamin (voice)-- Kristen Schaal (voice)-- Dan Mintz (voice)-
The Belchers try to save the restaurant from closing as a sinkhole forms in front of it, while the kids try to solve a mystery that could save their family's restaurant.

https://ia802500.us.archive.org/2/items/my-movies_20220813/The.Bobs.Burgers.Movie.2022.mp4



Mickey`s Christmas Carol (1983) 26 min-Animation-Short--Comedy--Crystal clear with bright colors
Director
Burny Mattinson
Stars
Alan Young(voice)---Wayne Allwine(voice)---Hal Smith(voice) others.


https://archive.org/details/walt-disneys-mickeys-christmas-carol

Also use which might be a better copy below
https://ia801706.us.archive.org/12/items/walt-disneys-mickeys-christmas-carol/Walt%20Disney%60s%20%20Mickey%60s%20Christmas%20Carol.mp4
LoveMETV22 Moody 14 months ago
Hi Moody. I Know there's quit a time difference, but figured I would share with you as you are one of the group.
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No Quiz tonight. Texasluva sent to ER by his Dr. He said yesterday he has the flu. Attached is the message he sent me a few hours ago: 1/27/23. Which he included 2 movies. I wish the best for him as I'm sure you do too: Send him well wishes.
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I am heading for ER. Dr sent me. Might be gone 2-6 or more hours. If you dont here from me let the other quizzers know. Here the two bonus movies below.

Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) HIgh rated 7.9-1 hr 27 min-
Director
Wes Anderson
Stars
George Clooney (voice) Meryl Streep-(voice) Bill Murray(voice) Willem Dafoe (voice)
Owen Wilson (voice)-

https://ia902501.us.archive.org/14/items/fantastic.-mr.-fox.-2009/Fantastic.Mr.Fox.2009.mp4



Mightnight Run 1988) 2 hr 6 min-- Action--Comedy---Crime-- Real funny
Director
Martin Brest
Stars
Robert De Niro---Charles Grodin---Yaphet Kotto-

https://ia804702.us.archive.org/16/items/1980s-movies/Midnight%20Run%20%281988%29.mp4
texasluva 14 months ago
Tonight's Movie Quiz
This is a gritty film filled with desperate people who solve their problems with their fists or some other weapon. Small-time hoods are a dime-a-dozen and cops routinely beat confessions out of the crooks. Getting caught-up in a murder investigation seems as natural as breathing.

As for the stars we have them, You betcha. Plus a top director of these times. For the life of me I can't remember what decade this movie is in "cough" Though for sure it's back a spell. Movie genre is well known- Crime, Drama and Film-Noir. The good ones. Of course there's a dame and a detective too. One who is attempting to change the ways his father used to operate. Good luck with that. Many co-actors who became famous not long after this. One having a TV show that lasted years and had Michael Douglas in it. Another known as a toughie and in Westerns and other genre movies., try Kansas City Confidential, The Tin Star, TZ and many other movies and TV series to boot. Though minor characters they help bring out the best in this film.

Though both stars do not personally have an Oscar they both have played together in other movies that won them. So Mr. Detective flick your Bic (no they did not have Bic's back then) and give that dame er lady a light. Yahoo we have a real film-noir.
I'm done cluing. The rest is up to you!

Entertainment--
Remember When - Back to the 50's & 60's--


Arlene and Jerry Mahoney moments on "What's My Line"--


Tea for Two | Columbo--


What's My Line? - William Holden (1956)--


Classic Cartoon Characters in Commercials (Vol. 1)--


Kingsman: The Secret Service | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX-- You may be watching this soon.



Bonus Movies--

Two Rode Together (1961)
Director
John Ford
Stars
James Stewart---Richard Widmark---Shirley Jones---Andy Devine-
John McIntire---LinJames Stewart & Richard Widmark - Two Rode Together (1961) John Fordda Cristal---Paul Birch---Ken Curtis-
James Stewart & Richard Widmark - Two Rode Together (1961) John Ford--

https://ia801200.us.archive.org/12/items/37400/37400.mp4



Avatar (2009)-
Director
James Cameron
Stars
Sam Worthington---Zoe Saldana---Sigourney Weaver---Michelle Rodriguez---Stephen Lang
https://ia804607.us.archive.org/30/items/BRIAHD/Avatar%201080p.mp4

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texasluva MrsPhilHarris 14 months ago
Tonight's MQ @: How well do you remember the terrifying Twilight Zone episode ''Living Doll''?
texasluva LoveMETV22 14 months ago
Tonight's MQ @: How well do you remember the terrifying Twilight Zone episode ''Living Doll''?
Tonight's MQ @: How well do you remember the terrifying Twilight Zone episode ''Living Doll''?
texasluva KJExpress 14 months ago
Tonight's MQ @: How well do you remember the terrifying Twilight Zone episode ''Living Doll''?
Moody 14 months ago
Hello fellow quizzers! I hope everyone had a great holday.
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MrsPhilHarris texasluva 14 months ago
Just damp and chilly. Could be worse. Saw some devastating clips out of California. We had floods last year. Devastating.
texasluva MrsPhilHarris 14 months ago
Sports Fanatic Tuesday. These are both sports movies. One Baseball and the other Hockey. Both have great actors and co-stars.


