Original Twilight Zone Episode Guide



Season Two

21. The Prime Mover

Airdate: 24 Mar 1961
Main Cast: Dane Clark, Buddy Ebsen
Writer: George Johnson/Charles Beaumont

The Prime Mover - Twilight Zone

Jimbo Cobb inadvertently reveals his psycho kinetic abilities to his partner Ace, when he saves the occupants of a car involved in a wreck. Ace reckons they could make a fortune in vegas.



22. Long Distance Call

Airdate: 31 Mar 1961
Main Cast: Philip Abbot, Lili Darvas, Patricia Smith, Billy Mumy
Writer: William Idelson/Charles Beaumont

Long Distance Call - Twilight Zone

Billy, a young boy, can communicate with his recently deceased grandmother using a toy telephone she gave him before dying. Soon, Billy tries to kill himself after receiving the instruction over the phone.



23. A Hundred Yards Over The Rim

Airdate: 7 Apr 1961
Main Cast: Cliff Robertson, John Crawford
Writer: Rod Serling

A Hundred Yards Over The Rim - Twilight Zone

It is the year 1847, and Chris Horn is part of a wagon train travelling to California. When his young boy falls ill, he sets off for help and finds himself in the year 1961.



24. The Rip van Winkle Caper

Airdate: 21 Apr 1961
Main Cast: Simon Oakland, Oscar Beregi, Lew Gallo
Writer: Rod Serling

The Rip Van Winkle Caper - Twilight Zone

Four thieves rob a bullion train. They plan to hide away in a cave with their loot for one hundred years in a state of suspended animation. When they wake, things do not go to plan.



25. The Silence

Airdate: 28 Apr 1961
Main Cast: Franchot Tone, Liam Sullivan
Writer: Rod Serling

The Silence - Twilight Zone

Colonel Archie Taylor dislikes Jamie Tennyson's talkative manner. He bets him half a million dollars that he cannot stay mute for a whole year. Tennyson accepts the bet and agrees to be enclosed in a room and be monitored by microphones to ensure he conforms to the wager.



26. Shadow Play

Airdate: 5 May 1961
Main Cast: Dennis Weaver
Writer: Charles Beaumont

Shadow Play - Twilight Zone

Convicted of murder, Adam Grant awaits his fate on death row. Not being able to get a decent night's sleep, he tells those around him that they are all just a part of a recurring nightmare of his.



27. The Mind and the Matter

Airdate: 12 May 1961
Main Cast: Shelley Berman, Jack Grinnage
Writer: Rod Serling

The Mind And The Matter - Twilight Zone

Archie Beechcroft hates his life. Even the commute to work becomes annoying. One day in the cafeteria, he is given a book entitled "The Mind and the Matter" by Henry, the errand boy. It tells him that the ability to concentrate is an underrated skill in the universe. It's true, and he uses it eliminate all mankind from the world!



28. Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?

Airdate: 26 May 1961
Main Cast: Barney Phillips, John Hoyt, Jack Elam
Writer: Rod Serling

Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up - Twilight Zone

After being notified of a U.F.O sighting, some state troopers follow tracks from a pond to the inside of a diner. They find nine people inside.



29. The Obsolete Man

Airdate: 2 Jun 1961
Main Cast: Burgess Meredith, Fritz Weaver
Writer: Rod Serling

The Obsolete Man - Twilight Zone

Set in the future where religion and books have been deemed obsolete by the state, Romney Wordsworth, a librarian and religious man is condemned to death by the state Chancellor. He is allowed three requests before he dies; only his killer will know how he is to die, he will die at midnight the next day, and he will be granted an audience.