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The Best Episodes of Tales of Tomorrow Season 1

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Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 1 - Verdict from Space
    6.3/10(170 votes)

    #1 - Verdict from Space

    S1:E1

    A defendant on trial, accused of murdering a prominent archaeologist, tells the jury an incredible story of a pending alien invasion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 2 - Blunder
    5.9/10(139 votes)

    #2 - Blunder

    S1:E2

    A scientist is on the verge of developing a new source of incredible power but after his colleagues discover an error in his calculations they find out there's no way to communicate this error to the scientist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 3 - A Child is Crying
    7.6/10(98 votes)

    #3 - A Child is Crying

    S1:E3

    The government attempts to use a young girl as a weapon in the Cold War when she displays powerful mental abilities.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Alvin Sapinsley

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  4. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 4 - The Woman at Land's End
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - The Woman at Land's End

    S1:E4

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 5 - The Last Man on Earth
    5.7/10(14 votes)

    #5 - The Last Man on Earth

    S1:E5

    Martians takeover the Earth and leave only two people alive for experimental purposes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 6 - Errand Boy
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Errand Boy

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 7 - The Monsters
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #7 - The Monsters

    S1:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 8 - The Dark Angel
    6.2/10(105 votes)

    #8 - The Dark Angel

    S1:E8

    A doctor discovers that there's something medically strange about his smokin' hot wife.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Alvin Sapinsley

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  9. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 9 - The Crystal Egg
    6.3/10(166 votes)

    #9 - The Crystal Egg

    S1:E9

    The owner of a London curiosity shop delivers a mysterious crystal egg to a university professor for the scientist's opinion on its worth and its properties. The 'egg' proves to be a window to Mars. When the professor loses the egg, he tries to convince people that he is not crazy.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 10 - Test Flight
    6.7/10(108 votes)

    #10 - Test Flight

    S1:E10

    The CEO of an aerospace company is determined to build a spaceship for interplanetary travel and a young scientist convinces him that he can perform the task--but only if he's the first person to travel on the spaceship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 11 - The Search for the Flying Saucer
    6.1/10(103 votes)

    #11 - The Search for the Flying Saucer

    S1:E11

    A reporter arrives in a New Mexico town to investigate sightings of flying saucers. But neither he nor some of the town's residents are actually who they appear to be.

    Director:Charles S. Dubin
    Writer:Mel Goldberg

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  12. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 12 - Enemy Unknown
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Enemy Unknown

    S1:E12

    A distinguished astrophysicist refuses to help his government.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 13 - Sneak Attack
    5.2/10(114 votes)

    #13 - Sneak Attack

    S1:E13

    During the Cold War, a captured American spy is his country's only hope to avert an attack by a new type of bomb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 14 - The Invader
    5.6/10(94 votes)

    #14 - The Invader

    S1:E14

    A scientist doing research in oceanography witnesses the crash of a UFO into the ocean and sends his son underwater to investigate.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 15 - The Dune Roller
    6.4/10(100 votes)

    #15 - The Dune Roller

    S1:E15

    On an island a strange rock begins to grow and move. Scientists that observe the phenomena speculate that an ancient meteor that once hit the island is attempting to reassemble itself.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 16 - Frankenstein
    5.2/10(164 votes)

    #16 - Frankenstein

    S1:E16

    In an adaptation of Mary Shelley's tale, Dr. Frankenstein brings to life a lumbering undead monster who he must then find someway to destroy.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 17 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase (1)
    5.1/10(25 votes)

    #17 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase (1)

    S1:E17

    A young sailor finds himself held captive on a submarine called the Nautilus and commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Max Simon Ehrlich

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  18. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 18 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape (2)
    5.7/10(29 votes)

    #18 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape (2)

    S1:E18

    A sailor being held prisoner onboard a submarine by the mysterious Captain Nemo escapes from captivity with the assistance of the captain's daughter.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 19 - What You Need
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #19 - What You Need

    S1:E19

    A writer tries to steal an unusual machine but gets murdered by its owner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 20 - Age of Peril
    5.7/10(95 votes)

    #20 - Age of Peril

    S1:E20

    A scientist devises a way to help criminals beat lie detector tests.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 21 - Memento
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Memento

    S1:E21

    A scientist who's spent his entire life building a spaceship that can travel to Mars discovers that he cannot make the trip.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 22 - The Children's Room
    6.6/10(99 votes)

    #22 - The Children's Room

    S1:E22

    A secret "Children's Room" at a college attracts the attention of intellectual advanced youths. One of them, Walt, is the son of a professor at the university. The professor uncovers that his son and other children are 'mutants' being groomed to assist an alien race in a distant part of the galaxy.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Mel Goldberg

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  23. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 23 - Bound Together
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Bound Together

    S1:E23

    A space pilot reported missing on a mission to Mars returns unexpectedly to his wife but is he the same person?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 24 - The Diamond Lens
    6.3/10(36 votes)

    #24 - The Diamond Lens

    S1:E24

    Shortly before he is scheduled to go to the guillotine, a scientist confesses to a priest the fantastic reason why he committed murder to obtain the perfect diamond for use in a microscope.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Max Simon Ehrlich

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  25. Tales of Tomorrow Season 1 Episode 25 - The Fisherman's Wife (aka: Fountain of Youth)
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #25 - The Fisherman's Wife (aka: Fountain of Youth)

    S1:E25

    Two scientists develop a formula to restore youth and a selfish damsel volunteers to be their first subject.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Verdict from Space" is the best rated episode of "Tales of Tomorrow" season 1. It scored 6.3/10 based on 170 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/3/1951. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Blunder".