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36 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
Sat, Sep 12, 195930 mins
Episode 2
Sat, Sep 19, 195930 mins
Episode 3
Sat, Sep 26, 195930 mins
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 3, 195930 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
Sat, Oct 10, 195930 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
Sat, Oct 17, 195930 mins
Episode 7
Sat, Oct 24, 195930 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
Sat, Oct 31, 195930 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
Sat, Nov 7, 195930 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
Sat, Nov 14, 195930 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
Sat, Nov 28, 195930 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
Sat, Dec 5, 195930 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
Sat, Dec 12, 195930 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
Sat, Dec 19, 195930 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
Sat, Dec 26, 195930 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
Sat, Jan 2, 196030 mins
Barton risks his life in a violent storm to learn reasons behind a Marine scientist's mysterious death.
Episode 17
Sat, Jan 9, 196030 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
Sat, Jan 23, 196030 mins
Research on a new rocket belt has indicated that it produces physical effects similar to those of rodeo competition.
Episode 19
Sat, Jan 30, 196030 mins
Dr. Barton uses hypnosis to help a friend recover from paralyzing fear following a plane crash.
Episode 20
Sat, Feb 6, 196030 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
Sat, Feb 13, 196030 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
Sat, Feb 20, 196030 mins
An experiment conducted by Glenn Barton has tragic results and a newspaper columnist criticizes his handling of the test.
Episode 23
Sat, Feb 27, 196030 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
Thu, Mar 3, 196030 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
Sat, Mar 12, 196030 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
Sat, Mar 19, 196030 mins
Baron attempts to show a stubborn pilot how valuable his desk work can me.
Episode 27
Sat, Mar 26, 196030 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
Sat, Apr 2, 196030 mins
To prove that telepathy is a result of emotional stress Barton climbs a mountain and makes a dangerous parachute jump,
Episode 29
Sat, Apr 9, 196030 mins
Two volunteers agree to be locked in a survival capsule for three days with Barton observing their reactions.
Episode 30
Sat, Apr 23, 196030 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
Sat, Apr 30, 196030 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
Sat, May 7, 196030 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
Sat, May 21, 196030 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
Sat, May 28, 196030 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
Sat, Jun 4, 196030 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
Sat, Jun 11, 196030 mins
The recent deaths of five truck drivers prompt Barton to investigate driving conditions and the problem of highway hypnosis.