Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985 - 1987Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family, Mystery, CrimeTV-PG2 Seasons45 Episodes

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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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

24 Episodes • 1985

Season 2

Season 2

21 Episodes • 1986

Episodes - Season 1

Ghost Train

1. Ghost Train

25m

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

2. The Main Attraction

25m

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

3. Alamo Jobe

25m

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

4. Mummy Daddy

25m

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

5. The Mission

47m

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

6. The Amazing Falsworth

25m

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

7. Fine Tuning

25m

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

8. Mr. Magic

25m

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

Guilt Trip

9. Guilt Trip

25m

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

Remote Control Man

10. Remote Control Man

25m

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

Created by: Steven Spielberg, John Falsey, Joshua Brand

Available on: NBC

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