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29th episode of the 2nd season of The Twilight Zone
"The Obsolete Man"
The Twilight Zone episode
Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth in "The Obsolete Man"
Episode no.
Season 2 Episode 29
Directed by
Elliot Silverstein
Written by
Rod Serling
Featured music
Stock
Production code
173-3661
Original air date
June 2, 1961 (1961-06-02)
Guest appearances
Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth
Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor
Josip Elic as the Subaltern
Episode chronology
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"The Obsolete Man" is episode 65 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, starring Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth, the accused, and Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor (and prosecutor). It originally aired on June 2, 1961, on CBS.[1] The story was later adapted for The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas starring Jason Alexander as Wordsworth.
^Doran, Thomas M., "Human Liberty and 'The Obsolete Man'", catholic World Report, March 18, 2016
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