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List of The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes

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The Twilight Zone (1985) is the first of three revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1959–64 television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.[1][2]

The show was narrated by Charles Aidman (1985–1987) and Robin Ward (1988–1989). During the course of the series, 65 episodes of The Twilight Zone aired over three seasons.

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
124September 27, 1985 (1985-09-27)April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11)CBS
211September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)July 17, 1987 (1987-07-17)
330September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24)April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)Syndication

Episodes

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Season 1 (1985–86)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Shatterday"Wes CravenBased on the short story by : Harlan Ellison
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
September 27, 1985 (1985-09-27)
"A Little Peace and Quiet"James Crocker
Peter Novins (Bruce Willis) accidentally dials his own phone number, which is answered by his alter ego.[3]
Frazzled housewife Penny (Melinda Dillon) discovers a necklace that gives its owner the ability to freeze and unfreeze time. Also stars Judith Barsi.[4]
22"Wordplay"Wes CravenRockne S. O'BannonOctober 4, 1985 (1985-10-04)
"Dreams for Sale"Tommy Lee WallaceJoe Gannon
"Chameleon"Wes CravenJames Crocker
Overworked businessman Bill Lowery (Robert Klein) gradually enters a parallel universe where people speak garbled English. Also stars Annie Potts with a cameo by Robert Downey Sr.[5]
At a picnic, a woman (Meg Foster) sees the same events repeating over and over again.[6]
A group of NASA technicians encounter a strange alien life form. Stars Terry O'Quinn, John Ashton and Lin Shaye.[7]
33"Healer"Sigmund NeufeldAlan Brennert[a]October 11, 1985 (1985-10-11)
"Children's Zoo"Robert DowneyChris Hubbell & Gerrit Graham
"Kentucky Rye"John HancockRichard Krzemien & Chip Duncan
Cat burglar Jackie Thompson (Eric Bogosian) profits from the healing powers of an Indian artifact he stole. Also stars Vincent Gardenia.[8]
A girl brings her bickering parents (Lorna Luft, Steven Keats) to a mysterious attraction called the Children's Zoo.[9]
Alcoholic Bob Spindler (Jeffrey DeMunn) is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy a roadside inn called the Kentucky Rye for a very low price. Also stars Arliss Howard.[10]
44"Little Boy Lost"Tommy Lee WallaceLynn BarkerOctober 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)
"Wish Bank"Rick FriedbergMichael Cassutt
"Nightcrawlers"William FriedkinBased on the short story by : Robert R. McCammon
Teleplay by : Philip DeGuere
Photographer Carol Shelton (Season Hubley) spends time with a little boy named Kenny (Scott Grimes) who seems oddly familiar.[11]
Upon finding a genie's lamp at a garage sale, Janice Hamill (Dee Wallace-Stone) tries to cash in three wishes at a most unusual bank.[12]
A veteran (Scott Paulin) of the Vietnam War shares his nightmares with the patrons of an all-night diner. Also stars Exene Cervenka (of band "X"), Sandy Martin and James Whitmore Jr.[13]
55"If She Dies"John HancockDavid Bennett CarrenOctober 25, 1985 (1985-10-25)
"Ye Gods"Peter MedakAnne Collins
The ghost of a little girl convinces Paul Marano (Tony Lo Bianco)—whose daughter is in a coma—to buy a bed from an orphanage. Also stars Andrea Barber, Jenny Lewis and Nan Martin.[14]
Loveless yuppie Todd Ettinger (David Dukes) finds himself up against the ancient gods when he is struck by Cupid (Robert Morse)'s arrow.[15]
66"Examination Day"Paul LynchBased on the short story by : Henry Slesar
Teleplay by : Philip DeGuere
November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01)
"A Message from Charity"Based on the short story by : William M. Lee
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
In a dystopian future, 12-year-old Dickie Jordan (David Mendenhall) is summoned for a mandatory intelligence test after turning of age.
