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Season 1 – The Twilight Zone

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This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy. Actor Charles Aidman serves as the show's narrator for the first two seasons before being replaced by TV host Robin Ward for the final season. Some episodes are adaptations of stories by well-known writers, including Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen King; other episodes are remakes of installments from the original series.

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Mark Rozeman Paste Magazine 07/18/2018
And while the '80s revival may not have always reached the heights of the best Serling-penned episodes, it certainly produced installments that would have made the maestro proud. Go to Full Review
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11/11/2018 Although not as good as the original "The Twilight Zone" remains very good; Each episode looks better, with a better and better story that if it were seen separately with a short one, for example, it would not have been funny. One of the best horror series ever. Highly recommend. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 27, 1985 Shatterday; A Little Peace and Quiet A man (Bruce Willis) calls home, and his own voice answers; a weary wife (Melinda Dillon) finds a pendant with the power to freeze time. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 4, 1985 Wordplay; Dreams for Sale; Chameleon A tired salesman (Robert Klein) hears gibberish; a woman (Meg Foster) dreams of a perfect picnic; an alien force inhabits a faulty camera aboard a space shuttle and is brought back to earth. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 11, 1985 Healer; Children's Zoo; Kentucky Rye A drifter (Robert Costanzo) becomes a healer after stealing a Mayan stone; a troubled girl and her parents (Lorna Luft, Steven Keats) visit an unusual zoo; drunk driver finds himself in an unusual bar. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 18, 1985 Little Boy Lost; Wish Bank; Nightcrawlers A photographer, torn between taking an overseas assignment or getting married, meets a familiar young boy; a woman (Dee Wallace) buys a magic lamp; a Vietnam veteran (Scott Paulin) is haunted by his dead platoon. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 25, 1985 If She Dies; Ye Gods A man buys an old wooden bed for his comatose daughter only to find it haunted by another desperate child; a man must reconcile Cupid with his lost love to earn redemption. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 1, 1985 Examination Day; A Message From Charity In the distant future, a 12-year-old boy faces a government inspection; a sick teenager receives telepathic visions of a girl from the 1700s who suffered the same illness. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 8, 1985 Teacher's Aide; Paladin of the Lost Hour An English teacher (Adrienne Barbeau) in a school full of troublemakers gets help from an unlikely and other-worldly source; the owner (Danny Kaye) of a watch with the power to end the universe looks to pass on the burden. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 15, 1985 Act Break; The Burning Man; Dealer's Choice A struggling playwright passes up the chance to save his dying friend; a woman picks up a soothsaying hitchhiker; the devil takes up poker. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 22, 1985 Dead Woman's Shoes; Wong's Lost and Found Emporium A woman's new shoes transform her personality; a man in search of his lost happiness finds a shop promising him just that. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 29, 1985 The Shadow Man; The Uncle Devil Show; Opening Day The beast under the bed of nerdy Jonathan promises to protect him against bullies; a boy is taught magic by a TV show host named "Uncle Devil"; a woman and her lover plot to kill her husband on the first day of duck-hunting season. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 6, 1985 The Beacon; One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty A doctor tries to enlighten villagers who worship and fear a lighthouse; an angry man (Peter Riegert) revisits his youth and becomes friends with his younger self. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 13, 1985 Her Pilgrim Soul; I of Newton Scientists miraculously create life with a holographic projector; a frustrated professor accidentally invokes the devil to steal his soul. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 20, 1985 Night of the Meek; But Can She Type?; The Star A department store Santa gets a second chance; a secretary finds a world where she is appreciated; a dying world is linked to a Bible story. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 3, 1986 Still Life; The Little People of Killany Woods; The Misfortune Cookie A couple find a 70-year-old film from the Amazon; an Irishman comes to posses Leprechaun gold; a food critic finds amazing fortune cookies. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 24, 1986 Monsters!; A Small Talent of War; A Matter of Minutes A young fan of monsters meets his blood-sucking neighbor; an alien threatens the survival of humanity; a young couple finds that time is of the essence. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 31, 1986 The Elevator; To See the Invisible Man; Tooth and Consequences Two brothers meet a sticky end; a man learns the meaning of being give the cold shoulder when he become invisible; a dentist gets his wish. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 7, 1986 Welcome to Winfield; Quarantine A man frozen in time witnesses a clash of cultures; the grim reaper does some soul searching when he discovers a forgotten town. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 14, 1986 Gramma; Personal Demons; Cold Reading A boy makes a startling discovery about his grandma; a screenwriter is haunted by impish creatures; an actor finds fiction merging with reality. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 21, 1986 The Leprechaun Artist; Dead Run Three young men think they've lucked out when they capture a Leprechaun; a truck driver helps out lost souls on a road to hell. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 7, 1986 Profile in Silver; Button, Button Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 21, 1986 Need to Know; Red Snow A government agent learns the awful truth when people start going insane; a KGB investigator makes a disturbing discovery. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 28, 1986 Take My Life, Please!; Devil's Alphabet; The Library A stand-up comedian steals a rival's act; members of a secret society swear an oath on their lives; a woman becomes a bookworm, with dire consequences. Details Episode 23 Aired Apr 4, 1986 Shadow Play; Grace Note A condemned man believes the world is merely a figment of his imagination; an aspiring opera singer catches a glimpse of her future. Details Episode 24 Aired Apr 11, 1986 A Day in Beaumont; The Last Defender of Camelot After witnessing a UFO, a couple finds everyone they meet seems odd; Sir Lancelot teams up with an old enemy to defeat Merlin. Details Episode 31 Aired May 4, 2015 Tooth of Consequences and Wish Bank Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Pen Densham, Mark Stern, John Watson
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 27, 1985