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The Twilight Zone Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
37 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
Two
Fri, Sep 15, 196125 mins
In a futuristic world a man and a woman, from opposing sides in a devastating war, meet in a deserted city. They don't share a common language and she is quite wary of her opponent, though he doesn't appear aggressive in any way. When she attempts to kill him, he goes off on his own. It's obvious that society and civilization has been destroyed and she begins to reconsider.
Episode 2
The Arrival
Fri, Sep 22, 196125 mins
A commercial airliner makes a normal landing at an airport and taxis to its normal stop. The only problem is that when the doors are opened, there are no passengers and no pilots. An experienced FAA investigator, Grant Sheckly. is assigned to the case. Sheckly has a good reputation and good track record at solving crashes but this case is a difficult one explain. It all begins to get clearer when he realizes that not everyone is seeing exactly the same thing. For some the seats are blue, others see brown and others see red. They all see different registration numbers on the aircraft. Sheckly can only come to one conclusion: what they are seeing is an illusion.
Episode 3
The Shelter
Fri, Sep 29, 196125 mins
Dr. Bill Stockton has prepared well for any eventuality. He's built a bomb shelter for himself, his wife and his child. His neighbors, on the other hand, have done nothing to prepare. During a dinner party, there is an emergency announcement on the radio that unidentified objects have been sighted en route to the US and they may be under attack. As the Stocktons prepare to use their shelter their neighbors panic asking to be let into the shelter with them. Stockton refuses, leading to an angry confrontation.
Episode 4
The Passersby
Fri, Oct 6, 196125 mins
On a dirt road, a Confederate Sergeant stops at a farm owned by Lavinia Goodwin to have a drink of water at her well. They strike up a conversation and Lavinia tells him that her husband, also a Confederate soldier, has been killed in battle. He entertains her with his guitar and they recall life before the war. A neighbor, also walking down the road, appears but it's apparent that no one knows what they will find when they get to the end. She is then surprised by two unexpected travelers.
Episode 5
A Game of Pool
Fri, Oct 13, 196125 mins
Jesse Cardiff is a frustrated pool player. He's very good at his game but his frustration comes from the fact that no matter how well he plays or how often he wins, onlookers always conclude that he's not as good as the late, great James Howard "Fats" Brown. He says he would give anything to have had the chance to play Fats and his wish comes true when the man himself suddenly appears. They agree to a game but Fats warns his eager opponent that winning has its consequences as well.
Episode 6
The Mirror
Fri, Oct 20, 196125 mins
Ramos Clemente is a revolutionary leader who, less than a year after starting his movement, has overthrown the tyrant who ruled his country. In their celebration he belittles the former leader, General De Cruz, who warns him that now that he's in charge, he'll find that he has much to worry about. Particularly about those who who might plot and try to overthrow him. De Cruz points to a mirror in his former office and tells Clemente it will show him the image of his killer. Soon, it seems everyone is out to get him.
Episode 7
The Grave
Fri, Oct 27, 196125 mins
Lawman Conny Miller rides into a small, dusty town not long after the townsfolk have gunned down the man he's been tracking for four months. He feels like he's wasted that four months and someone bets him $20 he hasn't the nerve to visit the dead man's grave. He takes that bet and has little difficulty going to the grave. Leaving it, however, proves to be another matter altogether.
Episode 8
It's a Good Life
Fri, Nov 3, 196125 mins
In a small farming community in Ohio, a young boy by the name of Anthony Fremont terrorizes those around him. Anthony has the ability to command anything he wants simply by thought. The community is cut off from the outside world and the boy insists that those around him think only pleasant thoughts, and if they don't, he eliminates them. Everyone walks in fear of the lad who ably demonstrates what he's prepared to do at a small party in his home.
Episode 9
Deaths-Head Revisited
Fri, Nov 10, 196125 mins
Gunther Lutze, a former captain in Hitler's SS, decides to return to the area that contains the remnants of Dachau concentration camp. As he revels in the memories of the days when he had tortured prisoners, prisoner Alfred Becker appears before his eyes. What he does not realize is Becker is a ghostly apparition, and plans to put Lutze on trial for crimes against humanity for the torture and killing of the prisoners that were held in the camp. It is one trial Lutze may regret.
Episode 10
The Midnight Sun
Fri, Nov 17, 196125 mins
In a world that is getting ever nearer to the sun, people are trying to find ways to deal with the extreme heat. Most people have gone north with Norma and Mrs. Bronson the only two people left in their apartment building. There is little or no infrastructure remaining and water is one commodity that is very much in demand. They panic when an intruder breaks into Norma's apartment and holds them, at least for a few moments, at gunpoint. All is not as it seems however.
