Mr. Dingle, the Strong story
A meek vacuum cleaner salesman is given incredible strength by a two-headed Martian as part of an experiment. Directed by: John Brahm. Story by: Rod Serling.
16 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| super strength | choice | Mr. Dingle was surreptitiously endowed with the strength of 300 men by a two-headed Martian scientist. |
| what if I suddenly got an extraordinary ability | choice | A two-headed Martian scientist wanted to observe how a wimpy human being reacted when an ordinary human being suddenly acquired super strength. Later a pair of Venusian scientists did the same but with super intelligence. |
| alien experiment | major | A two-headed Martian scientist had come to Earth to study what happens when a mild mannered man suddenly acquires super strength. In addition, the story concluded with a pair of diminutive Venusian scientists shown being up to similar shenanigans. |
| covert alien observers | major | One gathers that Earth was a playground for scientists from advanced alien races. |
| loser character | major | Mr. Dingle was a wimpy, socially awkward, vacuum cleaner salesman. |
| Martian extraterrestrial | major | A two-headed Martian scientist was secretly observing Mr. Dingle. |
| pride goes before a fall | major | The conclusion of the first experiment was that the subject used his newfound ability to engage in flamboyant public displays, and settling past scores - the subject had a humiliating fall when the power was again removed from him. |
| alcohol in society | minor | A neighborhood bar owner quipped that he hadn't done such good business since the prohibition of alcohol was ended. |
| honor | minor | Bettor claimed his socking of Mr. Dingle clear over a bar counter was a matter of honor. |
| invisibility technology | minor | The two-headed Martian scientist had somehow made itself invisible its human experimental subjects. |