Amazing Stories

Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 45

The first season of this anthology series sets the tone with tales of light humor and even heavy drama with a twist of magic!

Amazing Stories

Episodes(24)

Ghost Train

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 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!

Air Date : 1985-09-29

The Main Attraction

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 attracting the wrong people... and things.

Air Date : 1985-10-06

Alamo Jobe

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 prove to be too much for Jobe to handle.

Air Date : 1985-10-20

Mummy Daddy

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.

Air Date : 1985-10-27

The Mission

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 landing.

Air Date : 1985-11-03

The Amazing Falsworth

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 investigate.

Air Date : 1985-11-05

Fine Tuning

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 to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.

Air Date : 1985-11-10

Mr. Magic

8. Mr. Magic

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

Air Date : 1985-11-17

Guilt Trip

9. Guilt Trip

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

Air Date : 1985-12-01

Remote Control Man

10. Remote Control Man

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

Air Date : 1985-12-08

Santa '85

11. Santa '85

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

Air Date : 1985-12-15

Vanessa in the Garden

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.

Air Date : 1985-12-29

The Sitter

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.

Air Date : 1986-01-05

No Day at the Beach

14. No Day at the Beach

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

Air Date : 1986-01-12

One For the Road

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.

Air Date : 1986-01-19

Gather Ye Acorns

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.

Air Date : 1986-02-02

Boo!

17. Boo!

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

Air Date : 1986-02-16

Dorothy and Ben

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.

Air Date : 1986-03-02

Mirror, Mirror

19. Mirror, Mirror

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

Air Date : 1986-03-09

Secret Cinema

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.

Air Date : 1986-04-06

Hell Toupee

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 compelled to murder the first lawyer he saw. Harry goes after it.

Air Date : 1986-04-13

The Doll

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 the woman who modeled for it.

Air Date : 1986-05-04

One For the Books

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 subject taught at the school - until a shocking event changes everything.

Air Date : 1986-05-11

Grandpa's Ghost

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?

Air Date : 1986-05-25

Cast

Tom Willett
Tom Willett

(Funeral Director)

Douglas Seale
Douglas Seale

(Mike Malloy)

Gary Riley
Gary Riley

(Tail Gunner)

Larry Spinak
Larry Spinak

(Arnold Skamp)

Royal Dano
Royal Dano

(Elmer Quick)

Ben Kronen
Ben Kronen

(Bald Man)

Pamela Guest
Pamela Guest

(Ms. Harris)

Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland

(Static)

David Rappaport
David Rappaport

(Troll)

Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano

(Joe)

Ian Wolfe
Ian Wolfe

(Grandpa Charlie)

Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines

(Falsworth)

Gabriel Damon
Gabriel Damon

(Bobby Mynes)

Sondra Locke
Sondra Locke

(Vanessa Sullivan)

Milton Berle
Milton Berle

(Self)

Loni Anderson
Loni Anderson

(Love)

Natalie Gregory
Natalie Gregory

(Dorothy)

Herta Ware
Herta Ware

(Grandma Helen)

Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise

(Guilt)

Frances Bay
Frances Bay

(Mrs Claus)

Mabel King
Mabel King

(Jennifer Mowbray)

Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis

(Dan)

Al Ruscio
Al Ruscio

(Tony Maroni)

Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill

(Jonathan Quick)

Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle

(Sheriff Horace Smyvie)

Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins

(Jordan's Phantom)

Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar

(Lou Bundles)

Charles Durning
Charles Durning

(Assistant to the Boss)

Charles Nelson Reilly
Charles Nelson Reilly

(Father McClintley)

John D'Aquino
John D'Aquino

(Large Man)

Casey Siemaszko
Casey Siemaszko

(Jonathan)

Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner

(Captain)

J.J. Cohen
J.J. Cohen

(Jake)

Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot

(The Director)

Kelly Reno
Kelly Reno

(Jobe H. Farnum)

Lisa Jane Persky
Lisa Jane Persky

(Shirley Crater)

