Episode
The Twilight Zone: The Mind of Simon Foster
Overview
In an impoverished future, Simon Foster goes to a pawnshop to sell some personal items to raise money for rent. The shop owner offers to buy some of his memories. In Simon Foster's life, what could be possibly be valuable?
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 1989-02-18
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Mind of Simon Foster is Episode 22 in Season 3 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 1989-02-18. The runtime is 22 min.
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