List of Night Gallery episodes
The horror anthology series Night Gallery began on December 16, 1970 (after the television pilot for the series was aired on November 8, 1969) and ended on May 27, 1973, with three seasons and 43 episodes. It was created by Rod Serling and broadcast on NBC. This list does not include the 25 episodes of The Sixth Sense which were edited into Night Gallery for syndication.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Pilot | 1 | November 8, 1969 | ||
| 1 | 6 | December 16, 1970 | January 20, 1971 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 15, 1971 | March 1, 1972 | |
| 3 | 15 | September 24, 1972 | May 27, 1973 | |
Episodes
Pilot: 1969
| Nº | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | |
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| 0a | "The Cemetery" | Boris Sagal | Rod Serling | November 8, 1969 | |
| After murdering his uncle, a man (Roddy McDowall) is haunted by a family painting that keeps changing. | |||||
| 0b | "Eyes" | Steven Spielberg | Rod Serling | November 8, 1969 | |
| A blind woman (Joan Crawford) undergoes an operation that gives her 12 hours to see. | |||||
| 0c | "Escape Route" | Barry Shear | Rod Serling | November 8, 1969 | |
| A fugitive Nazi (Richard Kiley) faces the consequences of his past actions. | |||||
Season 1: 1970–71
| Nº | Ep | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | |
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| 1a | 1a | "The Dead Man" | Douglas Heyes | Douglas Heyes | December 16, 1970 | |
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A physician's experiment in hypnosis comes to a terrifying conclusion. Note: Based on a short story of the same name by Fritz Leiber | ||||||
| 1b | 1b | "The Housekeeper" | John Meredyth Lucas | Matthew Howard | December 16, 1970 | |
| A dabbler in black magic (Larry Hagman) attempts to improve his marriage by transferring the soul of his housekeeper into his cold-hearted wife's body. | ||||||
| 2a | 2a | "Room with a View" | Jerrold Freedman | Hal Dresner | December 23, 1970 | |
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A wealthy invalid (Joseph Wiseman) uses his unwitting nurse (Diane Keaton) to help with his revenge against his unfaithful gold digger wife. Note: Based on a short story of the same name by Hal Dresner | ||||||
| 2b | 2b | "The Little Black Bag" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | December 23, 1970 | |
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In 1971, a disgraced doctor (Burgess Meredith) finds a medical bag from 2098. Note: Based on a short story of the same name by C.M. Kornbluth | ||||||
| 2c | 2c | "The Nature of the Enemy" | Allen Reisner | Rod Serling | December 23, 1970 | |
| A scientist (Joseph Campanella) at NASA Mission Control watches disaster unfold on the moon. | ||||||
| 3a | 3a | "The House" | John Astin | Rod Serling | December 30, 1970 | |
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A young woman (Joanna Pettet) enters a house she's seen in her dreams. Note: Based on a short story by André Maurois | ||||||
| 3b | 3b | "Certain Shadows on the Wall" | Jeff Corey | Rod Serling | December 30, 1970 | |
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The shadow of a recently deceased woman (Agnes Moorehead) remains cast on the parlor wall to haunt her sinister brother. Note: Based on the short story "The Shadows on the Wall" by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman | ||||||
| 4a | 4a | "Make Me Laugh" | Steven Spielberg | Rod Serling | January 6, 1971 | |
| A comic (Godfrey Cambridge) desperate for laughs makes a deal with an equally desperate miracle worker. | ||||||
| 4b | 4b | "Clean Kills and Other Trophies" | Walter Doniger | Rod Serling | January 6, 1971 | |
| A big-game hunter (Raymond Massey) faces the wrath of vengeful gods when he forces his son to shoot a deer. | ||||||
| 5a | 5a | "Pamela's Voice" | Richard Benedict | Rod Serling | January 13, 1971 | |
| A husband (John Astin) murders his wife (Phyllis Diller), only to have her haunt him. | ||||||
| 5b | 5b | "Lone Survivor" | Gene Levitt | Rod Serling | January 13, 1971 | |
| A man (John Colicos) adrift in a lifeboat labeled Titanic is picked up. | ||||||
| 5c | 5c | "The Doll" | Rudi Dorn | Rod Serling | January 13, 1971 | |
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A hideous doll is used for revenge against an officer (John Williams) in the colonial forces of Queen Victoria. Note: Based on a short story of the same name by Algernon Blackwood | ||||||
| 6a | 6a | "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar" | Don Taylor | Rod Serling | January 20, 1971 | |
| A has-been salesman (William Windom) tries desperately to return to the past. | ||||||
| 6b | 6b | "The Last Laurel" | Daryl Duke | Rod Serling | January 20, 1971 | |
