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The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone

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The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

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  1. 5.5/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Sounds and Silences

    S5:E27

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

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  2. 5.6/10(1.7k votes)

    #2 - The Bard

    S4:E18

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

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    Director:David Butler
  3. 5.9/10(2.4k votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. 5.9/10(9 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. 6.0/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Caesar and Me

    S5:E28

    A ventriloquist's dummy goads him into committing burglaries.

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  6. 6.1/10(3.3k votes)

    #6 - The Mighty Casey

    S1:E35

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

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  8. 6.1/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Come Wander with Me

    S5:E34

    A singer searches for an authentic folk song.

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  9. 6.1/10(9 votes)

    #8 - The Bewitchin' Pool

    S5:E36

    Two unhappy children find a happy escape in a swimming pool.

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  10. 6.2/10(1.7k votes)

    #9 - I Dream of Genie

    S4:E12

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

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    Director:Robert Gist
    Writers:John Furia, Jr.
  11. 6.2/10(1.8k votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 6.2/10(12 votes)

    #11 - In Praise of Pip

    S5:E1

    Max Phillips is an alcoholic bookie that regrets that he wasn't a better father to his son, Pip, critically wounded in South Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.

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  13. 6.2/10(8 votes)

    #12 - A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain

    S5:E11

    Trying to keep up with his younger wife, Harmon convinces his brother to inject him with an experimental youth serum.

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  14. 6.3/10(2.4k votes)

    #13 - Showdown with Rance McGrew

    S3:E20

    The star of a Western TV series suddenly finds himself transported back in time to the real Wild West, and face-to-face with the real Jesse James.

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  15. 6.3/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Queen of the Nile

    S5:E23

    A columnist interviews a famous movie actress who has a secret to her eternal beauty.

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  16. 6.4/10(3.1k votes)

    #15 - A Thing About Machines

    S2:E4

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

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  17. 6.4/10(2.8k votes)

    #16 - The Whole Truth

    S2:E14

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

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    Director:James Sheldon
  18. 6.4/10(2.6k votes)

    #17 - 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!

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    Director:Buzz Kulik
  19. 6.4/10(2.4k votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. 6.4/10(10 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. 6.4/10(10 votes)

    #20 - The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms

    S5:E10

    A modern day National Guard unit find themselves in the middle of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn.

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    Directors:Alan Crosland, Jr.
  22. 6.4/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Ninety Years Without Slumbering

    S5:E12

    An old man fears that he will die if his grandfather clock stops running.

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  23. 6.4/10(9 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. 6.4/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Spur of the Moment

    S5:E21

    After being chased on horseback by a terrifying, unidentified figure in black, Anne Henderson faces the biggest decision of her life.

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  25. 6.4/10(8 votes)

    #24 - The Brain Center at Whipple's

    S5:E33

    A factory CEO replaces human workers with machines.

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  26. 6.5/10(2.7k votes)

    #25 - 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.

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    Director:Don Medford

Worst Episodes Summary

"Sounds and Silences" is the worst rated episode of "The Twilight Zone". It scored 5.5/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Richard Donner and written by Rod Serling, it aired on 4/3/1964. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Bard".