Dead Man's Shoes (The Twilight Zone) Dead Man's Shoes (The Twilight Zone) "Dead Man's Shoes" is episode 83 of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". It originally aired on January 19, 1962 on CBS. A homeless man, Nate Bledsoe, snatches a pair of shoes from Dane, the target of a mob hit dumped in an alley. Two of his homeless associates try to con him out of the plainly expensive shoes, to no avail. Wearing the shoes infuses him with the personality and memories of the victim; and he continues his life as Dane. Nate stops by the home of the victim’s girlfriend, who
The Whole Truth (The Twilight Zone) glint. Such occurrences also can be seen in "The Night of the Meek". John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States at the inaugural ceremonies held in Washington the afternoon of the day this episode originally aired. Therefore, Jack Carson's final line was not only a very topical one, it was one of the rare times that a current president was actually mentioned during a "Twilight Zone" episode. In the Twilight Zone radio drama adaption of this episode, the character of the Soviet premier was replaced with an emir from the Middle East. The