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A crippled athlete (Jack Cassidy) plots to use mind over matter to commit murder. Note: Based on The Horsehair Trunk by Davis Grubb.[1] | ||||||
Season 2: 1971–72
| Nº | Ep | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | |
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| 7a | 1a | "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes" | John Badham | Rod Serling | September 15, 1971 | |
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A phenomenally successful young seer (Clint Howard) refuses to continue making predictions. Note: Based on a short story of the same name by Margaret St. Clair | ||||||
| 7b | 1b | "Miss Lovecraft Sent Me" | Gene Kearney | Jack Laird | September 15, 1971 | |
| A vampire (Joseph Campanella), not dissimilar to Dracula, hires a babysitter (Sue Lyon). | ||||||
| 7c | 1c | "The Hand of Borgus Weems" | John M. Lucas | Alvin Sapinsley | September 15, 1971 | |
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A man (George Maharis) discovers that one of his hands has a murderous mind of its own. Note: Based on the short story "The Other Hand" by George Langelaan | ||||||
| 7d | 1d | "Phantom of What Opera?" | Gene Kearney | Gene Kearney | September 15, 1971 | |
| The Phantom of the Opera (Leslie Nielsen) is surprised by the woman he has taken prisoner. | ||||||
| 8a | 2a | "Death in the Family" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | September 22, 1971 | |
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A wounded killer takes refuge in a funeral home where the undertaker has an unusual compassion for his charges. Note: Based on a short story by Miriam Allen deFord | ||||||
| 8b | 2b | "The Merciful" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | September 22, 1971 | |
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A woman's (Imogene Coca) effort to end her husband's (King Donovan) misery is not what it seems at first. Note: Based on a short story of the same name by Charles L. Sweeney, Jr.; twist on "The Cask of Amontillado" | ||||||
| 8c | 2c | "Class of '99" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | September 22, 1971 | |
| In the year 1999, a graduating class takes a rather revealing final exam from their Professor (Vincent Price) | ||||||
| 8d | 2d | "Witches' Feast" | Jerrold Freedman | Gene Kearney | September 22, 1971 | |
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A group of witches goes through a menu. Note: This segment was replaced by "Satisfaction Guaranteed" on the episode's repeat broadcast on March 22, 1972. | ||||||
| 9a | 3a | "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay" | William Hale | Alvin Sapinsley | September 29, 1971 | |
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A college professor (James Farentino) suspects his wife's (Michele Lee) aunt (Jeanette Nolan) of being a witch. Note: Based on a short story "The Witch" by A. E. van Vogt | ||||||
| 9b | 3b | "With Apologies to Mr. Hyde" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | September 29, 1971 | |
| Dr. Jekyll (Adam West) tests a new potion. | ||||||
| 9c | 3c | "The Flip-Side of Satan" | Jerrold Freedman | Malcolm Marmorstein, Gerald Sanford | September 29, 1971 | |
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A disc jockey (Arte Johnson) confronts his past in an old abandoned radio station and gets a "shock" of his life. Note: Based on a short story by Hal Dresner | ||||||
| 10a | 4a | "A Fear of Spiders" | John Astin | Rod Serling | October 6, 1971 | |
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A heartless gourmet (Patrick O'Neal) is punished by his arachnophobia. Note: Based on a short story "The Spider" by Elizabeth Walter | ||||||
| 10b | 4b | "Junior" | Theodore J. Flicker | Gene Kearney | October 6, 1971 | |
| A mother and father (Wally Cox) learn the hardships of parenting. | ||||||
| 10c | 4c | "Marmalade Wine" | Jerrold Freedman | Jerrold Freedman | October 6, 1971 | |
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A careless braggart (Robert Morse) has a fateful meeting with a reclusive surgeon (Rudy Vallée). Note: Based on a short story by Joan Aiken | ||||||
| 10d | 4d | "The Academy" | Jeff Corey | Rod Serling | October 6, 1971 | |
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A widower (Pat Boone) investigates the unusual strictness of a military school he wishes his son to attend. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by David Ely | ||||||
| 11a | 5a | "The Phantom Farmhouse" | Jeannot Szwarc | Halsted Welles | October 20, 1971 | |
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A psychiatrist (David McCallum) falls for a mysterious woman (Linda Marsh) when one of his patients (David Carradine) tempts him into visiting her. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Seabury Quinn | ||||||
