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The Outer Limits
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The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
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- E1 The Galaxy BeingNext upSep 16, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
A radio station engineer named Allan Maxwell establishes contact with an alien being. But when the station's power is turned up, the alien is teleported to Earth where its radioactive nature causes havoc.
Guest stars: Lee Philips (Radio DJ Gene 'Buddy' Maxwell), Burt Metcalfe (Eddie Phillips), Jacqueline Scott (Carol Maxwell), Allyson Ames (Loreen), Cliff Robertson (Alan Maxwell), Joseph V. Perry (Police Chief (as Joseph Perry)), Don C. Harvey (Military Commander (as Don Harvey)), William Stevens (Policeman)
- E2 The Hundred Days of the DragonSep 23, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
A sinister foreign power replaces the President of the United States with its own agent via the use of a powerful drug allowing the skin to be temporarily molded into any likeness.
Guest stars: Aki Aleong (Dr. Sui-Lin), Bert Remsen (Frank Summers), Leslie Stevens (Election Returns Commentator (voice) (uncredited)), Mark Roberts (Bob Conner), Phillip Pine (Ted Pearson), Sidney Blackmer (William Lyons Selby), Richard Loo (Li-Chin Sung), James Hong (Wen Li)
- E3 The Architects of FearSep 30, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
A noble scheme goes horribly awry when a group of scientists plan an elaborate hoax designed to frighten and ultimately unite humankind.
Guest stars: Geraldine Brooks (Yvette Leighton), Billy Green Bush (Tom - Duckhunter #3 (as William Bush)), Leonard Stone (Dr. Phillip Gainer), Janos Prohaska (Thetan (uncredited)), Douglas Henderson (Dr. Paul Fredericks (uncredited)), Martin Wolfson (Dr. Herschel), Clay Tanner (Fred - Duckhunter #1), Hal Bokar (Bert - Duckhunter #2)
- E4 The Man with the PowerOct 7, 1963 · 51 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
A radical experiment gives a college professor incredible power, which his subconcious mind uses to destroy his enemies.
Guest stars: Edward Platt (Dean Radcliffe), Donald Pleasence (Harold J. Finley), John Marley (Dr. Sigmund Hindeman), Paul Lambert (Dr. Henschell), Frank Maxwell (Dr. Keenan), Priscilla Morrill (Vera Finley), James McCallion (Dr. Tremaine), Paul Kent (Detective)
- E5 The Sixth FingerOct 14, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
A scientist discovers a way to speed up evolution and tries out the process on a simple miner.
Guest stars: Jill Haworth (Cathy Evans), Edward Mulhare (Professor Mathers), David McCallum (Gwyllm Griffiths), Nora Marlowe (Mrs. Ives), Robert Doyle (Wilt Morgan), Constance Cavendish (Gert 'the Bread' Evans), George Pelling (Policeman)
- E6 The Man Who Was Never BornOct 28, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
An astronaut travels to the 23rd Century, where he finds the Earth a blasted wasteland inhabited by monsters.
Guest stars: Shirley Knight (Noelle Anderson), Martin Landau (Andro), John Considine (Lt, Bertram Cabot), Maxine Stuart (Mrs. McCluskey), Karl Held (Capt. Joseph Reardon), Jack Raine (Old Man (scenes deleted))
- E7 O.B.I.T.Nov 4, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 5.0
Synopsis
A new invention allows spying on anyone, anywhere.
Guest stars: Alan Baxter (Colonel Grover), Jeff Corey (Byron Lomax), Jason Wingreen (Fred Severn), Peter Breck (Senator Orville), Harry Townes (Clifford Scott), Joanne Gilbert (Barbara Scott), Sam Reese (Clyde Wyatt), Konstantin Shayne (Philip Fletcher)
- E8 The Human FactorNov 11, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
At a military base far in the arctic, a man invents a machine which allows two minds to contact one another. An earthquake causes a malfunction and two men wake up to find that their minds have switched bodies.
