The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series, season 1)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 2, 1959 – July 1, 1960 |
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The first season of The Twilight Zone aired Fridays at 10:00–10:30 pm (EST) on CBS from October 2, 1959, to July 1, 1960. There are 36 episodes, including the pilot, "Where Is Everybody?" The theme music for this season, written by Bernard Herrmann, is different from the music most commonly associated with the series, written by Marius Constant for the second season onwards.
Intro[edit]
The opening intro for most of these episodes features a series of lagoon graphics by UPA, with Rod Serling's narration:
"There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone."
A different intro was used for the final four episodes, featuring an animated close-up of an eye that metamorphosed into a setting sun and an abridged version of Herrmann's theme music. Serling's narration for this went as follows:
"You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop—The Twilight Zone."
The graphics for this opening were by Pacific Title, as were those for the openings in the subsequent seasons.[1]
At least one episode, "Mr. Denton on Doomsday", is known to have had this opening dubbed over the original lagoon opening when it was aired as a summer repeat in 1960. The following summer, a number of first-season episodes had the second season intro dubbed over the original when they were aired as repeats. The original openings have since been restored for those episodes.
Segments of the original first season intro continued to be used as an intermission graphic up through season three.[2]
Episodes[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Where Is Everybody?" | Robert Stevens | Rod Serling | October 2, 1959 | 173-3601 |
| 2 | 2 | "One for the Angels" | Robert Parrish | Rod Serling | October 9, 1959 | 173-3608 |
| 3 | 3 | "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" | Allen Reisner | Rod Serling | October 16, 1959 | 173-3609 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine" | Mitchell Leisen | Rod Serling | October 23, 1959 | 173-3610 |
| 5 | 5 | "Walking Distance" | Robert Stevens | Rod Serling | October 30, 1959 | 173-3605 |
| 6 | 6 | "Escape Clause" | Mitchell Leisen | Rod Serling | November 6, 1959 | 173-3603 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Lonely" | Jack Smight | Rod Serling | November 13, 1959 | 173-3602 |
| 8 | 8 | "Time Enough at Last" | John Brahm | Template:StoryTeleplay | November 20, 1959 | 173-3614 |
| 9 | 9 | "Perchance to Dream" | Robert Florey | Charles Beaumont | November 27, 1959 | 173-3616 |
| 10 | 10 | "Judgment Night" | John Brahm | Rod Serling | December 4, 1959 | 173-3604 |
| 11 | 11 | "And When the Sky Was Opened" | Douglas Heyes | Template:StoryTeleplay | December 11, 1959 | 173-3611 |
| 12 | 12 | "What You Need" | Alvin Ganzer | Template:StoryTeleplay | December 25, 1959 | 173-3622 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Four of Us Are Dying" | John Brahm | Template:StoryTeleplay | January 1, 1960 | 173-3618 |
| 14 | 14 | "Third from the Sun" | Richard L. Bare | Template:StoryTeleplay | January 8, 1960 | 173-3615 |
| 15 | 15 | "I Shot an Arrow into the Air" | Stuart Rosenberg | Template:StoryTeleplay | January 15, 1960 | 173-3626 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Hitch-Hiker" | Alvin Ganzer | Template:StoryTeleplay | January 22, 1960 | 173-3612 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Fever" | Robert Florey | Rod Serling | January 29, 1960 | 173-3627 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Last Flight" | William F. Claxton | Richard Matheson | February 5, 1960 | 173-3607 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Purple Testament" | Richard L. Bare | Rod Serling | February 12, 1960 | 173-3619 |
| 20 | 20 | "Elegy" | Douglas Heyes | Charles Beaumont | February 19, 1960 | 173-3625 |
| 21 | 21 | "Mirror Image" | John Brahm | Rod Serling | February 26, 1960 | 173-3623 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" | Ronald Winston | Rod Serling | March 4, 1960 | 173-3620 |
| 23 | 23 | "A World of Difference" | Ted Post | Richard Matheson | March 11, 1960 | 173-3624 |
| 24 | 24 | "Long Live Walter Jameson" | Anton Leader | Charles Beaumont | March 18, 1960 | 173-3621 |
| 25 | 25 | "People Are Alike All Over" | Mitchell Leisen | Template:StoryTeleplay | March 25, 1960 | 173-3613 |
| 26 | 26 | "Execution" | David Orrick McDearmon | Template:StoryTeleplay | April 1, 1960 | 173-3628 |
| 27 | 27 | "The Big Tall Wish" | Ronald Winston | Rod Serling | April 8, 1960 | 173-3630 |
| 28 | 28 | "A Nice Place to Visit" | John Brahm | Charles Beaumont | April 15, 1960 | 173-3632 |
| 29 | 29 | "Nightmare as a Child" | Alvin Ganzer | Rod Serling | April 29, 1960 | 173-3635 |
| 30 | 30 | "A Stop at Willoughby" | Robert Parrish | Rod Serling | May 6, 1960 | 173-3629 |
| 31 | 31 | "The Chaser" | Douglas Heyes | Template:StoryTeleplay | May 13, 1960 | 173-3636 |
| 32 | 32 | "A Passage for Trumpet" | Don Medford | Rod Serling | May 20, 1960 | 173-3633 |
| 33 | 33 | "Mr. Bevis" | William Asher | Rod Serling | June 3, 1960 | 173-3631 |
| 34 | 34 | "The After Hours" | Douglas Heyes | Rod Serling | June 10, 1960 | 173-3637 |
| 35 | 35 | "The Mighty Casey" | Alvin Ganzer Robert Parrish | Rod Serling | June 17, 1960 | 173-3617 |
| 36 | 36 | "A World of His Own" | Ralph Nelson | Richard Matheson | July 1, 1960 | 173-3634 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Visions from the Twilight Zone" by Arlen Schumer, ISBN 0877016828
- ↑ "episode list". TV.com.
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