The Twilight Zone

Season 5

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The fifth and final season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 9:30–10:00 pm on CBS from September 27, 1963 to June 19, 1964. It featured the same intro as the fourth season, but reverted to the original half-hour format.

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36 Episodes

In Praise of Pip
E1
In Praise of PipWearied bookie Max Phillips, learning of his grown soldier son Pip getting wounded during combat in South Vietnam, gets to spend one last delightful hour with a ten-year-old version of Pip at an amusement park after dark.
Steel
E2
SteelIn 1974, boxing has been outlawed and is performed by robots. With his possibly last fight approaching and his outmoded robot Maxo in need of major repair, manager Steel Kelly resorts to a desperate gamble in Maynard, Kansas.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
E3
Nightmare at 20,000 FeetNo one can see the gremlin tearing apart an airplane's wing, except a newly released mental patient.
A Kind of a Stopwatch
E4
A Kind of a StopwatchLong-winded bachelor Patrick Thomas McNulty loses his job in Mr. Cooper's garment factory, visits his favorite local tavern, converses with a stranger, and is inexplicably given a stopwatch that halts time.
The Last Night of a Jockey
E5
The Last Night of a JockeyBarred from the track for life, crooked jockey Grady boozily expresses the wish to escape his sordid surroundings and become a truly "big man." His wish is granted by his lookalike alter ego, but there's a heavy price to be paid at fadeout time.
Living Doll
E6
Living DollErich is displeased when his wife buys an expensive doll for his step-daughter. He becomes even more displeased when the doll tells him it doesn't like him!
The Old Man in the Cave
E7
The Old Man in the CaveIn a post-apocalyptic settlement in 1974, the inhabitants' survival depends on the advice of an unseen man living in a nearby cave. This dependence is tested when soldiers descends on their town, led by the violent Major French.
Uncle Simon
E8
Uncle SimonBarbara Polk takes care of her elderly and mean-spirited uncle Simon. He is a scientist who spends much of his time in his basement laboratory but when he's not there, he seems to take great pleasure in demeaning his niece. She can't wait for him to die and doesn't hesitate to tell him so. When he does die, things are... not quite what she expected.
Probe 7, Over and Out
E9
Probe 7, Over and OutThe lone survivors of two annihilated worlds are stranded on a distant planet.
The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
E10
The 7th Is Made Up of PhantomsA modern day National Guard unit find themselves in the middle of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain
E11
A Short Drink from a Certain FountainAging Harmon Gordon convinces his brother Dr. Raymond Gordon to inject him with an experimental youth serum so that Harmon will have sufficient energy to keep up with his much younger gold-digging wife Flora.
Ninety Years Without Slumbering
E12
Ninety Years Without SlumberingSam Forstman is an old man who lives with his granddaughter Marnie Kirk and her husband Doug. Sam lives a simple life and doesn't sleep much anymore. He's usually up at all hours tinkering on his grandfather clock, something that worries Marnie as his attention to the timepiece verges on the obsessive. The reason for that however is quite simple: he is convinced that should the clock ever stop, he will die.
Ring-a-Ding Girl
E13
Ring-a-Ding GirlWhile flying across the country en route to a film shoot in Rome, movie star Barbara "Bunny" Blake receives a gift from her hometown fans in Howardville: a ring which is giving her warnings to come home.
You Drive
E14
You DriveAfter causing a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident that killed a bike-riding child, then letting his co-worker Pete Radcliffe take the blame, office manager Oliver Pope is relentlessly haunted by his suddenly aggressive car.
The Long Morrow
E15
The Long MorrowBefore leaving on a decades-long solo mission into deep space, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets attractive Space Agency employee Sandra Horn, and they both fall deeply in love. But what kind of a future can there be for them?
The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross
E16
The Self-Improvement of Salvadore RossSalvatore Ross can trade physical characteristics with other people and will use this talent to do anything to gain both the love of his former social worker Leah Maitland as well as the approval of her crippled father.
Number 12 Looks Just Like You
E17
Number 12 Looks Just Like YouIn a future society, everyone must undergo an operation at age 19 to become beautiful and conform to society. Since her father killed himself after his surgery, 18-year-old Marilyn Cubberle desperately wants to hold on to her identity.