Guest stars: Ivan Dixon (Major Harold Giles), Gary Merrill (Dr. James Hamilton / Major Roger Brothers), Harry Guardino (Major Roger Brothers / Dr. James Hamilton), Joe De Santis (Colonel William Campbell), Sally Kellerman (Ingrid Larkin), Shirley O'Hara (Dr. Soldini), John Newton (Peterson), Jane Langley (Nurse)
- E9 Corpus EarthlingNov 18, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
A man with a steel plate in his head overhears conversations about global conquest. But where are the voices coming from?
Guest stars: Salome Jens (Laurie Cameron), Robert Culp (Paul Cameron), Barry Atwater (Dr. Jonas Temple), Ken Renard (Caretaker), David Garner (Ralph)
- E10 NightmareDec 2, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
In a war action with the planet Ebon, some soldiers are captured, interrogated and tortured.
Guest stars: David Frankham (Capt. Terrence Ralph Brookman), John Anderson (Ebonite Interrogator), Martin Sheen (Pvt. Arthur Dix), Ed Nelson (Col. Luke Stone), James Shigeta (Maj. Jong), Bernard Kates (Dr. Whorf), Whit Bissell (Commanding General), Ben Wright (Gen. Benton)
- E11 It Crawled Out of the WoodworkDec 9, 1963 · 52 min
Synopsis
An incredible being made of pure energy imperils the staff of a research lab and hides a deadly secret.
Guest stars: Kent Smith (Dr. Block), BarBara Luna (Gaby Christian), Ed Asner (Detective Sgt. Thomas Siroleo), Michael Forest (Prof. Stuart Peters), Scott Marlowe (Jory Peters), Joan Camden (Prof. Stephanie Linden), Ted de Corsia (New Sentry), Gene Darfler (Warren Edgar Morley)
- E12 The BorderlandDec 16, 1963 · 52 min
Synopsis
A scientist named Ian Fraser invents a machine which can pierce the borderland between this world and... The Afterlife? Maybe. Fraser convinces an industrialist to finance future experiments with the possibility of contacting the rich man's dead son.
Guest stars: Philip Abbott (Lincoln Russell), Alfred Ryder (Edgar Price), Peter Mark Richman (Prof. Ian Fraser), Gladys Cooper (Mrs. Palmer), Nina Foch (Eva Fraser), Barry Jones (Dwight Hartley), Gene Raymond (Sawyer)
- E13 Tourist AttractionDec 23, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
In a South American country a group of explorers discover a prehistoric monster in an ancient lake. The discovery leads them into conflict with the country's dictator.
Guest stars: Henry Darrow (Policeman), Ralph Meeker (John Dexter), Jerry Douglas (Tom Evans), Martín Garralaga (Paco), Janet Blair (Lynn Arthur), Jay Novello (Prof. Arivello), Noel De Souza (Capt. Fortunado), Edward Colmans (Servant)
- E14 The Zanti MisfitsDec 30, 1963 · 52 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
Exiles from the planet Zanti arrive on Earth, and a startling truth is uncovered when two human renegades invade their privacy.
Guest stars: Olive Deering (Lisa Lawrence), Michael Tolan (Prof. Stephen Grave), Bruce Dern (Ben Garth), Robert F. Simon (Gen. Maximillian R. Hart), Claude Woolman (Maj. Roger Hill)
- E15 The MiceJan 6, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
A convict serving a life sentence finds that he has an alternative: change places with an alien.
Guest stars: Diana Sands (Dr. Julia Harrison), Henry Silva (Chino Rivera), Francis De Sales (Prison Warden (as Francis de Sales)), Michael Higgins (Dr. Thomas Kellander), Dabney Coleman (Dr. Williams), Ron Foster (Dr. Robert Richardson (as Ronald Foster)), Hugh Langtry (Chromoite), Gene Tyburn (Goldsmith)
- E16 Controlled ExperimentJan 13, 1964 · 52 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
Two Martian investigators probe our custom of homicide.