Teenager Peter Wood (Robert Duncan McNeill) with a fever finds himself in telepathic contact with a girl named Charity (Kerry Noonan) living in colonial New England. Also stars James Cromwell.[16]
77"Teacher's Aide"B. W. L. NortonSteven BarnesNovember 8, 1985 (1985-11-08)
"Paladin of the Lost Hour"Gilbert Cates[b]Based on the short story "Paladin" by : Harlan Ellison
Teleplay by : Harlan Ellison
A teacher (Adrienne Barbeau) at a gang-filled school is possessed by a mysterious gargoyle.
Mr. Gaspar (Danny Kaye), the protector of a magical timepiece, spawns a friendship with Billy Kinetta (Glynn Turman)—the man who saved him from being mugged.
88"Act Break"Theodore J. FlickerHaskell BarkinNovember 15, 1985 (1985-11-15)
"The Burning Man"J. D. FeigelsonBased on the short story by : Ray Bradbury
Teleplay by : J. D. Feigelson
"Dealer's Choice"Wes CravenDonald Todd
Struggling playwright Maury Winkler (James Coco) uses an ancient relic to make a single wish. Also stars Bob Dishy.
A woman (Piper Laurie) and her nephew (Andre Gower) pick up a crazed hitchhiker (Roberts Blossom) who warns of supernatural evils ahead.
A group of friends (Barney Martin, Garrett Morris, M. Emmet Walsh and Morgan Freeman) playing poker suspect that their new guest (Dan Hedaya) is the Devil.
99"Dead Woman's Shoes"Peter MedakBased on the story and teleplay by : Charles Beaumont
Teleplay by : Lynn Barker
November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22)
"Wong's Lost and Found Emporium"Paul LynchBased on the story by : William F. Wu
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
In this version of "Dead Man's Shoes", shy thrift store employee Maddie Duncan (Helen Mirren) tries on a pair of high heels that make her assertive, self-confident—and vengeful. Also stars Jeffrey Tambor and Theresa Saldana.
Cynical man David Wong (Brian Tochi) explores a supernatural warehouse called "The Lost and Found Emporium", where everything that is lost in the world ends up—even love and time.
1010"The Shadow Man"Joe DanteRockne S. O'BannonNovember 29, 1985 (1985-11-29)
"The Uncle Devil Show"David SteinbergDonald Todd
"Opening Day"John MiliusGerrit Graham & Chris Hubbell
The Shadow Man (Jeff Calhoun), a mysterious entity made of darkness, defends young highschooler Danny Hayes (Jonathan Ward) in exchange for being allowed to stay under his bed. Cameo by Amy O'Neill.
A boy learns strange magic tricks from a bizarre kids' show, unbeknownst to his oblivious parents.
Carl Wilkerson (Jeffrey Jones) is targeted for murder on the opening day of duck hunting season by his wife's lover—who is also his best friend. Also stars Martin Kove.
1111"The Beacon"Gerd OswaldMartin Pasko & Rebecca ParrDecember 6, 1985 (1985-12-06)
"One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty"Don Carlos DunawayFrom a short story by : Harlan Ellison
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
Young doctor Dennis Barrows (Charles Martin Smith) stumbles into a strange town where the citizens fear and worship a lighthouse. Also stars Martin Landau and Giovanni Ribisi.
Gus Rosenthal (Peter Riegert) returns to his childhood home, and finds himself transported to his past. Also stars Jack Kehoe.
1212"Her Pilgrim Soul"Wes CravenAlan BrennertDecember 13, 1985 (1985-12-13)
"I of Newton"Kenneth GilbertBased on the short story by : Joe Haldeman
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
Two scientists (Kristoffer Tabori, Gary Cole) create a holographic projector, which shows something completely unexpected—the reincarnated soul of a young girl (Anne Twomey).
A professor (Sherman Hemsley) attempting to solve a difficult math problem idly comments that he would "sell his soul" to get it right. A demon (Ron Glass) shows up to collect, resulting in a battle of wits.
1313"Night of the Meek"Martha CoolidgeBased on the story and teleplay by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon
December 20, 1985 (1985-12-20)
"But Can She Type?"Shelley LevinsonMartin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
"The Star"Gerd OswaldBased on the short story by : Arthur C. Clarke
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
In this remake of "The Night of the Meek", drunk, out-of-work department store Santa Henry Corwin (Richard Mulligan) finds a magic gift-giving bag and becomes a real-life Santa Claus. Also stars William Atherton.
