The Outer Limits (1990s series) Episode Guide

Season 4 episode guide revision date: November 17, 2001

The latest version of this guide can be found at:
http://www.innermind.com/outerlimits/

See the guide introduction for notes about the series. Air dates are the first showing in the U.S. on Showtime. There were four season 3 episodes, episodes #62-65, which for an unknown reason Showtime did not air then but intermixed them among the fourth season episodes so are listed in the season 3 guide.

66. Criminal Nature - January 23, 1998

A detective tries to prevent genetically enhanced children from wreaking havoc on his city.

[viewer warnings]		V
Guest Starring
	Gary Cole	{Detective Ray Venable}
	Louis Del Grande
	Jason Gray-Stanford	{Dylan}
	Lynda Boyd	{Marie}
	Jill Teed
	Anthony Ulc
Written by		Brad Markowitz
Directed by		Steve Anker
Featuring
	Joel Palmer	Jesse Venable
	Kavan Smith	Lieutenant O'Neill
	Rachel Cronin	GRS Girl
	John MacLaren	Rosen
	Judith Maxie	Mayor Grant
	Fred Henderson	Acosta
	David Cameron	Medic

Notes:

This was a sequel to Unnatural Selection

67. The Hunt - January 30, 1998

After hunting is banned, sportsmen hunt androids who have outlived their usefulness.

[viewer warnings]		V
Guest Starring
	Doug Savant
	Ron White
	Sarah Strange
	David McNally
	Don Thompson
	Tobias Mehler
and	Bob Gunton	as Clute
Written by		Sam Egan
Directed by		Mario Azzopardi
Featuring
	Robert Moloney	Veeter
	D. Harlan Cutshall	Driver
	Russell Ferrier	Game Warden

68. Relativity Theory - February 27, 1998

A survey team in search of resources depleted on Earth come upon a planet which sensors say has no intelligent life but is rich in minerals. They soon find out otherwise.

[viewer warnings]		V
Guest Starring
	Melissa Gilbert	{Teresa Janovitch}
	Jeremy Ratchford	{Sgt. Adam Sears}
	Tim Guinee	{Corporal Charles Pendelton}
	Hiro Kanagawa
	Michael Kopsa
Written by		Carleton Eastlake
Directed by		Ken Girotti
Featuring
	Robert Lewis	Jake Sternlicht
	Mary Ann Skoll	Judith Mason
	Doug Jones	Elder Alien
	Eg Mahan	Wounded Alien

69. Josh - March 6, 1998

A TV reporter tries to get a story from a man who seems to have mysterious powers. After the military becomes involved she takes even more of an interest.

[viewer warnings]		MV AC
Guest Starring
	Alex McArthur	{Josh Butler}
	Kate Vernon	{Judy Warren}
	Grant Heslov
	Fulvio Cecere
	Larry Musser	{Major Samuel Harbeck}
and	Scott Hylands	{Col. Roger Tennent}
Written by		Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by		Jorge Montesi
Featuring
	Joe Pascual	Lt. Marquez
	Caroline Elliot	Allison James
	Allixandria East	Sarah James
	Jon Raitt	Gordon Huntmeyer
	Edward Evanko	Preacher

70. Glyphic - March 20, 1998

A health official visits a town where a mysterious plague killed many of the children 12 years earlier.

[viewer warnings]		V AL AC
Guest Starring
	Rachael Leigh Cook	{Cassie}
	Peter Flemming	{Tom Young}
	Tom McBeath
	Robin Duke
	Tom Heaton
and	Lane Smith	{Dr. Malcolm Boussard}
Written by		Naren Shankar
Directed by		Catherine O'Hara
Featuring
	Brad Swaile	Louis Boussard
	Shannon Beaty	Young Cassie
	Ryan DeBoer	Young Louis
	Jonathon Young	Billy
	Constance Barnes	Doctor
	Heater Chopko	Receptionist

71. Identity Crisis - March 27, 1998

Some experiments are being done where a man's mind and brain functions are transfered into an android for short periods of time. Then during one of these times the man's body is killed.

[viewer warnings]		V BN AC
Guest Starring
	Lou Diamond Phillips	{Captain Cotter McCoy}
	Robert Joy	{Dr. Greg Olander}
	Scott Kraft	{Colonel Pete Butler}
	Dale Wilson	{General Langston Chase}
and	Teri Polo	as Sally McCoy
Written by		James Crocker
Directed by		Brad Turner
Featuring
	John McConnach	Commando
	Awaovieyi Agie	Guard

72. The Vaccine - April 3, 1998

A genetically engineered doomsday virus kills much of the Earth's population. A vaccine is delivered to 12 quarantined survivors but there is only enough to save 3 of them.

