The Outer Limits

S01E27: Fun and Games

Two Earth people are transported to an alien planet, along with two aliens. The are told by their abductors that they will fight each other to the death. The stakes are high: the homeworld of the losers will be destroyed slowly, for the further amusement of their captors.

Overview

The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.

Episodes

The Galaxy Being

S01E01 The Galaxy Being

September 16, 1963 7.1 52 min
A radio station engineer named Allan Maxwell establishes contact with an alien being. But when the station's power is turned up, the alien is teleported to Earth where its radioactive nature causes havoc.
The Hundred Days of the Dragon

S01E02 The Hundred Days of the Dragon

September 23, 1963 7.0 52 min
A sinister foreign power replaces the President of the United States with its own agent via the use of a powerful drug allowing the skin to be temporarily molded into any likeness.
The Architects of Fear

S01E03 The Architects of Fear

September 30, 1963 7.1 52 min
A noble scheme goes horribly awry when a group of scientists plan an elaborate hoax designed to frighten and ultimately unite humankind.
The Man with the Power

S01E04 The Man with the Power

October 7, 1963 7.0 51 min
A radical experiment gives a college professor incredible power, which his subconcious mind uses to destroy his enemies.
The Sixth Finger

S01E05 The Sixth Finger

October 14, 1963 7.8 52 min
A scientist discovers a way to speed up evolution and tries out the process on a simple miner.
The Man Who Was Never Born

S01E06 The Man Who Was Never Born

October 28, 1963 7.0 52 min
An astronaut travels to the 23rd Century, where he finds the Earth a blasted wasteland inhabited by monsters.
O.B.I.T.

S01E07 O.B.I.T.

November 4, 1963 4.5 52 min
A new invention allows spying on anyone, anywhere.
The Human Factor

S01E08 The Human Factor

November 11, 1963 7.0 52 min
At a military base far in the arctic, a man invents a machine which allows two minds to contact one another. An earthquake causes a malfunction and two men wake up to find that their...
Corpus Earthling

S01E09 Corpus Earthling

November 18, 1963 7.0 52 min
A man with a steel plate in his head overhears conversations about global conquest. But where are the voices coming from?
Nightmare

S01E10 Nightmare

December 2, 1963 7.3 52 min
In a war action with the planet Ebon, some soldiers are captured, interrogated and tortured.
It Crawled Out of the Woodwork

S01E11 It Crawled Out of the Woodwork

December 9, 1963 7.0 52 min
An incredible being made of pure energy imperils the staff of a research lab and hides a deadly secret.
The Borderland

S01E12 The Borderland

December 16, 1963 5.0 52 min
A scientist named Ian Fraser invents a machine which can pierce the borderland between this world and... The Afterlife? Maybe. Fraser convinces an industrialist to finance future experiments with the possibility of contacting the rich...
Tourist Attraction

S01E13 Tourist Attraction

December 23, 1963 6.0 52 min
In a South American country a group of explorers discover a prehistoric monster in an ancient lake. The discovery leads them into conflict with the country's dictator.
The Zanti Misfits

S01E14 The Zanti Misfits

December 30, 1963 7.3 52 min
Exiles from the planet Zanti arrive on Earth, and a startling truth is uncovered when two human renegades invade their privacy.
The Mice

S01E15 The Mice

January 6, 1964 5.0 52 min
A convict serving a life sentence finds that he has an alternative: change places with an alien.
Controlled Experiment

S01E16 Controlled Experiment

January 13, 1964 5.0 52 min
Two Martian investigators probe our custom of homicide.
Don't Open Till Doomsday

S01E17 Don't Open Till Doomsday

January 20, 1964 5.0 52 min
A young couple's honeymoon is cut short by the horrifying contents of a mysterious box.
ZZZZZ

S01E18 ZZZZZ

January 27, 1964 9.5 52 min
A queen bee assumes a human appearance in order to make an unwary scientist into her new mate.
The Invisibles

S01E19 The Invisibles

February 3, 1964 5.0 52 min
A government agent infiltrates a secret criminal organization that uses alien parasites to control its members.
The Bellero Shield

S01E20 The Bellero Shield

February 10, 1964 7.5 52 min
A scientist captures an alien that can protect itself with an unbreakable shield.
The Children of Spider County

S01E21 The Children of Spider County

February 17, 1964 4.0 52 min
Four scientists disappear in one day. All were born in the same county, on the same day. A fifth scientist is in jail and a federal agent is assigned to the case. The fifth man...
Specimen: Unknown

S01E22 Specimen: Unknown

February 24, 1964 52 min
Scientists on a space station discover an unusual and dangerous plant.
Second Chance

S01E23 Second Chance

March 2, 1964 8.0 52 min
A group of people board an amusement park ride. Then they (and their surprised "captain") find that they're really going on a space jaunt.
Moonstone

S01E24 Moonstone

March 9, 1964 8.0 52 min
Workers on a moon base find a mysterious rock that appears to be alive.
The Mutant

S01E25 The Mutant

March 16, 1964 52 min
A radioactive rainstorm at a scientific base on a distant planet mutates a scientist driving him insane and making him telepathic.
The Guests

S01E26 The Guests

March 23, 1964 6.0 52 min
After discovering an elderly man dying by the side of the road, a young man finds a strange house where some people are kept prisoner and ageless by an alien intelligence.
Fun and Games

S01E27 Fun and Games

March 30, 1964 7.5 52 min
Two Earth people are transported to an alien planet, along with two aliens. The are told by their abductors that they will fight each other to the death. The stakes are high: the homeworld of...
The Special One

S01E28 The Special One

April 6, 1964 6.0 52 min
Parents of a gifted youngster discover that their son's new tutor is not quite human.
A Feasibility Study

S01E29 A Feasibility Study

April 13, 1964 9.0 52 min
The people of Earth surprise their alien captors when an entire neighborhood is transported to another planet as part of a plan to enslave the human race.
Production and Decay of Strange Particles

S01E30 Production and Decay of Strange Particles

April 20, 1964 52 min
An accident in a nuclear research facility opens a dimensonal doorway and allows deadly creatures to emerge.
The Chameleon

S01E31 The Chameleon

April 27, 1964 8.0 52 min
A government agent faces a crisis of conscience when he infiltrates a band of aliens marooned aboard the wreckage of a flying saucer.
The Forms of Things Unknown

S01E32 The Forms of Things Unknown

May 4, 1964 52 min
Two women with a body in their car trunk come upon a house by chance wherein a crazed inventor has a machine that can bring back the dead.

Cast

Vic Perrin
Vic Perrin
Control Voice (voice) (uncredited)

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