The Twilight Zone
TV-14
7.7
1985
Drama
, Sci-Fi
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
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- Cast:
- Robin Ward
Episode 58 : A Day in Beaumont
April. 11,1986
In the 1950s a flying saucer crashes on Earth. The crash is seen by a couple. They run into town, but no one believes them.
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Episode 57 : Grace Note
April. 04,1986
An opera singer is having a hard time. Her sister is at the hospital dying. Her sick sister leaves a gift: a glimpse into the future when the singer is a world-famous star.
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Episode 55 : The Library
March. 28,1986
Landing a new job at a private library a girl is warned never to look at the books. Taking a peek she learns that there's a book for everyone alive. When a neighbor pesters her, she rewrites his biography.
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Episode 54 : Devil's Alphabet
March. 28,1986
A college group holds their "Devil's Alphabet" meeting every year. When one of them dies, all the rest expect foul play.
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Episode 53 : Take My Life...Please!
March. 28,1986
A mainstream comedian is killed by the one from whom he stole his work from. When he comes to, he is in one strange stage show, but there is something extremely wrong...
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Episode 52 : Red Snow
March. 21,1986
A KGB investigator is sent to Siberia to investigate the deaths of communist party officials. Later, he discovers that Stalin's exiles are alive and well. He also discovers dead people drained of blood.
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Episode 51 : Need to Know
March. 21,1986
On a little town people started going crazy. Edward Sayers is sent by the senator to investigate. He makes the usual tests but doesn't find anything. He traces it to one person with a very special secret...
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Episode 47 : The Leprechaun-Artist
February. 21,1986
Vacationing in the United States, an Irish leprechaun is caught by three boys. To be freed, he must grant them three wishes.
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Episode 46 : Cold Reading
February. 14,1986
An actor arrives at a radio station to perform a radio play. An old voodoo stick is accidentally activated and the play becomes more real that anything anyone expected.
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Episode 45 : Personal Demons
February. 14,1986
A screenwriter is having writer's block when strange impish creatures start haunting him. Sadly, only he can see them.
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Episode 44 : Gramma
February. 14,1986
A young boy is left to care for his old, scary grandmother. He finally confronts his fears and steps up to her, finding that she has no pulse. Then Gramma reaches out and grabs him...
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Episode 43 : Quarantine
February. 07,1986
A man is awakened after several hundred years of cryogenic sleep. He finds a world where psychic powers abound. The people there want him to complete a mission that only he can accomplish.
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Episode 42 : Welcome to Winfield
February. 07,1986
The grim reaper arrives at a hospital to take possession of a dying man. The man's wife rescues him and takes him to the western town of Winfield where residents have been living for hundreds of years. Apparently, the reaper has failed to collect those living there.
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Episode 41 : Tooth and Consequences
January. 31,1986
A depressed dentist, Myron Mandel, is visited by the Tooth Fairy, who grants him the wish to be incredibly popular and loved. The wish is granted in full force, and soon Mandel can't handle the endless stream of visitors singing his praises. He flees, only to find himself on a train with a bunch of other hobo/dentists who similarly wished for the same thing.
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Episode 40 : To See the Invisible Man
January. 31,1986
For the crime of emotional coldness, Mitchell Chaplin is condemned to social invisibility. For one year he will be branded with an irremovable brand that everyone knows means they must totally ignore him. At first, Chaplin is thrilled at the prospects. However, he soon finds he can't pay his rent, or gain medical treatment.
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Episode 38 : A Matter of Minutes
January. 24,1986
A young married couple discovers that their home is being remodeled by blue-clad workers who are workers of time that build and move objects from one time period to another.
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Episode 37 : A Small Talent for War
January. 24,1986
An alien ship arrives at the UN and the alien representative declares his disappointment at Earth's progress. The UN ambassadors plead for 24 hours to resolve their differences. In 24 hours the ambassadors manage to arrange world peace and nuclear disarmament. When the alien returns the ambassadors realize they have misunderstood him entirely.
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Episode 36 : Monsters!