[viewer warnings]		V AL
Guest Starring
	Maria Conchita Alonso	{Marie Alexander}
	Lane Gates	{Harry}
	Brent David Fraser	{Graham}
	Biski Gugushe
	Eric Keenleyside
	Jay Brazeau	{Katz}
	Megan Leitch	{Barb}
	Joy Coghill
Written by		Brad Wright
Directed by		Neill Fearnley
Featuring
	Jason Gaffney	Kirk
	Laurie Murdoch	Lawrence
	Michael Buie	Soldier
	Joanna Piros	News Anchor
	Claire Riley	Dr. Egan

73. Fear Itself - April 10, 1998

A man's brain is transformed into a psychic weapon while he's being treated for crippling phobias stemming from a childhood trauma.

[viewer warnings]		V RP AL BN AC
Guest Starring
	Arye Gross	{Bernard Selden}
	Tanya Allen	{Lisa}
	Lorena Gale
	Benjamin Ratner
	Alex Diakun	{Mr. Wilkes}
and	Jeffrey De Munn	as Dr. {Adam} Pike
Written by		Sam Egan
Directed by		James Head
Featuring
	Eric Schneider	Dr. Osgoode
	Althea McAdam	Woman
	Matthew Prior	Boy
	Darren Moore	Gangmember
	Michael Cram	McKenna
	Howard Siegel	Superintendent
	Max Peters	Young Bernard
	Jim Smith	Orphanage Caretaker

74. The Joining - April 17, 1998

In order to survive the atmosphere following a global disaster, a NASA scientist merges his DNA with life forms on Venus.

[viewer warnings]		V AL BN
Guest Starring
	C. Thomas Howell	{Capt. Miles Davidow}
	Amanda Tapping	{Kate Girard}
	Jim Byrnes
	Linda Darlow
and	Jeffrey Jones	as Dr. Scott Perkins
Story By		Sam Egan, Jonathan Glassner & Brad Wright
Teleplay by		Sam Egan
Directed by		Brad Turner
Featuring
	Michael Tiernan	Major Braithwaite
	Alvin Sanders	Chaplain

75. To Tell the Truth - April 24, 1998

A discredited scientist tries to convince colonists to evacuate their planet before they're destroyed by radiation.

[viewer warnings]		V AL BN
Guest Starring
	Gregory Harrison	{Dr. Larry Chambers}
	Kim Huffman	{Amanda Harper}
	Alan Scarfe	{Montgomery Bennett}
	Ken Pogue	{Ian Harper}
and	William Atherton	{Franklin Murdock}
Written by		Lawrence Meyers
Directed by		Mario Azzopardi
Featuring
	David Allan Pearson	Stanley Fenton
	Marcy Goldberg	Council Member Roark
	Doug Jones	Alien #1
	Eg Mahan	Alien #2

76. Mary 25 - May 29, 1998

Inventor Charlie Bouton is determined to sell his newest creation, a robotic nanny, but is having a difficult time convincing influential corporate leaders of its potential success. Because of the former Valerie 23 fiasco they greet Mary 25 with a great deal of skepticism. Charlie decides to use his own children to prove Mary's capabilities.

[viewer warnings]		V AL N AC
Guest Starring
	Cynthia Geary	{Teryl}
	Tom Butler	{Charlie Bouton}
with	Michael Shanks	as Melburn Ross
and	Sofia Shinas	as Mary 25
Written by		Jonathan Glassner
Directed by		James Head
Featuring
	Britt McKillip	Brook Bouton
	Matthew Prior	Brandon Bouton
	Patrica Mayen Salazar	Carmen Ortega
	Paula Shaw	Mrs. Janus
	Ian Robison	Grant Kildale

Notes:

This was a sequel to Valerie 23 and included a few short clips from that episode.

77. Final Exam - June 26, 1998

A student genius threatens to destroy millions of people with a cold fusion bomb. His demands on the government are to murder his enemies: a couple of cruel foster parents, corrupt professors, and a mean librarian.

