Twilight Zone / Episode List

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The Twilight Zone Episode List is a listing of episodes from the American mystery and science fiction series franchise Twilight Zone , sorted by their first airing order in the United States .

Unlikely Stories (1959-1964)

The first broadcast took place between 1959 and 1964 on the American broadcaster CBS and comprises a total of 156 episodes, divided into five seasons. In Germany, the first episode of the series was broadcast on October 25, 1961 under the title Incredible Stories on ARD . 13 more episodes were shown from March 2, 1967 to January 2, 1969 on ZDF and two years later 24 new episodes were shown on Bayerischer Rundfunk from March 3, 1971 to November 18, 1971 , under the title stories that cannot be explained .

From November 13, 1991 to July 1, 1992, ProSieben broadcast a further 33 episodes under the title Improbable Stories . Most recently, TV Munich showed 59 episodes, with one of the previous 33 episodes broadcast by ProSieben being re-dubbed, from January 19, 1996 to April 25, 1997. The remaining 27 episodes of the series have not yet been broadcast on German television.

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 The empty city Where is everybody? Oct 2, 1959 Oct 25, 1961 Robert Stevens Rod Serling
A man walks around confused and with no memory. The streets and cities are deserted and he's trying to find out who he is and what happened. Everywhere it looks as if people hastily abandoned everything and fled. Cigarettes burn in an ashtray and food is boiling on the stove. There are no signs of where the people are or why they disappeared. Gradually he threatens to lose his mind. At a pedestrian traffic light he repeatedly presses a button and begs that he can get out. Now everything is cleared up. He is on an Air Force Base. An experimental device was used to test whether it could survive the lonely flight to the moon. The loneliness made him hallucinate about the empty world.
2 2 The business of death One for the Angels Oct 9, 1959 Nov 13, 1991 Robert Parrish Rod Serling
Mr. Bookman is a small street vendor. He likes his job and is especially popular with the kids in his neighborhood. One day a man shows up in his apartment and introduces himself as death. Mr. Bookman is supposed to die in his sleep at midnight. But he doesn't want that and asks for a delay. Death grants him this until Mr. Bookman hits a big hit. One in which heaven opens up - one for the angels. But death also makes him understand that someone must die at midnight. Shortly afterwards, one of Mr. Bookman's neighboring children is hit. It is said to die of its injuries at midnight. Mr. Bookman decides to prevent this from happening. He begins to advertise his wares and actually manages to hold up death until it is past midnight. Mr. Bookman had his big hit and is now ready to go with death.
3 3 Mr. Denton's second chance Mr. Denton on Doomsday Oct 16, 1959 Jan. 19, 1996 Allen Reisner Rod Serling
Al Denton is a former gunslinger who has become addicted to alcohol and is mocked by the other residents. By chance he gets another chance to go back to his old days. He is challenged to a duel. But Denton's hand is trembling badly and is no longer very accurate. The mysterious dealer Henry J. Fate sells him an elixir which gives him back his old accuracy. During the duel, Denton notices the same elixir in his opponent. Both shoot and injure the other's hand so badly that neither of them can ever again fight a duel. Denton is happy with this fact, as winning a duel will result in being challenged by new opponents until you lose and people lose respect. The injury saved Denton from going the wrong way a second time.
4th 4th 16 mm dream world The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine Oct 23, 1959 Jan. 26, 1996 Mitchell Leisen Rod Serling
Barbara was a celebrated movie star over 20 years ago. She has since been forgotten and has not received any major role offers. She spends most of the day in her private screening room, watching her old films and mourning her heyday. Her agent Danny Weiss gets her a role offer. But when she hears that she should only play a supporting role as a mother, she angrily leaves the director's office and locks herself at home. Even the visit of her old film partner cannot comfort her. One day Barbara suddenly disappeared. Your agent looks at the roll of film that is still in the player. He was shocked to see the corridor of Barbara's house on the screen. She receives all of her old friends, who look just like in the films. Despite requests from her agent, Barbara disappears from the picture.
5 5 Maybe on a summer night Walking distance Oct. 30, 1959 Feb. 2, 1996 Robert Stevens Rod Serling
While he is standing with his car at a gas station, Martin Sloan decides to walk to his old home village. It looks the same there as it did in his childhood. The prices for his favorite ice cream are also the same. While walking in the park, he suddenly encounters his childish self. Now he realizes that he is in the past. He follows his child-ego, but the boy runs away frightened. In the evening he tries to talk to him again and make it clear to him or himself that his childhood was the best time and that he should enjoy it. But again the boy runs away, seriously injuring his leg. Martin's father later turns up at the adult Martin's and explains to him that he should stop looking back and look forward. Martin takes this to heart. When he goes back to the ice cream parlor, he's back in his own time. All he has left from his journey is a limp as a result of falling off the carousel in his childhood.
6th 6th The withdrawal clause Escape Clause Nov 6, 1959 Feb 9, 1996 Mitchell Leisen Rod Serling
Walter Bedeker is a hypochondriac who, with his whims, makes life difficult for his wife and his doctor. He constantly thinks he is near death. One day the devil shows up and offers him a deal. Walter gets immortality and invulnerability in exchange for his soul. But now life is no longer attractive for men. No matter what he does (jumping in front of the subway or the bus), he is always unharmed. With a touch of fatigue, Walter climbs onto the roof of his house and wants to jump. His wife followed him and wants to stop him. This leads to an argument in which the woman falls from the roof and dies. Walter confesses to the murder because he wants to use the electric chair. But the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment in prison. Now Walter gets scared and he decides to make use of the resignation clause. He dies of a heart attack.
7th 7th Caught in loneliness The Lonely Nov 13, 1959 - Jack Smight Rod Serling
The killer Corry was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment on an asteroid with no one on it. The captain of a regularly dropping supply ship feels sorry for him and leaves him a sophisticated female robot named Alicia when he visits. Alicia has human emotions and develops a Corry adapted personality. Little by little he falls in love with Alicia. The next time the supply ship lands, the captain tells him that he has been pardoned and that he should return to Earth immediately. For Corry, the dilemma opens up that the rocket can only carry him, but not any additional weight from Alicia. The captain shoots the robot and urges Corry to leave.
8th 8th All time of the world Time Enough at Last Nov 20, 1959 Nov 20, 1991 John Brahm Rod Serling & Lynn Venable
Henry Bemis is a bookworm. Since his wife won't let him read in peace at home, he does so at work. But that angered his boss. Henry is depressed because nobody seems to share his love for literature and nobody gives him the peace and quiet to read. One day, his wife smeared a book of poetry and finally tore up the book. The next day, Henry locks himself in the vault of the bank where he works to read in peace. Suddenly there is an explosion, which he survives. All other people, on the other hand, are dead. At first, Henry is completely upset and toyed with the idea of ​​killing himself. But then he sees that the books in the library are still there. He decides to finally use the time to read everything. But before he can start, his glasses break, without which he can hardly see anything.
9 9 The power of dreams Perchance to Dream Nov. 27, 1959 Nov 27, 1991 Robert Florey Charles Beaumont
The nervous-looking Edward Hall seeks a psychiatrist at the urging of his doctor. This advises him to lie down first. Hall gets up again because he is afraid of dying if he falls asleep. Hall tells of dreams in which a mysterious woman appears who wants him to do things in these dreams that he cannot do in reality because of his illness. In the office hours, Hall finally recognizes this woman and out of panic he leaps through the window to his death. In the end, the viewer learns that Hall actually died in his sleep and that everything that happened after being greeted by the psychiatrist was just a dream.
10 10 The ghost ship Judgment Night Dec. 4, 1959 Jun 27, 1971 John Brahm Rod Serling
1942, at the time of the 2nd World War. The confused Carl Lanser crosses the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger on the Queen of Glasgow - an English cargo ship. Due to a thick fog, the ship lost contact with the convoy. In addition, he has the feeling that he has experienced everything before. The premonition of a major disaster that has to do with a German submarine attacks him, but nobody wants to listen to the confused passenger. Later it turns out that Lanser was the captain of the submarine, who had the ship in question sunk without warning and had to experience the unlucky night again and again as a punishment.
11 11 Test flight And When the Sky Was Opened Dec 11, 1959 5th June 1971 Douglas Heyes Rod Serling & Richard Matheson
After a test flight into space, the pilots Harrington, Forbes and Gart crash and are taken to a military hospital. Their memories of what happened have been erased, but their fellow human beings are increasingly forgetting that the test pilots exist. Parents, wives and the pilots themselves increasingly cannot remember that they existed until all three and the test spaceship have disappeared. It is suggested that a higher power ensured that something the pilots saw during the flight remained secret.
12 12 The peddler What you need Dec 25, 1959 May 26, 1997 Alvin Ganzer Rod Serling & Lewis Padgett
The cunning Fred Renard meets Pedott the peddler in a bar, who wants to sell various small goods. Renard notices that the peddler has a special gift. He can see the future and therefore sell people things they will need soon. For example, he sells an aging baseball star a bus ticket to a city, where he soon receives an offer to train the local baseball team. Renard pursues Pedott and forces the man to work together in order to capitalize on his gift. Among other things, he receives a leaky fountain pen from Pedott, which tells him the winner of a horse race and thus helps him to a large sum of money. Since Renard's greed is insatiable, he confronts Pedott again and wants to force him to continue working together. He received a pair of shoes from him that made him the victim of a traffic accident. Pedott explains to the viewer that he needed the shoes, not Renard, because otherwise he would have killed him in the future.
13 13 The man with a thousand faces The Four of Us Are Dying Jan. 1, 1960 Dec 4, 1991 John Brahm Rod Serling & George Clayton Johnson
The deceiver Arch Hammer has a special gift: he can take on the appearance of other people through photographs. He regularly tries to use the gift for his personal gain. At first he takes on the appearance of a recently deceased musician in order to seduce an attractive woman and get him to leave the city with him. He then blackmailed a gang boss, assuming the appearance of a recently murdered crook, and relieved him of a large amount of money. He can also avoid being arrested for fraud by outsmarting the policeman in a revolving door and taking on the appearance of a well-known boxer. What he does not know, however, is that the boxer has misconducted in the past and is shot by the boxer's father in revenge.
14th 14th And the name is earth Third from the Sun Jan. 8, 1960 Dec 11, 1991 Richard L. Bare Rod Serling & Richard Matheson
Will Sturka is a scientist who appears to be working on a US government military base during the East-West conflict and is producing large numbers of hydrogen bombs for use in an imminent nuclear war. Plagued by great self-doubt, he realizes that since he cannot stop the war machine on his own, he can only survive by stealing an experimental spaceship together with his colleague Jerry Riden. The destination for Sturka and Riden, who want to take their wives and Sturka's daughter with them, is a planet 11 million miles away where people like them live. Unfortunately, the plan is in jeopardy when Sturka's superior Carling learns of the plan of the two men and puts them shortly before entering the spaceship. He wants to hand them both over to the authorities, but is overwhelmed so that Sturka and Riden can successfully escape with their families. When asked which foreign planet is now being headed for, the viewer learns that it is the third planet of the sun and that the action did not take place on earth, as initially suggested.
15th 15th Like an arrow in the wind I Shot an Arrow into the Air Jan 15, 1960 15th Mar 1996 Stuart Rosenberg Rod Serling & Madelon Champion
A manned space flight with eight crew members appears to crash on an alien asteroid. Only four men of the crew survive the crash: Commander Donlin, plus the level-headed Pierson, the belligerent Corey and another man who died shortly after his injury. Due to the extreme heat and limited supplies, water rationing is quickly becoming a point of contention between Donlin and Pierson on the one hand and Corey on the other. After Donlin sent Pierson and Corey to look for water, only Corey returns after six hours, with more water than when they left. Corey, who is accused by Donlin of killing Pierson for the water, leads him to the seriously injured Pierson, from whom Corey had previously stolen the water.

