Outer Limits (1990s series) Episode Guide
Season 5
Season 5 episode guide revision date: August 30, 1999
The latest version of this guide can be found at:
https://innermind.com/outerlimits/
See the guide introduction for notes about the series. Air dates are the first showing in the U.S. on Showtime.
88. Alien Radio - January 22, 1999
An outrageous radio talk show host becomes the target of UFO believers.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Joe Pantoliano | {Stan Harbinger} | |
| Leslie Hope | {Darcy Kipling} | |
| Malcolm Stewart | ||
| Alex Diakun | {Moses Saxon} | |
| Barry Levy | ||
| Eric Keenleyside | ||
| and | Cynthia Nixon | {Trudy} |
| Written by | A.L. Katz | |
| Directed by | Neill Fearnley | |
| Featuring | ||
| Daryl Shuttleworth | Burns | |
| Allan Zinyk | Eldon DeVries | |
| Charles Payne | McCoy | |
| Kasper Michaels | Bartender | |
| Nancy Sivak | Eldon's Wife | |
| Klodyne Rodney | Reporter | |
| Clay St. Thomas | Reporter | |
| Federico Cervantes III | Alien | |
Notes: This might have originally been titled Dead Air.
89. Donor - January 29, 1999
When a doctor riddled with terminal cancer receives a full-body transplant, the medical community is thrilled by the procedure's success. But there are some aftereffects which include disturbing psychic flashes of love and murder.
| [viewer warnings] | [none listed] | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Robert Hays | ||
| Wendel Meldrum | ||
| Thomas Cavanagh | ||
| Lorraine Landry | ||
| Written by | Sam Egan | |
| Directed by | Jimmy Kaufman | |
| Featuring | ||
| Chantal Conlin | Kylie Laird | |
| Rice Honeywell | Timothy Laird | |
| B.J. Harrison | Administrator | |
| Kimberly Unger | Reporter #1 | |
| Verne Prior | Reporter #2 | |
| Ross Douglas | Andy Morgan | |
90. Small Friends - February 5, 1999
A brilliant inventor who is in jail for murder is blackmailed by fellow inmates who discover his secret invention.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Ralph Waite | ||
| Richard Yearwood | ||
| Ingrid Torrance | ||
| Andrew Johnston | ||
| and | Roddy Piper | as Marlon |
| Written by | Tom Szollosi | |
| Directed by | Neill Fearnley | |
| Featuring | ||
| Joel Palmer | Phillip | |
| Marc Baur | Board Member | |
| Dean Wray | Tito | |
| Tim Progosh | Walter Black | |
| Bill Croft | Gabriel | |
| Gerry Rousseau | Jimmy | |
| Michasha Armstrong | Policeman | |
| Benz Antoine | Fence Guard | |
91. The Grell - February 12, 1999
A government official's jet is shot down by rebels crashing in the wilderness. He along with his family and alien slaves must make their way back through hostile territory to civilization.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Ted Shackleford | {High Secretary Paul Kohler} | |
| Maurice Dean Wint | {Jesha} | |
| Britt McKillip | ||
| Blair Slater | ||
| Roger R. Cross | ||
| and | Marina Sirtis | {Olivia Kohler} |
| Written by | Jeff King | |
| Directed by | Jorge Montesi | |
| Featuring | ||
| David McNally | Shak-El | |
| Jane Spence | Female Rebel | |
| Gerry Currie | Ep | |
| Jake T. Roberts | Colonel Vaux | |
92. The Other Side - February 19, 1999
A scientist uses what he calls the Neural Stimulation Inter-cortex Array on brain dead people to stimulate their brains to build neural pathways around the damaged areas.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Ralph Macchio | {Dr. Neal Eberhardt} | |
| Susannah Hoffman | {Janice Claymore} | |
| Aaron Smolinski | {Adam} | |
| Emmanuelle Vaugier | {Lisa} | |
| Alec Willows | ||
| Anthony Ulc | ||
| and | Michael Sarrazin | {Marty Kilgore} |
| Written by | Bruce Lacey | |
| Directed by | Jeff Woolnough | |
| Featuring | ||
| Trevor White | Vince Carter | |
| Scott Swanson | Emil Dobkins | |
| P. Lynn Johnson | Vera Dobkins | |
93. Joyride - February 26, 1999
An aging astronaut is given the chance to return to the point in space where a bizarre incident that ruined his personal and professional life occurred decades before. The astronaut reprograms the spaceship's flight path into this unknown zone which concerns the other passengers.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Cliff Robertson | {Theodore Harris} | |
| Andrea Martin | {Lil Vaughn} | |
| Mackenzie Gray | {Martin Reese} | |
| Erin Daniels | {Barbara Chafey} | |
| Adam Harrington | {Ty Chafey} | |
| Scott Hylands | ||
