The Changing of the Guard

An elderly private school teacher wonders if his life has meant anything as he contemplates suicide on Christmas Eve and is reminded by former students that he has, indeed, made an effect on the lives of his students over the years.

Writing:
  • Rod Serling
  • George Clayton Johnson
  • Richard Matheson

Stars:
Release Date: 1959-10-02
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5
Metacritic: 8.9/10
TMDb: 8.4/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 25

Other episodes for this season

Two
Episode 1 - Two
The Arrival
Episode 2 - The Arrival
The Shelter
Episode 3 - The Shelter
The Passersby
Episode 4 - The Passersby
A Game of Pool
Episode 5 - A Game of Pool
The Mirror
Episode 6 - The Mirror
The Grave
Episode 7 - The Grave
It's a Good Life
Episode 8 - It's a Good Life
Deaths-Head Revisited
Episode 9 - Deaths-Head Revisited
The Midnight Sun
Episode 10 - The Midnight Sun
Still Valley
Episode 11 - Still Valley
The Jungle
Episode 12 - The Jungle
Once Upon a Time
Episode 13 - Once Upon a Time
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
Episode 14 - Five Characters in Search...
A Quality of Mercy
Episode 15 - A Quality of Mercy
Nothing in the Dark
Episode 16 - Nothing in the Dark
One More Pallbearer
Episode 17 - One More Pallbearer
Dead Man's Shoes
Episode 18 - Dead Man's Shoes
The Hunt
Episode 19 - The Hunt
Showdown with Rance McGrew
Episode 20 - Showdown with Rance McGre...
Kick the Can
Episode 21 - Kick the Can
A Piano in the House
Episode 22 - A Piano in the House
The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
Episode 23 - The Last Rites of Jeff My...
To Serve Man
Episode 24 - To Serve Man
The Fugitive
Episode 25 - The Fugitive
Little Girl Lost
Episode 26 - Little Girl Lost
Person or Persons Unknown
Episode 27 - Person or Persons Unknown
The Little People
Episode 28 - The Little People
Four O'Clock
Episode 29 - Four O'Clock
Hocus-Pocus and Frisby
Episode 30 - Hocus-Pocus and Frisby
The Trade-Ins
Episode 31 - The Trade-Ins
The Gift
Episode 32 - The Gift
The Dummy
Episode 33 - The Dummy
Young Man's Fancy
Episode 34 - Young Man's Fancy
I Sing the Body Electric
Episode 35 - I Sing the Body Electric
Cavender is Coming
Episode 36 - Cavender is Coming
The Changing of the Guard
Episode 37 - The Changing of the Guard