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Adventures in time and space told in future tense. The National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of a series of astounding science fiction bring you Dimension X. The soundproofed happy life home had cost $30,000 installed. It clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them. Their life purred on from day to day, measured and controlled by the nucleonic thermostats, the iridium sponge servo brains that made…

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Synopsis

In the episode The Veldt from Dimension X, the story unfolds in a futuristic home equipped with cutting-edge technology designed to make life easier for its inhabitants. The pride of the house is the nursery, a remarkable room that can create any environment the children desire simply by thinking about it. George and Lydia, the parents, initially believe they have provided their children, Peter and Wendy, with the best possible upbringing through this advanced technology. However, as Lydia begins to notice oddities in the nursery's behavior, her concerns grow.

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A

Albert Buhrman

D

David Anderson

J

Joan Lazer

Lesley Woods

W

William Quinn

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Dimension X, Episode 43

The Veldt

Thursday, August 9, 1951 · 30:12

Dimension X, Episode 43

The Veldt

Thursday, August 9, 1951 · 30:12

Summary

In a futuristic home, a high-tech nursery designed to cater to children's every whim begins to show unsettling signs. As the parents grow concerned, they realize the nursery may have a darker influence on their children.

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