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{{Short description|none}} <!-- This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" - please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! -->{{italic title|string=The Twilight Zone}}''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (1985) is the first of three [[Revival (television)|revivals]] of [[Rod Serling]]'s acclaimed 1959–64 television series of the [[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|same name]]. It ran for two seasons on [[CBS]] before producing a final season for [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]].<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Twilight-Zone-Season-1985/dp/B00068NVLQ |title=The Twilight Zone: Season 1 (1985 - 1989) |website=Amazon |access-date=2015-01-02}}</ref><ref name="sharetv">{{cite web|url=http://sharetv.com/shows/the_twilight_zone_1985 |title=The Twilight Zone (1985) |publisher=ShareTV.com |access-date=2015-01-02}}</ref> |
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The show was narrated by [[Charles Aidman]] (1985–1987) and [[Robin Ward (television)|Robin Ward]] |
The show was narrated by [[Charles Aidman]] (1985–1987) and [[Robin Ward (television personality)|Robin Ward]] (1988–1989). {{Aired episodes|showpage=The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|finished=all|seasons=3}} |
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==Series overview== |
==Series overview== |
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| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]] |
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| WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[Alan Brennert]]|s=[[Harlan Ellison]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
| WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[Alan Brennert]]|s=[[Harlan Ellison]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
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| WrittenBy_2 = James Crocker |
| WrittenBy_2 = James Crocker |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|27}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|27}} |
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| ShortSummary = Peter Novins ([[Bruce Willis]]) accidentally dials his own phone number, which is answered by his alter ego.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/shatterday/episode/34357/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Shatterday | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>{{hr}}Frazzled housewife Penny ([[Melinda Dillon]]) discovers a necklace that gives its owner the ability to freeze and unfreeze time. |
| ShortSummary = Peter Novins ([[Bruce Willis]]) accidentally dials his own phone number, which is answered by his alter ego.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/shatterday/episode/34357/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Shatterday | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>{{hr}}Frazzled housewife Penny ([[Melinda Dillon]]) discovers a necklace that gives its owner the ability to freeze and unfreeze time. Also stars [[Judith Barsi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/a-little-peace-and-quiet/episode/75256/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: A Little Peace and Quiet | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref> |
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| Title_1 = Wordplay |
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| Title_2 = Dreams for Sale |
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| Title_3 = Chameleon |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven |
| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]] |
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| WrittenBy_3 = James Crocker |
| WrittenBy_3 = James Crocker |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|4}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|4}} |
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| ShortSummary = Overworked businessman Bill Lowery ([[Robert Klein]]) gradually enters a parallel universe where people speak garbled English. |
| ShortSummary = Overworked businessman Bill Lowery ([[Robert Klein]]) gradually enters a parallel universe where people speak garbled English. Also stars [[Annie Potts]] with a cameo by [[Robert Downey Sr.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/wordplay/episode/34358/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Wordplay | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>{{hr}}At a picnic, a woman ([[Meg Foster]]) sees the same events repeating over and over again.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/dreams-for-sale/episode/75257/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;50 | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Dreams for Sale | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>{{hr}}A group of [[NASA]] technicians encounter a strange alien life form. Stars [[Terry O'Quinn]], [[John Ashton (actor)|John Ashton]] and [[Lin Shaye]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/chameleon/episode/75258/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Chameleon | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref> |
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| Title_1 = Healer |
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| Title_2 = Children's Zoo |
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| Title_3 = Kentucky Rye |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Sigmund Neufeld |
| DirectedBy_1 = Sigmund Neufeld |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Robert Downey |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Robert Downey Sr.|Robert Downey]] |
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| DirectedBy_3 = [[John D. Hancock|John Hancock]] |
| DirectedBy_3 = [[John D. Hancock|John Hancock]] |
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| WrittenBy_1 = Alan Brennert{{efn|Credited as Michael Bryant}} |
| WrittenBy_1 = Alan Brennert{{efn|Credited as Michael Bryant}} |
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| WrittenBy_3 = Richard Krzemien & [[Chip Duncan]] |
| WrittenBy_3 = Richard Krzemien & [[Chip Duncan]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|11}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|11}} |
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| ShortSummary = Cat burglar Jackie Thompson ([[Eric Bogosian]]) profits from the healing powers of an Indian artifact he stole. Also stars [[Vincent Gardenia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/healer/episode/34359/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Healer | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>{{hr}}A girl brings her bickering parents ([[Lorna Luft]], [[Steven Keats]]) to a mysterious attraction called the Children's Zoo.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/children%27s-zoo/episode/75259/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Children's Zoo | access-date=2011-02-14}}</ref>{{hr}}Alcoholic Bob Spindler ([[Jeffrey DeMunn]]) is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy a roadside inn called the Kentucky Rye for a very low price. |
| ShortSummary = Cat burglar Jackie Thompson ([[Eric Bogosian]]) profits from the healing powers of an Indian artifact he stole. Also stars [[Vincent Gardenia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/healer/episode/34359/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Healer | access-date=2011-02-13}}</ref>{{hr}}A girl brings her bickering parents ([[Lorna Luft]], [[Steven Keats]]) to a mysterious attraction called the Children's Zoo.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/children%27s-zoo/episode/75259/summary.html/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Children's Zoo | access-date=2011-02-14}}</ref>{{hr}}Alcoholic Bob Spindler ([[Jeffrey DeMunn]]) is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy a roadside inn called the Kentucky Rye for a very low price. Also stars [[Arliss Howard]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/kentucky-rye/episode/75260/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;7 | title=TV.com - Twilight Zone 1985: Kentucky Rye | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber = 4 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
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| Title_1 = Little Boy Lost |
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| Title_2 = Wish Bank |
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| Title_3 = [[Nightcrawlers (The Twilight Zone)|Nightcrawlers]] |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Rick Friedberg |
| DirectedBy_2 = Rick Friedberg |
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| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Philip DeGuere|s=[[Robert R. McCammon]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Philip DeGuere|s=[[Robert R. McCammon]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|18}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|18}} |
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| ShortSummary = Photographer Carol Shelton ([[Season Hubley]]) spends time with a little boy named Kenny ([[Scott Grimes]]) who seems oddly familiar.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/little-boy-lost/episode/34360/summary.html | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Little Boy Lost | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref>{{hr}}Upon finding a genie's lamp at a garage sale, Janice Hamill ([[ |
| ShortSummary = Photographer Carol Shelton ([[Season Hubley]]) spends time with a little boy named Kenny ([[Scott Grimes]]) who seems oddly familiar.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/little-boy-lost/episode/34360/summary.html | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Little Boy Lost | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref>{{hr}}Upon finding a genie's lamp at a garage sale, Janice Hamill ([[Dee Wallace-Stone]]) tries to cash in three wishes at a most unusual bank.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/wish-bank/episode/75261/recap.html | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Wish Bank | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref>{{hr}}A veteran ([[Scott Paulin]]) of the [[Vietnam War]] shares his nightmares with the patrons of an all-night diner. Also stars [[Exene Cervenka]] (of band "X"), [[Sandy Martin (actress)|Sandy Martin]] and James Whitmore Jr.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/nightcrawlers/episode/75300/summary.html | title=TV.com - Twilight Zone 1985: Nightcrawlers | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
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| Title_1 = If She Dies |
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| Title_2 = Ye Gods |
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| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock |
| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Peter Medak]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Peter Medak]] |
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| WrittenBy_2 = Anne Collins |
| WrittenBy_2 = Anne Collins |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|25}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|25}} |
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| ShortSummary = The ghost of a little girl convinces Paul Marano ([[Tony Lo Bianco]])—whose daughter is in a coma—to buy a bed from an orphanage. |
| ShortSummary = The ghost of a little girl convinces Paul Marano ([[Tony Lo Bianco]])—whose daughter is in a coma—to buy a bed from an orphanage. Also stars Andrea Barber, Jenny Lewis and Nan Martin.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/if-she-dies/episode/34361/summary.html | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: If She Dies | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref>{{hr}}Loveless yuppie Todd Ettinger ([[David Dukes]]) finds himself up against the ancient gods when he is struck by Cupid ([[Robert Morse]])'s arrow.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/ye-gods/episode/75301/summary.html | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Ye Gods | access-date=2011-02-15}}</ref> |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
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| Title_1 = [[Examination Day]] |
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| Title_2 = [[A Message from Charity]] |
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| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] |
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| WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Philip DeGuere|s=Henry Slesar|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
| WrittenBy_1 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Philip DeGuere|s=Henry Slesar|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
