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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 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 [[Television 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>


The show was narrated by [[Charles Aidman]] (1985–1987) and [[Robin Ward (television)|Robin Ward]] (1988–1989). {{Aired episodes|showpage=The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|finished=all|seasons=3}}
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}}


==Series overview==
==Series overview==
<onlyinclude>{{Series overview
<onlyinclude>{{Series overview
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| end1 = {{End date|1986|4|11}}
| end1 = {{End date|1986|4|11}}
| network1 = [[CBS]]
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| episodes2 = 11
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| start2 = {{Start date|1986|9|27}}
| end2 = {{End date|1987|7|17}}
| end2 = {{End date|1987|7|17}}


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| network3 = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| network3 = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
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| NumParts = 2
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title_1 = [[Shatterday]]
| Title_1 = [[Shatterday]]
| Title_2 = [[A Little Peace and Quiet]]
| Title_2 = [[A Little Peace and Quiet]]
| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]]
| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]]
| 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

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| WrittenBy_2 = James Crocker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|27}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|9|27}}
| 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 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>
| 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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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title_1 = [[Wordplay (The Twilight Zone)|Wordplay]]
| Title_1 = Wordplay
| Title_2 = [[Dreams for Sale (The Twilight Zone)|Dreams for Sale]]
| Title_2 = Dreams for Sale
| Title_3 = [[Chameleon (The Twilight Zone)|Chameleon]]
| Title_3 = Chameleon
| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven
| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]]
| DirectedBy_3 = Wes Craven
| DirectedBy_3 = Wes Craven
| WrittenBy_1 = [[Rockne S. O'Bannon]]
| WrittenBy_1 = [[Rockne S. O'Bannon]]
| WrittenBy_2 = Joe Gannon
| WrittenBy_2 = Joe Gannon
| WrittenBy_3 = James Crocker
| WrittenBy_3 = James Crocker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|4}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|4}}
| ShortSummary = Overworked businessman Bill Lowery ([[Robert Klein]]) gradually enters a parallel universe where people speak garbled English. Also stars Annie Potts, 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, 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>
| 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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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Aux1_1 = "[[Healer (The Twilight Zone)|Healer]]"
| Title_1 = Healer
| Aux1_2 = "[[Children's Zoo (The Twilight Zone)|Children's Zoo]]"
| Title_2 = Children's Zoo
| Aux1_3 = "[[Kentucky Rye]]"
| Title_3 = Kentucky Rye
| DirectedBy_1 = Sigmund Neufeld
| DirectedBy_1 = Sigmund Neufeld
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Robert Downey, Sr.|Robert Downey]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Robert Downey Sr.|Robert Downey]]
| DirectedBy_3 = [[John D. Hancock|John Hancock]]
| DirectedBy_3 = [[John D. Hancock|John Hancock]]
| 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]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|11}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|11}}
| ShortSummary = Cat burglar Jackie Thompson ([[Eric Bogosian]]) profits from the healing powers of an Indian artifact he stole. Also stars Vincent Gardenia and Robert Constanzo.<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>
| 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
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Aux1_1 = "[[Little Boy Lost (The Twilight Zone)|Little Boy Lost]]"
| Title_1 = Little Boy Lost
| Aux1_2 = "[[Wish Bank (The Twilight Zone)|Wish Bank]]"
| Title_2 = Wish Bank
| Aux1_3 = "[[Nightcrawlers (The Twilight Zone)|Nightcrawlers]]"
| Title_3 = [[Nightcrawlers (The Twilight Zone)|Nightcrawlers]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Tommy Lee Wallace]]
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|18}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|18}}
| 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|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, 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>
| 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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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Aux1_1 = "[[If She Dies]]"
| Title_1 = If She Dies
| Aux1_2 = "[[Ye Gods]]"
| Title_2 = Ye Gods
| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock
| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Peter Medak]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Peter Medak]]
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| WrittenBy_2 = Anne Collins
| WrittenBy_2 = Anne Collins
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|25}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|25}}
| 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's struck by Cupid's ([[Robert Morse]]) 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>
| 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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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Aux1_1 = "[[Examination Day]]"
| Title_1 = [[Examination Day]]
| Aux1_2 = "[[A Message from Charity]]"
| Title_2 = [[A Message from Charity]]
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]]
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]]
| 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}}
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=William M. Lee|slabel=Based on the short story by}}
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=William M. Lee|slabel=Based on the short story by}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|1}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|1}}
| ShortSummary = In a dystopian future, 12-year-old Dickie Jordan ([[David Mendenhall]]) is summoned for a mandatory intelligence test after turning of age.{{hr}}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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-twilight-zone-1985/examination-day-34362/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Examination Day | access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref>
| ShortSummary = In a dystopian future, 12-year-old Dickie Jordan ([[David Mendenhall]]) is summoned for a mandatory intelligence test after turning of age.{{hr}}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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-twilight-zone-1985/examination-day-34362/ | title=TV.com - The Twilight Zone 1985: Examination Day | access-date=January 26, 2012}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Aux1_1 = "[[Teacher's Aide (The Twilight Zone)|Teacher's Aide]]"
| Title_1 = Teacher's Aide
| Aux1_2 = "[[Paladin of the Lost Hour]]"
| Title_2 = [[Paladin of the Lost Hour]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[B. W. L. Norton]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[B. W. L. Norton]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Gilbert Cates]] <br /> (credited as [[Alan Smithee]])
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Gilbert Cates]]{{efn|Credited as [[Alan Smithee]]}}
| WrittenBy_1 = [[Steven Barnes]]
| WrittenBy_1 = [[Steven Barnes]]
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|8}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|8}}
| 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.
