Amazing Stories Season 1

September. 29,1985      TV-PG
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis

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 24 : Grandpa's Ghost
May. 25,1986
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?
Episode 23 : One For the Books
May. 11,1986
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.
Episode 22 : The Doll
May. 04,1986
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.
Episode 21 : Hell Toupee
April. 13,1986
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.
Episode 20 : Secret Cinema
April. 06,1986
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 19 : Mirror, Mirror
March. 09,1986
A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
Episode 18 : Dorothy and Ben
March. 02,1986
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 17 : Boo!
February. 16,1986
Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
Episode 16 : Gather Ye Acorns
February. 02,1986
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 15 : One For the Road
January. 19,1986
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 14 : No Day at the Beach
January. 12,1986
A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
Episode 13 : The Sitter
January. 05,1986
Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
Episode 12 : Vanessa in the Garden
December. 29,1985
When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.
Episode 11 : Santa '85
December. 15,1985
A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
Episode 10 : Remote Control Man
December. 08,1985
A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
Episode 9 : Guilt Trip
December. 01,1985
The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
Episode 8 : Mr. Magic
November. 17,1985
A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
Episode 7 : Fine Tuning
November. 10,1985
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.
Episode 6 : The Amazing Falsworth
November. 05,1985
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 5 : The Mission
November. 03,1985
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 4 : Mummy Daddy
October. 27,1985
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 3 : Alamo Jobe
October. 20,1985
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.
Episode 2 : The Main Attraction
October. 06,1985
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.
Episode 1 : Ghost Train
September. 29,1985
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!

Seasons

Season 2
The second season of this anthology series continues unique tales of fun, adventure and excitement!
Season 2 1986
Season 1
The first season of this anthology series sets the tone with tales of light humor and even heavy drama with a twist of magic!
Season 1 1985

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