Both find Pierson, who shortly before his death draws a primitive sign in the sand and points to a mountain. Then Corey also kills his commander, assuming that he can survive longer on his own, and sets out to cross the indicated mountain. When he reached the top, he saw telegraph poles and realized in despair that the crew had never left Earth and that he murdered his colleagues for no reason.

16 16 The hitchhiker The hitch-hiker Jan. 22, 1960 Dec 18, 1991 Alvin Ganzer Rod Serling & Lucille Fletcher
Nan Adams is on a multi-day drive. Again and again she sees a hitchhiker who scares her. No matter how far she goes, she keeps seeing the creepy man. When she meets a sailor, she takes him with her so that she no longer has to fear the hitchhiker. But after an argument, he gets out. When Nan tries to call her mother, she learns that she had a nervous breakdown because her daughter Nan was killed in an accident. The hitchhiker then explains to her that they are going the same way.
17th 17th The last dollar The fever Jan. 29, 1960 Dec 25, 1991 Robert Florey Rod Serling
Franklin Gibbs is on vacation in Las Vegas with his wife Flora. Flora loves the slot machines. Against the advice of her husband, who, as a virtuous person, is against gambling, she tries her luck. After Flora loses, it takes a bit of effort for Franklin to put a dollar in a machine and pull the lever for a hapless gamer. After he wins and the man who gave him the dollar is gone, he wants to keep the winnings and stop playing. In the hotel room he thinks he is being called by the machine. Under the pretext of wanting to put the winnings that are actually due to the missing player back into the machine, Franklin goes back that night. He doesn't just gamble away the profit, but all the money that he has with him. To get it back, he cashed several checks without winning. In the hotel room he hears the machine calling for him again, he is scared and finally falls out of the window in panic and dies.
18th 18th Flight of no return The Last Flight Feb 5, 1960 24 Mar 1971 William Claxton Richard Matheson
The British fighter pilot Terry Decker of the Royal Flying Corps landed in his biplane at an American air force base in France in 1959. When taken into custody, he tries to explain to those present that he was born in 1917 and was a soldier of World War I. The commander present gives him the information that he has apparently traveled 42 years into the future. Decker tells the officers present that, for fear of an attack, he flew seven German planes into a mysterious cloud that seems to be responsible for the time jump. He left his comrade Mackaye behind. The Americans try to convince him that Mackaye is alive and that he committed great heroic deeds in the war that followed. Decker, realizing that he may have made a big mistake, escapes custody and flies back into the cloud by plane to help Mackaye fight. General Mackaye, who arrives later, confirms that Decker showed up after the escape from nowhere and heroically shot down three planes before he was hit.
19th 19th The color of death The Purple Testament Feb 12, 1960 Jan. 8, 1992 Richard L. Bare Rod Serling
1945 in the Philippines: Lieutenant William Fitzgerald, known as Fitz, served in the US Army during World War II. Suddenly he develops an unpleasant gift: he can foresee your death from a strange glow on his comrade's face. He reports his discomfort to his superior, Captain Riker, who does not believe him and suspects that Fitz is suffering from great exhaustion. Fitz's warning to Riker that he will be the next is also ignored by him; in the following battle, Riker is shot dead by a Japanese sniper. Fitz is said to be taken to a hospital for an examination by a driver and, looking in a mirror, sees the same glow in his face and realizes his fate.
20th 20th Cemetery of dreams Elegy Feb. 19, 1960 Apr 12, 1996 Douglas Heyes Charles Beaumont
2186: With their fuel exhausted, astronauts Meyers, Webber and Kirby have to land on a distant asteroid. On this you will find the earth-like surroundings of an abandoned American small town, the residents of which are statues standing lifeless in the area. During further explorations, the astronauts meet the caretaker Wickwire, who looks after and manages the place called "Happy Glades". He explains that the place is a cemetery that was founded in 1973 for rich people who can remain in their desired position after their death - e.g. B. as the newly elected mayor or winner of a beauty contest. After the explanations, Wickwire offers the astronauts drinks and asks what they want. All three indicate that they want to return home with their ship. The men realize too late that the stranger has poisoned them. Finally, the caretaker prepares the embalmed astronauts in their spaceship as if they were on their way home - as everyone said earlier.
21st 21st Mirror images Mirror image Feb. 26, 1960 31 Mar 1971 John Brahm Rod Serling
Millicent Barnes is waiting for her bus at the bus station. When she talks to employees from the train station and other guests, they recognize her again, even though she has never spoken to them before. From the toilet, she sees herself sitting in the station concourse. Paul Grinstead, another passenger she confides in, suspects a simple explanation: Another woman looks like her. But Millicent remembers a story, she believes that everyone has a doppelganger in a parallel world and that they want to take their place. When the bus arrives, she sees herself sitting in it and collapses. Paul has her admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Since he himself missed the bus, he has to wait for the next one. Suddenly he sees his doppelganger.
22nd 22nd The monsters of Maple Street The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 4th Mar 1960 Jan 15, 1992 Ronald Winston Rod Serling
When something appears in the sky on Maple Street and the power goes out, some residents believe it is a comet, but it would not explain the noise. Young Thommy has read many science fiction stories and is a firm believer in an alien invasion. When he says that there are mostly aliens disguised as humans, the adults dismiss this as nonsense. But little by little they ask themselves whether there isn't a kind of 5th column after all and who in the neighborhood might be suspicious. When Charly sees someone he doesn't know, he shoots him, but Pete was a neighbor he just didn't know. In some houses the lights go on again and the residents wonder whether these residents are suspicious, and young Thommy is also suspected because he knows so much about invasions. In the end, it is revealed that the aliens only tested what happens if you cut the power in any city. Since the inhabitants attack each other, they leave the earth to itself, as the people will destroy themselves and an invasion is not necessary.
23 23 The double life A World of Difference 11th Mar 1960 Nov 18, 1971 Ted Post Richard Matheson
24 24 Long live Walter Jameson Long Live Walter Jameson 18 Mar 1960 Apr 19, 1996 Anton Leader Charles Beaumont
The university professor Walter Jameson has become engaged to the young doctoral student Susanna Kittridge. Their father, Sam Kittridge, a colleague of Jameson, is suspicious of his future son-in-law, as he does not seem to have aged a day in the past 12 years. Jameson also has an unusually detailed knowledge of history. When Kittridge discovers a Civil War photo clearly identifying Jameson, the latter reveals that he has not aged for 2,000 years. However, he is not invulnerable and has a revolver in his desk drawer to kill himself. So far, despite his longing for death, he has lacked the courage to do so. Kittridge is now strictly against Jameson and Susanna getting married, as only Susanna is getting older and Jameson will one day abandon her to keep his secret. Jameson then persuades his unsuspecting fiancée to run away with him. Laurette Bowen, a former wife of Jameson whom he left after she grew old, wants to prevent him from destroying another woman's life. She takes his revolver and shoots him. The dying Jameson ages rapidly until all that's left of him is dust.
25th 25th Samuel Conrad and the trip to Mars People Are Alike All Over 25th Mar 1960 Jan. 22, 1992 Mitchell Leisen Rod Serling & Paul W. Fairman
