"You Drive"

"You Drive"

A hit-and-run driver's car reminds him of his guilt.

Stars Edward Andrews, Hellena Westcott.
Original air date: January 3, 1964.

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I very much enjoyed "You Drive", outstanding premise and effects.

not one of my favorites, but it is good. really gets to you when you can't get away from your second conscience, huh?

A good episode, I like it.

He really gets what he deserves, considering that not only does he hit the kid and flee, he then stands by and lets his co-worker get busted for it! Cowardice on top of cowardice.

The eyewitness needed her eyes examined--I still don't see how she could mistake Edward Andrews' co-worker for him. They didn't look at all alike, and she got a good look at Andrews when the accident happened.

"9" I like this one. Ollie is the ulitmate creep. And I've always wondered who did Lillian's hair. Not!



Leen

Fun and entertaining episode. I think Andrews does a nice job of playing the slimeball. And the car does a good job of playing the car.
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I didn't care for it the very first time I saw it, but after a couple more viewings it grew on me. The underlying point about the car representing his conscience was very creative. I prefer Andrews' character in 'Third From The Sun', more devious, a dirty scoundrel.

Good, engrossing episode. Top quarter for me. Watch for the continuity error when the car chases Ollie down the street. The car has a front bumper in close ups but it isn't there in the more distant shots - my favorite continuity error of the series. Love to watch for it whenever I see this one.

Jayo wrote:

Or how she could mistake a ca 1947 Ford for a 1956 model. There was a big difference in those days.


http://www.rodserling.com/Hamner/drive2S.jpg

And just for you, Leen:



You're right, it does look better in this thread!

Not bad.

very below average ep for me. gave it a 4. May be in my all time "bottom 20" list if I ever cared to compile one. Just don't stuff w/ cars chasing people down and tormenting them by malfunctioning and all.

Before the car I'm in now, I'd driven some gawdawful clunkers in my time that were breaking down all the time. The constant repair bills and whatnot might be why I'm not too down w/ this ep...

Patton, I knew there must have been some deep psychological reason for you not to like "You Drive." Good self analysis!

Leen

yup, a '79 Ford Granada, '83 Chevy Caprice, a '86 Caprice and then finally a '96 Corsica, ALL OF WHICH had most sinister minds of their own when it came to deciding if they would function properly or not!!!

good episode.

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i liked the end when ollie is walking to the bus and the car starts chasing him and ollie is trying to ignore the car, giving it sideways glances and walking faster, like the car would leave him alone.. funny.

Submitted for your perusal by TZFan is the bumper off, bumper on, bumper off scenerio fit for the spittle thread.

The night before the bumper fell off the car in the garage. The car has pulled out of the garage is and chasing Ollie

http://img279.echo.cx/img279/4977/youdrive11kp.jpg

Here the car is about to hit Ollie

http://img279.echo.cx/img279/646/youdrive23mr.jpg

And here we have the infamous Ollie on the ground scene

http://img279.echo.cx/img279/7399/youdrive37ni.jpg

Great episode!



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I love the part at the end where the diverless car is chasing him down the street!

I like this one! 7 or 8

i give You Drive a 10 i love this episode

I have been reading this forum frequenty but this is my first post. I chose Olly Pope as my name more in tribute to Edward Andrews fine performances ( he was even better as Carling in Third from the Sun). I also wanted to pay tribute to You Drive as it is an episode that has grown on me. I do enjoy Earl Hamner's episodes and I am particularly intriqued by the sound track to this episode. For the most part it seems unique and really sets an eerie tone. It strikes me as nightmarish almost. Oh well I look forward to future posts and exchanges.

Olly

So how did you get here? Walk?

Welcome OLLY!

Welcome to the asylum, Olly!

Give credit to Jerry Goldsmith. For the most part you're hearing his scores for "Nervous Man in a $4 Room," "Back There," and "The Invaders." If you're not very familiar with these episodes, try to catch them and listen to these magnificent scores in all their glory, fulfilling the purposes for which they were written.

Welcome aboard, Olly!

Welcome, Olly!

It is nice to know that I am not the only one still fascninated over the details of TZ ( A TV series that 1st aired 2 wks after I was born) Thanks for the welcome!!

to the board, Olly! I'm a fan of 'You Drive' too. Definitely an episode that grew on me the more times I watched it.

A "10" from me; a Top 10 episode. I love Edward Andrews!

Wow that's great OLLY! You'll never feel lonely or weird on this board!

I liked this episode, but to be honest I was expecting a worse fate for Olly, maybe getting a taste of his own medicine and getting hit by someone else. I was expecting the car to actually hit him, but as always The Twilight Zone did the unexpected.

But after all this is The Twilight Zone, where people are left to endure their cruel fate. Like Henry Bemis, a nice, innocent man who justs want to read. And what happens to him? He ends up as the last man on Earth, and his glasses are broken so he can't even indulge in his favorite leisure activity.

On the other band this Olly bloke hits an innocent kid and leaves him to die. I suppose Olly endured some level of psychological torture, but I wanted to see him suffer more, I suppose.

On a personal note, this episode kind of affected me on a personal level. I have experienced being on a bike and colliding with a speeding car. But the driver was a very nice guy. He made sure I was okay and all that.

I saw you edited your post, but what I want to know is how was that dinosaur? lolol

No, silly, that was kanamit!

(File this under "R" for "Replies you wish you'd thought of 13 days ago"...in the Twilight Zone Cafe!)

Yes, how did you enjoy your midday meal today, GlitchHead?

Glitchead wrote:

I always assumed he did, once he turned himself in to the authorities.

dinosaur

^ are you guys playing a joke on me somehow? I swear, I typed in l-u-n-c-h and it comes up as dinosaur! I feel like Les from The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. "What is this, some of kind practical joke? Some kind of gag?"

I also told my mom about this l-u-n-c-h/dinosaur thing and now she thinks our computer has a virus.

Ollie obviously was affected by his action before he turned himself in. He called the hospital to check on the boy's condition. Later, when he hears from Pete Radcliffe that the boy just died, you see tears well in his eyes.

Tell mom not to panic. It's just a freak thing that happens here....in the Twilight Zone Cafe. Happens to all of us.

This episode presents a fascinating study on conscience, morality, and responsibility, and my only big problem with it is that, to a certain extent, I had already seen it in "A Thing About Machines." The commentary in the book of Hamner scripts makes an interesting comparison of the two episodes, noting that the merely annoying Finchley is killed by his vehicle, while the now criminal Pope is shown mercy by an automobile that could have easily run over him had it been so inclined.

Perhaps the most frightening aspect of this episode is that it makes the viewer evaluate his own morals. If you were in Pope's place, you'd like to think that you'd take the legally and morally correct action. Would you, though? Just thinking about it and actually having it happen are two drastically different cases. Likewise, I'm not sure how readily I'd rationalize that a neighbor's bomb shelter is off limits to me while I was listening to the constant wail of sirens.

Tell mom not to panic. It's just a freak thing that happens here....in the Twilight Zone Cafe. Happens to all of us.

heh, well it's simultaneously appropriate and spooky. I do feel like I'm in The Twilight Zone.

just wondering, does the same thing happen to anyone when they type "l-u-n-c-h" ?

Phew! I thought I was the only one experiencing this phenomenon!

Uh, that's what I meant when I said, "happens to all of us."

heh, blonde moment

thanks

i like this episode i forgot what was so funny about it i will have too watch it again