The 60th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Vincent Price and Jean Byron.
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ABC airs the 25th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. George Grizzard and Whit Bissell guest star.
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The 69th episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. James Gregory and Joanne Linville star in an episode written by Serling.
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British broadcaster ABC airs the 28th episode of Sydney Newman’s spy series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. Nicholas Courtney (Doctor Who) guest stars.
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The fourth episode of Irwin Allen’s science fiction series Lost In Space premieres on CBS, starring Guy Williams, June Lockhart, and Jonathan Harris.
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The 15th episode of the spy-fi series Adam Adamant Lives! airs on BBC1, starring Gerald Harper and Juliet Harmer.
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The 44th episode of Batman airs on ABC. Shelley Winters guest stars as Ma Parker; Lee Meriwether makes an uncredited cameo appearance as Catwoman. 
The fifth episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek airs on NBC. The episode is written by renowned science fiction writer Richard Matheson, author of the novel “I Am Legend”.
The 33rd episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. This is the first appearance of the “Mirror universe” plotline that recurs through the Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, and Discovery spinoff series, and remains a fan favorite. Barbara Luna guest stars.
ABC airs the third episode of Irwin Allen’s sci-fi series Land Of The Giants, starring Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Deanna Lund, and Don Marshall. Doodles Weaver guest stars.
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ITV airs the 25th episode of Ace Of Wands, starring Michael McKenzie, Tony Selby and Judy Loe. Oscar Quitak (Brazil) guest stars. This episode, like the rest of the series’ first two seasons, is now missing from the archives.
NBC airs the tenth episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Patrick O’Neal, Kim Stanley, Rudy Vallee, Pat Boone, and Larry Linville guest star.
NBC airs the fifth episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Karen Black and Kaz Garas (Strange Report) guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)
The third episode of the short-lived Canadian-made science fiction series The Starlost, The Goddess Calabra, premieres. John Colicos (Battlestar Galactica) and Barry Morse (Space: 1999) guest star.
The voyage of the World War II battleship-turned-space-cruiser begins with the colorfully-named premiere episode, S.O.S. Earth: Revive Space Battleship Yamato! The first episode of Space Battleship Yamato airs in Japan, though years later it will gain popularity in the English-speaking world as the translated, re-dubbed and heavily edited Star Blazers.
NBC airs the fifth episode of The Invisible Man, starring David McCallum (The Man From UNCLE, Colditz), Melinda Fee, and Craig Stevens. Nehemiah Persoff guest stars.
The 17th episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on ABC. Martin E. Brooks (The Six Million Dollar Man) and Ed Nelson (Peyton Place) guest star.
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The sixth episode of the British-German science fiction series Star Maidens premieres on ITV in the UK. Dawn Addams guest stars. (Not all regional ITV affiliates carry the show at a specific time; this episode guide reflects the dates for the broadcast premieres of each episode on Scottish TV.)
The 38th episode of Wonder Woman airs on CBS, starring Lynda Carter and Lyle Waggoner. Ron Ely and Craig T. Nelson guest star.
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The fifth episode of the animated science fiction series Battle Of The Planets, Ghost Ship From Planet Mir, airs nationwide in syndication. The series is a translation and English dub of the anime series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman.
The 15th episode of the live-action series based on Marvel’s comic The Incredible Hulk airs on CBS, starring Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, and Lou Ferrigno. Robin Mattson and Gerald McRaney guest star.
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The 511th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Co-written by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy) and producer Graham Williams under a pseudonym, this time-twisting story guest stars Julian Glover, Catherine Schell (Space: 1999) and Tom Chadbon, and features extensive location filming in Paris, a first for the series.
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The 42nd episode of Star Blazers, an English rewrite and dub of the 1974 anime series Space Battleship Yamato, airs in syndication across the U.S.
Nichibutsu releases the arcade video game Frisky Tom.
Sun Electronics releases the arcade video game Funky Fish in the United States. A mixture of side-scrolling shooting action (a la Defender) and cute characters, Funky Fish does not enjoy widespread popularity, but is licensed to be ported to home video game consoles.
Mattel Electronics releases the Tron Deadly Discs cartridge for the Intellivision home video game system, based on the movie Tron. A version of this game is also released by Mattel’s M Network imprint for the Atari 2600.
Mattel Electronics releases the Tron Maze-a-Tron cartridge for the Intellivision home video game system, based on elements of the movie Tron.
The second episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. John Scott Clough (St. Elsewhere) stars.
The 27th episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. M. Emmet Walsh (Blade Runner) guest stars in an episode written by Richard Christian Matheson.
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