The two astronauts Warren Marcusson and Samuel Conrad fly to Mars in their spaceship. While Marcusson as an optimist is convinced that people are the same everywhere, including on Mars, Conrad is afraid of what to expect. When landing on the Red Planet, Marcusson is seriously injured. Lying dying, he wishes to see at least once what he has sacrificed his life for, but Conrad refuses to open the door of the ship for fear of the unknown. After Marcusson's death, Conrad hears noises and a little later confronts the Martians, who actually look human, have telepathic powers and receive him very friendly. Conrad is relieved. He is brought into a living room that is furnished like a room on earth. At first relaxed, Conrad realized after a while that the room had no windows and that he could not leave it. One of the walls goes up and Conrad realizes that he is the new attraction of a zoo. It is presented to visitors as an "earth creature in a natural environment". Conrad now agrees with his late comrade Marcusson: People are the same everywhere.
26th 26th The time machine Execution Apr 1, 1960 Apr 26, 1996 David Orrick McDearmon Rod Serling & George Clayton Johnson
In 1880, a rope is placed around Joe Caswell's neck. The outlaw is said to be hanged in front of witnesses for his many crimes. Suddenly Caswell finds himself in a different place and at a different time. It was brought to 1960 by a time machine. The builder of the time machine, Professor Manion, becomes suspicious when he discovers the prints on Caswell's neck and investigates. He finds out that his guest is a convicted murderer and wants to send him back to 1880. Caswell then kills the scientist and flees the laboratory. However, the many noises and lights overwhelm the man from the past. Desperate, he returns to the laboratory. A little later the thief Paul Johnson intruded there. Caswell attacks Johnson and is strangled by him with a curtain cord. While searching for Mansion's vault, Johnson accidentally activates the time machine and takes Caswell's place in 1880. The witnesses to the execution were shocked to realize that they had hanged a stranger in strange clothes.
27 27 The dream of a comeback The Big Tall Wish Apr 8, 1960 Apr 26, 1996 Ronald Winston Rod Serling
28 28 Mr. Valentine's new beginning A Nice Place to Visit Apr 15, 1960 May 4, 1996 John Brahm Charles Beaumont
29 29 The child on the stairs Nightmare as a Child Apr 29, 1960 17th Mar 1971 Alvin Ganzer Rod Serling
30th 30th Not according to the schedule A stop at Willoughby May 6, 1960 25 Sep 1971 Robert Parrish Rod Serling
Gart Williams is a New York advertising executive desperate about his career. His presumptuous boss, Oliver Misrell, annoyed by the loss of a major customer, gives him lectures about this "push-push-push" business. Unable to get proper sleep at home, he takes short naps on the train on his way home in the evening. One day, when the train seems to stop unexpectedly, he wakes up and finds his compartment deserted. The sun is shining outside and he discovers that the train stopped in a town called Willoughby in 1888. Passers-by explain to him that this is a “peaceful, quiet place where a person can come to rest while taking a walk and enjoy their life”. Williams wakes up in the real world and asks the conductor if he has ever heard of Willoughby, but Willoughby says no. That night he has another argument with his quarreling wife Jane. Selfish, cold and callous, she makes him understand that he is just a money machine for her. He tells her about his dream, but she mocks him and explains that it is a miserable and tragic mistake to have married a man whose big dream in life is to be Huckleberry Finn. Williams dozes off again the next week, and he's back in Willoughby. As he is about to get off the train starts again and he wakes up again. Williams decides to get out next time. After a nervous breakdown in the office, he calls his wife, but she leaves him in his time of need. On the way home he falls asleep again, and the train actually stops again in Willoughby. This time he takes the opportunity and gets out. The residents greet him warmly while he tells them that he is happy to be here. Suddenly the scene changes, the swinging pendulum of the station clock changes into the swinging lantern of the conductor, who stands over Williams' lifeless body. The conductor explains to another person that Williams shouted something about "Willoughby" and jumped to his death from the moving train. Williams' body is loaded into a hearse. The back door closes and you can see the name of the funeral home: Willoughby & Son Funeral Home.
31 31 For a dollar of love The chaser May 13, 1960 June 27, 1968 Douglas Heyes Robert Presnell, Jr. & John Collier
32 32 The man with the trumpet A Passage for Trumpet May 20, 1960 May 10, 1996 Don Medford Rod Serling
33 33 Mr. James BW Bevis Mr. Bevis June 3, 1960 May 10, 1996 William Asher Rod Serling
34 34 Gold thimble The After Hours June 10, 1960 Aug 8, 1968 Douglas Heyes Rod Serling
35 35 Baseball with heart The Mighty Casey June 17, 1960 May 17, 1996 Alvin Ganzer & Robert Parrish Rod Serling
36 36 Requiem for a series A World of His Own July 1, 1960 5th Sep 1968 Ralph Nelson Richard Matheson

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
37 1 The last flight of the "King Nine" King Nine Will Not Return Sep 30 1960 Feb 5, 1992 Buzz Kulik Rod Serling
38 2 Four wishes The Man in the Bottle Oct 7, 1960 Feb 12, 1992 Don Medford Rod Serling
39 3 The other me Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room Oct 14, 1960 Feb 19, 1992 Douglas Heyes Rod Serling
40 4th Mr. Finchley and the technology A Thing About Machines Oct 28, 1960 Feb 26, 1992 David Orrick McDearmon Rod Serling
41 5 The man in the cell The Howling Man Nov 4, 1960 May 31, 1996 Douglas Heyes Charles Beaumont
42 6th Curse of beauty The Eye of the Beholder Nov 11, 1960 June 7, 1996 Douglas Heyes Rod Serling
43 7th A penny for the future Nick of Time Nov 18, 1960 Jan. 29, 1992 Richard L. Bare Richard Matheson
44 8th The hour of truth The Lateness of the Hour Dec 2, 1960 June 14, 1996 Jack Smight Rod Serling
45 9 Always trouble with Templeton The Trouble with Templeton Dec 9, 1960 4th Mar 1992 Buzz Kulik E. Jack Neuman
46 10 A photo for the future A Most Unusual Camera Dec 16, 1960 July 18, 1968 John Rich Rod Serling
47 11 Once a year * The Night of the Meek 23 Dec 1960 - Jack Smight Rod Serling
48 12 A handful of dust Dust Jan. 6, 1961 10 Mar 1992 Douglas Heyes Rod Serling
49 13 The assassination Back There Jan. 13, 1961 Oct 14, 1971 David Orrick McDearmon Rod Serling
50 14th The bargain The Whole Truth Jan. 20, 1961 Oct 7, 1971 James Sheldon Rod Serling
51 15th Invasion of the dwarves The Invaders Jan. 27, 1961 18 Mar 1992 Douglas Heyes Richard Matheson
52 16 The steadfast coin A Penny for Your Thoughts Feb 3, 1961 July 11, 1968 James Sheldon George Clayton Johnson
53 17th Number 22 Twenty Two Feb 10, 1961 June 28, 1996 Jack Smight Rod Serling & Bennett Cerf
54 18th travel trough time The Odyssey of Flight 33 Feb. 24, 1961 July 10, 1971 Jus Addiss Rod Serling
55 19th Mars for Mars Mr. Dingle, the Strong 3rd Mar 1961 July 25, 1968 John Brahm Rod Serling
56 20th The old radio * Static 10 Mar 1961 - Buzz Kulik Charles Beaumont & OCee Rich
57 21st Lesson for a friend The Prime Mover 24 Mar 1961 25th Mar 1992 Richard L. Bare Charles Beaumont
58 22nd The toy phone Long distance call 31 Mar 1961 5th July 1996 James Sheldon Charles Beaumont & William Idelson
59 23 A few steps too far A Hundred Yards Over the Rim Apr 7, 1961 July 11th. 1968 Buzz Kulik Rod Serling
60 24 gold The Rip Van Winkle Caper Apr 21, 1961 Apr 1, 1992 Jus Addiss Rod Serling
61 25th The bet The Silence Apr 28, 1961 July 12, 1996 Boris Sagal Rod Serling
62 26th Shadow plays Shadow play May 5, 1961 Apr 8, 1992 John Brahm Charles Beaumont
63 27 The world as will and idea The Mind and the Matter May 12, 1961 Jan. 2, 1969 Buzz Kulik Rod Serling
64 28 One too many Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? May 26, 1961 Apr 15, 1992 Montgomery Pittman Rod Serling
65 29 One against the state The Obsolete Man June 2, 1961 Apr 22, 1992 Elliot Silverstein Rod Serling