Overworked, underappreciated secretary Karen Billings (Pam Dawber) is sent by a malfunctioning Xerox machine into a parallel reality where secretaries are honored and revered. Cameo by Jonathan Frakes.
On an interstellar journey, an astrophysicist (Donald Moffat) and a priest (Fritz Weaver) learn they have discovered a long-dead world that has been emitting a signal for eons.
1414"Still Life"Peter MedakGerrit Graham & Chris HubbellJanuary 3, 1986 (1986-01-03)
"The Little People of Killany Woods"J. D. FeigelsonJ. D. Feigelson
"The Misfortune Cookie"Allan ArkushBased on the short story by : Charles E. Fritch
Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon[c]
Professional photographer Dan Arnold (Robert Carradine) discovers an old camera containing mysterious photos of a long-ago expedition. But developing the photos brings its subjects into the world. Also stars John Carradine.
A story-telling town moocher (Hamilton Camp) has an encounter with "little people".
Snobby food critic Harry Folger (Elliott Gould) receives fortune cookie messages that come true.
1515"Monsters!"B. W. L. NortonRobert CraisJanuary 24, 1986 (1986-01-24)
"A Small Talent for War"Claudia WeillCarter Scholz & Alan Brennert
"A Matter of Minutes"Sheldon LarrySuggested by the short story "Yesterday Was Monday" by : Theodore Sturgeon
Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon
Young horror movie enthusiast Toby (Oliver Robins) finds that his new neighbor (Ralph Bellamy) is a vampire, who in turn shows him that everything he knows about vampires is wrong.
An alien race that claims to have created mankind returns to judge them. Starring John Glover and Peter Michael Goetz.
A married couple, the Wrights (Adam Arkin, Karen Austin), awakens behind the scenes of how time works. Also stars Adolph Caesar.
1616"The Elevator"R. L. ThomasRay BradburyJanuary 31, 1986 (1986-01-31)
"To See the Invisible Man"Noel BlackBased on the short story by : Robert Silverberg
Teleplay by : Steven Barnes
"Tooth and Consequences"Robert DowneyHaskell Barkin
Two brothers (Stephen Geoffreys, Robert Prescott) searching for their father discover a factory full of giant animal bodies.
In a future society, uncaring man Mitchell Chaplin (Cotter Smith) is sentenced to a year of social isolation.
The Tooth Fairy (Kenneth Mars) gives dentist Myron Mandel (David Birney) what he wishes for.
1717"Welcome to Winfield"Bruce BilsonLes EnloeFebruary 7, 1986 (1986-02-07)
"Quarantine"Martha CoolidgeStory by : Philip DeGuere and Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
Two people fleeing an agent of Death (Gerrit Graham) end up in an old west town that has avoided death for decades. Also stars Henry Gibson.
Weapons designer Matthew Forman (Scott Wilson) is cryogenically frozen and awakened three centuries later, where he finds a post-war human race that has grown telepathic powers and rejected technology. Also stars Tess Harper.
1818"Gramma"Bradford MayBased on the short story by : Stephen King
Teleplay by : Harlan Ellison
February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14)
"Personal Demons"Peter MedakRockne S. O'Bannon
"Cold Reading"Gus TrikonisMartin Pasko & Rebecca Parr
Young Georgie (Barret Oliver) is afraid of his ailing grandmother. His mother leaves him alone to take care of her.
Veteran television screenwriter Rockne S. O'Bannon (Martin Balsam) suffers from diminutive creatures that plague his daily life. Also stars Clive Revill.
1940s voice actor Milo Trent (Larry Poindexter) gets a job on a popular radio show. The show's creator, Nelson Westbrook (Dick Shawn), involuntarily causes every sound described on that week's episode to become real inside the studio.
1919"The Leprechaun-Artist"Tommy Lee WallaceStory by : James Crocker
Teleplay by : Tommy Lee Wallace
February 21, 1986 (1986-02-21)
"Dead Run"Paul TuckerBased on the short story by : Greg Bear
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
A vacationing leprechaun (Cork Hubbert) is forced to grant wishes, which come with unintended consequences, to the three boys who captured him.
