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Season 1
October 2, 1959

Season 1

The first season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm on CBS from October 2, 1959 to July 1, 1960. There are 36 episodes, including the pilot, "Where Is Everybody?". The theme music for this season, written by Bernard Herrman, is different from the music most commonly associated with the series, written by Marius Constant for the second season onwards.

01. Where Is Everybody?

Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that he's being watched...

26min
October 2, 1959

02. One for the Angels

A street salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place.

26min
October 9, 1959

03. Mr. Denton on Doomsday

A has-been, drunk gunslinger finds his fast-draw abilities magically restored.

26min
October 16, 1959

04. The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.

26min
October 23, 1959

05. Walking Distance

A stressed advertising executive, driving through the country, leaves his car and starts to walk toward his hometown, Homewood. He finds things exactly as they were when he was a child.

26min
October 30, 1959

06. Escape Clause

A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.

26min
November 6, 1959

07. The Lonely

In 2046, imprisoned for murder on a distant asteroid, Corry receives an unexpected present that brings a semblance of companionship during his isolation.

26min
November 13, 1959

08. Time Enough at Last

A bank teller, obsessed with reading, faces conflicts at work and home because of his passion for literature.

26min
November 20, 1959

09. Perchance to Dream

A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die.

26min
November 27, 1959

10. Judgment Night

In 1942, a German wonders why he's on the deck of a British steamship, with no memory of how he got there.

26min
December 4, 1959

11. And When the Sky Was Opened

Recovering in the hospital after a space mission, Major William Gart is visited by his co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Clegg Forbes, who insists on the existence of a third astronaut.

26min
December 11, 1959

12. What You Need

A two-bit thug thinks he's found the key to a better life in an old sidewalk salesman who has the uncanny ability to tell people what they need the most.

26min
December 25, 1959

13. The Four of Us Are Dying

In this noirish tale, a man with the ability to change his face to resemble others gets into hot water with gangsters.

26min
January 1, 1960

14. Third from the Sun

With all-out nuclear war about to ignite, a scientist and his pilot friend plot to escape on an experimental spaceship.

26min
January 8, 1960

15. I Shot an Arrow into the Air

Three astronauts crash-land on an unknown planet and must confront survival challenges, unraveling their unity in the face of desperation.

26min
January 15, 1960

16. The Hitch-Hiker

Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappears at various points in her journey.

26min
January 22, 1960

17. The Fever

Tight fisted Franklin Gibbs is not pleased when his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas. But things change when he falls under the spell of a slot machine that calls his name.

26min
January 29, 1960

18. The Last Flight

A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!

26min
February 5, 1960

19. The Purple Testament

Lieutenant Fitzgerald, serving in World War II, possesses the disquieting ability to foresee impending death by observing a strange glow on the faces of his men before battle.

26min
February 12, 1960

20. Elegy

Three astronauts land on what looks like Earth 200 years before they left--only all of the people seem frozen in time.

26min
February 19, 1960

21. Mirror Image

In a bus depot, Millicent Barnes experiences odd events, leading to concerns about her sanity.

26min
February 26, 1960

22. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.

26min
March 4, 1960

23. A World of Difference

Arthur Curtis, a successful businessman sitting in his office discovers that he is on a film set and everyone refers to him as Gerry Reagan, a movie star struggling with alcoholism and a declining career.

26min
March 11, 1960

24. Long Live Walter Jameson

Walter Jameson, a popular history professor, is suspected by his fiancée's father, another professor at the college, to be an immortal.

26min
March 18, 1960

25. People Are Alike All Over

After a space exploration crash-lands on Mars, the lone surviving astronaut is surprised to find that Martians are human-looking and friendly.

26min
March 25, 1960

26. Execution

Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, an outlaw cowboy in 1880 is transported into the future.

26min
April 1, 1960

27. The Big Tall Wish

Washed-up boxer Bolie Jackson, with the help of a special wish from his young friend Henry, miraculously switches places with his opponent during a comeback fight, turning the tide in his favor.

26min
April 8, 1960

28. A Nice Place to Visit

After being shot to death, the criminal Rocky Valentine encounters the amiable white-haired Mr. Pip in the afterlife, who gives him everything he wishes for.

26min
April 15, 1960

29. Nightmare as a Child

Schoolteacher Helen Foley finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment, who tries to jog Helen's memory about a man she saw earlier that day.

26min
April 29, 1960

30. A Stop at Willoughby

Riding home on the train one day, a stressed businessman falls asleep and dreams it is 1888, and he is entering a small, idyllic town called Willoughby.

26min
May 6, 1960

31. The Chaser

A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, seeks the help of an old professor, who provides him with a love potion.

26min
May 13, 1960

32. A Passage for Trumpet

A down-and-out trumpet player who's convinced he'll never amount to anything attempts suicide and finds himself in a world where no one can hear or see him.

26min
May 20, 1960

33. Mr. Bevis

After losing his job, his car and his apartment on the same day, an eccentric loser gets a new lease on life from his guardian angel, but there is a price for keeping it.

26min
June 3, 1960

34. The After Hours

Puzzled and unsettled by the odd behavior of the salespeople, a woman discovers that the floor of a department store, on which she bought a gold thimble, doesn't exist.

26min
June 10, 1960

35. The Mighty Casey

A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.

26min
June 17, 1960

36. A World of His Own

Coming home, Victoria catches her husband Gregory flirting with a beautiful woman in his study. His explanation that characters come to life before his eyes when he speaks into his dictation machine, leads Victoria to question his sanity.

26min
July 1, 1960