Season 4

18 episodes · 1963

The fourth season of The Twilight Zone aired Thursdays at 9:00–10:00 pm on CBS from January 3 to May 23, 1963.

This season broke with the previous seasons in presenting hour-long episodes instead of the earlier half-hour episodes. A very different and more complex set of graphics was used for the intro, and Rod Serling's narration changed from the earlier seasons as well:

"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone."

Episodes

E1 · In His Image

1963 · 53m · 7.4 TMDB

A scientist tries to correct his imperfections by building a mechanical likeness of himself, which includes of all the finer qualities he is lacking.

E2 · The Thirty-Fathom Grave

1963 · 53m · 6.5 TMDB

A US naval destroyer investigates a mysterious tapping sound coming from a sunken submarine.

E3 · Valley of the Shadow

1963 · 53m · 7.8 TMDB

A reporter finds himself trapped in a small town where people can reverse time and do many other amazing things.

E4 · He's Alive

1963 · 53m · 7.8 TMDB

Peter Vollmer, a small-time neo-Nazi leader, yearns for more power. Advised by a shadowy benefactor, Vollmer's following grows, as does his ego...

E5 · Mute

1963 · 53m · 6.2 TMDB

A 12-year-old girl who lost her parents in a fire doesn't speak because she has grown up in a secret telepathic community. The couple who take her in, and her teacher, are determined to help her adapt to their society, no matter the cost.

E6 · Death Ship

1963 · 53m · 7.6 TMDB

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.

E7 · Jess-Belle

1963 · 53m · 6.5 TMDB

Jess-Belle enlists the aid of a local witch who casts a spell that makes Billy-Ben Turner fall in love with her.

E8 · Miniature

1963 · 53m · 6.4 TMDB

A lonely man falls in love with a mini museum doll, which he believes is alive.

E9 · Printer's Devil

1963 · 53m · 7.1 TMDB

A wily old man, hired by a bankrupt newspaper editor, has the knack of predicting headline stories and claims to be the Devil.

E10 · No Time Like the Past

1963 · 53m · 6.5 TMDB

A man travels back in time to try to prevent some of history's catastrophes.

E11 · The Parallel

1963 · 53m · 6.8 TMDB

An astronaut blacks out while orbiting the earth and ends up in a parallel universe.

E12 · I Dream of Genie

1963 · 52m · 5.3 TMDB

A man considers several possibilities when offered one wish by a genie.

E13 · The New Exhibit

1963 · 53m · 6.9 TMDB

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...

E14 · Of Late I Think of Cliffordville

1963 · 53m · 6.9 TMDB

A bored, wealthy businessman gets a chance to go back in time and start over, armed with all the knowledge he's acquired...an arsenal that's not as powerful as he thinks.

E15 · The Incredible World of Horace Ford

1963 · 52m · 5.2 TMDB

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.

E16 · On Thursday We Leave for Home

1963 · 53m · 7.5 TMDB

The leader of an expedition on an asteroid tries to convince the others that Earth is not worth returning to.

E17 · Passage on the Lady Anne

1963 · 52m · 6.9 TMDB

A quarrelsome young couple find themselves taking a trip on the Lady Anne, an old passenger liner that is transporting a group of equally old passengers.