The Twilight Zone S2E5 — The Toys of Caliban

7.6

The Twilight Zone•Season 2•Episode 5

The Toys of Caliban

7.6/10 · 417 votesDec 4, 198623 min

Ranked #1 of 11 in Season 2•+1.0 vs season avg

Discussion

An elderly husband and wife live in terror of their son, a boy who has the power to summon anything he can conceive. They are forced to limit what he sees and reads, since anything he summons has to come from...somewhere. When he becomes sick

Directed byThomas J. Wright

Written byGeorge R.R. Martin

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Seasons3

All 1 2 3

Season 2 Episodes11

E1 6.5

The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness

E2 6.5

What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita

E3 6.3

The Storyteller / Nightsong

E4 6.2

The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door

E5 7.6Now viewing

The Toys of Caliban

E6 6.8

The Convict's Piano

E7 6.3

The Road Less Traveled

E8 7.3

The Card / The Junction

E9 7.1

Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel

E10 6.5

Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth

E11 5.5

Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married

Cast1

Charles Aidman

Narrator (voice)

Crew2

George R.R. Martin

Writer

Thomas J. Wright

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Toys of Caliban" is episode 5 of The Twilight Zone season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 417 votes, ranking #1 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by George R.R. Martin, it aired on December 4, 1986.

Next: E6 · The Convict's Piano Best of Season 2