Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1985)

Cast

Charles Aidman as Narrator (voice)
Charles Aidman

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes

Shatterday poster

Shatterday 6.1

September 27, 1985

A man named Peter Jay Novins accidentally dials his home phone number, and it's answered by Peter Jay Novins.

A Little Peace and Quiet poster

A Little Peace and Quiet 7.0

September 27, 1985

A harried housewife finds a medallion that gives her the power to freeze time.

Wordplay poster

Wordplay 6.2

October 4, 1985

Salesman Bill Lowery wakes up one morning and discovers, to his horror, that people around him are slowly degenerating …

Dreams for Sale poster

Dreams for Sale 7.0

October 4, 1985

On an idyllic outdoor picnic with her husband and their twins a nameless woman becomes confused and disoriented when ev…

Chameleon poster

Chameleon 6.8

October 4, 1985

A space shuttle returns from a mission and NASA discovers that something unusual has been picked up. They discover that…

Healer poster

Healer 6.8

October 11, 1985

Cat burglar Jackie Thompson breaks into a museum to steal ancient artifacts and takes a rare gem that has strange heali…

Children's Zoo poster

Children's Zoo 7.0

October 11, 1985

A little girl's parents are always fighting and screaming at each other. She takes them to the Children's Zoo with a sp…

Kentucky Rye poster

Kentucky Rye 0.0

October 11, 1985

Bob Spindler, a drunk driver, arrives at the "Kentucky Rye" bar where the customers are all victims of drunk drivers.

Little Boy Lost poster

Little Boy Lost 5.8

October 18, 1985

A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little bo…

Wish Bank poster

Wish Bank 0.0

October 18, 1985

Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes.

Nightcrawlers poster

Nightcrawlers 0.0

October 18, 1985

A deputy trooper stops by a diner during a rainstorm where a Vietnam veteran's nightmares come to life.

If She Dies poster

If She Dies 4.7

October 25, 1985

A year after his wife died a man is involved in a car accident that leaves his young daughter in a coma. On his way hom…

Ye Gods poster

Ye Gods 0.0

October 25, 1985

Cupid arrives in the modern world. A love spell for his target does not work as well as he hopes.

Examination Day poster

Examination Day 7.0

November 1, 1985

In the far future, twelve-year-old Dickie must pass the government intelligence test. He is very nervous about the outc…

A Message From Charity poster

A Message From Charity 0.0

November 1, 1985

In 1985, a fever-stricken Peter Wood finds himself in telepathic contact with Charity Paine, a sick girl his age living…

Teacher's Aide poster

Teacher's Aide 5.0

November 8, 1985

A teacher on a violent and gang infested high school has trouble controlling her students. The building is warded by so…

Paladin of the Lost Hour poster

Paladin of the Lost Hour 0.0

November 8, 1985

A Vietnam Vet named Billy saves an old man named Gasper from a mugging at a cemetery. He discovers that this old man ho…

Act Break poster

Act Break 6.0

November 15, 1985

A landlord hounds a playwright named Maury for his rent. When the playwright's partner dies of a heart attack, he wishe…

The Burning Man poster

The Burning Man 0.0

November 15, 1985

During a heat wave in the 1930's a mother and her son enjoy a drive in the country. They encounter a strange man who wa…

Dealer's Choice poster

Dealer's Choice 0.0

November 15, 1985

Four friends and a fifth's stand-in get together for a game of poker. The fifth man, Nick, has an uncanny knack for dra…

Dead Woman's Shoes poster

Dead Woman's Shoes 6.0

November 22, 1985

Shy Maddie finds a pair of shoes and after trying them on, is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a rich murdered woman.

Wong's Lost and Found Emporium poster

Wong's Lost and Found Emporium 0.0

November 22, 1985

David Wong searches for something he lost. He seeks the Lost and Found Emporium where he finds others looking for their…

The Shadow Man poster

The Shadow Man 5.0

November 29, 1985

The smartest boy in school is a target for bullies. At home in bed after an attack, the boy meets the "Shadow Man" unde…

The Uncle Devil Show poster

The Uncle Devil Show 0.0

November 29, 1985

Parents don't realize that the video their child watches demonstrates magic tricks like turning parents into lizards an…

Opening Day poster

Opening Day 0.0

November 29, 1985

A beautiful woman and her boyfriend plan to kill her husband on the first day of duck hunting season.

The Beacon poster

The Beacon 5.0

December 6, 1985

When Dr. Dennis Barrows's car breaks down, he goes to an unusual town where visitors are disliked and townspeople are t…

One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty poster

One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty 0.0

December 6, 1985

Angry with his adult life, a man, Gus Rosenthal, returns to his childhood stomping ground in Ohio and while digging up …

Her Pilgrim Soul poster

Her Pilgrim Soul 5.3

December 13, 1985

Two scientists named Kevin and Daniel are experimenting with a holographic device. One day they are confronted with a f…

I of Newton poster

I of Newton 0.0

December 13, 1985

A frazzled mathematics professor accidentally summons a demon who will let him riddle to get free of the contract he ac…

Night of the Meek poster

Night of the Meek 6.0

December 20, 1985

A drunken storefront Santa is terminally depressed by the many children who go gift less and starving during Christmas.…

But Can She Type? poster

But Can She Type? 0.0

December 20, 1985

An overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated secretary uses a Xerox machine and wakes up in a parallel reality where…

The Star poster

The Star 0.0

December 20, 1985

Onboard a spaceship an astrophysicist and a priest learn they have discovered a planet long dead and a transmitter emit…

Still Life poster

Still Life 5.0

January 3, 1986

Finding an old trunk, a couple realizes that it has a false bottom containing a 70-year-old film from the Amazon.

