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The Twilight Zone S1E2 — Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon

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The Twilight Zone•Season 1•Episode 2

Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon

7.2/10 · 727 votesOct 4, 198549 min

Ranked #6 of 24 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

Salesman Bill Lowery wakes up one morning and discovers, to his horror, that people around him are slowly degenerating their talk into gibberish that he cannot understand. His ability to communicate is needed more than ever when his son becomes sick. Lowery manages to get

Directed byWes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace

Written byRockne S. O'Bannon, James Crocker, Joe Gannon

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Cast1

Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Narrator (voice)

Crew5

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Writer

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James Crocker

Writer

Wes Craven

Wes Craven

Director

Tommy Lee Wallace

Tommy Lee Wallace

Director

J

Joe Gannon

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon" is episode 2 of The Twilight Zone season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 727 votes, ranking #6 of 24 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace and written by Rockne S. O'Bannon, James Crocker, Joe Gannon, it aired on October 4, 1985.

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