The Changing Of The Guard (Season 3 Finale)

The Changing Of The Guard (Season 3 Finale) - Twilight-Tober Zone

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"The Changing of the Guard" is a home run in every sense of the word. It's a feel-good classic where the performances, writing, and directing elevate each other to a sum greater than their parts. Join Walter as he discusses this marvelous Twilight Zone episode.
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@ChannelAwesome 8 ай бұрын

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@melissacooper8724 8 ай бұрын

I thought it was touching that the students from beyond would come back to make Fowler realize how his lessons impacted them!

@lowrider993 8 ай бұрын

This one I really liked, it was heartwarming

@vishalkalicharan7710 7 ай бұрын

How many episodes of Season 4 ae there?

@melissacooper8724 7 ай бұрын

@@vishalkalicharan7710 There are 18 episodes total for Season 4.

@colorin81colorado 19 күн бұрын

I just discovered your channel only days ago and I have been binge watching them... Thank you for all the hard work you have put on them, it shows!

@RedLeif1 8 ай бұрын

I only have two regrets with this episode: 1. That I cannot give it more than 10/10. 2. That I cannot watch it again for the first time.

@DanGamingFan2846 8 ай бұрын

This is one of the best episodes of the show, and really would've made for a perfect series finale. Donald Pleasanse has such a moving performance. As a creative writer, seeing how someone's work can leave such an impact on people really touches and inspires me.

@watershipup7101 8 ай бұрын

Pleasanse was the best part.

@waterbullstudios9195 8 ай бұрын

Awesome.

@amyfisher6380 8 ай бұрын

This episode was Rod’s love letter to teachers and the teaching profession, which is why it aired in June, at the end of the school year, when some teachers would have finished their final year of teaching. That’s why it contains so much heart and poignancy to it, without being overly maudlin. As for season four, like the other seasons, it’s a mixed bag, with some excellent episodes, some fair to middling episodes, and some real clunkers.

@57highland 5 ай бұрын

Which do you think are excellent and which are clunkers? There's one in particular which I think is excellent but gets pretty low marks on these postings.

@wstine79 8 ай бұрын

This feels like a dark version of Mr. Holland's Opus. A man who felt like he did not say anything, only realize that he help other people in his life. Donald Pleasence was great as always.

@trinaq 8 ай бұрын

OK yes, you're quite right! I knew that it felt familiar to a particular movie, and you've certainly hit the nail right on the head!

@Omar-wq9dz 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Holland’s Opus is a movie more people need to see

@melissacooper8724 8 ай бұрын

I remember watching Mr. Holland's Opus in my high school class. I remember when we got to the part where they were showing news footage about John Lennon's death, a girl in my class said, "Who's John Lennon?" I ended up explaining to her who he was. All in all, the movie was great!

@Chaosfox04 7 ай бұрын

@@melissacooper8724 Kinda reminds me of that story where Paul McCartney did a duet with some artist if today and someone made a similar comment asking who Paul was and that it was nice for an "unknown artist" to be included.

@ChrisOnStage2 7 ай бұрын

More like Goodbye Mr. Chips

@MaximumRD 8 ай бұрын

Just another great example of why Donald Pleasence was a legendary actor.

@anubusx 8 ай бұрын

He defitnetly was.

@princessangel821 8 ай бұрын

I always loved this one. Most good people dont realize the impact they've had on others

@trinaq 8 ай бұрын

True, to the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you are the world.

@adamdavis1648 7 ай бұрын

@@trinaqAwwwwww

@57highland 5 ай бұрын

It's impossible to not look back on a teacher with at least a trace of fondness.

@kelleyceccato7025 8 ай бұрын

I'm always glad to see this episode get the love it deserves. Too often I get the impression that dark-hued cynicism is regarded as synonymous with quality, while sincerity and honestly-earned sentiment are disregarded as "cheap" and "shallow." This episode is both sweet and smart, and I can't help wishing more of today's screenwriters understood how to combine these characteristics.

