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The Twilight Zone

TV·1985–1989·3 seasons, 110 episodes·Syndication·Fantasy, Science-Fiction·21m·7.6·Created by Rod Serling

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Travel into the fifth dimension once again with The Twilight Zone, testing the limits of reality and exploring the mysteries of the universe. Airing from 1985 to 1989, this critically acclaimed anthology series carried on the legacy of the original Rod Serling program and attracted a brand new audience of fans.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01I of NewtonS01E29 · 8.0A professor attempting to solve a difficult math problem idly comments that he would "sell his soul" to get it right. A demon shows up to collect, resulting in a battle of wits.
  2. 02ShatterdayS01E01 · 7.0The story follows a man who finds that a double of himself has moved into his apartment and is taking over his life. A pushy fellow named Peter mistakenly dials his own telephone number in a bar and is astonished to find a nice guy named Peter answering at the other end. Peter is ‘both victim and victor of a brief struggle for the custody of a soul.
  3. 03HealerS01E06 · 7.0A small-time crook acquires a stone that gives him miraculous healing powers.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode59Episodes1985–86Aired 5.8Season avg
  1. S01E01ShatterdaySeptember 27, 1985 7.0The story follows a man who finds that a double of himself has moved into his apartment and is taking over his life. A pushy fellow named Pe
  2. S01E02A Little Peace and QuietSeptember 27, 1985A woman discovers a pendant which allows her to freeze time. A housewife who finds an amulet that enables her to "freeze" the entire world a
  3. S01E03WordplayOctober 4, 1985Life is sure getting complicated for Bill Lawry (Robert Klein). His company is seling a new line of medical equipment and poor Bill has just
  4. S01E04Dreams for SaleOctober 4, 1985A woman finds that a relaxing outdoor picnic with her family is nothing more than an escapist fantasy that is beamed directly into her brain
  5. S01E05ChameleonOctober 4, 1985 5.5A team of scientists contend with a shape-shifting alien.
  6. S01E06HealerOctober 11, 1985 7.0A small-time crook acquires a stone that gives him miraculous healing powers.
  7. S01E07Children's ZooOctober 11, 1985Debbie is a four-year-old girl starved for attention because her parents are always fighting. Her mother yells at her and her father is too
  8. S01E08Kentucky RyeOctober 11, 1985A drunk driver emerges from a crash to enter the bar of his dreams.
  9. S01E09Little Boy LostOctober 18, 1985The story follows a woman who, while trying to decide between pursuing a globetrotting career and having a family, forms a relationship with
  10. S01E10Wish BankOctober 18, 1985Upon finding a genie's lamp at a garage sale, a woman tries to cash in three wishes at the department of magical venues, a satire of the dep
  11. S01E11NightcrawlersOctober 18, 1985State trooper Dennis Wells takes shelter from a downpour at a roadside diner. He describes to Bob the cook and the server a massacre that he
  12. S01E12If She DiesOctober 25, 1985A widower's daughter falls into a coma with no prospects of recovery, and he is subsequently haunted by the apparition of an orphan who died
  13. S01E13Ye GodsOctober 25, 1985A man's disinterest in pursuing love draws the wrath of Cupid and forces him into dealings with the gods of ancient mythology.
  14. S01E14Examination DayNovember 1, 1985Dickie Jordan is an intelligent and curious youth. He and his family live in a dystopian future. On Dickie's twelfth birthday, he is require
  15. S01E15A Message from CharityNovember 1, 1985A pair of teenagers–one from 1700, and one from 1985–share a mental link across time.
  16. S01E16Teacher's AideNovember 8, 1985A high school teacher begins picking fights with disruptive students after she is exposed to a mystic gargoyle.
  17. S01E17Paladin of the Lost HourNovember 8, 1985The story follows the friendship between a Vietnam veteran and an old man entrusted with forestalling the end of the universe. The televisio
  18. S01E18Act BreakNovember 15, 1985A playwright dying from a heart attack gives his partner a magical relic which grants the bearer one wish.
  19. S01E19The Burning ManNovember 15, 1985A boy and his aunt who, while driving on an isolated country road, encounter a crazed hitchhiker who claims to be an evil creature with a li
  20. S01E20Dealer's ChoiceNovember 15, 1985Featuring an ensemble cast composed largely of veteran character actors, it follows the events of a poker night in which one of the players
  21. S01E21Dead Woman's ShoesNovember 22, 1985It is a remake of "Dead Man's Shoes", an episode of the original Twilight Zone. It stars Helen Mirren as a timid woman who, upon trying on a
  22. S01E22Wong's Lost and Found EmporiumNovember 22, 1985Based on the short story "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium", by William F. Wu, first published in Amazing Stories in May 1983. It takes place
  23. S01E23The Shadow ManNovember 29, 1985A boy discovers that a murderous shadow person resides under his bed.
  24. S01E24The Uncle Devil ShowNovember 29, 1985A boy learns strange magic tricks from a bizarre kids' show, unbeknownst to his oblivious parents.
