Starring: William Bendix (Pete Jensen), Martin Balsam (Dr. Gillespie), Darryl Hickman (Janosky), Carol Kearney (Janosky's Wife), Jesslyn Fax (Maid), Jesse White (Bartender), Joe De Rita (Drunk), Paul Bryar (Bartender)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Allen Reisner
Note: Written as the original pilot for The Twilight Zone, it was shelved and Serling was asked to write a half hour pilot instead. "The Happy Place" was also rejected as unsuitable. Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse bought and produced "The Time Element" which aired to rave reviews and overwhelming viewer response. As a result, The Twilight Zone was given the green light.
Ep: 1
Where is Everybody?
Starring: Earl Holliman (Mike Ferris), James Gregory (Air Force General), Paul Langton (Doctor), James McCallion (Reporter #1), John Conwell (Air Force Colonel), Jay Overholts (Reporter #2), Carter Mullaly (Air Force Captain), Gary Walberg (Reporter #3), Jim Johnson (Air Force Staff Sergeant)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Robert Stevens
Ep: 2
One For the Angels
Starring: Ed Wynn (Lewis J. Bookman)
With: Murray Hamilton (Mr. Death)
And: Dana Dillaway (Maggie Polanski), Jay Overholts (Doctor), Merritt Bohn (Truck Driver)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Robert Parrish
Ep: 3
Mr. Denton on Doomsday
Starring: Dan Duryea (Al Denton)
With: Martin Landau (Dan Hotaling), Jeanne Cooper (Liz Smith), Malcolm Atterbury (Henry J. Fate), Ken Lynch (Charlie), Arthur Batanides (Messenger), Bill Erwin (Cowboy in Bar), Robert Burton (Doctor), Doug McClure (Pete Grant)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Allen Reisner
Ep: 4
The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine
Starring: Ida Lupino (Barbara Jean Trenton)
With: Martin Balsam (Danny Weiss), Jerome Cowan (Jerry Hearndan), Ted de Corsia (Marty Sall), Alice Frost (Sally)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Mitchell Leisen
Ep: 5
Walking Distance
Starring: Gig Young (Martin Sloan)
With: Frank Overton (Robert Sloan)
And: Irene Tedrow (Mrs. Sloan), Michael Montgomery (Young Martin Sloan), Ronnie Howard (Kid on the Curb), Byron Foulger (Charlie), Sheridan Comerate (Gas Station Attendant), Joseph Corey (Present-Day Counterman), Buzz Martin (Teenager), Nan Peterson (Woman in the Park), Pat O'Malley (Mr. Wilson)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Robert Stevens
Ep: 6
Escape Clause
Starring: David Wayne (Walter Bedeker)
With: Thomas Gomez (Mr. Cadwallader)
And: Virginia Christine (Ethel Bedeker), Raymond Bailey (Doctor), Wendell Holmes (Cooper), Dick Wilson (Jack), Joe Flynn (Steve), Nesden Booth (Prison Guard), George Baxter (Judge Cummings), Allan Lurie (Subway Officer), Paul E. Burns (Janitor)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Mitchell Leisen
Ep: 7
The Lonely
Starring: Jack Warden (James A. Corry)
With: John Dehner (Captain Allenby), Jean Marsh (Alicia)
With: Deirdre Owen (Miss Stanley), Patrick MacNee (First Officer), Ben Wright (Captain), Leslie Bradley (Major Devereaux), Kendrick Huxham (Bartender), Hugh Sanders (Jerry Potter), Richard Peel (Steward One), Donald Journeaux (Steward Two), Barry Bernard (Engineer)
And: James Franciscus (Lieutenant Mueller)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: John Brahm
Ep: 11
And When the Sky Was Opened
Starring: Rod Taylor (Colonel Clegg Forbes)
Starring: James Hutton (Major William Gart), Charles Aidman (Colonel Ed Harrington), Maxine Cooper (Amy), Paul Bryar (Bartender), Sue Randall (Nurse One), Joe Bassett (Major Henderson)
Teleplay By: Rod Serling
Based on a Short Story By: Richard Matheson
Directed By: Douglas Heyes
Ep: 12
What You Need
Starring: Steve Cochran (Fred Renard)
And: Ernest Truex (Pedott)
With: Read Morgan (Lefty), Arline Sax (Girl at the Bar), William Edmonson (Bartender), Doris Karnes (Woman on the Street), Fred Kruger (Man on the Street), Norman Sturgis (Hotel Clerk)
Teleplay By: Rod Serling
Based on the Short Story By: Lewis Padgett (AKA Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore)
Directed By: Alvin Ganzer
Ep: 13
The Four of Us Are Dying
Starring: Harry Townes (Arch Hammer), Phillip Pine (Virgil Sterig), Ross Martin (Johnny Foster), Don Gordon (Andy Marshak)
With: Harry Jackson (Trumpet Player), Bernard Fein (Mr. Penell), Peter Brocco (Pop Marshak), Milton Frome (Detective)
