The Big Tall Wish

April 8, 1960

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The Twilight Zone - S1 - E27

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.

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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