The Twilight Zone season 3

Twilight Zone season 3 – The complete third season of Rod Serling’s classic, groundbreaking series exploring the fantastic & the frightening.

Synopsis of The Twilight Zone season 3

Classic episodes — among them “The Shelter,” where a neighborhood shows their true selves in their fear of an atomic war, and “It’s a Good Life,” in which a boy controls his entire town – a very creepy performance by Billy Mumy — stand out in The Twilight Zone Season 3 of creator Rod Serling’s eerie, Emmy-winning series. Many great actors give excellent performances in this season. Some include: James Gregory, James Whitmore, Carol Burnett, Jesse White, Jonathon Winters, Jack Klugman, Peter Falk, Buster Keaton, and many more. Be sure to check out Season 1 and Season 2 as well.

No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	“Two“	September 15, 1961
	A man and a woman, on opposite sides of a future war, encounter each other in a deserted town.
2	“The Arrival“	September 22, 1961
	A plane lands safely, but all its passengers, pilot and crew are missing!
3	“The Shelter“	September 29, 1961
	When a nuclear attack appears imminent, several suburban friends and neighbors fight over control of a single bomb shelter.
4	“The Passerby“	October 6, 1961
	On the road home from the Civil War, a Confederate soldier stops at a burned-out house and gets to know the owner, a recent widow.
5	“A Game of Pool“	October 13, 1961
	Championship pool player Fats Brown (Jonathon Winters) returns from the grave for one last game against Jack Klugman
6	“The Mirror“	October 20, 1961
	After a poor but ambitious Central American farm worker overthrows his country’s tyrannical leader, he believes he sees assassins everywhere. A look in the mirror reveals his most dangerous enemy. A wonderful performance by Peter Falk.
7	“The Grave“	October 27, 1961
	Before he died, notorious gunslinger Pinto Sykes put a curse on hired-gun Conny Miller. Miller returns to town and is challenged to visit the grave of Sykes, despite the curse. A ghost story.
8	“It’s a Good Life“	November 3, 1961
	Little Anthony Fremont controls an entire town with his ability to read minds and make people do as he wishes. Which is a real good thing. One of the most memorable Twilight Zone episodes.
9	“Death’s Head Revisited“	November 10, 1961
	A former Nazi SS Captain returns to the ruins of a concentration camp to reminisce, and is met by one of his victims.
10	“The Midnight Sun“	November 17, 1961
	The Earth’s orbit has been changed, drawing ever closer to the sun and promising imminent destruction.
11	“Still Valley“	November 24, 1961
	Confederacy scout Sgt. Joseph Paradine finds a town town full of Union soldiers, and an old man who claims he used witchcraft to paralyze them. “Let it lie on hallowed ground.”
12	“The Jungle“	December 1, 1961
	Alan Richards plans to build a dam in Africa on a tribe’s ancestral land. The tribe’s witch doctor puts a curse on him.
13	“Once Upon a Time“	December 15, 1961
	Woodrow, a janitor living in the year 1890, accidentally activates a time traveling helmet which transports him to 1962 – then promptly breaks down. Starring Buster Keaton.
14	“Five Characters in Search of an Exit“	December 22, 1961
	A hobo, clown, bagpipe player, ballerina and military officer are trapped in a huge cylinder.
15	“A Quality of Mercy“	December 29, 1961
	A gung ho young soldier gets a new viewpoint on war when he inexplicably changes places with a Japanese officer trying to stop his superior from leading a charge against American forces.
16	“Nothing in the Dark“	January 5, 1962
	A lonely old woman refuses to leave her apartment for fear of meeting “Mr. Death.” Then a stranger (Robert Redford) arrives.
17	“One More Pallbearer“	January 12, 1962
	Paul Radin has invited three people to join him in his bomb shelter. Three people he holds a grudge against …
18	“Dead Man’s Shoes“	January 19, 1962
	A vagrant steps into a murdered gangster’s expensive shoes and is taken over by the dead man’s ghost, who vows to remain on Earth to seek revenge against his killer.
19	“The Hunt“	January 26, 1962
	On a hunting trip, Hyder Simpson and his dog Rip dive into a lake after a raccoon. When he gets home he finds that no one can see or hear him.