| and | Barry Corbin | {Carlton Powers} |
| Story by | Dan Wright, David Alexander & Sam Egan | |
| Teleplay by | Sam Egan | |
| Directed by | James Head | |
| Featuring | ||
| Peter Bryant | Commander Sullivan | |
| Pamela Perry | Madelaine Parkhurst | |
| Gerry Currie | Young Harris | |
| Lorena Gale | Committee Member | |
| Peter Kelamis | Brain Wakefield | |
| Paul Magel | Navy Frogman | |
| Joanna Piros | Reporter #1 | |
| Kevin Hayes | Reporter #2 | |
94. The Human Operators - March 12, 1999
A man enslaved by the ship on which he lives learns secrets of his family's past and how he came to be in his present entrapment. When he meets a woman of like mind, a need for freedom is kindled inside him resulting in a war between man and machine.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Jack Noseworthy | {Man} | |
| Polly Shannon | {Woman} | |
| David Kaye | {young Man} | |
| Noah Heney | {Man's Father} | |
| and | Malcolm McDowell | as Ship |
| Based on the Short Story by | Harlan Ellison & A.E. van Vogt | |
| Screen Story and Teleplay by | Naren Shankar | |
| Directed by | Jeff Woolnough | |
95. Blank Slate - April 2, 1999
A man stumbles into a homeless shelter but does not who he is or why some men are chasing him. He has five vials which hold all his memories. He uses an injector to restore those memories, and with the help of Hope who runs the shelter start to piece together his identity.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Dale Midkiff | {Tom Cooper} | |
| Robbi Chong | {Hope Wilson} | |
| Larry Musser | {Jack Parsons} | |
| Brian Jensen | {Cole} | |
| Michael Tiernan | {Vincent} | |
| Written by | Will Dixon | |
| Directed by | Lou Diamond Phillips | |
| Featuring | ||
| David Palffy | Kramer | |
| Dean McKenzie | Kellar | |
| Carmen Aguirre | Vagrant #1 | |
| Jimmy Herman | Mickey | |
| Jeff Burnett | Terry | |
| Harmoni Everett | Older Paula | |
| Chelsea Jonasson | Younger Paula | |
| Jerry Walliser | Father | |
| Chris Moras | Younger Brother | |
96. What Will the Neighbors Think? - April 23, 1999
A woman develops the power to read her neighbors minds' and though she tries to put her ability to good use, she ends up causing chaos instead.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Jane Adams | {Mona Bailey} | |
| Peter Outerbridge | {Ned Bailey} | |
| Jill Teed | {Tory Beth} | |
| Brent Stait | {Vince} | |
| April Telek | {Shirley} | |
| Bruce Harwood | ||
| Tabitha St. Germain | {Delia} | |
| Sheila Paterson | ||
| Rondel Reynoldson | {Esme} | |
| Woody Jeffreys | {Beck} | |
| and | Garwin Sanford | as Dom Pardo |
| Written by | Al Katz | |
| Directed by | Helen Shaver | |
97. The Shroud - April 30, 1999
A religious order creates an embryo from DNA in the Shroud of Turin which they secretly implant into an unsuspecting young woman.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Samantha Mathis | {Marie Wells} | |
| Robert Wisden | {Justin Wells} | |
| Sara Botsford | {Dr. Gail Cowlings} | |
| Nathaniel DeVeaux | ||
| and | David Ogden Stiers | {Reverend Doctor Thomas Tilford} |
| Story by | Pen Densham and Scott Peters | |
| Teleplay by | Scott Peters | |
| Directed by | Stuart Gillard | |
| Featuring | ||
| John Innes | Priest | |
| Jennifer Sterling | Nurse | |
| Ben Eberhard | Orderly | |
| Luc Corbeil | Driver | |
98. Ripper - May 7, 1999
A Victorian doctor searches for Jack the Ripper which he thinks is some type of creature.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Cary Elwes | {John C.V. York} | |
| Clare Sims | ||
| Eliza Murbach | ||
| Robert Saunders | ||
| France Nuyen | ||
| with | Frances Fisher | |
| and | David Warner | |
| Written by | Chris Ruppenthal | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Deni DeLory | Annie Chapman | |
| Marnie Alton | Lizzie Stride | |
| Colin Skinner | Worthington | |
| Scott Elam | Lord Reston | |
| Mary Ann Skoll | Mary Jane Kelly | |
| Candice Connelly | Woman in Cream Dress | |
| Brian Linds | Reporter | |
| Danielle Ayotte | Newsboy | |
| Jim Boardman | Wickett | |
| Marie-Sophie Girard | Young Prostitute | |
| Bonnie Catterson | Blonde Woman | |
| Carmen Casanova | Street Prostitute #1 | |
| Janet Funk | Street Prostitute #2 | |
| Maya Chang | Street Prostitute #3 | |
99. Tribunal - May 14, 1999
A mysterious time traveler helps the son of a concentration camp survivor bring a war criminal to justice.
