| "On Thursday We Leave for Home" | |
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| The Twilight Zone episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Buzz Kulik |
| Written by | Rod Serling |
| Featured music | Stock |
| Production code | 4868 |
| Original air date | May 2, 1963 |
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"On Thursday We Leave for Home" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. In this episode, a struggling colony on a distant planet awaits the arrival of a ship that will take them back to Earth. The story centers on the resulting cross-cultural encounter and the enduring ties to one's home planet, chiefly as seen through the eyes of the colony's leader, William Benteen (played by James Whitmore).