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− | <h3>List of all Twilight Zone episodes, air dates, main stars, my miscellaneous notes, and links so you can watch them on YouTube. Copyright 2008 by Will Johnson, | + | <h3>List of all Twilight Zone episodes, air dates, main stars, my miscellaneous notes, and links so you can watch them on YouTube. Copyright 2008 by Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com] All Rights Reserved<br> |
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− | Special acknowledgement to Wikipedia and these YouTube contributors: | + | Special acknowledgement to Wikipedia and these YouTube contributors: [http://www.youtube.com/user/loopingstaruk loopingstaruk], [http://www.youtube.com/user/FatherMcKenize FatherMcKenize], [http://www.youtube.com/user/reese419 reese419], [http://www.youtube.com/user/Shivership Shivership], [http://www.youtube.com/user/xXLeDrewLAmourXx xxLeDrewLAmourxx], [http://www.youtube.com/user/jasongreenwooduk jasongreenwooduk]<br> |
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''Seasons 1-3 and 5 were half-hour shows; Season 4 ran a full hour per episode. The series was hosted by Rod Serling.''<br> | ''Seasons 1-3 and 5 were half-hour shows; Season 4 ran a full hour per episode. The series was hosted by Rod Serling.''<br> | ||
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− | 1 Where Is Everybody? 2 Oct 1959 | + | 1 Where Is Everybody? 2 Oct 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMn9ms37ImA Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG2hTmmO6EY&NR=1 Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSdA3aAFyTs&feature=related Part 3] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ8gRRk5gMU&NR=1 Part 4], starring Earl Holliman<br> |
A man finds himself wandering in an abandoned town while struggling to find the answers about his identity and where he is. <br> | A man finds himself wandering in an abandoned town while struggling to find the answers about his identity and where he is. <br> | ||
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− | 2 One for the Angels 9 Oct 1959 | + | 2 One for the Angels 9 Oct 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpAl_Z6KAog&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XZR1hwZFIA&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-J6BTNmlw&feature=related Part 3], starring Ed Wynn (later he played "Uncle Albert" in the film Mary Poppins.)<br> |
A pitchman makes a deal with Death to continue living until he makes one great sale.<br> | A pitchman makes a deal with Death to continue living until he makes one great sale.<br> | ||
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− | 3 Mr. Denton on Doomsday 16 Oct 1959 | + | 3 Mr. Denton on Doomsday 16 Oct 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jssk3YJQ73k&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZcWgYxZ2g&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QZB1VqldFc&feature=related Part 3], starring Dan Duryea<br> |
A washed up gunslinger is given another chance by a mystery man. (Note Doug McClure as the stunningly handsome young gunslinger at the end.)<br> | A washed up gunslinger is given another chance by a mystery man. (Note Doug McClure as the stunningly handsome young gunslinger at the end.)<br> | ||
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− | 4 The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine 23 Oct 1959 | + | 4 The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine 23 Oct 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRuRCAsqVOY Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en731bmL_Ts&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTc_uz2KxQ&feature=related Part 3], starring Ida Lupino (she was married to actor Howard Duff see episode 23 below).<br> |
An aging film star lives a life of seclusion in her private screening room.<br> | An aging film star lives a life of seclusion in her private screening room.<br> | ||
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− | 5 Walking Distance 30 Oct 1959 | + | 5 Walking Distance 30 Oct 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b6IEEWWon4&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8mCz2KixOY&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIJ3tX06oQ&feature=related Part 3], starring Gig Young<br> |
While visiting his boyhood hometown, a middle aged executive finds himself in the past.<br> | While visiting his boyhood hometown, a middle aged executive finds himself in the past.<br> | ||
− | (Note Gig Young was married from 1956 to 1963 to | + | (Note Gig Young was married from 1956 to 1963 to [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Elizabeth_Montgomery Elizabeth Montgomery]. Note also the young child Ron Howard, later of the TV-series "Happy Days" and later still a director.)<br> |
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− | 6 Escape Clause 6 Nov 1959 | + | 6 Escape Clause 6 Nov 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOYq929Zr-U&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1NxIg2ntRA&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdWyb1cRmYM&feature=related Part 3], starring David Wayne<br> |
A cantankerous hypochondriac sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for immortality.<br> | A cantankerous hypochondriac sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for immortality.<br> | ||
