The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness

6.5/10 · 422 votesSep 27, 198649 min

Ranked #5 of 11 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

An Elvis impersonator is transported to the 1950s where he meets the real Elvis who thinks that the impersonator is his long dead brother. A quiet waitress sees a glowing UFO, which gives her a message that everyone wants to know. She refuses to reveal exactly

Season 2 Episodes11

E1 6.5Now viewing

The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness

E2 6.5

What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita

E3 6.3

The Storyteller / Nightsong

E4 6.2

The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door

E5 7.6

The Toys of Caliban

E6 6.8

The Convict's Piano

E7 6.3

The Road Less Traveled

E8 7.3

The Card / The Junction

E9 7.1

Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel

E10 6.5

Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth

E11 5.5

Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married

Cast1

Charles Aidman

Narrator (voice)

Crew5

John D. Hancock

Director

David Gerrold

Writer

Jim McBride

Director

Theodore Sturgeon

Writer

George R.R. Martin

Story Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness" is episode 1 of The Twilight Zone season 2. It scored 6.5/10 from 422 votes, ranking #5 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by John D. Hancock, Jim McBride and written by David Gerrold, Theodore Sturgeon, it aired on September 27, 1986.

The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness

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Season 2 Episodes11

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Episode Summary