The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.
| Title | The Man and the Challenge - Season 1 |
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| First Air Date | 1959-09-12 |
| Last Air Date | 1960-06-11 |
| Number of Episodes | 36 |
| Number of Seasons | 1 |
| Genres | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, |
| Networks | NBC, |
| Casts | Jack Ging, Joyce Meadows, George Nader |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 1 The Sphere of No Return The Sphere of No Return
1959-09-12The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 2 Maximum Capacity Maximum Capacity
1959-09-19The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 3 Odds Against Survival Odds Against Survival
1959-09-26The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 4 Sky Diving Sky Diving
1959-10-03The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 5 Experiments in Terror Experiments in Terror
1959-10-10The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 6 Invisible Force Invisible Force
1959-10-17The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 7 Escape to Nepal Escape to Nepal
1959-10-24The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 8 Border to Border Border to Border
1959-10-31The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 9 Trial by Fire Trial by Fire
1959-11-07The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 10 White Out White Out
1959-11-14The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 11 The Breaking Point The Breaking Point
1959-11-28The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 12 Jungle Survival Jungle Survival
1959-12-05The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 13 I've Killed Seven Men I've Killed Seven Men
1959-12-12The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 14 Man Without Fear Man Without Fear
1959-12-19The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 15 The Visitors The Visitors
1959-12-26The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 16 The Storm The Storm
1960-01-01The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 17 Killer River Killer River
1960-01-09The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 18 Rodeo Rodeo
1960-01-23The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 19 The Windowless Room The Windowless Room
1960-01-30The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 20 Nightmare Crossing Nightmare Crossing
1960-02-06The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 21 The Lure of Danger The Lure of Danger
1960-02-13The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 22 Recovery Recovery
1960-02-20The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 23 Buried Alive Buried Alive
1960-02-27The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 24 Recondo Recondo
1960-03-03The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 25 Flying Lab Flying Lab
1960-03-12The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 26 Hurricane Mesa Hurricane Mesa
1960-03-19The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 27 Astro Female Astro Female
1960-03-26The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 28 The Extra Sense The Extra Sense
1960-04-02The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 29 Man in a Capsule Man in a Capsule
1960-04-09The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 30 The Dropper The Dropper
1960-04-23The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 31 High Dive High Dive
1960-04-30The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 32 Daredevils Daredevils
1960-05-07The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 33 Shooter McLaine Shooter McLaine
1960-05-21The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 34 Early Warning Early Warning
1960-05-28The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 35 Breakoff Breakoff
1960-06-04The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
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The Man and the Challenge Season 1 :Episode 36 Highway to Danger Highway to Danger
1960-06-11The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12,...
