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"The Twilight Zone" (1959): :  -- A soldier gets a new perspective on war when he is forced to experience it from the enemy's point of view.
"The Twilight Zone" (1959): :  -- A clown, a hobo, a ballet dancer, a bagpipe player and an army major are trapped together in an enormous cylinder. They don't know who they are or how they got there. But when the major tries to escape, they finally learn the truth.
"The Twilight Zone" (1959): Season 3: Episode 37 -- Donald Pleasance is Professor Ellis Fowler forced to retire after 51 years of teaching. Feeling his life has been worthless, Fowler is startled by the ghostly appearance of former students.
"The Twilight Zone" (1959): Season 3: Episode 36 -- Carol Burnnett stars as Agnes Grep in this tale of a klutzy usherette "rescued" from poverty by a guardian angel. This charming episode was considered as a pilot for a new TV show.
"The Twilight Zone" (1959): Season 3: Episode 35 -- Ann must learn to understand and accept that her new grandmother can be tender, loving, thoughtful and caring. Even if she is a robot.

Overview

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9.6/10   5,875 votes
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Creator:
Rod Serling
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
2 October 1959 (USA) more
Plot:
Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
IT'S A COOKBOOK!!! more (91 total)

Cast

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Rod Serling ... Narrator / ... (156 episodes, 1959-1964)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
Twilight Zone (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
51 min (18 episodes) (season 4) | 25 min (138 episodes) (season 1-3 and season 5)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:13

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Series creator Rod Serling made up the phrase "Sixth Dimension" to use in season one's opening narration. William Self of CBS-TV asked him what was the fifth dimension (given that dimensions one through three are exemplified by a line, a plane, and a cube, respectively, and the fourth is time). Serling answered, "I don't know. Aren't there five?" He then changed the narration to "There is a fifth dimension..." more
Quotes:
[Opening narration - season 2]
Narrator: You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Svengoolie: Svengoolie's TV Graveyard: Zoned Out" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Twilight Zone Theme more

FAQ

Is the pilot episode, Where Is Everybody, part of season 1?
Why are some episodes an hour long?
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33 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!, 11 May 2001
Author: ratboy7a from usa

There is probably no one who doesn't remember the Twilight Zone and have a favorite episode. I was 11 or 12 and so many of the episodes stick in my mind. Many friends and co-workers are similarly afflicted. When a group of us are discussing the woes of commuting, someone is sure to suggest that they get off at Willoughby. Stuck in a long line for whatever, with the beginning of the line no where in sight - someone might rant "It's a cookbook!". We laugh now but some episodes gave us cause for concern.

Did you ever notice how many 50's, 60's and even 70's tv shows are represented by the guest cast of TZ? Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, Star Trek, Lost In Space, Beverly Hillbillies, The Farmer's Daughter, Dobie Gillis, My Three Sons, Batman, Big Valley, The Bob Cummings Show, My Favorite Doll (or is that My Living Doll - Julie Newmar plays a robot), Honey West, Police Woman, The Odd Couple and who knows how many more!

What a series - serious actresses like Ida Lupino and Agnes Moorehead and clowns like Don Rickles. Big screen names like Mickey Rooney and Charles Bronson. Lost In Space is represented by Johnathan Harris, Billy Mumy (numerous appearances -and its a good thing you did,Anthony) and Angela Cartwright. Batman has Adam West, Julie Newmar and the great Burgess! You have a James Bond villain (Joseph Wiseman) and the first James Bond himself (for the really entrenched trivia fans - I'm not telling you who he is but it ain't Connery).

An earlier commenter put it best - this show bred most of today's horror, suspense and occult films.

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