| 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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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Aux1_1 = "[[Act Break]]"
| Title_1 = Act Break
| Aux1_2 = "[[The Burning Man (The Twilight Zone)|The Burning Man]]"
| Title_2 = The Burning Man
| Aux1_3 = "[[Dealer's Choice (The Twilight Zone)|Dealer's Choice]]"
| Title_3 = Dealer's Choice
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Theodore J. Flicker]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Theodore J. Flicker]]
| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson
| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson
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| WrittenBy_3 = Donald Todd
| WrittenBy_3 = Donald Todd
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|15}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|15}}
| 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. Also stars Danny Cooksey.{{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.
| 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
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Aux1_1 = "[[Dead Woman's Shoes]]"
| Title_1 = Dead Woman's Shoes
| Aux1_2 = "[[Wong's Lost and Found Emporium]]"
| Title_2 = [[Wong's Lost and Found Emporium]]
| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak
| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|22}}
| 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's lost in the world ends up- even love and time.
| 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
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Shadow Man]]"
| Title_1 = The Shadow Man
| Aux1_2 = "[[The Uncle Devil Show (The Twilight Zone)|The Uncle Devil Show]]"
| Title_2 = The Uncle Devil Show
| Aux1_3 = "[[Opening Day (The Twilight Zone)|Opening Day]]"
| Title_3 = Opening Day
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Joe Dante]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Joe Dante]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[David Steinberg]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[David Steinberg]]
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| WrittenBy_3 = Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell
| WrittenBy_3 = Gerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|29}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|29}}
| 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, cameo by John Milius.
| 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
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Beacon (The Twilight Zone)|The Beacon]]"
| Title_1 = The Beacon
| Aux1_2 = "[[One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty]]"
| Title_2 = One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gerd Oswald]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gerd Oswald]]
| DirectedBy_2 = Don Carlos Dunaway
| DirectedBy_2 = Don Carlos Dunaway
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=Harlan Ellison|slabel=From a short story by}}
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=Harlan Ellison|slabel=From a short story by}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|6}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|6}}
| ShortSummary = Young doctor Dennis Barrows ([[Charles Martin Smith]]) stumbles into a strange town where the citizens fear and worship a lighthouse. Also stars Martin Landau, Giovanni Ribisi and Chad Tyler Lindberg.{{hr}}Gus Rosenthal ([[Peter Riegert]]) returns to his childhood home, and finds himself transported to his past. Also stars Jack Kehoe.
| ShortSummary = 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]].{{hr}}Gus Rosenthal ([[Peter Riegert]]) returns to his childhood home, and finds himself transported to his past. Also stars [[Jack Kehoe]].
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Aux1_1 = "[[Her Pilgrim Soul]]"
| Title_1 = Her Pilgrim Soul
| Aux1_2 = "[[I of Newton]]"
| Title_2 = I of Newton
| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven
| DirectedBy_1 = Wes Craven
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|13}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|13}}
| 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.
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Aux1_1 = "[[Night of the Meek (The Twilight Zone, 1985)|Night of the Meek]]"
| Title_1 = Night of the Meek
| Aux1_2 = "[[But Can She Type?]]"
| Title_2 = But Can She Type?
| Aux1_3 = "[[The Star (The Twilight Zone)|The Star]]"
| Title_3 = The Star
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Martha Coolidge]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Martha Coolidge]]
| DirectedBy_2 = Shelley Levinson
| DirectedBy_2 = Shelley Levinson
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| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=[[Arthur C. Clarke]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}}
| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Alan Brennert|s=[[Arthur C. Clarke]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|20}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|20}}
| ShortSummary = 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.{{hr}}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.{{hr}}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.
| ShortSummary = 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]].{{hr}}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]].{{hr}}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.
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| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Aux1_1 = "[[Still Life (The Twilight Zone)|Still Life]]"
| Title_1 = Still Life
| Aux1_2 = "[[The Little People of Killany Woods]]"
| Title_2 = The Little People of Killany Woods
| Aux1_3 = "[[The Misfortune Cookie]]"
| Title_3 = [[The Misfortune Cookie]]
| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak
| DirectedBy_1 = Peter Medak
| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson
| DirectedBy_2 = J. D. Feigelson
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| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Rockne S. O'Bannon{{efn|Credited as Steven Rae}}|s=[[Charles E. Fritch]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}}
| WrittenBy_3 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Rockne S. O'Bannon{{efn|Credited as Steven Rae}}|s=[[Charles E. Fritch]]|slabel=Based on the short story by}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|3}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|3}}
| ShortSummary = 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.{{hr}}A story-telling town moocher ([[Hamilton Camp]]) has an encounter with "little people".{{hr}}Snobby food critic Harry Folger ([[Elliott Gould]]) receives [[fortune cookie]] messages that come true.
| ShortSummary = 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]].{{hr}}A story-telling town moocher ([[Hamilton Camp]]) has an encounter with "little people".{{hr}}Snobby food critic Harry Folger ([[Elliott Gould]]) receives [[fortune cookie]] messages that come true.
