The 42nd episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Bruce Bennett and David Alpert, and is directed by William Castle.
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The 70th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
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The 103rd episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson.
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ABC airs the 14th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Maria Palmer and Robert Douglas guest star.
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The 60th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Simon Oakland stars in an episode written by Serling.
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The 30th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Roddy McDowall (Planet Of The Apes, The Fantastic Journey) guest stars as the Bookworm. 
BBC2 airs the 38th episode of science fiction anthology series Out Of The Unknown. Written by former Doctor Who producer John Wiles, the story stars Peter Copley and Maurice Roeves (The Nightmare Man). This episode, opening the series’ fourth and final season, no longer exists in the BBC’s archives.
The 346th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Prentis Hancock (Space: 1999) guest stars.
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The third episode of the children’s science fiction series Sky airs on ITV, created and written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin (later the creators of K-9 for Doctor Who). David Jackson (Blake’s 7) guest stars.
The first of two one-hour Wonder Woman specials airs on ABC, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Christine Belford guest stars.
The ninth episode of the short-lived NBC series The Fantastic Journey premieres. The promise of shelter for the night turns into a waking nightmare (not to mention an episode that would’ve been ideal for a Halloween special).
The 35th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. This episode concludes the second season.
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The eighth episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Julie Gregg (The Godfather), John Crawford (The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, The Waltons), and Don Marshall (Land Of The Giants, Star Trek) guest star.
ITV airs the fifth episode of Roald Dahl’s anthology series Tales Of The Unexpected, hosted by the author himself and adapted from his short stories. Siobhan McKenna guest stars.
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RSO Records releases a double LP of John Williams’ soundtrack from The Empire Strikes Back, a full month in advance of the movie’s release. The booklet-style album cover includes an extensive interview with Williams, as well as numerous notes on the making of a movie the public has yet to see.
Atari scores a direct hit on arcades everywhere with Missile Command, a game which reminds video game-obsessed youth that the Cold War is still on. (In the months it takes to develop the game, programmer Dave Theurer has recurring nuclear-war-themed nightmares.) Cementing the trakball as a viable controller for fast-paced, non-sports games, Missile Command inspires a popular home video game cartridge (which, in the interest of not giving young gamers nightmares, dispenses with the Cold War theme in favor of a science-fiction explanation of the missiles’ origin). 
Atari releases the home version of Missile Command as a cartridge for the Atari 2600. The manual included with the game explains the missile attack as the product of an alien invasion, not Reagan-era Cold War tensions. Though the cartridge is an instant best-seller, its programmer receives a reward that convinces him to look for work somewhere other than Atari.
The fourth episode of the American-made Max Headroom series premieres on ABC, starring Matt Frewer and Amanda Pays. (This is the the American-made drama series, not the music video/talk show series featuring the same character.) W. Morgan Sheppard and Concetta Tomei guest star.
CBS airs the 39th episode of Ron Koslow’s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, and Roy Dotrice. Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) guest stars.
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NBC airs the fifth episode of Donald Bellisario’s science fiction series Quantum Leap, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Terri Garber and Nick Cassavetes guest star.
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The 48th episode of the syndicated series Superboy, starring Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk, airs.
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The 40th episode of the science fiction crime drama Super Force is broadcast in syndication in North America, starring Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, and Patrick Macnee (The Avengers). Musetta Vander guest stars.
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Premium cable channel Showtime airs the fifth episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of Leslie Stevens’ 1960s science fiction anthology series. Bruce Davison guest stars.
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The seventh episode of the science fiction series VR.5 airs on Fox, starring Lori Singer (Fame), Michael Easton (Total Recall 2070), and Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy The Vampire Slayer). Robert Davi guest stars.
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Magic Bullet Productions, the makers of the Kaldor City audio series, release The Mark Of Kane, an unofficial audio drama continuation set in the world of Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7. Available on cassette tape, the story features Gareth Thomas as Blake and Brian Croucher as Travis; Peter Miles is also featured, but not in his role from the television series.
A small but powerful tornado touches down near theLogBook.com’s home office in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas shortly after 11pm. It traverses two more counties, and kills three people, before dissipating. This is part of a larger tornado outbreak that has plagued much of Oklahoma earlier in the day. The storm is later judged to be an F3 tornado.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 76th episode of J. Michael Straczynski’s science fiction series Babylon 5. Marjorie Monaghan (Space Rangers) guest stars.
The week-long national syndication window opens for the 43rd episode of Xena: Warrior Princess.
The 31st episode of Joss Whedon’s trend-setting supernatural series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, airs on the WB network. Anthony Stewart Head, David Boreanaz, and Alyson Hannigan also star. James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Armin Shimerman (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Meredith Salenger (Hollywood Heights) guest star.
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Showtime airs the 117th episode of The Outer Limits, a revival of the 1960s science fiction anthology series. Mackenzie Phillips (One Day At A Time) and Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) guest star.
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