Don Gordon stars as Dr. Dave Crowell, an unemployed scientist who finds himself working in a carnival at the rocket ship ride, a mock-up space ship. Janet De Gore plays Mara Mathews, who is the stewardess on the ride, and becomes interested in Crowell. Simon Oakland plays Empyrian, a birdlike man who comes from the planet Empyria that has secretly modified the space ride into a real rocket ship, taking them, as well as a few other selected passengers, on a trip to colonize an Earth-like asteroid called Tythra in order to save both races from an imminent disaster affecting both planets, but will everyone abducted want to go? Philosophical episode has a shaky premise but good acting and dialogue.