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| Title_1 = Teacher's Aide |
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| Title_2 = [[Paladin of the Lost Hour]] |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[B. W. L. Norton]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[B. W. L. Norton]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Gilbert Cates]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Gilbert Cates]]{{efn|Credited as [[Alan Smithee]]}} |
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| WrittenBy_1 = [[Steven Barnes]] |
| WrittenBy_1 = [[Steven Barnes]] |
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Harlan Ellison|s=Harlan Ellison|slabel=Based on the short story "Paladin" by}} |
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Harlan Ellison|s=Harlan Ellison|slabel=Based on the short story "Paladin" by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|8}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|8}} |
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| ShortSummary = A teacher ([[Adrienne Barbeau]]) at a gang-filled school is possessed by a mysterious [[gargoyle]].{{hr}}Mr. Gaspar ([[Danny Kaye]]), the protector of a magical timepiece, spawns a friendship with Billy Kinetta ([[Glynn Turman]]) |
| ShortSummary = A teacher ([[Adrienne Barbeau]]) at a gang-filled school is possessed by a mysterious [[gargoyle]].{{hr}}Mr. Gaspar ([[Danny Kaye]]), the protector of a magical timepiece, spawns a friendship with Billy Kinetta ([[Glynn Turman]])—the man who saved him from being mugged. |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
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| Title_1 = Act Break |
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| Title_2 = The Burning Man |
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| Title_3 = Dealer's Choice |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Theodore J. Flicker]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Theodore J. Flicker]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson |
| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson |
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| WrittenBy_3 = Donald Todd |
| WrittenBy_3 = Donald Todd |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|15}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|15}} |
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| ShortSummary = Struggling playwright Maury Winkler ([[James Coco]]) uses an ancient relic to make a single wish. |
| ShortSummary = Struggling playwright Maury Winkler ([[James Coco]]) uses an ancient relic to make a single wish. Also stars Bob Dishy.{{hr}}A woman ([[Piper Laurie]]) and her nephew ([[Andre Gower]]) pick up a crazed hitchhiker ([[Roberts Blossom]]) who warns of supernatural evils ahead.{{hr}}A group of friends ([[Barney Martin]], [[Garrett Morris]], [[M. Emmet Walsh]] and [[Morgan Freeman]]) playing poker suspect that their new guest ([[Dan Hedaya]]) is the Devil. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 9 |
| EpisodeNumber = 9 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |
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| Title_1 = Dead Woman's Shoes |
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| Title_2 = [[Wong's Lost and Found Emporium]] |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak |
| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Lynch |
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Lynch |
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=[[William F. Wu]]|slabel=Based on the story by}} |
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=[[William F. Wu]]|slabel=Based on the story by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|22}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|22}} |
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| ShortSummary = In this version of "[[Dead Man's Shoes (The Twilight Zone)|Dead Man's Shoes]]", shy thrift store employee Maddie Duncan ([[Helen Mirren]]) tries on a pair of high heels that make her assertive, self- |
| ShortSummary = In this version of "[[Dead Man's Shoes (The Twilight Zone)|Dead Man's Shoes]]", shy thrift store employee Maddie Duncan ([[Helen Mirren]]) tries on a pair of high heels that make her assertive, self-confident—and vengeful. Also stars [[Jeffrey Tambor]] and [[Theresa Saldana]].{{hr}}Cynical man David Wong ([[Brian Tochi]]) explores a supernatural warehouse called "The Lost and Found Emporium", where everything that is lost in the world ends up—even love and time. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 10 |
| EpisodeNumber = 10 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |
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| Title_1 = The Shadow Man |
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| Title_2 = The Uncle Devil Show |
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| Title_3 = Opening Day |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Joe Dante]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Joe Dante]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[David Steinberg]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[David Steinberg]] |
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| WrittenBy_3 = Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell |
| WrittenBy_3 = Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|29}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|29}} |
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| ShortSummary = The Shadow Man ([[Jeff Calhoun (choreographer)|Jeff Calhoun]]), a mysterious entity made of darkness, defends young highschooler Danny Hayes ([[Jonathan Ward (actor)|Jonathan Ward]]) in exchange for being allowed to stay under his bed. Cameo by [[Amy O'Neill]].{{hr}}A boy learns strange magic tricks from a bizarre kids' show, unbeknownst to his oblivious parents.{{hr}}Carl Wilkerson ([[Jeffrey Jones]]) is targeted for murder on the opening day of duck hunting season by his wife's |
| ShortSummary = The Shadow Man ([[Jeff Calhoun (choreographer)|Jeff Calhoun]]), a mysterious entity made of darkness, defends young highschooler Danny Hayes ([[Jonathan Ward (actor)|Jonathan Ward]]) in exchange for being allowed to stay under his bed. Cameo by [[Amy O'Neill]].{{hr}}A boy learns strange magic tricks from a bizarre kids' show, unbeknownst to his oblivious parents.{{hr}}Carl Wilkerson ([[Jeffrey Jones]]) is targeted for murder on the opening day of duck hunting season by his wife's lover—who is also his best friend. Also stars [[Martin Kove]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 11 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |
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| Title_1 = The Beacon |
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| Title_2 = One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gerd Oswald]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gerd Oswald]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Don Carlos Dunaway |
| DirectedBy_2 = Don Carlos Dunaway |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |
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| Title_1 = Her Pilgrim Soul |
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| Title_2 = I of Newton |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven |
| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Kenneth Gilbert |
| DirectedBy_2 = Kenneth Gilbert |
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=[[Joe Haldeman]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=[[Joe Haldeman]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|13}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|13}} |
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| ShortSummary = Two scientists ([[Kristoffer Tabori]], [[Gary Cole]]) create a holographic projector, which shows something completely |
| ShortSummary = Two scientists ([[Kristoffer Tabori]], [[Gary Cole]]) create a holographic projector, which shows something completely unexpected—the reincarnated soul of a young girl ([[Anne Twomey (actor)|Anne Twomey]]).{{hr}}A professor ([[Sherman Hemsley]]) attempting to solve a difficult math problem idly comments that he would "sell his soul" to get it right. A demon ([[Ron Glass]]) shows up to collect, resulting in a battle of wits. |
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| Title_1 = Night of the Meek |
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| Title_2 = But Can She Type? |
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| Title_3 = The Star |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Martha Coolidge]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Martha Coolidge]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Shelley Levinson |
| DirectedBy_2 = Shelley Levinson |
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| Title_1 = Still Life |
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| Title_2 = The Little People of Killany Woods |
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| Title_3 = [[The Misfortune Cookie]] |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak |
| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak |
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| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson |
| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |
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| Title_1 = Monsters! |
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| Title_2 = [[A Small Talent for War]] |
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| Title_3 = A Matter of Minutes |
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| DirectedBy_1 = B. W. L. Norton |
| DirectedBy_1 = B. W. L. Norton |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Claudia Weill]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Claudia Weill]] |
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| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Rockne S. O'Bannon|s=[[Theodore Sturgeon]]|slabel=Suggested by the short story "Yesterday Was Monday" by}} |
| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Rockne S. O'Bannon|s=[[Theodore Sturgeon]]|slabel=Suggested by the short story "Yesterday Was Monday" by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|24}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|24}} |
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| ShortSummary = Young horror movie enthusiast Toby ([[Oliver Robins]]) finds that his new neighbor ([[Ralph Bellamy]]) is a vampire, who in turn shows him that everything he knows about vampires is wrong.{{hr}}An alien race that claims to have created mankind returns to judge them. Starring [[John |
| ShortSummary = Young horror movie enthusiast Toby ([[Oliver Robins]]) finds that his new neighbor ([[Ralph Bellamy]]) is a vampire, who in turn shows him that everything he knows about vampires is wrong.{{hr}}An alien race that claims to have created mankind returns to judge them. Starring [[John Glover (actor)|John Glover]] and [[Peter Michael Goetz]].{{hr}}A married couple, the Wrights ([[Adam Arkin]], [[Karen Austin]]), awakens behind the scenes of how time works. Also stars [[Adolph Caesar]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |
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| Title_1 = The Elevator |
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| Title_2 = To See the Invisible Man |
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| Title_3 = Tooth and Consequences |
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| DirectedBy_1 = R. L. Thomas |
| DirectedBy_1 = R. L. Thomas |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Noel Black]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Noel Black]] |
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| EpisodeNumber = 17 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |
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| Title_1 = Welcome to Winfield |
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| Title_2 = Quarantine |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Bruce Bilson]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Bruce Bilson]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Martha Coolidge |
| DirectedBy_2 = Martha Coolidge |
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=Philip DeGuere and [[Steven Bochco]]}} |
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=Philip DeGuere and [[Steven Bochco]]}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|7}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|7}} |
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| ShortSummary = Two people fleeing an agent of Death ([[Gerrit Graham]]) end up in an old west town that has avoided death for decades. Also stars Henry Gibson.{{hr}}Weapons designer Matthew Forman ([[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]]) is cryogenically frozen and awakened three centuries later, where he finds a post-war human race that has grown telepathic powers and rejected technology. Also stars [[Tess Harper]]. |
