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The horror anthology series Night Gallery began on December 16, 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 The
Sixth Sense episodes which were edited into Night Gallery for syndication.
Series overview
Pilot
Season 1 (1970–71)
Season 2 (1971–72)
Season 3 (1972–73)
Syndication-only segments
References
Citations
Sources
Originally aired
Season Episodes
First aired Last aired
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After murdering his uncle, a man (Roddy McDowall) is haunted by a family painting that keeps changing.
A blind woman (Joan Crawford) undergoes an operation that gives her 12 hours to see.
A fugitive Nazi (Richard Kiley) faces the consequences of his past actions.
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No. No. in
Segment title Directed by Written by Original air date
overall season
Douglas
1 1a "The Dead Man" Douglas Heyes December 16, 1970
Heyes
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.
2 2a "Room with a View" Jerrold Freedman Hal Dresner December 23, 1970
A wealthy invalid (Joseph Wiseman) uses his unwitting nurse (Diane Keaton) to help with his revenge against his
unfaithful gold digger wife.
2 2b "The Little Black Bag" Jeannot Szwarc Rod Serling December 23, 1970
In 1971, a disgraced doctor (Burgess Meredith) finds a medical bag from 2098.
2 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.
A young woman (Joanna Pettet) enters a house she's seen in her dreams.
3 3b "Certain Shadows on the Wall" Jeff Corey Rod Serling December 30, 1970
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
A comic (Godfrey Cambridge) desperate for laughs makes a deal with an equally desperate miracle worker.
A big-game hunter (Raymond Massey) faces the wrath of vengeful gods when he forces his son to shoot a deer.
A husband (John Astin) murders his wife (Phyllis Diller), only to have her haunt him.
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A hideous doll is used for revenge against an officer (John Williams) in the colonial forces of Queen Victoria.
6 6b "The Last Laurel" Daryl Duke Rod Serling January 20, 1971
A crippled athlete (Jack Cassidy) plots to use mind over matter to commit murder.
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Segment title Directed by Written by Original air date
overall season
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
A vampire (Joseph Campanella), not dissimilar to Dracula, hires a babysitter (Sue Lyon).
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
The Phantom of the Opera (Leslie Nielsen) is surprised by the woman he has taken prisoner.
Jeannot
8 2a "Death in the Family" Rod Serling September 22, 1971
Szwarc
A wounded killer takes refuge in a funeral home where the undertaker has an unusual compassion for his charges.
Jeannot
8 2b "The Merciful" Jack Laird September 22, 1971
Szwarc
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"
Jeannot
8 2c "Class of '99" Rod Serling September 22, 1971
Szwarc
In the year 1999, a graduating class takes a rather revealing final exam.
Jerrold
8 2d "Witches' Feast" Gene Kearney September 22, 1971
Freedman
Note: This segment was replaced by "Satisfaction Guaranteed" on the episode's repeat broadcast on March 22,
1972.
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A college professor (James Farentino) suspects his wife's (Michele Lee) aunt (Jeanette Nolan) of being a witch.
Malcolm
"The Flip-Side of Jerrold
9 3c Marmorstein & September 29, 1971
Satan" Freedman
Gerald Sanford
A disc jockey (Arte Johnson) confronts his past in an old abandoned radio station.
Theodore J.
10 4b "Junior" Gene Kearney October 6, 1971
Flicker
Jerrold
10 4c "Marmalade Wine" Jerrold Freedman October 6, 1971
Freedman
A careless braggart (Robert Morse) has a fateful meeting with a reclusive surgeon (Rudy Vallée).
A widower (Pat Boone) investigates the unusual strictness of a military school his son wants to attend.
A psychiatrist (David McCallum) falls for a mysterious woman (Linda Marsh) when one of his patients (David
Carradine) tempts him into visiting her.
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
12 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.
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.
Jeannot
13 7a "Midnight Never Ends" Rod Serling November 3, 1971
Szwarc
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.
