Episode
The Twilight Zone: A Game of Pool
Overview
Young Jesse has spent his entire life mastering pool, and wants to beat the best: the deceased Fats Brown. Summoned, Fats Brown appears to challenge him to a game of pool. The stakes: Jesse's life. After a tense match, Jesse fails to make a critical shot. Fats tells him that he will indeed "die": he'll die as the second-rate player he always is. Fats departs as Jesse vows to keep playing until he's good enough to beat Brown.
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1989-02-04
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
A Game of Pool is Episode 20 in Season 3 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 1989-02-04. The runtime is 22 min.
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