Episode 11
Still Valley
Fri, Nov 24, 196125 mins
Confederate Sergeant Joseph Paradine goes into the nearby town and finds that the Union forces there seem to be frozen in time. He learns from an old man that being a male witch he cast a spell on them using his book of magic. The old man sees the Yankees as invaders and is keen that the South win the war. Anticipating that he is going to die by sunset, he gladly gives his book of witchcraft to Paradine to support the cause. When he returns to camp, Paradine's commanding officer is far more concerned about the battle they will enter into the next morning than about the book his Sergeant has in his possession.
Episode 12
The Jungle
Fri, Dec 1, 196125 mins
Alan Richards and his wife are back in New York after living in Africa where he was in charge of a major construction project. His wife was deeply affected after a local witch doctor placed a curse on them and has taken to keeping charms to ward off evil spirits. While Richards doesn't discount the power of the witch doctor entirely, he dismisses her fears as unfounded. Having a drink in a bar one evening he finds that his wife left a protective amulet in his coat pocket. He leaves it on the bar when he leaves - and as a result has a dangerous and frightening walk home, only to find something there waiting for him.
Episode 13
Once Upon a Time
Fri, Dec 15, 196125 mins
In 1890, janitor Woodrow Mulligan uses his employers' invention to transport himself to the future. He imagines an Eden but finds a polluted, busy world that he doesn't find at all attractive. He meets Rollo who is also disgusted with the world he lives imagining life in the 1890s as idyllic. When Woodrow goes back to his own time Rollo goes with him but he is soon bored without any of the conveniences of modern life.
Episode 14
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
Fri, Dec 22, 196125 mins
An Army major wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, a large cylindrical-shaped room, open at the top but with no other way of leaving. He soon learns that he is not alone in the cylinder. There is also a clown, a ballerina, a hobo and a Scottish bagpiper. The others have been there for a while and are seemingly resigned to their fate. The Army major organizes them, however, they form a human ladder to get to the top. Their first try ends in failure but the second attempt is more successful. Sort of.
Episode 15
A Quality of Mercy
Fri, Dec 29, 196125 mins
On August 6, 1945--the last day of World War II--a forward platoon acting as artillery spotters get an eager and aggressive Lieutenant Katell. The artillery has been unable to dislodge a Japanese unit from a cave and Katell decides that the unit is going to attack. He suddenly finds himself in 1942 however, leading a Japanese unit that is about to attack Americans who are holed up in a cave. He looks into a mirror of sorts when his Japanese superior orders the destruction of the American stronghold. When he flashes back to 1945, he has second thoughts about the attack.
Episode 16
Nothing in the Dark
Fri, Jan 5, 196225 mins
Elderly Wanda Dunn lives by herself in a dilapidated apartment. She's the last of the residents in her building which is scheduled for demolition. She's basically a shut-in, never leaving her place with groceries and the like being delivered by a neighborhood boy. The reason she lives like is that she's convinced the personification of death will come and take her away. She's not sure what form death will take and so shuns contact with anyone. When a young policeman is shot just outside her door, she has to decide whether to help him.
Episode 17
One More Pallbearer
Fri, Jan 12, 196225 mins
Successful multi-millionaire Paul Radin invites three people from his past to join him in the underground bunker he's built deep beneath his commercial office building. All three have had a major influence on his life, though not the kind that made him a success. His former military commander had him court-martialed; his former teacher ridiculed and humiliated him in class after she caught him cheating; his church minister ruined his reputation after he drove a girl to suicide. All he requires of them is one thing: a brief apology. The impact of what they've done to him is far greater than it appears.
Episode 18
Dead Man's Shoes
Fri, Jan 19, 196225 mins
When a hobo finds a dead man lying in a city alley, he decides to take his shoes, a pair of rather spiffy-looking loafers. In putting them on however, he becomes the dead man. He returns to his apartment, to his girlfriend's shock and more importantly, he knows who killed him. The dead man is also out for revenge and it seems nothing will be able to stop him.
Episode 19
The Hunt
Fri, Jan 26, 196225 mins
Hyder Simpson and his wife Rachel have been married for 50 years. They are simple country folk who live in a small cabin in the mountains. One evening after dinner, Hyder and his dog go off raccoon hunting. When the dog jumps into a fast moving stream Hyder jumps him to rescue him. He wakes up the next morning having apparently spent the night in the woods. When he gets home however, he and his dog are invisible to everyone around them, Rachel is dressed in black and it's apparent that he's died. Thus begins Hyder's journey, one that presents him with choices.