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
"A Matter of
14 8b Jack Laird Gene Kearney November 10, 1971
Semantics"
Note: Actress E.J. Parker 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]
Jeannot
14 8c "Big Surprise" Richard Matheson November 10, 1971
Szwarc
A strange old man (John Carradine) persuades a group of boys to dig for a big surprise.
A professor (Carl Reiner) gives a lecture on ancient cults that turn out to be real.
Gene
15 9a "House - with Ghost" Gene Kearney November 17, 1971
Kearney
A philandering husband (Bob Crane) and his unsuspecting wife (Jo Anne Worley) move into a haunted house.
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A thirsty vampire (Victor Buono) visits a young woman, with disappointing results for him.
A medicine man (Forrest Tucker) in the Old West promises to heal a farmer's dying daughter.
Theodore J.
15 9d "Hell's Bells" Theodore J. Flicker November 17, 1971
Flicker
16 10a "The Dark Boy" John Astin Halsted Welles November 24, 1971
A man (Alex Cord) searches for a very special woman (Joanna Pettet).
A woman (Louise Sorel) of Victorian Boston develops a relationship with an artist (Bradford Dillman) obsessed with
ghouls.
17 11b "The Dear Departed" Jeff Corey Rod Serling December 1, 1971
A fake medium (Steve Lawrence) has an affair with his assistant's unfaithful wife (Maureen Arthur).
17 11c "An Act of Chivalry" Jack Laird Jack Laird December 1, 1971
Jeannot
18 12a "Cool Air" Rod Serling December 8, 1971
Szwarc
A young woman (Barbara Rush) falls for her father's late colleague (Henry Darrow) – a man who can't stand
warmth.
A moneylender (Rene Auberjonois) gets his due thanks to a client's (Ross Martin) unusual telescope.
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18 12c "Quoth the Raven" Jeff Corey Jack Laird December 8, 1971
Edgar Allan Poe (Marty Allen) finds inspiration for his poem The Raven.
A near-penniless Jew (Edward G. Robinson) determined to stay alive for his grandson hopes the Messiah will give
him salvation.
Gene
19 13b "The Painted Mirror" Gene Kearney December 15, 1971
Kearney
An antique dealer uses a mirror reflecting an alien landscape to get rid of his hateful business partner.
John
20 14a "The Different Ones" Meredyth Rod Serling December 29, 1971
Lucas
20 14b "Tell David…" Jeff Corey Gerald Sanford December 29, 1971
Jeannot
20 14c "Logoda's Heads" Robert Bloch December 29, 1971
Szwarc
A tycoon (Cameron Mitchell) takes drastic steps to force a widow (Elsa Lanchester) off her land, only to discover
her strange gardening talent.
John
21 15b "The Funeral" Meredyth Richard Matheson January 5, 1972
Lucas
Note: Based on the short story of the same name by Richard Matheson
A song linked to a tragic romance gives a bickering couple (Pernell Roberts, Susan Oliver) a second chance.
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22 16a "Lindemann's Catch" Jeff Corey Rod Serling January 12, 1972
A strange metamorphosis occurs when a sea captain (Stuart Whitman) captures a mermaid.
A widow (Kim Hunter) goes shopping for the cheapest funeral she can find for her husband.
Jeannot
22 16c "A Feast of Blood" Stanford Whitmore January 12, 1972
Szwarc
A suitor (Norman Lloyd) gives a woman (Sondra Locke) a brooch that looks almost alive.
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.
An American tourist (Richard Kiley) protects a Scottish widow (Jill Ireland) from the ghost of her husband.
Jeannot
24 18a "The Waiting Room" Rod Serling January 26, 1972
Szwarc
A woman (Carol Lynley) is tempted to buy a statue that resembles her husband (Bill Bixby) ...and is modeled after a
satanic sorcerer.
25 19a "Deliveries in the Rear" Jeff Corey Rod Serling February 9, 1972
A surgery instructor (Cornel Wilde) uses cadavers from a most unexpected source.
Jeannot
25 19b "Stop Killing Me" Jack Laird February 9, 1972
Szwarc
A wife (Geraldine Page) believes her husband (James Gregory) is literally worrying her to death.
