Series
Amazing Stories
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamily
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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Seasons & episodes
The first season of this anthology series sets the tone with tales of light humor and even heavy drama with a twist of magic!
1Ghost Train29 Sept 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.7Ohpa Globe is happy to see his son's new house, but when he sees that the home is built on ghost train tracks, he changes his focus. To his family's chagrin, he is convinced it is his destiny to die in those cornfields, to board a train he inadvertently caused to crash 75 years ago! He tells his nine-year old grandson he still has his ticket for the old "Highball Express", and that arriving train will careen through their house!
2The Main Attraction6 Oct 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.1Big Man on Campus Brad Bender has no problem attracting people to his charms. But when a meteorite crashes in his neighborhood, his magnetism gets even stronger, sometimes attracting the wrong people... and things.
3Alamo Jobe20 Oct 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.6During the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, 15-year-old messenger Jobe H. Farnum is about to be killed. He is transported forward in time to San Antonio in 1985. The 1980s prove to be too much for Jobe to handle.
4Mummy Daddy27 Oct 1985 · 25m · ★ 7.1An actor who's playing a mummy in a horror film learns that his wife has gone into labor and rushes to be with her – without removing his costume.
5The Mission3 Nov 1985 · 47m · ★ 7.1During World War II, men in an air force bomber are caught in a no win scenario when their belly gunner (an amateur artist) is trapped in his seat and the plane has no wheels for landing.
6The Amazing Falsworth5 Nov 1985 · 25m · ★ 7.2A psychic showman realizes that during a performance that someone in the audience wants to commit murder. Frightened, he calls the police, and the detective shows up to investigate.
7Fine Tuning10 Nov 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.4Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.
8Mr. Magic17 Nov 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.9A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
9Guilt Trip1 Dec 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.4The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
10Remote Control Man8 Dec 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.6A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
11Santa '8515 Dec 1985 · 25m · ★ 6.9A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
12Vanessa in the Garden29 Dec 1985 · 25m · ★ 7.2When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.
13The Sitter5 Jan 1986 · 25m · ★ 6.4Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
14No Day at the Beach12 Jan 1986 · 25m · ★ 7.4A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
15One For the Road19 Jan 1986 · 25m · ★ 7.0During the Depression, several bar patrons hope to get insurance money by tricking a man into signing a policy with the hope that he will drink himself to death.
16Gather Ye Acorns2 Feb 1986 · 25m · ★ 6.6On the advice from a mysterious little man, an 18-year-old boy begins to collect rare comics and toys. When he sells them as an old man, he gains wealth and happiness.
17Boo!16 Feb 1986 · 25m · ★ 6.7Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
18Dorothy and Ben2 Mar 1986 · 25m · ★ 7.7After 40 years in a coma, Ben Dumpfy awakens and discovers that he can communicate with a seven-year-old girl who is in a coma after a bike accident.
19Mirror, Mirror9 Mar 1986 · 25m · ★ 6.6A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
20Secret Cinema6 Apr 1986 · 25m · ★ 5.9Young everyday woman Jane becomes convinced that someone is recording and influencing her everyday life and that she's become the unwilling star of a secret cinema.
21Hell Toupee13 Apr 1986 · 25m · ★ 6.2Defense attorney Harry Ballentine is understandably nervous when his client is mild-mannered accountant Murray Bernstein - who after investing in a strange toupee had felt compelled to murder the first lawyer he saw. Harry goes after it.
22The Doll4 May 1986 · 25m · ★ 7.8The lonely, loveless life of a shy bachelor takes an astounding turn when he buys a special doll, exquisitely hand-crafted by a mysterious German toymaker. He tries to track down the woman who modeled for it.
23One For the Books11 May 1986 · 25m · ★ 7.3An elderly college janitor amazes himself, his wife and the scientific community when his brain turns into a sponge that soaks up more and more incredible knowledge of every subject taught at the school - until a shocking event changes everything.
24Grandpa's Ghost25 May 1986 · 25m · ★ 7.0Edwin's grandpa died in his sleep last night. So why is the old man still hanging around the apartment, playing the piano and swapping stories with Edwin's grandma?
Details
- Created by
- Steven Spielberg, John Falsey, Joshua Brand
- First aired
- 29 Sept 1985
- Last aired
- 10 Apr 1987
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 45
- Votes
- 237 on TMDB
