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|timeline= [[1897]]
 
|timeline= [[1897]]
 
|narrator= [[Louis Edmonds]]
 
|narrator= [[Louis Edmonds]]
|writer= [[Violet Wells]]||director= [[Lela Swift]]
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|writer= [[Violet Wells]]
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|director= [[Lela Swift]]
 
|airdate= October 7, 1969
 
|airdate= October 7, 1969
 
|tapedate = September 25, 1969
 
|tapedate = September 25, 1969
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|bottomimage=857kzn.jpg}}Quentin (Petofi) attempts to fit in at Collinwood without anyone noticing. Edward plans to marry Kitty. Petofi (Quentin) tries to convince Edward that he is really Quentin; Edward does not believe him. Aristede finds a woman to test the I Ching wands; shortly after entering the trance she turns into a skeleton.
 
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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'''Teaser'''
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<p style="color: rgb(213, 212, 212); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'''''Collinwood at the turn of the century. On this night Count Petofi has arranged a horrifying substitution. He has trapped the mind of Quentin Collins in his own ungainly body. To everyone who looks at him this man is Quentin Collins, but in fact the mind within is that of the evil Count Petofi.'''''</p>
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''Collinwood at the turn of the century. On this night Count Petofi has arranged a horrifying substitution. He has trapped the mind of Quentin Collins in his own ungainly body. To everyone who looks at him this man is Quentin Collins, but in fact the mind within is that of the evil Count Petofi.''
   
 
Quentin (Petofi) attempts to fit in at Collinwood without anyone noticing. Edward plans to marry Kitty. Petofi (Quentin) tries to convince Edward that he is really Quentin; Edward does not believe him. Aristede finds a woman to test the I Ching wands; shortly after entering the trance she turns into a skeleton.
<p style="color: rgb(213, 212, 212); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'''Act I'''</p>
 
 
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<p style="color: rgb(213, 212, 212); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'''Act III'''</p>
 
 
<p style="color: rgb(213, 212, 212); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'''Act IV'''</p>
 
 
<p style="color: rgb(213, 212, 212); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'''Act V'''</p>
 
   
 
==Memorable quotes==
 
==Memorable quotes==
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==Background information and notes==
 
==Background information and notes==
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==Bloopers and continuity errors==
 
==Bloopers and continuity errors==
 
*When Wanda Paisley throws the I-Ching sticks, all six sticks seem to land black-side-up. However, when Quentin (actually, the mind of Count Petofi in Quentin's body) rearranges the sticks, only four of the six sticks seem to be black-side-up.
 
*When Wanda Paisley throws the I-Ching sticks, all six sticks seem to land black-side-up. However, when Quentin (actually, the mind of Count Petofi in Quentin's body) rearranges the sticks, only four of the six sticks seem to be black-side-up.

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857
Timeline

1897

Narrator

Louis Edmonds

Writer

Violet Wells

Director

Lela Swift

Broadcast

October 7, 1969

Recorded

September 25, 1969

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Synopsis

Teaser

Collinwood at the turn of the century. On this night Count Petofi has arranged a horrifying substitution. He has trapped the mind of Quentin Collins in his own ungainly body. To everyone who looks at him this man is Quentin Collins, but in fact the mind within is that of the evil Count Petofi.

Quentin (Petofi) attempts to fit in at Collinwood without anyone noticing. Edward plans to marry Kitty. Petofi (Quentin) tries to convince Edward that he is really Quentin; Edward does not believe him. Aristede finds a woman to test the I Ching wands; shortly after entering the trance she turns into a skeleton.

Memorable quotes

Dramatis personae

Background information and notes

Bloopers and continuity errors

  • When Wanda Paisley throws the I-Ching sticks, all six sticks seem to land black-side-up. However, when Quentin (actually, the mind of Count Petofi in Quentin's body) rearranges the sticks, only four of the six sticks seem to be black-side-up.