← The Twilight Zone
Season 5
36 episodes · 27th September 1963
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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01
In Praise of Pip
Episode 127th September 1963
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.
02
Steel
Episode 24th October 1963
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.
03
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Episode 311th October 1963
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.
04
A Kind of a Stopwatch
Episode 418th October 1963
The world's biggest bore and most avid talker gets a magical stopwatch that can stop everything except him.
05
The Last Night of a Jockey
Episode 525th October 1963
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.
06
Living Doll
Episode 61st November 1963
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!
07
The Old Man in the Cave
Episode 78th November 1963
A mysterious guardian helps a tiny community survive after the Bomb destroys much of the Earth.
08
Uncle Simon
Episode 815th November 1963
To inherit her insufferable Uncle's estate, a woman learns she must serve his latest invention, which is endowed with his own persona.
09
Probe 7, Over and Out
Episode 929th November 1963
The lone survivors of two annihilated worlds are stranded on a distant planet.
10
The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
Episode 106th December 1963
A modern day National Guard unit find themselves in the middle of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
11
A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain
Episode 1113th December 1963
Trying to keep up with his younger wife, Harmon convinces his brother to inject him with an experimental youth serum.
12
Ninety Years Without Slumbering
Episode 1220th December 1963
An old man fears that he will die if his grandfather clock stops running.
13
Ring-a-Ding Girl
Episode 1327th December 1963
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.
14
You Drive
Episode 143rd January 1964
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.
15
The Long Morrow
Episode 1510th January 1964
Before leaving on a decades long mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.
16
The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross
Episode 1617th January 1964
A man finds that he can trade characteristics with others.
17
Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Episode 1724th January 1964
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.
18
Black Leather Jackets
Episode 1831st January 1964
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.
19
Night Call
Episode 197th February 1964
An elderly, wheelchair-bound lady receives strange anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night.
20
From Agnes – With Love
Episode 2014th February 1964
A computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life.
21
Spur of the Moment
Episode 2121st February 1964
After being chased on horseback by a terrifying, unidentified figure in black, Anne Henderson faces the biggest decision of her life.
22
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Episode 2228th February 1964
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...
23
Queen of the Nile
Episode 236th March 1964
A columnist interviews a famous movie actress who has a secret to her eternal beauty.
24
What's in the Box
Episode 2413th March 1964
A cheating husband sees his secret revealed and it's horrible consequences on his just-repaired TV set.
25
The Masks
Episode 2520th March 1964
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.
26
I Am the Night - Color Me Black
Episode 2627th March 1964
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.
27
Sounds and Silences
Episode 273rd April 1964
A man's wish to listen to loud noise backfires.
28
Caesar and Me
Episode 2810th April 1964
A ventriloquist's dummy goads him into committing burglaries.
29
The Jeopardy Room
Episode 2917th April 1964
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.
30
Stopover in a Quiet Town
Episode 3024th April 1964
The morning after a wild night of partying, a hungover married couple awaken in an unfamiliar and artificial place.
31
The Encounter
Episode 311st May 1964
A World War II veteran and a Japanese-American gardener battle each other over a war that ended more than 20 years ago.
32
Mr. Garrity and the Graves
Episode 328th May 1964
Jared Garrity arrives in the Old West town of Happiness, Arizona, proclaiming he can revive the dead.
33
The Brain Center at Whipple's
Episode 3315th May 1964
A factory CEO replaces human workers with machines.
34
Come Wander with Me
Episode 3422nd May 1964
A singer searches for an authentic folk song.
35
The Fear
Episode 3529th May 1964
Two people in a remote cabin find signs of an extraterrestrial.
36
The Bewitchin' Pool
Episode 3619th June 1964
Two unhappy children find a happy escape in a swimming pool.
In Praise of Pip
Episode 127th September 1963
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.
02
Steel
Episode 24th October 1963
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.
03
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Episode 311th October 1963
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.
04
A Kind of a Stopwatch
Episode 418th October 1963
The world's biggest bore and most avid talker gets a magical stopwatch that can stop everything except him.
05
The Last Night of a Jockey
Episode 525th October 1963
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.
06
Living Doll
Episode 61st November 1963
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!
07
The Old Man in the Cave
Episode 78th November 1963
A mysterious guardian helps a tiny community survive after the Bomb destroys much of the Earth.
08
Uncle Simon
Episode 815th November 1963
To inherit her insufferable Uncle's estate, a woman learns she must serve his latest invention, which is endowed with his own persona.
09
Probe 7, Over and Out
Episode 929th November 1963
The lone survivors of two annihilated worlds are stranded on a distant planet.
10
The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms
Episode 106th December 1963
A modern day National Guard unit find themselves in the middle of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
11
A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain
Episode 1113th December 1963
Trying to keep up with his younger wife, Harmon convinces his brother to inject him with an experimental youth serum.
12
Ninety Years Without Slumbering
Episode 1220th December 1963
An old man fears that he will die if his grandfather clock stops running.
13
Ring-a-Ding Girl
Episode 1327th December 1963
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.
14
You Drive
Episode 143rd January 1964
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.
15
The Long Morrow
Episode 1510th January 1964
Before leaving on a decades long mission, astronaut Douglas Stansfield meets a woman and falls in love.
16
The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross
Episode 1617th January 1964
A man finds that he can trade characteristics with others.
17
Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Episode 1724th January 1964
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.
18
Black Leather Jackets
Episode 1831st January 1964
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.
19
Night Call
Episode 197th February 1964
An elderly, wheelchair-bound lady receives strange anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night.
20
From Agnes – With Love
Episode 2014th February 1964
A computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life.
21
Spur of the Moment
Episode 2121st February 1964
After being chased on horseback by a terrifying, unidentified figure in black, Anne Henderson faces the biggest decision of her life.
22
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Episode 2228th February 1964
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...
23
Queen of the Nile
Episode 236th March 1964
A columnist interviews a famous movie actress who has a secret to her eternal beauty.
24
What's in the Box
Episode 2413th March 1964
A cheating husband sees his secret revealed and it's horrible consequences on his just-repaired TV set.
25
The Masks
Episode 2520th March 1964
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.
26
I Am the Night - Color Me Black
Episode 2627th March 1964
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.
27
Sounds and Silences
Episode 273rd April 1964
A man's wish to listen to loud noise backfires.
28
Caesar and Me
Episode 2810th April 1964
A ventriloquist's dummy goads him into committing burglaries.
29
The Jeopardy Room
Episode 2917th April 1964
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.
30
Stopover in a Quiet Town
Episode 3024th April 1964
The morning after a wild night of partying, a hungover married couple awaken in an unfamiliar and artificial place.
31
The Encounter
Episode 311st May 1964
A World War II veteran and a Japanese-American gardener battle each other over a war that ended more than 20 years ago.
32
Mr. Garrity and the Graves
Episode 328th May 1964
Jared Garrity arrives in the Old West town of Happiness, Arizona, proclaiming he can revive the dead.
33
The Brain Center at Whipple's
Episode 3315th May 1964
A factory CEO replaces human workers with machines.
34
Come Wander with Me
Episode 3422nd May 1964
A singer searches for an authentic folk song.
35
The Fear
Episode 3529th May 1964
Two people in a remote cabin find signs of an extraterrestrial.
36
The Bewitchin' Pool
Episode 3619th June 1964
Two unhappy children find a happy escape in a swimming pool.
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