Four O'Clock

Description: Season 3, Episode 29

Air Date: April 6, 1962

Plot Summary: A total weirdo believes all the evil people of the world will be shrunk to two feet tall at--you guessed it--four o'clock.

Review: I really want to hate this episode for how outlandish and stupid the plot is, but, for some reason, I mildly enjoy it. Who knows, maybe it'll still end up on the worst episode list regardless, because, let's face it, this episode is ridiculous. We meet a weirdo named Crangle as he relentlessly harasses people he believes are evil. Don't ask me where this guy gets all of his information from when the only resources he has at his disposal are a phone, his kinda cool haircut, and a little birdie. I get the distinct feeling Crangle was a forerunner for the NSA or something. Crangle has grown wary of all the evil people in the world and declares that they will meet an ill fate through his sheer willpower. After a bit of shenanigans, that fate translates into all the evil people being shrunk down to two feet tall at exactly four o'clock. I like how Crangle imagines the suffering one would experience when being that short...what a way to stick it to kids and little people. For no apparent reason, the FBI becomes interested in Crangle's madness, which is preposterous, but okay. After Crangle reveals how crazy he is to the FBI agent, he won't shut up about "two feet tall" every other second. When four o'clock finally draws near, it is Crangle who is the only one shrunk down to two feet tall. Oh nooooo, the irony. Psh...corny as fuck, but that's a good one. Eh, there are worse fates out there ol' Crangle, buddy. Overall, this episode is bizarre and cartoonish, but that's sort of the charm to the presentation.