The Man and the Challenge

S1 · E1 · 12. Sep 1959

The Sphere of No Return Folge 1

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 required standards he is replaced by a woman which draws a hostile response from the remaining pilot.

S1 · E2 · 19. Sep 1959

Maximum Capacity Folge 2

Barton sends two men into the frozen north to test their endurance in extreme levels of cold and isolation. He wants to determine the best way to train men for high security jobs in the Arctic.

S1 · E3 · 26. Sep 1959

Odds Against Survival Folge 3

S1 · E4 · 3. Okt 1959

Sky Diving Folge 4

To study the effects of gravity on potential astronauts, Barton goes to France to learn free fall parachuting from a brother-and-sister team of skydivers: Suzanne and Georges Bolet.

S1 · E5 · 10. Okt 1959

Experiments in Terror Folge 5

S1 · E6 · 17. Okt 1959

Invisible Force Folge 6

In a hostile country, three Americans are being held captive. Barton is asked by a Washington official to form a clandestine athletic unit to free them.

S1 · E7 · 24. Okt 1959

Escape to Nepal Folge 7

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 of mountaineers through a rigorous test in the Rockies before sending them to the Himalayas for a final test.

S1 · E8 · 31. Okt 1959

Border to Border Folge 8

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.

S1 · E9 · 7. Nov 1959

Trial by Fire Folge 9

Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.

S1 · E10 · 14. Nov 1959

White Out Folge 10

Barton researches hypothermia in Antarctica by reducing the body temperature of two doctors. He hopes the experiment will lead to an understanding of how to freeze astronauts to withstand certain aspects of interplanetary flight.

S1 · E11 · 28. Nov 1959

The Breaking Point Folge 11

A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.

S1 · E12 · 5. Dez 1959

Jungle Survival Folge 12

Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.

S1 · E13 · 12. Dez 1959

I've Killed Seven Men Folge 13

S1 · E14 · 19. Dez 1959

Man Without Fear Folge 14

Barton uses a chemical names LSD-25 on a firefighter. The chemical removes fear, but raging forest fires prove that fear is a necessary part of courage.

S1 · E15 · 26. Dez 1959

The Visitors Folge 15

S1 · E16 · 1. Jan 1960

The Storm Folge 16

Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.

S1 · E17 · 9. Jan 1960

Killer River Folge 17

On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.

S1 · E18 · 23. Jan 1960

Rodeo Folge 18

Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.

S1 · E19 · 30. Jan 1960

The Windowless Room Folge 19

A crack test pilot crashes his aircraft. After the crash he experiences a self-induced paralysis that slowly destroys his career and marriage. Barton restores the pilot's confidence by using hypnotic techniques.

S1 · E20 · 6. Feb 1960

Nightmare Crossing Folge 20

Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.

S1 · E21 · 13. Feb 1960

The Lure of Danger Folge 21

Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.

S1 · E22 · 20. Feb 1960

Recovery Folge 22

S1 · E23 · 27. Feb 1960

Buried Alive Folge 23

Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.

S1 · E24 · 3. Mär 1960

Recondo Folge 24

A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.

S1 · E25 · 12. Mär 1960

Flying Lab Folge 25

Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.

S1 · E26 · 19. Mär 1960

Hurricane Mesa Folge 26

Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.

S1 · E27 · 26. Mär 1960

Astro Female Folge 27

Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.

S1 · E28 · 2. Apr 1960

The Extra Sense Folge 28

In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.

S1 · E29 · 9. Apr 1960

Man in a Capsule Folge 29

Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.

S1 · E30 · 23. Apr 1960

The Dropper Folge 30

S1 · E31 · 30. Apr 1960

High Dive Folge 31

S1 · E32 · 7. Mai 1960

Daredevils Folge 32

Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.

S1 · E33 · 21. Mai 1960

Shooter McLaine Folge 33

Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.

S1 · E34 · 28. Mai 1960

Early Warning Folge 34

S1 · E35 · 4. Jun 1960

Breakoff Folge 35

S1 · E36 · 11. Jun 1960

Highway to Danger Folge 36

Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.