The Invaders
Season 1
17 listed hours · 1967–1968 · ABC
From the desk
How this season is filed
The Invaders is Quinn Martin's alien-occupation nightmare in a business suit: Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent, the only man who knows they are here, chasing disappearing corpses and crooked little fingers. It borrows The Fugitive's hunt structure and loads it with UFO dread. Two seasons of paranoid sci-fi that treat suburbia as camouflage — appointment fear, not camp saucers.
TV Flash files Season 1 of The Invaders (1967–1968) on ABC as the first listed season of 2 — 17 listed hours, 1967-01-10–1967-05-09 from “Beachhead” (S01E01) to “The Condemned” (S01E17). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 Beachhead
Beachhead is the 1967 seizure: Roy Thinnes's David Vincent, the only man who knows they are here, occupation nightmare in a suit.
- S01E08 Doomsday Minus One
Doomsday Minus One — early countdown title as UFO dread, disappearing corpses already the weekly tell.
- S01E15 Moonshot
Moonshot loads the hunt with space-age furniture: Fugitive structure, crooked little fingers, hop-friendly UFO paranoia.
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S01E01 Beachhead
David Vincent pulls his car over to take a nap late one night only to be awoken by a spaceship landing nearby. However, he struggles to convince anyone of his story.
- S01E02
The Experiment
The Experiment — Season 1, Episode 2 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S01E03
The Mutation
The Mutation — Season 1, Episode 3 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-01-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S01E04
The Leeches
The Leeches — Season 1, Episode 4 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-01-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S01E05
Genesis
When a cop witnesses one of the alien invaders he becomes catatonic and Vincent must try to thwart the Invaders' attempts to silence him for good.
- S01E06
Vikor
When a 'man' is spotted glowing in a transparent tube, the story makes the papers leading Vincent to discover a corporation has made a deal with the Invaders.
- S01E07
Nightmare
When a schoolteacher discovers an usual device she is inexplicably attacked by locusts, and when Vincent investigates he encounters unusual resistance in a small town.
- S01E08
Doomsday Minus One
Vincent is summoned to an army base where he uncovers a conspiracy concerning an Invader plot to hijack a nuclear weapon test and kill millions of innocents.
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S01E09 Quantity: Unknown
David tries to unravel the mystery of a metal cylinder found at the site of a plane crash.
- S01E10
The Innocent
David and the invaders pursue a fisherman who found an alien weapon---proof of an invasion from outer space.
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S01E11 The Ivy Curtain
David tries to shut down the aliens' indoctrination school with the help of a hard-luck pilot, who has sold out to the invaders.
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S01E12 The Betrayed
David Vincent steals a computer tape in order to expose alien activity on Houston oil fields.
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S01E13 Storm
David tries to convince a priest that aliens are responsible for unseasonable hurricanes and the death of the cleric's friend.
- S01E14
Panic
Panic — Season 1, Episode 14 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-04-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S01E15
Moonshot
Moonshot — Season 1, Episode 15 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-04-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S01E16
Wall of Crystal
Wall of Crystal — Season 1, Episode 16 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-05-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
- S01E17
The Condemned
The Condemned — Season 1, Episode 17 of The Invaders. Aired 1967-05-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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