The Man and the Challenge

Episode 1

Sphere of No Return

Sat, Sep 12, 1959 30 mins

Episode 2

Maximum Capacity

Sat, Sep 19, 1959 30 mins

Episode 3

Odds Against Survival

Sat, Sep 26, 1959 30 mins

Episode 4

Sky Diving

Sat, Oct 3, 1959 30 mins

The government in interested in skydiving. They send Dr. Barton to France to learn more about how to maximize the improving technology.

Episode 5

Experiments in Terror

Sat, Oct 10, 1959 30 mins

David Mumford, a brilliant scientist, holds a grudge against Dr. Barton. With his assistant he plots the demise of Glenn and proceeds with the plan against the unknowing government agent.

Episode 6

Invisible Force

Sat, Oct 17, 1959 30 mins

Episode 7

Escape to Nepal

Sat, Oct 24, 1959 30 mins

Dr. Barton is asked to test a new drug which might increase man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights. After some tests in the Rockies, his group of mountaineers go to the Himalayan Mountains, on the border between Nepal and Communist China.

Episode 8

Border to Border

Sat, Oct 31, 1959 30 mins

In an attempt to prove that a team can overcome obstacles which one man can't handle alone, Glenn Barton enters two jet pilots in a Mexican auto race. The men find they are facing a grueling challenge from a professional driver.

Episode 9

Trial by Fire

Sat, Nov 7, 1959 30 mins

Newlywed geologists Fred and Dorrie Conway accompany Glenn Barton into an active volcano on a scientific expedition. A sudden explosion traps Barton in a narrow crevice.

Episode 10

White Out

Sat, Nov 14, 1959 30 mins

In Antarctica, scientist Glenn Barton is researching the method of freezing people so that they can undergo interplanetary flight. Drs. Anna West and William Ryder are to undergo the test.

Episode 11

The Breaking Point

Sat, Nov 28, 1959 30 mins

Glenn Barton prepares to conduct experiments which will determine a man's breaking point. Robert Carson, a Marine, volunteers to undergo a series of torture tests.

Episode 12

Jungle Survival

Sat, Dec 5, 1959 30 mins

An Air Force plane, believed lost at sea, is found in the Amazon jungle: Officials assign Glenn Barton to find out why the crewmen are still missing.

Episode 13

I've Killed Seven Men

Sat, Dec 12, 1959 30 mins

Dr. Barton is conducting experiments on sleep deprivation and needs a strong subject to withstand the rigors of the test. Barton selects a ex-sergeant in great physical condition but things soon go wrong.

Episode 14

Man Without Fear

Sat, Dec 19, 1959 30 mins

At the scene of a roaring forest fire, Glenn Barton plans to test a new chemical which is supposed to produce courage in humans. Barton gives a dose of the experimental mixture to one of the firefighters.

Episode 15

The Visitors

Sat, Dec 26, 1959 30 mins

Working on restricted Government property, Glenn Barton and two associates are testing the best type of clothing for use on a distant planet.

Episode 16

The Storm

Sat, Jan 2, 1960 30 mins

Barton risks his life in a violent storm to learn reasons behind a Marine scientist's mysterious death.

Episode 17

Killer River

Sat, Jan 9, 1960 30 mins

A pilot who was forced to parachute from his plane is trapped on a cliff above the Colorado River. In order to free the man, Glenn Barton must go upstream by motorboat.

Episode 18

Rodeo

Sat, Jan 23, 1960 30 mins

Research on a new rocket belt has indicated that it produces physical effects similar to those of rodeo competition.

Episode 19

The Windowless Room

Sat, Jan 30, 1960 30 mins

Dr. Barton uses hypnosis to help a friend recover from paralyzing fear following a plane crash.

Episode 20

Nightmare Crossing

Sat, Feb 6, 1960 30 mins

John Napier appears to have the qualifications for commanding a spaceship but Barton insists on testing his emotional and physical stamina by taking him for a cruise on a small boat.

Episode 21

The Lure of Danger

Sat, Feb 13, 1960 30 mins

Glenn Barton is asked to study the motives which prompt volunteer astronauts to have such a thirst for danger. He goes to Mexico to test his theories on some bullfighters.

Episode 22

Recovery

Sat, Feb 20, 1960 30 mins

An experiment conducted by Glenn Barton has tragic results and a newspaper columnist criticizes his handling of the test.

Episode 23

Buried Alive

Sat, Feb 27, 1960 30 mins

Glenn Barton uses yoga to control his metabolism at high altitudes and underground, but he is forbidden to include the exercises in his training course.

Episode 24

Recondo

Thu, Mar 3, 1960 30 mins

Four convicts escape from the prison and take Warden Tanner's Ruth along as a hostage. Dr. Barton devises a way to get the kidnapped girl free without her being harmed.

Episode 25

Flying Lab

Sat, Mar 12, 1960 30 mins

Glenn Barton wants to prove that ignorance is not bliss. Flying into a hurricane, he lets two crewmen know what's up and waits to see how the other two react.

Episode 26

Hurricane Mesa

Sat, Mar 19, 1960 30 mins

Baron attempts to show a stubborn pilot how valuable his desk work can me.

Episode 27

Astro Female

Sat, Mar 26, 1960 30 mins

Glenn Barton brings the battle of the sexes up-to-date when he tries to discover whether men or women would be the best astronauts.

Episode 28

The Extra Sense

Sat, Apr 2, 1960 30 mins

To prove that telepathy is a result of emotional stress Barton climbs a mountain and makes a dangerous parachute jump,

Episode 29

Man in a Capsule

Sat, Apr 9, 1960 30 mins

Two volunteers agree to be locked in a survival capsule for three days with Barton observing their reactions.

Episode 30

The Dropper

Sat, Apr 23, 1960 30 mins

A homicidal maniac had his trunk rigged so that logs were ejected to kill or injure motorcycle policemen pursuing him. George Nader devises a drug that slows reflexes and logs were able to be dogged and the killer finally apprehended.

Episode 31

High Dive

Sat, Apr 30, 1960 30 mins

Barton thinks that loss of equilibrium may be directly related to fear. He has a chance to test his theory when he meets a female swimmer who's preparing for the Olympic high-diving competition,

Episode 32

Daredevils

Sat, May 7, 1960 30 mins

Barton's theory is that body-chemical reactions are the key to survival. He decides to put the theory to the test on a stunt-car driver.

Episode 33

Shooter McLaine

Sat, May 21, 1960 30 mins

Gienn Barton is testing a new heat-resistant suit to be used in fire fighting and he decides that he will wear the garment into the flames.

Episode 34

Early Warning

Sat, May 28, 1960 30 mins

Against all advice, a dedicated research scientist insists insists on working at a killing pace to complete his experiments. His alarmed superiors ask Glenn Barton to keep an eye on him.

Episode 35

Breakoff

Sat, Jun 4, 1960 30 mins

A pilot crashes during stratospheric research flight. Barton believes that the luckless airman was the victim of "breakoff" - extreme anxiety which can occur at high altitudes.

Episode 36

Highway to Danger

Sat, Jun 11, 1960 30 mins

The recent deaths of five truck drivers prompt Barton to investigate driving conditions and the problem of highway hypnosis.