| 11b | 5b | "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" | Gene Kearney | Gene Kearney | October 20, 1971 | |
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A boy's (Radames Pera) fascination with snow lures him into a fantasy world. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Conrad Aiken; narrated by Orson Welles | ||||||
| 12a | 6a | "A Question of Fear" | Jack Laird | Theodore J. Flicker | October 27, 1971 | |
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An adventurer (Leslie Nielsen) accepts a bet that he can stay overnight in a haunted house for $15,000. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Bryan Lewis | ||||||
| 12b | 6b | "The Devil Is Not Mocked" | Gene Kearney | Gene Kearney | October 27, 1971 | |
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A Nazi general (Helmut Dantine) receives a strangely warm welcome at a Balkan castle. Notes: Based on a short story of the same title by Manly Wade Wellman. Francis Lederer reprises his role as Dracula from The Return of Dracula. | ||||||
| 13a | 7a | "Midnight Never Ends" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | November 3, 1971 | |
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A woman (Susan Strasberg) experiences déjà vu when she picks up a marine hitchhiker (Robert F. Lyons). Note The conclusion of this episode is foreshadowed by the painting, which shows a confused Rod Serling. | ||||||
| 13b | 7b | "Brenda" | Allen Reisner | Matthew Howard | November 3, 1971 | |
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A lonely girl (Laurie Prange) falls in love with a slimy creature she traps in a quarry. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Margaret St. Clair | ||||||
| 14a | 8a | "The Diary" | William Hale | Rod Serling | November 10, 1971 | |
| A diary's entries predict the future. | ||||||
| 14b | 8b | "A Matter of Semantics" | Jack Laird | Gene Kearney | November 10, 1971 | |
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Count Dracula (Cesar Romero) comes to a blood bank. Note: Actress E.J. Peaker has said that she remembers the director of A "Matter of Semantics" to be Steven Spielberg. However, Jack Laird is the officially credited director.[2] | ||||||
| 14c | 8c | "Big Surprise" | Jeannot Szwarc | Richard Matheson | November 10, 1971 | |
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A strange old man (John Carradine) persuades a group of boys to dig for a big surprise. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Richard Matheson | ||||||
| 14d | 8d | "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" | Jerrold Freedman | Jack Laird | November 10, 1971 | |
| A professor (Carl Reiner) gives a lecture on ancient cults that turn out to be real. | ||||||
| 15a | 9a | "House – with Ghost" | Gene Kearney | Gene Kearney | November 17, 1971 | |
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A philandering husband (Bob Crane) and his unsuspecting wife (Jo Anne Worley) move into a haunted house. Note: Based on a short story by August Derleth | ||||||
| 15b | 9b | "A Midnight Visit to the Neighborhood Blood Bank" | William Hale | Jack Laird | November 17, 1971 | |
| A thirsty vampire (Victor Buono) visits a young woman, with disappointing results for him. | ||||||
| 15c | 9c | "Dr. Stringfellow's Rejuvenator" | Jerrold Freedman | Rod Serling | November 17, 1971 | |
| A medicine man (Forrest Tucker) in the Old West promises to heal a farmer's dying daughter. | ||||||
| 15d | 9d | "Hell's Bells" | Theodore J. Flicker | Theodore J. Flicker | November 17, 1971 | |
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A newly-deceased man (John Astin) is in for a shock when he goes to hell. Note: Based on a short story by Harry Turner | ||||||
| 16a | 10a | "The Dark Boy" | John Astin | Halsted Welles | November 24, 1971 | |
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A teacher (Elizabeth Hartman) tries to reach a strange fourth-grader. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by August Derleth | ||||||
| 16b | 10b | "Keep in Touch – We'll Think of Something" | Gene Kearney | Gene Kearney | November 24, 1971 | |
| A man (Alex Cord) searches for a very special woman (Joanna Pettet). | ||||||
| 17a | 11a | "Pickman's Model" | Jack Laird | Alvin Sapinsley | December 1, 1971 | |
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A woman (Louise Sorel) of Victorian Boston develops a relationship with an artist (Bradford Dillman) obsessed with ghouls. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by H. P. Lovecraft | ||||||
| 17b | 11b | "The Dear Departed" | Jeff Corey | Rod Serling | December 1, 1971 | |
