![]() He calls down to Tom, still in the cellar well after midnight. He realizes that the invasion could succeed if the mushrooms were eaten by humans, allowing the aliens to take over from within. ![]() ![]() Hugh goes to the kitchen for a glass of milk and finds a dish of fresh-cut mushrooms in the refrigerator. He asks Cynthia if she thinks an invasion from outer space is possible, concocting a theory about alien spores reaching Earth, growing as mushrooms and taking over. Beginning to suspect that all is not well with the mushrooms that arrived by special delivery earlier that day, Hugh confirms that not only the Willises, but “all the boys on the block are going in for it.”Īfter midnight, Hugh lays awake, sorting things out in his mind. ![]() Hugh receives a frantic telegram from Roger, who is heading for New Orleans and tells him to “refuse all special delivery packages.” Hugh calls the police, but later that evening Roger calls to say all is well and he’ll be home soon. Hugh visits Dorothy, sharing her concern at Roger’s unexpected disappearance. Hugh begins to worry about the mushrooms when Roger Willis’s wife Dorothy calls to say that her usually steady husband has run off. Tom proudly shows off his mushroom crop, growing fast after only seven hours. Goodbody, call herself “the first line of defense concerning flying saucers.” A special delivery package arrives for his son, Tom, containing mushrooms to grow in the cellar “for-Big-Profit.” Around noon, Hugh sees friend Roger Willis, who is suddenly “afraid for everybody” and warns Hugh to “watch everything for a few days.” At twilight, Hugh and his wife Cynthia sit together on the porch. “Come Into My Cellar” begins on a beautiful Saturday morning, as suburban dad Hugh Fortnum awakens to hear his neighbor, Mrs. The story did not appear in print until the October 1962 issue of Galaxy it was subsequently retitled “Boys! Grow Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!” and collected in The Machineries of Joy (1964) and The Stories of Ray Bradbury (1980). It is unclear from available sources whether Bradbury wrote the story first and adapted it into a teleplay, or whether he wrote the teleplay first and adapted it into a story. The fact he was a producer on the show AND a great actor/director.The fourth episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents to be based on a story by Ray Bradbury was “Special Delivery,” broadcast on CBS during the series’ fifth season on Sunday, November 29, 1959. The Little Man Who was There - I’m glad I learned of the great Norman Lloyd from watching this show. I know he was in multiple eps, so this may not be my fave ep with him, but it was still enjoyable. The Man from the South - I only knew of Peter Lorre from people’s impressions of him, so it was a treat to see him for real. The Dusty Drawer - I loved all Dick York eps, but this one was my favorite. The character reminded me of a grown up Stewie Griffin. Sybilla - This story was so emotional and sweet. The Glass Eye - one of my favorite eps, the twist is hilariously wtf but in the context of the ep super creepy. Here’s some notable ones for me (a lot of my notes no longer ring a bell, one of these days I’ll do a rewatch): I will say, my favorite part of the program, though, was Hitchcock’s intros/interstitials, haha haha I tended to like the weird/quirky ones, but the suspenseful/murder ones were also great. I used to watch it everyday on Antenna TV and/or MeTV years ago, and I kept a long list of my faves/other opinions. (I enjoy watching other old shows like Bonanza and Gunsmoke for this same reason) That’s great it’s on the Roku channel! I agree that the hokey/overdramatic ones are part of the charm while some eps are legitimately captivating.
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