The Twilight Zone (1985)
Overview
The 1985 revival of this iconic sci-fi anthology captures the eerie essence of the original series. Each episode unfolds a gripping narrative, often blending horror and suspense with unexpected twists that leave viewers pondering. With a diverse range of stories, some episodes weave together multiple tales, while others delve deeply into the human experience, incorporating both dramatic and comedic elements. The show's unique storytelling style invites audiences into a world where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, keeping them on the edge of their seats.
Episodes
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1
Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet
Title: Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet Plot: Peter Jay Novins inadvertently calls his own home number, leading to a surreal conversation with h...
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2
Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon
Title: Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon Plot: Bill Lowery, a salesman, is startled to find that those around him are gradually speaking in inco...
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3
Healer / Children's Zoo / Kentucky Rye
Jackie Thompson, a skilled cat burglar, infiltrates a museum to steal priceless artifacts and ends up with a rare gem that possesses mysterious healin...
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4
Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers
A photographer faces a tough decision between an enticing overseas job and his upcoming wedding when he encounters a mysteriously familiar young boy. ...
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5
If She Dies / Ye Gods
Title: If She Dies / Ye Gods Plot: One year following the tragic death of his wife, a father finds himself in a devastating car crash that results in...
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6
Examination Day / A Message From Charity
In a distant future, twelve-year-old Dickie is anxious about his upcoming government intelligence test, desperate to prove his smarts. When his parent...
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7
Teacher's Aide / Paladin of the Lost Hour
In a high school plagued by gangs and violence, a teacher struggles to maintain order among her unruly students. Mysterious gargoyles around the schoo...
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8
Act Break / The Burning Man / Dealer's Choice
A playwright named Maury is relentlessly pursued by his landlord for overdue rent. Following the sudden death of his partner from a heart attack, Maur...
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9
Dead Woman's Shoes / Wong's Lost and Found Emporium
Timid Maddie discovers a mysterious pair of shoes, and upon slipping them on, she becomes inhabited by the wrathful spirit of a wealthy woman who was ...
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10
The Shadow Man / The Uncle Devil Show / Opening Day
The brightest kid in school finds himself a victim of bullying. After a brutal encounter, he lies in bed and encounters the "Shadow Man" lurking under...
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11
The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty
After Dr. Dennis Barrows's car malfunctions, he finds himself in a peculiar town where outsiders are unwelcome and the locals harbor a deep fear of th...
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12
Her Pilgrim Soul / I of Newton
Kevin and Daniel, two researchers, are deep into their work with a holographic device when they unexpectedly encounter a fetus materializing within th...
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13
Night of the Meek / But Can She Type? / The Star
A despondent Santa, tipsy from too much drink, is heartbroken by the sight of children going without gifts and food during the holiday season. After a...
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14
Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie
While exploring an antique trunk, a couple discovers a hidden compartment that holds a 70-year-old film from the Amazon rainforest. An elderly Irish...
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15
Monsters! / A Small Talent for War / A Matter of Minutes
Title: Creatures! / A Minor Gift for Conflict / A Question of Moments Plot: A curious young boy becomes captivated by his new neighbor, Mr. Bendictso...
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16
The Elevator / To See the Invisible Man / Tooth and Consequences
Two brothers in their twenties break into their father’s lab with the intent to swipe his growth serum research to sell for their own gain. While in...
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17
Welcome to Winfield / Quarantine
The grim reaper makes an appearance at a hospital to claim a dying man, but his devoted wife intervenes and whisks him away to the enduring town of Wi...
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18
Gramma / Personal Demons / Cold Reading
Title: Gramma / Personal Demons / Cold Reading Plot: A young boy is tasked with looking after his formidable grandmother. Summoning his courage, he a...
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19
The Leprechaun-Artist / Dead Run
Title: The Leprechaun-Artist / Dead Run Plot: While on holiday in the U.S., an Irish leprechaun is captured by three young boys. In exchange for his ...
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20
Profile in Silver / Button, Button
Title: Profile in Silver / Button, Button Plot: A time-traveling researcher, a descendant of President John F. Kennedy, journeys to the past to obser...
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21
Need to Know / Red Snow
Title: Need to Know / Red Snow Plot: In a small town, residents begin to lose their sanity. Senator appoints Edward Sayers to look into the situation...
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22
Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library
Title: Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library Plot: A popular stand-up comedian meets his end at the hands of someone whose material...
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23
Shadow Play / Grace Note
Adam Grant, facing execution, believes he’s trapped in a never-ending dream he can't escape. He insists that each time he dies, he simply reawakens ...
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24
A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot
In the 1950s, a UFO crashes to Earth, witnessed by a couple who rush to tell their town, but their story falls on deaf ears. Fast forward to 1986 in L...
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The Once and Future King / A Saucer of Loneliness
An Elvis impersonator finds himself mysteriously sent back to the 1950s, where he encounters the genuine Elvis Presley, who mistakes him for his decea...
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2
What Are Friends For? / Aqua Vita
Alex Mattingly is uncertain if his son Jeff's new companion, Mike, is a figment of his imagination or a real friend. In this episode, a middle-aged ...
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3
The Storyteller / Nightsong
In the early 1900s, a young woman begins her career as a teacher in a small, one-room schoolhouse. One of her students, Mica, has been sneaking extra ...
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4
The After Hours / Lost and Found / The World Next Door
A woman visits a mall with the intention of purchasing a doll, but things take a bizarre turn once the store closes for the night. Meanwhile, a coll...
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5
The Toys of Caliban
Title: The Toys of Caliban Plot: An elderly couple lives in constant fear of their son, a child capable of manifesting anything from his imagination....
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6
The Convict's Piano
Title: The Prisoner's Melody Plot: An incarcerated man, convinced of his innocence, stumbles upon an old piano in his cell. To his surprise, playing ...
