Rod Serling's Night Gallery: First Season
Manuscripts by Rod Serling, held by the Rod Serling Archives at Ithaca College.
The Rod Serling Archives are subject to use restrictions. The collection contains only segments written by Rod Serling and the numbering reflects the holdings of the collection rather than the total sequence of segments.
| Script number | Episode title | Air date | Draft date | Notes | Leaves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Little black bag. | 12-23-1970 | n.d. | Based on a story by K.M. Kornbluth. | 31 l. |
| 01 | Little black bag. | 12-23-1970 | 06-18-1970 | Based on a story by K.M. Kornbluth. | 7 l. |
| 01 | Little black bag. | 12-23-1970 | 7-1-1970 | Based on the story by K.M. Kornbluth. Previous revisions: 6-17-1970, 6-25-1970. Prod. # 32304 | 26 l. |
| 02 | Nature of the enemy. | 12-23-1970 | 7-1-1970 | Special run. Prod. #32321. Previous revisions: 6-23-1970, 6-26-1970. | 10 l. |
| 03 | The house. | 12-30-1970 | 6-23-1970 | Special run. Prod. #32320. From the story by Andre Maurois. | 24 l. |
| 03 | The house. | 12-30-1970 | 7-7-1970 | Special run. Prod. #32320. From the story by Andre Maurois. | 24 l. |
| 04 | Certain shadows on the wall. | 12-30-1970 | n.d. | Prod. #32305. Based on the short story "The Shadows on the Wall" | 30 l. |
| 04 | Certain shadows on the wall. | 12-30-1970 | 6-25-1970 | Prod. #32305. From the story by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman. | 28 l. |
| 05 | Make me laugh. | 1-6-1971 | n.d. | 33 l. | |
| 05 | Make me laugh. | 1-6-1971 | 5-20-1970 | Act II. | 4 l. |
| 05 | Make me laugh. | 1-6-1971 | n.d. | A short story by Rod Serling. | 26 l. |
| 06 | Clean kills and other trophies. | 1-6-1971 | 5-20-1970 | 16 l. | |
| 06 | Clean kills and other trophies. | 1-6-1971 | 5-20-1970 | Revision date from dated pages. | 34 l. |
| 06 | Clean kills and other trophies. | 1-6-1971 | n.d. | Short story by Rod Serling. | 29 l. |
| 06 | Clean kills and other trophies. | 1-6-1971 | 3-23-1970 | Short story by Rod Serling. | 5 l. |
| 06 | Clean kills and other trophies. | 1-6-1971 | 1-23-1970 | Short story by Rod Serling. Titled "Dittman and son" | 6 l. |
| 06 | Clean kills and other trophies. | 1-6-1971 | 3-18-1970 | Short story by Rod Serling. Titled "Dittman and son" | 7 l. |
| 07 | Pamela’s voice. | 1-13-1971 | n.d. | 12 l. | |
| 07 | Pamela’s voice. | 1-13-1971 | n.d. | A short story by Rod Serling. | 9 l. |
| 07 | Pamela’s voice. | 1-13-1971 | 6-26-1970 | Revised. | 11 l. |
| 08 | Sole survivor. | 1-13-1971 | n.d. | Formerly titled: "The Log" and "Object on the Horizon" | 28 l. |
| 08 | Sole survivor. | 1-13-1971 | n.d. | Revised excerpt. | 8 l. |
| 08 | Sole survivor. | 1-13-1971 | 7-7-1970 | F.R. | 22 l. |
| 08 | Sole survivor. | 1-13-1971 | 7-7-1970 | A short story. The Sole Survivor by Rod Serling. | 25 l. |
| 09 | The doll. | 1-13-1971 | n.d. | Based on a story by Algernon Blackwood. | 23 l. |
| 09 | The doll. | 1-13-1971 | 6-16-1970 | From the story by Algernon Blackwood. Prod. #32306. | 22 l. |
| 09 | The doll. | 1-13-1971 | 7-7-1970 | From the story by Algernon Blackwood. Prod. #32306. S.R. | 21 l. |
| 10 | The last laurel. | 1-20-1971 | n.d. | Based on the short sotry "The Horsehair Trunk" by Davis Grubb. | 13 l. |
| 10 | The last laurel. | 1-20-1971 | 11-04-1970 | Revised. | 5 l. |
| 10 | The last laurel. | 1-20-1971 | 11-05-1970 | F.R. From the short story by Davis Grubb. | 12 l. |
| 10 | The last laurel. | 1-20-1971 | 11-10-1970 | Revised. Based on the short story "The Horsehair Trunk" by Davis Grubb. | 2 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | n.d. | Formerly titled: "Backward, Turn Backward" Prod. A-32354. | 45 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | 5-25-1970 | Formerly titled: "Backward, Turn Backward" Revised. | 8 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | 5-26-1970 | Formerly titled: "Backward, Turn Backward" Revised. | 6 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | 5-28-1970 | Formerly titled: "Backward, Turn Backward" Revised. | 5 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | 5-28-1970 | Formerly titled: "Backward, Turn Backward" Revised. Title change 5-28-1970. | 59 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | 7-7-1970 | Revised. F.R. Prod. # 32311. | 46 l. |
| 11 | They’re tearing down Tim Riley’s bar. | 1-20-1971 | n.d. | A short story by Rod Serling. Formerly titled: "Backward, Turn Backward" | 41 l. |