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− | 7 The Lonely 13 Nov 1959 | + | 7 The Lonely 13 Nov 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAmFlTRtQJk&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LuUmP5XFpU&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbdFEw4hz0Q&feature=related Part 3], starring Jack Warden<br> |
An inmate sentenced to solitary confinement on a desert planet is given a gift by a sympathetic supply ship captain.<br> | An inmate sentenced to solitary confinement on a desert planet is given a gift by a sympathetic supply ship captain.<br> | ||
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− | 8 Time Enough at Last 20 Nov 1959 | + | 8 Time Enough at Last 20 Nov 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH9V149Aw50 Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c03U201PeM&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA2meMYWbOo&feature=related Part 3], starring Burgess Meredith<br> |
A man who loves to read survives a nuclear explosion.<br> | A man who loves to read survives a nuclear explosion.<br> | ||
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− | 9 Perchance to Dream 27 Nov 1959 | + | 9 Perchance to Dream 27 Nov 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeTShFXqUhg Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU3PlHRxqrU&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A23pN84r7Y&feature=related Part 3], starring Richard Conte<br> |
A man with a heart condition is afraid to fall asleep.<br> | A man with a heart condition is afraid to fall asleep.<br> | ||
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− | 10 Judgment Night 4 Dec 1959 | + | 10 Judgment Night 4 Dec 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7L-qH-zO9o&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5RDFmxRcjU&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1380eolUgNM&feature=related Part 3], starring Nehemiah Persoff<br> |
A former U-boat commander is condemned to relive his past.<br> | A former U-boat commander is condemned to relive his past.<br> | ||
− | (Note | + | (Note [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/James_Franciscus James Franciscus] as Lt. Mueller.)<br> |
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− | 11 And When the Sky Was Opened 11 Dec 1959 | + | 11 And When the Sky Was Opened 11 Dec 1959 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ysKI0isAN8&feature=related%20 Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNG9gL2qwpA&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqM1roEMhNs&feature=related Part 3], starring Rod Taylor (most famously known as the star of the 1960 film [http://movielegends.pbwiki.com/The-Time-Machine The Time Machine]).<br> |
The crew of an experimental spaceship begin disappearing one by one after returning to earth.<br> | The crew of an experimental spaceship begin disappearing one by one after returning to earth.<br> | ||
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Arch Hammer is a con man who can change his face to make it look like anyone he chooses.<br> | Arch Hammer is a con man who can change his face to make it look like anyone he chooses.<br> | ||
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− | 14 Third from the Sun 8 Jan 1960 | + | 14 Third from the Sun 8 Jan 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBVQPzejhU Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdmN3DEMF3Q&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhaAfhtnN5o&feature=related Part 3], starring Fritz Weaver<br> |
With a nuclear war about to happen, two men steal a spacecraft to take their families to a new planet. <br> | With a nuclear war about to happen, two men steal a spacecraft to take their families to a new planet. <br> | ||
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− | 15 I Shot an Arrow Into the Air 15 Jan 1960 | + | 15 I Shot an Arrow Into the Air 15 Jan 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SLqWqU9c9Q&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiGTZlbD8U&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui2OcNvmEkg&feature=related Part 3], starring Dewey Martin (married to Peggy Lee from 1956 to 1958) and Edward Binns.<br> |
A manned space flight crash lands on what the astronauts believe to be an unknown asteroid. <br> | A manned space flight crash lands on what the astronauts believe to be an unknown asteroid. <br> | ||
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− | 16 The Hitch-Hiker 22 Jan 1960 | + | 16 The Hitch-Hiker 22 Jan 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t8QrB5PINM Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1a6b-2CYLA&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7qTppwMUc&feature=related Part 3], starring Inger Stevens<br> |
A mysterious hitch-hiker keeps appearing on the road as a woman drives across the country.<br> | A mysterious hitch-hiker keeps appearing on the road as a woman drives across the country.<br> | ||
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− | 17 The Fever 29 Jan 1960 | + | 17 The Fever 29 Jan 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1kOwDo0ofM Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpopCFon1ac&feature=related Part 2] Part 3, starring Everett Sloane<br> |
(Sorry apparently Part 3 is missing !)<br> | (Sorry apparently Part 3 is missing !)<br> | ||
