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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1,987416To Serve Man
Mar 02 1962Season: The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number: 24
"To Serve Man" is episode 89 of the anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on... more
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2,324487Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Oct 11 1963Season: The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number: 3
Mr. Wilson believes he sees a gremlin on the wing of his commercial aircraft.... more3
2,393739The Eye of the Beholder
Nov 11 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 6
A young woman undergoes ""experimental treatments"" in an attempt to make her appear... more4
2,140579Time Enough at Last
Nov 20 1959Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 8
A bank teller, obsessed with reading, finds himself alone after a nuclear blast.... more5
1,404378Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
May 26 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 64
State troopers follow tracks from an unidentified flying object to a diner where they try to... more6
1,549340The Masks
Mar 20 1964Season: The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number: 25
A dying man demands his family wear masks that he's given them at a Mardi Gras party.... more7
1,704563The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Mar 04 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 22
Paranoia strikes the residents of Maple Street when they believe human-looking aliens have... more8
1,438291Living Doll
Nov 01 1963Season: The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number: 6
Erich is displeased when his wife buys an expensive doll for his step-daughter. He becomes... more9
1,128356The Midnight Sun
Nov 17 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number: 75
The Earth's orbit has been changed, drawing ever closer to the sun and promising eminent... more10
1,174392A Stop at Willoughby
May 06 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 30
"A Stop at Willoughby" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight... more11
1,528479It's a Good Life
Nov 03 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number: 8
Little Anthony Fremont controls an entire town with his ability to read minds and make people... more12
1,084342The Hitch-Hiker
Jan 22 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 16
A man is annoyed by two tenacious people he believes to be evangelists and refuses to listen... more13
669202Nick of Time
Nov 18 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 7
A superstitious newlywed becomes obsessed by a penny fortune-telling machine when he and his... more14
794277The After Hours
Jun 10 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 34
"The After Hours" is episode thirty-four of the American television anthology series The... more15
955302The Obsolete Man
Jun 02 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 29
In a future state where religion and books have been banned, a librarian (Burgess Meridith) is... more16
751268Where Is Everybody?
Oct 02 1959Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 1
Mike Ferris finds himself in a town strangely devoid of people. But despite the emptiness, he... more17
888299The Invaders
Jan 27 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 15
An old woman in an isolated farmhouse encounters tiny, hostile aliens.... more18
894320The Howling Man
Nov 04 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 5
A man, on a walking trip of Europe, gets caught in a storm. He finds remote monastery that... more19
523196The Lonely
Nov 13 1959Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 7
Corry, a man stranded on an asteroid after being convicted of a crime, receives a present of a... more20
614212The Dummy
May 04 1962Season: The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number: 33
A ventriloquist is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil. He makes plans for a... more21
536169People Are Alike All Over
Mar 25 1960Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 25
When a space exploration crashes on Mars, the surviving passenger is surprised to find that... more22
509187The Silence
Apr 28 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 2
Episode Number: 25
Archie Taylor, who wants his men's club quiet, offers Jamie Tennyson half a million dollars to... more23
546214Number 12 Looks Just Like You
Jan 24 1964Season: The Twilight Zone Season 5
Episode Number: 17
"Number 12 Looks Just Like You" is an episode of the American television anthology series The... more24
859402Five Characters in Search of an Exit
Dec 22 1961Season: The Twilight Zone Season 3
Episode Number: 14
A hobo, clown, bagpipe player, ballerina and military officer are trapped in a huge cylinder.... more25
485185And When the Sky Was Opened
Dec 11 1959Season: The Twilight Zone Season 1
Episode Number: 11
Three astronauts have returned from this first space flight. Major Gart is hospitalized with a... more
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