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A fake medium (Steve Lawrence) has an affair with his assistant's unfaithful wife (Maureen Arthur). Note: Based on a short story of the same name by Alice-Mary Schnirring | ||||||
| 17c | 11c | "An Act of Chivalry" | Jack Laird | Jack Laird | December 1, 1971 | |
| A living skeleton gets a lesson in elevator manners. | ||||||
| 18a | 12a | "Cool Air" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | December 8, 1971 | |
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A young woman (Barbara Rush) falls for her father's late colleague (Henry Darrow)—a man who can't stand warmth. Note: Based on a short story by H. P. Lovecraft | ||||||
| 18b | 12b | "Camera Obscura" | John Badham | Rod Serling | December 8, 1971 | |
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A moneylender (Rene Auberjonois) gets his due thanks to a client's (Ross Martin) unusual telescope. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Basil Copper | ||||||
| 18c | 12c | "Quoth the Raven" | Jeff Corey | Jack Laird | December 8, 1971 | |
| Edgar Allan Poe (Marty Allen) finds inspiration for his poem The Raven. | ||||||
| 19a | 13a | "The Messiah on Mott Street" | Don Taylor | Rod Serling | December 15, 1971 | |
| A near-penniless Jew (Edward G. Robinson), determined to stay alive for his grandson, hopes the Messiah will give him salvation. | ||||||
| 19b | 13b | "The Painted Mirror" | Gene Kearney | Gene Kearney | December 15, 1971 | |
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An elderly antique dealer (Arthur O'Connell) uses a magic mirror portal reflecting an prehistoric world landscape to get rid of his hateful business partner (Zsa Zsa Gabor). Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Donald Wandrei | ||||||
| 20a | 14a | "The Different Ones" | John Meredyth Lucas | Rod Serling | December 29, 1971 | |
| A grotesque-looking teenager lives at the turn of the century. | ||||||
| 20b | 14b | "Tell David…" | Jeff Corey | Gerald Sanford | December 29, 1971 | |
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A woman (Sandra Dee) encounters a friendly yet odd couple. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Penelope Wallace | ||||||
| 20c | 14c | "Logoda's Heads" | Jeannot Szwarc | Robert Bloch | December 29, 1971 | |
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A major (Patrick Macnee) deals with African black magic. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by August Derleth | ||||||
| 21a | 15a | "Green Fingers" | John Badham | Rod Serling | January 5, 1972 | |
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A tycoon (Cameron Mitchell) takes drastic steps to force a widow (Elsa Lanchester) off her land, only to discover her strange gardening talent. Note: Based on a short story by R. C. Cook | ||||||
| 21b | 15b | "The Funeral" | John Meredyth Lucas | Richard Matheson | January 5, 1972 | |
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A funeral is held for a vampire. Note: Based on the short story of the same name by Richard Matheson | ||||||
| 21c | 15c | "The Tune in Dan's Café" | David Rawlins | Gerald Sanford, Garrie Bateson | January 5, 1972 | |
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A song linked to a tragic romance gives a bickering couple (Pernell Roberts, Susan Oliver) a second chance. Note: Based on a short story by Shamus Frazier | ||||||
| 22a | 16a | "Lindemann's Catch" | Jeff Corey | Rod Serling | January 12, 1972 | |
| A strange metamorphosis occurs when a sea captain (Stuart Whitman) captures a mermaid. | ||||||
| 22b | 16b | "The Late Mr. Peddington" | Jeff Corey | Jack Laird | January 12, 1972 | |
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A widow (Kim Hunter) goes shopping for the cheapest funeral she can find for her husband. Note: Based on a short story "The Flat Male" by Frank Sisk | ||||||
| 22c | 16c | "A Feast of Blood" | Jeannot Szwarc | Stanford Whitmore | January 12, 1972 | |
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A suitor (Norman Lloyd) gives a woman (Sondra Locke) a brooch that looks almost alive. Note: Based on a short story "The Fur Brooch" by Dulcie Gray | ||||||
| 23a | 17a | "The Miracle at Camafeo" | Ralph Senensky | Rod Serling | January 19, 1972 | |
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An insurance agent (Harry Guardino) seeks to expose a swindler (Ray Danton) who plans to stage a cure for his fake paralysis at a Mexican shrine. Note: Based on a short story by C. B. Gilford | ||||||
| 23b | 17b | "The Ghost of Sorworth Place" | Ralph Senensky | Alvin Sapinsley | January 19, 1972 | |
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An American tourist (Richard Kiley) protects a Scottish widow (Jill Ireland) from the ghost of her husband. Note: Based on the short story "Sorworth Place" by Russell Kirk | ||||||
| 24a | 18a | "The Waiting Room" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | January 26, 1972 | |
