The Twilight Zone | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | January 3 May 23, 1963 | –
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of The Twilight Zone aired Thursdays at 9:00–10:00 pm on CBS from January 3 to May 23, 1963.
This season broke with the previous seasons in presenting hour-long episodes instead of the earlier half-hour episodes. The opening sequence was revamped, and introduces the now-iconic floating door, smashed window, clock, eyeball, wooden doll, and the equation for Einstein's theory of relativity. Rod Serling's narration was also changed from the earlier seasons as well:
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone." [1]
An intermission graphic based on this opening was used for the fourth and fifth seasons as well. [2]
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Music by | Original air date |
Prod. code |
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103 | 1 | " In His Image" | Perry Lafferty | Charles Beaumont | N/A | January 3, 1963 | 4851 |
A man ( George Grizzard) is confused by a murderous impulse and a loss of his memory. | |||||||
104 | 2 | " The Thirty Fathom Grave" | Perry Lafferty | Rod Serling | N/A | January 10, 1963 | 4857 |
A strange tapping sound draws a ship to the site of a sunken World War II submarine. | |||||||
105 | 3 | " Valley of the Shadow" | Perry Lafferty | Charles Beaumont | N/A | January 17, 1963 | 4861 |
A newspaper reporter ( Ed Nelson) discovers a small town with incredibly advanced technology that they wish to keep secret. | |||||||
106 | 4 | " He's Alive" | Stuart Rosenberg | Rod Serling | N/A | January 24, 1963 | 4856 |
The struggling leader of a small group of Neo-Nazis ( Dennis Hopper) receives advice from a mysterious stranger ( Curt Conway) about gaining followers. | |||||||
107 | 5 | " Mute" | Stuart Rosenberg | Richard Matheson | Fred Steiner | January 31, 1963 | 4858 |
A mute telepathic girl ( Ann Jillian) is the sole survivor of a fire that kills her parents. | |||||||
108 | 6 | " Death Ship" | Don Medford | Richard Matheson | N/A | February 7, 1963 | 4850 |
Three astronauts ( Jack Klugman, Ross Martin, and Fred Beir) discover exact duplicates of their spaceship and themselves on a distant planet. | |||||||
109 | 7 | " Jess-Belle" | Buzz Kulik | Earl Hamner, Jr. | Van Cleave | February 14, 1963 | 4855 |
A mountain girl ( Anne Francis) enlists a witch ( Jeanette Nolan) to help her win back her lover ( James Best). | |||||||
110 | 8 | " Miniature" | Walter Grauman | Charles Beaumont | Fred Steiner | February 21, 1963 | 4862 |
A timid clerk ( Robert Duvall) sees the figurines of a museum's 19th-century miniature dollhouse come to life. | |||||||
111 | 9 | " Printer's Devil" | Ralph Senensky | Charles Beaumont | N/A | February 28, 1963 | 4864 |
A newspaperman ( Robert Sterling) saves his failing periodical by hiring the mysterious Mr. Smith ( Burgess Meredith), who reports disasters before they happen on his own Linotype machine. | |||||||
112 | 10 | " No Time Like the Past" | Justus Addiss | Rod Serling | N/A | March 7, 1963 | 4853 |
A scientist ( Dana Andrews) uses his time machine to go back in time to try and change history. | |||||||
113 | 11 | " The Parallel" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Rod Serling | N/A | March 14, 1963 | 4859 |
An astronaut ( Steve Forrest) returns from a space flight to find things much changed during his absence. | |||||||
114 | 12 | " I Dream of Genie" | Robert Gist | John Furia, Jr. | Fred Steiner | March 21, 1963 | 4860 |
An office worker ( Howard Morris) acquires a lamp with a genie ( Jack Albertson) who offers him a wish. | |||||||
115 | 13 | " The New Exhibit" | John Brahm | Charles Beaumont | N/A | April 4, 1963 | 4866 |
A wax museum curator ( Martin Balsam) lovingly maintains wax figures of five infamous killers in his basement after the museum discards them. When he loses his job, his enemies are mysteriously murdered. | |||||||
116 | 14 | " Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" | David Lowell Rich | Based on the short story "Blind Alley" by :
Malcolm Jameson Teleplay by : Rod Serling | N/A | April 11, 1963 | 4867 |
An aging tycoon ( Albert Salmi) exchanges his fortune for a trip to the past and a new beginning when he meets the mysterious Miss Devlin ( Julie Newmar). | |||||||
117 | 15 | " The Incredible World of Horace Ford" | Abner Biberman | Reginald Rose | N/A | April 18, 1963 | 4854 |
A middle-aged toy designer ( Pat Hingle) goes back to his childhood when he visits his old neighborhood. | |||||||
118 | 16 | " On Thursday We Leave for Home" | Buzz Kulik | Rod Serling | N/A | May 2, 1963 | 4868 |
In 2021, a group of space pioneers prepare for a return trip to Earth upon having failed to establish a new society on a distant planet. The group's leader ( James Whitmore) refuses to give up his authority. | |||||||
119 | 17 | " Passage on the Lady Anne" | Lamont Johnson | Charles Beaumont | Rene Garriguenc | May 9, 1963 | 4869 |
To save their marriage, a couple ( Lee Philips, Joyce Van Patten) book a cruise on a ship whose other passengers are elderly. | |||||||
120 | 18 | " The Bard" | David Butler | Rod Serling | Fred Steiner | May 23, 1963 | 4852 |
An aspiring screenwriter ( Jack Weston) conjures up the spirit of William Shakespeare ( John Williams) to help him in his television script. |