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'''''The Man and the Challenge''''' is a 36-episode half-hour adventure/[[science fiction]] [[television]] series which aired new episodes on [[NBC]] from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader](1921-2002) as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. <ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', 4th edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 512.</ref>​

'''''The Man and the Challenge''''' is a 36-episode half-hour adventure/[[science fiction]] [[television]] series which aired new episodes on [[NBC]] from September 12, 1959, to June 11, 1960. It starred George Nader (1921-2002) as Dr. Glenn Barton, a research scientist for the Institute of Human Factors, an agency that conducted experiments designed to measure human endurance for the United States government. <ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', 4th edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 512.</ref>​

Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the [[Canada|Canadian]]-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131178/|title=The Man and the Challenge|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 25, 2020}}</ref>​

Nader's costars included Jack Ging as Dan Wright, Michael Masters as Bill Locke, the [[Canada|Canadian]]-born Joyce Meadows as Lynn Allen, and Michael Keith as Matt Adams. The episodes focused on various individuals setting world records of strength, endurance, and mastery of various difficult skills.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131178/|title=The Man and the Challenge|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=January 25, 2020}}</ref>​

*Darryl Hickman as Max Edwards in "Man in a Capsule," April 9​.

*Darryl Hickman as Max Edwards in "Man in a Capsule," April 9​.

*Tyler McVey as Captain Whitlow in "The Dropper," April 23​.

*Tyler McVey as Captain Whitlow in "The Dropper," April 23​.

*Olive Sturgess as Sylvia Honig in "High Dive," April 30.​

*[[Olive Sturgess]] as Sylvia Honig in "High Dive," April 30.​

*Karl Swenson as Dr. Lindstrom in "Breakoff," June 4​.

*Karl Swenson as Dr. Lindstrom in "Breakoff," June 4​.

*Carol Thurston as Alice Barron in "Invisible Force," October 17.<ref name=imdb/>​

*Carol Thurston as Alice Barron in "Invisible Force," October 17.<ref name=imdb/>​