| ShortSummary = Two people fleeing an agent of Death ([[Gerrit Graham]]) end up in an old west town that has avoided death for decades. Also stars [[Henry Gibson]].{{hr}}Weapons designer Matthew Forman ([[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]]) is cryogenically frozen and awakened three centuries later, where he finds a post-war human race that has grown telepathic powers and rejected technology. Also stars [[Tess Harper]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |
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| Title_1 = [[Gramma (The Twilight Zone)|Gramma]] |
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| Title_2 = Personal Demons |
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| Title_3 = Cold Reading |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May |
| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak |
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak |
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| EpisodeNumber = 19 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |
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| |
| Title_1 = The Leprechaun-Artist |
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| Title_2 = Dead Run |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Tommy Lee Wallace |
| DirectedBy_1 = Tommy Lee Wallace |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker |
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker |
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| EpisodeNumber = 20 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |
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| |
| Title_1 = [[Profile in Silver]] |
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| Title_2 = [[Button, Button (The Twilight Zone)|Button, Button]] |
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| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock |
| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak |
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak |
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Richard Matheson{{efn|Credited as Logan Swanson}}|s=[[Richard Matheson]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Richard Matheson{{efn|Credited as Logan Swanson}}|s=[[Richard Matheson]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|7}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|7}} |
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| ShortSummary = History professor Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald ([[Lane Smith]]) is sent back in time to observe the [[assassination of President John F. Kennedy]], but he botches the job in the worst possible way. Also stars [[Barbara Baxley]].{{hr}}A mysterious stranger ([[Basil Hoffman]]) gives down-and-out couple Norma and Arthur Lewis ([[Mare Winningham]], [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]]) a box with a button on it. He states that if they press the button, they will receive $200,000 and someone they |
| ShortSummary = History professor Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald ([[Lane Smith]]) is sent back in time to observe the [[assassination of President John F. Kennedy]], but he botches the job in the worst possible way. Also stars [[Barbara Baxley]].{{hr}}A mysterious stranger ([[Basil Hoffman]]) gives down-and-out couple Norma and Arthur Lewis ([[Mare Winningham]], [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]]) a box with a button on it. He states that if they press the button, they will receive $200,000 and someone they do not know will die. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 21 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |
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| Title_1 = Need to Know |
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| Title_2 = Red Snow |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch |
| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Jeannot Szwarc]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Jeannot Szwarc]] |
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| WrittenBy_2 = Michael Cassutt |
| WrittenBy_2 = Michael Cassutt |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|21}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|21}} |
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| ShortSummary = Government scientist Edward Sayers ([[William Petersen]]) is sent to a small town to investigate a bizarre outbreak of insanity. Also stars [[Frances McDormand]].{{hr}}[[KGB]] Colonel |
| ShortSummary = Government scientist Edward Sayers ([[William Petersen]]) is sent to a small town to investigate a bizarre outbreak of insanity. Also stars [[Frances McDormand]].{{hr}}[[KGB]] Colonel Ilyanov ([[George Dzundza]]) is sent to a Siberian town to investigate the deaths of the local [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist Party]] officials. Also stars [[Victoria Tennant]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 22 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |
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| Title_1 = [[Take My Life...Please!]] |
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| Title_2 = Devil's Alphabet |
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| Title_3 = The Library |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Gus Trikonis |
| DirectedBy_1 = Gus Trikonis |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Ben Bolt |
| DirectedBy_2 = Ben Bolt |
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| EpisodeNumber = 23 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |
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| |
| Title_1 = Shadow Play |
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| Title_2 = Grace Note |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch |
| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak |
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak |
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| WrittenBy_2 = Patrice Messina |
| WrittenBy_2 = Patrice Messina |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|4}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|4}} |
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| ShortSummary = A remake of [[Shadow Play (The Twilight Zone, 1959)|the 1961 ''Twilight Zone'' episode]]. Sentenced to death, Adam Grant ([[Peter Coyote]]) desperately tries to convince his prosecutor that their reality is actually a recurring nightmare of |
| ShortSummary = A remake of [[Shadow Play (The Twilight Zone, 1959)|the 1961 ''Twilight Zone'' episode]]. Sentenced to death, Adam Grant ([[Peter Coyote]]) desperately tries to convince his prosecutor that their reality is actually a recurring nightmare of his—and everyone will cease to exist once he is executed at midnight.{{hr}}Opera singer Rosemary Miletti ([[Julia Migenes]]) gains a glimpse of her future with a wish from her dying sister. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 24 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |
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| |
| Title_1 = [[A Day in Beaumont]] |
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| |
| Title_2 = The Last Defender of Camelot |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Philip DeGuere |
| DirectedBy_1 = Philip DeGuere |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Jeannot Szwarc |
| DirectedBy_2 = Jeannot Szwarc |
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===Season 2 (1986–87)=== |
===Season 2 (1986–87)=== |
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| EpisodeNumber = 25 |
| EpisodeNumber = 25 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
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| |
| Title_1 = The Once and Future King |
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| |
| Title_2 = A Saucer of Loneliness |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Jim McBride]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Jim McBride]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[John D. Hancock|John Hancock]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[John D. Hancock|John Hancock]] |
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[David Gerrold]]|s=[[Theodore Sturgeon]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[David Gerrold]]|s=[[Theodore Sturgeon]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|9|27}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|9|27}} |
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| ShortSummary = [[Elvis impersonator]] Gary Pitkin ([[Jeff Yagher]]) travels back in time and meets the real [[Elvis Presley]].{{hr}}Lonely waitress Margaret ([[Shelley Duvall]]) encounters a mysterious saucer with a message only for her. |
| ShortSummary = [[Elvis impersonator]] Gary Pitkin ([[Jeff Yagher]]) travels back in time and meets the real [[Elvis Presley]].{{hr}}Lonely waitress Margaret ([[Shelley Duvall]]) encounters a mysterious saucer with a message only for her. Also stars [[Nan Martin]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 26 |
| EpisodeNumber = 26 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |
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| |
| Title_1 = What Are Friends For? |
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| |
| Title_2 = Aqua Vita |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gus Trikonis]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gus Trikonis]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker |
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker |
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| EpisodeNumber = 27 |
| EpisodeNumber = 27 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |
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| |
| Title_1 = The Storyteller |
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| |
| Title_2 = Nightsong |
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| DirectedBy_1 = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] |
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Bradford May |
| DirectedBy_2 = Bradford May |
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| WrittenBy_2 = [[Michael Reaves]] |
| WrittenBy_2 = [[Michael Reaves]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|11}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|11}} |
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| ShortSummary = Young teacher Dorothy Livingston ([[Glynnis O'Connor]]) finds that the secret to immortality resides in stories. Also stars [[David Faustino]].{{hr}}[[ |
| ShortSummary = Young teacher Dorothy Livingston ([[Glynnis O'Connor]]) finds that the secret to immortality resides in stories. Also stars [[David Faustino]].{{hr}}[[DJ]] Andrea Fields ([[Lisa Eilbacher]]) must cope with the return of her lover after a five-year disappearance. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 28 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
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| |
| Title_1 = The After Hours |
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| |
| Title_2 = Lost and Found |
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| |
| Title_3 = The World Next Door |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Bruce Malmuth |
| DirectedBy_1 = Bruce Malmuth |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Gus Trikonis |
| DirectedBy_2 = Gus Trikonis |
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| WrittenBy_3 = Lan O'Kun |
| WrittenBy_3 = Lan O'Kun |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|18}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|18}} |
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| ShortSummary = In this remake of [[The After Hours|the 1960 ''Twilight Zone'' episode]], a woman ([[Terry Farrell (actress)|Terry Farrell]]) is trapped in a mall after hours with living mannequins. Also stars [[Ann Wedgeworth]].{{hr}}A student's ([[Akosua Busia]]) possessions mysteriously vanish.{{hr}}A door in the basement leads to a parallel world, and both of a man's counterparts find the grass greener on the other side. Stars [[George Wendt]], Bernadette Birkett |
| ShortSummary = In this remake of [[The After Hours|the 1960 ''Twilight Zone'' episode]], a woman ([[Terry Farrell (actress)|Terry Farrell]]) is trapped in a mall after hours with living mannequins. Also stars [[Ann Wedgeworth]].{{hr}}A student's ([[Akosua Busia]]) possessions mysteriously vanish.{{hr}}A door in the basement leads to a parallel world, and both of a man's counterparts find the grass greener on the other side. Stars [[George Wendt]], Bernadette Birkett and [[Jeffrey Tambor]].{{hr}}Note: [[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS Home Video]] split this installment into two half-hour shows, the first two stories in the first half and the last story in the second. As a result, "Lost and Found" is cut from eight minutes to just five. Starting with the next episode, CBS reduced the show to 30 minutes. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 29 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Toys of Caliban |
