The Rip Van Winkle Caper

"**The Rip Van Winkle Caper**"
"The Rip Van Winkle Caper"
The Twilight Zone episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 24
Directed by	Justus Addiss
Written by	Rod Serling
Production code	173-3655
Original air date	April 21, 1961
Guest appearances
	Simon Oakland as DeCruz; Oscar Beregi, Jr., as Farwell; Lew Gallo as Brooks; John Mitchum as Erbie; Wallace Rooney as George; Shirley O'Hara as George's wife;
Episode chronology
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	The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series, season 2)
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"The Rip Van Winkle Caper" is episode 60 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, and is the 24th episode of the second season. It originally aired on April 21, 1961 on CBS, and was written by series creator and showrunner Rod Serling, and was directed by Justus Addiss.