| [viewer warnings] | V AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Saul Rubiner | {Aaron Zgierski} | |
| Alex Diakun | {Nicholas Prentice} | |
| Alex Zahara | {Karl Rademacher} | |
| Peter Boretski | as Leon Zgierski | |
| Jan Rubes | as Robert Greene | |
| and | Lindsay Crouse | {U.S. Attorney Gwen Sawyer} |
| Written by | Sam Egan | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi | |
| Featuring | ||
| Roman Danylo | Young Leon Zgierski | |
| Holly Ferguson | Miriam | |
| Kyra Azzopardi | Hannah | |
| Robert Weiss | Guard | |
| Apollonia Vanova | Female Prisoner | |
| Vince Walker | Prisoner | |
| Sue Astley | Grace | |
Notes: If the episodes are counted as TV hours this is considered the 100th episode. At the end the episode was this note by Sam Egan: Dedicated to my father who survived Auschwitz... and to his wife and daughter who did not.
100. Summit - May 21, 1999
Doomsday is imminent when violence breaks out between Earth inhabitants and humanoids on the planet Dregocia.
| [viewer warnings] | V AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Marcia Cross | ||
| Michael Ironside | ||
| Andrew Airlie | ||
| Jonathan Walker | ||
| Kevin Conway | ||
| and | John Spencer | |
| Written by | Scott Peters | |
| Directed by | James Head | |
| Featuring | ||
| Eric Schneider | High Commander Reese | |
| David Adams | Desmond Shiff | |
| Campbell Lane | Noel Bachman | |
| Darryl Scheelar | Gorum | |
| Matthew Prior | Todd Woods | |
101. Descent - June 25, 1999
A mild-mannered professor becomes bold and powerful after he injects himself with primitive DNA.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Leland Orser | ||
| Jenny Levine | ||
| Greg Thirloway | ||
| John Novak | ||
| Frank C. Turner | ||
| Written by | Erik Saltzgaber | |
| Directed by | Steve Anker | |
| Featuring | ||
| Benita Ha | Cute Lab Technican | |
| John Bear Curtis | Bum | |
| Robyn Driscoll | Detective | |
| David Neale | Security Guard | |
102. The Haven - July 2, 1999
When a high-tech building malfunctions, previously isolated neighbors are forced to work together.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Chris Eigeman | ||
| Torri Higginson | ||
| Kim Hawthorne | ||
| Jody Racicot | ||
| Gerard Plunkett | ||
| Written by | James Crocker | |
| Directed by | Jimmy Kaufman | |
| Featuring | ||
| Brenda McDonald | Mrs. Eikenberry | |
| Madeline Elder | Self-Centered Woman | |
103. Deja Vu - July 9, 1999
During tests to open a wormhole, a scientist is caught in a time loop and he suspects sabotage.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Kevin Nealon | ||
| Terri Hawkes | ||
| Jennifer Copping | ||
| David Lewis | ||
| and | Ronny Cox | as Lt. Col. Lester Glade |
| Written by | A.L. Katz & Naren Shankar | |
| Directed by | Brian Giddens | |
| Featuring | ||
| Dean Marshall | Corporal Hanford | |
| Angela Moore | Rutherford | |
104. The Inheritors - July 16, 1999
A projectile from a meteorite strikes a man in the head. He is taken to the emergency room where he is pronounced dead. A short time later he suddenly comes to life.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Tom Irwin | ||
| Nicholas Lea | ||
| Stacy Grant | ||
| Don MacKay | ||
| Sarah-Jane Redmond | ||
| Michael Kopsa | ||
| and | Bill Smitrovich | |
| Based Upon the Original Episode by | Sam Neuman, Seeleg Lester & Ed Adamson | |
| Written by | Sam Egan | |
| Directed by | Mike Rohl | |
| Featuring | ||
| Corrine Kolso | Abby | |
| Rachel Victoria | Shana | |
| Michael St. John Smith | Angus Wheaton | |
| Ron Small | Harold Sanborn | |
| Nicole Robert | Librarian | |
| Betty Linde | Helen Darnell | |
| Candus Churchill | Nurse | |
| Maya Massar | Daria Michaels | |
Notes: As the credits indicate this was a remake of an original series episode of the same name.