  25. S01E25Opening DayNovember 29, 1985Carl Wilkerson is targeted for murder on the opening day of duck hunting season by his wife's lover- who is also his best friend.
  26. S01E26The BeaconDecember 6, 1985Young doctor Dennis Barrows stumbles into a strange town where the citizens fear and worship a lighthouse.
  27. S01E27One Life, Furnished in Early PovertyDecember 6, 1985Gus Rosenthal returns to his childhood home, and finds himself transported to his past.
  28. S01E28Her Pilgrim SoulDecember 13, 1985Two scientists create a holographic projector, which shows something completely unexpected- the reincarnated soul of a young girl.
  29. S01E29Season's bestI of NewtonDecember 13, 1985 8.0A professor attempting to solve a difficult math problem idly comments that he would "sell his soul" to get it right. A demon shows up to co
  30. S01E30Night of the MeekDecember 20, 1985In this remake of "The Night of the Meek", drunk, out-of-work department store Santa Henry Corwin finds a magic gift-giving bag and becomes
  31. S01E31But Can She Type?December 20, 1985Overworked, underappreciated secretary Karen Billings is sent by a malfunctioning Xerox machine into a parallel reality where secretaries ar
  32. S01E32The StarDecember 20, 1985On an interstellar journey, an astrophysicist and a priest learn they have discovered a long-dead world that has been emitting a signal for
  33. S01E33Still LifeJanuary 3, 1986Professional photographer Dan Arnold discovers an old camera containing mysterious photos of a long-ago expedition. But developing the photo
  34. S01E34The Little People of Killany WoodsJanuary 3, 1986 4.5A story-telling town moocher has an encounter with "little people".
  35. S01E35The Misfortune CookieJanuary 3, 1986Snobby food critic Harry Folger receives fortune cookie messages that come true.
  36. S01E36Monsters!January 24, 1986Young horror movie enthusiast Toby finds that his new neighbor is a vampire, who in turn shows him that everything he knows about vampires i
  37. S01E37A Small Talent for WarJanuary 24, 1986An alien race that claims to have created mankind returns to judge them.
  38. S01E38The Twilight Zone S01E38A Matter of MinutesJanuary 24, 1986A married couple, the Wrights, awakens behind-the-scenes of how time works.
  39. S01E39The ElevatorJanuary 31, 1986Two brothers searching for their father discover a factory full of giant animal bodies.
  40. S01E40To See the Invisible ManJanuary 31, 1986In a future society, uncaring man Mitchell Chaplin is sentenced to a year of social isolation.
  41. S01E41Tooth and ConsequencesJanuary 31, 1986The Tooth Fairy gives dentist Myron Mandel what he wishes for.
  42. S01E42Welcome to WinfieldFebruary 7, 1986Two people fleeing an agent of Death end up in an old west town that has avoided death for decades.
  43. S01E43QuarantineFebruary 7, 1986Weapons designer Matthew Forman is cryogenically frozen and awakened three centuries later, where he finds a post-war human race that has gr
  44. S01E44GrammaFebruary 14, 1986 2.5Young Georgie is afraid of his ailing grandmother. His mother leaves him alone to take care of her.
  45. S01E45Personal DemonsFebruary 14, 1986Veteran television screenwriter Rockne S. O'Bannon suffers from diminutive creatures that plague his daily life.
  46. S01E46Cold ReadingFebruary 14, 19861940s voice actor Milo Trent gets a job on a popular radio show. The show's creator, Nelson Westbrook, involuntarily causes every sound desc
  47. S01E47The Leprechaun-ArtistFebruary 21, 1986A vacationing leprechaun is forced to grant wishes, which come with unintended consequences, to the three boys who captured him.
  48. S01E48Dead RunFebruary 21, 1986Truck driver Johnny Davis accepts the job of delivering souls to Hell, and finds Hell is not what he expected.
