16th episode of the 4th season of The Twilight Zone
"On Thursday We Leave for Home"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.
Season 4 Episode 16
Directed by
Buzz Kulik
Written by
Rod Serling
Featured music
Stock
Production code
4868
Original air date
May 2, 1963 (1963-05-02)
Guest appearances
James Whitmore
Tim O'Connor
James Broderick
Paul Langton
Jo Helton
Mercedes Shirley
Russ Bender
Danny Kulick
Madge Kennedy
John Ward
Shirley O'Hara
Tony Benson
Lew Gallo
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"On Thursday We Leave for Home" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. In this episode, a struggling colony on a distant planet awaits the arrival of a ship that will take them back to Earth. The story centers on the resulting cross-cultural encounter and the enduring ties to one's home planet, chiefly as seen through the eyes of the colony's leader, William Benteen (played by James Whitmore).
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