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 - 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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - One More Pallbearer
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1962
Paul Radin has invited three people to join him in his bomb shelter.
#9 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#12 - Mr. Bevis
Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/3/1960
A man (Bevis) meets his guardian angel.
#13 - 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.
#14 - The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/1962
Jeff Myrtlebank comes back to life at his own funeral and soon begins to act very strangely...
#15 - The Changing of the Guard
Season 3 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/1/1962
A retiring professor contemplates suicide.
#16 - Miniature
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/1963
A lonely man falls in love with a mini museum doll, which he believes is alive.
#17 - The New Exhibit
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/4/1963
The curator of a murderers' row in a soon-to-be-defunct wax museum persuades the owner to let him keep the figures for awhile. When his wife attempts to destroy them, a new murderous rampage begins...
#18 - 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.
#19 - Dead Man's Shoes
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/19/1962
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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - The Purple Testament
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1960
Lt. Fitzgerald has found his own special wartime hell. Looking into the faces of his men prior to battle, he has the disquieting ability to see who is about to die.
#22 - The Hunt
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1962
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.
#23 - I Dream of Genie
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/1963
A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.
#24 - In Praise of Pip
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1963
Max Phillips (Jack Klugman) is an alcoholic bookie that regrets that he wasn't a better father to his son, Pip (Bill Mumy), critically wounded in South Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.
#25 - Death Ship
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/1963
A three-man spacecraft lands on a planet only to discover the wreckage of a spacecraft identical to their own. Two of the crew are convinced that they are dead, but the captain refuses to see the truth.