[viewer warnings]		V AL AC
Guest Starring
	Brett Cullen	{Dr. John Martin}
	Peter Stebbings	{Seth Todtmann}
	Stellina Rusich
and	Kevin Tighe
Written by		Carleton Eastlake
Directed by		Mario Azzopardi
Featuring
	Michael St. John Smith	Dean Irwin
	Andrew McIlroy	Hal Kaplan
	Garvin Cross	Lt. Jackson
	Darcy Kirkpatrick	Communications Officer
	Chris Nelson Norris	Captain Litvak
	Derek Peakman	Professor Wylie
	Kyra Azzopardi	Kate Martin
	Gary Hetherington	Chief Davis
	Bob Dawson	Mr. Walker
	Sharon Alexander	Girl Hostage
	Brennan Elliot	Tom
	John Innes	Teacher
	Derek Lowe	Student

78. Lithia - July 3, 1998

A cryogenically frozen man awakens after 40 years to discover Earth is inhabited only by women.

[viewer warnings]		V AL N AC
Guest Starring
	David Keith	{Maj. Jason Mercer}
	Claire Rankin	{Ariel}
	Nadia Capone	{Miranda}
	Kirsten Williamson	{Pele}
	Camille Mitchell
and	Julie Harris	as Hera
Written by		Sam Egan
Directed by		Helen Shaver
Featuring
	Katie Stuart	Phoebe
	Karin Konoval	Sarah
	Beverley Elliot	Celeste
	Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson	Nomi
	Julie Bond	Pontella
	Michelle Hart	Enya
	Nadia Leigh Nascimento	Elysse

79. Monster - July 10, 1998

The CIA experiments to use telekinesis as an assassination tool.

[viewer warnings]		V AL
Guest Starring
	Harry Hamlin	{Ford Maddox}
	Nicole DeBoer	{Rachel Sanders}
	Aaron Pearl	{Roger Beckersly}
	Bridget O'Sullivan	{Louise McDonnaugh}
and	Robert Guillaume	as Mr. Brown
Written by		Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by		Allan Eastman
Featuring
	David Lloyd Austin	Mistoslav Krufchik
	Ronald Selmour	Colonel Kikongo
	Nicholas Harrison	Head of Security
	Sean Millington	Delta #1 Leader
	Michael Brynjolfson	Delta #2 Leader
	Scott Swanson	General Baker
	Richard Leacock	Dairy Guard

80. Sarcophagus - August 7, 1998

An Alaskan archeological team discovers what appears to be a burial mound containig an alien remains.

[viewer warnings]		V AL
Guest Starring
	Lisa Zane	{Nathalie Grainger}
	David Cubitt	{Curtis Grainger}
	Peter Wilds
	Eli Gabay
and	Robert Picardo	{Emmet Harley}
Written by		Bill Froehlich
Directed by		Jeff Woolnough
Featuring
	Doug Jones	Alien/Alien Doctor
	Patricia Dahlquist	Doctor

Notes:

This episode was dedicated to the memory of Michael Blacklock. He did special effects in the new Outer Limits and other shows.

81. Nightmare - August 14, 1998

A voice plays a deadly game of interrogation when aliens capture a military cruiser.

[viewer warnings]		V AL
Guest Starring
	Steven Bauer	{Waylon Dumar}
	Maurice Dean Wint	{Capt. Roger Kimbro}
	Kerry Sandomirsky	{Kristen O'Keefe}
	Brandy Ledford	{Dr. Elana Chomski}
	Cameron Graham	{Lt. Christopher Valentine}
	Garry Chalk
and	Robin Shou	{Maj. Ronald Naguchi}
Based Upon the Original Episode by		Joseph Stefano
Story by		Sam Egan and Tracy Torme
Teleplay by		Sam Egan
Directed by		James Head
Featuring
	Danny Wattley	Dennis Cameron
	Adam Harrington	Billy Valentine
	Eric Schneider	The Voice
	Chantal Strand	Young Girl

Notes:

This episode was dedicated to the memory of Leslie Stevens who died April 24, 1998. He was an executive producer and director of the original Outer Limits. As the credits indicate, this episode was another one adapted from the original series.

82. Promised Land - August 21, 1998

A family of aliens try to protect their food and farm from a group of hostile humans.

[viewer warnings]		V
Guest Starring
	Caroline Goodall	{Rebecca}
	Joseph Kell	{David}
	Susan Hogan
and	Rene Auberjonois	{Dlavan}
Story by		Brad Markowitz and Brad Wright
Teleplay by		Brad Markowitz
Directed by		Neill Fearnley
Featuring
	Jessica Harmon	Tali
	Jane Sowerby	Ruth
	Lanchlan Murdoch	Ma'al
	Paul Magel	Caleb
	Kristian Ayre	T'sha
	John Tench	Alex
	Devin Drewitz	Isaac

Notes:

This episode picks up where The Camp left off.

