7.4/101,949 votes#1 - In His Image
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/1963
A scientist tries to correct his imperfections by building a mechanical likeness of himself, which includes of all the finer qualities he is lacking.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: Charles Beaumont
7.2/102,066 votes#2 - The Thirty-Fathom Grave
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/1963
A US naval destroyer investigates a mysterious tapping sound coming from a sunken submarine.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: Rod Serling
7.8/102,240 votes#3 - Valley of the Shadow
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/1963
A reporter finds himself trapped in a small town where people can reverse time and do many other amazing things.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: Charles Beaumont
7.5/102,312 votes#4 - He's Alive
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/1963
Peter Vollmer, a small-time neo-Nazi leader, yearns for more power. Advised by a shadowy benefactor, Vollmer's following grows, as does his ego...
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Writer: Rod Serling
6.5/101,826 votes#5 - Mute
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/1963
A 12-year-old girl who lost her parents in a fire doesn't speak because she has grown up in a secret telepathic community. The couple who take her in, and her teacher, are determined to help her adapt to their society, no matter the cost.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Writer: Richard Matheson
7.6/102,099 votes#6 - Death Ship
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1963
A three-man spacecraft lands on a planet only to discover the wreckage of a spacecraft identical to their own. Two of the crew are convinced that they are dead, but the captain refuses to see the truth.
Director: Don Medford
Writer: Richard Matheson
6.9/102,032 votes#7 - Jess-Belle
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/1963
Jess-Belle enlists the aid of a local witch who casts a spell that makes Billy-Ben Turner fall in love with her.
Director: Buzz Kulik
Writer: Earl Hamner, Jr.
7.6/102,143 votes#8 - Miniature
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/1963
A lonely man falls in love with a mini museum doll, which he believes is alive.
Director: Walter Grauman
Writer: Charles Beaumont
8.0/102,244 votes#9 - Printer's Devil
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/1963
A wily old man, hired by a bankrupt newspaper editor, has the knack of predicting headline stories and claims to be the Devil.
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: Charles Beaumont
7.3/101,887 votes#10 - No Time Like the Past
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1963
A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of history's catastrophes.
Director: Jus Addiss
Writer: Rod Serling
7.6/101,948 votes#11 - The Parallel
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/1963
An astronaut blacks out while orbiting the earth and ends up in a parallel universe.
Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer: Rod Serling
6.2/101,669 votes#12 - I Dream of Genie
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1963
A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.
Director: Robert Gist
Writer: John Furia, Jr.
7.9/102,120 votes#13 - The New Exhibit
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/1963
The curator of a murderers' row in a soon-to-be-defunct wax museum persuades the owner to let him keep the figures for awhile. When his wife attempts to destroy them, a new murderous rampage begins...
Director: John Brahm
Writer: Charles Beaumont, Jerry Sohl
7.2/101,856 votes#14 - Of Late I Think of Cliffordville
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/11/1963
A bored, wealthy businessman gets a chance to go back in time and start over, armed with all the knowledge he's acquired...an arsenal that's not as powerful as he thinks.
Director: David Lowell Rich
Writer: Malcolm Jameson, Rod Serling
6.2/101,717 votes#15 - The Incredible World of Horace Ford
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/1963
Toy designer Horace Ford spends most of his time reminiscing about his idyllic childhood. But when he gets a chance to go back to those years he gets a bitter taste of reality.
Director: Abner Biberman
Writer: Reginald Rose
8.1/102,230 votes#16 - On Thursday We Leave For Home
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/1963
The leader of an expedition on an asteroid tries to convince the others that Earth is not worth returning to.
Director: Buzz Kulik
Writer: Rod Serling
7.3/101,812 votes#17 - Passage on the Lady Anne
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/1963
A quarrelsome young couple find themselves taking a trip on the Lady Anne, an old passenger liner that is transporting a group of equally old passengers.
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writer: Charles Beaumont
5.6/101,655 votes#18 - The Bard
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 5/23/1963
An untalented would-be writer's career takes off when the ghost of William Shakespeare writes his script.
Director: David Butler
Writer: Rod Serling
The Best Episodes of The Twilight Zone Season 4
Every episode of The Twilight Zone Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Twilight Zone Season 4!
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
Network:CBS
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"In His Image" is the best rated episode of "The Twilight Zone" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 1949 votes. Directed by Perry Lafferty and written by Charles Beaumont, it aired on 1/3/1963. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Thirty-Fathom Grave".