Episode
The Twilight Zone: Upgrade
Overview
Annie fantasizes about her ideal family, a far cry from the dysfunctional group of people she sees everyday. But when her fantasies seemingly become reality, she is horrored to discover she is next on the replacement list.
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2002-10-30
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Upgrade is Episode 13 in Season 1 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 2002-10-30. The runtime is 22 min.
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