The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) season 4

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

The Twilight Zone
Season 4
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	January 3 (1963-01-03) – May 23, 1963 (1963-05-23)
Season chronology
List of episodes

This season broke with the previous seasons in presenting hour-long episodes instead of the earlier half-hour episodes. The opening sequence was revamped, and introduces the now-iconic floating door, smashed window, clock, eyeball, wooden doll, and the equation for Einstein's theory of relativity. Rod Serling's introduction was also changed from the earlier seasons:

"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."^[1]

An intermission graphic based on this opening was used for the fourth and fifth seasons as well.^[2]

Episodes

See also: List of The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Music by	Original release date	Prod. code
103	1	"In His Image"	Perry Lafferty	Charles Beaumont	N/A	January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03)	4851
A man (George Grizzard) is confused by a murderous impulse and a loss of his memory.
104	2	"The Thirty Fathom Grave"	Perry Lafferty	Rod Serling	N/A	January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10)	4857
A strange tapping sound draws a ship to the site of a sunken World War II submarine.
105	3	"Valley of the Shadow"	Perry Lafferty	Charles Beaumont	N/A	January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17)	4861
A newspaper reporter (Ed Nelson) discovers a small town with incredibly advanced technology that they wish to keep secret.
106	4	"He's Alive"	Stuart Rosenberg	Rod Serling	N/A	January 24, 1963 (1963-01-24)	4856
The struggling leader of a small group of Neo-Nazis (Dennis Hopper) receives advice from a mysterious stranger (Curt Conway) about gaining followers.
107	5	"Mute"	Stuart Rosenberg	Richard Matheson	Fred Steiner	January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31)	4858
A mute telepathic girl (Ann Jillian) is the sole survivor of a fire that kills her parents.
108	6	"Death Ship"	Don Medford	Richard Matheson	N/A	February 7, 1963 (1963-02-07)	4850
Three astronauts (Jack Klugman, Ross Martin, and Fred Beir) discover exact duplicates of their spaceship and themselves on a distant planet.
109	7	"Jess-Belle"	Buzz Kulik	Earl Hamner, Jr.	Van Cleave	February 14, 1963 (1963-02-14)	4855
A mountain girl (Anne Francis) enlists a witch (Jeanette Nolan) to help her win back her lover (James Best).
110	8	"Miniature"	Walter Grauman	Charles Beaumont	Fred Steiner	February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21)	4862
A timid clerk (Robert Duvall) sees the figurines of a museum's 19th-century miniature dollhouse come to life.
111	9	"Printer's Devil"	Ralph Senensky	Charles Beaumont	N/A	February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28)	4864
A newspaperman (Robert Sterling) saves his failing periodical by hiring the mysterious Mr. Smith (Burgess Meredith), who reports disasters before they happen on his own Linotype machine.
112	10	"No Time Like the Past"	Justus Addiss	Rod Serling	N/A	March 7, 1963 (1963-03-07)	4853
A scientist (Dana Andrews) uses his time machine to go back in time to try and change history.
113	11	"The Parallel"	Alan Crosland, Jr.	Rod Serling	N/A	March 14, 1963 (1963-03-14)	4859
An astronaut (Steve Forrest) returns from a space flight to find things much changed during his absence.
114	12	"I Dream of Genie"	Robert Gist	John Furia, Jr.	Fred Steiner	March 21, 1963 (1963-03-21)	4860
An office worker (Howard Morris) acquires a lamp with a genie (Jack Albertson) who offers him a wish.
115	13	"The New Exhibit"	John Brahm	Charles Beaumont	N/A	April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04)	4866
A wax museum curator (Martin Balsam) lovingly maintains wax figures of five infamous killers in his basement after the museum discards them. When he loses his job, his enemies are mysteriously murdered.
116	14	"Of Late I Think of Cliffordville"	David Lowell Rich	Based on the short story "Blind Alley" by : Malcolm Jameson Teleplay by : Rod Serling	N/A	April 11, 1963 (1963-04-11)	4867
An aging tycoon (Albert Salmi) exchanges his fortune for a trip to the past and a new beginning when he meets the mysterious Miss Devlin (Julie Newmar).
117	15	"The Incredible World of Horace Ford"	Abner Biberman	Reginald Rose	N/A	April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18)	4854
A middle-aged toy designer (Pat Hingle) goes back to his childhood when he visits his old neighborhood.
118	16	"On Thursday We Leave for Home"	Buzz Kulik	Rod Serling	N/A	May 2, 1963 (1963-05-02)	4868
In 2021, a group of space pioneers prepare for a return trip to Earth upon having failed to establish a new society on a distant planet. The group's leader (James Whitmore) refuses to give up his authority.
119	17	"Passage on the Lady Anne"	Lamont Johnson	Charles Beaumont	Rene Garriguenc	May 9, 1963 (1963-05-09)	4869
To save their marriage, a couple (Lee Philips, Joyce Van Patten) book a cruise on a ship whose other passengers are elderly.
120	18	"The Bard"	David Butler	Rod Serling	Fred Steiner	May 23, 1963 (1963-05-23)	4852
An aspiring screenwriter (Jack Weston) conjures up the spirit of William Shakespeare (John Williams) to help him in his television script.