The BEST episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater season 2

Every episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater season 2!

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 Coffin
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9.00
29 votes

#1 - The Coffin

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/7/1988

An aging inventor builds a custom designed casket as his final creation... and to inflict revenge on a greedy brother.

Directors: Tom Cotter
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Small Assassin
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8.00
29 votes

#2 - The Small Assassin

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/1988

A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.

Directors: Tom Cotter
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Emissary
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7.72
39 votes

#3 - The Emissary

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/1988

A lonely, bedridden boy sends his dog on a quest to locate a companion for him.

Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
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7.03
38 votes

#4 - The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/1988

A hasty murderer tries to wipe off the fingerprints that he left at the crime scene... and realizes the overwhelming nature of his task.

Writer: Ray Bradbury
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Skeleton
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7.00
39 votes

#5 - Skeleton

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/1988

A hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.

Directors: Steve DiMarco
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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Gotcha!
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7.00
29 votes

#6 - Gotcha!

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/1988

A man discovers that his new girlfriend is obsessed with a game called Gotcha!... and will go to any lengths to win.

Directors: Brad Turner
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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The Man Upstairs
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7.00
29 votes

#7 - The Man Upstairs

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/5/1988

An American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.

Directors: Alain Bonnot
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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On the Orient, North
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7.00
29 votes

#8 - On the Orient, North

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/1988

A nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.

Directors: Frank Cassenti
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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And So Died Riabouchinska
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7.00
29 votes

#9 - And So Died Riabouchinska

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/28/1988

A police detective investigates a murder at a theater and questions ventriloquist John Fabian, his wife, and his agent. However, he discovers a fourth witness: Fabian's dummy. Riabouchinska, who has a mind of her own.

Writer: Ray Bradbury
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Punishment Without Crime
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6.00
29 votes

#10 - Punishment Without Crime

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/1988

A man contracts to have an android made to look exactly like the wife he hates... so he can murder it.

Directors: Bruce Macdonald
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
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6.00
29 votes

#11 - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/1988

A film animator sculpts a dinosaur for a tyrannical movie producer's latest film, but the man isn't satisfied unless it's the most terrifying beast of all.

Directors: Gilles Behat
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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There Was an Old Woman
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3.00
29 votes

#12 - There Was an Old Woman

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/1988

Elderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.

Directors: Bruce Macdonald
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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