The Man and the Challenge

Sep 12, 1959 (en) Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 12, 1959
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    The Man and the Challenge
  • Release
    Sep 12, 1959
  • en
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Overview

The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Ivan Tors

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Jack Ging

    Dan Wright

  2. Joyce Meadows

    Lynn Allen

  3. George Nader

    Dr. Glenn Barton

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 1

Season 1 ( 1959-09-12)

The Sphere of No Return

Episode: 1

Maximum Capacity

Episode: 2

Odds Against Survival

Episode: 3

Sky Diving

Episode: 4

Experiments in Terror

Episode: 5

Invisible Force

Episode: 6

Escape to Nepal

Episode: 7

Border to Border

Episode: 8

Trial by Fire

Episode: 9

White Out

Episode: 10

The Breaking Point

Episode: 11

Jungle Survival

Episode: 12

I've Killed Seven Men

Episode: 13

Man Without Fear

Episode: 14

The Visitors

Episode: 15

The Storm

Episode: 16

Killer River

Episode: 17

Rodeo

Episode: 18

The Windowless Room

Episode: 19

Nightmare Crossing

Episode: 20

The Lure of Danger

Episode: 21

Recovery

Episode: 22

Buried Alive

Episode: 23

Recondo

Episode: 24

Flying Lab

Episode: 25

Hurricane Mesa

Episode: 26

Astro Female

Episode: 27

The Extra Sense

Episode: 28

Man in a Capsule

Episode: 29

The Dropper

Episode: 30

High Dive

Episode: 31

Daredevils

Episode: 32

Shooter McLaine

Episode: 33

Early Warning

Episode: 34

Breakoff

Episode: 35

Highway to Danger

Episode: 36
Sep 12, 1959 (en)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 12, 1959
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title The Man and the Challenge
en

Overview

The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Ivan Tors

    Producer