King Nine Will Not Return

"King Nine Will Not Return"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byBuzz Kulik
Written byRod Serling
Featured musicOriginal score by Fred Steiner
Production code173-3639
Original air dateSeptember 30, 1960 (1960-09-30)
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"King Nine Will Not Return" is the season two premiere episode, and 37th overall, of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on September 30, 1960 on CBS.

This was the first episode where Rod Serling appeared on camera at the beginning, rather than introducing the episode in a voice-over narration.