Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Episode name: The Fever Episode number: 17 Season: 1 Original airdate: January 29, 1960 Writer: Rod Serling Director: Robert Florey Notable cast members: Everett Sloane, Vivi Janiss Episode Summary: A man goes to Las Vegas with his wife because she won a competition. The man quickly becomes addicted to gambling on the slot machine, or 'one armed bandit'. He hears the slot machine calling out his name, and when he is almost out of money and the machine breaks down he becomes convinced that the machine is mocking him. He imagines the machine is chasing him, and then falls backwards out of the window to his death. Trivia: Back to: The Twilight Zone, Episode List This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.