7.6/1030 votes#1 - What You Need
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1959
A two-bit thug thinks he's found the key to a better life in an old sidewalk salesman who has the uncanny ability to tell people what they need the most.
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Rod Serling
7.6/1025 votes#2 - The Hitch-Hiker
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1960
Alone on a cross-country trip, a woman continually encounters the same mysterious hitch-hiker who inexplicably reappears at various points in her journey.
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Rod Serling
6.8/1021 votes#3 - Nightmare as a Child
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/29/1960
Schoolteacher Helen Foley finds a strange and very serious little girl on the stairs outside her apartment, who tries to jog Helen's memory about a man she saw earlier that day.
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Rod Serling
5.5/102 votes#4 - Welcome Stranger
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1965
Jimmy Hapgood lands on the planet and the Robinsons befriend him. After helping him fix his spaceship the Robinsons try to convince him to take Will and Penny back to Earth with him. Dr. Smith tries to get aboard the ship instead and take their place.
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Peter Packer
5.4/1017 votes#5 - The Mighty Casey
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 6/17/1960
A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.
Director: Alvin Ganzer
Writer: Rod Serling
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"What You Need" is the best rated episode directed by Alvin Ganzer. It scored 7.6/10 based on 30 votes. It was written by Rod Serling. It aired on 12/25/1959 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Hitch-Hiker".