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  • Oct 2, 1959
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  • Oct 2, 1959

Summary The series was a collection of various tales that range from the tragic to the comedic. They may be scary or just thought-provoking. Most episodes have unexpected endings and a moral lesson. But, no matter what, it's "a journey into a wondrous land, whose boundaries are that of the imagination." Rod Serling, creator and host of the s...

Created By: Rod Serling

  • CBS
  • Oct 2, 1959
  • CBS
  • Oct 2, 1959
The Twilight Zone
Season 1
5 Seasons
Season Premiere: Oct 2, 1959
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Summary The series was a collection of various tales that range from the tragic to the comedic. They may be scary or just thought-provoking. Most episodes have unexpected endings and a moral lesson. But, no matter what, it's "a journey into a wondrous land, whose boundaries are that of the imagination." Rod Serling, creator and host of the s...

Created By: Rod Serling

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Episode 1 • Oct 2, 1959 • 25 m
Where Is Everybody?
Mike Ferris finds himself alone in the small Oakwood town and without recollection about his name, where he is or who he is. Mike wanders through the town trying to find a living soul. The tension increases and Mike has a breakdown.
Episode 2 • Oct 9, 1959 • 25 m
One for the Angels
A pitchman is visited by Mr. Death and is forced to get his priorities in order.
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 1959 • 25 m
Mr. Denton on Doomsday
The town drunk in the old-west faces his past when Fate lends a hand.
Episode 4 • Oct 23, 1959 • 25 m
The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
Barbara Jean Trenton is a faded film star who lives in the past by constantly re-watching her old movies instead of moving on with her life, so her associates try to lure her out of her self-imposed isolation.
Episode 5 • Oct 30, 1959 • 25 m
Walking Distance
A man, fed up with where he's at in life, finds himself not only in his old hometown, but back to the time when he was a boy.
Episode 6 • Nov 6, 1959 • 25 m
Escape Clause
A hypochondriac man sells his soul to the devil, exchanging it for several thousand years of immortality.
Episode 7 • Nov 13, 1959 • 25 m
The Lonely
A convict, living alone on an asteroid, receives from the police a realistic woman-robot.
Episode 8 • Nov 20, 1959 • 25 m
Time Enough at Last
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.
Episode 9 • Nov 27, 1959 • 25 m
Perchance to Dream
A fatigued man fights to stay awake as he explains to a psychiatrist that if he falls asleep it will trigger a nightmare, which will cause his heart to fail.
Episode 10 • Dec 4, 1959 • 25 m
Judgment Night
It's 1942, and a man finds himself on a ship in the Atlantic, not knowing who he is, nor how he got there. He does know the ship will soon be attacked by a German U-boat.
Episode 11 • Dec 11, 1959 • 25 m
And When the Sky Was Opened
Three astronauts return to Earth after seemingly having made an encounter that dooms them and their craft to erasure from existence itself.
Episode 12 • Dec 25, 1959 • 25 m
What You Need
A small time crook plans to exploit an old street peddler who has the uncanny knack of selling people exactly what they will shortly need.
Episode 13 • Jan 1, 1960 • 25 m
The Four of Us Are Dying
A man who can change his face to look like other people uses his ability to improve his life, regardless of his effect on others.
Episode 14 • Jan 8, 1960 • 25 m
Third from the Sun
Two families of Government employees plan to steal a spaceship and travel to another planet just prior to a nuclear war. They must also deal with a stooge who wants to stop them.
Episode 15 • Jan 15, 1960 • 25 m
I Shot an Arrow into the Air
Order breaks down between three surviving crewmen whose rocket ship crashes on an unknown world with limited water and supplies.
Episode 16 • Jan 22, 1960 • 25 m
The Hitch-Hiker
