The Man and the Challenge

Episode 2

Maximum Capacity

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.

Episode 3

Odds Against Survival

Episode 4

Sky Diving

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.

Episode 5

Experiments in Terror

Episode 6

Invisible Force

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.

Episode 7

Escape to Nepal

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.

Episode 8

Border to Border

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.

Episode 9

Trial by Fire

Barton enters an active volcano to test a new type of fire suit. He nearly loses his life in the experiment.

Episode 10

White Out

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.

Episode 11

The Breaking Point

A volunteer is sealed in a cell for 30 days and is subjected to psychological torment in order to determine his breaking point.

Episode 12

Jungle Survival

Glenn Barton is sent on a dual mission: test survival techniques in the Amazon Basin and determine the fate of four lost fliers.

Episode 13

I've Killed Seven Men

Episode 14

Man Without Fear

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.

Episode 15

The Visitors

Episode 16

The Storm

Glenn Barton is asked to clear the reputation of a man who died mysteriously.

Episode 17

Killer River

On a cliff above the Colorado River, Barton rescues a parachuted pilot.

Episode 18

Rodeo

Barton investigates the effects of a new rocket belt at a rodeo.

Episode 19

The Windowless Room

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.

Episode 20

Nightmare Crossing

Barton tests candidates for command positions in space.

Episode 21

The Lure of Danger

Barton looks individuals that subconsciously want to destroy themselves. He wants to learn why some men desire death.

Episode 22

Recovery

Episode 23

Buried Alive

Barton experiments with Yoga to show that it can be helpful in adverting tragedy.

Episode 24

Recondo

A warden's daughter is held hostage by four escaped convicts.

Episode 25

Flying Lab

Barton performs and experiment to show that ignorance and fear cause lack of efficiency.

Episode 26

Hurricane Mesa

Barton conducts a test on a pilot to prove that he can be switched successfully to a desk job.

Episode 27

Astro Female

Barton puts four women against four men in order to prove that woman can equal and perhaps surpass males as astronauts.

Episode 28

The Extra Sense

In order to prove that emotional stress promotes telepathy, Barton parachutes from a high precipice.

Episode 29

Man in a Capsule

Barton conducts a survival test on the surface of the ocean.

Episode 30

The Dropper

Episode 31

High Dive

Episode 32

Daredevils

Barton puts the king of syut drivers through an incredibly dangerous test believing that the secret to survival lies in body chemical reactions.

Episode 33

Shooter McLaine

Barton almost dies when a scientist ignoring his own physical limits and Barton's warnings misreads important test instruments.

Episode 34

Early Warning

Episode 35

Breakoff

Episode 36

Highway to Danger

Barton researches highway hypnosis by subjecting himself to driving conditions that have killed five truck drivers.