| A gunman (Steve Forrest) faces his day of reckoning. | ||||||
| 24b | 18b | "Last Rites for a Dead Druid" | Jeannot Szwarc | Alvin Sapinsley | January 26, 1972 | |
| A woman (Carol Lynley) is tempted to buy a statue that resembles her husband (Bill Bixby) ...and is modeled after a satanic sorcerer. | ||||||
| 25a | 19a | "Deliveries in the Rear" | Jeff Corey | Rod Serling | February 9, 1972 | |
| A surgery instructor (Cornel Wilde) uses cadavers from a most unexpected source. | ||||||
| 25b | 19b | "Stop Killing Me" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | February 9, 1972 | |
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A wife (Geraldine Page) believes her husband is attempting to worry her to death, and seeks the help of a police sergeant (James Gregory). Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Hal Dresner | ||||||
| 25c | 19c | "Dead Weight" | Timothy Galfas | Jack Laird | February 9, 1972 | |
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An exporter (Jack Albertson) who helps gangsters on the lam has a client (Bobby Darin) like no other. Note: Based on the short story "Out of the Country" by Jeffry Scott | ||||||
| 26a | 20a | "I'll Never Leave You – Ever" | Daniel Haller | Jack Laird | February 16, 1972 | |
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A wife (Lois Nettleton) uses witchcraft to murder her husband (Royal Dano), whose spirit goes on and on. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Rene Morris | ||||||
| 26b | 20b | "There Aren't Any More MacBanes" | John Newland | Alvin Sapinsley | February 16, 1972 | |
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A student (Joel Grey) of sorcery summons an ancient spirit to get rid of his bothersome uncle (Howard Duff). Notes: Based on the short story "By One, By Two and By Three" by Stephen Hall; features a brief, early appearance by Mark Hamill. | ||||||
| 27a | 21a | "The Sins of the Fathers" | Jeannot Szwarc | Halsted Welles | February 23, 1972 | |
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Mrs. Evans‘ (Geraldine Page) son Ian (Richard Thomas) must cleanse himself of his father's sins by feasting in front of the father's corpse. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Christianna Brand. | ||||||
| 27b | 21b | "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore" | Jeff Corey | Rod Serling | February 23, 1972 | |
| A family's robot servants develop an instinct for survival. Starring Cloris Leachman. | ||||||
| 28a | 22a | "The Caterpillar" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | March 1, 1972 | |
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A British expatriate (Laurence Harvey) in Borneo plots a gruesome assassination of a romantic rival (Tom Helmore). Note: Based on the short story "Boomerang" by Oscar Cook | ||||||
| 28b | 22b | "Little Girl Lost" | Timothy Galfas | Stanford Whitmore | March 1, 1972 | |
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A scientific genius is troubled by the death of his daughter. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Edwin Charles Tubb | ||||||
| 28c | 22c | "Satisfaction Guaranteed" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jack Laird | March 22, 1972 | |
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A well-dressed gentleman (Victor Buono) presents himself at a secretarial agency that hasn't failed to satisfy a client in twenty-five years. Note: This segment was a replacement for "Witches' Feast" when episode 8 was repeated. | ||||||
Season 3: 1972–73
| Nº | Ep | Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Original air date | |
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| 29 | 1 | "The Return of the Sorcerer" | Jeannot Szwarc | Halsted Welles | September 24, 1972 | |
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A sorcerer (Vincent Price) hires a translator (Bill Bixby) to decode an ancient Arabic manuscript that's connected to his twin brother's death. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Clark Ashton Smith | ||||||
| 30 | 2 | "The Girl with the Hungry Eyes" | John Badham | Robert Malcolm Young | October 1, 1972 | |
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A photographer (James Farentino) hires a model (Joanna Pettet) whose eyes burn with a mysterious glow. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Fritz Leiber | ||||||
| 31 | 3 | "Rare Objects" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rod Serling | October 22, 1972 | |
| A gangster (Mickey Rooney) targeted for death meets a specialist (Raymond Massey) who guarantees him sanctuary... at a very high price. | ||||||
| 32 | 4 | "Spectre in Tap-Shoes" | Jeannot Szwarc | Gene R. Kearney (t), Jack Laird (s) | October 29, 1972 | |
