The Man and the Challenge
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.
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- 1.01Sphere of No ReturnRate
- 1.02Maximum CapacityRate
- 1.03Odds Against SurvivalRate
- 1.04Sky DivingRate
- 1.05Experiments in TerrorRate
- 1.06Invisible ForceRate
- 1.07Escape to NepalRate
- 1.08Border to BorderRate
- 1.09Trial by FireRate
- 1.10White OutRate
- 1.11The Breaking PointRate
- 1.12Jungle SurvivalRate
- 1.13I've Killed Seven MenRate
- 1.14Man Without FearRate
- 1.15The VisitorsRate
- 1.16The StormRate
- 1.17Killer RiverRate
- 1.18RodeoRate
- 1.19The Windowless RoomRate
- 1.20Nightmare CrossingRate
- 1.21The Lure of DangerRate
- 1.22RecoveryRate
- 1.23Buried AliveRate
- 1.24RecondoRate
- 1.25Flying LabRate
- 1.26Hurricane MesaRate
- 1.27Astro FemaleRate
- 1.28The Extra SenseRate
- 1.29Man in a CapsuleRate
- 1.30The DropperRate
- 1.31High DiveRate
- 1.32DaredevilsRate
- 1.33Shooter McLaineRate
- 1.34Early WarningRate
- 1.35BreakoffRate
- 1.36Highway to DangerRate
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