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The Twilight Zone
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An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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- E1 Where Is Everybody?Next upOct 2, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that he's being watched...
Guest stars: Earl Holliman (Mike Ferris), Garry Walberg (Reporter #3), Paul Langton (Doctor), Jay Overholts (Reporter #2), Carter Mullally Jr. (Air Force Captain), John Conwell (Air Force Colonel), Jim Johnson (Air Force Staff Sergeant), James Gregory (Air Force General)
- E2 One for the AngelsOct 9, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
A street salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place.
Guest stars: Ed Wynn (Lou Bookman), Murray Hamilton (Mr. Death), Dana Dillaway (Maggie Polanski), Jay Overholts (Doctor), Merritt Bohn (Truck Driver), Mickey Maga (Ricky (uncredited)), Gene Coogan (Pedestrian), Raoul Freeman (Pedestrian)
- E3 Mr. Denton on DoomsdayOct 16, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
A has-been, drunk gunslinger finds his fast-draw abilities magically restored.
Guest stars: Jeanne Cooper (Miss Smith), Martin Landau (Dan Hotaling), Doug McClure (Pete Grant), Dan Duryea (Al Denton), Ken Lynch (Charlie), Malcolm Atterbury (Henry J. Fate), Arthur Batanides (Leader), Bill Erwin (Man)
- E4 The Sixteen-Millimeter ShrineOct 23, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.
Guest stars: Martin Balsam (Danny Weiss), Ted de Corsia (Marty Sall), Jerome Cowan (Jerry Hearndan), Alice Frost (Sally), Ida Lupino (Barbara Jean Trenton), John Clarke (Young Jerry (uncredited))
- E5 Walking DistanceOct 30, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
A stressed advertising executive, driving through the country, leaves his car and starts to walk toward his hometown, Homewood. He finds things exactly as they were when he was a child.
Guest stars: Frank Overton (Robert Sloan), Gig Young (Martin Sloan), Irene Tedrow (Mrs. Sloan), Pat O'Malley (Mr. Wilson), Michael Montgomery (Young Marty), Ron Howard (Wilcox Boy), Byron Foulger (Charlie), Sheridan Comerate (Gas Station Attendant)
- E6 Escape ClauseNov 6, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.
Guest stars: Virginia Christine (Ethel Bedeker), David Wayne (Walter Bedeker), Thomas Gomez (Cadwallader), Dick Wilson (Jack), Joe Flynn (Steve), Raymond Bailey (Doctor), Wendell Holmes (Cooper), Allan Lurie (Subway Guard)
- E7 The LonelyNov 13, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
In 2046, imprisoned for murder on a distant asteroid, Corry receives an unexpected present that brings a semblance of companionship during his isolation.
Guest stars: Jean Marsh (Alicia), Ted Knight (Adams), John Dehner (Captain Allenby), Jack Warden (James A. Corry), James Turley (Carstairs)
- E8 Time Enough at LastNov 20, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
A bank teller, obsessed with reading, faces conflicts at work and home because of his passion for literature.
Guest stars: Vaughn Taylor (Salesman), Burgess Meredith (Henry Bemis), Jacqueline deWit (Helen Bemis), Lela Bliss (Mrs. Chester), Robert Haines (Bank Customer)
- E9 Perchance to DreamNov 27, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die.
Guest stars: Richard Conte (Edward Hall), Suzanne Lloyd (Maya / Miss Thomas), John Larch (Eliot Rathmann), Max Wagner (Roller Coaster Operator), Russell Trent (Rifle Range Barker), Ted Stanhope (Man on Street), Eddie Marr (Girlie Barker)
- E10 Judgment NightDec 4, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
In 1942, a German wonders why he's on the deck of a British steamship, with no memory of how he got there.
Guest stars: Patrick Macnee (First Officer McLeod), Nehemiah Persoff (Carl Lanser), James Franciscus (Lt. Mueller), Ben Wright (Captain Wilbur), Deirdre Owens (Barbara Stanley), Leslie Bradley (Major Devereaux), Kendrick Huxham (Bartender), Hugh Sanders (Jerry Potter)
- E11 And When the Sky Was OpenedDec 11, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
Recovering in the hospital after a space mission, Major William Gart is visited by his co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Clegg Forbes, who insists on the existence of a third astronaut.
