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The Man and the Challenge: Season 1
September 12, 1959
36 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
36
1
The Sphere of No Return
Sep 12, 1959
30 min
In order to test human stamina at high altitudes, Barton and two other men go up in a balloon. When one panics and fails the required standards he is replaced by a woman which draws a hostile response from the remaining pilot.
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2
Maximum Capacity
Sep 19, 1959
30 min
Barton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants to determine the best way to train men for high security jobs in the Arctic.
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3
Odds Against Survival
Sep 26, 1959
30 min
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4
Sky Diving
Oct 3, 1959
30 min
To study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a brother-and-sister team of skydivers: Suzanne and Georges Bolet.
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5
Experiments in Terror
Oct 10, 1959
30 min
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6
Invisible Force
Oct 17, 1959
30 min
In a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clandestine athletic unit to free them.
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7
Escape to Nepal
Oct 24, 1959
30 min
In order to test the U2-21 drug which supposedly increases a man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights, Barton puts a group of mountaineers through a rigorous test in the Rockies before sending them to the Himalayas for a final test.
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8
Border to Border
Oct 31, 1959
30 min
Two antagonistic jet pilots are entered into a Mexican auto race to prove that a team can overcome obstacles better than any single person could.
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9
Trial by Fire
Nov 7, 1959
30 min
Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
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10
White Out
Nov 14, 1959
30 min
Barton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment will lead to an understanding of how to freeze astronauts to withstand certain aspects of interplanetary flight.
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11
The Breaking Point
Nov 28, 1959
30 min
A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.
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12
Jungle Survival
Dec 5, 1959
30 min
Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.
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13
I've Killed Seven Men
Dec 12, 1959
30 min
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14
Man Without Fear
Dec 19, 1959
30 min
Barton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that fear is a necessary part of courage.
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15
The Visitors
Dec 26, 1959
30 min
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16
The Storm
Jan 1, 1960
30 min
Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
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17
Killer River
Jan 9, 1960
30 min
On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
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18
Rodeo
Jan 23, 1960
30 min
Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.
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19
The Windowless Room
Jan 30, 1960
30 min
A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career and marriage. Barton restores the pilot's confidence by using hypnotic techniques.
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20
Nightmare Crossing
Feb 6, 1960
30 min
Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.
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21
The Lure of Danger
Feb 13, 1960
30 min
Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
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22
Recovery
Feb 20, 1960
30 min
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23
Buried Alive
Feb 27, 1960
30 min
Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
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24
Recondo
Mar 3, 1960
30 min
A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.
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25
Flying Lab
Mar 12, 1960
30 min
Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
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26
Hurricane Mesa
Mar 19, 1960
30 min
Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
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27
Astro Female
Mar 26, 1960
30 min
Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
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28
The Extra Sense
Apr 2, 1960
30 min
In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
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29
Man in a Capsule
Apr 9, 1960
30 min
Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
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30
The Dropper
Apr 23, 1960
30 min
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31
High Dive
Apr 30, 1960
30 min
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32
Daredevils
May 7, 1960
30 min
Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.
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33
Shooter McLaine
May 21, 1960
30 min
Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.
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34
Early Warning
May 28, 1960
30 min
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35
Breakoff
Jun 4, 1960
30 min
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36
Highway to Danger
Jun 11, 1960
30 min
Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.
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