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Amazing Stories

1984
5.0
1 review
15
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Season 1 episodes (24)

1 Ghost Train
9/29/85
Old Pa is convinced it is his destiny to board a train he caused to crash 75 years ago and tells his 9-year-old grandson that the old Highball Express soon will careen through their house.
2 The Main Attraction
10/6/85
Athletic teen-age hunk Brad Bender thinks he is too cool for nerdy Shirley, who is crazy over him, but to his horror, a meteor shower's power suddenly turns him into a human magnet.
3 Alamo Jobe
10/20/85
Kelly Reno stars as a buckskin-clad teenager who, fighting bravely at the Alamo, suddenly faces untold fear and confusion as he stumbles though the smoke and the front gates, straight into 20th Century San Antonio.
4 Mummy Daddy
10/27/85
A hospital bound daddy-to-be, mummified for his role in a horror film, hobbles and grunts his way through a small Southern town steeped in the eerie legend of Egyptian mummy Ra Amin Ka.
5 The Mission
11/3/85
A routine World War II mission quickly becomes a life-or-death situation for a young turret gunner. Directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring guest stars Kevin Costner, Kiefer Sutherland, and Anthony LaPaglia.
6 The Amazing Falsworth
11/5/85
A nightclub audience gasps at The Amazing Falsworth's psychic powers, but the shock is his alone when the blindfolded performer picks up vibes of a serial killer in the room - and enters a living nightmare.
7 Fine Tuning
11/10/85
Three junior high pals build an awesome antenna that pulls in outer space versions of 1950's TV shows, and they hear a newscast revealing alien plans to land in Hollywood.
8 Mr. Magic
11/17/85
Sid Caesar stars as old-timer Lou Bundles who, though once a world famous magician, is now fumbling every trick and is desperate to regain his prowess.
9 Guilt Trip
12/1/85
The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love. Burt Reynolds directs. Dom DeLuise, Loni Anderson, Charles Durning and Charles Nelson Reilly guest star.
10 Remote Control Man
12/8/85
An unhappy and frustrated husband with a nagging wife and an incorrigible son, finally finds solace in his new TV set that "comes alive" with the use of a magic remote control.
11 Santa '85
12/15/85
Kris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink with a bunch of bogus Santas after tripping a home burglar alarm while delivering gifts.
12 Vanessa in the Garden
12/29/85
An impressionist painter who has lost his wife in a carriage wreck regains her through his art. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Guest-starring Harvey Keitel, Beau Bridges, and Sondra Locke.
13 The Sitter
1/5/86
Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down. Seth Green guest stars.
14 No Day at the Beach
1/12/86
During World War II, a cowardly soldier unexpectedly becomes a hero when his unit lands on a battle-torn Italian shore. Charlie Sheen guest-stars.
15 One For the Road
1/19/86
A couple of barflies try to kill a drunk for his insurance money and find that they're tangling with more than they bargained for.
16 Gather Ye Acorns
2/2/86
On the advice of 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. Guest starring Forest Whitaker and Mark Hamill.
17 Boo!
2/16/86
Sweet, old fashioned ghosts Nelson and Evelyn Chumsky are aghast when a porno queen and her sleazy husband move into their home, and the peaceful apparitions try to scare the raunchy new residents away.
18 Dorothy And Ben
3/2/86
It is shocking enough when old Ben Dumfy emerges from a 40-year coma like Rip Van Winkle, but his special mental communication with Dorothy, a comatose 7-year-old, leads to an even greater miracle.
19 Mirror, Mirror
3/9/86
A horror novelist finds himself being terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure in his bathroom mirror. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Sam Waterston and Tim Robbins guest star.
20 Secret Cinema
4/6/86
A young woman believes that her mother, her fiance, and her psychiatrist are secretly filming her life. Griffin Dunne and Eve Arden guest star.
21 Hell Toupee
4/13/86
Mild mannered accountant Murray Bernstein invests in a toupee, one with strange hidden powers and soon feels compelled to murder the first attorney he sees.
22 The Doll
5/4/86
A bachelor's loveless life takes on new meaning when he buys an exquisitely handcrafted doll. Guest star John Lithgow won an Emmy Award for his performance in this installment.
23 One For the Books
5/11/86
An elderly college janitor amazes himself, his wife and the scientific community, when fluent French and complex mathematical theories spill uncontrollably from his lips.
24 Grandpa's Ghost
5/25/86
An elderly man dies in his sleep, but continues to stay at home swapping tales with his unsuspecting wife. Directed by Timothy Hutton and guest-starring Andrew McCarthy.

About this show

As one experience ends, another adventure begins… in the extraordinary worlds of Amazing Stories! From acclaimed director-producer Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment comes this Emmy Award-winning TV series. Join a roster of cinema's most illustrious stars, including Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Tim Robbins, John Lithgow, Kevin Costner and more, as well as some of Hollywood's greatest directorial talents. Relive all the mesmerizing magic, mystery and suspense in these unique episodes from some of filmmaking's finest storytellers!

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