The BEST episodes of Amazing Stories (1985) season 1
Every episode of Amazing Stories (1985) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Amazing Stories (1985) season 1!
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
#1 - The Mission
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1985
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.
#2 - The Amazing Falsworth
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1985
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.
#3 - Grandpa's Ghost
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/25/1986
A man tries to reconcile his grandmother with the death of his grandpa. The ghost of the old man only appears in the presence of his wife.
#4 - Mummy Daddy
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1985
An actor, Harold, who stars in a mummy film finds himself in serious trouble from frightened people when he leaves the set in full costume to reach his pregnant wife who is about to give birth. Unfortunately, matters become even more complicated when a local mummy, Ra Amin Kamin, comes to life and starts trying to kill Harold. In the end, Harold gets to the hospital in time and Ra Amin Kamin finds himself the new star of the movie...
#5 - Ghost Train
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1985
Trains of ages past are about to crash into the present world of a young boy.
#6 - Mr. Magic
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1985
A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
#7 - Dorothy and Ben
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/1986
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.
#8 - The Sitter
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1986
Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
#9 - One for the Books
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/11/1986
An elderly custodian suddenly gains incredible knowledge.
#10 - The Doll
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/1986
A lonely bachelor is fascinated by a doll he bought for his niece.
#11 - One for the Road
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1986
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.
#12 - Mirror, Mirror
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/1986
A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
#13 - No Day at the Beach
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1986
A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
#14 - The Main Attraction
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1985
A high school football player is magnetized by a fallen meteorite.
#15 - Gather Ye Acorns
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1986
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.
#16 - Guilt Trip
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1985
The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.
#17 - Boo!
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1986
Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
#18 - Vanessa in the Garden
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/29/1985
When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.
#19 - Remote Control Man
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1985
A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
#20 - Alamo Jobe
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1985
During the fight of the Alamo a young messenger is transported to twentieth century San Antonio.
#21 - Secret Cinema
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/1986
A young woman believes that her mother, her fiance, and her psychiatrist are secretly filming her life.
#22 - Santa '85
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1985
A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
#23 - Hell Toupee
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/1986
A new toupee causes a man to feel an urge to kill the first lawyer he sees.
#24 - Fine Tuning
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1985
Teenager (Andy) is working on a science project to intercept distant television signals but inadvertently tunes into a series of alien broadcasts...aliens who have mimicked old b&w TV shows such as "I Love Lucy." Andy and his friends tune in on a newscast saying three alien explorers are travelling to Earth on an expedition to meet their inspiration. Andy and his friends find the aliens - who easily stand out - and decide to take them on a tour of Hollywood, but the aliens are disappointed to learn that they can't bring anyone (such as Milton Berle) back with them. Finally, Andy digs up some aging vaudeville entertainers from a retirement home who are glad to go back with the aliens and entertain them.