Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1959)

Overview

The first season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm on CBS from October 2, 1959 to July 1, 1960. There are 36 episodes, including the pilot, "Where Is Everybody?". The theme music for this season, written by Bernard Herrman, is different from the music most commonly associated with the series, written by Marius Constant for the second season onwards.

Cast

Rod Serling as Self - Host
Rod Serling

as Self - Host

Episodes

Where Is Everybody? poster

Where Is Everybody? 7.6

October 2, 1959

Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that …

One for the Angels poster

One for the Angels 7.3

October 9, 1959

A street salesman cleverly eludes Death. But if he lives, a little girl must die in his place.

Mr. Denton on Doomsday poster

Mr. Denton on Doomsday 6.9

October 16, 1959

A has-been, drunk gunslinger finds his fast-draw abilities magically restored.

The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine poster

The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine 6.7

October 23, 1959

An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.

Walking Distance poster

Walking Distance 7.6

October 30, 1959

A stressed advertising executive, driving through the country, leaves his car and starts to walk toward his hometown, H…

Escape Clause poster

Escape Clause 7.1

November 6, 1959

A hypochondriac exchanges his soul for immortality and indestructibility.

The Lonely poster

The Lonely 7.5

November 13, 1959

In 2046, imprisoned for murder on a distant asteroid, Corry receives an unexpected present that brings a semblance of c…

Time Enough at Last poster

Time Enough at Last 8.0

November 20, 1959

A bank teller, obsessed with reading, faces conflicts at work and home because of his passion for literature.

Perchance to Dream poster

Perchance to Dream 7.0

November 27, 1959

A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of fal…

Judgment Night poster

Judgment Night 6.9

December 4, 1959

In 1942, a German wonders why he's on the deck of a British steamship, with no memory of how he got there.

And When the Sky Was Opened poster

And When the Sky Was Opened 7.7

December 11, 1959

Recovering in the hospital after a space mission, Major William Gart is visited by his co-pilot Lieutenant Colonel Cleg…

What You Need poster

What You Need 7.6

December 25, 1959

A two-bit thug thinks he's found the key to a better life in an old sidewalk salesman who has the uncanny ability to te…

The Four of Us Are Dying poster

The Four of Us Are Dying 6.7

January 1, 1960

In this noirish tale, a man with the ability to change his face to resemble others gets into hot water with gangsters.

Third from the Sun poster

Third from the Sun 7.5

January 8, 1960

With all-out nuclear war about to ignite, a scientist and his pilot friend plot to escape on an experimental spaceship.

I Shot an Arrow into the Air poster

I Shot an Arrow into the Air 7.3

January 15, 1960

Three astronauts crash-land on an unknown planet and must confront survival challenges, unraveling their unity in the f…

The Hitch-Hiker poster

The Hitch-Hiker 7.6

January 22, 1960

Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappear…

The Fever poster

The Fever 6.1

January 29, 1960

Tight fisted Franklin Gibbs is not pleased when his wife wins a trip for two to Las Vegas. But things change when he f…

The Last Flight poster

The Last Flight 7.4

February 5, 1960

A World War I flying ace flies through a mysterious cloud - and lands at a modern U.S. air base in the year 1959!

The Purple Testament poster

The Purple Testament 6.8

February 12, 1960

Lieutenant Fitzgerald, serving in World War II, possesses the disquieting ability to foresee impending death by observi…

Elegy poster

Elegy 7.2

February 19, 1960

Three astronauts land on what looks like Earth 200 years before they left--only all of the people seem frozen in time.

Mirror Image poster

Mirror Image 7.6

February 26, 1960

In a bus depot, Millicent Barnes experiences odd events, leading to concerns about her sanity.

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street poster

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 7.9

March 4, 1960

Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.

A World of Difference poster

A World of Difference 7.1

March 11, 1960

Arthur Curtis, a successful businessman sitting in his office discovers that he is on a film set and everyone refers to…

Long Live Walter Jameson poster

Long Live Walter Jameson 7.2

March 18, 1960

Walter Jameson, a popular history professor, is suspected by his fiancée's father, another professor at the college, to…

People Are Alike All Over poster

People Are Alike All Over 7.5

March 25, 1960

After a space exploration crash-lands on Mars, the lone surviving astronaut is surprised to find that Martians are huma…

Execution poster

Execution 6.4

April 1, 1960

Just before being hanged for shooting a man in the back, an outlaw cowboy in 1880 is transported into the future.

The Big Tall Wish poster

The Big Tall Wish 6.0

April 8, 1960

Washed-up boxer Bolie Jackson, with the help of a special wish from his young friend Henry, miraculously switches place…

A Nice Place to Visit poster

A Nice Place to Visit 7.3

April 15, 1960

After being shot to death, the criminal Rocky Valentine encounters the amiable white-haired Mr. Pip in the afterlife, w…

Nightmare as a Child poster

Nightmare as a Child 6.8

April 29, 1960

Schoolteacher Helen Foley finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment, who tries t…

A Stop at Willoughby poster

A Stop at Willoughby 7.7

May 6, 1960

Riding home on the train one day, a stressed businessman falls asleep and dreams it is 1888, and he is entering a small…

The Chaser poster

The Chaser 6.6

May 13, 1960

A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, seeks the help of an old professor, who provides him with a…

A Passage for Trumpet poster

A Passage for Trumpet 6.7

May 20, 1960

A down-and-out trumpet player who's convinced he'll never amount to anything attempts suicide and finds himself in a wo…

Mr. Bevis poster

Mr. Bevis 6.3

June 3, 1960

After losing his job, his car and his apartment on the same day, an eccentric loser gets a new lease on life from his g…

The After Hours poster

The After Hours 7.5

June 10, 1960

Puzzled and unsettled by the odd behavior of the salespeople, a woman discovers that the floor of a department store, o…

The Mighty Casey poster

The Mighty Casey 5.4

June 17, 1960

A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.

A World of His Own poster

A World of His Own 7.3

July 1, 1960

Coming home, Victoria catches her husband Gregory flirting with a beautiful woman in his study. His explanation that ch…