The Special One (The Outer Limits)

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Special One
Series = The Outer Limits


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 28
Airdate = April 6, 1964
Production = 31
Writer = Oliver Crawford
Director = Gerd Oswald
Photographer = Kenneth Peach
Guests = Macdonald Carey
Richard Ney
Flip Mark
Episode list = List of "The Outer Limits" episodes
Prev = Fun and Games
Next = A Feasibility Study

"The Special One" is an episode of the original "The Outer Limits" television show. It first aired on 6 April, 1964, during the first season.

Introduction

A man confronts Mr. Zeno, a mysterious educator who seems to have alienated his son's affections. However Mr. Zeno has the mental ability to force people into committing 'suicide' against their will.

Plot

Roy and his wife Aggie are delighted but puzzled when they meet Mr. Zeno, who explains that he is a government educator sent to cultivate the mind of their gifted son, Kenny. Roy becomes worried, however, when he discovers that Kenny is learning things that are not accepted by earthly science. When Roy discovers that the government education department knows nothing about any "Mr. Zeno," he confronts the educator only to discover that he is an alien, re-educating children in a plot to take over the world. Kenny now has super-human knowledge, and the question is, where do his loyalties now lie?

Closing narration

:"The mold of a man stems from the mind of a child. Educators and emperors have known this from time immemorial. So have tyrants."

Cast

* Richard Ney – as Mr. Zeno
* Flip Mark – as Kenny Benjamin
* Macdonald Carey – as Roy Benjamin
* Marion Ross – as Agnes "Aggie" Benjamin
* Edward Platt – as Mr. Terrence
* Jason Wingreen – as Bill Turner
* Bert Freed – as Joe Hayden

External links

* [http://membres.lycos.fr/tmcr/daystar/tol_s1/tol_eps28.shtml Detailed episode guide] by 'Monsieur Vincent'
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