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Aux1_1 = "[[Monsters!]]"
| Title_1 = Monsters!
| Aux1_2 = "[[A Small Talent for War]]"
| Title_2 = [[A Small Talent for War]]
| Aux1_3 = "[[A Matter of Minutes]]"
| Title_3 = A Matter of Minutes
| DirectedBy_1 = B. W. L. Norton
| DirectedBy_1 = B. W. L. Norton
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|24}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|1|24}}
| 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 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.
| 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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}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Elevator (The Twilight Zone)|The Elevator]]"
| Title_1 = The Elevator
| Aux1_2 = "[[To See the Invisible Man]]"
| Title_2 = To See the Invisible Man
| Aux1_3 = "[[Tooth and Consequences]]"
| Title_3 = Tooth and Consequences
| DirectedBy_1 = R. L. Thomas
| DirectedBy_1 = R. L. Thomas
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Noel Black]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Noel Black]]
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| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Aux1_1 = "[[Welcome to Winfield]]"
| Title_1 = Welcome to Winfield
| Aux1_2 = "[[Quarantine (The Twilight Zone)|Quarantine]]"
| Title_2 = Quarantine
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Bruce Bilson]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Bruce Bilson]]
| 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]]}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|7}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|7}}
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Aux1_1 = "[[Gramma (The Twilight Zone)|Gramma]]"
| Title_1 = [[Gramma (The Twilight Zone)|Gramma]]
| Aux1_2 = "[[Personal Demons (The Twilight Zone)|Personal Demons]]"
| Title_2 = Personal Demons
| Aux1_3 = "[[Cold Reading (The Twilight Zone)|Cold Reading]]"
| Title_3 = Cold Reading
| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May
| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak
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| WrittenBy_3 = Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
| WrittenBy_3 = Martin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|14}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|2|14}}
| ShortSummary = Young Georgie ([[Barret Oliver]]) is afraid of his ailing grandmother. His mother leaves him alone to take care of her.{{hr}}Veteran television screenwriter Rockne S. O'Bannon ([[Martin Balsam]]) suffers from diminutive creatures that plague his daily life. Also stars Clive Revill.{{hr}}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.
| ShortSummary = Young Georgie ([[Barret Oliver]]) is afraid of his ailing grandmother. His mother leaves him alone to take care of her.{{hr}}Veteran television screenwriter Rockne S. O'Bannon ([[Martin Balsam]]) suffers from diminutive creatures that plague his daily life. Also stars [[Clive Revill]].{{hr}}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.
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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Leprechaun-Artist]]"
| Title_1 = The Leprechaun-Artist
| Aux1_2 = "[[Dead Run (The Twilight Zone)|Dead Run]]"
| Title_2 = Dead Run
| DirectedBy_1 = Tommy Lee Wallace
| DirectedBy_1 = Tommy Lee Wallace
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker
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| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Aux1_1 = "[[Profile in Silver]]"
| Title_1 = [[Profile in Silver]]
| Aux1_2 = "[[Button, Button (The Twilight Zone)|Button, Button]]"
| Title_2 = [[Button, Button (The Twilight Zone)|Button, Button]]
| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock
| DirectedBy_1 = John Hancock
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|7}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|7}}
| 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 don't know will die.
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Aux1_1 = "[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734722/ Need to Know]"
| Title_1 = Need to Know
| Aux1_2 = "[[Red Snow (The Twilight Zone)|Red Snow]]"
| Title_2 = Red Snow
| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch
| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Jeannot Szwarc]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Jeannot Szwarc]]
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| WrittenBy_2 = Michael Cassutt
| WrittenBy_2 = Michael Cassutt
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|21}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|3|21}}
| 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]].
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Aux1_1 = "[[Take My Life...Please!]]"
| Title_1 = [[Take My Life...Please!]]
| Aux1_2 = "[[Devil's Alphabet]]"
| Title_2 = Devil's Alphabet
| Aux1_3 = "[[The Library (The Twilight Zone)|The Library]]"
| Title_3 = The Library
| DirectedBy_1 = Gus Trikonis
| DirectedBy_1 = Gus Trikonis
| DirectedBy_2 = Ben Bolt
| DirectedBy_2 = Ben Bolt
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| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Aux1_1 = "[[Shadow Play (The Twilight Zone, 1985)|Shadow Play]]"
| Title_1 = Shadow Play
| Aux1_2 = "[[Grace Note (The Twilight Zone)|Grace Note]]"
| Title_2 = Grace Note
| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch
| DirectedBy_1 = Paul Lynch
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak
| DirectedBy_2 = Peter Medak
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| WrittenBy_2 = Patrice Messina
| WrittenBy_2 = Patrice Messina
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|4}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|4}}
| 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's executed at midnight.{{hr}}Opera singer Rosemary Miletti ([[Julia Migenes]]) gains a glimpse of her future with a wish from her dying sister.