A young woman driving cross-country becomes frantic when she keeps passing the same man on the side of the road. No matter how fast she drives, the man is always up ahead, hitching her for a ride.
Episode 17 • Jan 29, 1960 • 25 m
The Fever
A middle-aged man catches gambling fever from a slot machine that he believes is calling his name.
Episode 18 • Feb 5, 1960 • 25 m
The Last Flight
A World War I British fighter pilot lands at an American air base in 1959 France.
Episode 19 • Feb 12, 1960 • 25 m
The Purple Testament
A U.S. Army lieutenant serving in the Philippines during WWII develops a harrowing ability to see in the faces of the men of his platoon, the men who will be the next ones to die.
Episode 20 • Feb 19, 1960 • 25 m
Elegy
Three astronauts touch down on an asteroid, where they discover a world of people that appear to be frozen in time. Confused, they theorize as to why everyone is motionless, until a man springs to life and explains.
Episode 21 • Feb 26, 1960 • 25 m
Mirror Image
While waiting in a bus station, Millicent Barnes has the strange feeling that her doppelganger is trying to take over her life.
Episode 22 • Mar 4, 1960 • 25 m
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
On a peaceful suburban street, strange occurrences and mysterious people stoke the residents' paranoia to a disastrous intensity.
Episode 23 • Mar 11, 1960 • 25 m
A World of Difference
A businessman sitting in his office inexplicably finds that he is on a production set and in a world where he is a movie star. Uninterested in the newfound fame, he fights to get back to his home and family.
Episode 24 • Mar 18, 1960 • 25 m
Long Live Walter Jameson
A father forbids a history professor from marrying his daughter when he discovers that the captivating lecturer is actually an immortal who has lived for thousands of years.
Episode 25 • Mar 25, 1960 • 25 m
People Are Alike All Over
Fearing the worst, the lone survivor of a crash-landing on Mars finds the native inhabitants, to his relief, very hospitable indeed, but there's a catch.
Episode 26 • Apr 1, 1960 • 25 m
Execution
When a 20th-century scientist tests out his time machine he accidentally retrieves a murderer from 1880, saving him from the hangman's noose. Unaware of the man's history, the scientist attempts to acclimatize him to his new surroundings.
Episode 27 • Apr 8, 1960 • 25 m
The Big Tall Wish
An aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will he turn his back on them?
Episode 28 • Apr 15, 1960 • 25 m
A Nice Place to Visit
When bad guy Henry Francis Valentine dies in a shootout with police, he wakes up in the next world where his every wish is granted forever, and ever.
Episode 29 • Apr 29, 1960 • 25 m
Nightmare as a Child
A schoolteacher keeps seeing a strange little girl in her apartment building.
Episode 30 • May 6, 1960 • 25 m
A Stop at Willoughby
Tired of his miserable job and wife, a businessman starts dreaming on the train each night, about an old, idyllic town called Willoughby. Soon he has to know whether the town is real and fancies the thought of seeking refuge there.
Episode 31 • May 13, 1960 • 25 m
The Chaser
A young man obsessed with winning over an uninterested beauty gets more than he bargained for when he buys a love potion to gain her affection.
Episode 32 • May 20, 1960 • 25 m
A Passage for Trumpet
A suicidally despondent trumpet player finds himself in a bizarre world where he seems to be invisible to everyone, except for one helpful other musician.
Episode 33 • Jun 3, 1960 • 25 m
Mr. Bevis
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.
Episode 34 • Jun 10, 1960 • 25 m
The After Hours
A woman is treated badly by some odd salespeople on an otherwise empty department store floor.
Episode 35 • Jun 17, 1960 • 25 m
The Mighty Casey
A down-and-out baseball team's fortunes are lifted by a mysterious but seemingly unbeatable young player.
Episode 36 • Jul 1, 1960 • 25 m
A World of His Own
A writer demonstrates he can control reality simply by dictating changes.
5 Seasons

