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The Best Episodes of The Man and the Challenge

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The Best Episodes of The Man and the Challenge

The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June...

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  1. Background image for The Sphere of No Return
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    #1 - The Sphere of No Return

    S1:E1

    In order to test human stamina at high altitudes, Barton and two other men go up in a balloon. When one panics and fails the required standards he is replaced by a woman which draws a hostile response from the remaining pilot.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Maximum Capacity

    S1:E2

    Barton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants to determine the best way to train men for high security jobs in the Arctic.

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    Director:Otto Lang
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Odds Against Survival

    S1:E3

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Sky Diving

    S1:E4

    To study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a brother-and-sister team of skydivers: Suzanne and Georges Bolet.

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    Director:Otto Lang
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Experiments in Terror

    S1:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Invisible Force

    S1:E6

    In a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clandestine athletic unit to free them.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Escape to Nepal

    S1:E7

    In order to test the U2-21 drug which supposedly increases a man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights, Barton puts a group of mountaineers through a rigorous test in the Rockies before sending them to the Himalayas for a final test.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Border to Border

    S1:E8

    Two antagonistic jet pilots are entered into a Mexican auto race to prove that a team can overcome obstacles better than any single person could.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - Trial by Fire

    S1:E9

    Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - White Out

    S1:E10

    Barton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment will lead to an understanding of how to freeze astronauts to withstand certain aspects of interplanetary flight.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - The Breaking Point

    S1:E11

    A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - Jungle Survival

    S1:E12

    Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - I've Killed Seven Men

    S1:E13

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    Director:Otto Lang
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - Man Without Fear

    S1:E14

    Barton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that fear is a necessary part of courage.

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    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - The Visitors

    S1:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - The Storm

    S1:E16

    Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - Killer River

    S1:E17

    On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - Rodeo

    S1:E18

    Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.

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    Director:Tom Gries
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - The Windowless Room

    S1:E19

    A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career and marriage. Barton restores the pilot's confidence by using hypnotic techniques.

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    Director:Andrew Marton
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - Nightmare Crossing

    S1:E20

    Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - The Lure of Danger

    S1:E21

    Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Recovery

    S1:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Buried Alive

    S1:E23

    Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - Recondo

    S1:E24

    A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - Flying Lab

    S1:E25

    Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Sphere of No Return" is the best rated episode of "The Man and the Challenge". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1959. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Maximum Capacity".