Season 1
36 episodes · Sep 12, 1959
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- S1E1
The Sphere of No Return
Sep 12, 195930mIn order to test human stamina at high altitudes, Barton and two other men go up in a balloon. When one panics and fails the required standards he is replaced by a woman which draws a hostile response from the remaining pilot.
- S1E2
Maximum Capacity
Sep 19, 195930mBarton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants to determine the best way to train men for high security jobs in the Arctic.
- S1E4
Sky Diving
Oct 3, 195930mTo study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a brother-and-sister team of skydivers: Suzanne and Georges Bolet.
- S1E6
Invisible Force
Oct 17, 195930mIn a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clandestine athletic unit to free them.
- S1E7
Escape to Nepal
Oct 24, 195930mIn order to test the U2-21 drug which supposedly increases a man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights, Barton puts a group of mountaineers through a rigorous test in the Rockies before sending them to the Himalayas for a final test.
- S1E8
Border to Border
Oct 31, 195930mTwo antagonistic jet pilots are entered into a Mexican auto race to prove that a team can overcome obstacles better than any single person could.
- S1E9
Trial by Fire
Nov 7, 195930mBarton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
- S1E10
White Out
Nov 14, 195930mBarton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment will lead to an understanding of how to freeze astronauts to withstand certain aspects of interplanetary flight.
- S1E11
The Breaking Point
Nov 28, 195930mA volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.
- S1E12
Jungle Survival
Dec 5, 195930mGlenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.
- S1E14
Man Without Fear
Dec 19, 195930mBarton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that fear is a necessary part of courage.
- S1E16
The Storm
Jan 1, 196030mGlenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
- S1E17
Killer River
Jan 9, 196030mOn a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
- S1E19
The Windowless Room
Jan 30, 196030mA crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career and marriage. Barton restores the pilot's confidence by using hypnotic techniques.
- S1E21
The Lure of Danger
Feb 13, 196030mBarton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
- S1E23
Buried Alive
Feb 27, 196030mBarton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
- S1E25
Flying Lab
Mar 12, 196030mBarton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
- S1E26
Hurricane Mesa
Mar 19, 196030mBarton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
- S1E27
Astro Female
Mar 26, 196030mBarton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
- S1E28
The Extra Sense
Apr 2, 196030mIn order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
- S1E29
Man in a Capsule
Apr 9, 196030mBarton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
- S1E32
Daredevils
May 7, 196030mBarton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.
- S1E33
Shooter McLaine
May 21, 196030mBarton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.
- S1E36
Highway to Danger
Jun 11, 196030mBarton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.