Truck driver Johnny Davis (Steve Railsback) accepts the job of delivering souls to Hell, and finds Hell is not what he expected. Also stars Barry Corbin and John de Lancie.
2020"Profile in Silver"John HancockJ. Neil SchulmanMarch 7, 1986 (1986-03-07)
"Button, Button"Peter MedakBased on the short story by : Richard Matheson
Teleplay by : Richard Matheson[d]
History professor Dr. Joseph Fitzgerald (Lane Smith) is sent back in time to observe the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but he botches the job in the worst possible way. Also stars Barbara Baxley.
A mysterious stranger (Basil Hoffman) gives down-and-out couple Norma and Arthur Lewis (Mare Winningham, Brad Davis) a box with a button on it. He states that if they press the button, they will receive $200,000 and someone they do not know will die.
2121"Need to Know"Paul LynchBased on the short story by : Sidney Sheldon
Teleplay by : Mary Sheldon
March 21, 1986 (1986-03-21)
"Red Snow"Jeannot SzwarcMichael Cassutt
Government scientist Edward Sayers (William Petersen) is sent to a small town to investigate a bizarre outbreak of insanity. Also stars Frances McDormand.
KGB Colonel Ilyanov (George Dzundza) is sent to a Siberian town to investigate the deaths of the local Communist Party officials. Also stars Victoria Tennant.
2222"Take My Life...Please!"Gus TrikonisGordon MitchellMarch 28, 1986 (1986-03-28)
"Devil's Alphabet"Ben BoltBased on the short story by : Arthur Gray
Teleplay by : Robert Hunter
"The Library"John HancockAnne Collins
Comedian Billy Diamond (Tim Thomerson) must perform an act that will decide his fate in the afterlife. Also stars Ray Buktenica.
The members of a poetry society find themselves haunted by an oath they took as young men. Features an ensemble cast.
Writer Ellen Pendleton (Frances Conroy) is hired to work in a private library and where the books document the lives of everyone alive, updated instantly. Also stars Uta Hagen and Lori Petty.
2323"Shadow Play"Paul LynchBased on the story and teleplay by : Charles Beaumont
Teleplay by : James Crocker
April 4, 1986 (1986-04-04)
"Grace Note"Peter MedakPatrice Messina
A remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode. Sentenced to death, Adam Grant (Peter Coyote) desperately tries to convince his prosecutor that their reality is actually a recurring nightmare of his—and everyone will cease to exist once he is executed at midnight.
Opera singer Rosemary Miletti (Julia Migenes) gains a glimpse of her future with a wish from her dying sister.
2424"A Day in Beaumont"Philip DeGuereDavid GerroldApril 11, 1986 (1986-04-11)
"The Last Defender of Camelot"Jeannot SzwarcBased on a story by : Roger Zelazny
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin
After witnessing the landing of a flying saucer, a young couple (Victor Garber, Stacey Nelkin) find themselves in the midst of an alien invasion.
In modern-day England, the last of King Arthur's knights (Richard Kiley) teams with Morgan le Fay (Jenny Agutter) to stop the return of Merlin (Norman Lloyd). Also stars John Cameron Mitchell.

Season 2 (1986–87)

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No.
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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
251"The Once and Future King"Jim McBrideStory by : Bryce Maritano
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin
September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)
"A Saucer of Loneliness"John HancockBased on the short story by : Theodore Sturgeon
Teleplay by : David Gerrold
Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin (Jeff Yagher) travels back in time and meets the real Elvis Presley.
Lonely waitress Margaret (Shelley Duvall) encounters a mysterious saucer with a message only for her. Also stars Nan Martin.
262"What Are Friends For?"Gus TrikonisJ. Michael StraczynskiOctober 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)
"Aqua Vita"Paul TuckerJeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul Chitlik
A child's (Fred Savage) imaginary friend (Lukas Haas) turns out to be his father's imaginary friend as well. Also stars Tom Skerritt.
Christine (Mimi Kennedy), an aging news anchor, finds a method for youth at a steep price. Also stars Christopher McDonald.