While on a vacation his wife won to Las Vegas, a man who shuns gambling becomes addicted to playing a slot machine.<br> | While on a vacation his wife won to Las Vegas, a man who shuns gambling becomes addicted to playing a slot machine.<br> | ||
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A British World War I fighter pilot (Decker) lands his Nieuport biplane on a 1959 American airbase after flying through a strange cloud.<br> | A British World War I fighter pilot (Decker) lands his Nieuport biplane on a 1959 American airbase after flying through a strange cloud.<br> | ||
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− | 19 The Purple Testament 12 Feb 1960 | + | 19 The Purple Testament 12 Feb 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKLcKPaN-6Y Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYEFMT4Gyc&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecVxIF9RBPg&feature=related Part 3], starring William Reynolds and Dick York.<br> |
A lieutenant serving in World War II suddenly gains the mysterious ability to discover who is about to die via a strange flash of light across their face.<br> | A lieutenant serving in World War II suddenly gains the mysterious ability to discover who is about to die via a strange flash of light across their face.<br> | ||
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Running out of fuel, astronauts Meyers, Webber and Kirby land their spaceship on a remote asteroid and find that it is already occupied.<br> | Running out of fuel, astronauts Meyers, Webber and Kirby land their spaceship on a remote asteroid and find that it is already occupied.<br> | ||
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− | 21 Mirror Image 26 Feb 1960 | + | 21 Mirror Image 26 Feb 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbC2gU57NjE&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6HzKX3oqPc&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsMpV_4xtco&feature=related Part 3], starring Vera Miles and Martin Milner<br> |
A woman waiting in a bus station begins to see strange things.<br> | A woman waiting in a bus station begins to see strange things.<br> | ||
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− | 22 The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 4 Mar 1960 | + | 22 The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 4 Mar 1960<br> |
At the sound of the roar and the flash of light, neighbors whose contact with the outside world is mysteriously cut off begin to suspect each other of being aliens.<br> | At the sound of the roar and the flash of light, neighbors whose contact with the outside world is mysteriously cut off begin to suspect each other of being aliens.<br> | ||
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− | 23 A World of Difference 11 Mar 1960 | + | 23 A World of Difference 11 Mar 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIAJ2vgDNmo Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-fo_i5yhTY&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwizwqfLKAY&feature=related Part 3], starring Howard Duff (he was married to actress Ida Lupino, see Episode 4 above. Also notice David White who later became famous as "Larry Tate" on "Bewitched").<br> |
A businessman suddenly finds his life is just a role on a television show.<br> | A businessman suddenly finds his life is just a role on a television show.<br> | ||
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− | 24 Long Live Walter Jameson 18 Mar 1960 | + | 24 Long Live Walter Jameson 18 Mar 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqAQO_osY08 Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxPKJzwDpjs&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zog8JsUQaoY&feature=related Part 3], starring Kevin McCarthy (Kevin, best-known perhaps for his starring role in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, was also the best friend of [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Montgomery_Clift Montgomery Clift], with him the day of his disfiguring accident).<br> |
Walter Jameson, a professor, has the gift of eternal youth.<br> | Walter Jameson, a professor, has the gift of eternal youth.<br> | ||
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− | 25 People Are Alike All Over 25 Mar 1960 | + | 25 People Are Alike All Over 25 Mar 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRWJFvX03vg&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erNR4SFAzlw&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwWIaE_N5Qc&feature=related Part 3], starring [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Roddy_McDowall Roddy McDowall]<br> |
− | On a mission to Mars, an astronaut finds out that people are alike all over. | + | On a mission to Mars, an astronaut finds out that people are alike all over. <br> |
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26 Execution 1 Apr 1960 <br> | 26 Execution 1 Apr 1960 <br> | ||
− | A criminal about to be executed is brought to the future. | + | A criminal about to be executed is brought to the future.<br> |
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− | 27 The Big Tall Wish 8 Apr 1960 | + | 27 The Big Tall Wish 8 Apr 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLkdmgPLgw&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT6srUMO4Rc&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOMEXt1Sub8&feature=related Part 3], starring Ivan Dixon<br> |
A washed up boxer has his fate reversed by a child's wish. <br> | A washed up boxer has his fate reversed by a child's wish. <br> | ||
