The Man and the Challenge
(1959)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
Highway to Danger
Episode 36 - 6-11-1960
30m
Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.
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Breakoff
Episode 35 - 6-04-1960
30m
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Early Warning
Episode 34 - 5-28-1960
30m
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Shooter McLaine
Episode 33 - 5-21-1960
30m
Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.
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Daredevils
Episode 32 - 5-07-1960
30m
Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.
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High Dive
Episode 31 - 4-30-1960
30m
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7/10Man in a Capsule
Episode 29 - 4-09-1960
30m
Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
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The Extra Sense
Episode 28 - 4-02-1960
30m
In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
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Astro Female
Episode 27 - 3-26-1960
30m
Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
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Hurricane Mesa
Episode 26 - 3-19-1960
30m
Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
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Flying Lab
Episode 25 - 3-12-1960
30m
Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
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Recondo
Episode 24 - 3-03-1960
30m
A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.
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Buried Alive
Episode 23 - 2-27-1960
30m
Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
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Recovery
Episode 22 - 2-20-1960
30m
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The Lure of Danger
Episode 21 - 2-13-1960
30m
Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
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Nightmare Crossing
Episode 20 - 2-06-1960
30m
Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.
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The Windowless Room
Episode 19 - 1-30-1960
30m
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.
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Rodeo
Episode 18 - 1-23-1960
30m
Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.
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Killer River
Episode 17 - 1-09-1960
30m
On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
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The Storm
Episode 16 - 1-01-1960
30m
Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
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The Visitors
Episode 15 - 12-26-1959
30m
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Man Without Fear
Episode 14 - 12-19-1959
30m
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.
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I've Killed Seven Men
Episode 13 - 12-12-1959
30m
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Jungle Survival
Episode 12 - 12-05-1959
30m
Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.
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The Breaking Point
Episode 11 - 11-28-1959
30m
A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.
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White Out
Episode 10 - 11-14-1959
30m
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.
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Trial by Fire
Episode 9 - 11-07-1959
30m
Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
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Border to Border
Episode 8 - 10-31-1959
30m
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.
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Escape to Nepal
Episode 7 - 10-24-1959
30m
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.
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Invisible Force
Episode 6 - 10-17-1959
30m
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.
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Experiments in Terror
Episode 5 - 10-10-1959
30m
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Sky Diving
Episode 4 - 10-03-1959
30m
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.
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Odds Against Survival
Episode 3 - 9-26-1959
30m
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Maximum Capacity
Episode 2 - 9-19-1959
30m
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.
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The Sphere of No Return
Episode 1 - 9-12-1959
30m
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.
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