The Twonky story

movie: The Twonky (1953) · 1953-06-10

A philosophy professor is given a television set with a mind of its own.

8 total · 4 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
coping with someone controlling your life major Kerry West's television was regulating nearly every aspect of his life, like choosing the sort of music he listened to and decided when he will be shaved.
descent into madness major Professor Kerry West was slowly driven insane by the Twonky.
husband and wife major Professor Kerry West and Carolyn West.
robot helper major Kerry West's television, which was called the Twonky, was a robot committed to serving his every need. Eventually it comes to regulate every aspect of his daily life.
mind control technology minor The Twonky was able to control people minds and make them serve its purposes.
romantic love minor Professor Kerry West and Carolyn West.
time travel minor Coach was convinced that the Twonky had come from the future.
totalitarian dystopia minor Coach was convinced that the Twonky had come from a future where there was one super-state in which Twonkies controlled the lives of all the citizens.