''The Man and the Challenge'' is an American
adventure fiction
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction.
History
In the Introduction to the ''Encycloped ...
television series about a scientist who tests problems of human survival. It stars
George Nader and aired on
NBC during the
1959–1960 television season.
Synopsis
Dr. Glenn Barton is an athlete, explorer, adventurer, and former
United States Marine
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who has become a
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
and a
research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, a
United States Government agency that designs and conducts experiments to study human endurance and its limits.
[McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, , p. 512.][Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition)'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 633.][The Classic TV Archive The Man and the Challenge (1959-60) Accessed 19 November 2020]
/ref> His wide-ranging curiosity and interests suit him well for his assignments, which involve him testing equipment and personnel under conditions of extreme stress in a variety of research areas. He frequently subjects himself to the tests before allowing others to participate.[ Emergencies often arise which force Barton or his test subjects to go past the limits of previous tests in an attempt to save the situation.][ Lynn Allen is his assistant.][
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Cast
* George Nader...Dr. Glenn Barton
* Joyce Meadows...Lynn Allen
Production
''The Man and the Challenge'' was an Ivan Tors- Ziv Television Programs production,[ and Ivan Tors produced the series.][ Each episode tells its story in a semi-documentary format.][
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Broadcast history
''The Man and the Challenge'' premiered on September 12, 1959, and 36 episodes were produced.[ It aired on NBC on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. ]Eastern Time
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[ against ABC's '' Leave it to Beaver'' and CBS's '' Wanted: Dead or Alive''. The show was cancelled after a single season, and its last new episode was broadcast on June 11, 1960.][ Prime-time reruns of ''The Man and the Challenge'' then aired in its regular time slot until September 3, 1960.][
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Episodes
SOURCE [tv.com The Man and the Challenge - Season 1]
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References
External links
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''The Man and the Challenge'' Episode 19 "The Windowless Room" on YouTube
''The Man and the Challenge'' Episode 30 "The Dropper" on YouTube
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American adventure television series
1959 American television series debuts
1960 American television series endings
1950s American television series
1960s American television series
Black-and-white American television shows
NBC original programming
Television shows set in the United States
English-language television shows
Works about scientists