The Twilight Zone

Season 4

Season 4

Season • Jan 3, 1963–May 23, 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."

  1. S4E1 - In His Image

    In His Image

    53 min • Jan 3, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  2. S4E2 - The Thirty-Fathom Grave

    The Thirty-Fathom Grave

    53 min • Jan 10, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  3. S4E3 - Valley of the Shadow

    Valley of the Shadow

    53 min • Jan 17, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  4. S4E4 - He's Alive

    He's Alive

    53 min • Jan 24, 1963 (63 years ago)

    A small American Neo-Nazi group struggles pathetically to succeed in a big city. A mysterious figure begins to guide their young, insecure leader, and the group begins to draw more attention.

  5. S4E5 - Mute

    Mute

    53 min • Jan 31, 1963 (63 years ago)

    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.

  6. S4E6 - Death Ship

    Death Ship

    53 min • Feb 7, 1963 (63 years ago)

    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.

  7. S4E7 - Jess-Belle

    Jess-Belle

    53 min • Feb 14, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  8. S4E8 - Miniature

    Miniature

    53 min • Feb 21, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  9. S4E9 - Printer's Devil

    Printer's Devil

    53 min • Feb 28, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  10. S4E10 - No Time Like the Past

    No Time Like the Past

    53 min • Mar 7, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  11. S4E11 - The Parallel

    The Parallel

    53 min • Mar 14, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  12. S4E12 - I Dream of Genie

    I Dream of Genie

    52 min • Mar 21, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  13. S4E13 - The New Exhibit

    The New Exhibit

    53 min • Apr 4, 1963 (63 years ago)

    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...

  14. S4E14 - Of Late I Think of Cliffordville

    Of Late I Think of Cliffordville

    53 min • Apr 11, 1963 (63 years ago)

    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.

  15. S4E15 - The Incredible World of Horace Ford

    The Incredible World of Horace Ford

    52 min • Apr 18, 1963 (63 years ago)

    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.

  16. S4E16 - On Thursday We Leave for Home

    On Thursday We Leave for Home

    53 min • May 2, 1963 (63 years ago)

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

  17. S4E17 - Passage on the Lady Anne

    Passage on the Lady Anne

    52 min • May 9, 1963 (63 years ago)

    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.

  18. S4E18 - The Bard

    The Bard

    52 min • May 23, 1963 (63 years ago)

    An untalented would-be writer's career takes off when the ghost of William Shakespeare writes his script.