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Amazing Stories (TV series)
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| Amazing Stories | |
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| Genre | Anthology |
| Created by | Stephen Spielberg |
| Directed by | Various |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Original run | September 29, 1985 – April 10, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Family Dog |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Amazing Stories is a television anthology series created by Steven Spielberg. It ran on NBC from 1985 to 1987. Each episode featured an independent story, similar to programs as The Twilight Zone. Unlike that program, however, it did not have a regular host.
Although nominated for 12 Emmy Awards (resulting in five wins), it was not a hit and the network, NBC, did not renew it after the two-year contract expired.
One of the first-season installments, "The Amazing Falsworth", brought writer Mick Garris an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series.
The show was named after Amazing Stories, a groundbreaking science fiction magazine that Spielberg read as a child.
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A selection of the original series episodes were released in the VHS format in 1993; these were titled "Book One" through "Book Five". A 3-tape VHS (PAL) set was released in the UK.
The Complete First Season (DVD) was released on July 18, 2006.
As of 2006, the Sci Fi Channel in the United States shows episodes on an irregular schedule.
The series list below is annotated with the Book numbers as they appeared in the US release on VHS; the UK VHS (Pal) releases are indicated with UK tape numbers:
| # | Title | Director | Airdate | VHS |
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| 1x01 | "Ghost Train" | Steven Spielberg | September 29, 1985 | |
| 1x02 | "The Main Attraction" | Matthew Robbins | October 6, 1985 | |
| 1x03 | "Alamo Jobe" | Michael D. Moore | October 20, 1985 | |
| 1x04 | "Mummy Daddy" | William Dear | October 27, 1985 | |
| 1x05 | "The Mission" | Steven Spielberg | November 3, 1985 | |
| 1x06 | "The Amazing Falsworth" | Peter Hyams | November 3, 1985 | Book Three |
| 1x07 | "Fine Tuning" | Bob Balaban | November 10, 1985 | Book Five |
| 1x08 | "Mr. Magic" | Donald Petrie | November 17, 1985 | Book Four |
| 1x09 | "Guilt Trip" | Burt Reynolds | December 1, 1985 | |
| 1x10 | "Remote Control Man" | Bob Clark | December 8, 1985 | |
| 1x11 | "Santa '85" | Phil Joanou | December 15, 1985 | |
| 1x12 | "Vanessa in the Garden" | Clint Eastwood | December 29, 1985 | |
| 1x13 | "The Sitter" | Joan Darling | January 5, 1986 | |
| 1x14 | "No Day at the Beach" | Lesli Linka Glatter | January 12, 1986 | Book Three |
| 1x15 | "One For the Road" | Thomas Carter | January 19, 1986 | |
| 1x16 | "Gather Ye Acorns" | Norman Reynolds | February 2, 1986 | |
| 1x17 | "Boo!" | Joe Dante | February 16, 1986 | |
| 1x18 | "Dorothy and Ben" | Thomas Carter | March 2, 1986 | |
| 1x19 | "Mirror, Mirror" | Martin Scorsese | March 9, 1986 | Book Four |
| 1x20 | "Secret Cinema" | Paul Bartel | April 6, 1986 | |
| 1x21 | "Hell Toupee" | Irvin Kershner | April 13, 1986 | |
| 1x22 | "The Doll" | Phil Joanou | May 4, 1986 | |
| 1x23 | "One For the Books" | Lesli Linka Glatter | May 11, 1986 | |
| 1x24 | "Grandpa's Ghost" | Timothy Hutton | May 25, 1986 |
| # | Title | Director | Airdate | VHS |
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| 2x01 | "The Wedding Ring" | Danny DeVito | September 22, 1986 | Book One |
| 2x02 | "Miscalculations" | Tom Holland | September 29, 1986 | |
| 2x03 | "Magic Saturday" | Robert Markowitz | October 6, 1986 | |
| 2x04 | "Welcome to My Nightmare" | Todd Holland | October 13, 1986 | |
| 2x05 | "You Gotta Believe Me" | Kevin Reynolds | October 20, 1986 | |
| 2x06 | "The Greibble" | Joe Dante | November 3, 1986 | |
| 2x07 | "Life on Death Row" | Mick Garris | November 10, 1986 | Book Three |
| 2x08 | "Go to the Head of the Class" | Robert Zemeckis | November 21, 1986 | Book Two |
| 2x09 | "Thanksgiving" | Todd Holland | November 24, 1986 | |
| 2x10 | "The Pumpkin Competition" | Norman Reynolds | December 1, 1986 | Book Five |
| 2x11 | "What If...?" | Joan Darling | December 8, 1986 | |
| 2x12 | "The Eternal Mind" | J. Michael Riva | December 29, 1986 | |
| 2x13 | "Lane Change " | Ken Kwapis | January 12, 1987 | |
| 2x14 | "Blue Man Down" | Paul Michael Glaser | January 19, 1987 | Book Four |
| 2x15 | "The 21 Inch Sun" | Nick Castle | February 2, 1987 | |
| 2x16 | "The Family Dog" | Brad Bird | February 16, 1987 | Book Two |
| 2x17 | "Gershwin's Trunk" | Paul Bartel | March 13, 1987 | |
| 2x18 | "Such Interesting Neighbors" | Graham Baker | March 20, 1987 | |
| 2x19 | "Without Diana" | Lesli Linka Glatter | March 27, 1987 | Book Five |
| 2x20 | "Moving Day" | Robert Stevens | April 3, 1987 | |
| 2x21 | "Miss Stardust" | Tobe Hooper | April 10, 1987 |
One episode of the show, "The Family Dog", was spun off into its own series. Family Dog ran on CBS six years after Amazing Stories finished its run. It only ran for 2 episodes before being pulled off the schedule.
- Amazing Stories at the Internet Movie Database
- Amazing Stories at TV.com
- Amazing Stories fansite
- In-depth review of Amazing Stories episode starring Christopher Lloyd, with screencaps
- Fan site
Categories: 1980s American television series | Films directed by Steven Spielberg | Fantasy television series | NBC network shows | Television series by NBC Universal Television | Edgar Award winning works | Anthology television series | 1985 television series debuts | 1987 television series endings