January. 24,1986
A young boy becomes fascinated with the new neighbor next door. The neighbor, Mr. Bendictson, warns him that he cannot stay long, as he is a vampire! The boy is still intrigued, but soon finds out the truth.
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Episode 35 : The Misfortune Cookie
January. 03,1986
A young man has had his heart broken recently. At a Chinese restaurant, he reads a fortune about finding new love and it comes true. His life seems perfect until he becomes greedy with his good luck. He only wants to read the fortune cookies. The old Chinese owner advises him of the bad luck of not finishing his meal before reading his fortune.
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Episode 34 : The Little People of Killany Woods
January. 03,1986
An old Irishman has often been called a fool for his stories about Leprechauns. He catches the leader of "The Little People" and gets greedy.
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Episode 33 : Still Life
January. 03,1986
Finding an old trunk, a couple realizes that it has a false bottom containing a 70-year-old film from the Amazon.
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Episode 32 : The Star
December. 20,1985
Onboard a spaceship an astrophysicist and a priest learn they have discovered a planet long dead and a transmitter emitting a signal for eons. They discover that the planet holds the last remains of a civilization, which died when their star went supernova.
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Episode 31 : But Can She Type?
December. 20,1985
An overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated secretary uses a Xerox machine and wakes up in a parallel reality where no one has heard of her. In this reality, however, secretaries are a revered, rare commodity.
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Episode 30 : Night of the Meek
December. 20,1985
A drunken storefront Santa is terminally depressed by the many children who go gift less and starving during Christmas. He is fired from his job at a department store when he shows up late, and subsequently finds a bag that he can pull any present anyone wants from it.
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Episode 28 : Her Pilgrim Soul
December. 13,1985
Two scientists named Kevin and Daniel are experimenting with a holographic device. One day they are confronted with a fetus in their machine. Growing, it becomes a woman whose life story fascinates and allures Kevin.
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Episode 25 : Opening Day
November. 29,1985
A beautiful woman and her boyfriend plan to kill her husband on the first day of duck hunting season.
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Episode 24 : The Uncle Devil Show
November. 29,1985
Parents don't realize that the video their child watches demonstrates magic tricks like turning parents into lizards and giving dogs four eyes.
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Episode 22 : Wong's Lost and Found Emporium
November. 22,1985
David Wong searches for something he lost. He seeks the Lost and Found Emporium where he finds others looking for their lost items.
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Episode 21 : Dead Woman's Shoes
November. 22,1985
Shy Maddie finds a pair of shoes and after trying them on, is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a rich murdered woman.
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Episode 19 : The Burning Man
November. 15,1985
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.
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Episode 18 : Act Break
November. 15,1985
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.
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Episode 17 : Paladin of the Lost Hour
November. 08,1985
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.
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Episode 16 : Teacher's Aide
November. 08,1985
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.
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Episode 14 : Examination Day
November. 01,1985
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.
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Episode 13 : Ye Gods
October. 25,1985
Cupid arrives in the modern world. A love spell for his target does not work as well as he hopes.
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Episode 12 : If She Dies
October. 25,1985
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.
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Episode 11 : Nightcrawlers
October. 18,1985
A deputy trooper stops by a diner during a rainstorm where a Vietnam veteran's nightmares come to life.
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Episode 10 : Wish Bank
October. 18,1985
Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes.
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Episode 9 : Little Boy Lost
October. 18,1985
A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy.
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Episode 8 : Kentucky Rye
October. 11,1985
Bob Spindler, a drunk driver, arrives at the "Kentucky Rye" bar where the customers are all victims of drunk drivers.
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Episode 7 : Children's Zoo
October. 11,1985
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.
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Episode 5 : Chameleon
October. 04,1985
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.
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Episode 2 : A Little Peace and Quiet
September. 27,1985
A harried housewife finds a medallion that gives her the power to freeze time.
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Episode 1 : Shatterday
September. 27,1985
A man named Peter Jay Novins accidentally dials his home phone number, and it's answered by Peter Jay Novins.
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