John Scott Clough
John Scott Clough

(Brad Bender)

Brad Bird
Brad Bird

(Scientist #2)

Eric Bruskotter
Eric Bruskotter

(Stan)

Richard Masur
Richard Masur

(Trent Tinker)

Matthew Labyorteaux
Matthew Labyorteaux

(Andy)

Debbie Lee Carrington
Debbie Lee Carrington

(Alien)

Daniel Frishman
Daniel Frishman

(Alien)

Kevin Thompson
Kevin Thompson

(Alien)

Gordon Jump
Gordon Jump

(Father)

Rick Ducommun
Rick Ducommun

(Larry)

Michael DeLuise
Michael DeLuise

(Boyfriend)

Carol Arthur
Carol Arthur

(Mother)

Kristine Blackburn

(Daughter)

Sydney Lassick
Sydney Lassick

(Walter Poindexter)

Nancy Parsons
Nancy Parsons

(Grendel)

Jeff Cohen
Jeff Cohen

(Ralph)

Marvin J. McIntyre
Marvin J. McIntyre

(Deputy Weatherby)

Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel

(Byron Sullivan)

Seth Green
Seth Green

(Lance Paxton)

Joshua Rudoy
Joshua Rudoy

(Dennis Paxton)

Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen

(Casey)

Jim Gatherum

(George)

James Cromwell
James Cromwell

(Francis)

Mark Tymchyshyn
Mark Tymchyshyn

(O'Farrow)

Mike Finneran

(Customer)

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker

(Jerry)

William Dear
William Dear

(David)

Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken

(Nelson Chumsky)

Joe Seneca
Joe Seneca

(Ben Dumfy)

Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston

(Jordan Manmouth)

Dana Gladstone
Dana Gladstone

(Producer)

Penny Peyser
Penny Peyser

(Jane)

Leo Penn
Leo Penn

(Fred)

Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy

(Edwin)

Tom Harrison

(Harold)

Barbara Sharma

(Mrs. Bender)

Bill Allen
Bill Allen

(Cliff Ratte)

Joan Foley
Joan Foley

(Scientist)

Dominick Brascia

(Billy Johnson)

Isabelle Walker

(Francine)

Megan Wyss
Megan Wyss

(girl)

Piper Cochrane

(Darcy Cook)

Jon Van Ness
Jon Van Ness

(Jim Bowie)

John Philbin
John Philbin

(Bullseye)

Gary Mauro

(Sam)

Glen Mauro

(Dave)

Ken Stovitz
Ken Stovitz

(Lamar)

Joseph G. Medalis
Joseph G. Medalis

(Jimmy)

Vance Colvig
Vance Colvig

(Vaudevillian)

Paul "Mousie" Garner
Paul "Mousie" Garner

(Vaudevillian)

Don Davis

(Vaudevillian)

Happy Hall

(Vaudevillian)

Jack Spoons

(Vaudevillian)

Whitey Roberts
Whitey Roberts

(Vaudevillian)

C.J. Hunt
C.J. Hunt

(Robert the Waiter)

David Stone

(Maheshwara)

Dick Balduzzi
Dick Balduzzi

(drunk Santa)

Luca Bercovici
Luca Bercovici

(Granville)

Philip McKeon
Philip McKeon

(Stick)

Ray Mancini
Ray Mancini

(Irish)

Ralph Seymour
Ralph Seymour

(Ira)

Leo Geter
Leo Geter

(Evergreen)

Tom Hodges
Tom Hodges

(Tiny)

Jed Mills
Jed Mills

(Sergeant)

David Friedman

(Jonathan Quick (age 12))

Joanna Merlin
Joanna Merlin

(Marie)

Mary Jo Deschanel
Mary Jo Deschanel

(Francine Gazetta)

Lois de Banzie
Lois de Banzie

(Alma Quick)

Conrad Dunn
Conrad Dunn

(gas station attendant)

Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes

(Evelyn Chumsky)

Bruce Davison
Bruce Davison

(Richard)

