Episode
The Twilight Zone: Mr. Motivation
Overview
A sinister toy doll encourages a timid man to stand up to his boss and take control of his life.
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2002-11-20
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Mr. Motivation is Episode 18 in Season 1 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 2002-11-20. The runtime is 23 min.
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