@louisduarte8763 8 ай бұрын

They don't make (or get nominated for awards) them like this anymore.

@cherylcampbell9369 7 ай бұрын

Excellent insight. I agree.

@trinaq 8 ай бұрын

This was a heartwarming instalment, which still holds up well today. The message is absolutely timeless, showing that you never know the impact you can make on another person, no matter how small it may seem at first.

@bvigil1888 8 ай бұрын

This was definitely one of the sadder and heartfelt episodes, I always felt it was a polar opposite piece to Death's Head Revisited because in that its a man who touched and tortured a lot of lives ending in death and is haunted by them, while with this episode its with a man who thought he hadnt reached and taught the boys in his charge anything useful to be better in life and is visited by the ghosts of students who show gratitude.

@precious_muse 8 ай бұрын

Love this episode! As an English teacher myself, I often look to it as a pick-me-up, to remind myself that I am making a difference even if it doesn't seem so. And I really enjoy the discussion and recitation of "When I Was One-and-Twenty" at the episode's opening.

@gothicMCRgirl 8 ай бұрын

Please, please keep on teaching! English teachers were honestly my saviors in school, and I sometimes wished I had told them as such at the time. But I was young, and young people have a hard time vocalizing those feelings, but I can assure you, you may have students who find comfort in your class and they just don’t tell you. Things like literature and free writing can be some people’s only outlet for their emotions.

@precious_muse 8 ай бұрын

@@gothicMCRgirl I really appreciate your saying that.

@LordGreystoke 5 ай бұрын

I’ll tell you this. It wasn’t my English teachers who left a lasting impression upon me but my history teacher. My high school history teacher made me believe that history mattered and whether we learn from it or not it is a subject worth studying and that we can incorporate it into our lives if we choose to do so. History is worthy of respect and when we do show respect it can aid us in choosing the right path forward.

@josephstevens9888 5 ай бұрын

Some of the most practical tools I use in daily life came from a very influential English teacher.

@57highland 5 ай бұрын

When they get old enough to possess even a bit of wisdom, the students who didn't care about schoolwork or didn't show their teachers due appreciation, will look back fondly on those teachers with a regretful wish for a "do over."

@karrihart1 8 ай бұрын

My best friend and her husband are both teachers, and thanks to administrations, bureaucracy, difficult parents, etc; they can definitely feel sometimes like nothing they do matters. Teachers matter and deserve to be treated and paid accordingly.

@melissacooper8724 8 ай бұрын

I feel that these days teachers don't get the respect like they used to. Nowadays, the parents take their children's side even if the child was in the wrong!

@George-kz5hb 8 ай бұрын

I don’t think there is any story archetype I love more than “ one man’s worth”

@spacedinosaur8733 7 ай бұрын

Follow Me, Boys! (1966) starring Fred MacMurray

@cherylcampbell9369 7 ай бұрын

@@spacedinosaur8733 I saw that years ago, and will try to find it for viewing again, since you mention it a few times here. TY.

@ThenewTchannel 8 ай бұрын

Just thinking about Donald Pleasance being on The Twilight Zone puts an immense smile on my face

@travtotheworld 8 ай бұрын

This episode almost seems like an inverse of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol.

@inwyrdn3691 8 ай бұрын

This episode was the thing that cemented my desire to become a teacher. Though I graduated from university with my degree and did get my certification, I never taught as a professional occupation. I have been a teacher in many aspects, and have never once regretted the time or cost of my schooling. Every time you teach someone something, that is a small victory for humanity, because you have made one of its members a little better.

@kshitijmehta876 8 ай бұрын

There are no words to describe the way I feel about this episode....just a feel good and sincere story. I LOVE THIS!!!

@dreaminvater 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this episode, it never fails to make me teary eyed. Donald Pleasance was an amazing actor, and I loved the little nod you gave calling him Dr. Loomis.