season 3

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
66 1 Day 1 of year 6 Two Sep 15 1961 Apr 29, 1992 Montgomery Pittman Montgomery Pittman
67 2 Arrival from the beyond The Arrival 22 Sep 1961 Oct 21, 1971 Boris Sagal Rod Serling
68 3 The lovely neighbours The Shelter 29 Sep 1961 May 6, 1992 Lamont Johnson Rod Serling
69 4th The end of a long road The Passersby Oct 6, 1961 May 13, 1992 Elliot Silverstein Rod Serling
At the end of the Civil War in the south, the worn-out soldiers from both sides were walking along a hot, dusty path. One of them has an injured leg and is laboriously moving on a crutch. When he passes a porch with a feverish woman waiting for her husband, he asks her for a drink of water and sleep under the tree. The next day a Yankee comes by and the woman hatefully fires a shot at him. This cannot harm the Yankee because he is already dead. The hobbling and the feverish also realize that they have to walk the dusty path of the dead.
70 5 A game of pool A game of pool Oct 13, 1961 May 20, 1992 Buzz Kulik George Clayton Johnson
71 6th The fears of Ramos Clemente The Mirror Oct. 20, 1961 May 27, 1992 Don Medford Rod Serling
72 7th Pinto's grave The Grave Oct. 27, 1961 3rd June 1992 Montgomery Pittman Montgomery Pittman
73 8th The smiling city It's a good life Nov 3, 1961 June 10, 1992 James Sheldon Rod Serling & Jerome Bixby
Six-year-old Anthony can use his will to make everything disappear that displeases him. The whole world has already been wiped out, only his city still exists, in which the residents live in permanent fear of Anthony's mood, so that the boy's mock cheerfulness and constant praise - even if he wishes people away - are omnipresent.
74 9 Shadow of the past * Deaths-Head Revisited Nov 10, 1961 - Don Medford Rod Serling
75 10 Midnight sun The Midnight Sun Nov 17, 1961 17th June 1992 Anton Leader Rod Serling
76 11 The silent valley Still Valley Nov 24, 1961 June 24, 1992 James Sheldon Rod Serling & Manly Wade Wellman
77 12 The talisman The jungle Dec. 1, 1961 5th June 1971 William Claxton Charles Beaumont
78 13 Through New York in underpants Once Upon a Time Dec 15, 1961 June 20, 1968 Norman Z. McLeod Richard Matheson
79 14th One cylinder for five Five Characters in Search of an Exit Dec 22, 1961 July 1, 1992 Lamont Johnson Rod Serling & Marvin Petal
80 15th The art of grace A Quality of Mercy December 29, 1961 Aug 30, 1996 Buzz Kulik Rod Serling & Sam Rolfe
81 16 Light in the dark Nothing in the Dark Jan. 5, 1962 Aug 30, 1996 Lamont Johnson George Clayton Johnson
82 17th An eccentric's game One More Pallbearer Jan. 12, 1962 6 Sep 1996 Lamont Johnson Rod Serling
83 18th In the shoes of a dead man Dead Man's Shoes Jan. 19, 1962 6 Sep 1996 Montgomery Pittman Charles Beaumont
84 19th Mr. Simpson and his dog The Hunt Jan. 26, 1962 13 Sep 1996 Harold D. Schuster Earl Hamner
85 20th Be a cowboy, however Showdown with Rance McGrew Feb. 2, 1962 Aug 29, 1968 Christian Nyby Rod Serling & Frederic L. Fox
86 21st Children's games Kick the can Feb 9, 1962 13 Sep 1996 Lamont Johnson George Clayton Johnson
87 22nd Small nightmusic A piano in the house Feb 16, 1962 Sep 20 1996 David Greene Earl Hamner
88 23 The Customs of Jeff Myrtlebank The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank Feb 23, 1962 27 Sep 1996 Montgomery Pittman Montgomery Pittman
89 24 The Book of the Kanamites To serve man 2nd Mar 1962 Sep 20 1996 Richard L. Bare Rod Serling & Damon Knight
Three meter tall aliens land on earth. They declare that they came with good intentions. Then a book written in a foreign script comes into the possession of the secret service. The title is easy to decipher: Serving people . On the other hand, it takes a longer time to decrypt the contents of the book. In the meantime, people trust the aliens so much that vacation trips to their home planets are organized. Eventually the secret service realizes the terrible truth and tries to stop a tour group at the last moment; the book is a cookbook . In English, “ to serve man ” also means “ to serve people”.
90 25th His Majesty the Brummer The Fugitive 9 Mar 1962 4th July 1968 Richard L. Bare Charles Beaumont
91 26th In the blind spot Little Girl Lost 16. Mar. 1962 June 19, 1971 Paul Stewart Richard Matheson
92 27 Who knows Mr. Gurney? Person or Persons Unknown 23 Mar 1962 27 Sep 1996 John Brahm Charles Beaumont
93 28 The man who wanted to be God The Little People 30th Mar 1962 Oct. 4, 1996 William Claxton Rod Serling
Two astronauts have to make an emergency landing on a strange planet. One of them discovers that the planet is inhabited by tiny people the size of ants. He enjoys the feeling of superiority and lets the little ones worship him like a god.
94 29 Götterdämmerung Four O'Clock Apr 6, 1962 Oct 11, 1996 Lamont Johnson Rod Serling & Price Day
95 30th The Texas loudmouth Hocus-Pocus and Frisby Apr 13, 1962 22 Aug 1968 Lamont Johnson Rod Serling & Frederic L. Fox
96 31 A victory of love * The trade-ins Apr 20, 1962 - Elliot Silverstein Rod Serling
97 32 The gift The Gift Apr. 27, 1962 Oct. 4, 1996 Allen H. Miner Rod Serling
98 33 The ventriloquist The dummy May 4th 1962 Oct 18, 1996 Abner Biberman Rod Serling & Lee Polk
99 34 Mother's darling Young Man's Fancy May 11, 1962 10 Mar 1971 John Brahm Richard Matheson
100 35 Our grandma, the robot I sing the body electric May 18, 1962 Nov 1, 1996 William Claxton & James Sheldon Ray Bradbury
101 36 Warning: Cavender is coming! Cavender is coming May 25, 1962 Nov 8, 1996 Christian Nyby Rod Serling
102 37 Tutoring for a teacher The Changing of the Guard June 1, 1962 Oct 25, 1996 Robert Ellis Miller Rod Serling

Season 4

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
103 1 Like a reflection * In His Image Jan. 3, 1963 - Perry Lafferty Charles Beaumont
104 2 The depth * The Thirty-Fathom Grave Jan. 10, 1963 - Perry Lafferty Rod Serling
105 3 The valley of shadows * Valley of the Shadow Jan. 17, 1963 - Perry Lafferty Charles Beaumont
106 4th He is back * He's Alive Jan. 24, 1963 - Stuart Rosenberg Rod Serling
107 5 The mute child * Mute Jan. 31, 1963 - Stuart Rosenberg Richard Matheson
108 6th Spaceship of Death * Death Ship Feb 7, 1963 - Don Medford Richard Matheson
109 7th Jess Belle * Jess-Belle Feb 14, 1963 - Buzz Kulik Earl Hamner
110 8th The dollhouse * Miniature Feb 21, 1963 - Walter Grauman Charles Beaumont
111 9 Mr. Winter and Mr. Smith * Printer's Devil Feb. 28, 1963 - Ralph Senensky Charles Beaumont
112 10 Good old days * No time like the past 7th Mar 1963 - Jus Addiss Rod Serling
113 11 Parallel universe * The parallel 14 Mar 1963 - Alan Crosland, Jr. Rod Serling
114 12 Enchanting Djinn * I dream of genius 21 Mar 1963 - Robert Gist John Furia, Jr.
115 13 The wax figures * The New Exhibit Apr 4, 1963 - John Brahm Charles Beaumont
Martin Senescu has worked in Mr. Ferguson's wax museum for many years . When this was given up due to falling visitor numbers and was to give way to a supermarket, Martin decided to take the figures from the murder exhibition - Jack the Ripper , Albert W. Hicks , Henri Désiré Landru as well as William Burke and William Hare - home with him. To the chagrin of his wife Emma, ​​Martin stores the figures in the basement and spends huge sums on the air conditioning so that the wax dolls don't melt in the high temperatures. Soon the couple's reserves are completely exhausted. However, Martin shows no will to find a buyer for the figures and spends a lot of time lovingly caring for them. Emma's brother Dave recommends that she turn off the air conditioning to put an end to the haunted house. When she desperately wants to put this into practice, the character of Jack the Ripper begins to move and stabs her. Martin finds his wife's body the next morning and buries her. A little later, Dave breaks into the cellar in search of his sister. There he is killed by the Hicks figure with an ax. A few months later, Mr. Ferguson shows up at Martin's home and informs him that the Marchand's Wax Museum in Brussels is ready to take over the murderer figures. Mr. Ferguson goes to the basement to measure the figures and ends up dead at the feet of Henri Désiré Landru. Now the measure for Martin is full and he wants to destroy the wax figures. They then leave their pedestals and move towards Martin. They tell him that it was he who murdered his wife, Dave and Mr. Ferguson with the props from the dolls. Years later, a group of people visit the Marchand's Wax Museum's murder exhibition. The characters from Jack the Ripper, Hicks, Landru, Burke and Hare are complemented by a character from Martin, who is considered a serial killer.
116 14th A diabolical restart * Of Late I Think of Cliffordville Apr 11, 1963 - David Lowell Rich Rod Serling & Malcolm Jameson
117 15th The Strange Case of Horace Ford * The Incredible World of Horace Ford Apr 18, 1963 - Abner Biberman Reginald Rose
118 16 Stranded * On Thursday We Leave for Home May 2, 1963 - Buzz Kulik Rod Serling
119 17th Lady Anne's Last Voyage * Passage on the Lady Anne May 9, 1963 - Lamont Johnson Charles Beaumont
120 18th The bard * The Bard May 23, 1963 - David Butler Rod Serling

