E01 · The Sphere of No Return 30m
9/12/1959
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.
E02 · Maximum Capacity 30m
9/19/1959
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.
E03 · Odds Against Survival 30m
9/26/1959
E04 · Sky Diving 30m
10/3/1959
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.
E05 · Experiments in Terror 30m
10/10/1959
E06 · Invisible Force 30m
10/17/1959
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.
E07 · Escape to Nepal 30m
10/24/1959
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.
E08 · Border to Border 30m
10/31/1959
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.
E09 · Trial by Fire 30m
11/7/1959
Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.
E10 · White Out 30m
11/14/1959
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.
E11 · The Breaking Point 30m
11/28/1959
A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.
E12 · Jungle Survival 30m
12/5/1959
Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.
E13 · I've Killed Seven Men 30m
12/12/1959
E14 · Man Without Fear 30m
12/19/1959
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.
E16 · The Storm 30m
1/1/1960
Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.
E17 · Killer River 30m
1/9/1960
On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.
E18 · Rodeo 30m
1/23/1960
Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.
E19 · The Windowless Room 30m
1/30/1960
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.
E20 · Nightmare Crossing 30m
2/6/1960
Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.
E21 · The Lure of Danger 30m
2/13/1960
Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.
E23 · Buried Alive 30m
2/27/1960
Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.
E24 · Recondo 30m
3/3/1960
A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.
E25 · Flying Lab 30m
3/12/1960
Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.
E26 · Hurricane Mesa 30m
3/19/1960
Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.
E27 · Astro Female 30m
3/26/1960
Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.
E28 · The Extra Sense 30m
4/2/1960
In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.
E29 · Man in a Capsule 30m
4/9/1960
Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.
E32 · Daredevils 30m
5/7/1960
Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.
E33 · Shooter McLaine 30m
5/21/1960
Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.
E36 · Highway to Danger 30m
6/11/1960
Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.