105. Essence of Life - July 23, 1999
Assigned to catch a doctor who traffics in a substance that brings back the dead, an agent tries it himself.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Daniel Baldwin | ||
| Jessica Steen | ||
| Robert Moloney | ||
| with | Daphine Zuniga | |
| and | Joel Grey | |
| Story by | Steven Weber & Scott Peters | |
| Teleplay by | Scott Peters | |
| Directed by | Brad Turner | |
| Featuring | ||
| Doris Chillcott | Mrs. Westbrook | |
| Ron Halder | George White | |
| John Moore | Butler | |
| Benz Antoine | Sergeant | |
| David Glyn-Jones | Mr. Westbrook | |
| Kristina Matisic | Newscaster | |
| Kyle Darling | Agent | |
106. Stranded - July 30, 1999
A young boy, neglected by his own father, finds comfort in an alien who has crash-landed on earth.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Adam Hann-Byrd | ||
| Chris Potter | ||
| Lynda Boyd | ||
| Myles Ferguson | ||
| and | Daniel Hugh Kelly | |
| Story by | Chris Ruppenthal, Naren Shankar, & Tom Szollosi | |
| Teleplay by | Tom Szollosi | |
| Directed by | Steve Anker | |
| Featuring | ||
| David Koff | Josh Buchanan | |
| Will Sanderson | Nelson Tyler | |
| Daniella Evangelista | Cindy Parker | |
| Chris Wilding | Mean Kid #1 | |
| Jonathan Ndukwe | Mean Kid #2 | |
| Sal Sortino | Janitor | |
107. Fathers & Sons - August 6, 1999
A man decides to put his father in an old folks home. After the father starts to forget things his grandson begins to suspect something is going on at the home.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Eugene Byrd | ||
| Anthony Sherwood | ||
| Julie Patzwald | ||
| Bob Morrisey | ||
| Lesley Ewen | ||
| Peter Williams | ||
| and | Bill Cobbs | |
| Story by | William Mikulak & A.L. Katz | |
| Teleplay by | A.L. Katz & Scott Nimerfro | |
| Directed by | Michael Robison | |
| Featuring | ||
| Eleana Johnson | Edna Vanatter | |
| Duane Keogh | Roger Nygard | |
| Maria Louisa Figura | Inga | |
| Matthew Harrison | Orderly | |
| Tom Pickett | Security Guard | |
| Barbara Dyke | Woman | |
108. Starcrossed - August 13, 1999
In 2050 a war was fought between aliens and earthmen. An agreement was reached where the aliens retained control of the land they all ready won. It was not an easy truce especially in the city of Angel.
| [viewer warnings] | V AL BN | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Angeline Ball | ||
| Nathan Fillion | ||
| Justin Louis | ||
| Robbi Chong | ||
| Natasha Vasiluk | ||
| Zoran | ||
| and | Derek de Lint | |
| Written by | Chris Ruppenthal | |
| Directed by | Helen Shaver | |
| Featuring | ||
| Jim Shield | Duro | |
| Ian Marsh | Hing Centurion | |
| Ian Brown | Innocuous Man | |
| Stuart O'Connell | Hing Soldier | |
109. Better Luck Next Time - August 20, 1999
At a crime scene police find two men dead. The only suspect claims one of the men shot the other and then shot himself.
| [viewer warnings] | AL BN AC | |
| Guest Starring | ||
| Megan Gallagher | ||
| Michael Riley | ||
| Gillian Barber | ||
| Kate Twa | ||
| with | William McNamara | |
| and | Nicholas Campbellas Daniels | |
| Excerpts by | Chris Ruppenthal, Alan Brennert, Steven Barnes, Pen Densham, Melinda Snodgrass | |
| Written by | Naren Shankar | |
| Directed by | Martin Cummins | |
| Featuring | ||
| Benz Antoine | LeRue | |
Notes: The excerpts were from Ripper, Heart's Desire, A Stitch In Time, and Living Hell.
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