Bull Durham (1988) 1 hr 48 min-- Comedy--Romance--Sport-
Director
Ron Shelton
Stars
Kevin Costner---Susan Sarandon---Tim Robbins---
Trey Wilson---Robert Wuhl-

https://ia904709.us.archive.org/17/items/8-u-11-durh-4-m/8U11DURH4M.mp4



Slap Shot (1977)- 2 hr 3 min- Comedy--Drama--Sport-
Director
George Roy Hill
Stars
Paul Newman---Michael Ontkean---Strother Martin---Jennifer Warren-

https://ia601401.us.archive.org/14/items/514-p-5-h-07/514P5H07.mp4
Moody KJExpress 14 months ago
Thank you.
MrsPhilHarris texasluva 14 months ago
Bull Durham was a great movie!
AllisonWunderland 14 months ago
Yay! MQ night 🥳 …Is everyone ready? It’s been 2 whole weeks since our last one 😉
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Stand at attention AWL LOL Okay I easy on you
🫡…at ease now, lol
texasluva KJExpress 14 months ago
Quizzers Saturday Movie- Great Opening. Good movie and sequel to Skyfall- Rating 7.0
Saturday Movie-

Spectre-(2015)-2 hr 28 min- Daniel Craig-007
Director
Sam Mendes
Stars
Daniel Craig---Christoph Waltz---Léa Seydoux---Ralph Fiennes

https://ia802200.us.archive.org/24/items/BRSFHD/Spe%201080p.mp4
Sports Fanatic Tuesday. These are both sports movies. One Baseball and the other Hockey. Both have great actors and co-stars.


Bull Durham (1988) 1 hr 48 min-- Comedy--Romance--Sport-
Director
Ron Shelton
Stars
Kevin Costner---Susan Sarandon---Tim Robbins---
Trey Wilson---Robert Wuhl-

https://ia904709.us.archive.org/17/items/8-u-11-durh-4-m/8U11DURH4M.mp4



Slap Shot (1977)- 2 hr 3 min- Comedy--Drama--Sport-
Director
George Roy Hill
Stars
Paul Newman---Michael Ontkean---Strother Martin---Jennifer Warren-

https://ia601401.us.archive.org/14/items/514-p-5-h-07/514P5H07.mp4
Nala92129 14 months ago
This was my late sister's favorite episode. She loved Richard Erdman's
chutzpah!
tootsieg 14 months ago
8/10. Just saw the episode a few days ago.
Matsui 14 months ago
You got 10 out of 10, easy, been watching TZ since 1978 on KTLA TV 5 Los Angeles.
Ready2go 14 months ago
9/10. Just saw this in the last week.
Moody 14 months ago
7/10. I haven't seen this episode in a long time.
CoreyC 14 months ago
The Simpsons Halloween episode did this and there was a movie The Girl, The Gold Watch and Everything.
vinman63 14 months ago
This is far fetch but in a cartoon Johnny Test episode. Jonny Test's sisters create a stop clock that he takes and he creates havock and in the end breaks the clock.
Andybandit 14 months ago
I got 3/10. I got #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10 wrong. I never saw this episode.
BenSobeleone Andybandit 14 months ago
I got 4/10. I didn't see this episode either.
Peter_Falk_Fan 15 months ago
10/10 My favorite episode when I was a teen. I thought it would be cool to have that stopwatch. But there's always that chance that I would break it.
Well, if you stop and think about it, it's kinda stupid! First of all, who the hell is this Potts character and why does he give this stopwatch to McNulty? Secondly, what's the purpose of showing it off when no one knows that it's working? Finally, is it really that bad when the watch breaks? It seems Mcnulty has the whole world to himself, and unlike Burgess Meredith, he doesn't have to worry about broken eyeglasses ["It's not fair! It's just not fair!"]!
Many episodes of TTZ are silly, but I still enjoy them.

"Finally, is it really that bad when the watch breaks?" Well, yeah! Didn't you see McNulty panicking? I certainly wouldn't want to be alone in this world, either.
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