Live Poll: Favorite Original "Twilight Zone" Episode

I used a combination of sources to validate the list, using both critical and everyday fans as a resource.

I tried to use episodes that were repeatedly listed on various Twilight Zone Top Ten lists: https://www.google.com/#q=best+twilight+zone+episodes. I also cross checked with everyday fan ratings by using the IMDb's top rated Twilight Zone episodes: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/eprate.  I feel strongly that at least twenty-five episodes are not debatable as consensus choices. However, as on any "Best"  list the bottom quarter probably varies from individual to individual.

IMDb Twilight Zone Top 25 User Ratings
2.6  Eye of the Beholder 9.2 2,448     9.2/10  
3.24  To Serve Man 9.2 2,191     9.2/10  
5.3  Nightmare at 20,000 Feet 9.2 2,268     9.2/10  
1.8  Time Enough at Last 9.1 3,235     9.1/10  
1.22  The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street 9.0 2,434     9.0/10  
5.6  Living Doll 8.9 1,525     8.9/10  
3.8  It's a Good Life 8.9 1,791     8.9/10  
2.28  Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up? 8.8 1,650     8.8/10  
2.29  The Obsolete Man 8.7 1,682     8.7/10  
5.25  The Masks 8.7 1,257     8.7/10  
1.30  A Stop at Willoughby 8.7 1,960     8.7/10  
3.3  The Shelter 8.7 1,281     8.7/10  
3.14  Five Characters in Search of an Exit 8.7 1,525     8.7/10  
3.10  The Midnight Sun 8.6 1,493     8.6/10  
1.11  And When the Sky Was Opened 8.6 1,900     8.6/10  
5.22  An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 8.6 1,037     8.6/10  
2.25  The Silence 8.5 1,238     8.5/10  
1.34  The After Hours 8.5 1,727     8.5/10  
3.16  Nothing in the Dark 8.5 1,342     8.5/10  
2.7  Nick of Time 8.5 1,622     8.5/10  
2.26  Shadow Play 8.5 1,139     8.5/10  
2.5  The Howling Man 8.4 1,590     8.4/10  
2.15  The Invaders 8.4 1,642     8.4/10  
4.16  On Thursday We Leave for Home 8.4 755     8.4/10  
1.5  Walking Distance 8.4 2,317     8.4/10  
1.16  The Hitch-Hiker 8.4 2,056     8.4/10

Each title does have a plot recap it should help. But, it has been so long since I have watched them regularly, I can identify,

I had a free spot due to a duplication and it just missed the cut with an 8.3, so I added it.

Thanks, two great examples of the greatness of the "Twilight Zone". Also, those two are highest rated "Twilight Zone" episodes on IMDb. I love how the stories are unpredictable and always challenge you to think.

I have a colleague who has two binders labeled:
To Serve Man (1962)
Necronomicon

Most the people in the office do not get the joke.