Andrea Marcovicci
Andrea Marcovicci

(Barbara)

Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo

(Tony Sepulveda)

Wendy Schaal
Wendy Schaal

(Sheena)

Taliesin Jaffe
Taliesin Jaffe

(Scott)

Heidi Zeigler
Heidi Zeigler

(Deena)

Lane Smith
Lane Smith

(Dr. Caruso)

Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo

(Dr. Templeton)

Kathleen Lloyd
Kathleen Lloyd

(Samantha)

Joe Regalbuto
Joe Regalbuto

(Merle)

Kay Bess
Kay Bess

(nurse)

Bill Wiley

(Underling #2)

Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges

(Teddy Shearing)

Randy Oglesby
Randy Oglesby

(Dr. Edward Northrup)

Jamie Rose
Jamie Rose

(Mrs. Northrup)

Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips

(Barbara Lynn Paxton)

Suzanne Snyder
Suzanne Snyder

(Patti)

Michael Horse
Michael Horse

(Indian)

Fran Ryan
Fran Ryan

(Mrs. Abbott)

Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee

(Dad)

Rick Andosca
Rick Andosca

(Haller)

Judi Durand
Judi Durand

(Doctor)

Lynn Kuratomi
Lynn Kuratomi

(nurse)

Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett

(Dick Cavett)

Helen Shaver
Helen Shaver

(Karen)

Glenn Scarpelli
Glenn Scarpelli

(Jeffrey Gelb)

Michael C. Gwynne
Michael C. Gwynne

(jail attendant)

Jack Thibeau
Jack Thibeau

(tough guy)

Eve Arden
Eve Arden

(Jane's mother)

Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne

(Dick)

Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel

(Dr. Shreck)

Barry Dennen
Barry Dennen

(news dealer)

Mary Woronov
Mary Woronov

(nurse)

Richard Paul
Richard Paul

(Mr. Krupp)

Alix Elias
Alix Elias

(lady customer)

Joan Wells

(Mom)

Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers

(Waiter #2)

Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon

(Ed McMahon)

Dirk Benedict
Dirk Benedict

(Face)

Gary Coleman
Gary Coleman

(Arnold Jackson)

Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley

(June Cleaver)

Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons

(Richard Simmons)

Lyle Alzado
Lyle Alzado

(Lyle Alzado)

Shawn Weatherly
Shawn Weatherly

(Beauty Pageant Contestant)

LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page

(Aunt Esther)

Jake Steinfeld
Jake Steinfeld

(The Hulk)

Jim Lange

(Jim Lange)

Clara Peller

(Clara Peller)

Charlie Dell

(Salesman)

Kristian Alfonso
Kristian Alfonso

(Kristian Alfonso)

Leann Hunley
Leann Hunley

(Leann Hunley)

Rod McCary
Rod McCary

(Emcee)

Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns

(Mr. Beasley)

Jocko Marcellino
Jocko Marcellino

(Thug #1)

Sid Haig
Sid Haig

(Thug)

Eve Smith
Eve Smith

(Old Woman)

Garry Goodrow
Garry Goodrow

(doorman)

Gerry Gibson

(drunk Santa)

Fritz Feld
Fritz Feld

(Maitre 'd)

Beverly Sanders
Beverly Sanders

(Susan)

Abbe Lane
Abbe Lane

(Enchantress)

John Fiedler
John Fiedler

(Man on Boat)

Nancy Ann Nelson
Nancy Ann Nelson

(Female Newscaster)

Tony Kienitz
Tony Kienitz

(Harry)

Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan

(Beth)

Stanley Brock
Stanley Brock

(Mitchell)

E. Hampton Beagle

(Murray Bernstein)

Mitch Kreindel
Mitch Kreindel

(Floyd King)

Cal Gibson
Cal Gibson

(guard)

James Avery
James Avery

(Chief Hansen)

Ken Olfson
Ken Olfson

(Clifford Monroe)

Angelo Rossitto
Angelo Rossitto

(Vaudevillian)

