Speaks to the deep yearning of many adults to return to the simpler, innocent times of their childhood. Merry-go-round in episode provides very poignant symbolism.

Superbly done episode that features something most of us would like to do including myself: travel back in time to childhood. However, I find it hard to sympathize with Gig Young's character now that I found out he murdered his wife in real life.

The first time I saw this, I was intrigued with the idea of going back to your childhood and seeing yourself. There are so many possibilities and what ifs involved in such a scenario. Brilliant episode.

It is a cool classic but confusing and weird. But what isn't?

Very well done episode.

I'd give it a 6 if I could! The best episode of a wonderful series. One of the greatest pieces of Cinema/TV ever crafted.

an almost five. Good show about a man who stops near his hometown. he is now grown and weary of his career and how his life has become. He finds that he has hit a time warp where his town is like it was when he was about 12. he tries to convince his parents who he is and they do not believe him. In the park he finds himself as a child and tries to talk to him. the boy gets frightened and tries to run and hurts his leg. after finding his wallet the parents now believe him but the dad tells him he cannot stay. he must go forward instead of backward. he walks away with a limp that he did not have before that he now has because of the boy getting hurt. Nice message of how we get nostalgic for our past but cannot go back. well written and acted.

Ever since I saw this as a small child, it has been my favorite TZ episode, and one of my favorite episodes of any kind on any show. It has fascinating camera work & transitions that connect one scene to another. It has a heavy dose of nostalgia, certain moments that are eerie and even a little frightening, feelings of tenderness & warmth, and a superb background score - possibly the best music of any Twilight Zone episode. The people who worked together on it said that even as they were producing the show, they knew they had something very special coming together when they filmed Walking Distance. The time travel episodes were the best of the series anyway, and this one surpasses all the others that had to do with going back in time. Although the viewers didn't know it at the time, Rod Serling modeled Homewood after his own childhood town of Binghampton, NY.

I think this is one of the best episodes of the show, and one of the best written. Serling's poignant closing narration is among the most moving bits I've ever heard from my television speakers.