Episode
The Twilight Zone: Perchance to Dream
Overview
A man with a heart condition explains to his psychiatrist that he feels extremely tired, because he is terrified of falling asleep for fear he might die.
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1959-11-27
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Perchance to Dream is Episode 9 in Season 1 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 1959-11-27. The runtime is 26 min.
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