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The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone

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The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone

An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

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  1. Background image for Young Man's Fancy
    5.6/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Young Man's Fancy

    S3:E34

    When a newlywed couple briefly return to the groom's childhood home, the ties of the past prove too strong to resist.

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  2. Background image for The Bard
    5.6/10(1.8k votes)

    #2 - The Bard

    S4:E18

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

    Director:David Butler
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  3. Background image for The Whole Truth
    5.7/10(19 votes)

    #3 - The Whole Truth

    S2:E14

    A peculiar Model A automobile compels a used car dealer to tell only the truth.

    Director:James Sheldon
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  4. Background image for Sounds and Silences
    5.7/10(1.9k votes)

    #4 - Sounds and Silences

    S5:E27

    A man's wish to listen to loud noise backfires.

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  5. Background image for Four O'Clock
    5.8/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Four O'Clock

    S3:E29

    Oliver Crangle is a bitter, prejudiced man. Through unknown means he intends to shrink every evil person in the world at four o'clock.

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  6. Background image for King Nine Will Not Return
    6.0/10(26 votes)

    #6 - King Nine Will Not Return

    S2:E1

    A WWII captain finds himself in the desert, next to his crashed plane, and desperately tries to find out what happened to the rest of his crew.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
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  8. Background image for A Thing About Machines
    6.0/10(23 votes)

    #7 - A Thing About Machines

    S2:E4

    A writer feels that the machines in his house are conspiring against him.

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  9. Background image for Still Valley
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Still Valley

    S3:E11

    Confederacy scout Sgt. Joseph Paradine finds a town full of Union soldiers, and an old man who claims he used witchcraft to paralyze them.

    Director:James Sheldon
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  10. Background image for Cavender is Coming
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Cavender is Coming

    S3:E36

    Cavender, an angel trying to win his wings, tries to help down-on-her-luck Agnes, who has just been fired.

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  11. Background image for The Mighty Casey
    6.1/10(3.4k votes)

    #10 - The Mighty Casey

    S1:E35

    A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.

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  12. Background image for I Dream of Genie
    6.2/10(1.8k votes)

    #11 - I Dream of Genie

    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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  13. Background image for The Incredible World of Horace Ford
    6.2/10(1.8k votes)

    #12 - The Incredible World of Horace Ford

    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.

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  14. Background image for Come Wander with Me
    6.2/10(2.0k votes)

    #13 - Come Wander with Me

    S5:E34

    A singer searches for an authentic folk song.

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  15. Background image for The Mind and the Matter
    6.3/10(18 votes)

    #14 - The Mind and the Matter

    S2:E27

    A book on the power of thought enables an irritable worker to re-create the world exactly as he wants it. But what he wants and what he gets are two different things!

    Director:Buzz Kulik
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  16. Background image for The Mirror
    6.3/10(15 votes)

    #15 - The Mirror

    S3:E6

    After a poor but ambitious Central American farm worker overthrows his country's tyrannical leader, he believes he sees assassins everywhere. A look in the mirror reveals his most dangerous enemy.

    Director:Don Medford
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  17. Background image for The Gift
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    #16 - The Gift

    S3:E32

    An alien who crash-lands into a remote mountain village stirs up the villagers' fears and animosity, but he befriends a little boy and gives him a mysterious present.

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  18. Background image for The Last Night of a Jockey
    6.3/10(2.1k votes)

    #17 - The Last Night of a Jockey

    S5:E5

    Barred from the track for life, crooked jockey Grady boozily expresses the wish to escape his sordid surroundings and become a truly "big man." His wish is granted by his lookalike alter ego, but there's a heavy price to be paid at fadeout time.

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  19. Background image for From Agnes – With Love
    6.3/10(2.1k votes)

    #18 - From Agnes – With Love

    S5:E20

    A computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life.

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  20. Background image for Mr. Dingle, the Strong
    6.4/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Dingle, the Strong

    S2:E19

    Martians give Luther Dingle the strength of 300 men.

    Director:John Brahm
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  21. Background image for The Fugitive
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    #20 - The Fugitive

    S3:E25

    Old Ben, who is able to transform himself into anything, tries to help a crippled little girl.

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  22. Background image for Black Leather Jackets
    6.4/10(2.2k votes)

    #21 - Black Leather Jackets

    S5:E18

    Three tough-looking men on motorcycles disrupt a peaceful suburb when they move in. Yet the neighbors could never imagine just how dangerous these men really are.

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  23. Background image for Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room

    S2:E3

    Ordered to commit a murder he doesn't want to perform, a smalltime hood nervously looks in the mirror and sees the man he could have been--confident, strong...and determined to get out.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
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  24. Background image for The Lateness of the Hour
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #23 - The Lateness of the Hour

    S2:E8

    Jana, the daughter of inventor Dr. Loren, struggles with her parents' reliance on lifelike robot servants, urging her father to dismantle them despite his attachment to his creations.

    Director:Jack Smight
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  25. Background image for The Trouble with Templeton
    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #24 - The Trouble with Templeton

    S2:E9

    Booth Templeton is an aging actor who longs for the old days when his wife was alive. Miraculously, he is given a sobering glimpse of the past he holds so dear.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
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  26. Background image for Dust
    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Dust

    S2:E12

    After selling the rope for a hanging, a greedy peddler, tries to sell the condemned man's father a bag of "magic dust."

    Director:Douglas Heyes
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Young Man's Fancy" is the worst rated episode of "The Twilight Zone". It scored 5.6/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by John Brahm and written by Richard Matheson, it aired on 5/11/1962. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Bard".