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| DirectedBy = [[Thomas J. Wright]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Thomas J. Wright]] |
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| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Terry Matz|t=George R. R. Martin}} |
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Terry Matz|t=George R. R. Martin}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|4}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|4}} |
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| ShortSummary = A mentally |
| ShortSummary = A mentally handicapped child ([[David Greenlee]]) has immense, dangerous powers which his parents struggle to prevent his misusing. Also stars [[Richard Mulligan]] and [[Anne Haney]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 31 |
| EpisodeNumber = 31 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Road Less Traveled |
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| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]] |
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| WrittenBy = George R. R. Martin |
| WrittenBy = George R. R. Martin |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|18}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|18}} |
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| ShortSummary = A draft-dodger ([[Cliff DeYoung]]) is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair.{{hr}} |
| ShortSummary = A draft-dodger ([[Cliff DeYoung]]) is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair.{{hr}}Note: CBS broadcasts two half-hour shows back-to-back as an hour for the rest of the season. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 32/33 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8/9 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8/9 |
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| |
| Title_1 = The Card |
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| |
| Title_2 = The Junction |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May |
| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Bill Duke]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Bill Duke]] |
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| EpisodeNumber = 34/35 |
| EpisodeNumber = 34/35 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 10/11 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10/11 |
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| |
| Title_1 = Joy Ride |
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| |
| Title_3 = Shelter Skelter |
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| |
| Title_2 = Private Channel |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Gil Bettman |
| DirectedBy_1 = Gil Bettman |
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| DirectedBy_3 = [[Martha Coolidge]] |
| DirectedBy_3 = [[Martha Coolidge]] |
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| WrittenBy_2 = [[Ed Redlich|Edward Redlich]] |
| WrittenBy_2 = [[Ed Redlich|Edward Redlich]] |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|21}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|21}} |
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| ShortSummary = Four teens ([[Rob Knepper]], [[Brooke McCarter]], [[Heidi Kozak]] |
| ShortSummary = Four teens ([[Rob Knepper]], [[Brooke McCarter]], [[Heidi Kozak]] and Tamara Mark) take a recently deceased man's classic car for a joyride. The driver (Knepper) acts increasingly irrationally during the ride.{{hr}}After accidentally dropping his portable stereo in an airplane lavatory, a young man ([[Scott Coffey]]) discovers that it allows him to hear other people's thoughts.{{hr}}A survivalist ([[Joe Mantegna]]) and his friend ([[Jon Gries]]) live in his shelter after a nuclear bomb detonation. Also stars [[Joan Allen]] and [[Danica McKellar]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 36/37 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 12/13 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12/13 |
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| |
| Title_1 = [[Time and Teresa Golowitz]] |
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| |
| Title_2 = Voices in the Earth |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Shelley Levinson |
| DirectedBy_1 = Shelley Levinson |
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| DirectedBy_2 = [[Curtis Harrington]] |
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Curtis Harrington]] |
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| EpisodeNumber = 38/39 |
| EpisodeNumber = 38/39 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 14/15 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14/15 |
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| |
| Title_1 = Song of the Younger World |
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| |
| Title_2 = [[The Girl I Married]] |
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| DirectedBy_1 = Noel Black |
| DirectedBy_1 = Noel Black |
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| DirectedBy_2 = Philip DeGuere |
| DirectedBy_2 = Philip DeGuere |
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| EpisodeNumber = 40 |
| EpisodeNumber = 40 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon |
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| DirectedBy = René Bonnière |
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière |
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| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Haskell Barkin|s=Haskell Barkin and [[J. Michael Straczynski]]}} |
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Haskell Barkin|s=Haskell Barkin and [[J. Michael Straczynski]]}} |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|9|24}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|9|24}} |
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| ShortSummary = Edgar Witherspoon ([[Harry Morgan]]) is ordered by a mysterious voice to collect junk in his apartment to keep the world in balance. |
| ShortSummary = Edgar Witherspoon ([[Harry Morgan]]) is ordered by a mysterious voice to collect junk in his apartment to keep the world in balance. Also stars [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 41 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |
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| Title = |
| Title = Extra Innings |
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| DirectedBy = Doug Jackson |
| DirectedBy = Doug Jackson |
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| WrittenBy = Tom Palmer |
| WrittenBy = Tom Palmer |
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| EpisodeNumber = 42 |
| EpisodeNumber = 42 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Crossing |
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| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]] |
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| WrittenBy = Ralph Phillips |
| WrittenBy = Ralph Phillips |
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| EpisodeNumber = 43 |
| EpisodeNumber = 43 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Hunters |
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| DirectedBy = Paul Lynch |
| DirectedBy = Paul Lynch |
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| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch |
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch |
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| EpisodeNumber = 44 |
| EpisodeNumber = 44 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |
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| Title = |
| Title = Dream Me a Life |
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| DirectedBy = [[Allan King]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Allan King]] |
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| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski |
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski |
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| EpisodeNumber = 45 |
| EpisodeNumber = 45 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |
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| Title = |
| Title = Memories |
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| DirectedBy = Richard Bugajski |
| DirectedBy = Richard Bugajski |
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| WrittenBy = Bob Underwood |
| WrittenBy = Bob Underwood |
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| EpisodeNumber = 46 |
| EpisodeNumber = 46 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Hellgramite Method |
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| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton |
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton |
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| WrittenBy = William Selby |
| WrittenBy = William Selby |
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|5}} |
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|5}} |
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| ShortSummary = An alcoholic ([[Timothy Bottoms]]) goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem. |
| ShortSummary = An alcoholic ([[Timothy Bottoms]]) goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem. Also stars [[Julie Khaner]]. |
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| EpisodeNumber = 47 |
| EpisodeNumber = 47 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |
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| Title = |
| Title = Our Selena Is Dying |
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| DirectedBy = Bruce Pittman |
| DirectedBy = Bruce Pittman |
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| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=[[Rod Serling]]|t=J. Michael Straczynski}} |
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=[[Rod Serling]]|t=J. Michael Straczynski}} |
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| EpisodeNumber = 48 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Call |
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| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton |
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton |
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| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski |
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski |
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| EpisodeNumber = 49 |
| EpisodeNumber = 49 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |
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| Title = |
| Title = The Trance |
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| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw |
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw |
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| WrittenBy = Jeff Stuart and J. Michael Straczynski |
| WrittenBy = Jeff Stuart and J. Michael Straczynski |
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| EpisodeNumber = 50 |
| EpisodeNumber = 50 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |
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| Title = |
| Title = Acts of Terror |
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| DirectedBy = [[Brad Turner (director)|Brad Turner]] |
| DirectedBy = [[Brad Turner (director)|Brad Turner]] |
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| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski |
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski |
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| EpisodeNumber = 51 |
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |
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| Title = |
| Title = 20/20 Vision |
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| DirectedBy = [[Atom Egoyan]] |
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| DirectedBy = René Bonnière |
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| ShortSummary = An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution. Stars [[Karen Valentine]], [[Jackie Burroughs]] |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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The Twilight Zone (1985) is the first of three revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1959–64 television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.[1][2]
The show was narrated by Charles Aidman (1985–1987) and Robin Ward (1988–1989). During the course of the series, 65 episodes of The Twilight Zone aired over three seasons.
Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 24 | September 27, 1985 | April 11, 1986 | CBS | |
2 | 11 | September 27, 1986 | July 17, 1987 | ||
3 | 30 | September 24, 1988 | April 15, 1989 | Syndication |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1985–86)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |||||||||
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1 | 1 | "Shatterday" | Wes Craven | Based on the short story by : Harlan Ellison Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | September 27, 1985 | |||||||||
"A Little Peace and Quiet" | James Crocker | |||||||||||||
Peter Novins (Bruce Willis) accidentally dials his own phone number, which is answered by his alter ego.[3] Frazzled housewife Penny (Melinda Dillon) discovers a necklace that gives its owner the ability to freeze and unfreeze time. Also stars Judith Barsi.[4] | ||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | "Wordplay" | Wes Craven | Rockne S. O'Bannon | October 4, 1985 | |||||||||
"Dreams for Sale" | Tommy Lee Wallace | Joe Gannon | ||||||||||||
"Chameleon" | Wes Craven | James Crocker | ||||||||||||
Overworked businessman Bill Lowery (Robert Klein) gradually enters a parallel universe where people speak garbled English. Also stars Annie Potts with a cameo by Robert Downey Sr.[5] At a picnic, a woman (Meg Foster) sees the same events repeating over and over again.[6] A group of NASA technicians encounter a strange alien life form. Stars Terry O'Quinn, John Ashton and Lin Shaye.[7] | ||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | "Healer" | Sigmund Neufeld | Alan Brennert[a] | October 11, 1985 | |||||||||
"Children's Zoo" | Robert Downey | Chris Hubbell & Gerrit Graham | ||||||||||||
"Kentucky Rye" | John Hancock | Richard Krzemien & Chip Duncan | ||||||||||||
Cat burglar Jackie Thompson (Eric Bogosian) profits from the healing powers of an Indian artifact he stole. Also stars Vincent Gardenia.[8] A girl brings her bickering parents (Lorna Luft, Steven Keats) to a mysterious attraction called the Children's Zoo.[9] Alcoholic Bob Spindler (Jeffrey DeMunn) is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy a roadside inn called the Kentucky Rye for a very low price. Also stars Arliss Howard.[10] | ||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | "Little Boy Lost" | Tommy Lee Wallace | Lynn Barker | October 18, 1985 | |||||||||
"Wish Bank" | Rick Friedberg | Michael Cassutt | ||||||||||||
"Nightcrawlers" | William Friedkin | Based on the short story by : Robert R. McCammon Teleplay by : Philip DeGuere | ||||||||||||
Photographer Carol Shelton (Season Hubley) spends time with a little boy named Kenny (Scott Grimes) who seems oddly familiar.[11] Upon finding a genie's lamp at a garage sale, Janice Hamill (Dee Wallace-Stone) tries to cash in three wishes at a most unusual bank.[12] A veteran (Scott Paulin) of the Vietnam War shares his nightmares with the patrons of an all-night diner. Also stars Exene Cervenka (of band "X"), Sandy Martin and James Whitmore Jr.[13] | ||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | "If She Dies" | John Hancock | David Bennett Carren | October 25, 1985 | |||||||||
"Ye Gods" | Peter Medak | Anne Collins | ||||||||||||
The ghost of a little girl convinces Paul Marano (Tony Lo Bianco)—whose daughter is in a coma—to buy a bed from an orphanage. Also stars Andrea Barber, Jenny Lewis and Nan Martin.[14] Loveless yuppie Todd Ettinger (David Dukes) finds himself up against the ancient gods when he is struck by Cupid (Robert Morse)'s arrow.[15] | ||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | "Examination Day" | Paul Lynch | Based on the short story by : Henry Slesar Teleplay by : Philip DeGuere | November 1, 1985 | |||||||||
"A Message from Charity" | Based on the short story by : William M. Lee Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | |||||||||||||
In a dystopian future, 12-year-old Dickie Jordan (David Mendenhall) is summoned for a mandatory intelligence test after turning of age. Teenager Peter Wood (Robert Duncan McNeill) with a fever finds himself in telepathic contact with a girl named Charity (Kerry Noonan) living in colonial New England. Also stars James Cromwell.[16] | ||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | "Teacher's Aide" | B. W. L. Norton | Steven Barnes | November 8, 1985 | |||||||||
"Paladin of the Lost Hour" | Gilbert Cates[b] | Based on the short story "Paladin" by : Harlan Ellison Teleplay by : Harlan Ellison | ||||||||||||
A teacher (Adrienne Barbeau) at a gang-filled school is possessed by a mysterious gargoyle. Mr. Gaspar (Danny Kaye), the protector of a magical timepiece, spawns a friendship with Billy Kinetta (Glynn Turman)—the man who saved him from being mugged. | ||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | "Act Break" | Theodore J. Flicker | Haskell Barkin | November 15, 1985 | |||||||||
"The Burning Man" | J. D. Feigelson | Based on the short story by : Ray Bradbury Teleplay by : J. D. Feigelson | ||||||||||||
"Dealer's Choice" | Wes Craven | Donald Todd | ||||||||||||
Struggling playwright Maury Winkler (James Coco) uses an ancient relic to make a single wish. Also stars Bob Dishy. A woman (Piper Laurie) and her nephew (Andre Gower) pick up a crazed hitchhiker (Roberts Blossom) who warns of supernatural evils ahead. A group of friends (Barney Martin, Garrett Morris, M. Emmet Walsh and Morgan Freeman) playing poker suspect that their new guest (Dan Hedaya) is the Devil. | ||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | "Dead Woman's Shoes" | Peter Medak | Based on the story and teleplay by : Charles Beaumont Teleplay by : Lynn Barker | November 22, 1985 | |||||||||
"Wong's Lost and Found Emporium" | Paul Lynch | Based on the story by : William F. Wu Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
In this version of "Dead Man's Shoes", shy thrift store employee Maddie Duncan (Helen Mirren) tries on a pair of high heels that make her assertive, self-confident—and vengeful. Also stars Jeffrey Tambor and Theresa Saldana. Cynical man David Wong (Brian Tochi) explores a supernatural warehouse called "The Lost and Found Emporium", where everything that is lost in the world ends up—even love and time. | ||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | "The Shadow Man" | Joe Dante | Rockne S. O'Bannon | November 29, 1985 | |||||||||
"The Uncle Devil Show" | David Steinberg | Donald Todd | ||||||||||||
"Opening Day" | John Milius | Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell | ||||||||||||
The Shadow Man (Jeff Calhoun), a mysterious entity made of darkness, defends young highschooler Danny Hayes (Jonathan Ward) in exchange for being allowed to stay under his bed. Cameo by Amy O'Neill. A boy learns strange magic tricks from a bizarre kids' show, unbeknownst to his oblivious parents. Carl Wilkerson (Jeffrey Jones) is targeted for murder on the opening day of duck hunting season by his wife's lover—who is also his best friend. Also stars Martin Kove. | ||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | "The Beacon" | Gerd Oswald | Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr | December 6, 1985 | |||||||||
"One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty" | Don Carlos Dunaway | From a short story by : Harlan Ellison Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
Young doctor Dennis Barrows (Charles Martin Smith) stumbles into a strange town where the citizens fear and worship a lighthouse. Also stars Martin Landau and Giovanni Ribisi. Gus Rosenthal (Peter Riegert) returns to his childhood home, and finds himself transported to his past. Also stars Jack Kehoe. | ||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | "Her Pilgrim Soul" | Wes Craven | Alan Brennert | December 13, 1985 | |||||||||
"I of Newton" | Kenneth Gilbert | Based on the short story by : Joe Haldeman Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
