The WORST episodes of The Twilight Zone (1985)
Every episode of The Twilight Zone (1985) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Twilight Zone (1985)!
This show is based on Rod Serling's classic TV anthology show, The Twilight Zone. Redoing some episodes and doing new ones 20 years laters after the originals, these are made in color and in one-hour episodes. Most of the episodes contained two or three stories, and were broken up in half hour episodes for syndication. CBS cancelled the show in its second season, but it was picked up by a Canadian producer and aired in syndication in a half-hour format. The show contains mostly ironic or special situations with a twist at the end, which show the human nature, coupled with science fiction, horror or fantasy. Some of the show's writers are well known: Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Sidney Sheldon and J. Michael Straczynski. The opening and closing music was done by The Grateful Dead.
#1 - Street of Shadows
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/21/1989
Walking taking a walk in a wealthy neighborhood an unemployed man living in a shelter experiences an unusual transformation.
#2 - Dreams for Sale
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1985
A woman in the future traps herself in an idyllic, computer-generated fantasy in her mind.
#3 - Shatterday
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1985
A man accidentally phones his own home and winds up talking to his alter ego
#4 - A Little Peace and Quiet
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1985
In a modern remake of the classic episode, "A Kind of a Stopwatch", a woman discovers a necklace that gives its owner the ability to freeze time
#5 - Chameleon
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1985
A space shuttle returns from a mission and NASA discovers that something unusual has been picked up.
#6 - Examination Day
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/1/1985
In the far future, twelve-year-old Dickie must pass the mandatory government intelligence test.
#7 - Wish Bank
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/18/1985
Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes.
#8 - Paladin of the Lost Hour
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/8/1985
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.
#9 - Personal Demons
Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 2/14/1986
A scriptwriter suffering from writers block is tormented by a group of small creatures.
#10 - Wordplay
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1985
An overworked businessman suddenly finds himself left out while the rest of his world speaks in mangled slang.
#11 - The Girl I Married
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/17/1987
An attorney and his wife have successful careers. They feel something is lacking in their marriage. Soon, they encounter younger versions of their mates.
#12 - Cat and Mouse
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1989
A shy woman finds that a cat is actually a cursed "Casanova". She falls for the man but finds that her Prince Charming is actually a scoundrel.
#13 - The Road Less Traveled
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1986
A man who dodges the Vietnam draft is haunted by visions of his other life as a soldier during the war.
#14 - The Wall
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/1989
A U.S. military experiment opens a portal to an unknown place. After sending through one team, the Army calls upon a career soldier to investigate, where he finds an idyllic planet. He has to decide whether to stay or go back to his old life.
#15 - Act Break
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/15/1985
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.
#16 - Nightcrawlers
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/1985
A deputy trooper stops by a diner during a rainstorm where a Vietnam veteran's nightmares come to life.
#17 - Little Boy Lost
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/18/1985
A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy.
#18 - Children's Zoo
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/11/1985
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.
#19 - Crazy as a Soup Sandwich
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/1/1989
A man sells his soul to a demon for some racing tips. After being terrified by the demon he goes for help from the criminal boss he borrowed the track money from.
#20 - Joy Ride
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/21/1987
Two teenage boys and their girlfriends steal a recently deceased man's classic car. While they are on a joyride, they accidentally kill a policeman.
#21 - Take My Life...Please!
Season 1 - Episode 53 - Aired 3/28/1986
A successful comedianwho steals a routine from another comedian ends up paying a high price.
#22 - The Hunters
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1988
A young boy falls into an undiscovered cave near a housing project. An archeologist studies strange paintings on its walls and then bizarre things begin to happen. Cave items move around and animals are killed and brought into the cave.
#23 - Song of the Younger World
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/17/1987
In 1916 a girl and a young man from a reformatory for wayward boys fall in love and try to get away from her father, the superintendent. He finds out and does not approve of their love, locking away his daughter and punishing the boy. Luckily, the girl has a secret plan to escape so she can be forever with the love of her life.
#24 - Voices in the Earth
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/10/1987
In the far future. an expedition returns to a desolate barren Earth where a scientist begins to see the ghosts of those who died years ago.
#25 - Gramma
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 2/14/1986
A young boy is convinced his ailing grandmother is really a monster.