September 12, 1959 • 30m
In order to test human stamina at high altitudes, Barton and two other men go up in a balloon. When one panics and fails the requi...Read more
September 19, 1959 • 30m
Barton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants to determine ...Read more
September 26, 1959 • 30m
Episode 3 of Season 1 premiered on September 26, 1959
October 3, 1959 • 30m
To study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a brother-and-s...Read more
October 10, 1959 • 30m
Episode 5 of Season 1 premiered on October 10, 1959
October 17, 1959 • 30m
In a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clandestine athle...Read more
October 24, 1959 • 30m
In order to test the U2-21 drug which supposedly increases a man's ability to retain oxygen at great heights, Barton puts a group ...Read more
October 31, 1959 • 30m
Two antagonistic jet pilots are entered into a Mexican auto race to prove that a team can overcome obstacles better than any single person could.
November 7, 1959 • 30m
Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
November 14, 1959 • 30m
Barton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment will lead to ...Read more
November 28, 1959 • 30m
A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.
December 5, 1959 • 30m
Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.
December 12, 1959 • 30m
Episode 13 of Season 1 premiered on December 12, 1959
December 19, 1959 • 30m
Barton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that fear is a nece...Read more
December 26, 1959 • 30m
Episode 15 of Season 1 premiered on December 26, 1959
January 1, 1960 • 30m
Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
January 9, 1960 • 30m
On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
January 23, 1960 • 30m
Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.
January 30, 1960 • 30m
A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career ...Read more
February 6, 1960 • 30m
Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.
February 13, 1960 • 30m
Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
February 20, 1960 • 30m
Episode 22 of Season 1 premiered on February 20, 1960
February 27, 1960 • 30m
Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
March 3, 1960 • 30m
A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.
March 12, 1960 • 30m
Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
March 19, 1960 • 30m
Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
March 26, 1960 • 30m
Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
April 2, 1960 • 30m
In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
April 9, 1960 • 30m
Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
April 23, 1960 • 30m
Episode 30 of Season 1 premiered on April 23, 1960
April 30, 1960 • 30m
Episode 31 of Season 1 premiered on April 30, 1960
May 7, 1960 • 30m
Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.
May 21, 1960 • 30m
Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.
May 28, 1960 • 30m
Episode 34 of Season 1 premiered on May 28, 1960
June 4, 1960 • 30m
Episode 35 of Season 1 premiered on June 4, 1960
June 11, 1960 • 30m
Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.