| A woman is haunted by the ghost of her sister (both played by Sandra Dee) who committed suicide. | ||||||
| 33a | 5a | "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan" | John Badham | Rod Serling | November 12, 1972 | |
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An inventor (Ozzie Nelson) and his wife (Harriet Nelson) trade in their clumsiness for an experiment in immortality. Note: Based on the short story "The Secret of the Vault" by J. Wesley Rosenquist | ||||||
| 33b | 5b | "Smile, Please" | Jack Laird | Jack Laird | November 12, 1972 | |
| A woman (Lindsay Wagner) tries to get a photo of a vampire (Cesare Danova). | ||||||
| 34 | 6 | "The Other Way Out" | Gene Kearney | Gene R. Kearney (t), Kurt van Elting (s) | November 19, 1972 | |
| A murderer (Ross Martin) is lured to an isolated house where a cold, calculating avenger (Burl Ives) makes him pay for his crime. | ||||||
| 35 | 7 | "Fright Night" | Jeff Corey | Kurt van Elting (s), Robert Malcolm Young (t) | December 10, 1972 | |
| A young couple (Stuart Whitman, Barbara Anderson) inherits a farmhouse where they experience unseen terrors. | ||||||
| 36 | 8 | "Finnegan's Flight" | Gene Kearney | Rod Serling | December 17, 1972 | |
| A prison lifer (Burgess Meredith) wishing for freedom subjects himself to his cellmate's (Cameron Mitchell) mind-over-matter experiments. | ||||||
| 37 | 9 | "She'll Be Company for You" | Gerald Perry Finnerman | David Rayfiel | December 24, 1972 | |
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A widower (Leonard Nimoy) is watched by a strangely menacing cat. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Andrea Newman | ||||||
| 38 | 10 | "The Ring with the Red Velvet Ropes" | Jeannot Szwarc | Robert Malcolm Young | January 7, 1973 | |
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A boxing champ (Gary Lockwood) learns he has one more bout before he can claim the title. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Edward D. Hoch | ||||||
| 39 | 11 | "Something in the Woodwork" | Edward M. Abroms | Rod Serling | January 14, 1973 | |
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An alcoholic woman (Geraldine Page) asks a reluctant ghost for help in her plot for revenge against her ex-husband (Leif Erickson). Note: Based on the short story "Housebound" by R. Chetwynd-Hayes | ||||||
| 40 | 12 | "Death on a Barge" | Leonard Nimoy | Halsted Welles | March 4, 1973 | |
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A fishmonger ignores his friends' warnings when he falls for a vampire (Lesley Ann Warren). Note: Based on the short story "The Canal" by Everil Worrell; Nimoy's directing debut | ||||||
| 41 | 13 | "Whisper" | Jeannot Szwarc | David Rayfiel | May 13, 1973 | |
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Irene, a young woman (Sally Field) listens to the voices of the dead. Charlie (Dean Stockwell) is her husband and caretaker. Note: Based on a short story by Martin Waddell | ||||||
| 42 | 14 | "The Doll of Death" | John Badham | Jack Guss | May 20, 1973 | |
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An Englishman (Barry Atwater) uses voodoo to get revenge on a romantic rival (Alejandro Rey). Note: Based on a short story by Vivian Meik | ||||||
| 43a | 15a | "Hatred unto Death" | Gerald Perry Finnerman | Halsted Welles | May 27, 1973 | |
| Anthropologists (Steve Forrest, Dina Merrill) respond to a captive gorilla's primeval hatred. | ||||||
| 43b | 15b | "How to Cure the Common Vampire" | Jack Laird | Jack Laird | May 27, 1973 | |
| Two men (Richard Deacon, Johnny Brown) debate the best way to kill vampires. | ||||||
Syndication-only segments
| Title | Directed by: | Written by: | Year | |
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| "Die Now, Pay Later" | Timothy Galfas | Jack Laird (t), Mary Linn Roby (s) | 1973 | |
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An undertaker (Will Geer) slashes funeral prices at a January clearance sale. Note: This segment was produced for the second season but never aired during the series' original broadcast. | ||||
| "Room for One Less" | Jack Laird | Jack Laird | 1973 | |
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A creature teaches an elevator operator some manners. Note: This segment was produced for the second season but never aired during the series's original broadcast. | ||||
References
- Skelton & Benson 1998, p. 89.
- Skelton, Scott; Benson, Jim (1999). Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-hours Tour. Syracuse University Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780815627821.
Sources
- Skelton, Scott; Benson, Jim (1998). Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour (Television and Popular Culture). Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0815627821.
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