Guest stars: Charles Aidman (Ed Harrington), Maxine Cooper (Amy), Gloria Pall (Girl in Bar), Sue Randall (Nurse), Jim Hutton (Major William Gart), Rod Taylor (Clegg Forbes), Paul Bryar (Bartender), Joe Bassett (Medical Officer)
- E12 What You NeedDec 25, 1959 · 26 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
A two-bit thug thinks he's found the key to a better life in an old sidewalk salesman who has the uncanny ability to tell people what they need the most.
Guest stars: Ernest Truex (Pedott), Steve Cochran (Fred Renard), Read Morgan (Lefty), William Edmonson (Bartender), Doris Karnes (Woman), Fred Kruger (Man on Street), Norman Sturgis (Hotel Clerk), Juney Ellis (Woman on Street (uncredited))
- E13 The Four of Us are DyingJan 1, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
In this noirish tale, a man with the ability to change his face to resemble others gets into hot water with gangsters.
Guest stars: Ross Martin (Johnny Foster), Peter Brocco (Mr. Marshak), Beverly Garland (Maggie), Milton Frome (Detective), Phillip Pine (Virge Sterig), Don Gordon (Andy Marshak), Harry Townes (Arch Hammer), Bernard Fein (Penell)
- E14 Third from the SunJan 8, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
With all-out nuclear war about to ignite, a scientist and his pilot friend plot to escape on an experimental spaceship.
Guest stars: Edward Andrews (Carling), Joe Maross (Jerry Riden), Denise Alexander (Jody Sturka), Fritz Weaver (William Sturka), Will J. White (Guard), S. John Launer (PA Announcer), Lori March (Eve Sturka), Jeanne Evans (Ann Riden)
- E15 I Shot an Arrow into the AirJan 15, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
Three astronauts crash-land on an unknown planet and must confront survival challenges, unraveling their unity in the face of desperation.
Guest stars: Dewey Martin (Corey), Harry Bartell (Langford), Edward Binns (Bob Donlin), Ted Otis (Pierson), Leslie Barrett (Brandt), Boyd Cabeen (Technician), Kenner G. Kemp (Rocket Launch Technician)
- E16 The Hitch-HikerJan 22, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappears at various points in her journey.
Guest stars: Eleanor Audley (Mrs. Whitney), Mitzi McCall (Waitress), Inger Stevens (Nan Adams), Leonard Strong (The Hitch-Hiker), Lew Gallo (Mechanic), Russ Bender (Counterman), George Mitchell (Gas Station Man), Adam Williams (Sailor)
- E17 The FeverJan 29, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.4
Synopsis
Tight fisted Franklin Gibbs is not pleased when his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas. But things change when he falls under the spell of a slot machine that calls his name.
Guest stars: Everett Sloane (Franklin Gibbs), Vivi Janiss (Flora Gibbs), William Kendis (Hansen), Lee Sands (Floor Manager), Marc Towers (Cashier), Arthur Peterson (Sheriff), Lee Millar (Joe), Art Lewis (Drunk)
- E18 The Last FlightFeb 5, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!
Guest stars: Jack Perkins (Ground Crewman), Alexander Scourby (George Harper), Kenneth Haigh (William Decker), Robert Warwick (Alexander 'Leadbottom' Mackaye), Simon Scott (Maj. Wilson), Harry Raybould (Corporal), Jerry Catron (Guard), Paul Baxley (Driver)
- E19 The Purple TestamentFeb 12, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Lieutenant Fitzgerald, serving in World War II, possesses the disquieting ability to foresee impending death by observing a strange glow on the faces of his men before battle.
Guest stars: Ron Masak (Harmonica Man), Warren Oates (Jeep Driver), William Reynolds (Lt. Fitzgerald), William Phipps (Sergeant), Marc Cavell (Freeman), S. John Launer (Lieutenant Colonel), Michael Vandever (Smitty), Dick York (Capt. Phil Riker)
- E20 ElegyFeb 19, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Three astronauts land on what looks like Earth 200 years before they left--only all of the people seem frozen in time.
