Episode
The Twilight Zone: The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
Overview
Jeff Myrtlebank comes back to life at his own funeral and soon begins to act very strangely...
Details
- Series
- The Twilight Zone
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1962-02-23
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank is Episode 23 in Season 3 of The Twilight Zone. It aired on 1962-02-23. The runtime is 26 min.
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