Season 5

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
121 1 A life for a life In Praise of Pip 27 Sep 1963 Nov 15, 1996 Joseph M. Newman Rod Serling
122 2 A light heavyweight made of steel Steel Oct. 4, 1963 Nov 22, 1996 Don Weis Richard Matheson
123 3 Portrait of a scared man Nightmare at 20,000 feet Oct 11, 1963 Nov 29, 1996 Richard Donner Richard Matheson
A man is on his way home from a six-month sanatorium due to a nervous breakdown. On a wing he notices a monster tampering with the fairing of one of the engines. He tries to warn the other passengers, but nobody believes him. Apart from him, nobody seems to see the monster.
124 4th The master of time A kind of a stopwatch Oct 18, 1963 Dec 6, 1996 John Rich Rod Serling & Michael D. Rosenthal
125 5 A jockey's last night The Last Night of a Jockey Oct 25, 1963 Dec 13, 1996 Joseph M. Newman Rod Serling
126 6th The Doll's Revenge 1 Living Doll Nov 1, 1963 3rd Mar 1971 Richard C. Sarafian Charles Beaumont
127 7th The old man in the cave The Old Man in the Cave Nov 8, 1963 Dec 27, 1996 Alan Crosland, Jr. Rod Serling & Henry Slesar
128 8th Uncle Simon's legacy Uncle Simon Nov 15, 1963 Jan. 3, 1997 Don Siegel Rod Serling
129 9 Adam and Eve Sample 7, over and out Nov 29, 1963 Jan. 17, 1997 Ted Post Rod Serling
130 10 The Phantom of the 7th Cavalry The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms Dec 6, 1963 Jan. 24, 1997 Alan Crosland Jr. Rod Serling
131 11 The Strange Case of Harmon Gordon * A short drink from a certain fountain Dec 13, 1963 - Bernard Girard Rod Serling & Lou Wood
132 12 Grandfather's watch Ninety Years Without Slumbering Dec 20, 1963 Jan. 31, 1997 Roger Kay Richard De Roy & Johnson Smith
133 13 The show is canceled Ring-a-thing girl Dec. 27, 1963 Sep 9 1971 Alan Crosland, Jr. Earl Hamner, Jr.
134 14th A strange witness You drive Jan. 3, 1964 Nov 11, 1971 John Brahm Earl Hamner, Jr.
135 15th 40 years is one day The Long Morrow Jan. 10, 1964 Feb 14, 1997 Robert Florey Rod Serling
136 16 The Self-Perfection of Salvadore Ross The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross Jan. 17, 1964 Feb 21, 1997 Don Siegel Jerry McNeely & Henry Slesar
137 17th Number 12 looks like you Number 12 looks just like you Jan. 24, 1964 Feb 7, 1997 Abner Biberman Charles Beaumont & John Tomerlin
138 18th The vanguard Black leather jackets Jan. 31, 1964 Feb 28, 1997 Joseph M. Newman Earl Hamner, Jr.
139 19th Long distance call for Miss Keene Night call Feb. 7, 1964 Jan. 10, 1997 Jacques Tourneur Richard Matheson
140 20th The computer slut From Agnes - With Love Feb 14, 1964 Aug 1, 1968 Richard Donner Bernard C. Schoenfeld
141 21st Encounter with the future Trace of the moment Feb 21, 1964 4th July 1971 Elliot Silverstein Richard Matheson
142 22nd Incident on the Owl River Bridge * An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Feb. 28, 1964 - Robert Enrico Robert Enrico & Ambrose Bierce
143 23 The Queen of the Nile Queen of the Nile 6th Mar 1964 Apr 2, 1997 John Brahm Charles Beaumont
144 24 Special program for Joe Britt What's in the box 13 Mar 1964 Apr 3, 1997 Richard L. Bare Martin M. Goldsmith
145 25th Unmasking The masks 20 Mar 1964 3rd July 1971 Ida Lupino Rod Serling
146 26th I am the night - my color is black I Am the Night - Color Me Black 27 Mar 1964 Apr 4, 1997 Abner Biberman Rod Serling
147 27 The silence before the bang * Sounds and Silences Apr 3, 1964 - Richard Donner Rod Serling
148 28 Caesar and me Caesar and Me Apr 10, 1964 Apr 17, 1997 Robert Butler Adele T. Strassfield
149 29 Plans are made to fail The Jeopardy Room Apr 17, 1964 Apr 18, 1997 Richard Donner Rod Serling
150 30th The quiet city Stopover in a Quiet Town Apr. 24, 1964 16 Sep 1971 Ron Winston Earl Hamner, Jr.
151 31 The attic * The Encounter May 1, 1964 - Robert Butler Martin M. Goldsmith
152 32 Once beyond and back Mr. Garrity and the Graves May 8, 1964 2nd Mar 1967 Ted Post Rod Serling & Mike Korologos
153 33 Of people and machines The Brain Center at Whipple's May 15, 1964 Apr 24, 1997 Richard Donner Rod Serling
154 34 The death ballad Come wander with me May 22, 1964 Dec. 4, 1971 Richard Donner Anthony Wilson
155 35 Fear has many faces The Fear May 29, 1964 Apr 25, 1997 Ted Post Rod Serling
156 36 A more beautiful world The Bewitchin 'Pool June 19, 1964 Nov 4, 1971 Joseph M. Newman Earl Hamner, Jr.

Unknown dimensions (1985–1989)

The first broadcast took place again between 1985 and 1987 on the American broadcaster CBS and comprises a total of 65 episodes divided into 3 seasons. In Germany, all episodes of the series were broadcast with several interruptions from July 31, 1987 to April 8, 1992 on RTLplus .
During the first two seasons, an episode had a running time of around 40 to 45 minutes and usually consisted of 2 to 3 stories; from the third season the running time was reduced to around 22 minutes and only one story was told. In Germany, the running time has already been shortened from the second season, which is why episodes that originally contained two stories were divided into two episodes and episodes with three stories into one episode with two stories and one with only one story.

