Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories72%

TV 1985-09-29 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Family Primetime Emmy Awards 1
★ 7.5 / 10 · 236 votes
Ratings
Combined
72.0 %
4 sources
IMDb
7.4 /10
7,031 votes
Metacritic
56 %
5 votes
Trakt
72 %
256 votes
TMDB
74 %
236 votes

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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Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
45
Studios
Universal Television , Amblin Entertainment
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won

  • 1986 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Won John Lithgow

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Created by
Steven Spielberg John Falsey Joshua Brand
Cast
Tom Willett Tom Willett Man From Future Douglas Seale Douglas Seale Mike Malloy Gary Riley Gary Riley Tail Gunner Charles Durning Charles Durning Earl J.J. Cohen J.J. Cohen Bert Brad Bird Brad Bird Family Dog (Voice) Joshua Rudoy Joshua Rudoy Dennis Paxton Larry Spinak Larry Spinak Geek Dana Gladstone Dana Gladstone Producer Royal Dano Royal Dano Elmer Quick Taliesin Jaffe Taliesin Jaffe Mark Jeff Cohen Jeff Cohen Eddie
Season 1 1985 · 24 eps
  1. 1 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… Sep 29, 1985 25m
  2. 2 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 attract… Oct 6, 1985 25m
  3. 3 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 pr… Oct 20, 1985 25m
  4. 4 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 25m
  5. 5 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 … Nov 3, 1985 47m
  6. 6 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 investigat… Nov 5, 1985 25m
  7. 7 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 t… Nov 10, 1985 25m
  8. 8 Mr. Magic A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards. Nov 17, 1985 25m
  9. 9 Guilt Trip The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love. Dec 1, 1985 25m
  10. 10 Remote Control Man A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him. Dec 8, 1985 25m
  11. 11 Santa '85 A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents. Dec 15, 1985 25m
  12. 12 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 25m
  13. 13 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 25m
  14. 14 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 25m
  15. 15 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 25m
  16. 16 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 25m
  17. 17 Boo! Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house. Feb 16, 1986 25m
  18. 18 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 25m
  19. 19 Mirror, Mirror A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror. Mar 9, 1986 25m
  20. 20 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 25m
  21. 21 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 compell… Apr 13, 1986 25m
  22. 22 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 … May 4, 1986 25m
  23. 23 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 subje… May 11, 1986 25m
  24. 24 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 25m
Season 2 1986 · 21 eps
  1. 1 The Wedding Ring A wax museum dresser takes a ring from a statue. The ring transforms his overworked wife into a femme fatale. Sep 22, 1986 24m
  2. 2 Miscalculation Nerdy collegiate Phil unsuccessfully tries every trick in the book to meet girls. Then he discovers a potion that makes gorgeous magazine pin-ups spring to life. Unfortunately, he… Sep 29, 1986 22m
  3. 3 Magic Saturday Marky adores hearing his grandfather tell wondrous tales of hitchhiking through the universe and playing baseball with him on Saturdays. So when old "Stormin' Norman" takes ill, t… Oct 6, 1986 24m
  4. 4 Welcome to My Nightmare Horror films are Harry's life, but when the movie-obsessed teenager suddenly steps into a blood-curdling scene from Psycho (1960), he desperately seeks escape to the real world. Oct 13, 1986 23m
  5. 5 You Gotta Believe Me Convinced that his vivid nightmare of a Boeing 747 crashing into his house is a horrific premonition, Earl Sweet desperately tries to alter fate. Oct 20, 1986 24m
  6. 6 The Greibble A housewife has a very real nightmare. She encounters a large creature that has a taste for inanimate objects. Nov 3, 1986 24m
  7. 7 Life on Death Row An inmate is struck by lightning. He is given miraculous healing powers that spark a last-minute attempt to save him from the electric chair. Nov 10, 1986 24m
  8. 8 Go to the Head of the Class A teacher's bizarre discipline causes two students to seek revenge with a spell culled from a rock song played backwards. Unfortunately something goes wrong when they cast the spe… Nov 21, 1986 45m
  9. 9 Thanksgiving When a dry well yields treasures, a man cashes in, while his stepdaughter repays the kindness of the “hole people.” Nov 24, 1986 24m
  10. 10 The Pumpkin Competition An old spinster who is tired of losing a pumpkin competition recieves special advice from an agricultural professor. Dec 1, 1986 23m
  11. 11 What If...? Ignored by his self-absorbed, social-climbing parents, 5-year-old Jonah Kelley wanders his lonely, sterile house and then the outside world, searching for someone who will see him… Dec 8, 1986 22m
  12. 12 The Eternal Mind Applying experiments with chimps to himself, a dying scientist transfers his mind into a computer. But his unique survival after physical death brings unexpected heartaches. Dec 29, 1986 25m
  13. 13 Lane Change One stormy night on a deserted highway, a distraught wife driving toward an impending divorce glimpses her past through the windshield after picking up a mysterious woman who ran … Jan 12, 1987 24m
  14. 14 Blue Man Down Two police officers try to break up a supermarket robbery, but the younger officer is killed. A new female partner helps the other officer avenge his friends death. He later disco… Jan 19, 1987 24m
  15. 15 The 21-Inch Sun A sitcom scriptwriter, who's suffering from writer's block, discovers that his house plant has miraculously gained sentience and a funny bone after being left in front of a TV whi… Feb 2, 1987 23m
  16. 16 Family Dog The only animated episode of the show that's also a backdoor pilot. It has three segments: A family takes out their frustrations on their poor dog, watches their Christmas home mo… Feb 16, 1987 24m
  17. 17 Gershwin's Trunk A broadway lyricist seeks inspiration by contacting the spirit of Gershwin through a psychic. Mar 13, 1987 24m
  18. 18 Such Interesting Neighbors Rattlesnakes, howling coyotes, sudden earthquakes and time warps jar the Lewis family in their new home, and all the bizarre incidents seem linked to the Hellenbecks, their weird … Mar 20, 1987 24m
  19. 19 Without Diana An elderly couple have never stopped believing that their daughter, who went missing in the woods 40 years ago, will somehow appear to them one last time before they die. Mar 27, 1987 23m
  20. 20 Moving Day When Alan Webster's parents tell him that they have to move, the 17-year-old student is understandably upset - but not nearly as much as when he learns their destination is the pl… Apr 3, 1987 24m
  21. 21 Miss Stardust An extraterrestrial threatens to destroy the earth unless the "Miss Stardust" beauty-pageant promoter allows entrants from other planets. Apr 10, 1987 24m
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