Episode guide
Amazing Stories: Season 1
24 episodes · premiered Sep 29, 1985
The first season of this anthology series sets the tone with tales of light humor and even heavy drama with a twist of magic!
- Episode 1: Ghost Train Sep 29, 1985 · 25m 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…
- Episode 2: The Main Attraction Oct 6, 1985 · 25m 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…
- Episode 3: Alamo Jobe Oct 20, 1985 · 25m 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…
- Episode 4: Mummy Daddy Oct 27, 1985 · 25m 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.
- Episode 5: The Mission Nov 3, 1985 · 47m 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.
- Episode 6: The Amazing Falsworth Nov 5, 1985 · 25m 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.
- Episode 7: Fine Tuning Nov 10, 1985 · 25m 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…
- Episode 8: Mr. Magic Nov 17, 1985 · 25m A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
- Episode 9: Guilt Trip Dec 1, 1985 · 25m The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
- Episode 10: Remote Control Man Dec 8, 1985 · 25m A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
- Episode 11: Santa '85 Dec 15, 1985 · 25m A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
- Episode 12: Vanessa in the Garden Dec 29, 1985 · 25m When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.
- Episode 13: The Sitter Jan 5, 1986 · 25m Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
- Episode 14: No Day at the Beach Jan 12, 1986 · 25m A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
- Episode 15: One For the Road Jan 19, 1986 · 25m 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.
- Episode 16: Gather Ye Acorns Feb 2, 1986 · 25m 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.
- Episode 17: Boo! Feb 16, 1986 · 25m Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
- Episode 18: Dorothy and Ben Mar 2, 1986 · 25m 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.
- Episode 19: Mirror, Mirror Mar 9, 1986 · 25m A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
- Episode 20: Secret Cinema Apr 6, 1986 · 25m 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.
- Episode 21: Hell Toupee Apr 13, 1986 · 25m 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…
- Episode 22: The Doll May 4, 1986 · 25m 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…
- Episode 23: One For the Books May 11, 1986 · 25m 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…
- Episode 24: Grandpa's Ghost May 25, 1986 · 25m 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?