Men Into Space: Quarantine

"Quarantine" is the thirteenth episode of the science fiction television series Men Into Space and the thirteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Walter Doniger and written by Stuart J. Byrne. It first aired on CBS on Wednesday, December 30th, 1959. In this episode, Two scientists who can't get along are assigned to the same space station, and Colonel Edward McCauley has to keep the peace.

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the fifth episode of Men Into Space directed by Walter Doniger. His next episode is "Flash in the Sky".


 * This is the first episode of Men Into Space written by Stuart J. Byrne. He writes two episodes of the series in total. His next episode is "Contraband".


 * Writer Stuart J. Byrne is credited as Stuart James Byrne in this episode.


 * This is the first science fiction work for actor John Milford.

Quotes

 * Narrator: The story you are about to see has not happened. Yet. These are scenes from that story, a story that will happen when Man has built a space station orbiting above the earth. A station that will be a research center in which dedicated people such as these will conduct experiments in many sciences for the benefit of mankind. This is the story of an experiment plunging out of control, endangering the lives of those aboard the space station.

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 * Colonel Edward McCauley: Doc, let me explain something to you. This station that you’re going to is a big wheel spinning around a thousand miles in space. Everything aboard is artificial. The water we drink, air we breathe, even gravity. Something we can’t fake is the ability of one man to get along with another.

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 * Colonel Edward McCauley: Sam, I’m sorry to disagree with you. But when those two cool, detached scientific minds get within radar distance of each other, it makes the Hatfield-McCoy feud seem more friendly than Damon and Pythias.