Mr. Dingle, the Strong
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Template:Infobox TTW season two Episode name: Mr. Dingle, the Strong
Episode number: 55
Season: 2
Original airdate: March 3, 1961
Writer: Rod Serling
Director: John Brahm
Notable cast members: Burgess Meredith, Don Rickles, James Westerfield, James Millhollin
Episode Summary
For an experiment, a couple of Martians give vacuum-cleaner salesman and perrenial loser Luther Dingle superhuman strength. Discovering his new powers, Dingle starts performing various tricks from lifting statues to spliting boulders -- and starts gaining lots of publicity. But the Martians become appalled at Dingle's foolish behavior. They yank away his powers just before he attempts to lift a building before a live TV audience. Unable to make good his claims, he is made a laughing stock. As the Martians leave, they bump into two Venusians searching for an Earthling to test their experiment on. The Martians recommend Dingle. So the Venusians give Dingle super intelligence. Discovering his new powers, Dingle starts performing various tricks...
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