273"The Storyteller"Paul LynchRockne S. O'BannonOctober 11, 1986 (1986-10-11)
"Nightsong"Bradford MayMichael Reaves
Young teacher Dorothy Livingston (Glynnis O'Connor) finds that the secret to immortality resides in stories. Also stars David Faustino.
DJ Andrea Fields (Lisa Eilbacher) must cope with the return of her lover after a five-year disappearance.
284"The After Hours"Bruce MalmuthBased on the story and teleplay by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : Rockne S. O'Bannon
October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18)
"Lost and Found"Gus TrikonisBased on the short story by : Phyllis Eisenstein
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin
"The World Next Door"Paul LynchLan O'Kun
In this remake of the 1960 Twilight Zone episode, a woman (Terry Farrell) is trapped in a mall after hours with living mannequins. Also stars Ann Wedgeworth.
A student's (Akosua Busia) possessions mysteriously vanish.
A door in the basement leads to a parallel world, and both of a man's counterparts find the grass greener on the other side. Stars George Wendt, Bernadette Birkett and Jeffrey Tambor.
Note: CBS Home Video split this installment into two half-hour shows, the first two stories in the first half and the last story in the second. As a result, "Lost and Found" is cut from eight minutes to just five. Starting with the next episode, CBS reduced the show to 30 minutes.
295"The Toys of Caliban"Thomas J. WrightStory by : Terry Matz
Teleplay by : George R. R. Martin
December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04)
A mentally handicapped child (David Greenlee) has immense, dangerous powers which his parents struggle to prevent his misusing. Also stars Richard Mulligan and Anne Haney.
306"The Convict's Piano"Thomas J. WrightStory by : James Crocker
Teleplay by : Patrice Messina
December 11, 1986 (1986-12-11)
A wrongfully convicted prisoner (Joe Penny) discovers an old piano in his prison with special powers. Also stars Norman Fell.
317"The Road Less Traveled"Wes CravenGeorge R. R. MartinDecember 18, 1986 (1986-12-18)
A draft-dodger (Cliff DeYoung) is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair.
Note: CBS broadcasts two half-hour shows back-to-back as an hour for the rest of the season.
32–338–9"The Card"Bradford MayMichael CassuttFebruary 21, 1987 (1987-02-21)
"The Junction"Bill DukeVirginia Aldridge
A woman (Susan Blakely) with out-of-control spending habits finds her new credit card comes with unexpected penalties. Also stars William Atherton.
A miner (William Allen Young) who has been cheating on his wife is trapped by a cave-in with a miner from 1912 (Chris Mulkey).
34–3510–11"Joy Ride"Gil BettmanCal WillinghamMay 21, 1987 (1987-05-21)
"Private Channel"Peter MedakEdward Redlich
"Shelter Skelter"Martha CoolidgeStory by : Ron Cobb
Teleplay by : Ron Cobb and Robin Love
Four teens (Rob Knepper, Brooke McCarter, Heidi Kozak and Tamara Mark) take a recently deceased man's classic car for a joyride. The driver (Knepper) acts increasingly irrationally during the ride.
After accidentally dropping his portable stereo in an airplane lavatory, a young man (Scott Coffey) discovers that it allows him to hear other people's thoughts.
A survivalist (Joe Mantegna) and his friend (Jon Gries) live in his shelter after a nuclear bomb detonation. Also stars Joan Allen and Danica McKellar.
36–3712–13"Time and Teresa Golowitz"Shelley LevinsonBased on a short story by : Parke Godwin
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
July 10, 1987 (1987-07-10)
"Voices in the Earth"Curtis HarringtonAlan Brennert
A Broadway composer (Paul Sand) accepts an offer from the devil (Gene Barry) and returns to his high school years to see his crush again. While there he sees an opportunity to prevent a classmate's suicide. Also stars Grant Heslov and Wallace Langham.
People return to a barren Earth to find that not everything had left when they thought it did. Stars Martin Balsam and Jenny Agutter.