Top Cast

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Rod Serling

Narrator, Self - Host, Self - Host & Narrator

Robert McCord

Waiter, 1st Fireman, Bearded Guard with Priest

Jay Overholts

Cowboy #2, Doctor, Intern

James Turley

2nd Fireman, Boxing Match Spectator, Carstairs

Vaughn Taylor

Mr. Carsville, Mr. Judson, Mr. Maitland

David Armstrong

Passenger, Security Guard, Surgeon

Jack Klugman

Captain Ross, Jesse Cardiff, Joey Crown

Burgess Meredith

Henry Bemis, Luther Dingle, Mr. Smith

John Anderson

Capt. 'Skipper' Farver, Deidrich, Gabriel

J. Pat O'Malley

Gooberman - Town Drunk, Homburg, Old Ben

Barney Phillips

Capt. E.L. Gunther, Diemel, Haley the Bartender, TV Repairman

George Mitchell

Dr. Floyd, Gas Station Man, Luther Glover, Old Man

Cyril Delevanti

Franklin, L.J. Smithers, Marvin - Butler, Officer

Jon Lormer

Minister, Man, Strauss

Bill Erwin

Man, Man in Flashback, Peter Kramer, Wilcox

Nan Peterson

Blonde in Bar, Secretary, Woman in Park, Young Woman

Lew Brown

Lieutenant, Sergeant, Telephone Repairman, The Fireman

S. John Launer

Lieutenant Colonel, Moran, Mr. Harrington, PA Announcer

Gladys Cooper

Elva Keene, Millie McKenzie, Wanda Dunn

Albert Salmi

Feathersmith, Joe Caswell, Sgt. Causarano

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Universal Acclaim Based on 34 User Ratings
8.9
91% Positive
31 Ratings
3% Mixed
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6% Negative
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stevenf49
May 25, 2018
TZ deserves a special place in the pantheon of Best TV shows of all time. Serling was a brilliant ,wise, moral ARTIST of the first kind. The system tried to crop him back but he persevered. We owe him a great deal of Thanks for his courage, ethics and integrity. SERLING LIVES!
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Wonderfulworld
Jul 11, 2015
This show is a classic. My uncle (who also watched it as a kid, with his grandpa) introduced me to it when I was a preteen, and I instantly fell in love with the music, dialogue, exciting plot twists etc. I was a pretty timid child and preferred to shy away from creepy things, but something about this show has always enchanted me. It may be shallow, but I particularly love the episode starring women, not only because I obviously relate to them more, but because the women in this show are incredibly beautiful! From the makeup and fashion, to the way they speak/their mannerisms, they never fail to inspire me. It wasn't till I was older and started to re-watch the series on Netflix that I could appreciated how great the acting was as well. Thank you, Rod Serling!
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RRJ
Dec 31, 2013
The best anthology show ever. Shout out to Alfred Presents. But this **** this show is just so good. Creepy, freaky, scary, spooky, weird, suspenseful, tension building, its just...10. Watch this show.
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mrmonster
Sep 23, 2012
This show is absolute genius. This show is so good, I wish i was born 70 years later so I could watch it new instead of reruns on SYFY. A perfect show, no doubt about it. Rod Serling is a 1960's William Shakespeare.
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Spielberg00
Oct 6, 2011
Eerie, creepy classic of a science fiction/drama is a televised masterpiece. If you have not watched the original TWILIGHT ZONE yet, get to your couch and find it on TV. There are quite a few channels re-running these vintage stories by Rod Serling. It is one of the classics that not only made history, but leaves you wanting more.
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chase
Aug 12, 2010
Absolutely perfect. Just PERFECT. Rod Serling was THE Master Of Suspense. The show has a hypnotic affect. And the writing is SPECTACULAR! And the acting, directing, and the suspense affect makes you wonder how it is going to end.
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alejandro970
Oct 21, 2018
One of best classic TV series of ever. Rod Serling and Richard Matheson develop mastely episodes mixing elements of suspense, horror and- rarely- humor. The episodes that deserve the most attention are Time enough at last, The hitch-hiker, The monsters due on Maple St. and After Hours.
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