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The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

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This show reached a planned conclusion with a proper series finale.

8.81959 - 196430 min
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Summary

A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.

Show Information

PremieredOctober 2, 1959
EndedJune 19, 1964
NetworkCBS
LanguageEnglish
Seasons5
Episodes156

Episodes

1

King Nine Will Not Return

September 30, 1960 • 30 min

The pilot of a World War 2 Bomber called King Nine crashes in an African desert, wondering when and where he is. The Captain soon regains consciousness, he starts searching his surroundings and soon finds the graves of his crew and eventually wakes up in a hospital bed, 17 years after the crash. As the psychiatrist assures the nurse that the Captain is only reliving what happened in his mind, she begins to wonder, especially after finding sand in his shoes.

2

The Man in the Bottle

October 7, 1960 • 30 min

A poor pawnbroker inadvertently releases a genie from an old bottle, and is granted three wishes. However, the pawnbroker soon discovers that all wishes have a price.

3

Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room

October 14, 1960 • 30 min

A nervous little hustler, Jackie Rhoades, is ordered to make a hit on someone for a mobster. However, when he tries to leave his hotel room, he discovers that he first must conquer his ultimate enemy: the face in the mirror.

4

A Thing About Machines

October 28, 1960 • 30 min

A writer (Richard Haydn) believes machines are conspiring against him.

5

The Howling Man

November 4, 1960 • 30 min

David Ellington comes upon an old monastery occupied by a 'Truth' order that is holding a benign old man prisoner.

6

The Eye of the Beholder

November 11, 1960 • 30 min

In a not too distant future, a young woman hopes that plastic surgery will help her look "normal," after living her life as an unattractive freak.

7

Nick of Time

November 18, 1960 • 30 min

A couple on their way to New York City for the husband's new job are unexpectedly waylaid... by a fortune-telling machine in a diner.

8

The Lateness of the Hour

December 2, 1960 • 30 min

When the daughter of an inventor tires of the family's household staff being made up of only robots, she soon discovers a shocking secret that her father and mother have kept from her for years.

9

The Trouble with Templeton

December 9, 1960 • 30 min

A Broadway actor (Brian Aherne) yearning for the days when his wife (Pippa Scott) was alive gets his wish.

10

A Most Unusual Camera

December 16, 1960 • 30 min

A thieving couple (Fred Clark, Jean Carson) discover that a camera that they have stolen takes pictures of the future.

11

The Night of the Meek

December 23, 1960 • 30 min

A drunk department store Santa wishes that he could give presents to everyone... and gets his wish.

12

Dust

January 6, 1961 • 30 min

In the Old West, the desperate father (Vladimir Sokoloff) of a condemned man (John A. Alonzo) buys "magic dust" from a peddler (Thomas Gomez) to save his son.

13

Back There

January 13, 1961 • 30 min

At a meeting in a Washington, D.C. club, several professors hold a discussion on whether it's possible to travel back in time to alter history. One of the men, feeling somewhat faint on his way home, soon finds himself travelled back to the night of Lincoln's assassination. Thinking back to his discussion, he soon decides to try and warn the President, only to be arrested for disturbing the peace. He then realizes that some past events can be changed; others can't.

14

The Whole Truth

January 20, 1961 • 30 min

A used-car dealer (Jack Carson) is forced to tell the truth after buying a car from an old man (George Chandler) who says it is haunted.

15

The Invaders

January 27, 1961 • 30 min

After investigating a loud noise outside of her farmhouse, an elderly woman soon gets terrorized by what appears to be aliens that arrived in a small UFO. However, it turns out that the invaders happen to be astronauts that have been stranded on a planet with giant humanoid people.

16

A Penny for Your Thoughts

February 3, 1961 • 30 min

When a coin lands on its edge, a bank clerk gains the ability to hear other people's thoughts--and soon learns that he can't always believe what he hears.

17

Twenty-Two

February 10, 1961 • 30 min

After being admitted into the hospital for nervous fatigue and being overworked, a dancer by the name of Liz Powell has a hard time resting because of a recurring dream of being led to the hospital morgue. It is only after she gets released and arrives at the airport, about to fly to Miami for a job, does she realize what her dream really meant.

18

The Odyssey of Flight 33

February 24, 1961 • 30 min

On a transatlantic flight to New York City, a pilot and his crew discover that they broke the sound barrier and as a result, travel back in time. Running low on fuel, they try their best to repeat their feat in order to return to the correct year and land.

19

Mr. Dingle, the Strong

March 3, 1961 • 30 min

A hapless vacuum cleaner salesman is given super-strength by a Martian as a means of testing humanity.

20

Static

March 10, 1961 • 30 min

A radio allows an old man (Dean Jagger) to listen to programs from his past.

21

The Prime Mover

March 24, 1961 • 30 min

When a small-time gambler named Ace discovers that his friend has the power of telekinesis following an accident, he decides to exploit those powers so he can become a millionaire in Las Vegas. However, when Jimbo starts experiencing headaches after continually helping his friend win his jackpots, he decides to teach Ace a lesson.

22

Long Distance Call

March 31, 1961 • 30 min

A boy (Bill Mumy) talks with his dead grandmother (Lili Darvas) on the toy telephone she gave him before she died.

23

A Hundred Yards Over the Rim

April 7, 1961 • 30 min

A pioneer who's leading a wagon train to California soon finds himself in 1961 after he goes searching for medical help for his ill son. While in the modern day, the pioneer soon discovers that his son's destiny is to become a doctor and help others.

24

The Rip Van Winkle Caper

April 21, 1961 • 30 min

After successfully robbing a gold shipment, the band of thieves and their scientist ringleader decides to hide in a cave in the desert in suspended animation until the law is no longer looking for them. However, after they awaken from their chambers, the thieves soon discover that their rich, bright future is more than a bit tarnished.

25

The Silence

April 28, 1961 • 30 min

One night at a men's club, respected Colonel Archie Taylor grows tired of the constant chatter of fellow member Jamie Tennyson. As a result, Taylor offers Tennyson a wager: stay silent for one year and be paid $500,000 while living in a glass enclosed cell inside the men's club. However, after the wager is accepted, both men go to drastic measures to win.

26

Shadow Play

May 5, 1961 • 30 min

A man convicted of murder and awaiting execution insists that everything happening is just his nightmare... and he has it every night.

27

The Mind and the Matter

May 12, 1961 • 30 min

A man uses the power of concentration to remake the world in his image.

28

Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up

May 26, 1961 • 30 min

When a pair of state troopers receive a call that an alien spaceship crashed in the woods near a roadside diner in the middle of a snowstorm, they have to try and figure out if one of the snowed-in bus travelers at the diner is not who he claims.

29

The Obsolete Man

June 2, 1961 • 30 min

In a near-future fascist state, librarian Romney Wordsworth is declared obsolete and allowed to pick the method of his own execution.

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