83. The Balance of Nature - September 4, 1998

A doctor develops the technology to reverse aging and disease.

[viewer warnings]		V
Guest Starring
	Maurice Godin	{Dr. Noah Phillips}
	Harve Presnell	{Greg Matheson}
	Lisa Maris	{Meredith}
	Fiona Loewi
	Andrew Airlie	{Dr. Don Kingsly}
and	Barbara Rush	{Barbara}
Written by		Derek Lowe
Directed by		Steve Johnson

Notes:

Barbara Rush was in the original Outer Limits episode The Forms Of Things Unknown. This episode was written by an independent writer and was Derek's first TV script produced. His original title was Picture Perfect Family which after some re-writes became Best Years of My Life then ended up as Balance of Nature. Derek also does acting and had a small part in Final Exam but his part was cut from the final cut of the episode even though he was still credited for it.

84. The Origin of Species - November 27, 1998

Dr. Ira Nodel has his body altered to communicate with aliens who have seeded Earth with their genetic material. He is joined on an alien spaceship by son Paul, Paul's girlfriend, and six students. When Dr. Nodel touches a glowing post in the ship's control room, both he and Paul are consumed by a mysterious light. Then the students start disappearing two by two.

[viewer warnings]		N
Guest Starring
	Ryan Reynolds	{Paul Nodel}
	Kathleen Duborg	{Hope}
	William de Vry
	Tara Spencer-Nairn	{Heather}
	Kirby Morrow
	Clare Lapinskie
	Terri Lynn Ibisoglu
	Silvio Pollio
and	Ron Rifkin	as Dr. Eric Nodel
Excerpts by		Jonathan Glassner
Story by		Jonathan Glassner & Naren Shankar
Teleplay by		Naren Shankar
Directed by		Brad Turner
Double Helix excerpts starring
	Andrew Johnston
	L. Harvey Gold

Notes:

This episode is a sequal to Double Helix.

85. Phobos Rising - December 4, 1998

Soldiers on Mars fear an explosion on Earth marks the end of a long truce between opposing alliances.

[viewer warnings]		V AL
Guest Starring
	Adam Baldwin	{Major James Bowen}
	Barbara Eve Harris	{Colonel Samantha Elliot}
	Gordon Currie
	Kevin McNulty
and	Joan Chen	as Major Dara Talif
Written by		Garth Gerald Wilson
Directed by		Helen Shaver
Featuring
	Jennifer Copping	Coporal Harrier
	Robert Luft	Coporal Edwards
	Mina E. Mina	Colonel Paz
	Brendan Stitchman	Private Juanas
	Winston Brown	Sergeant Nichols
	Rob Freeman	Captain Rosen
	Daryl Scheelar	Sergeant Laughton

Notes:

This is the first episode to air in syndication before on Showtime.

86. Black Box - December 11, 1998

A missing package contains powerful secrets, and everyone wants a piece of the action.

[viewer warnings]		V AL
Guest Starring
	Ron Perlman	{Lt. Col. Brandon Grace}
	Maria Del Mar	{Jennifer}
	Chris Mulkey
	Michael David Simms
	Belinda Metz
	Peter DeLuise
	Julie Patzwald
	Terence Kelly
Written by		Brad Markowitz
Directed by		Steven Weber
Featuring
	Julie Fitzgerald	Penny
	Nancy Kerr	Dr. Allensworth
	Donny Lucas	Hornet

87. In Our Own Image - December 18, 1998

A woman abducted by an escaped android gets a crash course in robot repairs.

[viewer warnings]		V AL N AC
Guest Starring
	Nana Visitor	{Celia}
	Nicholas Lea	{Mac 27}
	Timothy Webber
	Bill Dow
Excerpts by		Brad Wright, James Crocker, Jonathan Glassner
Story by		Naren Shankar
Teleplay by		Naren Shankar, Carleton Eastlake, Chris
		Ruppenthal, Brad Markowitz
Directed by		Steve Anker
Featuring
	Tim O'Halloran	Security Chief
	Dana Pemberton	Security Guard
	John Wardlow	Dr. Blake

Notes:

This episode had excerpts from Bits of Love, Valerie 23, Identity Crisis, and The Camp.

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