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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 16 - On Thursday We Leave for Home
    8.1/10(2629 votes)

    S4:E16

    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

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  2. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 9 - Printer's Devil
    8.0/10(2608 votes)

    S4:E9

    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

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  3. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 13 - The New Exhibit
    7.9/10(2446 votes)

    S4:E13

    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
    Writers:Jerry Sohl, Charles Beaumont

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  4. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 3 - Valley of the Shadow
    7.8/10(2616 votes)

    S4:E3

    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

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  5. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 4 - He's Alive
    7.6/10(2753 votes)

    S4:E4

    A small American Neo-Nazi group struggles pathetically to succeed in a big city. A mysterious figure begins to guide their young, insecure leader, and the group begins to draw more attention.

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  6. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 6 - Death Ship
    7.6/10(2426 votes)

    S4:E6

    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

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  7. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 8 - Miniature
    7.6/10(2496 votes)

    S4:E8

    A lonely man falls in love with a mini museum doll, which he believes is alive.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Charles Beaumont

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  8. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 11 - The Parallel
    7.6/10(2269 votes)

    S4:E11

    An astronaut blacks out while orbiting the earth and ends up in a parallel universe.

    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  9. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 1 - In His Image
    7.4/10(2281 votes)

    S4:E1

    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

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  10. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 10 - No Time Like the Past
    7.3/10(2183 votes)

    S4:E10

    A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of history's catastrophes.

    Director:Jus Addiss
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  11. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 17 - Passage on the Lady Anne
    7.3/10(2147 votes)

    S4:E17

    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

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  12. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 2 - The Thirty-Fathom Grave
    7.2/10(2407 votes)

    S4:E2

    A US naval destroyer investigates a mysterious tapping sound coming from a sunken submarine.

    Director:Perry Lafferty
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  13. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 14 - Of Late I Think of Cliffordville
    7.2/10(2159 votes)

    S4:E14

    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
    Writers:Malcolm Jameson, Rod Serling

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  14. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 7 - Jess-Belle
    6.9/10(2356 votes)

    S4:E7

    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
    Writers:Earl Hamner, Jr.

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  15. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 5 - Mute
    6.5/10(2133 votes)

    S4:E5

    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

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  16. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 12 - I Dream of Genie
    6.2/10(1945 votes)

    S4:E12

    A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.

    Director:Robert Gist
    Writers:John Furia, Jr.

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  17. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 15 - The Incredible World of Horace Ford
    6.1/10(1994 votes)

    S4:E15

    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

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  18. The Twilight Zone Season 4 Episode 18 - The Bard
    5.6/10(1950 votes)

    S4:E18

    An untalented would-be writer's career takes off when the ghost of William Shakespeare writes his script.

    Director:David Butler
    Writer:Rod Serling

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"On Thursday We Leave for Home" is the best rated episode of The Twilight Zone season 4. It scored 8.1/10 from 2,629 votes. Directed by Buzz Kulik and written by Rod Serling, it aired on May 2, 1963. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Printer's Devil".