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Aux1_1 = "[[A Day in Beaumont]]"
| Title_1 = [[A Day in Beaumont]]
| Aux1_2 = "[[The Last Defender of Camelot (The Twilight Zone)|The Last Defender of Camelot]]"
| Title_2 = The Last Defender of Camelot
| DirectedBy_1 = Philip DeGuere
| DirectedBy_1 = Philip DeGuere
| DirectedBy_2 = Jeannot Szwarc
| DirectedBy_2 = Jeannot Szwarc
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| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[George R. R. Martin]]|s=[[Roger Zelazny]]|slabel=Based on a story by}}
| WrittenBy_2 = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[George R. R. Martin]]|s=[[Roger Zelazny]]|slabel=Based on a story by}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|11}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|4|11}}
| ShortSummary = After witnessing the landing of a flying saucer, a young couple ([[Victor Garber]], [[Stacey Nelkin]]) find themselves in the midst of an alien invasion.{{hr}}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]].
| ShortSummary = After witnessing the landing of a flying saucer, a young couple ([[Victor Garber]], [[Stacey Nelkin]]) find themselves in the midst of an alien invasion.{{hr}}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]].
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}}
}}
}}
{{notelist}}


===Season 2 (1986–87)===
===Season 2 (1986–87)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Once and Future King (The Twilight Zone)|The Once and Future King]]"
| Title_1 = The Once and Future King
| Aux1_2 = "[[A Saucer of Loneliness (The Twilight Zone)|A Saucer of Loneliness]]"
| Title_2 = A Saucer of Loneliness
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Jim McBride]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Jim McBride]]
| 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}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|9|27}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|9|27}}
| 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]].
| 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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}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Aux1_1 = "[[What Are Friends For?]]"
| Title_1 = What Are Friends For?
| Aux1_2 = "[[Aqua Vita]]"
| Title_2 = Aqua Vita
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gus Trikonis]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Gus Trikonis]]
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker
| DirectedBy_2 = Paul Tucker
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| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Storyteller (The Twilight Zone)|The Storyteller]]"
| Title_1 = The Storyteller
| Aux1_2 = "[[Nightsong]]"
| Title_2 = Nightsong
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]]
| DirectedBy_1 = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]]
| DirectedBy_2 = Bradford May
| DirectedBy_2 = Bradford May
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| WrittenBy_2 = [[Michael Reaves]]
| WrittenBy_2 = [[Michael Reaves]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|11}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|11}}
| ShortSummary = Young teacher Dorothy Livingston ([[Glynnis O'Connor]]) finds that the secret to immortality resides in stories. Also stars [[David Faustino]].{{hr}}[[Disc jockey|DJ]] Andrea Fields ([[Lisa Eilbacher]]) must cope with the return of her lover after a 5-year disappearance.
| 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
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Aux1_1 = "[[The After Hours (The Twilight Zone, 1985)|The After Hours]]"
| Title_1 = The After Hours
| Aux1_2 = "[[Lost and Found (The Twilight Zone)|Lost and Found]]"
| Title_2 = Lost and Found
| Aux1_3 = "[[The World Next Door (The Twilight Zone)|The World Next Door]]"
| Title_3 = The World Next Door
| DirectedBy_1 = Bruce Malmuth
| DirectedBy_1 = Bruce Malmuth
| DirectedBy_2 = Gus Trikonis
| DirectedBy_2 = Gus Trikonis
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| WrittenBy_3 = Lan O'Kun
| WrittenBy_3 = Lan O'Kun
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|18}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|18}}
| 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 [[Anne 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]]. [[CBS Home Entertainment|CBS Home Video]] split these into two half hour shows, the first two stories in first half and the last story in the second.{{hr}}-----CBS reduces the show to 30 minutes from here on.-----
| 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
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = [[The Toys of Caliban]]
| Title = The Toys of Caliban
| DirectedBy = [[Thomas J. Wright]]
| DirectedBy = [[Thomas J. Wright]]
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Terry Matz|t=George R. R. Martin}}
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Terry Matz|t=George R. R. Martin}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|4}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|4}}
| ShortSummary = A mentally challenged child ([[David Greenlee]]) has immense, dangerous powers which his parents struggle to prevent his misusing. Also stars [[Richard Mulligan]] and [[Anne Haney]].
| 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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}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = [[The Road Less Traveled (The Twilight Zone)|The Road Less Traveled]]
| Title = The Road Less Traveled
| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]]
| DirectedBy = [[Wes Craven]]
| WrittenBy = George R. R. Martin
| WrittenBy = George R. R. Martin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|18}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|18}}
| ShortSummary = A draft-dodger ([[Cliff DeYoung]]) is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair.{{hr}}CBS broadcasts two half hour shows back-to-back as an hour for the rest of the season.
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 32/33
| EpisodeNumber = 32/33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8/9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8/9
| Aux1_1 = "[[The Card (The Twilight Zone)|The Card]]"
| Title_1 = The Card
| Aux1_2 = "[[The Junction (The Twilight Zone)|The Junction]]"
| Title_2 = The Junction
| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May
| DirectedBy_1 = Bradford May
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Bill Duke]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Bill Duke]]
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| EpisodeNumber = 34/35
| EpisodeNumber = 34/35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10/11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10/11
| Aux1_1 = "[[Joy Ride (The Twilight Zone)|Joy Ride]]"
| Title_1 = Joy Ride
| Aux1_3 = "[[Shelter Skelter]]"
| Title_3 = Shelter Skelter
| Aux1_2 = "[[Private Channel]]"
| Title_2 = Private Channel
| DirectedBy_1 = Gil Bettman
| DirectedBy_1 = Gil Bettman
| DirectedBy_3 = [[Martha Coolidge]]
| DirectedBy_3 = [[Martha Coolidge]]
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| WrittenBy_2 = [[Ed Redlich|Edward Redlich]]
| WrittenBy_2 = [[Ed Redlich|Edward Redlich]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|21}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|5|21}}
| 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]].