Guest stars: Kevin Hagen (James Webber), Don Dubbins (Peter Kirby), Cecil Kellaway (Jeremy Wickwire), Jeff Morrow (Kurt Meyers), Walter Bacon (Beauty Contest Guest), Frank Baker (Hotel Guest), George Boyce, Barbara Chrysler (Beauty Contestant)
- E21 Mirror ImageFeb 26, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
In a bus depot, Millicent Barnes experiences odd events, leading to concerns about her sanity.
Guest stars: Vera Miles (Millicent Barnes), Martin Milner (Paul Grinstead), Ferris Taylor (Passenger), Naomi Stevens (Washroom Attendant), Joseph Hamilton (Ticket Agent), Therese Lyon (Old Woman), Edwin Rand (Bus Driver), Anthony Redondo (Police Officer)
- E22 The Monsters are Due on Maple StreetMar 4, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.
Guest stars: Claude Akins (Steve Brand), Barry Atwater (Les Goodman), Amzie Strickland (Woman), Jack Weston (Charlie Farnsworth), Sheldon Allman (Alien), Burt Metcalfe (Don Martin), Jason Johnson (Man), Jan Handzlik (Tommy)
- E23 A World of DifferenceMar 11, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Arthur Curtis, a successful businessman sitting in his office discovers that he is on a film set and everyone refers to him as Gerry Reagan, a movie star struggling with alcoholism and a declining career.
Guest stars: Howard Duff (Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan), Eileen Ryan (Nora Reagan), David White (Brinkley), Frank Maxwell (Marty Fisher), Gail Kobe (Sally), Peter Walker (Sam), Susan Dorn (Marion Curtis), Bill Idelson (Kelly)
- E24 Long Live Walter JamesonMar 18, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Walter Jameson, a popular history professor, is suspected by his fiancée's father, another professor at the college, to be an immortal.
Guest stars: Kevin McCarthy (Walter Jameson / Tom Bowen / Hugh Skelton), Estelle Winwood (Laurette Bowen), Edgar Stehli (Sam Kittridge), Dody Heath (Susanna Kittridge), Brad Brown (Student), Beverly Englander (Student), Robert McCord (Student)
- E25 People are Alike All OverMar 25, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
After a space exploration crash-lands on Mars, the lone surviving astronaut is surprised to find that Martians are human-looking and friendly.
Guest stars: Roddy McDowall (Sam Conrad), Vic Perrin (Martian), Byron Morrow (Martian), Susan Oliver (Teenya), Paul Comi (Mark Marcusson), Vernon Gray (Martian), Herbert Winters (Martian Observer (uncredited))
- E26 ExecutionApr 1, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.6
Synopsis
Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, an outlaw cowboy in 1880 is transported into the future.
Guest stars: Jon Lormer (Minister), Albert Salmi (Joe Caswell), Russell Johnson (Prof. Manion), Than Wyenn (Paul Johnson), Fay Roope (Judge), Richard Karlan (Bartender), George Mitchell (Old Man), Joe Haworth (TV Cowboy)
- E27 The Big Tall WishApr 8, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.3
Synopsis
Washed-up boxer Bolie Jackson, with the help of a special wish from his young friend Henry, miraculously switches places with his opponent during a comeback fight, turning the tide in his favor.
Guest stars: Ivan Dixon (Reverend Anderson), Walter Burke (Joe Mizell), Steven Perry (Henry Temple), Kim Hamilton (Frances Temple), Henry Scott (Thomas), Wesley Gale (Tenant), Joseph Glick (Handler), Charles Horvath (Joey Consiglio)
- E28 A Nice Place to VisitApr 15, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
After being shot to death, the criminal Rocky Valentine encounters the amiable white-haired Mr. Pip in the afterlife, who gives him everything he wishes for.
Guest stars: Larry Blyden (Rocky Valentine), Sebastian Cabot (Mr. Pip), Sandra Warner (Girl), Bill Mullikin (Parking Attendant), John Close (Cop), Barbara English (Dancing Girl), Charles Fogel (Casino Patron), George Ford (Casino Patron (uncredited))
- E29 Nightmare as a ChildApr 29, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
Schoolteacher Helen Foley finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment, who tries to jog Helen's memory about a man she saw earlier that day.
Guest stars: Shepperd Strudwick (Peter Selden), Michael Fox (Doctor), Morgan Brittany (Little Girl), Janice Rule (Helen Foley), Joseph V. Perry (Police Lieutenant), Terry Burnham (Markie)
- E30 A Stop at WilloughbyMay 6, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.9
Synopsis
Riding home on the train one day, a stressed businessman falls asleep and dreams it is 1888, and he is entering a small, idyllic town called Willoughby.