  49. S01E49Profile in SilverMarch 7, 1986History professor Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald is sent back in time to observe the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but he botches the j
  50. S01E50Button, ButtonMarch 7, 1986A mysterious stranger gives down-and-out couple Norma and Arthur Lewis a box with a button on it. He states that if they press the button, t
  51. S01E51Need to KnowMarch 21, 1986Government scientist Edward Sayers is sent to a small town to investigate a bizarre outbreak of insanity.
  52. S01E52Red SnowMarch 21, 1986KGB Colonel Ilyanov is sent to a Siberian town to investigate the deaths of the local Communist Party officials.
  53. S01E53Take My Life... Please!March 28, 1986Comedian Billy Diamond must perform an act that will decide his fate in the afterlife.
  54. S01E54Devil's AlphabetMarch 28, 1986The members of a poetry society find themselves haunted by an oath they took as young men.
  55. S01E55The LibraryMarch 28, 1986Writer Ellen Pendleton is hired to work in a private library and where the books document the lives of everyone alive, updated instantly.
  56. S01E56The Twilight Zone S01E56Shadow PlayApril 4, 1986A remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode. Sentenced to death, Adam Grant desperately tries to convince his prosecutor that their reality i
  57. S01E57Grace NoteApril 4, 1986Opera singer Rosemary Miletti gains a glimpse of her future with a wish from her dying sister.
  58. S01E58A Day in BeaumontApril 11, 1986After witnessing the landing of a flying saucer, a young couple find themselves in the midst of an alien invasion.
  59. S01E59The Last Defender of CamelotApril 11, 1986In modern-day England, the last of King Arthur's knights teams with Morgan le Fay to stop the return of Merlin.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0221Episodes1986–87AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Once and Future KingSeptember 27, 1986Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin travels back in time and meets the real Elvis Presley.
  2. S02E02A Saucer of LonelinessSeptember 27, 1986Lonely waitress Margaret encounters a mysterious saucer with a message only for her.
  3. S02E03What Are Friends For?October 4, 1986A child's imaginary friend turns out to be his father's imaginary friend as well.
  4. S02E04Aqua VitaOctober 4, 1986Christine, an aging news anchor, finds a method for youth at a steep price.
  5. S02E05The StorytellerOctober 11, 1986Young teacher Dorothy Livingston finds that the secret to immortality resides in stories.
  6. S02E06NightsongOctober 11, 1986DJ Andrea Fields must cope with the return of her lover after a 5-year disappearance.
  7. S02E07The After HoursOctober 18, 1986In this remake of the 1960 Twilight Zone episode, a woman is trapped in a mall after hours with living mannequins.
  8. S02E08Lost and FoundOctober 18, 1986A student's possessions mysteriously vanish.
  9. S02E09The World Next DoorOctober 18, 1986A door in the basement leads to a parallel world, and both of a man's counterparts find the grass greener on the other side.
  10. S02E10The Toys of CalibanDecember 4, 1986A mentally challenged child has immense, dangerous powers which his parents struggle to prevent his misusing.
  11. S02E11The Convict's PianoDecember 11, 1986A wrongfully convicted prisoner discovers an old piano in his prison with special powers.
  12. S02E12The Road Less TraveledDecember 18, 1986A draft-dodger is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair.
  13. S02E13The CardFebruary 21, 1987A woman with out-of-control spending habits finds her new credit card comes with unexpected penalties.
  14. S02E14The JunctionFebruary 21, 1987A miner who has been cheating on his wife is trapped by a cave-in with a miner from 1912.
  15. S02E15Joy RideMay 21, 1987Four teens take a recently deceased man's classic car for a joyride. The driver acts increasingly irrationally during the ride.
  16. S02E16Shelter SkelterMay 21, 1987A survivalist and his friend live in his shelter after a nuclear bomb detonation.
  17. S02E17Private ChannelMay 21, 1987After accidentally dropping his portable stereo in an airplane lavatory, a young man discovers that it allows him to hear other people's tho
  18. S02E18Time and Teresa GolowitzJuly 10, 1987A Broadway composer accepts an offer from the devil and returns to his high school years to see his crush again. While there he sees an oppo
  19. S02E19Voices in the EarthJuly 10, 1987People return to a barren Earth to find that not everything had left when they thought it did.
  20. S02E20Song of the Younger WorldJuly 17, 1987In 1916, a girl and a young man from a reformatory for wayward boys fall in love and try to get away from her disapproving father, the super
  21. S02E21The Girl I MarriedJuly 17, 1987An attorney pines after the way his wife was in their younger years, only to encounter that younger woman in the present.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0330Episodes1988–89AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The Curious Case of Edgar WitherspoonSeptember 24, 1988Edgar Witherspoon is ordered by a mysterious voice to collect junk in his apartment to keep the world in balance.