Two scientists (Kristoffer Tabori, Gary Cole) create a holographic projector, which shows something completely unexpected—the reincarnated soul of a young girl (Anne Twomey). A professor (Sherman Hemsley) attempting to solve a difficult math problem idly comments that he would "sell his soul" to get it right. A demon (Ron Glass) shows up to collect, resulting in a battle of wits. | ||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | "Night of the Meek" | Martha Coolidge | Based on the story and teleplay by : Rod Serling Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon | December 20, 1985 | |||||||||
"But Can She Type?" | Shelley Levinson | Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr | ||||||||||||
"The Star" | Gerd Oswald | Based on the short story by : Arthur C. Clarke Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
In this remake of "The Night of the Meek", drunk, out-of-work department store Santa Henry Corwin (Richard Mulligan) finds a magic gift-giving bag and becomes a real-life Santa Claus. Also stars William Atherton. Overworked, underappreciated secretary Karen Billings (Pam Dawber) is sent by a malfunctioning Xerox machine into a parallel reality where secretaries are honored and revered. Cameo by Jonathan Frakes. On an interstellar journey, an astrophysicist (Donald Moffat) and a priest (Fritz Weaver) learn they have discovered a long-dead world that has been emitting a signal for eons. | ||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | "Still Life" | Peter Medak | Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell | January 3, 1986 | |||||||||
"The Little People of Killany Woods" | J. D. Feigelson | J. D. Feigelson | ||||||||||||
"The Misfortune Cookie" | Allan Arkush | Based on the short story by : Charles E. Fritch Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon[c] | ||||||||||||
Professional photographer Dan Arnold (Robert Carradine) discovers an old camera containing mysterious photos of a long-ago expedition. But developing the photos brings its subjects into the world. Also stars John Carradine. A story-telling town moocher (Hamilton Camp) has an encounter with "little people". Snobby food critic Harry Folger (Elliott Gould) receives fortune cookie messages that come true. | ||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | "Monsters!" | B. W. L. Norton | Robert Crais | January 24, 1986 | |||||||||
"A Small Talent for War" | Claudia Weill | Carter Scholz & Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
"A Matter of Minutes" | Sheldon Larry | Suggested by the short story "Yesterday Was Monday" by : Theodore Sturgeon Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon | ||||||||||||
Young horror movie enthusiast Toby (Oliver Robins) finds that his new neighbor (Ralph Bellamy) is a vampire, who in turn shows him that everything he knows about vampires is wrong. An alien race that claims to have created mankind returns to judge them. Starring John Glover and Peter Michael Goetz. A married couple, the Wrights (Adam Arkin, Karen Austin), awakens behind the scenes of how time works. Also stars Adolph Caesar. | ||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | "The Elevator" | R. L. Thomas | Ray Bradbury | January 31, 1986 | |||||||||
"To See the Invisible Man" | Noel Black | Based on the short story by : Robert Silverberg Teleplay by : Steven Barnes | ||||||||||||
"Tooth and Consequences" | Robert Downey | Haskell Barkin | ||||||||||||
Two brothers (Stephen Geoffreys, Robert Prescott) searching for their father discover a factory full of giant animal bodies. In a future society, uncaring man Mitchell Chaplin (Cotter Smith) is sentenced to a year of social isolation. The Tooth Fairy (Kenneth Mars) gives dentist Myron Mandel (David Birney) what he wishes for. | ||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | "Welcome to Winfield" | Bruce Bilson | Les Enloe | February 7, 1986 | |||||||||
"Quarantine" | Martha Coolidge | Story by : Philip DeGuere and Steven Bochco Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
Two people fleeing an agent of Death (Gerrit Graham) end up in an old west town that has avoided death for decades. Also stars Henry Gibson. Weapons designer Matthew Forman (Scott Wilson) is cryogenically frozen and awakened three centuries later, where he finds a post-war human race that has grown telepathic powers and rejected technology. Also stars Tess Harper. | ||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | "Gramma" | Bradford May | Based on the short story by : Stephen King Teleplay by : Harlan Ellison | February 14, 1986 | |||||||||
"Personal Demons" | Peter Medak | Rockne S. O'Bannon | ||||||||||||
"Cold Reading" | Gus Trikonis | Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr | ||||||||||||
Young Georgie (Barret Oliver) is afraid of his ailing grandmother. His mother leaves him alone to take care of her. Veteran television screenwriter Rockne S. O'Bannon (Martin Balsam) suffers from diminutive creatures that plague his daily life. Also stars Clive Revill. 1940s voice actor Milo Trent (Larry Poindexter) gets a job on a popular radio show. The show's creator, Nelson Westbrook (Dick Shawn), involuntarily causes every sound described on that week's episode to become real inside the studio. | ||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | "The Leprechaun-Artist" | Tommy Lee Wallace | Story by : James Crocker Teleplay by : Tommy Lee Wallace | February 21, 1986 | |||||||||
"Dead Run" | Paul Tucker | Based on the short story by : Greg Bear Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
A vacationing leprechaun (Cork Hubbert) is forced to grant wishes, which come with unintended consequences, to the three boys who captured him. Truck driver Johnny Davis (Steve Railsback) accepts the job of delivering souls to Hell, and finds Hell is not what he expected. Also stars Barry Corbin and John de Lancie. | ||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | "Profile in Silver" | John Hancock | J. Neil Schulman | March 7, 1986 | |||||||||
"Button, Button" | Peter Medak | Based on the short story by : Richard Matheson Teleplay by : Richard Matheson[d] | ||||||||||||
History professor Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald (Lane Smith) is sent back in time to observe the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but he botches the job in the worst possible way. Also stars Barbara Baxley. A mysterious stranger (Basil Hoffman) gives down-and-out couple Norma and Arthur Lewis (Mare Winningham, Brad Davis) a box with a button on it. He states that if they press the button, they will receive $200,000 and someone they do not know will die. | ||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | "Need to Know" | Paul Lynch | Based on the short story by : Sidney Sheldon Teleplay by : Mary Sheldon | March 21, 1986 | |||||||||
"Red Snow" | Jeannot Szwarc | Michael Cassutt | ||||||||||||
Government scientist Edward Sayers (William Petersen) is sent to a small town to investigate a bizarre outbreak of insanity. Also stars Frances McDormand. KGB Colonel Ilyanov (George Dzundza) is sent to a Siberian town to investigate the deaths of the local Communist Party officials. Also stars Victoria Tennant. | ||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | "Take My Life...Please!" | Gus Trikonis | Gordon Mitchell | March 28, 1986 | |||||||||
"Devil's Alphabet" | Ben Bolt | Based on the short story by : Arthur Gray Teleplay by : Robert Hunter | ||||||||||||
"The Library" | John Hancock | Anne Collins | ||||||||||||
