Science Fiction Theatre
A Visit from Dr. Pliny
TV Flash files “A Visit from Dr. Pliny” as hour 22 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957) on Syndication, season 1, episode 22, aired 1955-09-24, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E22: listed hour 22 of 78 in the Science Fiction Theatre guide, hour 22 of 39 in season 1. It aired 1955-09-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Dead Reckoning” (S01E21). Next is “Strange People at Pecos” (S01E23).
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Visit from Dr. Pliny sit in the Science Fiction Theatre guide?
S01E22 is listed hour 22 of 78 — hour 22 of 39 in season 1, season 1 episode 22.
When did Science Fiction Theatre S01E22 air?
A Visit from Dr. Pliny aired 1955-09-24 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Truman Bradley's host lectures, then a 'plausible wonder' half-hour. The lab-coat framing is the difference from kid space opera.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Science Fiction Theatre is sci-fi for grown-ups in a lab coat: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and Twilight Zone seriousness. Watch it in 2026 as 1950s educational futurism — the weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster.
So about the lab coat. (Spoiler-free, mostly: the monster does not have to arrive. That is the twist, and also the anti-twist.) Science Fiction Theatre (syndication, 1955–1957) is sci-fi for grown-ups: host Truman Bradley's deadpan science lectures and plausible wonders, produced by Ivan Tors, seventy-eight episodes, two seasons. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges pulp kids' shows and later Twilight Zone seriousness. Weekly promise that tomorrow was a demonstration, not a monster. Educational futurism with a…
Filed against
- Truman Bradley as Host
Truman Bradley hosted Science Fiction Theatre in a lab coat — deadpan science lectures, plausible wonders, 1950s sci-fi for grown-ups instead of pulp kids’ hour. Adult-leaning anthology that bridges Saturday serials and Twilight Zone…