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  • The Twilight Zone Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel (Season 2, Episode 9)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The Twilight Zone

Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel (Season 2, Episode 9)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A joy ride is disrupted by the car's dead owner. At the onset of a nuclear war, Harry Dobbs and Nick Gatlin race to a fallout shelter and soon face cabin fever. A mishap turns airline flier Keith Barnes' radio into a mind-reading device.
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Directors
Gil Bettman (directed by) | Martha Coolidge (directed by) | Peter Medak (directed by)
Writers
Rod Serling (created by) | Cal Willingham (written by) (segments: Joy Ride) | Ron Cobb (teleplay by) (segments: Shelter Skelter) (story by) (segments: Shelter Skelter) | Robin Love (teleplay by) (segments: Shelter Skelter) & 2 more
Producer
Composers
Robert Folk (music by) | Merl Saunders (music by)
Cinematographer
Bradford May (segments: 'Private Channel')
Editors
Tom Pryor (edited by) | Noel Rogers (edited by)
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 21, 1987

Release date
May 21, 1987 (United States)
Awards

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Cast

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28 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Knepper
Alonzo (segment "Joy Ride") (as Rob Knepper) Alonzo (segment "Joy Ride") (as Rob Knepper)   See fewer
Brooke McCarter
Greg (segment "Joy Ride") Greg (segment "Joy Ride")   See fewer
Heidi Kozak Haddad
Adrienne (segment "Joy Ride") (as Heidi Kozak) Adrienne (segment "Joy Ride") (as Heidi Kozak)   See fewer
Tamara Mark
Deena (segment "Joy Ride") Deena (segment "Joy Ride")   See fewer
Burr Middleton
Policeman (segment "Joy Ride") Policeman (segment "Joy Ride")   See fewer
Danny Spear
Policeman (segment "Joy Ride") Policeman (segment "Joy Ride")   See fewer
Randy Hall
Fireman (segment "Joy Ride") Fireman (segment "Joy Ride")   See fewer
Joe Mantegna
Harry Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") Harry Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Joan Allen
Sally Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") Sally Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Jon Gries
Nick Gatlin (segment "Shelter Skelter") (as Jonathan Gries) Nick Gatlin (segment "Shelter Skelter") (as Jonathan Gries)   See fewer
Adam Raber
Jason Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") Jason Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Danica McKellar
Deidre Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") Deidre Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Lauren Levinson
Wendy (segment "Shelter Skelter") (as Lauren Levian) Wendy (segment "Shelter Skelter") (as Lauren Levian)   See fewer
Diana Lewis
Reporter (segment "Shelter Skelter") Reporter (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Tamara Taylor
Newscaster (segment "Shelter Skelter") Newscaster (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Geoff Witcher
Announcer (segment "Shelter Skelter") Announcer (segment "Shelter Skelter")   See fewer
Scott Coffey
Keith Barnes (segment "Private Channel") Keith Barnes (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Andrew Robinson
Mr. Williams (segment "Private Channel") Mr. Williams (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Claudia Cron
Gloria (segment "Private Channel") Gloria (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Louise Lewis
Mrs. Feldman (segment "Private Channel") (as Louise Fitch) Mrs. Feldman (segment "Private Channel") (as Louise Fitch)   See fewer
Joan Foley
Girl (segment "Private Channel") Girl (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Rebeccah Bush
Clerk (segment "Private Channel") Clerk (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Alex Daniels
Host (segment "Private Channel") Host (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Jackson Hughes
Paul (segment "Private Channel") Paul (segment "Private Channel")   See fewer
Juliet Sorci
Little Girl (segment "Private Channel") (as Juliette Sorci) Little Girl (segment "Private Channel") (as Juliette Sorci)   See fewer
Charles Aidman
Narrator (segment "Private Channel") (voice) Narrator (segment "Private Channel") (voice)   See fewer
Julie Araskog
Woman (segment "Private Channel") (uncredited) Woman (segment "Private Channel") (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Nolan
Man (segment "Private Channel") (uncredited) Man (segment "Private Channel") (uncredited)   See fewer
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