  2. S03E02Extra InningsOctober 1, 1988Ex-baseball player Ed Hamner, lame from an injury and forced to retire early, is given a baseball card from the early 1900s that transports
  3. S03E03The CrossingOctober 8, 1988A stressed-out priest is haunted by the sight of a station wagon with a woman inside that keeps crashing.
  4. S03E04The HuntersOctober 15, 1988An archeologist studies prehistoric paintings in a newly discovered cave. The project takes a dark turn after the carcasses of livestock fro
  5. S03E05Dream Me a LifeOctober 22, 1988A man in a retirement home is trapped in the dreams of a catatonic widow.
  6. S03E06MemoriesOctober 29, 1988A specialist in past life regression enters an alternate reality where everyone already remembers all their past lives.
  7. S03E07The Hellgramite MethodNovember 5, 1988An alcoholic goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem.
  8. S03E08Our Sylena is DyingNovember 12, 1988A young woman has her youth sucked out of her by her dying aunt.
  9. S03E09The CallNovember 19, 1988A lonely man dials a wrong number and develops a close relationship with the woman on the other end. When she refuses to meet him, he invest
  10. S03E10The TranceNovember 26, 1988A scam artist purports to channel the spirit of Delos, an inhabitant of Atlantis. He begins involuntarily channeling a real spirit, one with
  11. S03E11Acts of TerrorDecember 3, 1988A battered wife finds the strength to fight her abusive husband by looking at a statuette of a Doberman Pinscher.
  12. S03E1220/20 VisionDecember 10, 1988Bank loan officer Warren Cribbens cracks his eyeglasses and discovers he can see the future through them, showing that his efforts to help a
  13. S03E13There Was an Old WomanDecember 17, 1988A writer of children's books autographs a book for a sick young fan. Later, she starts hearing the sound of children in her house.
  14. S03E14The TrunkDecember 24, 1988A motel proprietor discovers an empty trunk that grants wishes. He uses it for popularity, but at a party he discovers who his true friends
  15. S03E15Appointment on Route 17December 31, 1988After receiving a heart transplant, a man finds his personality has changed, incorporating a strange attraction to a waitress at a road dine
  16. S03E16The Cold EquationsJanuary 7, 1989A cargo pilot on the frontiers of space finds an innocent stowaway on his ship, who the ship's fuel supply cannot support.
  17. S03E17Stranger in Possum MeadowsJanuary 14, 1989A young boy playing in a field meets a man who is really an alien collecting specimens to bring back to his planet.
  18. S03E18Street of ShadowsJanuary 21, 1989While breaking into a house, an unemployed homeless man switches bodies with the house's owner.
  19. S03E19Something in the WallsJanuary 28, 1989A doctor at a sanitarium has a patient who is terribly frightened of patterns on clothing and furniture.
  20. S03E20A Game of PoolDecember 31, 1989n this remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode, a pool player challenges the long-dead legend, Fats Brown, who returns from the afterlife t
  21. S03E21The WallFebruary 25, 1989A U.S. military experiment opens a portal to an unknown place. The Army calls upon a career soldier to investigate. He finds an idyllic worl
  22. S03E22Room 2426February 11, 1989Scientist Martin Decker is confined and interrogated by government agents for the location of his notes. Escape for Martin comes from the mi
  23. S03E23The Mind of Simon FosterFebruary 18, 1989To make ends meet, Simon Foster sells his memories to a pawn shop broker.
  24. S03E24Cat and MouseMarch 4, 1989A shy woman becomes the lover of a cursed Casanova who turns into a cat during the daytime.
  25. S03E25Rendezvous in a Dark PlaceMarch 12, 1989An old woman with an obsession with death finds an injured thief in her home. When Death arrives to collect him, she tries to persuade him t
  26. S03E26Many, Many MonkeysMarch 18, 1989An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution.
  27. S03E27Love is BlindMarch 25, 1989A man plotting to murder his wife's lover meets a blind singer who knows all about his plan.
  28. S03E28Crazy as a Soup SandwichApril 1, 1989A man sells his soul to a demon for some racing tips. After being terrified by the demon he goes for help from the criminal boss he borrowed
  29. S03E29Special ServiceApril 8, 1989A man finds that his life has been on TV for the past five years.
  30. S03E30Father & Son GameApril 15, 1989Upon brain death, a 79-year-old man has his brain data transplanted into an experimental robot brain. His son considers this an abomination

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