The title comes from the saying, a nice place to visit, but i. We take you through all 156 episodes of the original twilight zone, ranked from worst to best. The twilight zone is one of the greatest shows of all time. There have been four versions of the anthology television series the twilight zone. I was watching an episode of rod serlings 1970s hit show night gallery yesterday, and aside from simultaneously feeling nauseous and creeped out, i had a realization the episode takes. Perhaps the most beloved twilight zone episode, time enough at last starred burgess meredith as a bookworm. List of the twilight zone episodes where is everybody. The 50 best episodes of the twilight zone thrillist.
Mirror image season 1, episode 21 this twilight zone episode has been getting namechecked a lot over the past few weeks peele has claimed its a big influence on us, and the ancestry. With rod serling, ed wynn, murray hamilton, dana dillaway. The twentythird episode of the first season stars howard duff as arthurgerald. The first season of the twilight zone aired fridays at 10. Originally telecast january 26 1962, this episode was the first of several twilight zone scriptwriting assignments for earl hamner, jr.
The very first twilight zone episode features a man who finds himself completely alone in an otherwise seemingly active town. The first theme here was for the second season firstrun episodes and firstseason repeats aired during the second season. The episode was remade in 1986 for the first revival of the twilight zone. Another twilight zone episode with a famous ending was the one titled to serve man from 1962 in which a strange and powerful race of superbeings from outer space comes to earth with. Two survivors of an apocalyptic battle, a man and a woman from each opposing sides. With themes of isolation and human psychology and a twist ending, its. Both alternate episode intros from the original twilight zone 1959. The original the twilight zone anthology series began on october 2, 1959 and ended on june 19, 1964with five seasons and 156 episodes. Once again, we have an episode in which serling adapted a short story by matheson, and the result is one of the best episodes of the twilight zone.
The final episode of the show to ever be filmed though not the final episode to air, come wander with me is the haunting story of a folk singer. We cant make a list of terrifying twilight zone episodes without mentioning this one, so lets get it out of the way. Mike ferris finds himself alone in the small oakwood town and without recollection about. The twilight zone season 3 episode 19 rotten tomatoes. The twilight zone classic the sixteenmillimeter shrine. The following is a list of guest stars that appeared on the 1959 anthology television series the twilight zone. List of the twilight zone 1959 tv series guest stars. Episodes list of the twilight zone series myseries.
The very first episode of the twilight zone set a standard for themes and elements that would crop up regularly over five seasons. Mike ferris earl holliman finds himself walking into a. Watch the twilight zone classic season 1 episode 1. And in the twilight zone, such things rarely go unpunished. The twilight zone was effectively canceled at the end of its third season, when the show had trouble attracting a sponsor. When a man recovering from a mental breakdown thinks he sees a gremlin of. The fluid nature of identity reoccurs in some of the best episodes of the twilight zone, including this 1962 story of a man named david gurney richard long who wakes up to find himself erased. The twilight zone 1959 tv series, season 1 wikipedia. But anything goes on the twilight zone and in 1962, just two years into his career, the future oscarwinner played the incarnation of death in season threes nothing in the dark episode. As is so often the case with intentionally funny twilight zone outings, theres way too much gag telegraphing and sweaty, forced cheer, and nothings ever quite as funny as it so desperately wants to. Rod serling himself provided the opening and closing commentary for all episodes and appeared onscreen for the first time at the end of the final episode of the first season.
There are 36 episodes, including the pilot, where is everybody. Its as close to a silent movie as the show ever did, with the music, the. The original the twilight zone anthology series began on october 2, 1959 and ended on. It was created by rod serling and broadcast on cbs. You can enter the twilight zone again via the 2019 jordan. The twilight zone one for the angels tv episode 1959. The twilight zone both original 1959 intros youtube.
If youve watched the first twilight zone episode were looking at this week, youll recognize most of the plot quoted above. The following is a list of guest stars that appeared on the 1959 anthology television series the twilight zone rod serling himself provided the opening and closing commentary for all episodes and. Every episode of the twilight zone, ranked from worst to. Finally, these are my personal opinions, and, if you have a problem with that, im sure theres a safe space at some college to seek comfort in. A nice place to visit is episode 28 of the american television anthology series the twilight zone.
It starred terry farrell as marsha cole and ann wedgeworth as the saleswoman. Original series 195964 first revival 198589 second revival 200203 third revival 2019present. Serlings promotional announcements were stripped from syndicated versions of season one. A pitchman is visited by death and is forced to get his priorities in order. Rod serling the 10 greatest twilight zone episodes. This episode boasts superb performances, intriguingly sensitive themes, and plenty of supernatural thrills. Throughout its run, the twilight zones quality stayed relatively high even when it had an off episode, thanks to the relative consistency of three of the best tv writers in history. The twilight zone marketed as twilight zone for its final two seasons is an american anthology television series created and presented by rod serling, which ran for five seasons on cbs from 1959. The episodes ironic payoff is so well known that it does not bear repeating here.
Nightmare at 30,000 feet is a classic, and i know what they say about questioning the logic of a twilight zone episode but certain decisions made throughout the episode were too hard to. The monsters are due on maple street is the 22nd episode of the first season. Rod serling rod serling 19241975 was one of the most creative and uncompromising writers for television, earning accolades in the 1950s for such teleplays as requiem for a heavyweight, patterns, and a town has turned to dust. This episode from the first season of the 1985 revival of the twilight zone. The twilight zone tv series 19591964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is widely considered to be one of the most memorable twilight zone episodes, as it chooses to focus on inward struggles as opposed to science fiction themes. The first of many serling scripted episodes on this list, the old man in the cave is. As defined by creator rod serling in the original seriess ever evolving intros, it is a fifth dimension that lies between the pit of mans fears and the. The twilight zone is an american anthology web television series developed by simon kinberg, jordan peele, and marco ramirez, based on the original 1959 television series created by rod serling. Your next stop, as hes always happy to tell you, is. An occurrence at owl creek bridge 1964 acquired from an outside source, this was the only the twilight zone 1959 episode not filmed at mgm studios. With earl holliman, james gregory, paul langton, james mccallion. There are hundreds of classic twilight zone episodes. With cecil kellaway, jeff morrow, don dubbins, kevin hagen.
List of the twilight zone 1959 tv series episodes wikipedia. This was the pilot episode of the twilight zone and lovers of the series should be thankful this episode came first, as it helped to sell the series to network. A firstballot candidate for the twilight zone hall of popculture fame, this episode revolves a woman maxine stuart undergoing surgery to fix her hideous disfigurement. It was originally broadcast on october 2, 1959 on cbs.