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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

The best episode of "The Twilight Zone" season 4 is "In His Image", rated 7.4/10 from 1908 user votes. It was directed by Perry Lafferty and written by Charles Beaumont. "In His Image" aired on 1/3/1963 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Thirty-Fathom Grave".

  • In His Image
    7.4/10 1,908 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

  • The Thirty-Fathom Grave
    7.2/10 2,019 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

  • Valley of the Shadow
    7.8/10 2,183 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

  • He's Alive
    7.5/10 2,260 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

  • Mute
    6.5/10 1,785 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

  • Death Ship
    7.6/10 2,055 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

  • Jess-Belle
    6.9/10 1,993 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.

  • Miniature
    7.6/10 2,097 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

  • Printer's Devil
    8.0/10 2,192 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

  • No Time Like the Past
    7.3/10 1,848 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

  • The Parallel
    7.6/10 1,898 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: N/A

    Writer: Rod Serling

  • I Dream of Genie
    6.2/10 1,632 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.

  • The New Exhibit
    7.9/10 2,073 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: Jerry Sohl, Charles Beaumont

  • Of Late I Think of Cliffordville
    7.2/10 1,825 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

  • The Incredible World of Horace Ford
    6.2/10 1,675 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

  • On Thursday We Leave For Home
    8.1/10 2,186 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

  • Passage on the Lady Anne
    7.4/10 1,775 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

  • The Bard
    5.6/10 1,629 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