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The Twilight Zone•Season 1•Episode 20

Profile in Silver / Button, Button

7.7/10 · 613 votesMar 7, 198649 min

Ranked #2 of 24 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

A researcher from the future, a descendent of President John F. Kennedy goes back in time to witness his ancestor's death, and inadvertently changes history by saving the President. The researcher accidentally gives away the fact that he is from the future, as Kennedy is

Directed byPeter Medak, John D. Hancock

Written byRichard Matheson, J. Neil Schulman

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Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet

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Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon

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Profile in Silver / Button, Button

Need to Know / Red Snow still

Need to Know / Red Snow

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Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library

Shadow Play / Grace Note still

Shadow Play / Grace Note

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A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot

Cast1

Charles Aidman

Charles Aidman

Narrator (voice)

Crew4

Peter Medak

Peter Medak

Director

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Writer

John D. Hancock

John D. Hancock

Director

J

J. Neil Schulman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Profile in Silver / Button, Button" is episode 20 of The Twilight Zone season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 613 votes, ranking #2 of 24 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Peter Medak, John D. Hancock and written by Richard Matheson, J. Neil Schulman, it aired on March 7, 1986.

Next: E21 · Need to Know / Red Snow Best of Season 1