Tales of Tomorrow

1951 – 1953
Ended
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
~28m / ep
2 seasons
6.4/10

Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as Frankenstein, starring Lon Chaney, Jr., 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Thomas Mitchell as Captain Nemo, and many others featuring such performers as Boris Karloff, Brian Keith, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Bruce Cabot, Franchot Tone, Gene Lockhart, Walter Abel, Leslie Nielsen, and Paul Newman. The series had many similarities to the later Twilight Zone which also covered one of the same stories, "What You Need". In total it ran for eighty-five 30-minute episodes.

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E1. A Bird in Hand
Aug 22, 1952
Two youngsters discover a talking bird in a zoo and come to the realization that the bird is part of a plot by the animal kingdom to reclaim the world from humans.
E2. Thanks
Aug 29, 1952
A scientific invention brings glory to a struggling violinist but it also causes him to commit murder.
E3. The Seeing Eye Surgeon
Sep 5, 1952
When a prominent physician dons a pair of eyeglasses he discovers that he can see into the future.
E4. The Cocoon
Sep 12, 1952
A group of scientists are trapped inside a house in a remote jungle by hideous invisible creatures.
E5. The Chase
Sep 19, 1952
A man arrives at a sea lodge and confesses to a murder but it's later revealed that he's from the future.
E6. Youth on Tap (aka: Young Blood)
Sep 26, 1952
A 26 year old man gives a doctor a blood transfusion in return for $1,000 but the process causes the young man to age.