@Omar-wq9dz 8 ай бұрын

I would say this episode has a cult following because it’s not as famous as something like Monsters Are Due On Maple Street or Nightmare At 20000 Feet, but it’s 1 of the more beloved of the entire show

@mitchman3006 8 ай бұрын

Watched this the other day, such a good episode, that scene of the boys appearing at their desks is so haunting.

@57highland 3 ай бұрын

Appearing, looking up, and smiling. Friendly ghosts.

@Omar-wq9dz 8 ай бұрын

1 of the more heartwarming episodes of the show, with a sentimental ending

@trinaq 8 ай бұрын

Precisely, I loved it as a preteen, and still loved it now.

@als3022 8 ай бұрын

I also enjoy how his eyes widen for a moment when the barrel gets into his line of sight. Almost like his mind caught up with what he is contemplating. This episode always brings me to tears. When I was a kid, I thought it sad like a grandfather feeling he wasted his life. When I started to teach, I sympathized with him as someone who rather than wondering if I mattered wondered if I would matter. And as I get older, I understand completely the feeling of questioning whether you mattered in the end. If your legacy is a success or failure. It's an excellent episode

@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat 8 ай бұрын

This episode managed to encapsulate the heartbreaking beauty of poetry along with the understanding that even a humble person can affect many others in very positive ways❤

@paulbaresel6784 4 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorites. As a teacher, it speaks to me. I watch it every Christmas.

@Troninater 8 ай бұрын

I never even seen this episode before yet the mere clips I saw here moved me to almost tear up when watching this.

@claytonrios1 8 ай бұрын

Donald Pleasance is in this one. The original Dr. Loomis. One of my favorite horror film roles to be frank.

@chasehedges6775 8 ай бұрын

👍🔥

@MagnetHero 8 ай бұрын

So great to see Donald Pleasence in a Twilight Zone episode. One of my favorite roles of his in TV is in Columbo where he is the operator of a winery. The back and forth between him and Peter Falk is amazing.

@ponygon777 8 ай бұрын

Going from Cavender is Coming to this episode is like watching a double feature with The Love Guru as the first movie and Good Will Hunting as the second.

@derekstein6193 8 ай бұрын

Now THAT is an example of tonal whiplash.

@simplejan5942 Ай бұрын

I just saw this episode, my granda was a teacher, i always liked school and im a martial arts teacher part time, so this hit me in the heart.

@Stroheim333 8 ай бұрын

This is also a short story written by Rod Serling. I remember reading it as a boy, and I cried floods. This is sentimentality done good. (And everyone who think sentimentality is always bad or embarrassing -- get the h*ll out of here! People with a soul appreciate sentimentality.)

@HelloJoseph83 8 ай бұрын

Max Von Sydow was also 42 when he played Father Merrin in The Exorcist.

@blossom1643 4 күн бұрын

One of my all time favorite twilight zones!! Look how young Ryan O’Neil is!! ✌️

@Nasser851000 8 ай бұрын

I bet this one will give us the feels 😢

@Buzz-McCool 8 ай бұрын

One of my favorites. Very satisfying.

@fishbench7764 8 ай бұрын

One of my most vivid memories of this show was watching this during an all day marathon of the Twilight Zone. All of the other episodes I can barely remember, but I remember watching this episode for the first time and how it made me tear up. This is a episode that stuck with me in a similar way as Night of the Meek did, as in they both hit me with feelings that other shows or even TZ episodes wish it could make me feel. This one is in my top 3 favorite episodes of this series and I'm so happy to finally see it covered.

@Charlie_Wolfe 8 ай бұрын

Warms my heart the same way “Goodbye Mr. Chips” did 😢

@megacrashthehedgehog5377 7 ай бұрын

I think this episode is severely underrated. It may not be as dark or have an incredibly shocking twist like many of the more famous episodes, but I think it executes going for a more hopeful and optimistic angle very well.

@JohannaLeigh 7 ай бұрын

This story reminds me of the movie, Goodbye Mr. Chips, from the 1940's.

