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| director = [[Paul Lynch (Director)|Paul Lynch]] | | director = [[Paul Lynch (Director)|Paul Lynch]] | ||
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* [[Christopher Allport]] as Richard Jordan | * [[Christopher Allport]] as Richard Jordan | ||
* [[Elizabeth Norment]] as Ruth Jordan | * [[Elizabeth Norment]] as Ruth Jordan | ||
* | * Ed Krieger as Clerk #1 | ||
* | * Myrna White as Clerk #2 | ||
* | * Jeffrey Alan Chandler as Clerk #3 | ||
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| next = [[A Message from Charity]] | | next = [[A Message from Charity]] | ||
| episode_list = List of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes | | episode_list = List of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes | ||
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Dickie Jordan is an intelligent and curious youth. He and his family live in a [[dystopian future]]. On Dickie's twelfth birthday, he is required by law to undergo an intelligence examination. Dickie's birthday wish is to do well on his exam. His parents appear stressed and avoid his questions. When the time comes, his father brings him to a government testing facility. There he is given a serum to ensure he tells the truth and given a series of intelligence assessment questions. | Dickie Jordan is an intelligent and curious youth. He and his family live in a [[dystopian future]]. On Dickie's twelfth birthday, he is required by law to undergo an intelligence examination. Dickie's birthday wish is to do well on his exam. His parents appear stressed and avoid his questions. When the time comes, his father brings him to a government testing facility. There he is given a serum to ensure he tells the truth and given a series of intelligence assessment questions. | ||
After the test is complete, Dickie's parents are contacted by the government and told that Dickie's intelligence exceeded the legal limit and so he was | After the test is complete, Dickie's parents are contacted by the government and told that Dickie's intelligence exceeded the legal limit and so he was terminated. The parents burst into tears as the government examiners ask them how they would like to handle their son's remains: whether his body should be interred by the government, or if they would prefer a private burial. | ||
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[[Category:Dystopian television episodes]] | [[Category:Dystopian television episodes]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Fiction about examinations and testing]] | ||
[[Category:Television shows based on short fiction]] | [[Category:Television shows based on short fiction]] | ||
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"Examination Day" is the first segment of the sixth episode of the first season of the television series The Twilight Zone. The segment is based on the short story "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar. The story was first published in Playboy (February 1958).
Plot
Dickie Jordan is an intelligent and curious youth. He and his family live in a dystopian future. On Dickie's twelfth birthday, he is required by law to undergo an intelligence examination. Dickie's birthday wish is to do well on his exam. His parents appear stressed and avoid his questions. When the time comes, his father brings him to a government testing facility. There he is given a serum to ensure he tells the truth and given a series of intelligence assessment questions.
After the test is complete, Dickie's parents are contacted by the government and told that Dickie's intelligence exceeded the legal limit and so he was terminated. The parents burst into tears as the government examiners ask them how they would like to handle their son's remains: whether his body should be interred by the government, or if they would prefer a private burial.
Reception
The Evening Independent wrote that the episode was "a bit predictable, but the reason for the tragic climax was a shock".[1]
References
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