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 The better half Shatterday 27 Sep 1985 July 31, 1987 Wes Craven Harlan Ellison & Alan Brennert
1 1 A little peace and quiet A Little Peace and Quiet 27 Sep 1985 July 31, 1987 Wes Craven James Crocker
2 2 Pun Wordplay Oct. 4, 1985 Aug 7, 1987 Wes Craven Rockne S. O'Bannon
2 2 Dreams for sale Dreams for Sale Oct. 4, 1985 Aug 7, 1987 Tommy Lee Wallace Joe Gannon
2 2 chameleon Chameleon Oct. 4, 1985 Aug 7, 1987 Wes Craven James Crocker
3 3 The Faith Healer 2 Healer Oct 11, 1985 Aug 14, 1987 Sigmund Neufeld Jr. Michael Bryant
3 3 The children's zoo 3 Children's zoo Oct 11, 1985 Aug 14, 1987 Robert Downey Chris Hubbell & Gerrit Graham
3 3 Curfew canceled Kentucky Rye Oct 11, 1985 Aug 14, 1987 John Hancock Delree Todd , Chip Duncan & Richard Krzemien
4th 4th Snapshot Little Boy Lost Oct 18, 1985 Dec 7, 1987 Tommy Lee Wallace Michael Cassutt
4th 4th Three wishes free 4 Wish bank Oct 18, 1985 Dec 7, 1987 Rick Friedberg Michael Cassutt
4th 4th Just don't fall asleep 5 Nightcrawlers Oct 18, 1985 Dec 7, 1987 William Friedkin Robert R. McCammon & Philip DeGuere
5 5 My name is Sarah If she dies Oct 25, 1985 Aug 28, 1987 John Hancock David Bennett Carren
5 5 Divine Pastime 6 Ye gods Oct 25, 1985 Aug 28, 1987 Peter Medak Anne Collins
6th 6th Don't be afraid of the exam Examination Day Nov 1, 1985 4th Sep 1987 Paul Lynch Henry Slesar & Philip DeGuere
6th 6th A message from charity A message from charity Nov 1, 1985 4th Sep 1987 Paul Lynch William M. Lee & Alan Brennert
7th 7th Obsessed 7 Teacher's Aide Nov 8, 1985 Dec. 28, 1987 Business Norton Steven Barnes
7th 7th Guardian of the Lost Hour Paladin of the Lost Hour Nov 8, 1985 Dec. 28, 1987 Gilbert Cates Harlan Ellison
8th 8th The amulet 8 Act break Nov 15, 1985 Aug 21, 1987 Ted Flicker Haskell Barkin
8th 8th Short encounter The Burning Man Nov 15, 1985 Aug 21, 1987 JD Feigelson Ray Bradbury & JD Feigelson
8th 8th Open card game Dealer's Choice Nov 15, 1985 Aug 21, 1987 Wes Craven Donald Todd
9 9 The shoes of the dead Dead Woman's Shoes Nov 22, 1985 Sep 11 1987 Peter Medak Lynn Barker
9 9 Not in the business directory 9 Wong's Lost and Found Emporium Nov 22, 1985 Sep 11 1987 Paul Lynch William F. Wu & Alan Brennert
10 10 The shadow man The Shadow Man Nov 29, 1985 Sep 18 1987 Joe Dante Rockne S. O'Bannon
10 10 Dear uncle devil The Uncle Devil Show Nov 29, 1985 Sep 18 1987 David Steinberg Donald Todd
10 10 The hunt begins Opening day Nov 29, 1985 Sep 18 1987 John Milius Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell
11 11 The beacon The Beacon Dec 6, 1985 25 Sep 1987 Gerd Oswald Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
11 11 Early suffering One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty Dec 6, 1985 25 Sep 1987 Don Carlos Dunaway Harlan Ellison & Alan Brennert
12 12 Transmigration of souls Her Pilgrim Soul Dec 13, 1985 Jan. 1, 1988 Wes Craven Alan Brennert
12 12 An unsolvable problem I of Newton Dec 13, 1985 Jan. 1, 1988 Kenneth Gilbert Joe Haldeman
13 13 A surprised Santa Claus Night of the Meek Dec 20, 1985 Dec 18, 1987 Martha Coolidge Rockne S. O'Bannon & Rod Serling
13 13 The dream job But Can She Type? Dec 20, 1985 Dec 18, 1987 Shelley Levinson Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
13 13 The star The Star Dec 20, 1985 Dec 18, 1987 Gerd Oswald Arthur C. Clarke & Alan Brennert
14th 14th Pictures full of life Still life Jan. 3, 1986 Oct 9, 1987 Peter Medak Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell
14th 14th The goblins The Little People of Killany Woods Jan. 3, 1986 Oct 9, 1987 JD Feigelson JD Feigelson
14th 14th Chinese dish The Misfortune Cookie Jan. 3, 1986 Oct 9, 1987 Allan Arkush Charles E. Fritch & Rockne S. O'Bannon
15th 15th monster Monsters! Jan. 24, 1986 Oct 16, 1987 Business Norton Robert Crais
15th 15th Born warrior A Small Talent for War Jan. 24, 1986 Oct 16, 1987 Claudia Weill Alan Brennert & Carter Scholz
15th 15th A matter of minutes A matter of minutes Jan. 24, 1986 Oct 16, 1987 Sheldon Larry Theodore Sturgeon & Rockne S. O'Bannon
16 16 The elevator The elevator Jan. 31, 1986 Oct 23, 1987 RL Thomas Ray Bradbury
16 16 Who sees the invisible To see the invisible man Jan. 31, 1986 Oct 23, 1987 Noel Black Robert Silverberg & Steven Barnes
As a common type of punishment, the wrongdoer has a non-removable or concealable sign of Cain attached to his forehead, which declares him to be "invisible" for a while. Every citizen must ignore the convict. First of all, the rebellious Mitchel Chapman enjoys his punishment because he can do whatever he wants undisturbed. Gradually he is burdened by the lack of social contact and he begs in vain for attention. After having served the torturous sentence, he is considered particularly nice and courteous. When an “invisible woman” begs him, he is compassionate and cannot help but help her, which in turn leads to another punishment.
16 16 Teeth and their consequences Tooth and Consequences Jan. 31, 1986 Oct 23, 1987 Robert Downey Haskell Barkin
17th 17th Welcome to Winfield Welcome to Winfield Feb. 7, 1986 Oct. 30, 1987 Bruce Bilson Les Enloe
17th 17th quarantine Quarantine Feb. 7, 1986 Oct. 30, 1987 Martha Coolidge Alan Brennert
18th 18th Tea for grandma Gramma Feb. 14, 1986 Nov 6, 1987 Bradford May Stephen King & Harlan Ellison
18th 18th A writer's suffering Personal demons Feb. 14, 1986 Nov 6, 1987 Peter Medak Rockne S. O'Bannon
18th 18th We send life Cold Reading Feb. 14, 1986 Nov 6, 1987 Gus Trikonis Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
19th 19th A leprechaun on the move The Leprechaun Artist Feb. 21, 1986 Nov 13, 1987 Tommy Lee Wallace Tommy Lee Wallace
19th 19th Trip to hell Dead run Feb. 21, 1986 Nov 13, 1987 Paul Tucker Greg Bear & Alan Brennert
20th 20th The portrait on the coin Profiles in silver 7th Mar 1986 Nov 20, 1987 John Hancock J. Neil Schulman
20th 20th Just one push of a button Button, button 7th Mar 1986 Nov 20, 1987 Peter Medak Richard Matheson
A couple receives a wooden box with a seemingly inoperative button on top. A stranger explains to the couple that if they push the button, "someone they don't know" will die and they will receive $ 200,000 for it. After much deliberation, the woman presses the button. The next morning the stranger hands them the money. When asked what is happening to the box, he replies that he would make the same offer to "someone you don't know".

The episode is based on a short story by Richard Matheson , but has a different ending point than this one. That's why Matheson used his pseudonym Logan Swanson for the script . The episode served as a template for the film The Box - You are the experiment . The film also starred Basil Hoffman, who gave the stranger Mr. Stewart in the Twilight Zone episode.

21st 21st What nobody should know Need to know 21 Mar 1986 Nov 27, 1987 Paul Lynch Mary Sheldon
21st 21st Red snow Red Snow 21 Mar 1986 Nov 27, 1987 Jeannot Szwarc Michael Cassutt
22nd 22nd A long stint Take My Life ... Please! 28 Mar 1986 Dec. 4, 1987 Gus Trikonis Gordon Mitchell
22nd 22nd The Devil's Alphabet Devil's alphabet 28 Mar 1986 Dec. 4, 1987 Ben Bolt Arthur Gray
22nd 22nd The library The Library 28 Mar 1986 Dec. 4, 1987 John Hancock Anne Collins
23 23 Just a dream? Shadow play Apr 4, 1986 Dec 11, 1987 Paul Lynch James Crocker & Charles Beaumont
23 23 Future music Grace note Apr 4, 1986 Dec 11, 1987 Peter Medak Patrice Messina
24 24 A day in Beaumont A day in Beaumont Apr 11, 1986 Oct 2, 1987 Philip DeGuere David Gerrold
1955: A couple witness a UFO landing in the wasteland off Beaumont. UFO walking upright insects emerge. Nobody believes the couple, who notices that all of the people they encounter have traits of the invaders. Everything turns out to be an extraterrestrial simulation game. The man playing the male observer is so absorbed in his role that he pulls the human mask off his insect head in disbelief. In the next round he can play the sheriff.
24 24 The last defender of Camelot 10 The Last Defender of Camelot Apr 11, 1986 Oct 2, 1987 Jeannot Szwarc Roger Zelazny & George RR Martin