| 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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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 36/37
| EpisodeNumber = 36/37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12/13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12/13
| Aux1_1 = "[[Time and Teresa Golowitz]]"
| Title_1 = [[Time and Teresa Golowitz]]
| Aux1_2 = "[[Voices in the Earth]]"
| Title_2 = Voices in the Earth
| DirectedBy_1 = Shelley Levinson
| DirectedBy_1 = Shelley Levinson
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Curtis Harrington]]
| DirectedBy_2 = [[Curtis Harrington]]
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| EpisodeNumber = 38/39
| EpisodeNumber = 38/39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14/15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14/15
| Aux1_1 = "[[Song of the Younger World]]"
| Title_1 = Song of the Younger World
| Aux1_2 = "[[The Girl I Married]]"
| Title_2 = [[The Girl I Married]]
| DirectedBy_1 = Noel Black
| DirectedBy_1 = Noel Black
| DirectedBy_2 = Philip DeGuere
| DirectedBy_2 = Philip DeGuere
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| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = [[The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon]]
| Title = The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Haskell Barkin|s=Haskell Barkin and [[J. Michael Straczynski]]}}
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Haskell Barkin|s=Haskell Barkin and [[J. Michael Straczynski]]}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|9|24}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|9|24}}
| 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.
| 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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}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = [[Extra Innings (The Twilight Zone)|Extra Innings]]
| Title = Extra Innings
| DirectedBy = Doug Jackson
| DirectedBy = Doug Jackson
| WrittenBy = Tom Palmer
| WrittenBy = Tom Palmer
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| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = [[The Crossing (The Twilight Zone)|The Crossing]]
| Title = The Crossing
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]]
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Lynch (director)|Paul Lynch]]
| WrittenBy = Ralph Phillips
| WrittenBy = Ralph Phillips
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| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = [[The Hunters (The Twilight Zone)|The Hunters]]
| Title = The Hunters
| DirectedBy = Paul Lynch
| DirectedBy = Paul Lynch
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|15}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|15}}
| ShortSummary = 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.
| ShortSummary = 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 (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]].
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}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = [[Dream Me a Life]]
| Title = Dream Me a Life
| DirectedBy = [[Allan King]]
| DirectedBy = [[Allan King]]
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|22}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|22}}
| ShortSummary = A man ([[Eddie Albert]]) in a retirement home is trapped in the dreams of a catatonic widow.
| ShortSummary = A man ([[Eddie Albert]]) in a retirement home is trapped in the dreams of a catatonic widow. Also stars [[Frances Hyland]].
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| LineColor = DA70D6
}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 45
| EpisodeNumber = 45
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = [[Memories (The Twilight Zone)|Memories]]
| Title = Memories
| DirectedBy = Richard Bugajski
| DirectedBy = Richard Bugajski
| WrittenBy = Bob Underwood
| WrittenBy = Bob Underwood
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| EpisodeNumber = 46
| EpisodeNumber = 46
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = [[The Hellgramite Method]]
| Title = The Hellgramite Method
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton
| WrittenBy = William Selby
| WrittenBy = William Selby
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|5}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|11|5}}
| ShortSummary = An alcoholic ([[Timothy Bottoms]]) goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem. Also stars Julie Khaner.
| 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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| LineColor = DA70D6
}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 47
| EpisodeNumber = 47
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = [[Our Selena Is Dying]]
| Title = Our Selena Is Dying
| DirectedBy = Bruce Pittman
| DirectedBy = Bruce Pittman
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=[[Rod Serling]]|t=J. Michael Straczynski}}
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=[[Rod Serling]]|t=J. Michael Straczynski}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 48
| EpisodeNumber = 48
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = [[The Call (The Twilight Zone)|The Call]]
| Title = The Call
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
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| EpisodeNumber = 49
| EpisodeNumber = 49
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = [[The Trance (The Twilight Zone)|The Trance]]
| Title = The Trance
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| WrittenBy = Jeff Stuart and J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = Jeff Stuart and J. Michael Straczynski
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| EpisodeNumber = 50
| EpisodeNumber = 50
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = [[Acts of Terror (The Twilight Zone)|Acts of Terror]]
| Title = Acts of Terror
| DirectedBy = [[Brad Turner (director)|Brad Turner]]
| DirectedBy = [[Brad Turner (director)|Brad Turner]]
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
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| EpisodeNumber = 51
| EpisodeNumber = 51
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = [[20/20 Vision (The Twilight Zone)|20/20 Vision]]
| Title = 20/20 Vision
| DirectedBy = Jim Purdy
| DirectedBy = Jim Purdy
| WrittenBy = [[Robert Walden]]
| WrittenBy = [[Robert Walden]]
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| EpisodeNumber = 52
| EpisodeNumber = 52
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = [[There Was an Old Woman (The Twilight Zone)|There Was an Old Woman]]
| Title = There Was an Old Woman
| DirectedBy = Otta Hanus
| DirectedBy = Otta Hanus
| WrittenBy = Tom J. Astle
| WrittenBy = Tom J. Astle
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| EpisodeNumber = 53
| EpisodeNumber = 53
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = [[The Trunk (The Twilight Zone)|The Trunk]]
| Title = The Trunk
| DirectedBy = Steve DiMarco
| DirectedBy = Steve DiMarco
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
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| EpisodeNumber = 54
| EpisodeNumber = 54
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = [[Appointment on Route 17]]
| Title = Appointment on Route 17
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = Haskell Barkin
| WrittenBy = Haskell Barkin
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| EpisodeNumber = 55
| EpisodeNumber = 55
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = [[The Cold Equations (The Twilight Zone)|The Cold Equations]]
| Title = The Cold Equations
| DirectedBy = [[Martin Lavut]]
| DirectedBy = [[Martin Lavut]]
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[Alan Brennert]]|s=[[Tom Godwin]]|slabel=Based on a story by}}
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=[[Alan Brennert]]|s=[[Tom Godwin]]|slabel=Based on a story by}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 56
| EpisodeNumber = 56
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = [[Stranger in Possum Meadows]]
| Title = Stranger in Possum Meadows
| DirectedBy = [[Sturla Gunnarsson]]
| DirectedBy = [[Sturla Gunnarsson]]
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
| WrittenBy = Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch
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| EpisodeNumber = 57
| EpisodeNumber = 57
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = [[Street of Shadows (The Twilight Zone)|Street of Shadows]]
| Title = Street of Shadows
| DirectedBy = Richard Bugajski
| DirectedBy = Richard Bugajski
| WrittenBy = [[Michael Reaves]]
| WrittenBy = [[Michael Reaves]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|1|21}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|1|21}}
| ShortSummary = While breaking into a house, an unemployed homeless man ([[Charles Haid]]) switches bodies with the house's owner.