20	“Showdown with Rance McGrew“	February 2, 1962
	Actor Rance McGrew makes TV Westerns for a living, but he’s a lousy actor and a worse cowboy. Despite that, each week he “wins” against the bad guys. Finally the bad guys have enough and send Jesse James to Earth to teach McGrew a lesson.
21	“Kick the Can“	February 9, 1962
	The senior residents of Sunnyvale decide that the secret to youth is acting young, and in particular playing a childhood game called “kick-the-can.”
22	“A Piano in the House“	March 31, 1961
	Fortune discovers that a piano he bought his wife for her birthday has magical properties – the music that it plays makes people reveal their true essence.
23	“The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank“	February 23, 1962
	Jeff Myrtlebank comes back to life at his own funeral and soon begins to act very strangely…
24	“To Serve Man“	March 2, 1962
	The Kanamits, 9 foot tall aliens, arrive on Earth with one lofty goal: To Serve Man. One of the most iconic episodes, that leads up to … a pun!
25	“The Fugitive“	March 9, 1962
	Old Ben, who is able to transform himself into anything, tries to help a crippled little girl. A very sweet episode.
26	“Little Girl Lost“	March 16, 1962
	A six-year-old girl rolls under her bed and vanishes into a fourth dimension. Her parents and a neighbor struggle to free her before the hole between the dimensions closes forever.
27	“Person or Persons Unknown“	March 23, 1962
	David Gurney wakes up to find that no one – his wife, his co-workers, his best friend, not even his own mother knows him.
28	“The Gift“	April 27, 1962
	An alien who crash-lands into a remote mountain village stirs up the villagers’ fears and animosity, but he befriends a little boy and gives him a mysterious present.
29	“The Little People”	March 30, 1962
	An astronaut declares himself a god when his ship lands on a planet populated by people smaller than ants.
30	“Four O’Clock”	April 6, 1962
	Oliver Crangle is a bitter, prejudiced man. Through unknown means he intends to shrink every evil person in the world at four o’clock.
31	“The Trade-Ins”	April 20, 1962
	An elderly couple visit the New Life Corporation, hoping to transport their personalities into youthful artificial bodies. A very sweet episode. “The best is yet to be.”
32	“Hocus Pocus and Frisby”	April 13, 1962
	A loud-mouthed braggart’s (Andy Devine) boasts attract the attention of some aliens.
33	“The Dummy”	May 4, 1962
	A ventriloquist is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil. He makes plans for a new act with a new dummy: plans that Willie doesn’t support!
34	“Changing of the Guard”	June 1, 1962
	An elderly private school teacher wonders if his life has meant anything as he contemplates suicide on Christmas Eve and is reminded by former students that he has, indeed, made an effect on the lives of his students over the years. A very touching episode.
35	“Young Man’s Fancy”	May 11, 1962
	When a newlywed couple briefly return to the groom’s childhood home, the ties of the past prove too strong to resist.
36	“I Sing the Body Electric”	May 18, 1962
	A widower buys a robot “grandmother” for his three children. From the Ray Bradbury story.
37	“Cavender is Coming“	May 25, 1962
	Cavender (Jesse White), an angel trying to win his wings, tries to help down-on-her-luck Agnes (Carol Burnett), who has just been fired.

Editorial review of The Twilight Zone Season 3

Episodes: Two, The Arrival , The Shelter, The Passerby, A Game of Pool, The Mirror, The Grave, It’s a Good Life, Death’s Head Revisited , The Midnight Sun, Still Valley, The Jungle, Once Upon a Time, Five Characters in Search of an Exit, A Quality of Mercy, Nothing in the Dark, One More Pallbearer, Dead Man’s Shoes, The Hunt , Showdown with Rance McGrew, Kick the Can, A Piano in the House, The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank, To Serve Man, The Fugitive, Little Girl Lost, Person or Persons Unknown, The Little People, Four O’Clock , Hocus-Pocus and Frisby, The Trade-ins, The Gift, The Dummy, Young Man’s Fancy, I Sing the Body Electric, Cavender Is Coming , The Changing of the Guard