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Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories
★ 7.5/10•1985•TV-PG•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Comedy•Family
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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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 29, 1985

Episodes

Episode 1 - Ghost TrainE125m

Ghost Train

Ohpa 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!

Sep 29, 1985

Episode 2 - The Main AttractionE225m

The Main Attraction

Big 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.

Oct 6, 1985

Episode 3 - Alamo JobeE325m

Alamo Jobe

During 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.

Oct 20, 1985

Episode 4 - Mummy DaddyE425m

Mummy Daddy

An 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.

Oct 27, 1985

Episode 5 - The MissionE547m

The Mission

During 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.

Nov 3, 1985

Episode 6 - The Amazing FalsworthE625m

The Amazing Falsworth

A 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.

Nov 5, 1985

Episode 7 - Fine TuningE725m

Fine Tuning

Three 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.

Nov 10, 1985

Episode 8 - Mr. MagicE825m

Mr. Magic

A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.

Nov 17, 1985

Episode 9 - Guilt TripE925m

Guilt Trip

The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.

Dec 1, 1985

Episode 10 - Remote Control ManE1025m

Remote Control Man

A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.

Dec 8, 1985

Episode 11 - Santa '85E1125m

Santa '85

A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.

Dec 15, 1985

Episode 12 - Vanessa in the GardenE1225m

Vanessa in the Garden

When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.

Dec 29, 1985

Episode 13 - The SitterE1325m

The Sitter

Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.

Jan 5, 1986

Episode 14 - No Day at the BeachE1425m

No Day at the Beach

A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.

Jan 12, 1986

Episode 15 - One For the RoadE1525m

One For the Road

During 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.

Jan 19, 1986

Episode 16 - Gather Ye AcornsE1625m

Gather Ye Acorns

On 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.

Feb 2, 1986

Episode 17 - Boo!E1725m

Boo!

Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.

Feb 16, 1986

Episode 18 - Dorothy and BenE1825m

Dorothy and Ben

After 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.

Mar 2, 1986

Episode 19 - Mirror, MirrorE1925m

Mirror, Mirror

A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.

Mar 9, 1986

Episode 20 - Secret CinemaE2025m

Secret Cinema

Young 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.

Apr 6, 1986

Episode 21 - Hell ToupeeE2125m

Hell Toupee

Defense 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.

Apr 13, 1986

Episode 22 - The DollE2225m

The Doll

The 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.

May 4, 1986

Episode 23 - One For the BooksE2325m

One For the Books

An 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.

May 11, 1986

Episode 24 - Grandpa's GhostE2425m

Grandpa's Ghost

Edwin'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?

May 25, 1986

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