Day: October 27, 1972

Ghost Story: Alter-Ego

Ghost StoryNBC airs the seventh episode of the supernatural anthology series Ghost Story, produced by 1960s horror movie mogul William Castle and starring Sebastian Cabot. Helen Hayes and Charles Aidman guest star. (This series will be retitled Circle Of Fear in 1973.)

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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Episode 12

Night GalleryNBC airs the 12th episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, an anthology series of original short plays and short story adaptations hosted by Serling himself. Leslie Nielsen and Fritz Weaver guest star.

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Star Trek: Catspaw

Star TrekThe 36th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. It’s the only episode of the original series themed to a specific holiday (in this case, Halloween, in which it airs in close proximity), complete with a “giant” black cat, a Macbeth-esque trio of witches, and a script by Psycho novelist Robert Bloch.

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Lost In Space: My Friend, Mr. Nobody

Lost In SpaceThe seventh 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 Avengers: Mission To Montreal

The AvengersBritish broadcaster ABC airs the 31st episode of Sydney Newman’s spy series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee. Honor Blackman does not appear in this episode, which instead features Jon Rollason as Dr. Martin King.

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The Twilight Zone: The Grave

The Twilight ZoneThe 72nd episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone airs on CBS. Lee Marvin, Strother Martin, and Lee Van Cleef star.

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Saturn I

Saturn IAn unmanned Saturn I rocket is launched, the first practical demonstration of the multiple-engine design which has already been earmarked for future Apollo missions to the moon. Designed by expatriate German rocket engineer Werhner von Braun, the Saturn I is the first iteration of a family of heavy-lift rockets that will include the Saturn IB and the Saturn V; in this configuration, the Saturn I is the first stage of a Saturn V with no second stage.

One Step Beyond: The Inheritance

One Step BeyondABC airs the 28th episode of the supernatural anthology series One Step Beyond, hosted and directed by John Newland. Sean McClory and Jan Miner guest star.

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