Timothy
25 19c "Dead Weight" Jack Laird February 9, 1972
Galfas
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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
A wife (Lois Nettleton) uses witchcraft to murder her husband (Royal Dano), whose spirit goes on and on.
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.
A man (Richard Thomas) must cleanse himself of his father's sins by feasting in front of the father's corpse.
Jeannot
28 22a "The Caterpillar" Rod Serling March 1, 1972
Szwarc
A British expatriate (Laurence Harvey) in Borneo plots a gruesome assassination of a romantic rival (Tom Helmore).
Timothy
28 22b "Little Girl Lost" Stanford Whitmore March 1, 1972
Galfas
Note: Based on a short story of the same title by Edwin Charles Tubb
2d
8 "Satisfaction Jeannot
Replacement Jack Laird March 22, 1972
(Repeat) Guaranteed" Szwarc
Segment
A well-dressed gentleman 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 the episode was repeated).
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Segment title Directed by Written by Original air date
overall season
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
A photographer (James Farentino) hires a model (Joanna Pettet) whose eyes burn with a mysterious glow.
A gangster (Mickey Rooney) targeted for death meets a specialist (Raymond Massey) who guarantees him
sanctuary ... at a very high price.
A woman is haunted by the ghost of her sister (both played by Sandra Dee) who committed suicide.
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
A murderer (Ross Martin) is lured to an isolated house where a cold, calculating avenger (Burl Ives) makes him pay
for his crime.
A young couple (Stuart Whitman, Barbara Anderson) inherits a farmhouse where they experience unseen terrors.
A prison lifer (Burgess Meredith) wishing for freedom subjects himself to his cellmate's (Cameron Mitchell) mind-
over-matter experiments.
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A boxing champ (Gary Lockwood) learns he has one more bout before he can claim the title.
An alcoholic woman (Geraldine Page) asks a reluctant ghost for help in her plot for revenge against her ex-husband
(Leif Erickson).
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
Irene, a young woman (Sally Field) listens to the voices of the dead. Charlie (Dean Stockwell) is her husband and
caretaker.
42 14 "The Doll of Death" John Badham Jack Guss May 20, 1973
An Englishman (Barry Atwater) uses voodoo to get revenge on a romantic rival (Alejandro Rey).
Gerald Perry
43 15a "Hatred unto Death" Halsted Welles May 27, 1973
Finnerman
Anthropologists (Steve Forrest, Dina Merrill) respond to a captive gorilla's primeval hatred.
Two men (Richard Deacon, Johnny Brown) debate the best way to kill vampires.
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Note: This segment was produced for the second season but never aired during the series' original broadcast.
Note: This segment was produced for the second season but never aired during the series's original broadcast.
Citations
1. Skelton & Benson 1998, p. 89.
2. Skelton, Scott; Benson, Jim (1999). Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-hours Tour (https://books.google.com
/books?id=JGqA6vA7OjYC&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=a+matter+of+semantics+night+gallery+Spielberg&
source=bl&ots=fSFhxJ8-o_&sig=81gnWU2y3fuT5ubAqnhc3ERt3GI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjulbW-
vMbYAhUC0YMKHc5WBKMQ6AEIYjAN#v=onepage&
q=a%20matter%20of%20semantics%20night%20gallery%20Spielberg&f=false). 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) (https://books.google.com/books?id=JGqA6vA7OjYC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&
dq=The+Last+Laurel+is+based+on+%22The+Horsehair+Trunk%22+by+Davis+Grubb&source=bl&
ots=fRNjDH24t_&sig=KE4XXNJsa24MRfDKw9Q1izUs40Q&hl=en&sa=X&
ved=0ahUKEwjWhLHQqcvUAhWC7YMKHbPcD4kQ6AEIIjAA#v=onepage&
q=The%20Last%20Laurel%20is%20based%20on%20%22The%20Horsehair%20Trunk
%22%20by%20Davis%20Grubb&f=false). Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 89.
ISBN 978-0815627821.
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