@PENGUINGIRL1210 7 ай бұрын

I relate to this episode way too much. It feels like the main character is literally me, and his being an English professor is even more relateable because I’m an English studies major and writer. It’s an existential but bittersweet feeling reflecting on your life and wondering just who has been touched by your words. I think it’d be nice to see everyone who was moved by you before you die, similar to the classroom scene

@SpongeyTheEditor 8 ай бұрын

Pretty solid season ender for sure. A simple story that works well.

@MattCaliber 7 ай бұрын

I think the greatest joy any teacher or professor could have, besides a decent paycheck, is the knowledge that they were able to impact a student's life from what they taught.

@KyleShiflet13666 8 ай бұрын

Along with The Hunt this a episode that will make you tear up

@user-cr2xj8uo9p 6 ай бұрын

This Twilight Zone episode is one of the few ones that I legit cried to. It's so good.

@claymccoy 8 ай бұрын

I wonder if Rod Serling was inspired by the film Goodbye, Mr. Chips when he wrote this episode.

@monchytales6857 8 ай бұрын

the twist is that there is no twist; he deserves to feel good about himself

@shenloken2 8 ай бұрын

This episode being the last episode of season 3 before the 4th season is more than fitting as huge changes were ahead! I am definitely mixed on season 4 but it definitely going to enjoy hearing your guys thoughts on it! As for the episode ‘Changing of the Guard’ itself; one of the most emotional and best episodes ever! As it resonates with so many people out there wishing to leave a memorable legacy behind; it really does move some viewers to tears!

@jrkorman 2 ай бұрын

I do wonder about some of my teachers in the past. I know there are a handful still with us; I graduated high school in 1974. Now looking back over those years I may point out many of them for lessons taught and then used over the years. I can but say, "Thank You" to each of them in memory.

@jasongodwin1319 7 ай бұрын

Donald Pleasance aka Dr. Loomis. Very appropriate here since Halloween is coming up this month. And this October also has a Friday the 13th. Nice.

@ArtsyLadyCrafter 3 ай бұрын

Just came to say that I cry whenever I see this episode.😢 Just saw it tonight on Pluto Classic TV. I agree with all of the comments about the excellent acting and other.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 8 ай бұрын

Another day another amazing video! 🖤🖤🧡🧡🎃🎃

@ericjanssen394 8 ай бұрын

MST3K once joked that even as a good character, Donald Pleasance's calm, slightly out-of-it delivery could make anything sound sinister: "Just imagine Donald walking into a Denny's and saying 'I would like...a Grand Slam breakfast...with extra bacon.....please.'" Even so, the George Bailey elements make this a good double-feature to watch when digging out "Night of the Meek" with the other classic-TV Christmas reruns, certainly more than "Five Characters in Search of an Exit".

@mst3KGf 7 ай бұрын

He is Pleasance and he is funky.

@labyfan1313 2 ай бұрын

Never would have guessed that was Donald Pleasance. I knew whoever the actor was, he was wearing old age make-up but that's about it. My first introduction to him was in Escape to Witch Mountain which was/is my favourite childhood movie. So I'm very fond of all the actors from it. I agree that his performance in the TZ was phenomenal.

@donjezza10 8 ай бұрын

"Be ashamed to die unless you have won some victory for humanity". That quote is honestly definitive proof that of all the things that came from earlier centuries, humanity itself aged the poorest.

@matthewmccoyd2578 8 ай бұрын

"The most emotive eyes... An angel's eyes"

@julieporter7805 7 ай бұрын

This episode is so lovely and it is wonderful to see Donald Pleasance play a good guy when I am used to seeing him as sinister or villainous characters, for example The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water in the infamous Water Safety PSA. (Fun Fact: If you love the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol, Donald's daughter, Angela plays The Ghost of Christmas Past and does a very good job playing the elven, sweet, but sometimes creepy spirit.) Oh Jaime Tennyson is talking again, that's a relief. I must admit that I do make one joke. When one of the students says that Fowler taught him Ethics, I always quip "And now I'm in prison, jerk!" The part where Fowler recites Houseman's "When I Was One and Twenty" gets to me every time.😢

@stillaboveground2470 8 ай бұрын

A very emotional and touching episode. It's nice when you realize that you mean something to others.

