ZZZZZ

"ZZZZZ"
The Outer Limits episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 18
Directed by	John Brahm
Written by	Meyer Dolinsky
Cinematography by	Conrad Hall
Production code	21
Original air date	January 27, 1964
Guest stars
Philip Abbott Marsha Hunt Joanna Frank
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"ZZZZZ" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on January 27, 1964, during the first season.

Introduction

A queen bee takes on human form, and plans to mate with a human male.

Opening narration

Human life strives ceaselessly to perfect itself, to gain ascendancy. But what of the lower forms of life? Is it not possible that they, too, are conducting experiments and are at this moment on the threshold of deadly success?

Plot

Ben Fields, married to Francesca Fields, is an entomologist seeking a lab assistant. Regina, a giant mutant queen bee in human form who is searching for a human mate to evolve her species, takes the job.

Closing narration

When the yearning to gain ascendancy takes the form of a soulless, loveless struggle, the contest must end in unlovely defeat. For without love, drones can never be men, and men can only be drones.

Production

'ZZZZZ' was shot entirely on a massive interior set, including the two story mockup of Ben's house and the full garden constructed by Jack Poplin and his team on Soundstage#4 at KTTV. (source - The Outer Limits:The Official Companion (1986), page 197.)

Cast

• Philip Abbott – as Ben Fields
• Joanna Frank – as Regina
• Marsha Hunt – as Francesca Fields
• Booth Colman – as Doctor Warren
• John Elizalde – as voice of Bees (uncredited)
• Robert Johnson – as voice of Mr. Lund (uncredited)

External links

• Critical Guide To The Outer Limits: ZZZZZ
• "ZZZZZ" at TV.com
• SciFi.com The Outer Limits
• The Outer Limits: "ZZZZZ"
• Home videos.com: The Outer Limits: ZZZZZZ