The Toys of Caliban

"The Toys of Caliban"
The New Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 29
Directed by	Thomas J. Wright
Written by	Terry Matz George R.R. Martin
Original air date	December 4, 1986
Guest actors
Richard Mulligan : Ernest Ross Anne Haney : Mary Ross David Greenlee : Toby Ross Alexandra Borrie : Miss Kemp Earl Bullock: Minister Richard Biggs: Doctor

"The Toys of Caliban" is the twenty-ninth episode and the fifth episode of the second season (1986–87) of the television series The Twilight Zone. The title refers to the character Caliban from the William Shakespeare play The Tempest.

Plot

An elderly husband and wife, Ernest and Mary Ross, are thrilled when their son, Toby, is born. Unfortunately, their infant, who at first appears mentally impaired, develops the ability to summon things he has seen (by looking at the picture and saying the word "Bring!") - at one point, he even becomes sick from eating too much summoned food. As Ernest and Mary have to place more and more restrictions on what Toby can see and read, they realise they will have to keep Toby out of school. This course of action attracts the attention of Miss Kemp, a social worker, who doesn't know of the boy's power and is shocked at the parents' odd treatment.

Toby accidentally kills Mary when he sees a picture of a heart and summons it. Ernest remains determined to look after his son without outside interference. When the social worker comes calling and threatens to take Toby away, Ernest persuades Toby to demonstrate his ability to her, by summoning items from a picture book. Miss Kemp still believes Toby needs professional help, but Ernest insists that if psychologists and scientists found out what he could do, he would be abused. The social worker eventually leaves, but makes it clear that Ernest has not heard the last from her. Upset by these events, Toby uses an old photograph to summon his mother from the grave - Mary's corpse then appears in the armchair.

While burying Mary's body in the back yard, Ernest talks to his wife, saying that it's finally time. Ernest then sits with his son, and presents him with one more picture - a picture of fire.

By the time Ms. Kemp returns, the house is ablaze.

External links

TV.com - The Twilight Zone (1986) episode: The Toys of Caliban

The Twilight Zone (1985) episodes

Season 1	"Shatterday" "A Little Peace and Quiet" "Wordplay" "Dreams for Sale" "Chameleon" "Healer" "Children's Zoo" "Kentucky Rye" "Little Boy Lost" "Wish Bank" "Nightcrawlers" "If She Dies" "Ye Gods" "Examination Day" "A Message from Charity" "Teacher's Aide" "Paladin of the Lost Hour" "Act Break" "The Burning Man" "Dealer's Choice" "Dead Woman's Shoes" "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium" "The Shadow Man" "The Uncle Devil Show" "Opening Day" "The Beacon" "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" "Her Pilgrim Soul" "I of Newton" "Night of the Meek" "But Can She Type?" "The Star" "Still Life" "The Little People of Killany Woods" "The Misfortune Cookie" "Monsters!" "A Small Talent for War" "A Matter of Minutes" "The Elevator" "To See the Invisible Man" "Tooth and Consequences" "Welcome to Winfield" "Quarantine" "Gramma" "Personal Demons" "Cold Reading" "The Leprechaun-Artist" "Dead Run" "Profile in Silver" "Button, Button" "Need to Know" "Red Snow" "Take My Life...Please!" "Devil's Alphabet" "The Library" "Shadow Play" "Grace Note" "A Day in Beaumont" "The Last Defender of Camelot"

Season 2	"The Once and Future King" "A Saucer of Loneliness" "What Are Friends For?" "Aqua Vita" "The Storyteller" "Nightsong" "The After Hours" "Lost and Found" "The World Next Door" "The Toys of Caliban" "The Convict's Piano" "The Road Less Traveled" "The Card" "The Junction" "Joy Ride" "Shelter Skelter" "Private Channel" "Time and Teresa Golowitz" "Voices in the Earth" "Song of the Younger World" "The Girl I Married"

Season 3	"The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon" "Extra Innings" "The Crossing" "The Hunters" "Dream Me a Life" "Memories" "The Hellgramite Method" "Our Selena Is Dying" "The Call" "The Trance" "Acts of Terror" "20/20 Vision" "There Was an Old Woman" "The Trunk" "Appointment on Route 17" "The Cold Equations" "Stranger in Possum Meadows" "Street of Shadows" "Something in the Walls" "A Game of Pool" "The Wall" "Room 2426" "The Mind of Simon Foster" "Cat and Mouse" "Many, Many Monkeys" "Rendezvous in a Dark Place" "Special Service" "Love is Blind" "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich" "Father and Son Game"

Works by George R. R. Martin

Novels

A Song of Ice and Fire	A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Feast for Crows A Dance with Dragons The Winds of Winter

Dying of the Light Windhaven The Ice Dragon Fevre Dream The Armageddon Rag Hunter's Run

Novellas

With Morning Comes Mistfall Night of the Vampyres The Way of Cross and Dragon Sandkings The Skin Trade

Westeros	The Hedge Knight The Sworn Sword The Mystery Knight The Princess and the Queen The Rogue Prince

Collections

Television

The Twilight Zone	"The Once and Future King" "Lost and Found" "The Toys of Caliban" "The Road Less Traveled" "The Last Defender of Camelot"

Game of Thrones	"The Pointy End" "Blackwater" "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" "The Lion and the Rose"

Beauty and the Beast Doorways

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