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Season 1 – Amazing Stories

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This anthology series features unreal fantasy and horror stories a la "The Twilight Zone." Each short story was all-inclusive and many featured famous actors. Steven Spielberg served as executive producer of the show, which aired for two seasons on NBC.
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Audience Member It was a hit and miss show that I grew up with. The most memorable ones are with Kevin Costner and Christopher Lloyd. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 29, 1985 Ghost Train A train enters a family's house to pick up an eager passenger (Roberts Blossom). With Amy Irving, Lukas Haas. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 6, 1985 The Main Attraction A conceited high-school student (John Scott Clough) gets his comeuppance when a meteor crashes into his house. With Lisa Jane Persky. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 20, 1985 Alamo Jobe A boy delivering a message to the war-torn Alamo finds himself in modern-day Texas. With Kelly Reno, William Boyett, Lurene Tuttle and Richard Young. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 27, 1985 Mummy, Daddy An actor playing a mummy in a movie causes panic when he leaves the set to be with his wife, who is about to give birth. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 3, 1985 The Mission Trapped in his aircraft, a World War II gunner awaits a rescue that may never take place. With Kevin Costner, Casey Siemaszko. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 1985 The Mission Trapped in his aircraft, a World War II gunner awaits a rescue that may never take place. With Kevin Costner, Casey Siemaszko. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 5, 1985 The Amazing Falsworth A nightclub mentalist stumbles across the identity of a strangler. With Gregory Hines and Richard Masur. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 10, 1985 Fine Tuning Three teens discover aliens who have been raised on 1950s TV sitcoms. With Milton Berle, Matthew Laberteaux, Gary Riley and Jimmy Gatherum. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 17, 1985 Mister Magic A once-great magician desperately attempts to regain his former expertise with the help of a magical deck of cards. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 1, 1985 Guilt Trip The emotion Guilt is sent on a vacation cruise, where he falls in love with a most unusual woman. With Dom DeLuise, Loni Anderson, Charles Durning and Charles Nelson Reilly. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 8, 1985 Remote Control Man A henpecked husband finds solace in an unusual television set with a magic remote control switch. With Richard Simmons, Dirk Benedict, Shawn Weatherly, Barbara Billingsley and Lyle Alzado. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 15, 1985 Santa '85 Santa Claus is arrested and thrown into a small-town jail by a Scrooge-like sheriff. With Douglas Seale, Pat Hingle and Gabriel Damon. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 29, 1985 Vanessa in the Garden An impressionist painter who has lost his wife in a carriage wreck regains her through his art. With Sondra Locke, Harvey Keitel and Beau Bridges. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 5, 1986 The Sitter A Jamaican baby sitter employs the powers of voodoo to tame two mischievous boys. With Mabel King, Seth Green, Joshua Rudoy and Wendy Phillips. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 12, 1986 No Day at the Beach During World War II, a cowardly soldier unexpectedly becomes a hero when his unit lands on a battle-torn Italian shore. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 19, 1986 One for the Road A group of 1930s barflies attempts to kill a drunk for his insurance money. With James Cromwell, Joe Pantoliano, Geoffrey Lewis and Royal Dano. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 2, 1986 Gather Ye Acorns A young man (Mark Hamill) takes the advice of an ancient tree troll and leaves home to make his fortune. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 16, 1986 Boo! Sweet old-fashioned ghosts, the Chumskys, try to scare away the sleazy husband and wife that move into their home. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 2, 1986 Dorothy & Ben A man revived from a 40-year coma shares mental communication with a comatose 7-year-old girl. With Joe Seneca, Lane Smith and Natalie Gregory. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 9, 1986 Mirror, Mirror A horror novelist finds himself being terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure in his bathroom mirror. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 6, 1986 Secret Cinema A young woman unwittingly has her life story filmed by hidden cameras. With Eve Arden, Griffin Dune and Paul Bartel. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 13, 1986 Hell Toupee An attorney is convinced that a man's toupee caused him to commit three murders. Details Episode 23 Aired May 4, 1986 The Doll A bachelor's (John Lithgow) loveless life takes on new meaning when he buys an exquisitely handcrafted doll. Details Episode 24 Aired May 11, 1986 One for the Books A janitor stuns the scientific world when he begins to speak French and solve complex math equations. Details Episode 25 Aired May 25, 1986 Grandpa's Ghost An elderly man dies in his sleep, but continues to stay at home swapping tales with his unsuspecting wife. Details
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Season Info

Director
Steven Spielberg, Lesli Linka Glatter, Thomas Carter, Phil Joanou, Burt Reynolds, Michael Moore
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter
Joshua Brand, Gail Parent, Michael de Guzman, Earl Pomerantz, Menno Meyjes, Jim Bissell, Lowell Ganz, Joseph Minion, Brad Bird, Mick Garris, John Falsey, Kevin Parent, Babaloo Mandel
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 29, 1985