Kentucky Rye

"Kentucky Rye" is the third and final segment of the third episode of the first season (1985-1986) of the television series The New Twilight Zone. Bob Spindler is celebrating the closing of a big deal with co-workers in a bar after work, and consumes too much alcohol to drive. The reactions of Spindler's wife (on the phone) and his co-workers indicate that this is not a one-off occurrence. Spindler tells his boss he will get a cab, but then drive... more

"Kentucky Rye" is the third and final segment of the third episode of the first season (1985-1986) of the television series The New Twilight Zone. Bob Spindler is celebrating the closing of a big deal with co-workers in a bar after work, and consumes too much alcohol to drive. The reactions of Spindler's wife (on the phone) and his co-workers indicate that this is not a one-off occurrence. Spindler tells his boss he will get a cab, but then drives himself while still inebriated. He is adjusting the radio and driving in the wrong lane when a car approaches from the other direction, and they both veer off the road. Spindler hits some trees and when he comes to, he is outside an old bar called Kentucky Rye. He gets out with a bleeding head, and enters the bar. The bar is alight with laughter, camaraderie, and wonderful drinks. Bob finds his head is no longer bleeding—with no injury and no blood on the rag—and he instantly fits right in, arm wrestling, chatting with the bartender, and... less