@519djw6 7 ай бұрын

*I've never seen "The Changing of the Guard"--but as a college English teacher, myself, I would like to watch this!*

@Other_Robots 8 ай бұрын

I’m always amused by this idea that every office desk in the 20th century had a loaded revolver in it lol

@roughstud100 6 ай бұрын

“We wanted to let you know that we were grateful” The same words my nephew said when I taught him what a Dutch oven was.

@MillieGriffin 8 ай бұрын

This one made me cry

@brycestrout9178 8 ай бұрын

Anyone else getting massive "Oh Captain, my captain" from Dead Poet's Society from this episode?

@ChrisOnStage2 7 ай бұрын

This episode so reminded me of the excellent movie, "Goodbye Mr. Chips"

@articusramos808 8 ай бұрын

Wait. I remember this one. It's a great one among many

@bethanywallace8575 8 ай бұрын

I'm so conflicted because I wamt to watch each of these episodes as soon as they come out, but I also would like to sit all cozy with some tea and watch the whole Playlist. Life is so hard 😭😭😭

@bonesf200 8 ай бұрын

After being freaked out by the Twilight Zone all my life I have reached a new level of freaked out as my great grandad was called Ellis Fowler

@melissacooper8724 8 ай бұрын

Really? What a strange coincidence that your great granddad had the same name as the lead character in this episode of The Twilight Zone!

@ECO473 7 ай бұрын

This was a positive ghost story, with the deceased students showing Fowler that his efforts didn't go to waste, and they went on to do great things because of him. Nice supernatural twist.

@animefan25 8 ай бұрын

After the completion of the original series, will you cover the revivals?

@TimothyBall-mv3lp 2 күн бұрын

6/3/2024. As good as this show, sure wish I can watch Night Gallery. The episode where he says, " No thanks I'll eat her here!"

@dionruffin3996 4 ай бұрын

This is definitely one of the slower paced episodes but it’s worth watching and has a great lesson

@DCXXVI-626 8 ай бұрын

the make-up was incredible!!

@emirlsanchos6302 5 ай бұрын

Funny story: I was watching this episode and noted how The Teacher was written and portrayed in accordance to Rod Serling and thought "If Donald Pleasance were still alive and they did a re-enactment of this episode, even if it were on a theatrical stage, he'd be perfect for this role". When the end credits rolled and I saw "Starring: Donald Pleasance", it elicited a good hearty laugh and filled me with awe at how well this role fit him like a snug coat. Additionally, he was only 42 years old at the time when it was recorded.

@miroslavtomic7038 5 ай бұрын

Due to the fact that alot of than young guys appeared in this episode, this episode has an unusually high number of cast members still alive today.

@richewilson6394 8 ай бұрын

I cry at this episode every time It makes me think of that movie that was done in 1939 called goodbye Mr chips. Which I assume that's what Sterling had taken the inspiration from. That one makes me cry every time. Must watch before you die kinda of movie as well as my man Godfrey.

@Jack1994hoo 7 ай бұрын

Oh God thank you for remindong me of this episode. This one is DEFINITELY in my top 5

@Purplesubmariner 7 ай бұрын

In His Image is one of my all time favorite TZ Episodes. The dialogue exchange at the climax is just so well written, and some of the metaphors so striking. The raw human emotion, desire and feeling given life in a Frankensteinion creation of happenstance and regret

@voiskumbeaver3285 5 ай бұрын

A pleasure to discover this channel which enhances my appreciation of Serling's work. Many thanks!

@Chaosfox04 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Waler for twlking about this one. I watechrd a marathon during rhe July 4th weekend and I happened to watch this episode. I got all choked up. Easily one of my top ten. Maybe Top 5.

@madkittyjoey70 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorite TZ episodes. Donald Pleasance is wonderful! And the ghosts of students past gave him good reasons why commiting suicide would be a big mistake.

