Originally by Ranker TVList RulesBest Twilight Zone episodes of all time, no matter how popular they are.
List of the best The Twilight Zone episodes, as determined by voters like you. Rod Serling created The Twilight Zone as an anthology showcase of some of science fiction's greatest stories. With all the amazing episodes of the show that exist, it's hard to trust just one person's opinion of what the top classic Twilight Zone episodes of all time are. Fans of The Twilight Zone are very passionate about the show, and there are often debates over which episodes are the greatest, and which ones missed the mark. Vote for your favorites and we can find out once and for all what everyone thinks the best episode is.
You can vote on all of these original Twilight Zone episodes, from "The Dummy" to "To Serve Man". What is the best The Twilight Zone episode of all time? Look below and find out, and if you're a true fan, be sure to check out our list of the best NEW Twilight Zone episodes, as well as our list of other shows like The Twilight Zone.
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1,931416To Serve Man
Mar 02 1962Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number:Â 24
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
"To Serve Man" is episode 89 of the anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on March 2, 1962 on CBS. The story is based on the 1950 short story "To Serve Man", written by Damon... more
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2,261479Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Oct 11 1963Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number:Â 3
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Mr. Wilson believes he sees a gremlin on the wing of his commercial aircraft.... more- 32,095572
Time Enough at Last
Nov 20 1959Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 8
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A bank teller, obsessed with reading, finds himself alone after a nuclear blast.... more - 42,338725
The Eye of the Beholder
Nov 11 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 6
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A young woman undergoes ""experimental treatments"" in an attempt to make her appear ""normal"".... more - 51,389370
Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
May 26 1961Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 64
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
State troopers follow tracks from an unidentified flying object to a diner where they try to determine which of the seven bus passengers stranded inside is really a Martian.... more - 61,508342
The Masks
Mar 20 1964Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number:Â 25
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A dying man demands his family wear masks that he's given them at a Mardi Gras party.... more - 71,676556
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Mar 04 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 22
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have invaded the neighborhood.... more - 81,110349
The Midnight Sun
Nov 17 1961Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number:Â 75
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
The Earth's orbit has been changed, drawing ever closer to the sun and promising eminent destruction.... more - 91,401296
Living Doll
Nov 01 1963Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number:Â 6
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Erich is displeased when his wife buys an expensive doll for his step-daughter. He becomes even more displeased when the doll tells him it doesn't like him!... more - 101,158387
A Stop at Willoughby
May 06 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 30
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
"A Stop at Willoughby" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Rod Serling cited this as his favorite story from the first season of the series.... more - 111,491477
It's a Good Life
Nov 03 1961Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number:Â 8
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Little Anthony Fremont controls an entire town with his ability to read minds and make people do as he wishes. Which is a real good thing.... more - 121,063339
The Hitch-Hiker
Jan 22 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 16
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A man is annoyed by two tenacious people he believes to be evangelists and refuses to listen to their claims that the day is Armageddon, but as it transpires the day is Armageddon, and the... more - 13656204
Nick of Time
Nov 18 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 7
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A superstitious newlywed becomes obsessed by a penny fortune-telling machine when he and his new wife are stranded with car trouble.... more - 14781275
The After Hours
Jun 10 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 34
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
"The After Hours" is episode thirty-four of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on June 10, 1960 on CBS.... more - 15945299
The Obsolete Man
Jun 02 1961Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 29
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
In a future state where religion and books have been banned, a librarian (Burgess Meridith) is judged obsolete by the Chancellor (Fritz Weaver) and sentenced to death.... more - 16739266
Where Is Everybody?
Oct 02 1959Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 1
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he has the odd feeling that he's being watched...... more - 17874295
The Invaders
Jan 27 1961Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 15
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
An old woman in an isolated farmhouse encounters tiny, hostile aliens.... more - 18877316
The Howling Man
Nov 04 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 5
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A man, on a walking trip of Europe, gets caught in a storm. He finds remote monastery that contains a prisoner.... more - 19515197
The Lonely
Nov 13 1959Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 7
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Corry, a man stranded on an asteroid after being convicted of a crime, receives a present of a robot who looks and sounds like a real woman.... more - 20598217
The Dummy
May 04 1962Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number:Â 33
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
A ventriloquist is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil. He makes plans for a new act with a new dummy: plans that Willie doesn't support!... more - 21531166
People Are Alike All Over
Mar 25 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 25
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
When a space exploration crashes on Mars, the surviving passenger is surprised to find that Martians are human-looking, very friendly and apparently just like us...... more - 22538219
Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Jan 24 1964Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number:Â 17
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
"Number 12 Looks Just Like You" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.... more - 23477183
And When the Sky Was Opened
Dec 11 1959Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 11
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Three astronauts have returned from this first space flight. Major Gart is hospitalized with a broken leg. The other two, Colonels Harrington and Forbes head for a bar. Harrington gets a strange... more - 24502187
The Silence
Apr 28 1961Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number:Â 25
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
Archie Taylor, who wants his men's club quiet, offers Jamie Tennyson half a million dollars to remain silent for one year. To insure his unbroken silence, he will live in the club's basement. In... more - 25381144
Third from the Sun
Jan 08 1960Season:Â The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number:Â 14
Series:Â The Twilight Zone
"Third from the Sun" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It is based on a short story of the same name by Richard Matheson which first appeared in the first... more
