This ‘Twilight Zone’ Episode Is One of the Rare Times a Real-Life Event Was Part of the Show’s Closing Scenes

Few television shows have had quite the same impact on the medium as The Twilight Zone. The anthology series tackled everything strange, weird, macabre, and unexplained across its initial five seasons, playing on our perceptions of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and even the Western. It's no wonder that creator Rod Serling became something of a household name, as these tales have stuck with so many of us beyond their initial air date. The series itself is well remembered many decades after its conclusion. Although The Twilight Zone often took us to realities far unlike our own, there was at least one instance where the beloved anthology ventured into the events of the real world, most notably in the Season 2 episode, "The Whole Truth." In the episode's very final scene, The Twilight Zone spoke directly to the American audience concerning some important (and timely) news about the future of the nation.