A lot of the Twilight Zone episodes were based on morality and presented with a slant. Still other episodes looked more like predictions on the coming world. The Brain Center at Whipple's was kind of a combination. In fact, the theme of the 1964 episode was already under way, that being the loss of jobs through automation. But unlike the futuristic aspect of the episode, the morality aspect never really came to pass. The plant boss, heartless Mr. Whipple, was demonized in the episode. In real life, automation has long since become an accepted part of the modern world where robots turn screws and weld metals. It would have been truly amazing if the episode had not only predicted that part of the near future, but actually had worked to reshape it. But alas, that was not to be, and perhaps that's okay.
Review of The Brain Center at Whipple's