38–3914–15"Song of the Younger World"Noel BlackAnthony & Nancy LawrenceJuly 17, 1987 (1987-07-17)
"The Girl I Married"Philip DeGuereJ. M. DeMatteis
In 1916, a girl (Jennifer Rubin) and a young man (Peter Kowanko) from a reformatory for wayward boys fall in love and try to get away from her disapproving father, the superintendent (Roberts Blossom). Also stars Paul Benedict.
An attorney (James Whitmore Jr.) pines after the way his wife (Linda Kelsey) was in their younger years, only to encounter that younger woman in the present.

Season 3 (1988–89)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
401"The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon"René BonnièreStory by : Haskell Barkin and J. Michael Straczynski
Teleplay by : Haskell Barkin
September 24, 1988 (1988-09-24)
Edgar Witherspoon (Harry Morgan) is ordered by a mysterious voice to collect junk in his apartment to keep the world in balance. Also stars Cedric Smith.
412"Extra Innings"Doug JacksonTom PalmerOctober 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)
Ex-baseball player Ed Hamner (Marc Singer), lame from an injury and forced to retire early, is given a baseball card from the early 1900s that transports Hamner into the life of that player.
423"The Crossing"Paul LynchRalph PhillipsOctober 8, 1988 (1988-10-08)
A stressed-out priest (Ted Shackelford) is haunted by the sight of a station wagon with a woman inside that keeps crashing.
434"The Hunters"Paul LynchPaul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand FinchOctober 15, 1988 (1988-10-15)
An archeologist (Louise Fletcher) studies prehistoric paintings in a newly discovered cave. The project takes a dark turn after the carcasses of livestock from nearby farms begin turning up near the cave. Also stars Michael Hogan.
445"Dream Me a Life"Allan KingJ. Michael StraczynskiOctober 22, 1988 (1988-10-22)
A man (Eddie Albert) in a retirement home is trapped in the dreams of a catatonic widow. Also stars Frances Hyland.
456"Memories"Richard BugajskiBob UnderwoodOctober 29, 1988 (1988-10-29)
A specialist in past life regression (Barbara Stock) enters an alternate reality where everyone already remembers all their past lives.
467"The Hellgramite Method"Gilbert ShiltonWilliam SelbyNovember 5, 1988 (1988-11-05)
An alcoholic (Timothy Bottoms) goes through an extremely painful and potentially deadly cure for his drinking problem. Also stars Julie Khaner.
478"Our Selena Is Dying"Bruce PittmanStory by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : J. Michael Straczynski
November 12, 1988 (1988-11-12)
A young woman (Terri Garber) has her youth sucked out of her by her dying aunt.
489"The Call"Gilbert ShiltonJ. Michael StraczynskiNovember 19, 1988 (1988-11-19)
A lonely man (William Sanderson) dials a wrong number and develops a close relationship with the woman on the other end. When she refuses to meet him, he investigates and discovers she is a statue.
4910"The Trance"Randy BradshawJeff Stuart and J. Michael StraczynskiNovember 26, 1988 (1988-11-26)
A scam artist (Peter Scolari) purports to channel the spirit of Delos, an inhabitant of Atlantis. He begins involuntarily channeling a real spirit, one with a habit of insulting people.
5011"Acts of Terror"Brad TurnerJ. Michael StraczynskiDecember 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)
A battered wife (Melanie Mayron) finds the strength to fight her abusive husband by looking at a statuette of a Doberman Pinscher. Also stars Kenneth Welsh.
5112"20/20 Vision"Jim PurdyRobert WaldenDecember 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)
Bank loan officer Warren Cribbens (Michael Moriarty) cracks his eyeglasses and discovers he can see the future through them, showing that his efforts to help a farmer avoid foreclosure are doomed to fail.
5213"There Was an Old Woman"Otta HanusTom J. AstleDecember 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)
A writer of children's books (Colleen Dewhurst) autographs a book for a sick young fan. Later, she starts hearing the sound of children in her house.
5314"The Trunk"Steve DiMarcoPaul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand FinchDecember 24, 1988 (1988-12-24)
A motel proprietor (Bud Cort) discovers an empty trunk that grants wishes. He uses it for popularity, but at a party he discovers who his true friends are: no one.
