October 23, 1959: Twilight Zone's "The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine" airs. A movie queen who pines for the old days finds a unique and supernatural way to rejoin her former co-stars. Stars Ida Lupino, who later directed "The Masks" — the only star to helm a TZ *and* the only woman.

October 22, 1972: Night Gallery's "Rare Objects" stars Mickey Rooney as a gangster targeted for a hit — until a mysterious benefactor (Raymond Massey) offers a unique solution. You can read Serling's short-story version in his "Night Gallery 2" paperback: amzn.to/37vvHM0

October 20, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Mirror" airs. Peter Falk plays a despot who keeps seeing the faces of his assassins in a strange mirror. It's often deemed a misfire. But while it's no classic, I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the destructive nature of power.

October 16, 1959: Twilight Zone's "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" airs. A mysterious peddler in the Old West gives an alcoholic gunslinger a unique chance at redemption. Written by Rod Serling. Stars Dan Duryea, Jeanne Cooper, and Martin Landau.

October 13, 1961: Twilight Zone's "A Game of Pool" airs. A pool player gets his wish: to play the long-dead legend Fats Brown. The stakes: life or death. Written by George Clayton Johnson, this classic episode stars Jack Klugman and — in a rare dramatic role — Jonathan Winters.

"Mr. Wilson has just been discharged from a sanitarium, where he spent the last six months recovering from a nervous breakdown." #S5E3 Twilight Zone's "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" by Richard Matheson debuted on October 11, 1963.

"Steel" (October 4, 1963), a Season 5 Twilight Zone episode about a future when only robots can box, represented a second trip to the fifth dimension for both of its main stars. Joe Mantell was in "Nervous Man in a Four-Dollar Room," while Lee Marvin was in "The Grave."

"Best wishes for success as Twilight Zone premieres on CBS." — @CBS head Frank Stanton in an October 2, 1959 telegram to Serling The groundbreaking series premiered 67 years ago today with "Where is Everybody?" starring Earl Holliman. Hope can enjoy some TZ today!

September 30, 1960: Season 2 of Twilight Zone opens with "King Nine Will Not Return." A WWII pilot (Robert Cummings) awakens alone next to his wrecked plane in the desert — and searches for his missing crew. Inspired by the true story of the World War II plane "Lady Be Good."

"We filmed on the MGM backlot, which I knew almost as well as the neighborhood I grew up in. They did not have to do much to prepare since the script called for everything to be fake. The tree, the phone, and the food." — Barry Nelson, Twilight Zone's "Stopover in a Quiet Town"

And check out that stylish chapeau. Rock on, Rod!

September 22, 1971: One of Night Gallery's best episodes features E.G. Marshall as a strange undertaker ("A Death in the Family"), and Vincent Price as a teacher at a bizarre school ("Class of '99"), in two top-notch Serling scripts.

September 22, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Arrival" airs. An air-traffic investigator tries to figure out how a large passenger plane could have landed perfectly with no one aboard — including pilots. Written by Rod Serling. Stars Harold J. Stone, Fredd Wayne, and Noah Keen.

"I sometimes think that a man can die from killing as well as from being killed." September 18, 1965: Rod Serling's first post-Twilight Zone series, "The Loner," debuts. Lloyd Bridges starred as a former Union cavalry officer roaming the Wild West and defending the underdog. It lasted only one season, unfortunately, but you can get it on DVD for under $15: amazon.com/gp/product/B01IHS…

September 15, 1971: Season 2 of Night Gallery, now a regular weekly series, debuts. The line-up: “The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes” (with Clint Howard), “Miss Lovecraft Sent Me,” “The Hand of Borgus Weems” (with Ray Milland), and “Phantom of What Opera?” (with Leslie Nielsen).

September 15, 1961: Season 3 of The Twilight Zone opens with "Two." Two soldiers from opposing armies must learn to get along in a post-nuclear-war world where they appear to be the lone survivors. Stars Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery.

"It was probably the happiest moment of my professional career." — Rod Serling on winning his 4th #Emmy (and the 1st of two for Twilight Zone) in 1960 He still holds the record for the most Emmys won by a writer (6).