Description: Season 5, Episode 27
Air Date: April 3, 1964
Plot Summary: An eccentric man drives those around him crazy with his obsession toward loudness.
Review: I hate to say this yet again, but this is one of the worst episodes. Season 5 really was rough for the series after all. The story is too bizarre and pointless without having any kind of deeper message you expect from TZ. All you get is a guy who thinks he's a ship captain or something as he annoys everyone around him. The guy owns a model ship company and tries to emulate everything naval related into his life; sometimes it's kind of cool, but it would get old fast. He also likes to talk very loudly and blast music or sound effects at earth-shaking levels. When his wife explains that she's tired of him and is leaving, this leads to him seeking psychiatric help. However, we do learn that his obsession with loud noises is due to his mother being the polar opposite and enforcing strict quietness when he was a child. After speaking with the psychiatrist, the man realizes he can control what he hears in a mind over matter kind of way. He decides to block out his wife as she leaves in order for him to further enjoy what he hears and doesn't hear. Since this is TZ, the guy ends up losing his ability to hear altogether and freaks out like a baby throwing a tantrum. The end. Yeaaahh...this one isn't doing it for me at all. The story would have been better if they focused on the guy and his mom, but, alas, we don't get that. Oh well.
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