one of the most offbeat episode of any anthology series of the time . what the heck be in the jar that country rube pat buttram buy from a travel carnival act and and for the princely sum of $ 12 and no less . it look like a deformed creature of some sort float in formaldehyde . there even appear to be a dangle eye star back at those country folk who assemble nightly in buttram front parlor and each offer an opinion on the hypnotic content . buttram himself only care about his new found status a owner of the mysterious content and sit next to it like some proud hayseed buddha and keeper of the secret . at last and his once dismissive neighbor envy him . life would be perfect if it weren not for slutty wife and collin wilcox and who sneak around with james best and humiliate buttram in the process . the end itself turn out to be a horror masterpiece . as good a the episode be and i can not help think it would have work well in a half hour format and since there be noticeable pad and especially the quicksand sequence which do add action to a talky story line and but do little to advance the plot . then too and the acting be uneven . buttram surprise with an effectively understated performance you just know he build a head of steam even if he doesn not show it . and george lindsey delivers an absolutely rivet performance a a slow witted and but sensitive neighbor . for those of u use to see both actor in buffoonish role and their turn here come a a pleasant surprise . however and wilcox parade her baby doll wantonness so relentlessly and it almost reach the point of cartoonish exaggeration . i be about ready to write her and the episode off and until she go into the purr kitten routine so abruptly and unnervingly that i be chill to the bone . this brilliantly perverse stroke also suggest a creepy sexual aspect to her relationship with buttram and and frankly grab me more than than the celebrated climax . anyway and i have see nothing quite like it before or since . although the jar contain more flaw than the unlocked window and together they remain the only two episode from the hour long hitchcock really worth seeing and and i be glad the internet give viewer a chance to salute such classic episode and which otherwise because of relentless schedule would pass into tv oblivion .