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− | 28 A Nice Place to Visit 15 Apr 1960, | + | 28 A Nice Place to Visit 15 Apr 1960, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAvC5JyLxuQ Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3b5jrFkLvY&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDVN7O76IHs&feature=related Part 3] starring Larry Blyden and Sebastian Cabot. (Larry co-starred with [http://www.countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Henry_Jaynes_Fonda Henry Fonda] in the Broadway play Mister Roberts, but is best-known today as the host of the game show "What's My Line?", while Sebastian Cabot is best-known today as Giles French from the sitcom "Family Affair".)<br> |
− | A criminal who is killed in a shootout with the police believes that he has made it to heaven. | + | A criminal who is killed in a shootout with the police believes that he has made it to heaven.<br> |
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29 Nightmare as a Child 29 Apr 1960 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 starring Janice Rule<br> | 29 Nightmare as a Child 29 Apr 1960 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 starring Janice Rule<br> | ||
− | Schoolteacher Helen Foley (Janice Rule) finds a strange and very serious little girl, named Markie (Terry Burnham), on the stairs outside her apartment. | + | Schoolteacher Helen Foley (Janice Rule) finds a strange and very serious little girl, named Markie (Terry Burnham), on the stairs outside her apartment.<br> |
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− | 30 A Stop at Willoughby 6 May 1960 | + | 30 A Stop at Willoughby 6 May 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrzyan-7kgw Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2neJ30vf4&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7FZa5fIhDI&feature=related Part 3], starring James Daly (James is the father of actors Tyne Daly and Tim Daly).<br> |
− | An advertising executive who has grown exasperated with the stress of the business life longs to get off a train at a stop called Willoughby. | + | An advertising executive who has grown exasperated with the stress of the business life longs to get off a train at a stop called Willoughby.<br> |
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− | 31 The Chaser 13 May 1960 | + | 31 The Chaser 13 May 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HpTbHCHDbs&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTmyfIX29mo&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ABptZQ4CD0&feature=related Part 3], starring George Grizzard (George was gay, he died recently and his partner for many years was fellow actor William Tynan who survived him).<br> |
− | A man uses a love potion to win a girl's heart. | + | A man uses a love potion to win a girl's heart.<br> |
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32 A Passage for Trumpet 20 May 1960, starring Jack Klugman<br> | 32 A Passage for Trumpet 20 May 1960, starring Jack Klugman<br> | ||
− | A down on his luck trumpet player gets a second chance at life. | + | A down on his luck trumpet player gets a second chance at life. <br> |
(Jack is most well-known for his role as "Oscar" in the TV series "The Odd Couple".)<br> | (Jack is most well-known for his role as "Oscar" in the TV series "The Odd Couple".)<br> | ||
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− | 33 Mr. Bevis 3 Jun 1960, | + | 33 Mr. Bevis 3 Jun 1960, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYqihZmjW78&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJlOHxHN9wU&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lZO1msU7aA&feature=related Part 3] starring Orson Bean<br> |
− | A man's guardian angel tries to improve his life. | + | A man's guardian angel tries to improve his life.<br> |
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− | 34 The After Hours 10 Jun 1960 | + | 34 The After Hours 10 Jun 1960 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mhv9cJa2g0&feature=related Part 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VPI-1jTV5I&feature=related Part 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsK5f5NN5ZM&feature=related Part 3], starring Anne Francis<br> |
Marsha White is a woman browsing for a gift for her mother in a department store. She ends up finding out that she's not the person she thinks she is.<br> | Marsha White is a woman browsing for a gift for her mother in a department store. She ends up finding out that she's not the person she thinks she is.<br> | ||
(Anne is well-known for her role as the daughter Altaira in the Sci-Fi classic "Forbidden Planet".)<br> | (Anne is well-known for her role as the daughter Altaira in the Sci-Fi classic "Forbidden Planet".)<br> | ||
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'''29 episodes'''<br> | '''29 episodes'''<br> | ||
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− | ''Note: Six episodes of this season were consecutively recorded on | + | ''Note: Six episodes of this season were consecutively recorded on videotape (not on film as all other episodes) at CBS Television City, as a cost-cutting measure mandated by CBS programming head James T. Aubrey.''<br> |
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1 ''King Nine'' Will Not Return 30 Sep 1960 <br> | 1 ''King Nine'' Will Not Return 30 Sep 1960 <br> |