I doubt there's anyone who has ever seen this Twilight Zone episode and not thought it was inspired by the Paul Newman classic The Hustler. But the brash and confident pool shark that Paul Newman plays in his film is light years different from from the one Jack Klugman plays here. Klugman has a king size inferiority complex because people keep saying no matter how good he is, he could never beat the legendary Fats Brown who has passed on from this life.
But we're playing this one in the Twilight Zone and Fats Brown played by Jonathan Winters shows up in a deserted pool room that night and the two play a game for some interesting stakes.
I do love this episode because of the fine characters that Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters create here. I think those who view it will feel the same.
But we're playing this one in the Twilight Zone and Fats Brown played by Jonathan Winters shows up in a deserted pool room that night and the two play a game for some interesting stakes.
I do love this episode because of the fine characters that Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters create here. I think those who view it will feel the same.