The Twilight Zone
An updated version of the famous 1959 television series created by Rod Serling. Each week presents one to three tales about some unusual situation that turns out to be even more unusual than initially suspected. Whether the tone of the story is horror, suspense, or humor, there is always a surprise twist at the end.
- 1985-1989
- 3 seasons
- CBS
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
- TV-PG
An updated version of the famous 1959 television series created by Rod Serling. Each week presents one to three tales about some unusual situation that turns out to be even more unusual than initially suspected. Whether the tone of the story is horror, suspense, or humor, there is always a surprise twist at the end.
Season 3 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon
Sat, Sep 24, 1988
Edgar Witherspoon is an elderly man with a Rube Goldberg machine filling his apartment. His niece is concerned and arranges for a social worker to look in on him. It turns out that the machine is an allegory for the world. Edgar is constantly making modifications and additions to the machine to keep the world running right.
Episode 2
Extra Innings
Sat, Oct 1, 1988 22 mins
To the chagrin of his wife Cindy, fading baseball star Ed Hamner sees an uncanny resemblance between himself and Monte Hanks, a fellow baseball player who has the same stats as Ed but lived 78 years ago.
Episode 3
The Crossing
Sat, Oct 8, 1988 22 mins
Mark Cassidy, a hard-working priest in need of a vacation, sees visions of a car that bursts into flame with a child inside.
Episode 4
The Hunters
Sat, Oct 15, 1988 22 mins
An archaeologist investigates newly-discovered cave paintings that prove to be more than they seem.
Episode 5
Dream Me a Life
Sat, Oct 22, 1988 22 mins
Retirement home resident Roger Simpson Leeds has nightmares of an unknown woman being stalked.
Episode 6
Memories
Sat, Oct 29, 1988 22 mins
In an alternate world when everyone remembers all of their past lives, regression therapist Mary McNeal discovers that her inability to remember her past lives is a blessing in disguise.. and a much sought-out commodity in a world where people are intent on avenging past grudges.
Episode 7
The Hellgramite Method
Sat, Nov 5, 1988 22 mins
An alcoholic agrees to a unique treatment, one that will stop him from drinking -- or kill him in the process.
Episode 8
Our Selena Is Dying
Sat, Nov 12, 1988 22 mins
A doctor becomes suspicious when a young woman mysteriously begins losing her youth to her dying aunt.
Episode 9
The Call
Sat, Nov 19, 1988 22 mins
A telephone number dialed in error could spell the end of loneliness for Norman Blane.
Episode 10
The Trance
Sat, Nov 26, 1988 22 mins
A phony trance-channeler gets an unexpected message from the beyond.
Episode 11
Acts of Terror
Sat, Dec 3, 1988 22 mins
Louise Simonson receives a gift that may help her escape from the clutches of her abusive husband Jack.
Episode 12
20/20 Vision
Sat, Dec 10, 1988 22 mins
A pair of damaged glasses allows a loan officer at a rural bank to see into the future and consider the consequences of his actions.
Episode 13
There Was an Old Woman
Sat, Dec 17, 1988 22 mins
Hallie Parker is a renowned author of children's books feeling no longer needed, until she meets some of her fans.
Episode 14
The Trunk
Sat, Dec 24, 1988 25 mins
Down-on-his-luck hotel manager Willy Gardner finds a steamer trunk with magical powers.
Episode 15
Appointment on Route 17
Sat, Dec 31, 1988 25 mins
Heart transplant recipient Tom Bennett experiences a personality change when he is attracted to a diner waitress named Mary Jo, who is in mourning for her recently deceased lover.
Episode 16
The Cold Equations
Sat, Jan 7, 1989 25 mins
Pilot Thomas Bartin, on a critical mission aboard an Emergency Dispatch Ship, discovers that he has a young stowaway and doesn't have enough mission to complete his medical delivery mission and save 35 lives as long as the stowaway is aboard.
Episode 17
Stranger in Possum Meadows
Sat, Jan 14, 1989 25 mins
Young Danny Wilkins is playing in a field when he meets a scout who is collecting specimens of all sorts.
Episode 18
Street of Shadows
Sat, Jan 21, 1989 22 mins
Unemployed Steve Cranston lives with his family in a soon-to-be-closed homeless shelter. One night, he breaks into the home of wealthy Frederick Perry, who pulls a gun. The resulting struggle has a deep effect on several lives.
Episode 19
Something in the Walls
Sat, Jan 28, 1989 22 mins
Sanitarium patient Sharon Miles is convinced that she has seen some kind of creatures in the walls of her cell.
Episode 20
A Game of Pool
Sat, Feb 4, 1989
Jesse Cardiff has spent his live as a pool played living in the shadow of the greatest pool play of all time, Fats Brown. He finally gets a chance to play against Fats.. even though the legendary pool player is dead. The stakes? Jesse's life.
Episode 21
Room 2426
Sat, Feb 11, 1989 22 mins
Biochemist Martin Decker is imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured, but still refuses to reveal a secret formula to his captors. However, his new cell mate's knowledge of teleportation of living matter may provide him with an escape route.
Episode 22
The Mind of Simon Foster
Sat, Feb 18, 1989 22 mins
Downwardly mobile Simon Foster makes the mistake of selling his memories in order to survive.
Episode 23
The Wall
Sat, Feb 25, 1989 22 mins
A washed-up, military test pilot volunteers to go through an energy portal to search for others who went through but haven't returned. When he discovers a Garden of Eden on the other side, will he be able to locate the others? Can he find a way back? Even if he does, would he?
Episode 24
Cat and Mouse
Sat, Mar 4, 1989 22 mins
Lonely Andrea Moffatt finds a stray cat, who is actually Guillaume de Marchaux, a suave Frenchman who turns human at night but reverts to feline form during the day due to an old curse. Will he end her loneliness?
Episode 25
Rendezvous in a Dark Place
Sat, Mar 11, 1989 22 mins
Barbara LeMay is so obsessed with death that she frequently attends the funerals of complete strangers. She soon comes face to face with the Grim Reaper himself.
Episode 26
Many, Many Monkeys
Sat, Mar 18, 1989
Registered nurse Claire Hendricks believes there's a deeper reason why blindness is spreading quickly through her community.
Episode 27
Love Is Blind
Sat, Mar 25, 1989 22 mins
Jealous husband Jack Haines takes his rage to a bar, where he meets a blind blues singer whose song tells an eerily familiar story.
Episode 28
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich
Sat, Apr 1, 1989 22 mins
Underworld kingpin Nino Lancaster battles an angry demon named Volkerps for the soul of unfortunate Arky Lochner.
Episode 29
Special Service
Sat, Apr 8, 1989
John Selig discovers that his life is secretly being videotaped and is a huge hit on a cable television show.
Episode 30
Father & Son Game
Sat, Apr 15, 1989 22 mins
The 79-year-old Darius Stephens wants to go on living and has his consciousness transferred into a cyborg body. However, his son Michael disapproves.