The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street There was a teleplay called “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” It was about a group of neighbors who were so paranoid and frightened because they thought aliens were living amongst them. The play is unrealistic because Les Goodman’s car starts by itself and car don’t do that, aliens aren’t real, and Steve was accused of talking to aliens using his ham radio. A boy named Tommy was the one who started this. My first reason why the play is unrealistic is because Les Goodman was about to head downtown to find out what was happening on Maple St., so he’s trying to get his car started and it doesn’t work but he keeps trying and trying until eventually he leaves and walks toward his