Guest stars: Jason Wingreen (1960 Conductor), James Daly (Gart Williams), Howard Smith (Misrell), Billy Booth (Short Boy), Patricia Donahue (Janie Williams), Mavis Neal Palmer (Helen), James Maloney (1888 Conductor), Herschel Graham (Executive (uncredited))
- E31 The ChaserMay 13, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, seeks the help of an old professor, who provides him with a love potion.
Guest stars: J. Pat O'Malley (Homburg), John McIntire (Professor Daemon), Rusty Wescoatt (Tall Man), Marjorie Bennett (Old Woman), Patricia Barry (Leila), Barbara Perry (Blonde Woman), George Grizzard (Roger Shackleforth), Duane Grey (Bartender)
- E32 A Passage for TrumpetMay 20, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
A down-and-out trumpet player who's convinced he'll never amount to anything attempts suicide and finds himself in a world where no one can hear or see him.
Guest stars: John Anderson (Gabriel), Jack Klugman (Joey Crown), Frank Wolff (Baron), Ned Glass (Pawnshop Man), Mary Webster (Nan), James Flavin (Truck Driver), Peter Gabel (Guy with Match (uncredited))
- E33 Mr. BevisJun 3, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 6.5
Synopsis
After losing his job, his car and his apartment on the same day, an eccentric loser gets a new lease on life from his guardian angel, but there is a price for keeping it.
Guest stars: Vito Scotti (Peddler), William Schallert (Policeman), Orson Bean (James B.W. Bevis), Charles Lane (Mr. Peckinpaugh), Henry Jones (J. Hardy Hempstead), Horace McMahon (Bartender), House Peters Jr. (Policeman), Florence MacMichael (Margaret)
- E34 The After HoursJun 10, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
Puzzled and unsettled by the odd behavior of the salespeople, a woman discovers that the floor of a department store, on which she bought a gold thimble, doesn't exist.
Guest stars: Elizabeth Allen (Saleswoman), Patrick Whyte (Mr. Sloan), James Millhollin (Mr. Armbruster), John Conwell (Elevator Man), Nancy Rennick (Ms. Keevers), Anne Francis (Marsha White), Don Anderson (Shopper), Yvonne Romain (Bride)
- E35 The Mighty CaseyJun 17, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 5.9
Synopsis
A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.
Guest stars: Robert Sorrells (Casey), Abraham Sofaer (Dr. Stillman), Rusty Lane (Commissioner), Alan Dexter (Beasley), Don Kelly (Monk), Jonathan Hole (Team Doctor), Jack Warden (Mouth McGarry)
- E36 A World of His OwnJul 1, 1960 · 26 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
Coming home, Victoria catches her husband Gregory flirting with a beautiful woman in his study. His explanation that characters come to life before his eyes when he speaks into his dictation machine, leads Victoria to question his sanity.
Guest stars: Keenan Wynn (Gregory West), Phyllis Kirk (Victoria West), Mary LaRoche (Mary)
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GenerationofSwineJan 11, 2023
Yeah, some of the Fx stand the test of time don't they? Shocking given that this was made in the early 60s. And because it was made in the early 60s it certainly has the most moralistic bent to it, and for a series like The Twilight Zone, it works and it sets it apart from all the revivals made to date. Sure, yeah, the 2019 has a "moralistic" side as well, certainly more than the 80s and 00s revivals, but the 2019 morals are more... propagandist, more hateful. This v… Read more
ersion, the morals are about individual virtue, about loyalty and courage and wisdom and not about... well, not about partisan politics and division. That makes a difference in the story telling. You have lessons, like don't become reliant on superstitions that you really hardly see in the 00s and the 2019 revivals, and you only occasionally saw in the 80s revival. You have episodes that have a warning, a clear cut warning that serve as a guideline. And then you have your pure science fiction episodes that, even then, come with a love of pure irony that made the series so well loved. The twists and turns are spooky and heartwarming. What's not to love?
JamesOct 14, 2023
The utter genius in this show, the ability to create dozens of brilliant high concepts and execute them perfectly. One of the greatest shows of all time.