Episode 20
Showdown with Rance McGrew
Fri, Feb 2, 196225 mins
Rance McGrew is the star of a weekly TV western where he plays the town Marshal. He is, to say the least, difficult to deal with. He is frequently late on the set, arrives unprepared and often requests script changes just as they are about to shoot a scene. To top it off, he's quite inept at handling his gun which he inadvertently tosses into the saloon mirror on more than one occasion. He's given a dose of reality however when he inexplicably finds himself back in time, coming face to face with the real Jesse James.
Episode 21
Kick the Can
Fri, Feb 9, 196225 mins
Charles Whitley is an elderly resident of Sunnyvale Rest, a home for the aged. It's not a happy place and Charles' hopes of moving in with his son David are dashed when he's told they can't take him in. He wistfully recalls his youth where they played kick the can and didn't have a worry in the world. His close friend Ben Conroy begins to worry him when Charles suggests all you have to do is wish it, and you can be young again. Ben is worried his friend will end up in the loony bin but it's Ben who is in for a surprise.
Episode 22
A Piano in the House
Fri, Feb 16, 196225 mins
Theater critic Fitzgerald Fortune is looking to buy a different sort of gift for his wife's birthday. In a curio shop, he buys an old player-piano. It's delivered to his home, and when he starts it up, it has a strange effect on his manservant, a normally dour man who breaks into mirthful laughter. When he plays another song, this time for a guest, the man breaks down and admits he's in love with Fortune's wife Esther. He decides to have fun with his party guests that evening but Esther decides to turn the tables on him.
Episode 23
The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
Fri, Feb 23, 196225 mins
Everyone at Jeff Myrtlebank's funeral service is shocked when he pushes the coffin lid open and steps out, seemingly in perfect health. Old Doc Bolton mumbles some ridiculous explanation and the people there settle down a bit. Obviously his family is happy that he's back with them and his fiancée welcomes him as he is, with no questions asked. They do notice that he's a bit different. As time goes on however, rumors begin spread and the locals decide to take action.
Episode 24
To Serve Man
Fri, Mar 2, 196225 mins
Michael Chambers recounts recent events on Earth after the arrival of an alien space craft. The aliens, known as Kanamit, seem friendly and assure everyone they have nothing to be afraid of. In fact, they offer to share wonderful technology that will provide limitless energy, cure all disease and convert deserts into lush gardens. For the people of Earth, paradise has arrived. Chambers is an encryption specialist and they try their best to decrypt a book the Kanamit left behind. The book's title seems benign - but it's not what they think it is.
Episode 25
The Fugitive
Fri, Mar 9, 196225 mins
Little Jenny wears a brace on her leg. Her best friend, an old man named Old Ben, brightens her life by performing magic, including turning into anything he wants. One day, two men show up looking for Old Ben and Jenny asks if they are policemen. Not exactly. Old Ben evades them and confesses to Jenny that he's from another planet - a fugitive but not a criminal.
Episode 26
Little Girl Lost
Fri, Mar 16, 196225 mins
When he hears his young daughter Tina calling out in the night, Chris Miller goes to her room but finds she isn't there. At first he thinks she has fallen off the bed or slid herself under it but despite hearing her call out she's nowhere to be seen. He gets help from a friend, Bill, who concludes that Tina has slid through a portal into another dimension. They find the portal opening but Tina is lost inside and Chris goes in after her.
Episode 27
Person or Persons Unknown
Fri, Mar 23, 196225 mins
David Gurney awakens on his bed fully clothed and realizes he's late for work. He and his wife Wilma had a few drinks the night before and she is sound asleep. When he can't find his razor he wakes her but she says he doesn't know who he is and demands he leave her house. His clothes are nowhere to be found and so heads off to work. He knows everyone there but like his wife, none of his co-workers have any idea who he is. He's desperate to find one piece of his identity to prove who he is. When all finally seems resolved, he faces another shock, but to say more would spoil the ending.
Episode 28
The Little People
Fri, Mar 30, 196225 mins
When a spacecraft makes an emergency landing on an unknown planet the commander, William Fletcher, is anxious to get underway again as soon as possible. Not so for his navigator, Peter Craig, who is insubordinate and is fed up taking orders all of the time. While Fletcher makes repairs to the ship Craig explores the area around them and is astonished to find that there are living beings there only a fraction of the size of humans. Soon, he is being recognized by them as a god and refuses to leave when the ship ready. He is to realize that one's place in the universe is a relative thing.
