Editing A Stop at Willoughby (section)

==In popular culture==
Willoughby, Ohio, calls its annual neighborhood festival "Last Stop: Willoughby" in honor of the episode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-herald.com/2021/08/11/last-stop-willoughby-is-a-last-fling-before-summer-ends|title= Last Stop Willoughby is a 'last fling' before summer ends|last=Morrison|first=Mara|website=The News-Herald|date= August 11, 2021|language=en|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://willoughbyohio.com/news/august-14th-last-stop-willoughby-event-parade/ |title=Last Stop Willoughby Event/Parade|website=The City of Willoughby|date=August 13, 2021 |language=en-US|access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/2013/08/anne_serling_to_be_grand_marshal_of_last_stop_willoughby_parade.html|title=Anne Serling to be grand marshal of Last Stop Willoughby parade|last=Dawidziak|first=Mark|date=2013-08-08|website=cleveland.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

The 2000 TV movie ''[[For All Time]],'' starring [[Mark Harmon]], was based on this episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/268812/For-All-Time/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221225037/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/268812/For-All-Time/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-02-21|title=''For All Time'' (2000)|first=Hal|last=Erickson|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2010|access-date=2008-12-28}}</ref>

In [[North Conway, New Hampshire]], a memorial brick is inscribed "Next Stop Willoughby!" (https://rodserling.com/bonnie-weinsteins-tribute-to-rod-serling/)

[[Matthew Weiner]], creator of the TV series ''[[Mad Men]]'', acknowledged the influence of ''The Twilight Zone'' on his work, and how [[Don Draper]]'s life had many superficial similarities to the main character of this episode. Weiner said they also paid homage to the episode in ''[[The Sopranos]]'', when [[Tony Soprano]] leaves behind his life in his briefcase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2014-10-25/austin-film-festival-the-golden-ages-of-matthew-weiner/|title=Austin Film Festival: The Golden Ages of Matthew Weiner|last=Agresta|first=Michael|website=www.austinchronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-15|date=Oct 25, 2014}}</ref>

In the TV series ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'', Abe Weissman ([[Tony Shalhoub]]) describes the Willoughby episode to his wife and daughter as they tour Midge's apartment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leeds |first=Sarene |date=2022-02-18 |title=The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: Pursuing Our Art |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-recap-season-4-episode-2-billy-jones-and-the-orgy-lamps.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref>

In the 2016 Richard Linklater film ''[[Everybody Wants Some!! (film)|Everybody Wants Some!!]]'', the college-age character played by Wyatt Russell is named "Willoughby". He is revealed to be a 30 year old man who has refused to grow up and who continues to travel the country trying to play for college baseball teams. Willoughby has a nearly complete collection of Twilight Zone episodes on tape and reveals that he knows almost all of them by heart, citing the name and episode number of "[[Eye of the Beholder (The Twilight Zone, 1959)|Eye of the Beholder]]" to another character.