2005 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone Series 4: Science and Superstition marked the first time the card maker visited the classic show in more than two years. Like the previous three sets and one that would follow, the autograph checklist is the standout feature (although the product as a whole is strong as well).
The 72-card base set follows suit with earlier sets. Cards do highlight specific episodes, but it’s not in any particular sort of order. Rather, it’s a mix of seasons. A total of 12 episodes are included, each with six cards. Numbering carries on from previous releases adding continuity to the line as a whole.
2005 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone Series 4 Autographs and Inserts
Autographs are included four per box. Although maybe not as strong as the earlier sets as far as big-name stars, there’s still plenty of depth. Mickey Rooney and Star Trek‘s James Doohan are among the actors in the set. A couple of other notable names, Ron Howard and Sydney Pollack, are also included. While they were actors on the show, both would go on to be Oscar-winning directors.
Twilight Zone creator and host, Rod Serling, also has autographs in the product thanks to cut signatures. Just five of the Archives Cuts were produced, inserted in packs at a rate of 1:100,000 packs.
Twilight Zone Stars and Hall of Fame are both back with new instalments. Hall of Fame inserts are particularly tough, landing 1:100 packs. Each is also numbered to 333 copies.
New to 2005 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone Series 4: Science and Superstition are Quotable inserts. These simply highlight some of the show’s most memorable lines and bits of dialogue.
Chris Bolson created two different SketchaFEX sketch cards for the set, although neither is available in packs. One is a case topper while the other is a two-case incentive.
2005 Rittenhouse Twilight Zone Series 4: Science and Superstition Checklist
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Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 40
Boxes per case: 12
Release Date: February 9, 2005
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Base Set
72 cards.
217 The Last Night of a Jockey
218 The Last Night of a Jockey
219 The Last Night of a Jockey
220 The Last Night of a Jockey
221 The Last Night of a Jockey
222 The Last Night of a Jockey
223 Mr. Bevis
224 Mr. Bevis
225 Mr. Bevis
226 Mr. Bevis
227 Mr. Bevis
228 Mr. Bevis
229 The Bard
230 The Bard
231 The Bard
232 The Bard
233 The Bard
234 The Bard
235 The Passersby
236 The Passersby
237 The Passersby
238 The Passersby
239 The Passersby
240 The Passersby
241 Dead Man’s Shoes
242 Dead Man’s Shoes
243 Dead Man’s Shoes
244 Dead Man’s Shoes
245 Dead Man’s Shoes
246 Dead Man’s Shoes
247 Back There
248 Back There
249 Back There
250 Back There
251 Back There
252 Back There
253 The Purple Testament
254 The Purple Testament
255 The Purple Testament
256 The Purple Testament
257 The Purple Testament
258 The Purple Testament
259 A Piano in the House
260 A Piano in the House
261 A Piano in the House
262 A Piano in the House
263 A Piano in the House
264 A Piano in the House
265 Night Call
266 Night Call
267 Night Call
268 Night Call
269 Night Call
270 Night Call
271 A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
272 A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
273 A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
274 A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
275 A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
276 A Hundred Yards Over the Rim
277 The Midnight Sun
278 The Midnight Sun
279 The Midnight Sun
280 The Midnight Sun
281 The Midnight Sun
282 The Midnight Sun
283 The Fugitive
284 The Fugitive
285 The Fugitive
286 The Fugitive
287 The Fugitive
288 The Fugitive
Checklist
1 card, 1:20 packs.
Z4
Autographs
34 cards, 1:10 packs.
A-15 given as a six-case incentive. A-97 exclusive to binder.
Rarity Scale: Very Limited – 200-300 copies, Limited – 300-500 copies.
A-15 Elizabeth Allen as The Saleswoman
A-66 Barry Morse as Fitzgerald Fortune
A-67 Ron Howard as The Wilcox Boy – Very Limited
A-68 Joanne Linville as Lavinia
A-69 Collin Wilcox as Marilyn Cuberl
A-70 Don Durant as Gregory Walker
A-71 Wright King as Hecate
A-72 Mickey Rooney as Michael Grady – Limited
A-73 Sydney Pollack as Willis
A-74 Alan Sues as Wilfred Harper, Jr.
A-75 Lois Nettleton as Norma
A-76 Jason Wingreen as Mr. Schuster – Limited
A-76 Jason Wingreen as Director – Limited
A-77 Veronica Cartwright as Anne
A-78 Dana Dillaway as Karen
A-79 Judy Strangis as Cora
A-80 Russell Johnson as Peter Corrigan – Limited
A-81 John Lasell as John Wilkes Booth
A-82 Orson Bean as James B.W. Bevis – Limited
A-83 William Schallert as The Policeman
A-84 Ron Masak as Harmonica Man
A-85 Patricia Barry as Lelia
A-86 Susan Gordon as Jenny
A-87 Natalie Trundy as Ellen Marshall
A-88 Nancy Malone as Millie Frazier
A-89 Bill Erwin as Peter Kramer
A-90 Arte Johnson as Irv – Limited
A-91 Ben Cooper as Dauger
A-92 Jeanne Cooper as Liz
A-93 Warren Stevens as Nate Bledsoe
A-94 Kevin Hagen as Capt. James Webber
A-95 James Doohan as Father – Limited
A-96 Anne Francis as Jesse-Belle – Limited
A-97 Edson Stroll as Walter Smith
Archive Cuts
1 card, 1:100,000 packs. Five produced.
Rod Serling
Quotable Twilight Zone
18 cards, 1:7 packs.
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
Q11
Q12
Q13
Q14
Q15
Q16
Q17
Q18
Twilight Zone Hall of Fame
8 cards, 1:100 packs.
H5 Jonathan Harris /333
H6 Jack Weston /333
H7 Russell Johnson /333
H8 Gladys Cooper /333
H9 Cliff Robertson /333
H10 Anne Francis /333
H11 Mickey Rooney /333
H12 Fritz Weaver /333
Twilight Zone Stars
9 cards, 1:14 packs.
S28 Mickey Rooney
S29 Jack Weston
S30 Barry Morse
S31 Sydney Pollack
S32 Ron Howard
S33 Veronica Cartwright
S34 Warren Stevens
S35 Gladys Cooper
S36 Patricia Barry
SketchaFEX
Art by Chris Bolson.
Robbie The Robot – Case Topper
The Gremlin – Two-Case Incentive
Promo Cards
CP1 8 Faces – Conventions
P1 9 Faces – General Distribution
P2 William Shatner – Rittenhouse Website
P3 Rod Serling – Binder
