| “Mr. Dingle, the Strong” | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Twilight Zone episode | |||||||
 Douglas Spencer and Michael Fox in "Mr. Dingle, the Strong" |
|||||||
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 55 |
||||||
| Written by | Rod Serling | ||||||
| Directed by | John Brahm | ||||||
| Guest stars | Burgess Meredith : Luther Dingle Don Rickles : Bettor James Westerfield : O'Toole Edward Ryder : Callahan James Millhollin : Abernathy Douglas Spencer : 1st Martian Michael Fox : 2nd Martian |
||||||
| Original airdate | March 3, 1961 | ||||||
|
|||||||
| List of Twilight Zone episodes | |||||||
"Mr. Dingle, the Strong" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
Synopsis
In an experiment, two Martians give vacuum-cleaner salesman and perennial loser Luther Dingle superhuman strength. Discovering his new powers, Dingle starts performing various tricks from lifting statues to splitting boulders—and starts gaining lots of publicity. The experiment ends just as he attempts to lift a building before a live TV audience. Unable to make good his claims, he is made a laughing-stock. As the Martians leave, they bump into two Venusians searching for an Earthling to try their experiment on. The Martians recommend Dingle. So the Venusians give Dingle super-intelligence. Discovering his new powers, Dingle starts thinking aloud at an alarming rate....
