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* Two split-second sketches, "An Act of Chivalry" and "Room For One Less", both concern a bunch of people in an elevator who are visited by an otherworldly being.

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* Two split-second sketches, "An Act of Chivalry" and "Room For for One Less", both concern a bunch of people in an elevator who are visited by an otherworldly being.

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Like The Twilight Zone, ''Night Gallery'' has never been much on making people laugh, but it invariably happens:
* The short "Quote the Raven" concerns Edgar Allen Poe penning Literature/TheRaven... only for it to turn out he had an unusual sort of co-writer.

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Like The Twilight Zone, ''Night Gallery'' has never been much on making people laugh, but it invariably happens:
* The
happens. In particular, the numerous short "Quote comedy sketches (with a horror or macabre element) shown in between the Raven" main segments are used to take the edge off.
* One sketch, "Quoth the Raven",
concerns Edgar Allen Poe penning his poem Literature/TheRaven... only for it to turn out revealing that an actual talking raven (voiced by Mel Blanc) serves as his co-writer, rebuking him when he had an unusual sort of co-writer.struggles with the opening line.



* Another short, "Hell's Bells" concerns a hippie that dies and winds up in [[IronicHell the most boring kind of room possible.]]
* [[RuleOfThree Another short,]] "The Merciful", sees an elderly woman [[InMediasRes repeatedly apologize to her husband as she builds a wall in front of her]]. [[TheEndingChangesEverything And then the doorbell rings...]]
* ''Yet another'' short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by blipping the guy out of existence.

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* Another short, "Hell's Bells" concerns Randy Miller, a hippie that who dies in a firey car crash and winds up in Hell, where he's given [[IronicHell the most soul-crushingly boring kind of room afterlife possible.]]
* [[RuleOfThree Another short,]] blackout sketch, "The Merciful", sees an elderly woman [[InMediasRes repeatedly apologize appearing to seal her husband as she builds behind a wall walled-off room in front of her]]. their basement. When the final brick is laid, the doorbell rings and the man hoes upstairs to answer it, [[TheEndingChangesEverything And then revealing that the doorbell rings...wife was actually walling herself up to give her husband a break from her.]]
* ''Yet another'' short, Two split-second sketches, "An Act of Chivalry" and "Room For One Less". A group Less", both concern a bunch of people are on in an elevator who are visited by an otherworldly being.
** In the former sketch, the men in the car remove their hats in the presence of a beautiful woman. Death steps into the elevator soon after, and when he's told to remove his hat for the lady, he removes his entire head along
with it.
** In the latter sketch, the elevator features
a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, demon suddenly appears in the car, prompting the operator to scold him for violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's limit and draw his attention to the sign, and the Thing sign. The demon obligingly solves the problem by blipping the guy operator out of existence.
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* ''Yet another'' short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].

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* ''Yet another'' short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].existence.
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* The entirety of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX_Yw9cmiRk Quote the Raven]]". Saying any more would ruin it.

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* The entirety of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX_Yw9cmiRk Quote short "Quote the Raven]]". Saying any more would ruin it.Raven" concerns Edgar Allen Poe penning Literature/TheRaven... only for it to turn out he had an unusual sort of co-writer.



* "Hell's Bells"
* While weird enough in an InMediasRes-eque way, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks TheReveal. Again, saying anything more would ruin it.
* Another short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].

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* Another short, "Hell's Bells"
* While weird enough
Bells" concerns a hippie that dies and winds up in an InMediasRes-eque way, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks TheReveal. Again, saying anything more would ruin it.
[[IronicHell the most boring kind of room possible.]]
* [[RuleOfThree Another short,]] "The Merciful", sees an elderly woman [[InMediasRes repeatedly apologize to her husband as she builds a wall in front of her]]. [[TheEndingChangesEverything And then the doorbell rings...]]
* ''Yet another''
short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].
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-->'''Creator/RodSerling''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".

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-->'''Creator/RodSerling''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe...Creator/EdgarAllanPoe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".



* Another short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].

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* Another short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].existence]].
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-->'''RodSerling''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".

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-->'''RodSerling''': -->'''Creator/RodSerling''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".
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* While weird enough in it InMediasRes-eque way, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks the the reveal. Again, saying anymore would ruin it.

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* While weird enough in it an InMediasRes-eque way, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks the the reveal. TheReveal. Again, saying anymore anything more would ruin it.
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* While weird enough in it InMediasRes-eque way, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks the the reveal. Again, saying anymore would ruin it.

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* While weird enough in it InMediasRes-eque way, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks the the reveal. Again, saying anymore would ruin it.it.
* Another short, "Room For One Less". A group of people are on an elevator with a prominently-posted occupancy-limit sign. A towering Thing gets on, violating the limit. Someone draws the Thing's attention to the sign, and the Thing obligingly solves the problem by [[spoiler: blipping the guy out of existence]].
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* While weird enough in it's InMediasRes way, "The Merciful" becomes hilarious in a [[MindScrew WTF]] way thanks the the reveal. Again, saying anymore would ruin it.

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* While weird enough in it's InMediasRes it InMediasRes-eque way, "The Merciful" "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RNUUj3__0 The Merciful]]" becomes hilarious in a [[MindScrew WTF]] ''[[MindScrew WTF]]'' way thanks the the reveal. Again, saying anymore would ruin it.
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-->'''RodStering''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".

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-->'''RodStering''': -->'''RodSerling''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".
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-->'''RodSering''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".

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-->'''RodSering''': -->'''RodStering''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".
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-->'''RodSering''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".

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-->'''RodSering''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".Raven".
* "Hell's Bells"
* While weird enough in it's InMediasRes way, "The Merciful" becomes hilarious in a [[MindScrew WTF]] way thanks the the reveal. Again, saying anymore would ruin it.
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* The entirety of "Quote the Raven". Saying any more would ruin it.

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* The entirety of "Quote "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX_Yw9cmiRk Quote the Raven".Raven]]". Saying any more would ruin it.
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* The entirety of "Quote the Raven". Saying anymore would ruin it.

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* The entirety of "Quote the Raven". Saying anymore any more would ruin it.
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* The entirety of "Quote the Raven". Saying anymore would ruin it.
-->'''RodSering''': From the pen of Edgar Allen Poe... eh, more or less, "Quoth the Raven".

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