Guest stars: Carroll O'Connor (Deimos), Grace Lee Whitney (Carla Duveen), Barry Morse (Phobos One), Robert Fortier (Bert Hamil), Bob Kelljan (Frank Brant), Linda Hutchings (Arlene Schnabel)
- E17 Don't Open Till DoomsdayJan 20, 1964 · 52 min · ★ 5.0
Synopsis
A young couple's honeymoon is cut short by the horrifying contents of a mysterious box.
Guest stars: Miriam Hopkins (Mary Kry), John Hoyt (Emmett Balfour), Russell Collins (Justice of the Peace), Melinda Casey (Vivia Balfour Hayden), Buck Taylor (Gard Hayden), David Frankham (Harvey Kry Jr.), Nellie Burt (Justice's Wife), Anthony Jochim (Dr. Mordecai Spazman)
- E18 ZZZZZJan 27, 1964 · 52 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
A queen bee assumes a human appearance in order to make an unwary scientist into her new mate.
Guest stars: Philip Abbott (Ben Fields), Marsha Hunt (Francesca Fields), Joanna Frank (Regina), Booth Colman (Doctor Howard Warren)
- E19 The InvisiblesFeb 3, 1964 · 52 min · ★ 5.0
Synopsis
A government agent infiltrates a secret criminal organization that uses alien parasites to control its members.
Guest stars: Don Gordon (Luis B. Spain), George Macready (Larry K. Hillerman), Dee Hartford (Mrs. Clarke), Walter Burke (Recruiter), Tony Mordente (Genero Planetta), William Douglas (Henry Castle), Chris Warfield (Johnny), Richard Dawson (Oliver Fair)
- E20 The Bellero ShieldFeb 10, 1964 · 52 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
A scientist captures an alien that can protect itself with an unbreakable shield.
Guest stars: Martin Landau (Richard Bellero), Sally Kellerman (Judith Bellero), Chita Rivera (Mrs. Dame), John Hoyt (Bifrost Alien), Neil Hamilton (Richard Bellero, Sr.)
- E21 The Children of Spider CountyFeb 17, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
Four scientists disappear in one day. All were born in the same county, on the same day. A fifth scientist is in jail and a federal agent is assigned to the case. The fifth man is sprung from jail by a mysterious stranger who says he's the young man's father.
Guest stars: Lee Kinsolving (Ethan Wechsler), Kent Smith (Aabel), John Milford (John Bartlett), Crahan Denton (Sheriff Simon Stakefield), Bennye Gatteys (Anna Bishop), Dabbs Greer (Mr. Bishop), Burt Douglas (Man), Robert Osterloh (General)
- E22 Specimen: UnknownFeb 24, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
Scientists on a space station discover an unusual and dangerous plant.
Guest stars: Stephen McNally (Col. MacWilliams), Richard Jaeckel (Capt. Mike Doweling), Gail Kobe (Janet Doweling), John Kellogg (Major Nathan Jennings), Peter Baldwin (Lt. Gordon Halper), Russell Johnson (Major Benedict), Arthur Batanides (Lt. Ken Galvin), Dabney Coleman (Lt. Rupert Lawrence Howard (uncredited))
- E23 Second ChanceMar 2, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
A group of people board an amusement park ride. Then they (and their surprised "captain") find that they're really going on a space jaunt.
Guest stars: Simon Oakland (Empyrian), Janet De Gore (Mara Matthews), Don Gordon (Dave Crowell), Yale Summers (Buddy Lyman), Arnold Merritt (Tommy Shadbury), Mimsy Farmer (Denise Ward), John McLiam (Arjay Beasley), Angela Clarke (Sueann Beasley)
- E24 MoonstoneMar 9, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
Workers on a moon base find a mysterious rock that appears to be alive.
Guest stars: Ruth Roman (Prof. Diana Brice), Alex Nicol (Gen. Lee Stocker), Tim O'Connor (Major Clint Anderson), Curt Conway (Dr. Philip Mendl), Hari Rhodes (Lt. Ernie Travers)
- E25 The MutantMar 16, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
A radioactive rainstorm at a scientific base on a distant planet mutates a scientist driving him insane and making him telepathic.
