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"Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?" is episode 64 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. It originally aired on May 26, 1961 on CBS. ==Plot== One night during a snowstorm, two state troopers are investigating a crash in the woods – just where some woman has reported the landing of a flying saucer. They follow footprints leading from the crash site to a diner where a group of passengers from a bus to Boston are waiting for word that a bridge up ahead is safe to cross. The only patrons of the roadside eatery are seven bus passengers: two sets of married couples, plus a businessman, a professional dancer, and a "crazy" old man. But according to the bus driver, there were six people on the bus. Mr. Ross, a skeptical businessman (John Hoyt), thinks the driver must have been mistaken on his count, but the driver swears there were only six. This creates an instant and mutual suspicion among the stranded travelers, as the passengers try to guess which among them is the alien. It is suggested that since there was only one set of tracks from the lake, that the two married couples be paired off and excluded. The driver then vouches for the dancer. This leaves only Mr. Ross, and the old man (Jack Elam) as suspects. The old man laughs at this, saying it sounds like science fiction. The troopers immediately ask him for ID, but he claims "I left it in my saucer"; so they quiz him on the results of the previous year's World Series – which he correctly answers, seemingly letting himself off the hook. Several odd and sinister events immediately occur. The jukebox starts and stops on its own, the lights flicker on and off, and, most alarmingly, sugar bowls begin to explode on the tables. The troopers both draw their guns. But the payphone rings and the troopers receive word that the bridge is safe to cross, although the bus driver expresses doubt about that. The policemen, bus driver and passengers all depart the diner together, leaving only the cook behind. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Ross returns to the diner alone and tells the cook that the bridge was not safe after all and collapsed, killing all the occupants of both the bus and the police car. The cook asks the businessman how he survived without even getting wet. The businessman asks what the word "wet" means, revealing a third arm from under his overcoat, as he stirs his coffee and lights a cigarette, expressing great appreciation for both coffee and cigarettes. He reveals that the music and telephone ringing were illusory and tells the cook that he is a Martian and that Mars plans to start a colony on Earth. The cook, far from being scared, replies, mockingly, that ''he'' himself is a Venusian. His people have ''already'' started a colony and intercepted the Martian invasion force. He takes off his cap revealing a third eye in the middle of his forehead. The shocked Martian stares nervously at the laughing cook as the episode ends. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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