The Zanti Misfits
- Episode aired Dec 30, 1963
- 51m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
885
YOUR RATING
Aliens from the planet Zanti decide to make Earth a penal colony for their criminals.Aliens from the planet Zanti decide to make Earth a penal colony for their criminals.Aliens from the planet Zanti decide to make Earth a penal colony for their criminals.
Bill Hart
- Cpl. Delano
- (uncredited)
Alex Johnson
- Communications Operator
- (uncredited)
Bob Johnson
- Radio Newscaster
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Michael T. Mikler
- Air Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Vic Perrin
- Control Voice
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
George Sims
- Computer Technician
- (uncredited)
Joe E. Tata
- Radar Operator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Joseph Stefano
- Leslie Stevens(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn 1997, the TV Guide ranked this episode number 98 on its "100 Greatest Episodes of All Time" list.
- GoofsDuring the episode "The Zanti Misfits," one of the technicians in the operations room starts to crack up while all are listening to an incoming message from the Zantis in their peculiar language.
- Quotes
Lisa Lawrence: You smell bad when you lie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time (1997)
Featured review
The Practice executioners.
The Earth is forced to take a small number of Xanti criminals, and house them in Morgue, California, a small patch of desert land is allocated to them, and an instruction given, not to approach them.
Joseph Stefano wrote what I would call a classic with The Xanti misfits, it's definitely science fiction, but it has a true horror element thrown in, and decades on, it's still an unsettling watch.
There are so many great themes and ideas, the best of all I thought being The Earth held to ransom by The Zanti. You just know things are going to go wrong, if The Zanti can't deal with their own criminals, it was obvious they were going to cause chaos.
The Zanti really were very well designed and realised, lots of people hate bugs and creepy crawlies, so I can imagine this one unsettling many viewers.
Well acted, well paced, this one is a classic.
9/10.
Joseph Stefano wrote what I would call a classic with The Xanti misfits, it's definitely science fiction, but it has a true horror element thrown in, and decades on, it's still an unsettling watch.
There are so many great themes and ideas, the best of all I thought being The Earth held to ransom by The Zanti. You just know things are going to go wrong, if The Zanti can't deal with their own criminals, it was obvious they were going to cause chaos.
The Zanti really were very well designed and realised, lots of people hate bugs and creepy crawlies, so I can imagine this one unsettling many viewers.
Well acted, well paced, this one is a classic.
9/10.
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- May 6, 2023
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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