The United States Steel Hour: Season 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The United States Steel Hour Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
The Mating Machine
Jan 11, 1961 · 60 min
In “The Mating Machine,” we meet four people involved with such a gadget — Geraldine Brooks, who runs it; Diana Lynn, as a waitress who mistakes Miss Brooks’ office for an employme
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
Feb 22, 1961 · 60 min
Charlie Gordon, a retarded man working in a bakery, is made a genius through medical technology.
Private Eye, Private Eye
Mar 8, 1961 · 60 min
Producer Max Liebman turns the tables and investigates the private eye. Sketches: Private Life of a Private Eye: Mike Mallet's after a thug, but his doting wife keeps getting
Welcome Home
Mar 22, 1961 · 60 min
The story of a beloved housekeeper and nanny who doesn't want to retire.
The Shame of Paula Marsten
Apr 19, 1961 · 60 min
Paula Marsten, who has attempted suicide and been brought to a mental hospital in a state of nervous collapse, is recognized by the head physician, Dr. King, who refuses to become
Trial Without Jury
Jun 14, 1961 · 60 min
Mr. and Mrs. Pollard feel that their son-in-law, novelist Mark Davis, isn't a fit parent for their grandchild. Lawyer Ellen Reed is convinced the Pollards' charge is based on their
The Haven
Jun 28, 1961 · 60 min
Although it disappoints his wife and kids, a man can't bear to spend another summer in their cottage by the lake so he decides to sell the house and use the money for a long trip.
Double-Edged Sword
Jul 26, 1961 · 60 min
Colonel and Lady Morrigan were very nicely provided for in their brother's will. Now Muriel no longer need fear a poverty-stricken old age and the Colonel can pay his debts and r