| ShortSummary = While breaking into a house, an unemployed homeless man ([[Charles Haid]]) switches bodies with the house's owner. Also stars [[Lisa Jakub]].
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}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 58
| EpisodeNumber = 58
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = [[Something in the Walls]]
| Title = Something in the Walls
| DirectedBy = [[Allan Kroeker]]
| DirectedBy = [[Allan Kroeker]]
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
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| EpisodeNumber = 60
| EpisodeNumber = 60
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = [[Room 2426]]
| Title = Room 2426
| DirectedBy = Ryszard Bugajski
| DirectedBy = Ryszard Bugajski
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
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| EpisodeNumber = 61
| EpisodeNumber = 61
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = [[The Mind of Simon Foster]]
| Title = The Mind of Simon Foster
| DirectedBy = Doug Jackson
| DirectedBy = Doug Jackson
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
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| EpisodeNumber = 62
| EpisodeNumber = 62
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = [[The Wall (The Twilight Zone)|The Wall]]
| Title = The Wall
| DirectedBy = [[Atom Egoyan]]
| DirectedBy = [[Atom Egoyan]]
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
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| EpisodeNumber = 63
| EpisodeNumber = 63
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = [[Cat and Mouse (The Twilight Zone)|Cat and Mouse]]
| Title = Cat and Mouse
| DirectedBy = [[Eric Till]]
| DirectedBy = [[Eric Till]]
| WrittenBy = [[Christy Marx]]
| WrittenBy = [[Christy Marx]]
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| EpisodeNumber = 64
| EpisodeNumber = 64
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| Title = [[Rendezvous in a Dark Place]]
| Title = Rendezvous in a Dark Place
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| DirectedBy = René Bonnière
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
| WrittenBy = J. Michael Straczynski
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| WrittenBy = [[William Froug]]
| WrittenBy = [[William Froug]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|3|18}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|3|18}}
| ShortSummary = An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution. Stars [[Karen Valentine]], [[Jackie Burroughs]], and [[Ken Pogue]].
| ShortSummary = An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution. Stars [[Karen Valentine]], [[Jackie Burroughs]] and [[Ken Pogue]].
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}}
}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 66
| EpisodeNumber = 66
| EpisodeNumber2 = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 27
| Title = [[Love Is Blind (The Twilight Zone)|Love is Blind]]
| Title = Love Is Blind
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton
| DirectedBy = Gilbert Shilton
| WrittenBy = Cal Willingham
| WrittenBy = Cal Willingham
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| EpisodeNumber = 69
| EpisodeNumber = 69
| EpisodeNumber2 = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 30
| Title = [[Father and Son Game]]
| Title = Father and Son Game
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| DirectedBy = Randy Bradshaw
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
| WrittenBy = Jeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
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}}
}}
}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:15, 9 June 2024

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

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
124September 27, 1985 (1985-09-27)April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11)CBS
211September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)July 17, 1987 (1987-07-17)
330September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24)April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)Syndication

Episodes

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Season 1 (1985–86)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Shatterday"Wes CravenBased on the short story by : Harlan Ellison
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert		September 27, 1985 (1985-09-27)
"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]
22"Wordplay"Wes CravenRockne S. O'BannonOctober 4, 1985 (1985-10-04)
"Dreams for Sale"Tommy Lee WallaceJoe Gannon
"Chameleon"Wes CravenJames 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]
33"Healer"Sigmund NeufeldAlan Brennert[a]October 11, 1985 (1985-10-11)
"Children's Zoo"Robert DowneyChris Hubbell & Gerrit Graham
"Kentucky Rye"John HancockRichard 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]
44"Little Boy Lost"Tommy Lee WallaceLynn BarkerOctober 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)
"Wish Bank"Rick FriedbergMichael Cassutt
"Nightcrawlers"William FriedkinBased 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]
55"If She Dies"John HancockDavid Bennett CarrenOctober 25, 1985 (1985-10-25)
"Ye Gods"Peter MedakAnne 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]
66"Examination Day"Paul LynchBased on the short story by : Henry Slesar
Teleplay by : Philip DeGuere		November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01)
"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]
77"Teacher's Aide"B. W. L. NortonSteven BarnesNovember 8, 1985 (1985-11-08)
"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.
