The 28th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Kent Smith and Osa Massen.
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Though successfully launched, NASA’s Mariner 3 – one of a pair of identical robotic probes intended to become the first space probes to fly by Mars – fails to properly deploy, stranded in the nose cone of the rocket that took it into space. Unable to spread its solar panels, Mariner 3 simply never activates and is lost in space. The liftoff of its sister ship, Mariner 4, is still a few weeks away, giving engineers time to prevent the same mishap from occurring again.
The 135th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. This is the first episode of the series to introduce a new incarnation of the Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton. To ensure that audiences don’t defect from the series due to the change of lead actor, producer Innes Lloyd brings back the Daleks for the second Doctor’s first outing. This episode is now missing from the BBC’s archives. 
NASA launches Applications Technology Satellite-3, bundling new technology demonstrations onto a new weather satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Offering the first color view of Earth from that orbit, ATS-3 also relays weather data to specially equipped ground stations. It remains in service through 1975. This is the second ATS satellite to have a successful outcome, with ATS-2, ATS-4 and ATS-5 all faling victim to various kinds of launch failures.
ITV broadcasts the sixth episode of The Prisoner, produced, occasionally written by, and starring Patrick McGoohan. Colin Gordon guest stars as Number Two.
The 91st episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Woodrow Parfrey (Time Express) guest stars.
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ABC airs the seventh episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George. John Dehner guest stars.
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The sixth episode of the animated science fiction series Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman airs on Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV. This series will later be heavily edited – primarily for violence – and dubbed into English as Battle Of The Planets.
NBC airs the 34th episode of Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Rod Serling. Gary Lockwood (2001: a space odyssey, The Lieutenant) guest stars.
“Kee Games” (a shell company created by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell) introduces a new arcade game, a video war between two artillery commanders called Tank. The first video game to require each player to man two joysticks, designed to mimic real tank controls, Tank is later immortalized in the first pack-in launch title for the Atari VCS console, under the title of Combat.
The ninth episode of Filmation’s Saturday morning science fiction series Space Academy airs on CBS. One of the cadets discovers that his science experiment has potentially deadly side effects.
The 43rd episode of The Bionic Woman, starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, airs on NBC. Motorcycle stunt-riding legend Evel Knievel guest stars as himself.
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The 463rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. Wanda Ventham, Denis Lill and Scott Fredericks guest star.
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Sega/Gremlin releases the vector graphics arcade game Eliminator, in which one or two players team up (or go against each other) while trying to fire a shot down a narrow opening in a large, round, mobile space station with dangerous armament which is definitely not the Death Star. The two-player version is available as an upgright cabinet; a four-player cocktail table version is also made available.
ABC airs the 32nd episode of Stephen J. Cannell’s superhero comedy series The Greatest American Hero, starring William Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Culp.
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The seventh episode of the science fiction series The Powers Of Matthew Star airs on NBC, starring Peter Barton and Louis Gossett Jr. Barry Van Dyke (Battlestar Galactica, Diagnosis Murder) guest stars.
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NBC airs the 24th and final episode of the Marvel animated series Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, starring the voices of Dan Gilvezan, Kathy Garver, and Frank Welker.
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The fifth episode of Glen A. Larson’s superhero series Manimal airs on NBC, starring Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, and Michael D. Roberts. Tracy Scoggins (Lois & Clark, Babylon 5) guest stars.
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The seventh episode of the Hammer Studios-produced horror anthology series Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense airs on ITV; the series will be shown later in the U.S. under the title Fox Mystery Theatre. David Carradine (Kung Fu), Stephanie Beacham (seaQuest DSV), and Stephen Greif (Blake’s 7) guest star.
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The sixth episode of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series Amazing Stories airs on NBC. Gregory Hines guest stars in an episode directed by Peter Hyams (2010: The Year We Make Contact).
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The 42nd episode of a revival of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs in syndication. Timothy Bottoms (The Black Hole) stars.
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CBS airs the eighth episode of the animated series Superman, starring the voices of Beau Weaver and Ginny McSwain, and comprised of two stories: Superman And Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress Of Time and The Birthday Party.
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The fifth episode of the syndicated Alexander and Ilya Salkind-produced Superboy series, starring John Haymes Newton and Stacy Haiduk, airs. Doug Barr (The Wizard) guest stars in an episode written by Fred Freiberger. This was the first episode filmed for the series.
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The week-long national syndication window opens for the 80th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Suzie Plakson guest stars and Jonathan Frakes directs; with this episode, TNG surpasses the original Star Trek’s 79 episode run.
Fox airs the 11th episode of the sci-fi western, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., starring Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, and Christian Clemenson. Kelly Rutherford (Melrose Place) and David Warner (Time Bandits, Tron) guest stars.
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The eighth episode of Chris Carter’s modern-day science fiction series The X-Files airs on Fox, starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, and guest starring Felicity Huffman.
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The 49th episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman airs on ABC, starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher. Genie Francis and Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation) guest star.
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Epic Records Australia releases ENZSO, an album of orchestral covers of classic Split Enz songs with guest vocalists (including Enz alumni Tim and Neil Finn). The project, which also includes live concerts, is masterminded by ex-Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner.
UPN airs the 75th episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Kurtwood Smith guest stars.
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