The BEST episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater season 1

Every episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater season 1!

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.

Last Updated: 9/10/2024Network: USA NetworkStatus: Ended
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The Town Where No One Got Off
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9.00
29 votes

#1 - The Town Where No One Got Off

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/22/1986

A city writer learns a lesson when he takes an idealistic view of rural life, but discovers the truth is far different when he impulsively leaves a train to explore a small town.

Directors: Don McBrearty
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Screaming Woman
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8.00
29 votes

#2 - The Screaming Woman

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/1986

A girl can't convince anyone that she hears a screaming woman buried in the forest near her house.

Directors: Bruce Pittman
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Playground
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7.75
61 votes

#3 - The Playground

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/4/1985

When Charles Underhill was a boy, he was tormented by neighborhood bullies. When his son begins playing in a local playground, he becomes deeply disturbed when he sees a bully from his youth.

Directors: William Fruet
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Crowd
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7.50
54 votes

#4 - The Crowd

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/1985

A neon sign artist named Joe Spelliner is injured in a car crash and sees a crowd of onlookers quickly gather. Days later he sees another car crash and notices that again the same crowd quickly gathers. He begins to investigate a series of accidents and news footage reveals that the same crowd arrives at every scene. What's more, Joe notices that the faces in the crowd match photographs of people at the city morgue.

Directors: Ralph L. Thomas
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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Banshee
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7.00
29 votes

#5 - Banshee

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/1986

An eccentric film director plays pranks on his screenwriter, only to discover the story of a local Banshee is terrifyingly true.

Directors: Douglas Jackson
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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Marionettes, Inc.
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6.89
84 votes

#6 - Marionettes, Inc.

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/1985

John Raleigh Braling is a computer salesman who receives a cryptic message on his computer screen. Later he receives the same message in a newspaper and on a lunch bill. He tracks down source of the messages and meets a man who offers to sell him a robot replica of himself.

Directors: Paul Lynch
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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