The Twilight Zone Episode 102: The Changing of the Guard

The Twilight Zone The Changing of the Guard

General Information Director: Robert Ellis Miller Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Donald Pleasence, Liam Sullivan, Philippa Bevans, Tom Lowell, Russell Horton, Buddy Hart, Bob Biheller, Kevin O’Neal, Jimmy Baird, Kevin Jones, Darryl Richard, James Browning, Pat Close, and Dennis Kerlee Composer: William Tuttle Air Date: 6/1/1962 Production Code: 4835   Overview On Christmas Eve, Professor Ellis […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 101: Cavender Is Coming

The Twilight Zone Cavender Is Coming

General Information Director: Chris Nyby Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Jesse White, Carol Burnett, Howard Smith, Frank Behrens, Sandra Gould, Albert Carrier, Barbara Morrison, Donna Douglas, Danny Kulick, Jack Younger, and John Fiedler Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 5/25/1962 Production Code: 4827   Overview Hoping to earn his wings, guardian angel Harmon Cavender (Jesse White) […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 100: I Sing the Body Electric

The Twilight Zone I Sing the Body Electric

General Information Directors: James Sheldon and William Claxton Writer: Ray Bradbury Cast: Josephine Hutchinson, David White, Vaughn Taylor, Charles Herbert, Veronica Cartwright, Dana Dillaway, Susan Crane, Paul Nesbitt, and Judee Morton Composer: Van Cleave Air Date: 5/18/1962 Production Code: 4826   Overview In need of a caregiver, widower George Rogers (David White) orders a robotic […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 99: Young Man’s Fancy

The Twilight Zone Young Mans Fancy

General Information Director: John Brahm Writer: Richard Matheson Cast: Phyllis Thaxter, Alex Nicol, Wallace Rooney, Helen Brown, and Rickey Kelman Composer: Nathan Scott Air Date: 5/11/1962 Production Code: 4813   Overview Immediately after marrying his fiancée Virginia (Phyllis Thaxter), Alex Walker (Alex Nicol) prepares to sell the home of his late mother Henrietta—a domineering woman […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 98: The Dummy

The Twilight Zone The Dummy

General Information Director: Abner Biberman Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Cliff Robertson, Frank Sutton, George Murdock, John Harmon, Sandra Warner, and Ralph Manza Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 5/4/1962 Production Code: 4834   Overview In spite of his successful nightclub act, ventriloquist Jerry Etherson (Cliff Robertson) suffers from the delusion that his dummy Willie (George […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 97: The Gift

The Twilight Zone The Gift

General Information Director: Allen H. Miner Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Geoffrey Horne, Nico Minardos, Cliff Osmond, Edmund Vargas, Vladimir Sokoloff, Paul Mazursky, Henry Corden, and Vito Scotti Composer: Laurindo Almeida Air Date: 4/27/1962 Production Code: 4830   Overview Arriving in a small Mexican village, Williams (Geoffrey Horne)—a humanoid from another planet—accidentally kills a local police […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 96: The Trade-Ins

The Twilight Zone The Trade-Ins

General Information Director: Elliot Silverstein Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Joseph Schildkraut, Noah Keen, Alma Platt, Ted Marcuse, Edson Stroll, Terrence deMarney, Billy Vincent, Mary McMahon, and David Armstrong Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 4/20/1962 Production Code: 4831   Overview While shopping for replacement bodies at the New Life Corporation, John and Marie Holt (Joseph […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 95: Hocus-Pocus and Frisby

The Twilight Zone Hocus Pocus and Frisby

General Information Director: Lamont Johnson Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Andy Devine, Milton Selzer, Howard McNear, Dabbs Greer, and Clem Bevans Composer: Tommy Morgan Air Date: 4/13/1962 Production Code: 4833   Overview Known for spinning yarns about his past adventures, country store owner Somerset Frisby (Andy Devine) is abducted by aliens. Given a slight deficiency in […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 94: Four O’Clock

The Twilight Zone Four O Clock

General Information Director: Lamont Johnson Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Theodore Bikel, Phyllis Love, Linden Chiles, and Moyna MacGill Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 4/6/1962 Production Code: 4832   Overview Determined to eradicate evil from the world, busybody Oliver Crangle (Theodore Bikel) makes an extraordinary declaration: at exactly four o’clock in the afternoon, every terrible […]

The Twilight Zone Episode 93: The Little People

The Twilight Zone The Little People

General Information Director: William Claxton Writer: Rod Serling Cast: Joe Maross, Claude Akins, Michael Ford, and Robert Eaton Composer: None (Stock Music) Air Date: 3/30/1962 Production Code: 4822   Overview After landing on an alien planet, astronauts Craig (Joe Maross) and Fletcher (Claude Akins) discover a civilization of ant-sized people. Before long, Craig—viewing himself as […]