Season 5
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Season 5

36 Episodes1963

The fifth and final season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 9:30–10:00 pm on CBS from September 27, 1963 to June 19, 1964. It featured the same intro as the fourth season, but reverted to the original half-hour format.

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Episodes (36)

In Praise of Pip
Ep 1

In Praise of Pip

6.2
1963-09-2726m
Max Phillips is an alcoholic bookie that regrets that he wasn't a better father to his son, Pip, critically wounded in South Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.
Steel
Ep 2

Steel

6.5
1963-10-0426m
A small-time promoter desperately in need of money takes the place of his broken-down robot in a prize fight where humans are barred from participating.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Ep 3

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

8.2
1963-10-1126m
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.
A Kind of a Stopwatch
Ep 4

A Kind of a Stopwatch

7.2
1963-10-1826m
The world's biggest bore and most avid talker gets a magical stopwatch that can stop everything except him.
The Last Night of a Jockey
Ep 5

The Last Night of a Jockey

6.3
1963-10-2526m
Barred from the track for life, crooked jockey Grady boozily expresses the wish to escape his sordid surroundings and become a truly "big man." His wish is granted by his lookalike alter ego, but there's a heavy price to be paid at fadeout time.
Living Doll
Ep 6

Living Doll

7.8
1963-11-0126m
Erich is displeased when his wife buys an expensive doll for his step-daughter. He becomes even more displeased when the doll tells him it doesn't like him!
The Old Man in the Cave
Ep 7

The Old Man in the Cave

7.7
1963-11-0826m
A mysterious guardian helps a tiny community survive after the Bomb destroys much of the Earth.
Uncle Simon
Ep 8

Uncle Simon

7.0
1963-11-1526m
To inherit her insufferable Uncle's estate, a woman learns she must serve his latest invention, which is endowed with his own persona.
Probe 7, Over and Out
Ep 9

Probe 7, Over and Out

7.1
1963-11-2926m
The lone survivors of two annihilated worlds are stranded on a distant planet.
The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
Ep 10

The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms

6.1
1963-12-0626m
A modern day National Guard unit find themselves in the middle of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain
Ep 11

A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain

6.3
1963-12-1326m
Trying to keep up with his younger wife, Harmon convinces his brother to inject him with an experimental youth serum.
Ninety Years Without Slumbering
Ep 12

Ninety Years Without Slumbering

6.0
1963-12-2026m
An old man fears that he will die if his grandfather clock stops running.
Ring-a-Ding Girl
Ep 13

Ring-a-Ding Girl

6.8
1963-12-2726m
A fan-club gift draws a movie star back home, where she disrupts local plans for a town picnic by offering a one-woman show.
You Drive
Ep 14

You Drive

7.9
1964-01-0326m
Driving home one rainy evening, Oliver Pope accidentally hits a boy on a bicycle. Pope flees the scene, determined to hide his guilt, but his car has other ideas.
The Long Morrow
Ep 15

The Long Morrow

7.5
1964-01-1026m
Before leaving on a decades long mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.
The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross
Ep 16

The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross

7.5
1964-01-1726m
A man finds that he can trade characteristics with others.
Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Ep 17

Number 12 Looks Just Like You

7.7
1964-01-2426m
In a future where everyone must undergo an operation at the age of 19 to make them identical to everyone else, one woman desperately tries to hang onto her own identity.
Black Leather Jackets
Ep 18

Black Leather Jackets

5.9
1964-01-3126m
Three tough-looking men on motorcycles disrupt a peaceful suburb when they move in. Yet the neighbors could never imagine just how dangerous these men really are.
Night Call
Ep 19

Night Call

7.0
1964-02-0726m
An elderly, wheelchair-bound lady receives strange anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night.
From Agnes – With Love
Ep 20

From Agnes – With Love

6.4
1964-02-1426m
A computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life.
Spur of the Moment
Ep 21

Spur of the Moment

6.4
1964-02-2126m
After being chased on horseback by a terrifying, unidentified figure in black, Anne Henderson faces the biggest decision of her life.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ep 22

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

7.9
1964-02-2826m
As a Confederate spy is about to be hanged, the rope breaks and he falls to the water below. Finally free, he races for his home where his family awaits... as does the terrible truth of his future...
Queen of the Nile
Ep 23

Queen of the Nile

6.3
1964-03-0626m
A columnist interviews a famous movie actress who has a secret to her eternal beauty.
What's in the Box
Ep 24

What's in the Box

7.0
1964-03-1326m
A cheating husband sees his secret revealed and it's horrible consequences on his just-repaired TV set.
The Masks
Ep 25

The Masks

8.4
1964-03-2026m
A wealthy dying man invites his family to a Mardi Gras party and insists that they wear masks specially made for them, threatening to cut off their inheritance if they refuse.
I Am the Night - Color Me Black
Ep 26

I Am the Night - Color Me Black

7.1
1964-03-2726m
On the day an unpopular idealist is to be executed for the killing of a racist bully, the townsfolk are shocked to see the skies have turned pitch black.
Sounds and Silences
Ep 27

Sounds and Silences

5.5
1964-04-0326m
A man's wish to listen to loud noise backfires.
Caesar and Me
Ep 28

Caesar and Me

6.0
1964-04-1026m
A ventriloquist's dummy goads him into committing burglaries.
The Jeopardy Room
Ep 29

The Jeopardy Room

7.2
1964-04-1726m
A KGB agent plays games with a defector, whose life he's been ordered to take, by giving him three hours to find and defuse a bomb he has hidden in his room.
Stopover in a Quiet Town
Ep 30

Stopover in a Quiet Town

7.3
1964-04-2426m
The morning after a wild night of partying, a hungover married couple awaken in an unfamiliar and artificial place.
The Encounter
Ep 31

The Encounter

6.8
1964-05-0126m
A World War II veteran and a Japanese-American gardener battle each other over a war that ended more than 20 years ago.
Mr. Garrity and the Graves
Ep 32

Mr. Garrity and the Graves

7.4
1964-05-0826m
Jared Garrity arrives in the Old West town of Happiness, Arizona, proclaiming he can revive the dead.
The Brain Center at Whipple's
Ep 33

The Brain Center at Whipple's

6.3
1964-05-1526m
A factory CEO replaces human workers with machines.
Come Wander with Me
Ep 34

Come Wander with Me

6.1
1964-05-2226m
A singer searches for an authentic folk song.
The Fear
Ep 35

The Fear

6.9
1964-05-2926m
Two people in a remote cabin find signs of an extraterrestrial.
The Bewitchin' Pool
Ep 36

The Bewitchin' Pool

6.1
1964-06-1926m
Two unhappy children find a happy escape in a swimming pool.