It May Look Like a Walnut
Rob enjoys a scary televised sci-fi movie while Laura cowers in fear from it, but the next day details of that movie, where Earthlings are being taken over, appear to be coming true.
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"This is probably one of the best DVD episodes, if not THE best. It's certainly over-the-top, but in a good and funny way. Most people like the cascading walnuts out of the closet, but for me - the best scene was Rob telling Laura over the phone "I still have my thumbs, and you can't do much about that!" - to which she just laughs in response...and a not-very-cheery laugh, at that. The only show's episode which even comes close to this one is the final episode of Newhart, in which at the end Dick awakens next to his wife after a particularly disturbing nightmare. (Or I..."
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The thousands of walnuts used for the scene of Laura descending from the closet were supplied to the show by walnut wholesalers. Rob Petrie actor, Dick Van Dyke recalled that the actors and crew were allowed to eat as many walnuts as they wanted - eventually causing many of them intestinal problems from over-consumption of the low-fiber nut meat. After the show, the producers returned any unbroken walnuts to the wholesalers - most of which ended up on store shelves.
📖 Synopsis
Rob enjoys a scary televised sci-fi movie while Laura cowers in fear from it, but the next day details of that movie, where Earthlings are being taken over, appear to be coming true.