The Man and the Challenge(1959)
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
First Air Date: 1959-09-12
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 36
The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.
Keywords
scientist
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 36E01
The Sphere of No Return
Air Date: 1959-09-12
In order to test human stamina at high altitudes, Barton and two other men go up in a balloon. When one panics and fa...
E02
Maximum Capacity
Air Date: 1959-09-19
Barton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants ...
E03
Odds Against Survival
Air Date: 1959-09-26
No episode overview available.
E04
Sky Diving
Air Date: 1959-10-03
To study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a ...
E05
Experiments in Terror
Air Date: 1959-10-10
No episode overview available.
E06
Invisible Force
Air Date: 1959-10-17
In a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clan...
E07
Escape to Nepal
Air Date: 1959-10-24
In order to test the U2-21 drug which supposedly increases a man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights, Barton ...
E08
Border to Border
Air Date: 1959-10-31
Two antagonistic jet pilots are entered into a Mexican auto race to prove that a team can overcome obstacles better t...
E09
Trial by Fire
Air Date: 1959-11-07
Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
E10
White Out
Air Date: 1959-11-14
Barton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment ...
E11
The Breaking Point
Air Date: 1959-11-28
A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his break...
E12
Jungle Survival
Air Date: 1959-12-05
Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four l...
E13
I've Killed Seven Men
Air Date: 1959-12-12
No episode overview available.
E14
Man Without Fear
Air Date: 1959-12-19
Barton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that f...
E15
The Visitors
Air Date: 1959-12-26
No episode overview available.
E16
The Storm
Air Date: 1960-01-01
Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
E17
Killer River
Air Date: 1960-01-09
On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
E18
Rodeo
Air Date: 1960-01-23
Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.
E19
The Windowless Room
Air Date: 1960-01-30
A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroy...
E20
Nightmare Crossing
Air Date: 1960-02-06
Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.
E21
The Lure of Danger
Air Date: 1960-02-13
Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
E22
Recovery
Air Date: 1960-02-20
No episode overview available.
E23
Buried Alive
Air Date: 1960-02-27
Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
E24
Recondo
Air Date: 1960-03-03
A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.
E25
Flying Lab
Air Date: 1960-03-12
Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
E26
Hurricane Mesa
Air Date: 1960-03-19
Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
E27
Astro Female
Air Date: 1960-03-26
Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
E28
The Extra Sense
Air Date: 1960-04-02
In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
E29
Man in a Capsule
Air Date: 1960-04-09
Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
E30
The Dropper
Air Date: 1960-04-23
No episode overview available.
E31
High Dive
Air Date: 1960-04-30
No episode overview available.
E32
Daredevils
Air Date: 1960-05-07
Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies ...
E33
Shooter McLaine
Air Date: 1960-05-21
Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test in...
E34
Early Warning
Air Date: 1960-05-28
No episode overview available.
E35
Breakoff
Air Date: 1960-06-04
No episode overview available.
E36
Highway to Danger
Air Date: 1960-06-11
Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.
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