Les Goodman

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Les Goodman

Background

Les Goodman is a resident of Maple Street. His wife is Mrs. Goodman. Les and Mrs. Goodman have lived on Maple Street for five years.

During the events of The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 22 The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street played by Barry Atwater

On Maple Street in late summer, Les tries to start his car, but it won't start. As he walks towards the other neighbors his car suddenly starts. The Male Neighbor and Female Neighbor wonders why Les was able to get his car started and Don Martin tells the others that Les never went outside to see what flew overhead. Charlie Farnsworth says that Les and his family were always weird and he and the others walk towards Les and confront him. Steve Brand tells him that the others have an idea that some of the neighbors might be alien spies. The Female Neighbor tells the others that during the night she has seen Les standing outside staring towards the sky like he was waiting for something. Les tells them that he has insomnia and warns them that what they are starting is exactly what they should be frightened of.

The evening continues and Mrs. Goodman brings Les a glass of milk who is sitting outside while the neighbors stare at him. Steve walks up to Les and Les again insists that he has insomnia and Mrs. Goodman tells the others that it is true. Charlie warns Steve to keep in mind who he is associating with and Don tells the others that Myra Brand has been telling people that Steve has been working in their basement on some sort of radio. Myra says it is a ham radio set and Steve chastises his neighbors for trying to find a scapegoat for what is happening. They hear footsteps coming their way and Tommy says its the monster. Don grabs his shotgun and Charlie uses it to shoot at the person. The neighbors run over and find it was Pete Van Horn returning from Floral Street. The lights come on at Charlie's house and Les thinks maybe Pete was going to warn them and Charlie killed him to conceal his identity. Charlie runs to his home and the neighbors throw rocks at him, wounding Charlie. Charlie says Tommy is the alien. The neighbors start chasing Tommy and lights start coming on at other people's houses and the neighbors start grabbing weapons and attacking each other.