Features: DVD Episodes: "Mr. Bevis" (Episode 33, June 3, 1960) - Orson Bean is James B.W. Bevis, a good-natured, accident-prone eccentric whose guardian angel gives him a chance at success. But there's a catch: all the goofiness in his personality has got to go. "The Silence" (Episode 61, April 28, 1961) - Archie Taylor (Franchot Tone) offers incessant talker Jamie Tennyson half a million dollars if he can keep quiet for a year. It's a bet that Tennyson can't resist. "On Thursday We Leave for Home" (Episode 118, May 2, 1963, 50 min.) - William Benteen (James Whitmore) has been the unquestioned leader of a stranded outpost in space for 30 years. But when a rescue ship usurps his power, he tries to force the colonists to remain.
 Editor's Note
 Includes three incredible episodes of the incredible 1960s science fiction television program. MR. BEVIS (Episode 33, 1960): Eccentric Mr. Bevis is offered a chance for great success from his guardian angel, but must lose his idiosyncratic behaviors. THE SILENCE (Episode 61, 1961): A gabby woman is offered a half million dollars to shut up for a year. ON THURSDAY WE LEAVE FOR HOME (Episode 118, 1963): The commander of an isolated settlement loses his authority when a rescue ship shows up.
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