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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Best Episodes of Amazing Stories
Family Dog
S2 Ep16
8.0
16th Feb 1987
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 movie, and sends the dog to guard dog school after a burglary.
Go to the Head of the Class
S2 Ep8
7.8
21st Nov 1986
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 spell. When they attempt another spell to fix the problem they accidently remove the head of their teacher.
The Mission
S1 Ep5
7.8
3rd Nov 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.
Thanksgiving
S2 Ep9
7.7
24th Nov 1986
When a dry well yields treasures, a man cashes in, while his stepdaughter repays the kindness of the “hole people.”
Life on Death Row
S2 Ep7
7.6
10th Nov 1986
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.
Mummy Daddy
S1 Ep4
7.6
27th Oct 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.
The Pumpkin Competition
S2 Ep10
7.6
1st Dec 1986
An old spinster who is tired of losing a pumpkin competition recieves special advice from an agricultural professor.
You Gotta Believe Me
S2 Ep5
7.5
20th Oct 1986
Convinced that his vivid nightmare of a Boeing 747 crashing into his house is a horrific premonition, Earl Sweet desperately tries to alter fate.
Such Interesting Neighbors
S2 Ep18
7.5
20th Mar 1987
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 next-door neighbors.
The Amazing Falsworth
S1 Ep6
7.5
5th Nov 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.
Dorothy and Ben
S1 Ep18
7.5
2nd Mar 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.
Ghost Train
S1 Ep1
7.4
29th Sep 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!
The Sitter
S1 Ep13
7.4
5th Jan 1986
Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
Gather Ye Acorns
S1 Ep16
7.4
2nd Feb 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.
Worst Episodes of Amazing Stories
Fine Tuning
S1 Ep7
6.4
10th Nov 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.
Secret Cinema
S1 Ep20
6.5
6th Apr 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.
Miss Stardust
S2 Ep21
6.5
10th Apr 1987
An extraterrestrial threatens to destroy the earth unless the "Miss Stardust" beauty-pageant promoter allows entrants from other planets.
Remote Control Man
S1 Ep10
6.7
8th Dec 1985
A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
One For the Road
S1 Ep15
6.7
19th Jan 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.
Guilt Trip
S1 Ep9
6.7
1st Dec 1985
The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
Vanessa in the Garden
S1 Ep12
6.8
29th Dec 1985
When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.
Hell Toupee
S1 Ep21
6.8
13th Apr 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.
Mirror, Mirror
S1 Ep19
6.8
9th Mar 1986
A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
The Main Attraction
S1 Ep2
6.8
6th Oct 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.
Magic Saturday
S2 Ep3
6.8
6th Oct 1986
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, the boy invokes a magic spell to let his grandpa play one last magical ball game.
Boo!
S1 Ep17
6.8
16th Feb 1986
Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
The 21-Inch Sun
S2 Ep15
6.9
2nd Feb 1987
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 while old sitcoms were playing. The plant ghostwrites for him.
Grandpa's Ghost
S1 Ep24
6.9
25th May 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?
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Ghost Train
S1 Ep1
7.4
29th Sep 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!
The Main Attraction
S1 Ep2
6.8
6th Oct 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.
Alamo Jobe
S1 Ep3
6.9
20th Oct 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.
Mummy Daddy
S1 Ep4
7.6
27th Oct 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.
The Mission
S1 Ep5
7.8
3rd Nov 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.
The Amazing Falsworth
S1 Ep6
7.5
5th Nov 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.
Fine Tuning
S1 Ep7
6.4
10th Nov 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.
Mr. Magic
S1 Ep8
7.1
17th Nov 1985
A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
Guilt Trip
S1 Ep9
6.7
1st Dec 1985
The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
Remote Control Man
S1 Ep10
6.7
8th Dec 1985
A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
Santa '85
S1 Ep11
6.9
15th Dec 1985
A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
Vanessa in the Garden
S1 Ep12
6.8
29th Dec 1985
When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.
The Sitter
S1 Ep13
7.4
5th Jan 1986
Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
No Day at the Beach
S1 Ep14
7.0
12th Jan 1986
A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
One For the Road
S1 Ep15
6.7
19th Jan 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.
Gather Ye Acorns
S1 Ep16
7.4
2nd Feb 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.
Boo!
S1 Ep17
6.8
16th Feb 1986
Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
Dorothy and Ben
S1 Ep18
7.5
2nd Mar 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.
Mirror, Mirror
S1 Ep19
6.8
9th Mar 1986
A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
Secret Cinema
S1 Ep20
6.5
6th Apr 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.
Hell Toupee
S1 Ep21
6.8
13th Apr 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.
The Doll
S1 Ep22
7.2
4th May 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.
One For the Books
S1 Ep23
7.3
11th May 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.
Grandpa's Ghost
S1 Ep24
6.9
25th May 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?