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The Road Less Traveled
A man who evaded the Vietnam draft finds himself tormented by vivid visions of an alternate existence as a soldier in the war. These haunting memories...
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8
The Card / The Junction
A compulsive shopper takes on "The Card" to fuel her spending habits, only to face harsh penalties for missed payments. Meanwhile, a contemporary mi...
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9
Joy Ride / Shelter Skelter / Private Channel
Title: Joyride / Shelter Shock / Private Frequency Plot: In a reckless adventure, two teenage boys and their girlfriends swipe a vintage car from a r...
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10
Time and Teresa Golowitz / Voices in the Earth
After passing away from a heart attack, Broadway composer Bluestone encounters "Prince," who offers him a single wish in recognition of his contributi...
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11
Song of the Younger World / The Girl I Married
In 1916, a girl and a young man from a reform school for troubled boys fall in love, seeking to escape her father, the superintendent. When he discove...
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The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon
A woman seeks to have her Uncle Edgar institutionalized, convinced he is losing his mind. When the examining doctor visits Edgar’s cluttered apartme...
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2
Extra Innings
Ed Hamner, a former baseball player sidelined by an injury that cut his career short, receives an old baseball card from 1909 featuring a player named...
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3
The Crossing
Title: The Crossing Plot: A weary priest finds himself haunted by a recurring vision of a station wagon with a young girl inside. Each time he sees t...
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The Hunters
A young boy accidentally stumbles into a hidden cave located near a housing development. An archaeologist arrives to examine the unusual paintings ado...
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Dream Me a Life
Roger, a grumpy resident of a retirement home, is haunted by vivid nightmares featuring an unidentified woman struggling to keep a bizarre creature at...
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Memories
A hypnotist known for guiding others through their past lives embarks on a journey to uncover her own history. After hypnotizing herself, she awakens ...
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The Hellgramite Method
Miley Judson, struggling with alcoholism, is approached by a doctor who presents him with an unconventional treatment. In a moment of desperation, Jud...
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8
Our Selena is Dying
Diane, a young woman, moves in with her family, which includes the ailing patriarch, Sylena. To the doctor’s surprise, Sylena starts to recover rema...
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The Call
Title: The Connection Plot: A solitary man mistakenly dials the wrong number and unexpectedly connects with a captivating woman, developing a fondnes...
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10
The Trance
A conman claims to communicate with the spirit of Delos, a past resident of Atlantis, and he profits alongside his accomplice from this deception. On ...
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11
Acts of Terror
A woman suffering at the hands of her violent husband finds a glimmer of hope in a dog statue gifted by her caring sister. To her astonishment, she re...
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12
20/20 Vision
After receiving a promotion, bank loan officer Warren Cribbens accidentally breaks his eyeglasses, only to realize they grant him the ability to glimp...
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13
There Was an Old Woman
A well-known children's author stops by to see a young boy who is unwell and shares one of her tales with him. Later that evening, she begins to hear ...
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14
The Trunk
While staying at a motel, a young man stumbles upon an abandoned trunk that has the power to grant wishes. Excited by the possibilities, he wishes for...
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15
Appointment on Route 17
Following a heart transplant, a man notices a shift in his personality. Alongside this unexpected change, he becomes inexplicably drawn to a waitress ...
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16
The Cold Equations
While piloting his shuttle in the remote reaches of space, a pilot discovers an unexpected stowaway aboard his vessel. The added weight jeopardizes hi...
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17
Stranger in Possum Meadows
While playing in a meadow, a young boy encounters an elderly man who turns out to be an extraterrestrial on a mission to gather specimens for his home...
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18
Street of Shadows
While strolling through an affluent neighborhood, a homeless man residing in a shelter undergoes a remarkable change.
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19
Something in the Walls
A physician starts his first day at a sanitarium and quickly encounters the unsettling case of a woman gripped by fear over mysterious images that mat...
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20
A Game of Pool
Jesse, a young pool prodigy, has dedicated his life to perfecting his skills, aspiring to defeat the legendary Fats Brown, who has since passed away. ...
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21
Room 2426
Martin Decker finds himself locked away in a specialized room due to his rebellious thoughts and actions against the government. Authorities are deter...
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22
The Mind of Simon Foster
In a bleak and impoverished future, Simon Foster visits a pawnshop to sell off a few personal belongings in hopes of gathering enough cash for his ren...
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23
The Wall
In a laboratory, a dimensional portal suddenly opens. Major Alex McAndrews is tasked with exploring what lies beyond it. Upon crossing through the por...
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24
Cat and Mouse
Andrea, a reserved and ordinary girl, yearns for romance. Her wish is unexpectedly granted when a cat turns into the charming man she has always dream...
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25
Rendezvous in a Dark Place
An elderly woman, fascinated by the concept of death, finds amusement in attending various funerals. One evening, when a wounded burglar forces his wa...
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26
Many, Many Monkeys
Title: A World Without Sight Plot: A devastating epidemic sweeps through the population, leaving countless individuals without their sight. But the c...
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27
Love is Blind
Inside a dimly lit bar, a captivating blind pianist enchants the crowd with his music, weaving an air of intrigue. Amidst the melodies, he offers sage...
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28
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich
Title: Insanity on Wheels Plot: A desperate man makes a deal with a demon, trading his soul in exchange for insider advice on racing. However, after ...
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29
Special Service
Title: Hidden Fame Plot: An ordinary man named John stumbles upon a hidden camera in his closet. Confused by its presence, he calls a repairman to ad...
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30
Father and Son Game
A 79-year-old man, determined to prolong his existence, undergoes a brain transplant into a younger body. Meanwhile, his son harbors deep resentment t...
