The best episodes of The Twilight Zone Season 4

Season 4 only — ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.

  1. 01

    S04E13 · April 4, 1963 · 1h

    The New Exhibit8.6

    After learning that the wax museum that he works in will be closing down effective immediately, employee Martin Lombard Senescu frantically convinces his boss to let him store the wax figures in his "Murderers Row" exhibit until a buyer is found. However, it doesn't take long for Martin to become convinced that they're capable of killing again, and when a buyer is found, a new wax figure is added to the mix.

  2. 02

    S04E03 · January 17, 1963 · 1h

    Valley of the Shadow8.3

    While on his way back to the big city, a reporter by the name of Phillip Redfield gets lost on a series of backroads and finds his way into a small town called Paradise Valley, New Mexico. However, during his brief stay there, Redfield observes lots of spectacular events that he soon discovers occur due to advanced technology from another planet. When he informs the town elders that he plans on telling their story in his newspaper when he arrives back home, they decide to hold him prisoner. It soon doesn't take long for the town elders to reverse their decision.

  3. 03

    S04E14 · April 11, 1963 · 1h

    Of Late I Think of Cliffordville7.9

    Aging, wealthy tycoon William Feathersmith is getting bored with his life. After meeting with his old business partner Mr. Deidrich, Feathersmith decides to find a way to relive his life again. As a result, he makes an arrangement with a devilish travel agency to go back in time. However, it doesn't take long that making a deal with the devil doesn't always go as planned.

  4. 04

    S04E09 · February 28, 1963 · 1h

    Printer's Devil7.8

    A newspaper owner on the brink of suicide gets a second chance from a mysterious man named Smith... who gives him a printer that foretells the news.

  5. 05

    S04E11 · March 14, 1963 · 1h

    The Parallel7.8

    An astronaut (Steve Forrest) returns from a space flight to find things much changed during his absence.

  6. 06

    S04E01 · January 3, 1963 · 1h

    In His Image7.7

    A scientist (George Grizzard) creates a near-perfect mechanical man endowed with all the qualities he feels he is lacking.

  7. 07

    S04E04 · January 24, 1963 · 1h

    He's Alive7.6

    A power-hungry American Nazi (Dennis Hopper) receives advice from a mysterious benefactor. With Paul Mazursky.

  8. 08

    S04E02 · January 10, 1963 · 1h

    The Thirty-Fathom Grave7.5

    When a US Naval destroyer picks up the signal of US submarine that was sunk 20 years prior, one of the sailors begins to feel like he doesn't belong with the crew on the ship.

  9. 09

    S04E16 · May 2, 1963 · 1h

    On Thursday We Leave for Home7.5

    The first human space colony is about to be rescued from the forsaken planet they've been on for three decades. But their leader's having a hard time accepting that change will happen when they get back to Earth.

  10. 10

    S04E06 · February 7, 1963 · 1h

    Death Ship7.4

    Three astronauts (Jack Klugman, Ross Martin, and Fred Beir) discover exact duplicates of their spaceship and themselves that crashed on a distant planet.

  11. 11

    S04E08 · February 21, 1963 · 1h

    Miniature7.3

    A timid misfit finds love and happiness at a museum when he discovers a miniature doll comes to life to only him. As a result, he tries to find a way to spend all his time with her.

  12. 12

    S04E17 · May 9, 1963 · 1h

    Passage on the Lady Anne6.9

    A woman hopes a trans-Atlantic cruise and holiday in London will help save her marriage, unaware that the ship is on a final voyage into the afterlife.

  13. 13

    S04E12 · March 21, 1963 · 1h

    I Dream of Genie6.8

    An office worker (Howard Morris) acquires a lamp with a genie (Jack Albertson) who offers him a wish.

  14. 14

    S04E05 · January 31, 1963 · 1h

    Mute6.7

    Following the death of her parents in a fire that also destroyed her home, a young girl struggles to interact with those that expect her to verbally speak, due to the fact that her parents were part of a secret society where people communicated through telekinetic powers and never taught her how to talk.

  15. 15

    S04E07 · February 14, 1963 · 1h

    Jess-Belle6.5

    A mountain girl (Anne Francis) enlists a witch (Jeanette Nolan) to help her win back her lover (James Best).

  16. 16

    S04E10 · March 7, 1963 · 1h

    No Time Like the Past5.7

    A scientist (Dana Andrews) goes back in time to try and change history.

  17. 17

    S04E15 · April 18, 1963 · 1h

    The Incredible World of Horace Ford5.7

    A middle-aged toy designer (Pat Hingle) goes back to his childhood when he visits his old neighborhood.

  18. 18

    S04E18 · May 23, 1963 · 1h

    The Bard5.5

    A bumbling screenwriter, Julius K. Moomer, is becoming desperate for a sale after 23 years working on unproduced scripts. When his agent mentions that he is submitting another writer's pitch for a television series about black magic, Julius pleads to be allowed to be given first crack at the series. Knowing nothing about the subject, he attempts some research but turns up only an actual book of black magic. While experimenting with the book he accidentally conjures William Shakespeare, who says he is at the service of the conjurer. Deciding not to waste Shakespeare's talent on a television pilot, Julius directs him to write a film.

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