88"Act Break"Theodore J. FlickerHaskell BarkinNovember 15, 1985 (1985-11-15)
"The Burning Man"J. D. FeigelsonBased on the short story by : Ray Bradbury
Teleplay by : J. D. Feigelson
"Dealer's Choice"Wes CravenDonald 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.
99"Dead Woman's Shoes"Peter MedakBased on the story and teleplay by : Charles Beaumont
Teleplay by : Lynn Barker		November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22)
"Wong's Lost and Found Emporium"Paul LynchBased 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.
1010"The Shadow Man"Joe DanteRockne S. O'BannonNovember 29, 1985 (1985-11-29)
"The Uncle Devil Show"David SteinbergDonald Todd
"Opening Day"John MiliusGerrit 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.
1111"The Beacon"Gerd OswaldMartin Pasko & Rebecca ParrDecember 6, 1985 (1985-12-06)
"One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty"Don Carlos DunawayFrom 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.
1212"Her Pilgrim Soul"Wes CravenAlan BrennertDecember 13, 1985 (1985-12-13)
"I of Newton"Kenneth GilbertBased 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.
1313"Night of the Meek"Martha CoolidgeBased on the story and teleplay by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon		December 20, 1985 (1985-12-20)
"But Can She Type?"Shelley LevinsonMartin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
"The Star"Gerd OswaldBased 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.
1414"Still Life"Peter MedakGerrit Graham & Chris HubbellJanuary 3, 1986 (1986-01-03)
"The Little People of Killany Woods"J. D. FeigelsonJ. D. Feigelson
"The Misfortune Cookie"Allan ArkushBased 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.
1515"Monsters!"B. W. L. NortonRobert CraisJanuary 24, 1986 (1986-01-24)
"A Small Talent for War"Claudia WeillCarter Scholz & Alan Brennert
"A Matter of Minutes"Sheldon LarrySuggested 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.
1616"The Elevator"R. L. ThomasRay BradburyJanuary 31, 1986 (1986-01-31)
"To See the Invisible Man"Noel BlackBased on the short story by : Robert Silverberg
Teleplay by : Steven Barnes
"Tooth and Consequences"Robert DowneyHaskell 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.
1717"Welcome to Winfield"Bruce BilsonLes EnloeFebruary 7, 1986 (1986-02-07)
"Quarantine"Martha CoolidgeStory 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.
1818"Gramma"Bradford MayBased on the short story by : Stephen King
Teleplay by : Harlan Ellison		February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14)
"Personal Demons"Peter MedakRockne S. O'Bannon
"Cold Reading"Gus TrikonisMartin 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.
1919"The Leprechaun-Artist"Tommy Lee WallaceStory by : James Crocker
Teleplay by : Tommy Lee Wallace		February 21, 1986 (1986-02-21)
"Dead Run"Paul TuckerBased 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.
2020"Profile in Silver"John HancockJ. Neil SchulmanMarch 7, 1986 (1986-03-07)
"Button, Button"Peter MedakBased 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.
2121"Need to Know"Paul LynchBased on the short story by : Sidney Sheldon
Teleplay by : Mary Sheldon		March 21, 1986 (1986-03-21)
"Red Snow"Jeannot SzwarcMichael 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.
2222"Take My Life...Please!"Gus TrikonisGordon MitchellMarch 28, 1986 (1986-03-28)
"Devil's Alphabet"Ben BoltBased on the short story by : Arthur Gray
Teleplay by : Robert Hunter
"The Library"John HancockAnne 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.
2323"Shadow Play"Paul LynchBased on the story and teleplay by : Charles Beaumont
Teleplay by : James Crocker		April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04)
"Grace Note"Peter MedakPatrice 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.
2424"A Day in Beaumont"Philip DeGuereDavid GerroldApril 11, 1986 (1986-04-11)
"The Last Defender of Camelot"Jeannot SzwarcBased 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)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
251"The Once and Future King"Jim McBrideStory by : Bryce Maritano
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin		September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
"A Saucer of Loneliness"John HancockBased 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.
262"What Are Friends For?"Gus TrikonisJ. Michael StraczynskiOctober 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
"Aqua Vita"Paul TuckerJeremy 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.
273"The Storyteller"Paul LynchRockne S. O'BannonOctober 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
"Nightsong"Bradford MayMichael 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.
284"The After Hours"Bruce MalmuthBased on the story and teleplay by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon		October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
"Lost and Found"Gus TrikonisBased on the short story by : Phyllis Eisenstein
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin
"The World Next Door"Paul LynchLan 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.
295"The Toys of Caliban"Thomas J. WrightStory by : Terry Matz
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin		December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)
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.
306"The Convict's Piano"Thomas J. WrightStory by : James Crocker
Teleplay by : Patrice Messina		December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)
A wrongfully convicted prisoner (Joe Penny) discovers an old piano in his prison with special powers. Also stars Norman Fell.
317"The Road Less Traveled"Wes CravenGeorge R. R. MartinDecember 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)
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.
32–338–9"The Card"Bradford MayMichael CassuttFebruary 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
"The Junction"Bill DukeVirginia 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).
