The WORST episodes of The Twilight Zone
Every episode of The Twilight Zone ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Twilight Zone!
The Twilight Zone was a popular American anthology series. The series was a collection of various tales that range from the tragic to the comedic. They may be scary or just thought-provoking. Most episodes have unexpected endings and a moral lesson. But, no matter what, it's "a journey into a wondrous land, whose boundaries are that of the imagination."
#1 - The Bard
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/23/1963
An untalented would-be writer's career takes off when the ghost of William Shakespeare writes his script.
#2 - The Mighty Casey
Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/17/1960
A baseball manager takes his team to the championships thanks to a robot pitcher.
#3 - Young Man's Fancy
Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/11/1962
When a newlywed couple briefly return to the groom's childhood home, the ties of the past prove too strong to resist.
#4 - The Incredible World of Horace Ford
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/18/1963
Toy designer Horace Ford spends most of his time reminiscing about his idyllic childhood. But when he gets a chance to go back to those years he gets a bitter taste of reality.
#5 - A Passage for Trumpet
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/20/1960
A trumpet player who's convinced he'll never amount to anything attempts suicide and finds himself in a world where no one can hear or see him.
#6 - The Chaser
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/13/1960
A man, desperate to win the affection of a beautiful woman, slips her a love potion. He is overjoyed that the potion works so well...at first.
#7 - From Agnes - with Love
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1964
A computer technician must deal with the queen of all femme fatales: a computer named Agnes who wreaks havoc on his love life.
#8 - Still Valley
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1961
During the Civil War, a Confederate scout enters a town to find Yankee soldiers frozen in place.
#9 - Mr. Bevis
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/3/1960
A man (Bevis) meets his guardian angel.
#10 - Hocus Pocus and Frisby
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/13/1962
A loud-mouthed braggart's boasts attract the attention of some aliens.
#11 - The Jungle
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1961
Alan Richards plans to build a dam in Africa on a tribe's ancestral land. The tribe's voodoo doctor puts a curse on him.
#12 - Four O'Clock
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/6/1962
Oliver Crangle is a bitter, prejudiced man. Through unknown means he intends to shrink every evil person in the world at four o'clock. When four o'clock comes around, it is he who shrinks.
#13 - No Time Like the Past
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1963
A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of history's catastrophes.
#14 - What's in the Box
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1964
A cheating husband sees his secret revealed and it's horrible consequences on his just-repaired TV set.
#15 - Sounds and Silences
Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/3/1964
A man's wish to listen to loud noise backfires.
#16 - The Whole Truth
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1961
A peculiar Model A automobile compels a used car dealer to tell only the truth.
#17 - Black Leather Jackets
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1964
Three tough-looking men on motorcycles disrupt a peaceful suburb when they move in. Yet the neighbors could never imagine just how dangerous these men really are.
#18 - The Last Night of a Jockey
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1963
A disgraced jockey is granted his wish to be "big."
#19 - Spur of the Moment
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1964
After being chased on horseback by a terrifying, unidentified figure in black, Anne Henderson faces the biggest decision of her life.
#20 - King Nine Will Not Return
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1960
A WWII captain finds himself in the desert, next to his crashed plane. Where is his crew? And why are futuristic jet planes flying overhead?
#21 - Jess-Belle
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/1963
Jess-Belle (Anne Francis) enlists the aid of a local witch who casts a spell that makes Billy-Ben Turner (James Best) fall in love with her.
#22 - The Big Tall Wish
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/8/1960
Even though Jackson breaks his hand prior to the fight, he wins because Henry - a boy who adores the fighter and believes in magic - made the "big, tall wish." After the fight the boxer refuses to believe in magic.
#23 - The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1959
An aging, former movie star lives and dreams in the past, constantly watching her old movies alone in her room.
#24 - I Dream of Genie
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1963
A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.
#25 - One More Pallbearer
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1962
Paul Radin has invited three people to join him in his bomb shelter.
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