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->'''Creator/RodSerling:''' Each man measures his time: some with hope, some with joy, some with fear. But Sam Forstmann measures his allotted time with a grandfather's clock, a unique mechanism whose pendulum swings between life and death, a very special clock that keeps a special kind of time - in the Twilight Zone.
Air date: December 20, 1963
Aging Sam Forstmann (Creator/EdWynn) spends much of his time keeping his grandfather clock running, worrying his daughter and son-in-law. While talking to a psychiatrist, Sam confides a deep conviction passed down from his father and grandfather -- he must keep the clock wound, lest he die when it stops. Chaos ensues as Sam and the others try to figure out what to do with the clock.
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!!Ninety Tropes Without Slumbering:
* AmbiguousSituation: Sam tells off his "spirit" at the end, which allows him to continue on living in spite of the clock stopping. Was the link between him and the clock all in his head? Or was he under an actual supernatural curse that he managed to break through sheer willpower?
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Sam's father and grandfather's deaths (and the attacks Sam seems to have when the clock ticks slowly) turn out to have resulted from their beliefs that their lives were tied to their clocks. Sam tells his "spirit" that he doesn't believe in him and therefore he doesn't exist.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After years and years obsessively revolving his life around keeping the grandfather clock ticking, Sam breaks away from his obsession over his clock. Not only is he free to live his life as he sees fit, he looks forward to living long enough to meet his pregnant granddaughter's child.
* TheInsomniac: Sam doesn't sleep, and he says it runs in the family. It's implied that the insomnia comes from anxiety over the clock.
* MultigenerationalHousehold: Sam lives with his granddaughter Marnie Kirk, who is expecting a baby, and her husband Doug.
* NeverSleepAgain: Sam stays awake as much as possible so that he can ensure that the clock remains wound.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode. An instrumental version of the song is also heard on two occasions.
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->'''Creator/RodSerling:''' Clocks are made by men, {{God}} creates time. No man can prolong his allotted hours, he can only live them to the fullest — in this world or in the Twilight Zone.
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Air date: December 20, 1963
Aging Sam Forstmann (Creator/EdWynn) spends much of his time keeping his grandfather clock running, worrying his daughter and son-in-law. While talking to a psychiatrist, Sam confides a deep conviction passed down from his father and grandfather -- he must keep the clock wound, lest he die when it stops. Chaos ensues as Sam and the others try to figure out what to do with the clock.
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!!Ninety Tropes Without Slumbering:
* AmbiguousSituation: Sam tells off his "spirit" at the end, which allows him to continue on living in spite of the clock stopping. Was the link between him and the clock all in his head? Or was he under an actual supernatural curse that he managed to break through sheer willpower?
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Sam's father and grandfather's deaths (and the attacks Sam seems to have when the clock ticks slowly) turn out to have resulted from their beliefs that their lives were tied to their clocks. Sam tells his "spirit" that he doesn't believe in him and therefore he doesn't exist.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After years and years obsessively revolving his life around keeping the grandfather clock ticking, Sam breaks away from his obsession over his clock. Not only is he free to live his life as he sees fit, he looks forward to living long enough to meet his pregnant granddaughter's child.
* TheInsomniac: Sam doesn't sleep, and he says it runs in the family. It's implied that the insomnia comes from anxiety over the clock.
* MultigenerationalHousehold: Sam lives with his granddaughter Marnie Kirk, who is expecting a baby, and her husband Doug.
* NeverSleepAgain: Sam stays awake as much as possible so that he can ensure that the clock remains wound.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode. An instrumental version of the song is also heard on two occasions.
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->'''Creator/RodSerling:''' Clocks are made by men, {{God}} creates time. No man can prolong his allotted hours, he can only live them to the fullest — in this world or in the Twilight Zone.
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Air date: December 20, 1963
Aging Sam Forstmann (Creator/EdWynn) spends much of his time keeping his grandfather clock running, worrying his daughter and son-in-law. While talking to a psychiatrist, Sam confides a deep conviction passed down from his father and grandfather -- he must keep the clock wound, lest he die when it stops. Chaos ensues as Sam and the others try to figure out what to do with the clock.