5415"Appointment on Route 17"René BonnièreHaskell BarkinDecember 31, 1988 (1988-12-31)
After receiving a heart transplant, a man (Paul Le Mat) finds his personality has changed, incorporating a strange attraction to a waitress at a road diner.
5516"The Cold Equations"Martin LavutBased on a story by : Tom Godwin
Teleplay by : Alan Brennert
January 7, 1989 (1989-01-07)
A cargo pilot (Terence Knox) on the frontiers of space finds an innocent stowaway on his ship, who the ship's fuel supply cannot support.
5617"Stranger in Possum Meadows"Sturla GunnarssonPaul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand FinchJanuary 14, 1989 (1989-01-14)
A young boy playing in a field meets a man (Steve Kanaly) who is really an alien collecting specimens to bring back to his planet.
5718"Street of Shadows"Richard BugajskiMichael ReavesJanuary 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)
While breaking into a house, an unemployed homeless man (Charles Haid) switches bodies with the house's owner. Also stars Lisa Jakub.
5819"Something in the Walls"Allan KroekerJ. Michael StraczynskiJanuary 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)
A doctor (Damir Andrei) at a sanitarium has a patient (Deborah Raffin) who is terribly frightened of patterns on clothing and furniture.
5920"A Game of Pool"Randy BradshawGeorge Clayton JohnsonFebruary 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)
In this remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode, a pool player (Esai Morales) challenges the long-dead legend, Fats Brown (Maury Chaykin), who returns from the afterlife to give him a high-stakes game.
6021"Room 2426"Ryszard BugajskiJeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul ChitlikFebruary 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)
Scientist Martin Decker (Dean Stockwell) is confined and interrogated by government agents for the location of his notes. Escape for Martin comes from the mind.
6122"The Mind of Simon Foster"Doug JacksonJ. Michael StraczynskiFebruary 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)
To make ends meet, Simon Foster (Bruce Weitz) sells his memories to a pawn shop broker.
6223"The Wall"Atom EgoyanJ. Michael StraczynskiFebruary 25, 1989 (1989-02-25)
A U.S. military experiment opens a portal to an unknown place. The Army calls upon a career soldier (John Beck) to investigate. He finds an idyllic world, and seemingly no way to get back.
6324"Cat and Mouse"Eric TillChristy MarxMarch 4, 1989 (1989-03-04)
A shy woman (Pamela Bellwood) becomes the lover of a cursed Casanova (Page Fletcher) who turns into a cat during the daytime.
6425"Rendezvous in a Dark Place"René BonnièreJ. Michael StraczynskiMarch 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)
An old woman (Janet Leigh) with an obsession with death finds an injured thief in her home. When Death (Stephen McHattie) arrives to collect him, she tries to persuade him to take her instead.
6526"Many, Many Monkeys"Richard BugajskiWilliam FrougMarch 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)
An epidemic causes blindness. A nurse begins to believe that the disease is divine retribution. Stars Karen Valentine, Jackie Burroughs and Ken Pogue.
6627"Love Is Blind"Gilbert ShiltonCal WillinghamMarch 25, 1989 (1989-03-25)
A man (Ben Murphy) plotting to murder his wife's lover meets a blind singer who knows all about his plan.
6728"Crazy as a Soup Sandwich"Paul LynchHarlan EllisonApril 1, 1989 (1989-04-01)
A man (Wayne Robson) sells his soul to a demon for some racing tips. After being terrified by the demon he goes for help from the criminal boss (Tony Franciosa) he borrowed the track money from.
6829"Special Service"Randy BradshawJ. Michael StraczynskiApril 8, 1989 (1989-04-08)
A man (David Naughton) finds that his life has been on TV for the past five years.
6930"Father and Son Game"Randy BradshawJeremy Bertrand Finch & Paul ChitlikApril 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)
Upon brain death, a 79-year-old man (Ed Marinaro) has his brain data transplanted into an experimental robot brain. His son (Eugene Robert Glazer) considers this an abomination and tries to have his father declared legally dead.

Notes

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  1. ^ Credited as Michael Bryant
  2. ^ Credited as Alan Smithee
  3. ^ Credited as Steven Rae
  4. ^ Credited as Logan Swanson

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