Comedian Billy Diamond (Tim Thomerson) must perform an act that will decide his fate in the afterlife. Also stars Ray Buktenica. The members of a poetry society find themselves haunted by an oath they took as young men. Features an ensemble cast. Writer Ellen Pendleton (Frances Conroy) is hired to work in a private library and where the books document the lives of everyone alive, updated instantly. Also stars Uta Hagen and Lori Petty. | ||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | "Shadow Play" | Paul Lynch | Based on the story and teleplay by : Charles Beaumont Teleplay by : James Crocker | April 4, 1986 | |||||||||
"Grace Note" | Peter Medak | Patrice Messina | ||||||||||||
A remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode. Sentenced to death, Adam Grant (Peter Coyote) desperately tries to convince his prosecutor that their reality is actually a recurring nightmare of his—and everyone will cease to exist once he is executed at midnight. Opera singer Rosemary Miletti (Julia Migenes) gains a glimpse of her future with a wish from her dying sister. | ||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | "A Day in Beaumont" | Philip DeGuere | David Gerrold | April 11, 1986 | |||||||||
"The Last Defender of Camelot" | Jeannot Szwarc | Based on a story by : Roger Zelazny Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin | ||||||||||||
After witnessing the landing of a flying saucer, a young couple (Victor Garber, Stacey Nelkin) find themselves in the midst of an alien invasion. In modern-day England, the last of King Arthur's knights (Richard Kiley) teams with Morgan le Fay (Jenny Agutter) to stop the return of Merlin (Norman Lloyd). Also stars John Cameron Mitchell. |
Season 2 (1986–87)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |||||||||
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25 | 1 | "The Once and Future King" | Jim McBride | Story by : Bryce Maritano Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin | September 27, 1986 | |||||||||
"A Saucer of Loneliness" | John Hancock | Based on the short story by : Theodore Sturgeon Teleplay by : David Gerrold | ||||||||||||
Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin (Jeff Yagher) travels back in time and meets the real Elvis Presley. Lonely waitress Margaret (Shelley Duvall) encounters a mysterious saucer with a message only for her. Also stars Nan Martin. | ||||||||||||||
26 | 2 | "What Are Friends For?" | Gus Trikonis | J. Michael Straczynski | October 4, 1986 | |||||||||
"Aqua Vita" | Paul Tucker | Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik | ||||||||||||
A child's (Fred Savage) imaginary friend (Lukas Haas) turns out to be his father's imaginary friend as well. Also stars Tom Skerritt. Christine (Mimi Kennedy), an aging news anchor, finds a method for youth at a steep price. Also stars Christopher McDonald. | ||||||||||||||
27 | 3 | "The Storyteller" | Paul Lynch | Rockne S. O'Bannon | October 11, 1986 | |||||||||
"Nightsong" | Bradford May | Michael Reaves | ||||||||||||
Young teacher Dorothy Livingston (Glynnis O'Connor) finds that the secret to immortality resides in stories. Also stars David Faustino. DJ Andrea Fields (Lisa Eilbacher) must cope with the return of her lover after a five-year disappearance. | ||||||||||||||
28 | 4 | "The After Hours" | Bruce Malmuth | Based on the story and teleplay by : Rod Serling Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon | October 18, 1986 | |||||||||
"Lost and Found" | Gus Trikonis | Based on the short story by : Phyllis Eisenstein Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin | ||||||||||||
"The World Next Door" | Paul Lynch | Lan O'Kun | ||||||||||||
In this remake of the 1960 Twilight Zone episode, a woman (Terry Farrell) is trapped in a mall after hours with living mannequins. Also stars Ann Wedgeworth. A student's (Akosua Busia) possessions mysteriously vanish. A door in the basement leads to a parallel world, and both of a man's counterparts find the grass greener on the other side. Stars George Wendt, Bernadette Birkett and Jeffrey Tambor. Note: CBS Home Video split this installment into two half-hour shows, the first two stories in the first half and the last story in the second. As a result, "Lost and Found" is cut from eight minutes to just five. Starting with the next episode, CBS reduced the show to 30 minutes. | ||||||||||||||
29 | 5 | "The Toys of Caliban" | Thomas J. Wright | Story by : Terry Matz Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin | December 4, 1986 | |||||||||
A mentally handicapped child (David Greenlee) has immense, dangerous powers which his parents struggle to prevent his misusing. Also stars Richard Mulligan and Anne Haney. | ||||||||||||||
30 | 6 | "The Convict's Piano" | Thomas J. Wright | Story by : James Crocker Teleplay by : Patrice Messina | December 11, 1986 | |||||||||
A wrongfully convicted prisoner (Joe Penny) discovers an old piano in his prison with special powers. Also stars Norman Fell. | ||||||||||||||
31 | 7 | "The Road Less Traveled" | Wes Craven | George R. R. Martin | December 18, 1986 | |||||||||
A draft-dodger (Cliff DeYoung) is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair. Note: CBS broadcasts two half-hour shows back-to-back as an hour for the rest of the season. | ||||||||||||||
32–33 | 8–9 | "The Card" | Bradford May | Michael Cassutt | February 21, 1987 | |||||||||
"The Junction" | Bill Duke | Virginia Aldridge | ||||||||||||
A woman (Susan Blakely) with out-of-control spending habits finds her new credit card comes with unexpected penalties. Also stars William Atherton. A miner (William Allen Young) who has been cheating on his wife is trapped by a cave-in with a miner from 1912 (Chris Mulkey). | ||||||||||||||
34–35 | 10–11 | "Joy Ride" | Gil Bettman | Cal Willingham | May 21, 1987 | |||||||||
"Private Channel" | Peter Medak | Edward Redlich | ||||||||||||
"Shelter Skelter" | Martha Coolidge | Story by : Ron Cobb Teleplay by : Ron Cobb and Robin Love | ||||||||||||
Four teens (Rob Knepper, Brooke McCarter, Heidi Kozak and Tamara Mark) take a recently deceased man's classic car for a joyride. The driver (Knepper) acts increasingly irrationally during the ride. After accidentally dropping his portable stereo in an airplane lavatory, a young man (Scott Coffey) discovers that it allows him to hear other people's thoughts. A survivalist (Joe Mantegna) and his friend (Jon Gries) live in his shelter after a nuclear bomb detonation. Also stars Joan Allen and Danica McKellar. | ||||||||||||||
36–37 | 12–13 | "Time and Teresa Golowitz" | Shelley Levinson | Based on a short story by : Parke Godwin Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | July 10, 1987 | |||||||||
"Voices in the Earth" | Curtis Harrington | Alan Brennert | ||||||||||||
A Broadway composer (Paul Sand) accepts an offer from the devil (Gene Barry) and returns to his high school years to see his crush again. While there he sees an opportunity to prevent a classmate's suicide. Also stars Grant Heslov and Wallace Langham. People return to a barren Earth to find that not everything had left when they thought it did. Stars Martin Balsam and Jenny Agutter. | ||||||||||||||
38–39 | 14–15 | "Song of the Younger World" | Noel Black | Anthony & Nancy Lawrence | July 17, 1987 | |||||||||
"The Girl I Married" | Philip DeGuere | J. M. DeMatteis | ||||||||||||
In 1916, a girl (Jennifer Rubin) and a young man (Peter Kowanko) from a reformatory for wayward boys fall in love and try to get away from her disapproving father, the superintendent (Roberts Blossom). Also stars Paul Benedict. An attorney (James Whitmore Jr.) pines after the way his wife (Linda Kelsey) was in their younger years, only to encounter that younger woman in the present. |
Season 3 (1988–89)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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40 | 1 | "The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon" | René Bonnière | Story by : Haskell Barkin and J. Michael Straczynski Teleplay by : Haskell Barkin | September 24, 1988 | |