season 2

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
25th 1 A false god The Once and Future King 27 Sep 1986 Dec 9, 1990 Jim McBride Bryce Maritano & George RR Martin
25th 1 Message from a strange world A Saucer of Loneliness 27 Sep 1986 Jan. 13, 1991 John Hancock David Gerrold & Theodore Sturgeon
26th 2 The inheritance of the fathers What Are Friends For? Oct. 4, 1986 Jan. 27, 1991 Gus Trikonis J. Michael Straczynski
26th 2 Eternal youth Aqua Vita Oct. 4, 1986 Feb 10, 1991 Paul Tucker Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
27 3 The unfinished story The storyteller Oct 11, 1986 Feb 3, 1991 Paul Lynch Rockne S. O'Bannon
27 3 A song for all eternity Nightsong Oct 11, 1986 3rd Mar 1991 Bradford May Michael Reaves
28 4th Horror after closing time The After Hours Oct 18, 1986 Dec 16, 1990 Bruce Malmuth Rod Serling & Rockne S. O'Bannon
28 4th In the flow of time Lost and Found Oct 18, 1986 Dec 16, 1990 Gus Trikonis Phyllis Eisenstein & George RR Martin
28 4th The happiness in a dream The World Next Door Oct 18, 1986 Jan. 6, 1991 Paul Lynch Lan O'Kun
29 5 Toby's bad wishes The Toys of Caliban Dec. 4, 1986 Apr 21, 1991 Thomas J. Wright Terry Matz & George RR Martin
30th 6th Prison music The Convict's Piano Dec 11, 1986 17th Mar 1991 Thomas J. Wright Patrice Messina & James Crocker
31 7th Strange visit The Road Less Traveled Dec 18, 1986 24 Mar 1991 Wes Craven George RR Martin
32 8th Deadly desire The Card Feb. 27, 1987 10 Mar 1991 Bradford May Michael Cassutt
32 8th Saved from time The junction Feb. 27, 1987 May 5, 1991 Bill Duke Virginia Aldridge
33 9 Dangerous joyride Joy ride May 21, 1987 Apr 8, 1992 Gil Bettman Cal Willingham
33 9 The survivor Shelter skelter May 21, 1987 Apr 14, 1991 Martha Coolidge Ron Cobb
33 9 Little man in the ear Private channel May 21, 1987 Apr 8, 1992 Peter Medak Edward Honest
34 10 A party with consequences Time and Teresa Golowitz July 10, 1987 Feb. 17, 1991 Shelley Levinson Alan Brennert & Parke Godwin
34 10 Call for help from the souls Voices in the Earth July 10, 1987 Jan. 20, 1991 Curtis Harrington Alan Brennert
35 11 Distant happiness Song of the Younger World 17th July 1987 Feb. 24, 1991 Noel Black Anthony & Nancy Lawrence
35 11 The girl of my dreams The Girl I Married 17th July 1987 Apr 7, 1991 Philip DeGuere JM DeMatteis

season 3

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
36 1 The strange Mr. Witherspoon The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon Sep 24 1988 Jan. 10, 1992 René Bonnière Haskell Barkin & J. Michael Straczynski
37 2 The apprentice of the year Extra innings Oct 1, 1988 Jan. 7, 1992 Douglas Jackson Tom Palmer
38 3 Return to Eternity The crossing Oct 8, 1988 Jan. 9, 1992 Paul Lynch Ralph Phillips
39 4th Disturbed quiet of the dead The Hunters Oct 15, 1988 Jan. 20, 1992 Paul Lynch Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
40 5 Unexpected luck Dream Me a Life Oct 22, 1988 Jan. 13, 1992 Allan King J. Michael Straczynski
41 6th The healed therapist Memories Oct 29, 1988 Jan. 29, 1992 Ryszard Bugajski Bob Underwood
42 7th Healed forever The Hellgramite Method Nov 5, 1988 Jan. 28, 1992 Gilbert M. Shilton William Selby
43 8th Aunt Selena doesn't want to die Our Selena is Dying Nov 12, 1988 Feb. 4, 1992 Bruce Pittman J. Michael Straczynski & Rod Serling
44 9 The woman in bronze The call Nov 19, 1988 Jan. 30, 1992 Gilbert M. Shilton J. Michael Straczynski
45 10 The questionable life of Leonard Randall The trance Nov. 26, 1988 Feb 6, 1992 Randy Bradshaw Jeff Stuart & J. Michael Straczynski
46 11 Everyday terror Acts of Terror Dec 3, 1988 Feb 7, 1992 Brad Turner J. Michael Straczynski
47 12 The wonder glasses 20/20 vision Dec 10, 1988 Jan. 31, 1992 Jim Purdy Robert Walden
48 13 Please from the beyond There was an old woman Dec 17, 1988 6th Mar 1992 Otta Hanus Tom J. Astle
49 14th The real treasure The trunk Dec 24, 1988 Jan. 8, 1992 Steve DiMarco Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
50 15th Hearts cannot be exchanged Appointment on Route 17 Dec 31, 1988 Feb 12, 1992 René Bonnière Haskell Barkin
51 16 One too many on board The Cold Equations Jan. 7, 1989 Feb 5, 1992 Martin Lavut Alan Brennert & Tom Godwin
52 17th A friend from another planet Stranger in Possum Meadows Jan. 14, 1989 Feb 11, 1992 Sturla Gunnarsson Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
53 18th Street of Shadows Street of Shadows Jan. 21, 1989 Feb 13, 1992 Ryszard Bugajski Michael Reaves
54 19th A look out of dead eyes Something in the Walls Jan. 28, 1989 Feb 25, 1992 Allan Kroeker J. Michael Straczynski
55 20th Life and death billiards A game of pool Feb. 4, 1989 Feb 14, 1992 Randy Bradshaw George Clayton Johnson
56 21st Cell 2426 Room 2426 Feb 11, 1989 Feb 20, 1992 Ryszard Bugajski Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
58 22nd A diabolical pawnbroker The Mind of Simon Foster Feb. 18, 1989 Feb 21, 1992 Douglas Jackson J. Michael Straczynski
58 23 The gate of light The Wall Feb 25, 1989 Feb. 18, 1992 Atom Egoyan J. Michael Straczynski
59 24 cat and mouse Cat and Mouse 4th Mar 1989 Feb 26, 1992 Eric Till Christy Marx
60 25th Rendezvous with death Rendezvous in a Dark Place 11th Mar 1989 Feb. 27, 1992 René Bonnière J. Michael Straczynski
61 26th The parable of the three monkeys Many, many monkeys 18 Mar 1989 Feb. 28, 1992 Ryszard Bugajski William Froug
62 27 Love is blind Love is blind 25th Mar 1989 3rd Mar 1992 Gilbert M. Shilton Cal Willingham
63 28 Demonic games Crazy as a soup sandwich Apr 1, 1989 5th Mar 1992 Paul Lynch Harlan Ellison
64 29 The unsuspecting television star Special service Apr 8, 1989 4th Mar 1992 Randy Bradshaw J. Michael Straczynski
65 30th Generation game Father and Son Game Apr 15, 1989 Feb 19, 1992 Randy Bradshaw Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik

The Twilight Zone (2002-2003)

