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The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone

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The Worst Episodes of The Twilight Zone

A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host.

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  1. 4.2/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Harsh Mistress

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    S1:E12

    A struggling musician named Cory purchases a rather infamous guitar, which leads to him gaining vast international stardom and wealth, but both come with a surprising price tag.

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  2. 4.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - To Protect and Serve

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    S1:E14

    A young cop falls madly in love with a prostitute, and he continues to protect her even when they are both killed.

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    Director:Joe Chappelle
    Writer:N/A
  3. 5.0/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Dead Man's Eyes

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    S1:E8

    A distraught widow and former rehab patient on the verge of a total mental collapse, heavily invested in finding her husband's killer, discovers that her murdered husband's eyeglasses reveal the last moments of his life and possibly the identity of his killer...

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    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:N/A
  4. 5.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Last Lap

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    S1:E23

    A terminally ill young man and his best friend take a final ride in their souped-up racer that results in unexpected consequences for both.

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    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:N/A
  5. 5.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Dream Lover

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    S1:E4

    To help overcome his writer's block and make his life easier and more relaxed, an artist named Andrew wills his dream woman Sondra to life, but the lines between reality and fantasy quickly begin to blur. Sondra soon starts hitting on the cable guy and gaining a life of her own.

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    Writer:N/A
  6. 5.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Azoth the Avenger is a Friend of Mine

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    S1:E10

    A bullied boy, Craig, deciphers a coded message that allows him to summon his comic book hero, Azoth the Avenger. This long-haired Conan-like barbarian beats up the bullies that plague Craig, but is defenseless against his abusive father. Azoth returns to whence he came but inspires Craig to take a stand against his father - intoning the same spell as before and sending his father...somewhere, leaving him and his mother in peace.

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    Director:Brad Turner
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  8. 5.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Found and Lost

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    S1:E21

    A successful businessman is given a second chance - to go back and be with his first love

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    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:N/A
  9. 5.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Cold Fusion

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    S1:E35

    When the base staff at an Alaskan research base lose contact with the outside world, the military send a team in to investigate the disappearance.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 5.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Burned

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    S1:E43

    A crooked real estate mogul pays the price for having a building burned down to collect the insurance money.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 5.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Sensuous Cindy

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    S1:E16

    A man buys a "virtual girlfriend" online simply to satisfy his carnal needs, but ends up becoming somebody else's sex slave.

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  12. 5.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Rewind

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    S1:E27

    Jonah, a gambler, never can beat "the house" no matter how hard he tries. But then he gets an interesting device that enables him to go back in time up to 5 minutes, and that means he has big chances for his gambling.

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    Director:Kevin Bray
  13. 5.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Developing

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    S1:E39

    A widow finds photos of their dream house improving with each picture she takes.

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  14. 6.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Tagged

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    S1:E28

    Marcus Fisher, a talented artist and street tagger, shoots a man painting over his spot at the insistence of his gang and the wall painting starts portraying the crime and filling in that he is the one who did the shooting.

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    Director:James Head
  15. 6.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - How Much Do You Love Your Kid?

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    S1:E33

    A woman's son is kidnapped and she becomes involved in a licensed reality TV show broadcasting her attempts to recover him.

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  16. 6.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Eye of the Beholder

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    S1:E38

    Meet Mrs. Janet Tyler. She was born abnormally ugly and has undergone many plastic surgeries to change her appearance. None of them worked. Now after one last attempt the bandages are coming off. But will the latest surgery succeed where the others failed?

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    Director:David Ellis
  17. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Evergreen

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    S1:E1

    When rebellious teenager Jenna and her family move into an exclusive gated community that her parents hope will help them better control the troubled teen, Jenna soon discovers the dark truth behind how her new neighbors deal with discipline problems.

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  18. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Hunted

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    S1:E17

    A cop pursues the last known criminal in Earth's future society. But as it turns out, the criminal is fighting on the same side of the cop, to rid the world of androids.

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  19. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Future Trade

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    S1:E20

    A man with a dead-end job and a dysfunctional family is lured into trading his future for that of a seemingly privileged man with his trophy wife.

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    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:N/A
  20. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Path

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    S1:E24

    Ally, a young writer for a tabloid, meets a man who claims he sees others the path they are destined to follow. His predictions for her prove uncannily accurate and she soon becomes dependent on his predictions to guide her life. When he gets hit by a car and killed she finds herself without hope.

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  21. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Fair Warning

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    S1:E25

    Tina, a flower shop clerk, finds herself threatened by a seemingly-deranged man named George who mysteriously disappears after asking him to stop from killing her. When she finds him he has a perfect alibi and claims he doesn't know her. George keeps visiting her and no one ever sees him except Tina. Tina begins to question her sanity.

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  22. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Another Life

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    S1:E26

    Marvin Gardens, a rich and famous upcoming rap singer, begins to have visions of himself being interrogated by policemen in a shadowy room, and the visions begin to drive him crazy.

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    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Collection

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    S1:E37

    A babysitter must deal with a girl who has a collection of dolls that come to life.

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  24. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Sanctuary

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    S1:E19

    Stranded in a modern day Garden of Eden, a man and woman cannot resist the temptation of technology.

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  25. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Gabe's Story

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    S1:E22

    A man suffering from consistent bad luck is given a surprising chance to change his destiny.

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    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Dusty Kay
  26. 6.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - The Lineman

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    S1:E11

    Tyler inherits the power to hear people's thoughts after a freak lightening storm. Eventually, he begins to abuse his new gift, using it as a means of acquiring vast wealth and personal gain. But then Tyler learns that his new power comes with a price. Believing Shannon wants a rich man, Tyler uses his ability to play the stock market, but is surprised at the consequences, especially when he tries to touch others' minds when they grow distant from him.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Harsh Mistress" is the worst rated episode of "The Twilight Zone". It scored 4.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Brad Turner and written by David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, it aired on 10/30/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "To Protect and Serve".