All Episodes of The Man and the Challenge
Browse all episodes of The Man and the Challenge
All Episodes of The Man and the Challenge
Browse all episodes of The Man and the Challenge
Season 1
N/A/100 votesThe Sphere of No Return
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1959
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Odds Against Survival
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1959
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Director: Richard Carlson
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Escape to Nepal
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1959
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
White Out
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1959
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Man Without Fear
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1959
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.
Director: Andrew Marton
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Windowless Room
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/30/1960
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.
Director: Andrew Marton
Writer: Unknown