Sunnyvale Rest, a home for the aged – a dying place, and a common children's game called kick-the-can, that will shortly become a refuge for a man who knows he will die in this world, if he doesn't escape - into The Twilight Zone.Charles Whitley, a retiree at Sunnyvale Rest Home, thinks he has discovered the secret of youth.
His oldest and best friend Ben Conroy, whom he has known since childhood, thinks he is going crazy, and is able to persuade the home's superintendent, Mr. Cox that this is the case.
"Kick the Can" was remade into a segment in Twilight Zone: The Movie, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Scatman Crothers as Mr. Bloom.
While Mr. Conroy sleeps, Mr. Bloom gathers the rest of the residents outside and plays the game, during which they are transformed into childhood versions of themselves.
They are ecstatic to be young again and engage in activities they enjoyed long ago, but their thoughts soon turn to practical matters such as where they will spend the night, since they will no longer be welcomed in the retirement home and their families won't recognize them.
The segment ends with Conroy kicking a can around the yard, hoping to recreate the spell that made Agee young again, while Mr. Bloom leaves Sunnyvale and moves into another retirement home, to spread his good-natured magical skills to other senior citizens.