Episode 29
Four O'Clock
Fri, Apr 6, 196225 mins
Oliver Crangle seems to like making other people miserable. He phones a young man's employer to say that the man is a communist. He phone a school board to tell them a teacher is acting inappropriately with his students. He has a long list of people that he wants to tell on. He even arranges a meeting with an FBI agent and tells him that at 4 p.m. all of the nasty people in the world will undergo a transformation. The agent suggests he seek psychiatric treatment but it turns out he's right.
Episode 30
Hocus-Pocus and Frisby
Fri, Apr 13, 196225 mins
Somerset Frisby runs a country store/gas station in rural America and loves to tell tall tales to his friends. As he tells it, he holds doctoral degrees from several universities and his advice to Henry Ford helped create the American auto industry. His friends always have a good laugh, but two visiting strangers take a keen interest in Somerset upon hearing some of his more outrageous claims. The visitors are aliens who are convinced they've found a remarkable human specimen to take back to their home planet. Somerset wants nothing to do with this plan and, to his surprise, finds the instrument he needs to make good his escape in his pocket. This experience with visitors from outer space gives rise to yet another tall tale with which to entertain his pals at the store.
Episode 31
The Trade-Ins
Fri, Apr 20, 196225 mins
John and Marie Holt have been married for a great many years. Age is catching up with them and John is frequently in pain. They visit the New Life Corporation where they have the opportunity to have their consciousness transferred to new, younger bodies. They only have enough money to pay for one transformation however and once complete, a decision on their future life together must be made.
Episode 32
The Gift
Fri, Apr 27, 196225 mins
The residents of a small Mexican village, just 40 miles or so south of the Rio Grande, panic when they learn a being from another planet may have crashed near by. As the result of an altercation with local police, one policeman is dead and the alien is severely wounded. A young boy, Pedro, quickly forms a friendship with the alien who says he has come in peace. He also says he has a gift for the people of the Earth, but the villagers' fear means that mankind may never benefit from the alien's generosity.
Episode 33
The Dummy
Fri, May 4, 196225 mins
Jerry Etherson has a reasonably successful nightclub act as a ventriloquist but has one major problem: he believes his dummy Willie is a sentient being who speaks to him and manipulates his life. His agent Frank thinks Jerry needs psychiatric help and tells him he has no future in the business if he doesn't do something about his delusions. Jerry decides to lock Willie in a trunk and try his act with a different dummy. Willie has plans of his own however.
Episode 34
Young Man's Fancy
Fri, May 11, 196225 mins
Immediately after their wedding, Virginia and Alex Walker return to his mother's house to make arrangements for it to be sold. Virginia has waited a long time to marry Alex as his domineering mother Henrietta doted - and smothered - him. Going back home has a strange effect on him as he reconnects with his his environment such as his room and his toys. He slowly begins to change and Virginia realizes that her mother-in-law's influence hasn't subsided.
Episode 35
I Sing the Body Electric
Fri, May 18, 196225 mins
George is a widower with three children and he is being criticized for trying to raise his children on his own. His son Tom shows him an ad from a company with the motto 'I Sing the Body Electric' that advertises an electronic data processing system to meet anyone's needs - essentially, a robot. They set off and everyone seems to like the idea of having a grandmotherly robot housekeeper except for Anne, who has yet to come to grips with her mother's death. Her rejection of the new member of their family will have serious repercussions but also lead to closure.
Episode 36
Cavender Is Coming
Fri, May 25, 196225 mins
Inept guardian angel Harmon Cavender is given a chance to finally earn his wings by helping an unconventional big city woman, the young, awkward Agnes Grep, who has just been fired from her job. Cavender doesn't ask what her wishes are; instead, he puts her in posh clothes, provides her with a fortune, and moves her uptown to a fancy Park Avenue address.
Episode 37
The Changing of the Guard
Fri, Jun 1, 196225 mins
Professor Ellis Fowler has been teaching at the Rock Spring School for Boys for a great many years. In fact, he taught the grandfather of one of his current students. Just before Christmas however, he's told by the headmaster that his contract will not be renewed for the new year. Despondent, he returns home convinced that his life has been wasted and decides to end it all. Before he can do so however, his is visited by some very special students from the past who give him cause to reconsider.
