Original Outer Limits Episode Guide



SEASON 1

25. The Mutant

Airdate: 16 Mar 1964
Main Cast: Larry Pennell, Warren Oates

The Mutant - Outer Limits

A death occurs amongst a team of Earth scientists testing to see if an alien planet is inhabitable. Another astronaut is sent to investigate, and he finds that the people there are acting strangely, especially researcher Reese Fowler who wears goggles all the time.



26. The Guests

Airdate: 23 Mar 1964
Main Cast: Geoffrey Horne

The Guests - Outer Limits

A drifter discovers a dying man at the side of the road. He seeks help at a house but finds its inhabitants unhelpful. When he tries to leave, he is forced upstairs by a strange compulsion. It becomes apparent that the house is the domain of an alien who is keeping the humans captive and suspended in time.



27. Fun and Games

Airdate: 30 Mar 1964
Main Cast: Nick Adams, Nancy Malone

Fun And Games - Outer Limits

Two people emotionally scarred by life, are offered the chance of redemption. They can save the Earth from a cataclysmic disaster if they provide entertainment for an extraterrestrial audience by battling with two primitive aliens.



28. The Special One

Airdate: 6 Apr 1964
Main Cast: Richard Ney

Special One - Outer Limits

Kenny Benjamin is a gifted child who has been enlisted in a government enrichment program. Mr. Zeno, who introduced himself as a member of the program, tutors Kenny in some special assignments. Does Mr. Zeno have some ulterior motive in channeling Kenny's talents?



29. A Feasibility Study


Airdate: 13 Apr 1964
Main Cast: Sam Wanamaker

A Feasibility Study - Outer Limits

The inhabitants of the suburb of a city awake to discover that they have been relocated to another planet by an alien race. The aliens intention is to study the feasibility of using humans as slave labour. Will mankind's resistance to being enslaved thwart the aliens plans?



30. Production and Decay of Strange Particles


Airdate: 20 Apr 1964
Main Cast: George Macready, Rudy Solari

Production And Decay Of Strange Particles - Outer Limits

At a nuclear laboratory a team of physicists experiment with radioactive materials. They mix them with some matter obtained from space and unwittingly open a door to another dimension. It turns one technician into an alien being, and soon a chain reaction starts resulting in other technicians turning into energy beings. Can the chain reaction be halted?



31. The Chameleon


Airdate: 27 Apr 1964
Main Cast: Robert Duvall

The Chameleon - Outer Limits

A flying saucer that has landed in a deserted area wipes out a patrol sent to investigate. One alien is recovered from the ship. The military, using genetic engineering, transform Louis Mace into a being similar to the one salvaged from the ship and send him to infiltrate the alien craft.



32. The Forms of Things Unknown


Airdate: 4 May 1964
Main Cast: Vera Miles, David McCallum

The Forms Of Things Unknown - Outer Limits

Two women kill a ruthless blackmailer and seal him in the trunk of a car. They look for a place to bury him. They eventually take refuge from a storm in a house containing a blind man and a young inventor. The young inventor happens to have created a device that can tilt time and ressurect dead people. Events lead to the blackmailer coming back to life.