The ‘60s have cultural touchstones aplenty, and as the most arrogant generation in world history, us Baby Boomers aren’t about to let any of them die until we do. The Twilight Zone ran from 1959-1964 with syndication that ensured that almost all of its 156 episodes would become shared culture. A few episodes were genuinely prescient, including several for which the jury is still out.
Episode 2 in Season 5 (“Steel”) debuted on October 4, 1963. I doubt I first saw it then, and am quite certain I wouldn’t have fully understood it that night if I had.