Edgar Witherspoon (Harry Morgan) is ordered by a mysterious voice to collect junk in his apartment to keep the world in balance. Also stars Cedric Smith. | ||||||
41 | 2 | "Extra Innings" | Doug Jackson | Tom Palmer | October 1, 1988 | |
Ex-baseball player Ed Hamner (Marc Singer), lame from an injury and forced to retire early, is given a baseball card from the early 1900s that transports Hamner into the life of that player. | ||||||
42 | 3 | "The Crossing" | Paul Lynch | Ralph Phillips | October 8, 1988 | |
A stressed-out priest (Ted Shackelford) is haunted by the sight of a station wagon with a woman inside that keeps crashing. | ||||||
43 | 4 | "The Hunters" | Paul Lynch | Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch | October 15, 1988 | |
An archeologist (Louise Fletcher) studies prehistoric paintings in a newly discovered cave. The project takes a dark turn after the carcasses of livestock from nearby farms begin turning up near the cave. Also stars Michael Hogan. | ||||||
44 | 5 | "Dream Me a Life" | Allan King | J. Michael Straczynski | October 22, 1988 | |
A man (Eddie Albert) in a retirement home is trapped in the dreams of a catatonic widow. Also stars Frances Hyland. | ||||||
45 | 6 | "Memories" | Richard Bugajski | Bob Underwood | October 29, 1988 | |
A specialist in past life regression (Barbara Stock) enters an alternate reality where everyone already remembers all their past lives. | ||||||
46 | 7 | "The Hellgramite Method" | Gilbert Shilton | William Selby | November 5, 1988 | |
An alcoholic (Timothy Bottoms) goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem. Also stars Julie Khaner. | ||||||
47 | 8 | "Our Selena Is Dying" | Bruce Pittman | Story by : Rod Serling Teleplay by : J. Michael Straczynski | November 12, 1988 | |
A young woman (Terri Garber) has her youth sucked out of her by her dying aunt. | ||||||
48 | 9 | "The Call" | Gilbert Shilton | J. Michael Straczynski | November 19, 1988 | |
A lonely man (William Sanderson) dials a wrong number and develops a close relationship with the woman on the other end. When she refuses to meet him, he investigates and discovers she is a statue. | ||||||
49 | 10 | "The Trance" | Randy Bradshaw | Jeff Stuart and J. Michael Straczynski | November 26, 1988 | |
A scam artist (Peter Scolari) purports to channel the spirit of Delos, an inhabitant of Atlantis. He begins involuntarily channeling a real spirit, one with a habit of insulting people. | ||||||
50 | 11 | "Acts of Terror" | Brad Turner | J. Michael Straczynski | December 3, 1988 | |
A battered wife (Melanie Mayron) finds the strength to fight her abusive husband by looking at a statuette of a Doberman Pinscher. Also stars Kenneth Welsh. | ||||||
51 | 12 | "20/20 Vision" | Jim Purdy | Robert Walden | December 10, 1988 | |
Bank loan officer Warren Cribbens (Michael Moriarty) cracks his eyeglasses and discovers he can see the future through them, showing that his efforts to help a farmer avoid foreclosure are doomed to fail. | ||||||
52 | 13 | "There Was an Old Woman" | Otta Hanus | Tom J. Astle | December 17, 1988 | |
A writer of children's books (Colleen Dewhurst) autographs a book for a sick young fan. Later, she starts hearing the sound of children in her house. | ||||||
53 | 14 | "The Trunk" | Steve DiMarco | Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch | December 24, 1988 | |
A motel proprietor (Bud Cort) discovers an empty trunk that grants wishes. He uses it for popularity, but at a party he discovers who his true friends are: no one. | ||||||
54 | 15 | "Appointment on Route 17" | René Bonnière | Haskell Barkin | December 31, 1988 | |
After receiving a heart transplant, a man (Paul Le Mat) finds his personality has changed, incorporating a strange attraction to a waitress at a road diner. | ||||||
55 | 16 | "The Cold Equations" | Martin Lavut | Based on a story by : Tom Godwin Teleplay by : Alan Brennert | January 7, 1989 | |
A cargo pilot (Terence Knox) on the frontiers of space finds an innocent stowaway on his ship, who the ship's fuel supply cannot support. | ||||||
56 | 17 | "Stranger in Possum Meadows" | Sturla Gunnarsson | Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch | January 14, 1989 | |
A young boy playing in a field meets a man (Steve Kanaly) who is really an alien collecting specimens to bring back to his planet. | ||||||
57 | 18 | "Street of Shadows" | Richard Bugajski | Michael Reaves | January 21, 1989 | |
While breaking into a house, an unemployed homeless man (Charles Haid) switches bodies with the house's owner. Also stars Lisa Jakub. | ||||||
58 | 19 | "Something in the Walls" | Allan Kroeker | J. Michael Straczynski | January 28, 1989 | |
A doctor (Damir Andrei) at a sanitarium has a patient (Deborah Raffin) who is terribly frightened of patterns on clothing and furniture. | ||||||
59 | 20 | "A Game of Pool" | Randy Bradshaw | George Clayton Johnson | February 4, 1989 | |
In this remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode, a pool player (Esai Morales) challenges the long-dead legend, Fats Brown (Maury Chaykin), who returns from the afterlife to give him a high-stakes game. | ||||||
60 | 21 | "Room 2426" | Ryszard Bugajski | Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik | February 11, 1989 | |
Scientist Martin Decker (Dean Stockwell) is confined and interrogated by government agents for the location of his notes. Escape for Martin comes from the mind. | ||||||
61 | 22 | "The Mind of Simon Foster" | Doug Jackson | J. Michael Straczynski | February 18, 1989 | |
To make ends meet, Simon Foster (Bruce Weitz) sells his memories to a pawn shop broker. | ||||||
62 | 23 | "The Wall" | Atom Egoyan | J. Michael Straczynski | February 25, 1989 | |
A U.S. military experiment opens a portal to an unknown place. The Army calls upon a career soldier (John Beck) to investigate. He finds an idyllic world, and seemingly no way to get back. | ||||||
63 | 24 | "Cat and Mouse" | Eric Till | Christy Marx | March 4, 1989 | |
A shy woman (Pamela Bellwood) becomes the lover of a cursed Casanova (Page Fletcher) who turns into a cat during the daytime. | ||||||
64 | 25 | "Rendezvous in a Dark Place" | René Bonnière | J. Michael Straczynski | March 11, 1989 | |
An old woman (Janet Leigh) with an obsession with death finds an injured thief in her home. When Death (Stephen McHattie) arrives to collect him, she tries to persuade him to take her instead. | ||||||
65 | 26 | "Many, Many Monkeys" | Richard Bugajski | William Froug | March 18, 1989 | |
An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution. Stars Karen Valentine, Jackie Burroughs and Ken Pogue. | ||||||
66 | 27 | "Love Is Blind" | Gilbert Shilton | Cal Willingham | March 25, 1989 | |
A man (Ben Murphy) plotting to murder his wife's lover meets a blind singer who knows all about his plan. | ||||||
67 | 28 | "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich" | Paul Lynch | Harlan Ellison | April 1, 1989 | |
A man (Wayne Robson) sells his soul to a demon for some racing tips. After being terrified by the demon he goes for help from the criminal boss (Tony Franciosa) he borrowed the track money from. | ||||||
68 | 29 | "Special Service" | Randy Bradshaw | J. Michael Straczynski | April 8, 1989 | |
A man (David Naughton) finds that his life has been on TV for the past five years. | ||||||
69 | 30 | "Father and Son Game" | Randy Bradshaw | Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik | April 15, 1989 | |
Upon brain death, a 79-year-old man (Ed Marinaro) has his brain data transplanted into an experimental robot brain. His son (Eugene Robert Glazer) considers this an abomination and tries to have his father declared legally dead. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Credited as Michael Bryant
- ^ Credited as Alan Smithee
- ^ Credited as Steven Rae
- ^ Credited as Logan Swanson
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