@alwaysplotting2096 8 ай бұрын

A Twilight Zone Christmas special.

@bensaret 8 ай бұрын

Love that Mann quote at the end, saving it among a list of other great quotes I've collected over the years.

@fredrikcarlstedt393 8 ай бұрын

We go from Dr Julius No to Ernst Stavro Blofeld . Impressive .

@D5v5d 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful episode

@jharmond3874 8 ай бұрын

My Grandfather was a teacher and then later a principle. Even now he gets calls from his former students telling him how grateful they are for his teachings years later.

@tonys9102 8 ай бұрын

Here is some fun trivia. Actor Darryl Richard, who played Thompson in this episode (the student on the far left), played the role of Smitty on "The Donna Reed Show." Four years later, that show did a comedic take on the topic of a retiring professor called "Do Me A Favor, Don't Do Me Anymore Favors." It's one of the best "Donna Reed" episodes of the final season.

@thetruthaboutfacts224 8 ай бұрын

Definitely gives me 1939 goodbye mr chips vibes which is one of my favorite movies.

@user-cg6gg8de4y 7 ай бұрын

A great performance from a great English actor, arguably the best Twilight Zone episode.

@melissacooper8724 8 ай бұрын

I felt that it was a heartwarming episode! I know on the surface that it seemed like the school was being callous by putting him out to pasture, but in the long run they were doing him a favor so he could enjoy his twilight years by traveling or enjoying some relaxing hobbies. I felt that it had a bit of It's A Wonderful Life the way Fowler was in despair to the brink of suicide only to be visited by the ghosts of his former students. It was heartwarming to see how his lessons impacted the lives of his students! ❤

@classtilton871 7 ай бұрын

Just went back to watch the full episode, ajd honestly it was amazing, the acting makes you really feel something, and if it wasnt for this video i never would have guessed the actor wasnt an old man. Worth watching

@wingzero7X 8 ай бұрын

Ohhhh I'm emotional from this one, such a heartfelt story that really speaks to what we leave behind before/after we're gone

@charlirenner193 7 ай бұрын

With season 3 finished, there are still a lot of classic episodes to go through past season 4. Can't wait to see those be covered.

@Craig_Spurlock 7 ай бұрын

This was indeed, a very well done episode. Also, that is crazy that the 'Zone' almost ended here. Several of my favorite episodes are still to come: "Mute" "The Bewitchin' Pool", "Night Call", and others!

@FreihEitner 7 ай бұрын

Wow, I never realized that was Donald Pleasance. And to compare this 1/2 hour episode against "It's a Wonderful Life" is a bit like comparing 1906 Oldsmobile to a 1964 Mustang; they'll both get you from point A to point B but one has had more time to develop.

@fierceditiesnaruto 7 ай бұрын

A treasured classic!

@JoseJoseC626 7 ай бұрын

This episode is to me It's A Wonderful Life. The good hearted man who feels he lost it all sees no other way out but ending it. Then a supernatural force reminds em how much they mean to others

@dankrowpman1201 Ай бұрын

What a wonderful episode!

@killeing 8 ай бұрын

"I don't see it falling into the same category as "It's a Wonderful Live"-" How do you NOT see its a wonderful life in this? Its christmas time, the guy is contemplating suicide, and he sees how his life impacted everyone elses, leaving you to contemplate how they would've been without it. It's a wonderful tribute to the film personally, I completely see that movie in this episode ^^!

@kiartoons2010 7 ай бұрын

The pretty much lack of twist in the episode is one of the many things that make the episode work.

@johnnymccraze 7 ай бұрын

I don't care if this is essentially a shorter version of It's A Wonderful Life. It's truly one of the most underrated episodes of the series.

@chrisbullard5901 7 ай бұрын

This is a great episode! I could watch it over and over.

@mudvalve 8 ай бұрын

Many of the students who passed on explain they met their demise by winning some victory for humanity! That’s a main point, as it was the teacher who taught them this life lesson!