Black Leather Jackets
E18
Black Leather JacketsLeather-jacket-wearing, motorcycle-riding male aliens Scott, Steve, and Fred invade a peaceful neighborhood, where Scott develops a romance with teenage neighbor Ellen Tillman and upsets both his two comrades and Ellen's father Stu.
Night Call
E19
Night CallAn elderly, wheelchair-bound lady receives strange anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night.
From Agnes – With Love
E20
From Agnes – With LoveComputer technician James Elwood unwisely takes advice for his love life from Agnes, the computer in his office. He then uses this advice to begin a romance with his attractive young co-worker Millie Randall.
Spur of the Moment
E21
Spur of the MomentHeiress Ann Henderson is terrorized by a middle-aged woman as her wedding day approaches with young stockbroker Robert Blake. Should she instead marry her former fiance David Mitchell, whom her parents despise?
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
E22
An Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeDuring the American Civil War, Union troops are about to hang a man, a Southerner, from the Owl Creek bridge. As he goes over the side with the noose around his neck the rope breaks and he manages to unbind his hands and feet. As he swims downstream, he has images of home and his lovely wife. He also manages to evade the troops who are trying to stop him. Just as he reaches his destination however, his true circumstances are revealed.
Queen of the Nile
E23
Queen of the NileA columnist interviews a famous movie actress who has a secret to her eternal beauty.
What's in the Box
E24
What's in the BoxTaxi driver Joe Britt usually makes his way home to his wife Phyllis but theirs is not a happy marriage as they constantly bicker and she accuses him of having a girlfriend. The obnoxious Joe is having his TV fixed but after the repairman leaves, Joe sees himself with his girlfriend in scenes from the recent past. Soon after, he has a glimpse of what will happen in the near future.
The Masks
E25
The MasksDying millionaire Jason Foster invites his greedy Boston heirs to a Mardi Gras party where they must wear the masks he had custom-made for them - or else be cut off from their considerably large inheritance.
I Am the Night - Color Me Black
E26
I Am the Night - Color Me BlackOn the day an unpopular idealist is to be executed for the killing of a racist bully, the townsfolk are shocked to see the skies have turned pitch black.
Sounds and Silences
E27
Sounds and SilencesRetired Navy man and current model ship manufacturing company owner Roswell Flemington enjoys loud noises, is an annoyance to others, drives his wife to leave him, and is suitably punished with a full dose of irony.
Caesar and Me
E28
Caesar and MeVentriloquist Jonathan West isn't having much luck finding a job. He's gone to several auditions but no one has taken him on. He's falling behind in his rent and is now getting to the point where he's running out of things to pawn. He has to put up with the taunts of young Susan, the landlady's niece. He's also talking to his dummy, Caesar, who has advice for him on how to get ahead. It's not very good advice however.
The Jeopardy Room
E29
The Jeopardy RoomRussian defector Ivan Kuchenko is trapped in a hotel room and given three hours to locate a hidden bomb, hidden there by Commissar Vassiloff, who aspires to turn Ivan's proposed execution into an art form.
Stopover in a Quiet Town
E30
Stopover in a Quiet TownBob and Millie wake up to find they are in a strange town. Everything appears to be props - trees, animals even cars.
The Encounter
E31
The EncounterA World War II veteran and a Japanese-American gardener battle each other over a war that ended more than 20 years ago.
Mr. Garrity and the Graves
E32
Mr. Garrity and the GravesIn 1890, traveling salesman Jared Garrity visits the town of Happiness, Arizona offering to resurrect the dead and reunite the townsfolk with their departed loved ones out of the goodness of his heart for hefty prices.
The Brain Center at Whipple's
E33
The Brain Center at Whipple'sA factory CEO replaces human workers with machines.
Come Wander with Me
E34
Come Wander with MeSinger Floyd Burney, the "Rock-a-Billy-Kid", goes deep into the back woods hoping to find his next hit record. He no sooner arrives than he hears a beautiful singing voice which draws him deeper into the woods. He eventually meets Mary Rachel who tells him the song he heard belonged to someone and that she's forbidden to tell anyone about it. When she finally reveals it to him, Floyd learns that his future is preordained.
The Fear
E35
The FearTwo people in a remote cabin find signs of an extraterrestrial.
The Bewitchin' Pool
E36
The Bewitchin' PoolTwo unhappy children find a happy escape in a swimming pool.