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List of The Twilight Zone episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes List of The Twilight Zone episodes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The following is a list of The Twilight Zone episodes . The anthology series began on October 2, 1959 and ended on June 19, 1964—with five seasons and 156 episodes. It was created by Rod Serling and broadcast on CBS. Later popularity of the series brought about a 1983 feature film and two "revival" television series in 1985 and 2002. Contents 1 Pre-series pilot 2 The Twilight Zone television series (1959–1964) 2.1 Season 1: (1959–1960) 2.2 Season 2: (1960–1961) 2.3 Season 3: (1961–1962) 2.4 Season 4: (1963) 2.5 Season 5: (1963–1964) 3 Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) 4 The Twilight Zone – 1985–1989 revival series 5 Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) 6 The Twilight Zone – 2002–2003 revival series 7 References 8 External links Pre-series pilot Rod Serling wrote a teleplay intending for it to be the pilot episode of a new series called The Twilight Zone . Although it ended up airing on a different show, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse , it is still considered the pilot episode of The Twilight Zone and has even been adapted as one of The Twilight Zone radio-show episodes. Title Director Writer(s) Original AirDate "The Time Element " Allen Reisner Rod Serling November 10, 1958 A man (William Bendix) visits a psychoanalyst, complaining about a recurring dream in which he imagines waking up in Honolulu just prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Twilight Zone television series (1959–1964) Main article: The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) Seasons 1 through 3 and 5 were half-hour shows; Season 4 ran a full hour per episode. The series was hosted by Rod Serling. DVD Release Season Episodes Originally aired Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Discs 1 van 19 17-4-2012 11:11 List of The Twilight Zone episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes 28 December 22 August 1 36 1959–1960 6 2004 2005 29 March 3 October 2 29 1960–1961 6 2005 2005 20 March 3 37 1961–1962 28 June 2005 6 2006 18 October 18 September 4 18 1963 6 2005 2006 26 December 13 November 5 36 1963–1964 6 2005 2006 Season 1: (1959–1960) 36 episodes Note : Episode titles were not presented on screen, but instead were usually announced by Rod Serling at the end of the preceding week's episode. "Where is Everybody?" is an exception being the first episode. Serling's promotional announcements were stripped from syndicated versions of season one, but restored (often only in audio form) on the Image Entertainment DVD releases. Episode Original Production Title Director Writer(s) # AirDate Code "Where Is Friday, October 1 Robert Stevens Rod Serling 173-3601 Everybody? " 2, 1959 A man (Earl Holliman) finds himself wandering in an abandoned town while struggling to discover his identity and where he is. (James Gregory as the General.) Friday, October 2 "One for the Angels " Robert Parrish Rod Serling 173-3608 9, 1959 A pitchman (Ed Wynn) makes a deal with Death (Murray Hamilton) to continue living until he makes one great sale. "Mr. Denton on Friday, October 3 Allen Reisner Rod Serling 173-3609 Doomsday " 16, 1959 A washed-up gunslinger (Dan Duryea) is given another chance by a mystery man. "The Sixteen- Friday, October 4 Mitchell Leisen Rod Serling 173-3610 Millimeter Shrine " 23, 1959 An aging film star (Ida Lupino) lives a life of seclusion in her private screening room. Friday, October 5 "Walking Distance " Robert Stevens Rod Serling 173-3605 30, 1959 While visiting his boyhood hometown, a middle-aged executive (Gig Young) finds himself in the past. Friday, 6 "Escape Clause " Mitchell Leisen Rod Serling November 6, 173-3603 1959 A mean-spirited, abusive hypochondriac (David Wayne) sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for immortality. Friday, 7 "The Lonely " Jack Smight Rod Serling November 13, 173-3602 2 van 19 17-4-2012 11:11 List of The Twilight Zone episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes 1959 An inmate (Jack Warden) sentenced to solitary confinement on a desert planet is given a gift by a sympathetic supply-ship captain. (Co-starring Jean Marsh.) Teleplay: Rod Friday, Serling 8 "Time Enough at Last " John Brahm November 20, 173-3614 Short Story: 1959 Lynn Venable A man who loves to read (Burgess Meredith) survives a nuclear explosion. Friday, Charles 9 "Perchance to Dream " Robert Florey November 27, 173-3616 Beaumont 1959 A man with a heart condition (Richard Conte) is afraid to fall asleep. Friday, 10 "Judgment Night " John Brahm Rod Serling December 4, 173-3604 1959 A man aboard a fog-bound ship during World War II has an unshakable sense of foreboding, doom, and déjà vu. Teleplay: Rod Serling Friday, "And When the Sky 11 Douglas Heyes Short Story: December 11, 173-3611 Was Opened " Richard 1959 Matheson The crew of an experimental spaceship (including Rod Taylor and Jim Hutton) begin disappearing one by one after returning to Earth. Teleplay: Rod Friday, Serling 12 "What You Need " Alvin Ganzer December 25, 173-3622 Short Story: 1959 Lewis Padgett A salesman (Ernest Truex) has the ability to sell his customers exactly what they need. (Co-starring Steve Cochran.) Teleplay: Rod Serling "The Four of Us Are Friday, January 13 John Brahm Short Story: 173-3618 Dying " 1, 1960 George Clayton Johnson Arch Hammer (Harry Townes) is a con man who can change his face to make it look like anyone he chooses. (Co-starring Ross Martin, Don Gordon, and Phillip Pine.) Teleplay: Rod Serling Friday, January 14 "Third from the Sun " Richard L. Bare Short Story: 173-3615 8, 1960 Richard Matheson With a nuclear war about to begin, two men (Fritz Weaver and Joe Maross) steal a spacecraft to take their families to a new planet. Teleplay: Rod "I Shot an Arrow into Friday, January 15 Stuart Rosenberg Serling 173-3626 the Air " Story: Madelon 15, 1960 3 van 19 17-4-2012 11:11 List of The Twilight Zone episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes Champion A manned space flight crash lands on what the astronauts believe to be an unknown asteroid. Teleplay: Rod Serling Friday, January 16 "The Hitch-Hiker " Alvin Ganzer 173-3612 Radio Play: 22, 1960 Lucille Fletcher A mysterious hitchhiker keeps appearing on the road as a woman (Inger Stevens) drives across the country. Friday, January 17 "The Fever " Robert Florey Rod Serling 173-3627 29, 1960 While on a prize vacation to Las Vegas, a man (Everett Sloane) who shuns gambling becomes addicted to playing a slot machine. Richard Friday, February 18 "The Last Flight " William Claxton 173-3607 Matheson 5, 1960 A British World War I fighter pilot lands his Nieuport biplane on a 1959 American airbase after flying through a strange cloud. "The Purple Friday, February 19 Richard L. Bare Rod Serling 173-3619 Testament " 12, 1960 A lieutenant (William Reynolds) serving in World War II suddenly gains the mysterious ability to discover who is about to die via a strange flash of light across their face. Charles Friday, February 20 "Elegy " Douglas Heyes 173-3625 Beaumont 19, 1960 Running out of fuel, astronauts Meyers, Webber, and Kirby land their spaceship on a remote asteroid and find that it is already occupied. Friday, February 21 "Mirror Image " John Brahm Rod Serling 173-3623 26, 1960 A woman (Vera Miles) waiting in a bus station begins to experience strange things. "The Monsters Are Friday, March 4, 22 Ronald Winston Rod Serling 173-3620 Due on Maple Street " 1960 At the sound of the roar and the flash of light, neighbors whose contact with the outside world is mysteriously cut off begin to suspect each other of being aliens. "A World of Richard Friday, March 11, 23 Ted Post 173-3624 Difference " Matheson 1960 A businessman (Howard Duff) suddenly finds that his life is just a role in a movie. "Long Live Walter Charles Friday, March 24 Tony Leader 173-3621 Jameson " Beaumont 18, 1960 Walter Jameson (Kevin McCarthy), a professor, has the gift of eternal youth. Teleplay: Rod "People Are Alike All Serling Friday, March 25 Mitchell Leisen 173-3613 Over " Short Story: 25, 1960 Paul W. Fairman On a mission to Mars, an astronaut (Roddy McDowall) finds out that people are alike all over. David Orrick Teleplay: Rod Friday, April 1, 26 "Execution " 173-3628 McDearmon Serling 1960 4 van 19 17-4-2012 11:11 List of The Twilight Zone episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes Short Story: George Clayton Johnson A criminal about to be executed (Albert Salmi) is brought to the future. Friday, April 8, 27 "The Big Tall Wish " Ron Winston Rod Serling 173-3630 1960 A washed-up boxer (Ivan Dixon) has his fate reversed by a child's wish. Charles Friday, April 15, 28 "A Nice Place to Visit " John Brahm 173-3632 Beaumont 1960 A criminal (Larry Blyden) who is killed in a shootout with the police believes he has made it to Heaven. Friday, April 29, 29 "Nightmare as a Child " Alvin Ganzer Rod Serling 173-3635 1960 Schoolteacher Helen Foley (Janice Rule) finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment. Friday, May 6, 30 "A Stop at Willoughby " Robert Parrish Rod Serling 173-3629 1960 An advertising executive (James Daly) who has grown exasperated with the stress of the business life longs to get off a train at a stop called Willoughby.