The Twilight Zone - Season 1

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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.

The Twilight Zone: Season 1 - 36 Episode s

1x1 - Where Is Everybody?
October 2, 1959
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...
1x2 - One for the Angels
October 9, 1959
A street salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place.
1x3 - Mr. Denton on Doomsday
October 16, 1959
A has-been, drunk gunslinger finds his fast-draw abilities magically restored.
1x4 - The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
October 23, 1959
An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.
1x5 - Walking Distance
October 30, 1959
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.
1x6 - Escape Clause
November 6, 1959
A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.
1x7 - The Lonely
November 13, 1959
In 2046, imprisoned for murder on a distant asteroid, Corry receives an unexpected present that brings a semblance of companionship during his isolation.
1x8 - Time Enough at Last
November 20, 1959
A bank teller, obsessed with reading, faces conflicts at work and home because of his passion for literature.
1x9 - Perchance to Dream
November 27, 1959
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.
1x10 - Judgment Night
December 4, 1959
In 1942, a German wonders why he's on the deck of a British steamship, with no memory of how he got there.
1x11 - And When the Sky Was Opened
December 11, 1959
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.
1x12 - What You Need
December 25, 1959
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.
1x13 - The Four of Us Are Dying
January 1, 1960
In this noirish tale, a man with the ability to change his face to resemble others gets into hot water with gangsters.
1x14 - Third from the Sun
January 8, 1960
With all-out nuclear war about to ignite, a scientist and his pilot friend plot to escape on an experimental spaceship.
1x15 - I Shot an Arrow into the Air
January 15, 1960
Three astronauts crash-land on an unknown planet and must confront survival challenges, unraveling their unity in the face of desperation.
1x16 - The Hitch-Hiker
January 22, 1960
Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappears at various points in her journey.
1x17 - The Fever
January 29, 1960
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.
1x18 - The Last Flight
February 5, 1960
A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!
1x19 - The Purple Testament
February 12, 1960
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.
1x20 - Elegy
February 19, 1960
Three astronauts land on what looks like Earth 200 years before they left--only all of the people seem frozen in time.
1x21 - Mirror Image
February 26, 1960
In a bus depot, Millicent Barnes experiences odd events, leading to concerns about her sanity.
1x22 - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
March 4, 1960
Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.
1x23 - A World of Difference
March 11, 1960
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.
1x24 - Long Live Walter Jameson
March 18, 1960
Walter Jameson, a popular history professor, is suspected by his fiancée's father, another professor at the college, to be an immortal.
1x25 - People Are Alike All Over
March 25, 1960
After a space exploration crash-lands on Mars, the lone surviving astronaut is surprised to find that Martians are human-looking and friendly.
1x26 - Execution
April 1, 1960
Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, an outlaw cowboy in 1880 is transported into the future.
1x27 - The Big Tall Wish
April 8, 1960
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.
1x28 - A Nice Place to Visit
April 15, 1960
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.
1x29 - Nightmare as a Child
April 29, 1960
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.
1x30 - A Stop at Willoughby
May 6, 1960
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.
1x31 - The Chaser
May 13, 1960
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.
1x32 - A Passage for Trumpet
May 20, 1960
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.
1x33 - Mr. Bevis
June 3, 1960
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.
1x34 - The After Hours
June 10, 1960
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.
1x35 - The Mighty Casey
June 17, 1960
A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.
1x36 - A World of His Own
July 1, 1960
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.

1x1 - Where Is Everybody?

1x2 - One for the Angels

1x3 - Mr. Denton on Doomsday

1x4 - The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine

1x5 - Walking Distance

1x6 - Escape Clause

1x7 - The Lonely

1x8 - Time Enough at Last

1x9 - Perchance to Dream

1x10 - Judgment Night

1x11 - And When the Sky Was Opened

1x12 - What You Need

1x13 - The Four of Us Are Dying

1x14 - Third from the Sun

1x15 - I Shot an Arrow into the Air

1x16 - The Hitch-Hiker

1x17 - The Fever

1x18 - The Last Flight

1x19 - The Purple Testament

1x20 - Elegy

1x21 - Mirror Image

1x22 - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

1x23 - A World of Difference

1x24 - Long Live Walter Jameson

1x25 - People Are Alike All Over

1x26 - Execution

1x27 - The Big Tall Wish

1x28 - A Nice Place to Visit

1x29 - Nightmare as a Child

1x30 - A Stop at Willoughby

1x31 - The Chaser

1x32 - A Passage for Trumpet

1x33 - Mr. Bevis

1x34 - The After Hours

1x35 - The Mighty Casey

1x36 - A World of His Own

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5