Ranking The Twilight Zone episodes that featured main Star Trek actors

We rank The Twilight Zone episodes that featured future Star Trek stars.

Star Trek and Twilight Zone defined science fiction television in the 1960s. Both portrayed scenarios where the characters were forced to decide how they would handle a specific problem. Like with Star Trek, Twilight Zone never really showed what the correct way forward was, often times pulling a bait and switch where the hero does the “right” thing, only to have a less-than-optimal resolution.

This was later expanded upon in Star Trek, where many episodes tackled problems within society by showing all relevant points. So the shows did have a lot in common, but they also, at times, shared a cast.

Fans may not realize this, but four of the core Star Trek: The Original Series actors appeared on The Twilight Zone before Star Trek ever went into production. Trek stars who made their bones on Twilight Zone included the obvious one, William Shatner, who was the only member of Trek to star in two different episodes. Then you had Leonardy Nimoy and James Doohan, who many remember. Lastly was George Takei, who most may not realize, as his episode wasn’t officially aired until 2004 due to the content of the episode.

So which of the five episodes that Trek actors featured in is truly the best?