Walking Distance

Walking Distance is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone.

Synopsis

A middle-aged man driving cross-country stops his car, and walks toward his hometown, which appears exactly as it was when he was a boy. He sees himself as a boy, and following him home, meets his parents. Trying to convince his parents that he is their son from the future he succeeds only in proving his insanity. Finally, his father confronts him, having seen the papers in his wallet and now believing him to be who he says he is, and tells him to return to his own time. Martin tries to warn himself as a kid to enjoy his childhood before it is too late, but his advances scare young Martin who falls off the merry-go-round and injures his leg. Martin returns to his own time with a limp.

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