Amazing Stories

Overview

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.

Episodes

Ghost Train

S01E01 Ghost Train

September 29, 1985 6.8 25 min
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...
The Main Attraction

S01E02 The Main Attraction

October 6, 1985 6.2 25 min
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

S01E03 Alamo Jobe

October 20, 1985 6.7 25 min
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...
Mummy Daddy

S01E04 Mummy Daddy

October 27, 1985 7.2 25 min
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

S01E05 The Mission

November 3, 1985 7.2 47 min
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...
The Amazing Falsworth

S01E06 The Amazing Falsworth

November 5, 1985 7.5 25 min
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

S01E07 Fine Tuning

November 10, 1985 6.4 25 min
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...
Mr. Magic

S01E08 Mr. Magic

November 17, 1985 7.0 25 min
A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
Guilt Trip

S01E09 Guilt Trip

December 1, 1985 6.4 25 min
The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
Remote Control Man

S01E10 Remote Control Man

December 8, 1985 6.8 25 min
A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
Santa '85

S01E11 Santa '85

December 15, 1985 7.0 25 min
A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
Vanessa in the Garden

S01E12 Vanessa in the Garden

December 29, 1985 7.3 25 min
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

S01E13 The Sitter

January 5, 1986 6.4 25 min
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

S01E14 No Day at the Beach

January 12, 1986 7.4 25 min
A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
One For the Road

S01E15 One For the Road

January 19, 1986 7.1 25 min
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

S01E16 Gather Ye Acorns

February 2, 1986 6.7 25 min
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!

S01E17 Boo!

February 16, 1986 6.8 25 min
Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
Dorothy and Ben

S01E18 Dorothy and Ben

March 2, 1986 7.7 25 min
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

S01E19 Mirror, Mirror

March 9, 1986 7.1 25 min
A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
Secret Cinema

S01E20 Secret Cinema

April 6, 1986 6.0 25 min
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

S01E21 Hell Toupee

April 13, 1986 6.2 25 min
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...
The Doll

S01E22 The Doll

May 4, 1986 8.0 25 min
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...
One For the Books

S01E23 One For the Books

May 11, 1986 7.3 25 min
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 -...
Grandpa's Ghost

S01E24 Grandpa's Ghost

May 25, 1986 7.0 25 min
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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