Season 4 poster

Season 4

(1963)

Overview

The fourth season of The Twilight Zone aired Thursdays at 9:00–10:00 pm on CBS from January 3 to May 23, 1963. This season broke with the previous seasons in presenting hour-long episodes instead of the earlier half-hour episodes. A very different and more complex set of graphics was used for the intro, and Rod Serling's narration changed from the earlier seasons as well: "You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of si…

Cast

Rod Serling as Self - Host
Rod Serling

as Self - Host

Episodes

In His Image poster

In His Image 7.3

January 3, 1963

A scientist tries to correct his imperfections by building a mechanical likeness of himself, which includes of all the …

The Thirty-Fathom Grave poster

The Thirty-Fathom Grave 6.1

January 10, 1963

A US naval destroyer investigates a mysterious tapping sound coming from a sunken submarine.

Valley of the Shadow poster

Valley of the Shadow 7.8

January 17, 1963

A reporter finds himself trapped in a small town where people can reverse time and do many other amazing things.

He's Alive poster

He's Alive 7.8

January 24, 1963

Peter Vollmer, a small-time neo-Nazi leader, yearns for more power. Advised by a shadowy benefactor, Vollmer's followin…

Mute poster

Mute 6.0

January 31, 1963

A 12-year-old girl who lost her parents in a fire doesn't speak because she has grown up in a secret telepathic communi…

Death Ship poster

Death Ship 7.3

February 7, 1963

A three-man spacecraft lands on a planet only to discover the wreckage of a spacecraft identical to their own. Two of t…

Jess-Belle poster

Jess-Belle 6.4

February 14, 1963

Jess-Belle enlists the aid of a local witch who casts a spell that makes Billy-Ben Turner fall in love with her.

Miniature poster

Miniature 6.3

February 21, 1963

A lonely man falls in love with a mini museum doll, which he believes is alive.

Printer's Devil poster

Printer's Devil 6.9

February 28, 1963

A wily old man, hired by a bankrupt newspaper editor, has the knack of predicting headline stories and claims to be the…

No Time Like the Past poster

No Time Like the Past 6.4

March 7, 1963

A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of history's catastrophes.

The Parallel poster

The Parallel 6.5

March 14, 1963

An astronaut blacks out while orbiting the earth and ends up in a parallel universe.

I Dream of Genie poster

I Dream of Genie 5.1

March 21, 1963

A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.

The New Exhibit poster

The New Exhibit 6.8

April 4, 1963

The curator of a murderers' row in a soon-to-be-defunct wax museum persuades the owner to let him keep the figures for …

Of Late I Think of Cliffordville poster

Of Late I Think of Cliffordville 6.5

April 11, 1963

A bored, wealthy businessman gets a chance to go back in time and start over, armed with all the knowledge he's acquire…

The Incredible World of Horace Ford poster

The Incredible World of Horace Ford 5.1

April 18, 1963

Toy designer Horace Ford spends most of his time reminiscing about his idyllic childhood. But when he gets a chance to …

On Thursday We Leave For Home poster

On Thursday We Leave For Home 7.2

May 2, 1963

The leader of an expedition on an asteroid tries to convince the others that Earth is not worth returning to.

Passage on the Lady Anne poster

Passage on the Lady Anne 6.8

May 9, 1963

A quarrelsome young couple find themselves taking a trip on the Lady Anne, an old passenger liner that is transporting …

The Bard poster

The Bard 5.8

May 23, 1963

An untalented would-be writer's career takes off when the ghost of William Shakespeare writes his script.