Twilight Zone episodes that were remade in subsequent revivals of the series
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- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsRod SerlingAnne FrancisElizabeth AllenA woman is treated badly by some odd salespeople on an otherwise empty department store floor.The episode was remade in 1986 for The New Twilight Zone. It starred Terry Farrell as Marsha. The plot is similar but the emphasis is more on suspense. In addition, the Marsha in the remake is in denial of her identity and doesn't want to be a mannequin - she wants to be truly human, unlike the Marsha in the original, who simply just forgot who she was and actually felt human.
- DirectorDouglas HeyesStarsMaxine StuartWilliam D. GordonJennifer HowardA young woman lying in a hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, awaits the outcome of a surgical procedure performed by the State in a last-ditch attempt to make her look "normal."This episode was remade for the 2002–03 UPN revival of the series using Serling's original script.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsArt CarneyJohn FiedlerRobert P. LiebAfter a derelict Santa Claus is fired on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents. With this bag he sets out to fulfill his one wish - to see the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.The episode was remade in 1986 for The New Twilight Zone with Richard Mulligan as Henry Corwin.
- DirectorJohn BrahmStarsDennis WeaverHarry TownesWright KingAdam Grant is trapped in a recurring nightmare, in which he is sentenced to death by execution. He tries to convince the people around him that they are imaginary and that they will cease to exist if the execution is carried out.This episode was remade for the '80s version of The Twilight Zone. The X-Files episode "Monday" was also inspired by this story.
- DirectorBuzz KulikStarsJack KlugmanJonathan WintersDee SharonA frustrated pool champion has beaten everyone. Everyone except one man - the legendary Fats Brown. Brown is dead and the champ can only curse his name. But guess who just walked in.This episode was remade in 1989, during the first revival of The Twilight Zone. The second version used writer George Clayton Johnson's alternate ending for the story.
- DirectorJames SheldonStarsJohn LarchCloris LeachmanDon KeeferOn an isolated family farm, a young boy with vast mental powers, but lacking emotional development, holds his terrified family in thrall to his every juvenile wish.An updated remake of this episode with a lighter ending written by Richard Matheson and directed by Joe Dante, was featured as the third segment of 1983's Twilight Zone: The Movie. Bill Mumy also made a cameo appearance in the segment.
- DirectorMontgomery PittmanStarsWarren StevensRichard DevonJoan MarshallA homeless man takes the shoes off a dead gangster and steps into his life.This episode was remade for the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone as “Dead Woman’s Shoes” and in the second revival as “Dead Man’s Eyes”. It is the only original episode to be remade in both revival series.
- DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsErnest TruexRussell CollinsJohn MarleyAn old man living in a rest home thinks he's found the secret of youth in children's games.This episode was remade as a segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie directed by Steven Spielberg.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsWilliam ShatnerChristine WhiteEd KemmerA man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.The episode was remade in 1983, as a segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie.
- 1959–196425mTV-PG8.9 (6.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRon WinstonStarsRod SerlingClaude AkinsBarry AtwaterOn a peaceful suburban street, strange occurrences and mysterious people stoke the residents' paranoia to a disastrous intensity.A 2003 remake of the episode was created in the UPN edition of The Twilight Zone, but it was renamed "The Monsters Are on Maple Street". The difference between the two is that the remake is more about the fear of terrorism in America and how it drives people apart.