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The Twilight Zone S1E4 — Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers

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The Twilight Zone•Season 1•Episode 4

Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers

7.1/10 · 669 votesOct 18, 198549 min

Ranked #7 of 24 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy. Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes. A deputy trooper stops by a diner during a rainstorm

Directed byRick Friedberg, William Friedkin

Written byMichael Cassutt, Philip DeGuere Jr.

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Seasons3

Season 1 Episodes24

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Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers

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Cast1

Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Narrator (voice)

Crew4

R

Rick Friedberg

Director

M

Michael Cassutt

Writer

William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Director

P

Philip DeGuere Jr.

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers" is episode 4 of The Twilight Zone season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 669 votes, ranking #7 of 24 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Rick Friedberg, William Friedkin and written by Michael Cassutt, Philip DeGuere Jr., it aired on October 18, 1985.

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