The first broadcast took place from 2002 to 2003 on the American channel UPN and comprises 22 episodes. In Germany, all episodes of the series were broadcast from May 18 to August 31, 2005 on RTL II . The 22 episodes of the series consisted, like most of the episodes of the 80s, of 2 stories each, each filling about 23 minutes.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 Evergreen Evergreen Sep 18 2002 May 18, 2005 Allan Kroeker Jill Blotevogel
1 1 The dying death One night at Mercy Sep 18 2002 May 18, 2005 Peter O'Fallon Christopher Mack
2 2 In the shadow of guilt Shades of Guilt 25 Sep 2002 May 25, 2005 Perry Lang Ira Steven Behr
2 2 The dream woman Dream lover 25 Sep 2002 May 25, 2005 Peter O'Fallon Frederick Rappaport
3 3 The cradle of darkness Cradle of Darkness Oct 2, 2002 June 1, 2005 Jean de Segonzac Kamran Pasha
3 3 The night drive Night route Oct 2, 2002 June 1, 2005 Jean de Segonzac Jill Blotevogel
4th 4th Swapped identity Time lapse Oct 9, 2002 June 8, 2005 John T. Kretchmer James Crocker
4th 4th The mirror of the soul Dead Man's Eyes Oct 9, 2002 June 8, 2005 Jerry Levine Frederick Rappaport
5 5 Agony of hell The Pool Guy Oct 16, 2002 June 15, 2005 Paul Shapiro Hans Beimler
A pool cleaner in financial distress is shot by the same man over and over again and he wakes up every time. In the supposed waking state, it happens to him again, so that it seems like an endless nightmare within a nightmare. In fact, he sleeps twitching in a kind of laboratory, where dream sequences are played to him as a punishment for the robbery of a customer. The person who shoots him in the loop is the husband of those killed.
5 5 Azoth the Avenger Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine Oct 16, 2002 June 15, 2005 Brad Turner Brent V. Friedman
6th 6th The man from the telephone company The lineman Oct 23, 2002 June 29, 2005 Jonathan Frakes Pen Densham
7th 7th The sounds of evil Harsh mistress Oct 30, 2002 July 6, 2005 Brad Turner Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
7th 7th A perfect family Upgrade Oct 30, 2002 July 6, 2005 Joe Chappelle Robert Hewitt Wolfe
8th 8th Dead live longer To Protect and Serve Nov 6, 2002 July 13, 2005 Joe Chappelle Kamran Pasha
8th 8th The chosen ones Chosen Nov 6, 2002 July 13, 2005 Winrich Kolbe Ira Steven Behr
The UN is dealing with tensions between the superpowers due to failed satellites. Meanwhile, Vince Janson has problems with his life. Mysterious promises of salvation lure the city dwellers as "chosen ones". Janson fights against the - as he suspects - aliens that his neighborhood is already following. Since atomic bombs are about to fall, Janson does not escape the end of the world.
9 9 The sensual program Sensuous Cindy Nov 13, 2002 July 13, 2005 John T. Kretchmer James Crocker
9 9 Hunted Hunted Nov 13, 2002 July 13, 2005 Patrick Norris Christopher Mack
Under the leadership of a doctor who has just become a father, a group of volunteers from a city of the future, in which there is no violence, goes into the forest. Inexperienced in battle, but determined to kill the last beast in it, casualties occur. The doctor is spared because he is supposed to help a dying woman. The “monster” is a human being, the city dwellers are androids who were once created by humans, but do not want to admit it. After successful extermination and return, the "baby" (shown at the beginning) is switched off to sleep.
10 10 The motivator Mr. Motivation Nov 20, 2002 July 20, 2005 Deran Sarafian Brent V. Friedman & Steven Aspis
10 10 Expulsion from Paradise Sanctuary Nov 20, 2002 July 20, 2005 Patrick Norris James Crocker
11 11 Business with the future Future Trade Nov 27, 2002 July 20, 2005 Bob Balaban Clyde Hayas
11 11 The second chance Found and Lost Nov 27, 2002 July 20, 2005 Vern Gillum Frederick Rappaport & Bill Mumy
12 12 The unlucky one Gabe's story Dec 11, 2002 July 27, 2005 Allan Kroeker Dusty Kay
12 12 The last round Last lap Dec 11, 2002 July 27, 2005 Brad Turner Rob Hedden
13 13 My life in your hand The Path Jan. 8, 2003 July 27, 2005 Jerry Levine James Crocker
13 13 The voice of conscience Fair warning Jan. 8, 2003 July 27, 2005 John T. Kretchmer David Weddle & Bradley Thompson
14th 14th The other life Another life Feb 5, 2003 Aug 3, 2005 Risa Bramon Garcia Amir Mann & Brent V. Friedman
14th 14th The player Rewind Feb 5, 2003 Aug 3, 2005 Kevin Bray James Crocker
15th 15th The picture on the soul Tagged Feb 12, 2003 Aug 3, 2005 James Head Charles Largent & Michael Angeli
15th 15th The bright glow of death Into the light Feb 12, 2003 Aug 3, 2005 Lou Diamond Phillips Moira Kirland Dekker
16 16 The Peaksville Monster It's still a good life Feb 19, 2003 Aug 10, 2005 Allan Kroeker Ira Steven Behr & Jerome Bixby
16 16 Terror on Maple Street The Monsters Are on Maple Street Feb 19, 2003 Aug 10, 2005 Debbie Allen Erin Maher , Kay Reindl & Rod Serling
17th 17th Memphis Memphis Feb. 26, 2003 Aug 10, 2005 Eriq La Salle Eriq La Salle
17th 17th How much do you love your children? How Much Do You Love Your Kid? Feb. 26, 2003 Aug 10, 2005 Allison Liddi-Brown Michael Angeli
18th 18th The placebo effect The placebo effect Apr 2, 2003 Aug 17, 2005 Jerry Levine Brent V. Friedman & Rebecca Swanson
A hypochondriac imagines a disease described in an SF novel so much that it actually affects not only him but all of his contacts as well. This time, a simple placebo is not enough . The doctor tells the patient the story of a fallen meteorite that carried a healing element. After administration of a colored saline solution, the symptoms disappear, but the fearful consequences of the alleged meteorite impact on the earth now become real.
18th 18th The Gemini project Cold Fusion Apr 2, 2003 Aug 17, 2005 Eli Richbourg Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz
19th 19th The curse of the Pharaoh The Pharaoh's Curse Apr 23, 2003 Aug 17, 2005 Bob Balaban Stephen Beck
19th 19th The doll collection The Collection Apr 23, 2003 Aug 17, 2005 John T. Kretchmer Erin Maher & Kay Reindl
20th 20th From his or her view Eye of the Beholder Apr 30, 2003 Aug 24, 2005 David R. Ellis Rod Serling
A young woman is in a hospital with her face completely covered with bandages; they learn that she is terribly disfigured and that an operation has been carried out to restore her face to normal. When the bandages are removed, a beautiful young woman appears. Nevertheless, the operation is rated as a failure, because only now does one learn that in this world all other people have a pig-like face and consider the beautiful woman by our standards to be disfigured. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. - This episode is a remake of the episode of the original series of the same name.
20th 20th The house by the sea Developing Apr 30, 2003 Aug 24, 2005 Allison Liddi-Brown Moira Kirland Dekker
21st 21st The Guardian angel The Executions of Grady Finch May 7, 2003 Aug 24, 2005 John Peter Kousakis Ira Steven Behr, Brent V. Friedman & Frederick Rappaport
21st 21st the return home Homecoming May 7, 2003 Aug 24, 2005 Risa Bramon Garcia Michael Angeli, Bradley Thompson & David Weddle
22nd 22nd Solar eclipse Sunrise May 21, 2003 Aug 31, 2005 Tim Matheson Frederick Rappaport & Katrina Cabrera Ortega
22nd 22nd Arson Burned May 21, 2003 Aug 31, 2005 John T. Kretchmer Seth Weisburst & Daniel Wolowicz

The Twilight Zone (2019)

season 1

Another new edition of the series with Jordan Peele was published from April 1 to May 30, 2019 on the American streaming provider CBS All Access. In Germany, all episodes were published on TVNOW on February 2nd .

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First published in the USA German language first publication (D) Director script
1 1 Who laughs last ... The Comedian April 1, 2019 February 2, 2020 Owen Harris Alex Rubens
2 2 Nightmare over clouds Nightmare at 30,000 feet April 1, 2019 February 2, 2020 Greg Yaitanes Simon Kinberg , Jordan Peele & Marco Ramirez
3 3 Everything at the beginning Replay April 11, 2019 February 2, 2020 Gerard McMurray Selwyn Seyfu Hinds
4th 4th The traveler A Traveler April 18, 2019 February 2, 2020 Ana Lily Amirpour Glen Morgan
5 5 The wounderchild The child prodigy April 25, 2019 February 2, 2020 Richard Shepard Andrew Guest
6th 6th The last people Six Degrees of Freedom 2nd May 2019 February 2, 2020 Jakob Verbruggen Heather Anne Campbell & Glen Morgan
7th 7th Meteorites Not All Men May 9, 2019 February 2, 2020 Christina Choe Heather Anne Campbell
8th 8th immigrant Point of Origin 16th May 2019 February 2, 2020 Mathias Herndl John Griffin
9 9 The blue scorpion The Blue Scorpion 23 May 2019 February 2, 2020 Craig William Macneill Glen Morgan
10 10 The blurry man Blurryman May 30, 2019 February 2, 2020 Simon Kinberg Alex Rubens

season 2

The second season was fully released in the United States on June 25, 2020.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First published in the USA German language first publication (D) Director script
11 1 - Meet in the Middle June 25, 2020 - Matthias Herndl Emily C. Chang & Sarah Amini
12 2 - Downtime June 25, 2020 - JD Dillard Jordan Peele
13 3 - The Who of You June 25, 2020 - Peter Atencio Win Rosenfield
14th 4th - ovation June 25, 2020 - Ana Lily Amirpour Emily C. Chang & Sarah Amini
15th 5 - Among the Untrodden June 25, 2020 - Tayarisha Poe Heather Anne Campbell
16 6th - 8th June 25, 2020 - Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Glen Morgan
17th 7th - A human face June 25, 2020 - Christina Choe Alex Rubens
18th 8th - A small town June 25, 2020 - Alonso Alvarez-Barreda Steven Barnes & Tananarive Due
19th 9 - Try, try June 25, 2020 - Jennifer McGowan Alex Rubens
20th 10 - You Might Also Like June 25, 2020 - Oz Perkins Oz Perkins

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Individual evidence

* This episode was published on DVD and Blu-Ray with a German title in the original English version with German subtitles.
1 This episode was dubbed again in 1996 for broadcast on TV Munich, but received the same German title.
2This subsequent segment was also broadcast under the German title Der Stein der Weisen .
3This following segment was also called Wohin mit den Eltern? broadcast.
4thThis subsequent segment was also broadcast under the German title Das Wunschkonto .
5This follow-up segment was also given the German title Just not sleep! broadcast.
6thThis following segment was also known under the German title O Gods! broadcast.
7thThis subsequent segment was also broadcast under the German title Die Macht des Böse .
8thThis following segment was also broadcast under the German title Der Ghostwriter .
9This following segment was also broadcast under the German title Der Markt der Lost and Found .
10This following segment was also broadcast under the German title The Last Knight of the Round Table .