The Little People of Killany Woods poster

The Little People of Killany Woods 0.0

January 3, 1986

An old Irishman has often been called a fool for his stories about Leprechauns. He catches the leader of "The Little P…

The Misfortune Cookie poster

The Misfortune Cookie 0.0

January 3, 1986

A young man has had his heart broken recently. At a Chinese restaurant, he reads a fortune about finding new love and …

Monsters! poster

Monsters! 7.0

January 24, 1986

A young boy becomes fascinated with the new neighbor next door. The neighbor, Mr. Bendictson, warns him that he cannot …

A Small Talent for War poster

A Small Talent for War 0.0

January 24, 1986

An alien ship arrives at the UN and the alien representative declares his disappointment at Earth's progress. The UN am…

A Matter of Minutes poster

A Matter of Minutes 10.0

January 24, 1986

A young married couple discovers that their home is being remodeled by blue-clad workers who are workers of time that b…

The Elevator poster

The Elevator 6.5

January 31, 1986

Two twenty-something brothers go to their father's laboratory to steal his fathers' growth serum research and sell for …

To See the Invisible Man poster

To See the Invisible Man 8.0

January 31, 1986

For the crime of emotional coldness, Mitchell Chaplin is condemned to social invisibility. For one year he will be bran…

Tooth and Consequences poster

Tooth and Consequences 0.0

January 31, 1986

A depressed dentist, Myron Mandel, is visited by the Tooth Fairy, who grants him the wish to be incredibly popular and …

Welcome to Winfield poster

Welcome to Winfield 5.7

February 7, 1986

The grim reaper arrives at a hospital to take possession of a dying man. The man's wife rescues him and takes him to th…

Quarantine poster

Quarantine 6.0

February 7, 1986

A man is awakened after several hundred years of cryogenic sleep. He finds a world where psychic powers abound. The peo…

Gramma poster

Gramma 5.5

February 14, 1986

A young boy is left to care for his old, scary grandmother. He finally confronts his fears and steps up to her, finding…

Personal Demons poster

Personal Demons 0.0

February 14, 1986

A screenwriter is having writer's block when strange impish creatures start haunting him. Sadly, only he can see them.

Cold Reading poster

Cold Reading 5.0

February 14, 1986

An actor arrives at a radio station to perform a radio play. An old voodoo stick is accidentally activated and the play…

The Leprechaun-Artist poster

The Leprechaun-Artist 4.0

February 21, 1986

Vacationing in the United States, an Irish leprechaun is caught by three boys. To be freed, he must grant them three wi…

Dead Run poster

Dead Run 0.0

February 21, 1986

An out-of-work trucker takes on a bizarre job upon the recommendation of a friend: deliveryman of souls to Hell. He soo…

Profile in Silver poster

Profile in Silver 6.7

March 7, 1986

A researcher from the future, a descendent of President John F. Kennedy goes back in time to witness his ancestor's dea…

Button, Button poster

Button, Button 0.0

March 7, 1986

A mysterious man offers a couple a bizarre deal: if they will push a button on a box that will kill one person they don…

Need to Know poster

Need to Know 6.0

March 21, 1986

On a little town people started going crazy. Edward Sayers is sent by the senator to investigate. He makes the usual te…

Red Snow poster

Red Snow 0.0

March 21, 1986

A KGB investigator is sent to Siberia to investigate the deaths of communist party officials. Later, he discovers that …

Take My Life...Please! poster

Take My Life...Please! 6.0

March 28, 1986

A mainstream comedian is killed by the one from whom he stole his work from. When he comes to, he is in one strange sta…

Devil's Alphabet poster

Devil's Alphabet 0.0

March 28, 1986

A college group holds their "Devil's Alphabet" meeting every year. When one of them dies, all the rest expect foul play.

The Library poster

The Library 0.0

March 28, 1986

Landing a new job at a private library a girl is warned never to look at the books. Taking a peek she learns that there…

Shadow Play poster

Shadow Play 7.0

April 4, 1986

A condemned man, Adam Grant, insists that everything and everyone around him is a dream: one that he can't wake up from…

Grace Note poster

Grace Note 0.0

April 4, 1986

An opera singer is having a hard time. Her sister is at the hospital dying. Her sick sister leaves a gift: a glimpse in…

A Day in Beaumont poster

A Day in Beaumont 6.0

April 11, 1986

In the 1950s a flying saucer crashes on Earth. The crash is seen by a couple. They run into town, but no one believes t…

The Last Defender of Camelot poster

The Last Defender of Camelot 10.0

April 11, 1986

"The Last Defender of Camelot" takes place in 1986 in London and, eventually, Cornwall. An extension of the story by Si…