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!!Ninety Tropes Without Slumbering:
* AmbiguousSituation: Sam tells off his "spirit" at the end, which allows him to continue on living in spite of the clock stopping. Was the link between him and the clock all in his head? Or was he under an actual supernatural curse that he managed to break through sheer willpower?
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Sam's father and grandfather's deaths (and the attacks Sam seems to have when the clock ticks slowly) turn out to have resulted from their beliefs that their lives were tied to their clocks. Sam tells his "spirit" that he doesn't believe in him and therefore he doesn't exist.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After years and years obsessively revolving his life around keeping the grandfather clock ticking, Sam breaks away from his obsession over his clock. Not only is he free to live his life as he sees fit, he looks forward to living long enough to meet his pregnant granddaughter's child.
* TheInsomniac: Sam doesn't sleep, and he says it runs in the family. It's implied that the insomnia comes from anxiety over the clock.
* MultigenerationalHousehold: Sam lives with his granddaughter Marnie Kirk, who is expecting a baby, and her husband Doug.
* NeverSleepAgain: Sam stays awake as much as possible so that he can ensure that the clock remains wound.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode. An instrumental version of the song is also heard on two occasions.
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->'''Creator/RodSerling:''' Clocks are made by men, {{God}} creates time. No man can prolong his allotted hours, he can only live them to the fullest — in this world or in the Twilight Zone.
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Aging Sam Forstmann (Creator/EdWynn) spends much of his time keeping his grandfather clock running, worrying his daughter and son-in-law. While talking to a psychiatrist, Sam confides a deep conviction passed down from his father and grandfather -- he must keep the clock wound, lest he die when it stops. Chaos ensues as Sam and the others try to figure out what to do with the clock.
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Sam's father and grandfather's deaths (and the attacks Sam send to have when the clock ticks slowly) turn out to have resulted from their beliefs that their lives were tied to their clocks. Sam tells his "spirit" that he doesn't believe in him and therefore he doesn't exist.
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Sam's father and grandfather's deaths (and the attacks Sam send seems to have when the clock ticks slowly) turn out to have resulted from their beliefs that their lives were tied to their clocks. Sam tells his "spirit" that he doesn't believe in him and therefore he doesn't exist.
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->'''Creator/RodSerling''': Each man measures his time: some with hope, some with joy, some with fear. But Sam Forstmann measures his allotted time with a grandfather's clock, a unique mechanism whose pendulum swings between life and death, a very special clock that keeps a special kind of time - in the Twilight Zone.
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* MultigenerationalHousehold: Sam lives with his granddaughter Marnie Kirk, who is expecting a baby, and her husband Doug.
* NeverSleepAgain: Sam stays awake as much as possible so that he can ensure that the clock remains wound.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode. An instrumental version of the song is also heard on two occasions.
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->'''Creator/RodSerling''': Clocks are made by men, {{God}} creates time. No man can prolong his allotted hours, he can only live them to the fullest — in this world or in the Twilight Zone.
* NeverSleepAgain: Sam stays awake as much as possible so that he can ensure that the clock remains wound.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode. An instrumental version of the song is also heard on two occasions.
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->'''Creator/RodSerling''': Clocks are made by men, {{God}} creates time. No man can prolong his allotted hours, he can only live them to the fullest — in this world or in the Twilight Zone.
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* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Sam's father and grandfather's deaths (and the attacks Sam send to have when the clock ticks slowly) turn out to have resulted from their beliefs that their lives were tied to their clocks. Sam tells his "spirit" that he doesn't believe in him and therefore he doesn't exist.
* TheInsomniac: Sam doesn't sleep, and he says it runs in the family. It's implied that the insomnia comes from anxiety over the clock.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode.
* TheInsomniac: Sam doesn't sleep, and he says it runs in the family. It's implied that the insomnia comes from anxiety over the clock.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died. Sam even sings the song during the episode.
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* ShoutOut: The title is a sample from the chorus of "My Grandfather's Clock", which talks about a clock that ran for its owner's entire lifetime and stopped for good when he died.
!!This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
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