The Twilight Zone
What You Need
Season 1, Episode 12 · Aired 1959-12-25
Synopsis
A peddler uses his uncanny ability to tell what a person needs to supply them with the proper item at the proper moment. However, a thug gets wind of his ability and forces the peddler to use it for him or die.
In the series
This episode is part of The Twilight Zone (1959–1964) on CBS.
Moral fables in a black suit — twist endings that taught America to fear its own reflection.
Key cast
- Rod Serling as Host / Narrator