Sat, Oct 14, 1961
Young actress Patricia Parker arrives in Sunrise with a touring theatre troupe and instantly experiences deja vu. Although she has never set foot in the town before, she has an uncanny ability to navigate Sunrise as if she were a local resident. In time Sheriff Mayberry begins to suspect that Parker might be Annie Ahearn, a child missing for twelve years and presumed murdered by a man now serving a life sentence in prison for the crime.
Sat, Oct 28, 1961
Tennis bum Johnny Jones runs out of money and gets off the bus in Sunrise. Utilizing his cultivated charm and good looks, he quickly insinuates himself into the town's country club set, where he draws the attention of a gay divorcée, a widow, and the dying daughter of a wealthy man. Johnny romances them all in an attempt to win the wealthiest woman.
Sat, Nov 18, 1961
While driving, businessman Joe Harrison is involved in an accident that kills a stranger. A prominent attorney hired for him later produces several witnesses to the accident, but Harrison is stunned when their version of events are outright lies designed to exonerate him. Although advised by everyone to stay quiet, Harrison begins to find himself punished by his own conscience.
Sat, Nov 25, 1961
On a visit from out of state, Constable Gowdy recognizes upstanding Sunrise citizen Virgil Blessing as his suspect who eluded capture over twenty years ago. When Virgil refuses to be extradited, Gowdy contrives to trick the man into returning with him to Arkansas to stand trial in this serio-comic tale.
Top-rated
Sat, Dec 2, 1961
D.A. Glenn Wagner's wife Sally gives a young drifter a lift into town, but drops him off at the outskirts after he makes a pass at her. He kills the proprietor of a general store, then goes on a rampage at the local dance hall. After his arrest, he comes under suspicion for the murder. Sally is the only one who can place him at the scene at the time the murder was committed, but has her own dark secrets she doesn't want coming to light.
Sat, Jan 6, 1962
A stranger comes to Sunrise, soon making a play for a hard-boiled waitress, but also for shy, mousy spinster who works in an office. He sweeps both off their feet, in different fashions, asking the typist to marry him. The waitress finds out and forces him to explain he only intends to stay married until she gets an inheritance she has yet to find out about.
Sat, Jan 13, 1962
Sunrise resident Claire Perkins travels to New York City to become a famous writer. There she becomes involved with producer Oren Dunning and his theatrical friends who are all poised to help Claire climb the ladder to success. When she's discovered hanging in the closet, an apparent suicide, the police begin to unravel her complex relationships.
Sat, Jan 27, 1962
Sunrise is outraged by the return of former resident Mark Gateson who comes home after a long prison sentence for the murder of his wife. Gateson declares his innocence and buys an ad in the newspaper offering a reward for the capture of the real killer. When he takes up again with Louisa, the other woman in the love triangle leading to his wife's killing, the town refuses to believe his claims of innocence.
Sat, Feb 10, 1962
Unlucky in love Carol Wells is cold and embittered following several relationships in which she's been jilted by gold diggers. Wanting revenge against all men, she sets her sights on lonely Frank Everest and hatches a diabolical plan to marry him, frame him for a crime, and enjoy his wealth while he languishes in prison.
Sat, Feb 17, 1962
Honesty versus greed and revenge pose a problem for John Benson, the only witness to a killing. Benson identifies Scotty Blake as the perpetrator and is rewarded for his efforts by employer Paul Kent with a promotion. However, Kent harbors a longstanding grudge against the Blake family. When Benson worries he's made a mistaken identification and rescinds his statement, he faces the anger of Kent, his family, and the community of Sunrise.
Sat, Mar 3, 1962
Lovely Betty Sloane returns to Sunrise for a visit and finds herself suddenly falling in love with Steve Martyck, a traveling salesman. However, there's more to Steve than meets the eye, and after he reveals his true identity to her, their relationship continues though Betty herself is concealing a dark secret of her own.
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Sat, Mar 24, 1962
The series finale "I Kiss Your Shadow", with Joanne Linville and George Grizzard as guest stars, is a story of a man crushed by the memory of his wife's death in an automobile accident. In his book Danse Macabre, Stephen King nominated this episode as "...the single most frightening story ever done on TV." King wrote that Bus Stop was "...a straight drama show,... The final episode, however, deviated wildly into the supernatural, and for me, Robert Bloch's adaptation of his own short story "I Kiss Your Shadow" has never been beaten on TV - and rarely any where else - for eerie, mounting horror."