The Man and the Challenge
The Man and the Challenge
1. The Sphere of No Return
2. Maximum Capacity
3. Odds Against Survival
4. Sky Diving
5. Experiments in Terror
6. Invisible Force
7. Escape to Nepal
8. Border to Border
9. Trial by Fire
10. White Out
11. The Breaking Point
12. Jungle Survival
13. I've Killed Seven Men
14. Man Without Fear
15. The Visitors
16. The Storm
17. Killer River
18. Rodeo
19. The Windowless Room
20. Nightmare Crossing
21. The Lure of Danger
22. Recovery
23. Buried Alive
24. Recondo
25. Flying Lab
26. Hurricane Mesa
27. Astro Female
28. The Extra Sense
29. Man in a Capsule
30. The Dropper
31. High Dive
32. Daredevils
33. Shooter McLaine
34. Early Warning
35. Breakoff
36. Highway to Danger
نظرة عامة
The Man and the Challenge is a 36-segment half-hour television adventure/science fiction series which ran new episodes on NBC from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. The series was produced by Ivan Tors. Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the Canadian-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills. The program also featured appearances by Bethel Leslie as Eleanor Beck in "The Early Warning", Ted Knight, as Dr. Herter in the episode "Daredevils", and Raymond Bailey, in the role of Dr. Kramer on the series opener "The Sphere of No Return". Joining Knight in that segment was Paul Burke.
