• Air date: 27 Sep '85 59 episodes
      The Twilight Zone is the first of two revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.
  • List of Episodes (59)
    • 1. Shatterday

      27 Sep '85
      A man named Peter Jay Novins accidentally dials his home phone number, and it's answered by Peter Jay Novins.
    • 2. A Little Peace and Quiet

      27 Sep '85
      A harried housewife finds a medallion that gives her the power to freeze time.
    • 3. Wordplay

      04 Oct '85
      Salesman Bill Lowery wakes up one morning and discovers, to his horror, that people around him are slowly degenerating their talk into gibberish that he cannot understand. His ability to communicate is needed more than ever when his son becomes sick. Lowery manages to get his son the treatment he needs and discovers he must relearn everything from scratch.
    • 4. Dreams for Sale

      04 Oct '85
      On an idyllic outdoor picnic with her husband and their twins a nameless woman becomes confused and disoriented when events begin to repeat themselves. Then she awakens and discovers she is in a futuristic dream-making machine - she is only a drone in a future where no ""outside"" exists since Man has grown over the whole planet and turned it into factory, and the only escape is a 15-minute virtual reality scenario once a week. Despairing of her future, the woman returns to the reality which bre
    • 5. Chameleon

      04 Oct '85
      A space shuttle returns from a mission and NASA discovers that something unusual has been picked up. They discover that they have a shape-changing alien in their holding tank that poses a danger to all.
    • 6. Healer

      11 Oct '85
      Cat burglar Jackie Thompson breaks into a museum to steal ancient artifacts and takes a rare gem that has strange healing powers - he is shot but the gem heals him. Taking on the name of Brother John, Jackie becomes a faith healer but soon becomes too greedy. Meanwhile an old Indian man, Duende, shows up and tells Jackie the relic must go back to where it belongs. Jackie starts to have second thoughts but his partner Harry leaves with the cash and his old bullet wound opens up and he begins dyin
    • 7. Children's Zoo

      11 Oct '85
      A little girl's parents are always fighting and screaming at each other. She takes them to the Children's Zoo with a special invitation and she gets something very special, something her parents could not even imagine.
    • 8. Kentucky Rye

      11 Oct '85
      Bob Spindler, a drunk driver, arrives at the ""Kentucky Rye"" bar where the customers are all victims of drunk drivers.
    • 9. Little Boy Lost

      18 Oct '85
      A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy.
    • 10. Wish Bank

      18 Oct '85
      Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes.
    • 11. Nightcrawlers

      18 Oct '85
      A deputy trooper stops by a diner during a rainstorm where a Vietnam veteran's nightmares come to life.
    • 12. If She Dies

      25 Oct '85
      A year after his wife died a man is involved in a car accident that leaves his young daughter in a coma. On his way home the man has a vision.
    • 13. Ye Gods

      25 Oct '85
      Cupid arrives in the modern world. A love spell for his target does not work as well as he hopes.
    • 14. Examination Day

      01 Nov '85
      In the far future, twelve-year-old Dickie must pass the government intelligence test. He is very nervous about the outcome of the test but eager to show how smart he is. At the end his parents get the news - Dickie ""passed"" the test...but the government kills anyone who is too intelligent.
    • 15. A Message From Charity

      01 Nov '85
      In 1985, a fever-stricken Peter Wood finds himself in telepathic contact with Charity Paine, a sick girl his age living in Puritan New England. The two rejoice in sharing their thoughts, and Peter gives Charity the chance to see things that she'd never experienced in her limit time and place. However, their new-found contact turns to horror when Peter's knowledge of the future endangers Charity's life. She inadvertently speaks of the future, causing the villagers to believe she is a witch. With
    • 16. Teacher's Aide

      08 Nov '85
      A teacher on a violent and gang infested high school has trouble controlling her students. The building is warded by some mysterious gargoyles, which give some special powers to the teacher.
    • 17. Paladin of the Lost Hour

      08 Nov '85
      A Vietnam Vet named Billy saves an old man named Gasper from a mugging at a cemetery. He discovers that this old man holds the future of time in his watch.
    • 18. Act Break

      15 Nov '85
      A landlord hounds a playwright named Maury for his rent. When the playwright's partner dies of a heart attack, he wishes he could become the greatest playwright ever. Maury is transported back in time and meets Shakespeare.
    • 19. The Burning Man

      15 Nov '85
      During a heat wave in the 1930's a mother and her son enjoy a drive in the country. They encounter a strange man who wants a ride.
    • 20. Dealer's Choice

      15 Nov '85
      Four friends and a fifth's stand-in get together for a game of poker. The fifth man, Nick, has an uncanny knack for drawing three-of-a-kinds...in 6s. The men figure out that Nick is the Devil, come to claim one of them. The unlucky man offers to play the Devil a game of poker to get his soul free. The Devil agrees, and the game is lowball...but the condemned man gets an incredibly good hand. The simple-minded Marty decides to touch the cards, disspelling the Devil's illusion that he didn't have
    • 21. Dead Woman's Shoes

      22 Nov '85
      Shy Maddie finds a pair of shoes and after trying them on, is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a rich murdered woman.
    • 22. Wong's Lost and Found Emporium

      22 Nov '85
      David Wong searches for something he lost. He seeks the Lost and Found Emporium where he finds others looking for their lost items.
    • 23. The Shadow Man

      29 Nov '85
      The smartest boy in school is a target for bullies. At home in bed after an attack, the boy meets the ""Shadow Man"" under his bed who offers him a solution. The ""Shadow Man"" is a serial killer, but tells the boy that it never kills the one underneath whose bed he lurks. In defiance of all the curfews, the boy goes out and taunts the killer to show his courage. As the other kids run, the boy stands confident as the ""Shadow Man"" approaches, only to be told, ""I'm not the Shadow Man under your
    • 24. The Uncle Devil Show

      29 Nov '85
      Parents don't realize that the video their child watches demonstrates magic tricks like turning parents into lizards and giving dogs four eyes.
    • 25. Opening Day

      29 Nov '85
      A beautiful woman and her boyfriend plan to kill her husband on the first day of duck hunting season.