And: Beverly Garland (Maggie)
Teleplay By: Rod Serling
Based on a Short Story By: George Johnson
Directed By: John Brahm
Ep: 14
Third From the Sun
Starring: Fritz Weaver (William Sturka), Edward Andrews (Mr. Carling), Joe Maross (Jerry Riden), Denise Alexander (Jody Sturka), Lori March (Eve Sturka), Jeanne Evans (Ann Riden), Will J. White (Security Guard), S. John Launer (Loudspeaker Voice)
With: Adam Williams (Sailor), Lew Gallo (Mechanic), Leonard Strong (Hitch Hiker), Russ Bender (Counterman), George Mitchell (Gas Station Man)
Teleplay By: Rod Serling
Based on the Radio Play By: Lucille Fletcher
Directed By: Alvin Ganzer
Ep: 17
The Fever
Starring: Everett Sloane (Franklin Gibbs)
And: Vivi Janiss (Flora Gibbs), William Kendis (Mr. Henson), Lee Millar (Hotel Photographer), Lee Sands (Floor Manager), Marc Towers (Cashier), Art Lewis (Drunk), Arthur Peterson (Sheriff)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Robert Florey
Ep: 18
The Last Flight
Starring: Kenneth Haigh (Flight Lieutenant William Terrence Decker), Alexander Scourby (Major General George Harper), Simon Scott (Major Wilson)
With: Robert Warwick (Air Vice Marshal Alexander Mackay), Harry Raybould (Corporal), Jerry Catron (Guard)
Written By: Richard Matheson
Directed By: Richard Matheson
Ep: 19
The Purple Testament
Starring: Dick York (Captain Phil Riker), William Reynolds (Lieutenant William Fitzgerald)
With: William Phipps (Sergeant), Barney Phillips (Captain E.L. Gunther), S. John Launer (Colonel), Michael Vandever (Smitty), Paul Mazursky (Orderly), Marc Cavell (Freeman), Warren Oates (Jeep Driver), Ron Masak (One-Handed Harmonica Player)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Richard L. Bare
Ep: 20
Elegy
Starring: Cecil Kellaway (Jeremy Wickwire), Jeff Morrow (Kurt Meyers)
And: Don Dubbins (Peter Kirby), Kevin Hagen (James Webber)
Written By: Charles Beaumont
Directed By: Douglas Heyes
Ep: 21
Mirror Image
Starring: Vera Miles (Millicent Barnes)
Also Starring: Martin Milner (Paul Grinstead)
With: Joe Hamilton (Ticket Agent), Naomi Stevens (Bathroom Attendant), Terese Lyon (Old Woman), Ferris Taylor (Old Man), Edwin Rand (Bus Driver)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: John Brahm
Ep: 22
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Starring: Claude Akins (Steve Brand), Barry Atwater (Les Goodman), Jack Weston (Charlie Farnsworth), Jan Handzlik (Tommy)
With: Amzie Strickland (Woman One), Burt Metcalfe (Don), Mary Gregory (Sally), Jason Johnson (Old Man), Anne Barton (Myra Brand), Lea Waggner (Mrs. Goodman), Joan Sudlow (Woman Two), Ben Erway (Pete Van Horn), Lyn Guild (Mrs. Farnsworth), Sheldon Allman (Alien One), William Walsh (Alien Two)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Ronald Winston
Ep: 23
A World of Difference
Starring: Howard Duff (Arthur Curtis / Jerry Raigan)
With: David White (Mr. Brinkley), Frank Maxwell (Marty Fisher), Eileen Ryan (Nora), Gail Kobe (Sally), Peter Walker (Sam), Susan Dorn (Marian Curtis), William Idelson (Stagehand)
Written By: Richard Matheson
Directed By: Ted Post
Ep: 24
Long Live Walter Jameson
Starring: Kevin McCarthy (Walter Jameson), Edgar Stehli (Samuel Kittridge)
Also Starring: Estelle Winwood (Laurette Bowen), Dody Heath (Susanna Kittridge)
Written By: Charles Beaumont
Directed By: Tony Leader
Ep: 25
People Are Alike All Over
Starring: Roddy McDowall (Samuel A. Conrad)
With: Susan Oliver (Teenya), Paul Comi (Warren Marcusson), Byron Morrow (Martian #1), Vic Perrin (Martian #2), Vernon Gray (Martian #3)
Teleplay By: Rod Serling
Based on a Short Story By: Paul Fairman
Directed By: Mitchell Leisen
Ep: 26
Execution
Starring: Albert Salmi (Joe Caswell)
With: Russell Johnson (George Manion), Than Wyenn (Paul Johnson)
And: George Mitchell (Old Man), Jon Lormer (Reverend), Fay Roope (Judge), Richard Karlan (Bartender)
Teleplay By: Rod Serling
Based on a Short Story By: George Clayton Johnson
Directed By: David Orrick McDearmon
Ep: 27
The Big Tall Wish
Starring: Ivan Dixon (Bolie Jackson)
And: Steven Perry (Henry Temple)
With: Kim Hamilton (Frances Temple), Walter Burke (Joe), Henry Scott (Thomas)
Written By: Rod Serling
Directed By: Ronald Winston
Ep: 28
A Nice Place to Visit
Starring: Larry Blyden (Henry Francis "Rocky" Valentine)
