The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank

February 23, 1962

64.0%

The Twilight Zone - S3 - E23

Mark as watched Rate Forums

Jeff Myrtlebank comes back to life at his own funeral and soon begins to act very strangely...

Tweet! Telegram Facebook Pinterest

The Twilight Zone: Season 3 - 37 Episode s

3x1 - Two
September 15, 1961
A man and a woman, on opposite sides of a future war, encounter each other in a deserted town.
3x2 - The Arrival
September 22, 1961
A plane lands safely, but all its passengers, pilot and crew are missing!
3x3 - The Shelter
September 29, 1961
When a nuclear attack appears imminent, several suburban friends and neighbors fight over control of a single bomb shelter.
3x4 - The Passersby
October 6, 1961
On the road home from the Civil War, a Confederate soldier stops at a burned-out house and gets to know the owner, a recent widow.
3x5 - A Game of Pool
October 13, 1961
Championship pool player Fats Brown returns from the grave for one last game.
3x6 - The Mirror
October 20, 1961
After a poor but ambitious Central American farm worker overthrows his country's tyrannical leader, he believes he sees assassins everywhere. A look in the mirror reveals his most dangerous enemy.
3x7 - The Grave
October 27, 1961
Before he died, notorious gunslinger Pinto Sykes put a curse on hired-gun Conny Miller. Miller returns to town and is challenged to visit the grave of Sykes, despite the curse.
3x8 - It's a Good Life
November 3, 1961
Little Anthony Fremont controls an entire town with his ability to read minds and make people do as he wishes. Which is a real good thing.
3x9 - Deaths-Head Revisited
November 10, 1961
A former Nazi SS Captain returns to the ruins of a concentration camp to reminisce, and is met by one of his victims.
3x10 - The Midnight Sun
November 17, 1961
The Earth's orbit has been changed, drawing ever closer to the sun and promising eminent destruction.
3x11 - Still Valley
November 24, 1961
Confederacy scout Sgt. Joseph Paradine finds a town full of Union soldiers, and an old man who claims he used witchcraft to paralyze them.
3x12 - The Jungle
December 1, 1961
Alan Richards plans to build a dam in Africa on a tribe's ancestral land. The tribe's voodoo doctor puts a curse on him.
3x13 - Once Upon a Time
December 15, 1961
Woodrow, a janitor living in the year 1890, accidentally activates a time travelling helmet which transports him to 1962 - then promptly breaks down!
3x14 - Five Characters in Search of an Exit
December 22, 1961
A hobo, clown, bagpipe player, ballerina and military officer are trapped in a huge cylinder.
3x15 - A Quality of Mercy
December 29, 1961
A gung ho young soldier gets a new viewpoint on war when he inexplicably changes places with a Japanese officer trying to stop his superior from leading a charge against American forces.
3x16 - Nothing in the Dark
January 5, 1962
A lonely old woman refuses to leave her apartment for fear of meeting "Mr. Death."
3x17 - One More Pallbearer
January 12, 1962
Paul Radin has invited three people to join him in his bomb shelter.
3x18 - Dead Man's Shoes
January 19, 1962
A vagrant steps into a murdered gangster's expensive shoes and is taken over by the dead man's ghost, who vows to remain on Earth to seek revenge against his killer.
3x19 - The Hunt
January 26, 1962
On a hunting trip, Hyder Simpson and his dog Rip dive into a lake after a raccoon. When he gets home he finds that no one can see or hear him.
3x20 - Showdown with Rance McGrew
February 2, 1962
Actor Rance McGrew makes TV Westerns for a living, but he's a lousy actor and a worse cowboy. Despite that, each week he "wins" against the bad guys. Finally the bad guys have enough and send Jesse James to Earth to teach McGrew a lesson.
3x21 - Kick the Can
February 9, 1962
The senior residents of Sunnyvale decide that the secret to youth is acting young, and in particular playing a childhood game called "kick-the-can."
3x22 - A Piano in the House
February 16, 1962
Fortune discovers that a piano he bought his wife for her birthday has magical properties - the music that it plays makes people reveal their true essence.
3x23 - The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
February 23, 1962
Jeff Myrtlebank comes back to life at his own funeral and soon begins to act very strangely...
3x24 - To Serve Man
March 2, 1962
The Kanamits, 9 foot tall aliens, arrive on Earth with one lofty goal: To Serve Man.
3x25 - The Fugitive
March 9, 1962
Old Ben, who is able to transform himself into anything, tries to help a crippled little girl.
3x26 - Little Girl Lost
March 16, 1962
A six-year-old girl rolls under her bed and vanishes into a fourth dimension. Her parents and a neighbor struggle to free her before the hole between the dimensions closes forever.
3x27 - Person or Persons Unknown
March 23, 1962
David Gurney wakes up to find that no one - his wife, his co-workers, his best friend, not even his own mother knows him.
3x28 - The Little People
March 30, 1962
An astronaut declares himself a god when his ship lands on a planet populated by people smaller than ants.
3x29 - Four O'Clock
April 6, 1962
Oliver Crangle is a bitter, prejudiced man. Through unknown means he intends to shrink every evil person in the world at four o'clock.
3x30 - Hocus-Pocus and Frisby
April 13, 1962
A loud-mouthed braggart's boasts attract the attention of some aliens.
3x31 - The Trade-Ins
April 20, 1962
An elderly couple visit the New Life Corporation, hoping to transport their personalities into youthful artificial bodies.
3x32 - The Gift
April 27, 1962
An alien who crash-lands into a remote mountain village stirs up the villagers' fears and animosity, but he befriends a little boy and gives him a mysterious present.
3x33 - The Dummy
May 4, 1962
A ventriloquist is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil. He makes plans for a new act with a new dummy: plans that Willie doesn't support!
3x34 - Young Man's Fancy
May 11, 1962
When a newlywed couple briefly return to the groom's childhood home, the ties of the past prove too strong to resist.
3x35 - I Sing the Body Electric
May 18, 1962
A widower buys a robot grandmother for his three children.
3x36 - Cavender is Coming
May 25, 1962
Cavender, an angel trying to win his wings, tries to help down-on-her-luck Agnes, who has just been fired.
3x37 - The Changing of the Guard
June 1, 1962
An elderly private school teacher wonders if his life has meant anything as he contemplates suicide on Christmas Eve and is reminded by former students that he has, indeed, made an effect on the lives of his students over the years.

3x1 - Two

3x2 - The Arrival

3x3 - The Shelter

3x4 - The Passersby

3x5 - A Game of Pool

3x6 - The Mirror

3x7 - The Grave

3x8 - It's a Good Life

3x9 - Deaths-Head Revisited

3x10 - The Midnight Sun

3x11 - Still Valley

3x12 - The Jungle

3x13 - Once Upon a Time

3x14 - Five Characters in Search of an Exit

3x15 - A Quality of Mercy

3x16 - Nothing in the Dark

3x17 - One More Pallbearer

3x18 - Dead Man's Shoes

3x19 - The Hunt

3x20 - Showdown with Rance McGrew

3x21 - Kick the Can

3x22 - A Piano in the House

3x23 - The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank

3x24 - To Serve Man

3x25 - The Fugitive

3x26 - Little Girl Lost

3x27 - Person or Persons Unknown

3x28 - The Little People

3x29 - Four O'Clock

3x30 - Hocus-Pocus and Frisby

3x31 - The Trade-Ins

3x32 - The Gift

3x33 - The Dummy

3x34 - Young Man's Fancy

3x35 - I Sing the Body Electric

3x36 - Cavender is Coming

3x37 - The Changing of the Guard

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5