The Man and the Challenge Season 1

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1x01 The Sphere of No Return aired Sep 12, 1959

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 replace... read more

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1x02 Maximum Capacity aired Sep 19, 1959

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 f... read more

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1x03 Odds Against Survival aired Sep 26, 1959

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1x04 Sky Diving aired Oct 03, 1959

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: Su... read more

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1x05 Experiments in Terror aired Oct 10, 1959

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1x06 Invisible Force aired Oct 17, 1959

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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1x07 Escape to Nepal aired Oct 24, 1959

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 r... read more

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1x08 Border to Border aired Oct 31, 1959

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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1x09 Trial by Fire aired Nov 07, 1959

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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1x10 White Out aired Nov 14, 1959

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 ... read more

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1x11 The Breaking Point aired Nov 28, 1959

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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1x12 Jungle Survival aired Dec 05, 1959

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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1x13 I've Killed Seven Men aired Dec 12, 1959

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1x14 Man Without Fear aired Dec 19, 1959

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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1x15 The Visitors aired Dec 26, 1959

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1x16 The Storm aired Jan 01, 1960

Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.

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1x17 Killer River aired Jan 09, 1960

On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.

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1x18 Rodeo aired Jan 23, 1960

Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.

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1x19 The Windowless Room aired Jan 30, 1960

A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career and marriage. Barton restor... read more

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1x20 Nightmare Crossing aired Feb 06, 1960

Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.

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1x21 The Lure of Danger aired Feb 13, 1960

Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.

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1x22 Recovery aired Feb 20, 1960

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1x23 Buried Alive aired Feb 27, 1960

Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.

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1x24 Recondo aired Mar 03, 1960

A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.

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1x25 Flying Lab aired Mar 12, 1960

Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.

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1x26 Hurricane Mesa aired Mar 19, 1960

Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.

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1x27 Astro Female aired Mar 26, 1960

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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1x28 The Extra Sense aired Apr 02, 1960

In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.

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1x29 Man in a Capsule aired Apr 09, 1960

Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.

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1x30 The Dropper aired Apr 23, 1960

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1x31 High Dive aired Apr 30, 1960

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1x32 Daredevils aired May 07, 1960

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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1x33 Shooter McLaine aired May 21, 1960

Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.

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1x34 Early Warning aired May 28, 1960

Barton narrowly escapes death when scientist Clifford Beck (Philip Ober). ignoring his own physical limits and a warning, misreads test instruments.

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1x35 Breakoff aired Jun 04, 1960

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1x36 Highway to Danger aired Jun 11, 1960

Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.

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