34–3510–11"Joy Ride"Gil BettmanCal WillinghamMay 21, 1987 (1987-05-21)
"Private Channel"Peter MedakEdward Redlich
"Shelter Skelter"Martha CoolidgeStory 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.
36–3712–13"Time and Teresa Golowitz"Shelley LevinsonBased on a short story by : Parke Godwin
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert		July 10, 1987 (1987-07-10)
"Voices in the Earth"Curtis HarringtonAlan 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.
38–3914–15"Song of the Younger World"Noel BlackAnthony & Nancy LawrenceJuly 17, 1987 (1987-07-17)
"The Girl I Married"Philip DeGuereJ. 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)

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No.
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season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
401"The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon"René BonnièreStory by : Haskell Barkin and J. Michael Straczynski
Teleplay by : Haskell Barkin		September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24)
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.
412"Extra Innings"Doug JacksonTom PalmerOctober 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)
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.
423"The Crossing"Paul LynchRalph PhillipsOctober 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
A stressed-out priest (Ted Shackelford) is haunted by the sight of a station wagon with a woman inside that keeps crashing.
434"The Hunters"Paul LynchPaul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand FinchOctober 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
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.
445"Dream Me a Life"Allan KingJ. Michael StraczynskiOctober 22, 1988 (1988-10-22)
A man (Eddie Albert) in a retirement home is trapped in the dreams of a catatonic widow. Also stars Frances Hyland.
456"Memories"Richard BugajskiBob UnderwoodOctober 29, 1988 (1988-10-29)
A specialist in past life regression (Barbara Stock) enters an alternate reality where everyone already remembers all their past lives.
467"The Hellgramite Method"Gilbert ShiltonWilliam SelbyNovember 5, 1988 (1988-11-05)
An alcoholic (Timothy Bottoms) goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem. Also stars Julie Khaner.
478"Our Selena Is Dying"Bruce PittmanStory by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : J. Michael Straczynski		November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
A young woman (Terri Garber) has her youth sucked out of her by her dying aunt.
489"The Call"Gilbert ShiltonJ. Michael StraczynskiNovember 19, 1988 (1988-11-19)
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.
4910"The Trance"Randy BradshawJeff Stuart and J. Michael StraczynskiNovember 26, 1988 (1988-11-26)
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.
5011"Acts of Terror"Brad TurnerJ. Michael StraczynskiDecember 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)
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.
5112"20/20 Vision"Jim PurdyRobert WaldenDecember 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)
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.
5213"There Was an Old Woman"Otta HanusTom J. AstleDecember 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
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.
5314"The Trunk"Steve DiMarcoPaul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand FinchDecember 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
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.
5415"Appointment on Route 17"René BonnièreHaskell BarkinDecember 31, 1988 (1988-12-31)
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.
5516"The Cold Equations"Martin LavutBased on a story by : Tom Godwin
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert		January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)
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.
5617"Stranger in Possum Meadows"Sturla GunnarssonPaul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand FinchJanuary 14, 1989 (1989-01-14)
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.
5718"Street of Shadows"Richard BugajskiMichael ReavesJanuary 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)
While breaking into a house, an unemployed homeless man (Charles Haid) switches bodies with the house's owner. Also stars Lisa Jakub.
5819"Something in the Walls"Allan KroekerJ. Michael StraczynskiJanuary 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)
A doctor (Damir Andrei) at a sanitarium has a patient (Deborah Raffin) who is terribly frightened of patterns on clothing and furniture.
5920"A Game of Pool"Randy BradshawGeorge Clayton JohnsonFebruary 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)
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.
6021"Room 2426"Ryszard BugajskiJeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul ChitlikFebruary 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)
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.
6122"The Mind of Simon Foster"Doug JacksonJ. Michael StraczynskiFebruary 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)
To make ends meet, Simon Foster (Bruce Weitz) sells his memories to a pawn shop broker.
6223"The Wall"Atom EgoyanJ. Michael StraczynskiFebruary 25, 1989 (1989-02-25)
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.
6324"Cat and Mouse"Eric TillChristy MarxMarch 4, 1989 (1989-03-04)
A shy woman (Pamela Bellwood) becomes the lover of a cursed Casanova (Page Fletcher) who turns into a cat during the daytime.
6425"Rendezvous in a Dark Place"René BonnièreJ. Michael StraczynskiMarch 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)
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.
6526"Many, Many Monkeys"Richard BugajskiWilliam FrougMarch 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)
An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution. Stars Karen Valentine, Jackie Burroughs and Ken Pogue.
6627"Love Is Blind"Gilbert ShiltonCal WillinghamMarch 25, 1989 (1989-03-25)
A man (Ben Murphy) plotting to murder his wife's lover meets a blind singer who knows all about his plan.
6728"Crazy as a Soup Sandwich"Paul LynchHarlan EllisonApril 1, 1989 (1989-04-01)
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.
6829"Special Service"Randy BradshawJ. Michael StraczynskiApril 8, 1989 (1989-04-08)
A man (David Naughton) finds that his life has been on TV for the past five years.
6930"Father and Son Game"Randy BradshawJeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul ChitlikApril 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)
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.

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  1. ^ Credited as Michael Bryant
  2. ^ Credited as Alan Smithee
  3. ^ Credited as Steven Rae
  4. ^ Credited as Logan Swanson

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