Original Alicia Prop

Origin
When Rod Sterling wrote "The Lonely" he had a very specific idea for the robot that the main character was going to grow attached to. For the most part Jean Marsh would be playing the female robot but the prop needed to be as perfect of a match as possible so that when other people viewed her they would see the prop. There was going to be extended shots of her and instead of asking Marsh to hold her breath and not move during those shots Serling reached out to the prop masters at his company, Cayuga Productions, to create a life-like replica. Not wanting to disappoint Serling the artist in charge spent hours, days and nights, creating the perfect replica. In the end the prop was more than perfect and the episode was created and aired. After the fact people noticed that Ms. Marsh was acting more and more aloof, becoming absent minded about things she needed and where she was supposed to be next. After a few days the production team was surprised to learn Ms. Marsh went home and they were interacting with Alicia the robot. The determination and pride to make the very best was transferred into the prop.

Effects
When activated will act like a real person, thus Serling had fears of robot becoming sentient and wanting to take over the real actress' life.

Collection
After the episode aired Warehouse Agents were called in to power off and pack up Alicia, bringing her back to the Warehouse.