Titus Napoleon

(used car salesman)

Peter Kwong
Peter Kwong

(weatherman)

Bryan Gordon
Bryan Gordon

(father)

Leo Rossi
Leo Rossi

(Murray)

Julius Harris
Julius Harris

(Joe)

Larry Gelman
Larry Gelman

(Harry Striker)

Larry Cedar
Larry Cedar

(Danny)

Tim Herbert
Tim Herbert

(Jack)

Eda Reiss Merin

(Dora)

Nick Lewin
Nick Lewin

(young magician)

Kelli Lessie

(magician's assistant)

Jack Wells

(Mr. Zahl)

Gary Allen

(Mr. Simon)

John McCook
John McCook

(emcee)

Jonathan Luria
Jonathan Luria

(Officer Montgomery)

Fredric Cook

(Officer Cook)

Thomas F. Maguire
Thomas F. Maguire

(guard)

John Lithgow
John Lithgow

(John Walters)

Anne Helm
Anne Helm

(Mary Dickenson)

Albert Hague
Albert Hague

(Mr. Liebermacher)

Sharon Spelman
Sharon Spelman

(Sally)

Rain Phoenix
Rain Phoenix

(Doris)

John Christopher Jones
John Christopher Jones

(Vin Colbeck)

Joyce Van Patten
Joyce Van Patten

(Eva)

Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas Pryor

(Dr. Fetlock)

Rodney Kageyama
Rodney Kageyama

(Dr. Barth)

John Alvin
John Alvin

(Professor Rand)

Gary Bergher

(Professor Gilbert)

Margaret Howell

(Eve Shearing)

Milton Murrill
Milton Murrill

(waiter)

Nelson Welch
Nelson Welch

(Father McKay)

Peter Jason
Peter Jason

(commander)

Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia

(mechanic #2)

Terry Beaver
Terry Beaver

(officer)

Keith Joe Dick
Keith Joe Dick

(1st Sergeant)

Karen Kopins
Karen Kopins

(Liz)

Frank Schuller

(Paul Treadwell)

Brion James
Brion James

(Willie Joe)

Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter

(Ezra)

Elden Henson
Elden Henson

(Freckle face boy)

Arnold Johnson
Arnold Johnson

(town sage)

Len Lesser
Len Lesser

(old grave digger)

Oliver Dear

(young grave digger)

Susan Dear

(Harold's wife)

Larry Hankin
Larry Hankin

(Jubal)

William Frankfather
William Frankfather

(mayor)

Lucy Lee Flippin
Lucy Lee Flippin

(librarian)

JoAnn Willette
JoAnn Willette

(Ruta Mae)

Billy Beck
Billy Beck

(old blind man)

Michael Zand

(Ra Amin Ka)

Bill Martin
Bill Martin

(guard)

Brian Bradley
Brian Bradley

(actor)

Dalton Cathey

(doctor)

John Carlyle

(auctioneer)

Don Calfa
Don Calfa

(Messenger)

Suzanne Bateman

(Gail)

Sally Stark

(older woman)

Robert Lesser
Robert Lesser

(young man)

Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom

(Ohpa Globe)

Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas

(Brian Globe)

Gail Edwards
Gail Edwards

(Joleen Globe)

Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin

(Fenton Globe)

Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore

(girl on train (cameo))

Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer

(woman on train (cameo))

Hugh Gillin
Hugh Gillin

(train conductor)

Sandy Ward
Sandy Ward

(train engineer)

Renny Roker
Renny Roker

(Dr. Steele)

Richard Bull
Richard Bull

(Mr. Hiller)

Richard Young
Richard Young

(Davy Crockett)

William Boyett
William Boyett

(Colonel Travis)

Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle

(Harriet Wendse)

Michael Cavanaugh
Michael Cavanaugh

(James Lefferts)

Benji Gregory
Benji Gregory

(Sam)

Robert V. Barron
Robert V. Barron

(curator)

Kelly Henson

(Elizabeth Treadwell)

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