Guest stars: Larry Pennell (Dr. Evan Marshall), Warren Oates (Reese Fowler), Walter Burke (Dr. Frederick Riner), Robert Sampson (Lt. Peter Chandler), Herman Rudin (Prof. Henry Lacosta), Richard Derr (Phillip Griffith), Betsy Jones-Moreland (Julie Griffith)
- E26 The GuestsMar 23, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
After discovering an elderly man dying by the side of the road, a young man finds a strange house where some people are kept prisoner and ageless by an alien intelligence.
Guest stars: Geoffrey Horne (Wade Norton), Nellie Burt (Ethel Latimer), Vaughn Taylor (Randall Latimer), Luana Anders (Theresa Ames), Gloria Grahame (Florida Patton)
- E27 Fun and GamesMar 30, 1964 · 52 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
Two Earth people are transported to an alien planet, along with two aliens. The are told by their abductors that they will fight each other to the death. The stakes are high: the homeworld of the losers will be destroyed slowly, for the further amusement of their captors.
Guest stars: Nick Adams (Mike Benson), Nancy Malone (Laura Hanley), Bill Hart (Calco Galaxy Alien), Ray Kellogg (Detective), Bob Johnson (The Senator (voice))
- E28 The Special OneApr 6, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
Parents of a gifted youngster discover that their son's new tutor is not quite human.
Guest stars: Macdonald Carey (Roy Benjamin), Richard Ney (Mr. Zeno), Flip Mark (Kenny Benjamin), Marion Ross (Agnes Benjamin), Edward Platt (Mr. Terrence), Jason Wingreen (Bill Turner), Bert Freed (Joe Hayden)
- E29 A Feasibility StudyApr 13, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
The people of Earth surprise their alien captors when an entire neighborhood is transported to another planet as part of a plan to enslave the human race.
Guest stars: Sam Wanamaker (Dr. Simon Holm), Phyllis Love (Andrea Holm), Joyce Van Patten (Rhea Cashman), David Opatoshu (Ralph Cashman), Frank Puglia (Father Fontana), Ben Wright (Elder of Luminos), Glenn Cannon (Teenage Luminos)
- E30 Production and Decay of Strange ParticlesApr 20, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
An accident in a nuclear research facility opens a dimensonal doorway and allows deadly creatures to emerge.
Guest stars: George Macready (Dr. Marshall), Rudy Solari (Griffin), Joseph Ruskin (Collins), Leonard Nimoy (Konig), Signe Hasso (Laural Marshall), Allyson Ames (Arndis Pollard), Barry Russo (Dr. Terrell), Willard Sage (Coulter)
- E31 The ChameleonApr 27, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
A government agent faces a crisis of conscience when he infiltrates a band of aliens marooned aboard the wreckage of a flying saucer.
Guest stars: Robert Duvall (Louis Mace), Howard Caine (Leon Chambers), Douglas Henderson (Dr. Tillyard), William O'Connell (The Creature), Henry Brandon (General Crawford)
- E32 The Forms of Things UnknownMay 4, 1964 · 52 min
Synopsis
Two women with a body in their car trunk come upon a house by chance wherein a crazed inventor has a machine that can bring back the dead.
Guest stars: Vera Miles (Kassia Paine), Cedric Hardwicke (Colas (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)), Scott Marlowe (André), David McCallum (Tone Hobart), Barbara Rush (Leonora Edmond)
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Created by Leslie Stevens
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GenerationofSwineJan 11, 2023
It was a little more science fiction and a little less ironic than the Twilight Zone, a little less horror, a little more alien... ... so it kind of felt like it wanted to be the Twilight Zone, but wanted to compete with it too and in the era of the Atomic Bomb with Science Fiction and all things space reigned supreme... it worked. Not it kind of feels a little like the lesser cousin, but, who cares, it's still a cool anthology and if you are a sci-fi geek, it's pure ca… Read more
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