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Season 1, Episode 1: Marionettes, Inc. Original Air Date—21 May 1985 A suburban drone sees no escape from his dull job, nor from his upbeat wife's constant attention and advice. He's a computer salesman, and suddenly every computer he logs onto immediately blares his most detailed personal information, plus a cryptic ad for the mysterious Marionettes, Inc. Now he has to take action. Season 1, Episode 2: The Playground Original Air Date—4 June 1985 Charles Underhill lives in the suburb with his young son Steve, but he does not allow Steve to play in the nearby playground with other children. Charles has a childhood trauma with the bully Ralph and his friends, and he frequently sees his ghost challenging him, until the day he decides to go to the playground with Steve and face the wounds of his past. Season 1, Episode 3: The Crowd Original Air Date—2 July 1985 After leaving a party late night, Joe Spelliner drives high speed through the empty streets and has a car accident. A couple of seconds later, he is surrounded by a crowd until an ambulance arrives with the paramedic at 2:00 AM. Twenty-four hours later he is discharged by the hospital and he is intrigued from where that crowd arrived. He meets his friend and colleague Morgan to celebrate and they witness another car accident. In twenty-one seconds, the victim is surrounded by a crowd and Joe recognizes many of the persons from his own accident. Joe asks Morgan to retrieve surveillance tapes of car accidents and he discloses that the same persons are present in the other accidents; further, all of them are victims of car accidents. Morgan asks Joe to forget the discovery, but the reluctant friend wishes to investigate further with tragic consequences. Season 1, Episode 4: The Town Where No One Got Off Original Air Date—22 February 1986 While traveling by train, the aspirant writer Cogswell is challenged by an old salesman to get off the train and settle in a small town to lead a boring life. Cogswell asks the conductor to stop the train and arrives in a quiet town. He wanders through the town and finds hostile dwellers; further, he notes that an old man is following him. The man tells Cogswell that he has been waiting for twenty years for a strange to commit the perfect crime. Cogswell replies that he has had the same feeling. Season 1, Episode 5: The Screaming Woman Original Air Date—22 February 1986 A young girl is playing in a seemingly deserted part of the local wood hears a woman screaming. Is she imagining it? Is it a ghost? Or could it be something worse? Season 1, Episode 6: Banshee Original Air Date—22 February 1986 An American visiting a remote Irish manor hears an eerie moan from the grounds. Braving the dark night, the man sees a beautiful woman flitting across the moor. When he returns to the house, his host, an inveterate practical joker, informs him the woman is really a banshee and dares him to confront her. Season 2 Season 2, Episode 1: The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl Original Air Date—23 January 1988 A guest murders his host after an argument, then becomes increasingly worried about removing all his fingerprints from the crime scene. Season 2, Episode 2: Skeleton Original Air Date—6 February 1988 A hypochondriac feels there is something wrong with his bones so he consults a creepy "bone specialist" who promises to help him; sometimes the cure really is worse than the disease. Season 2, Episode 3: The Emissary Original Air Date—13 February 1988 Martin is a lonely boy confined to bed because of his illness. His only contact with the outside world is through his loyal dog that brings flowers and objects from the streets to him. When his mother questions the actions of his dog, Martin decides to prove his efficiency to his mother and asks the animal to find a friend for him. The dog brings Miss Haight, Martin's teacher if the boy could go to the school, and she becomes his friend, visiting him every day. One day, Martin is informed by his parents that Miss Haight died in a car crash; after her funeral, his dog goes to the cemetery to bring her back. Season 2, Episode 4: Gotcha! Original Air Date—20 February 1988 At a masquerade party, a lonely man dressed as comedian Oliver Hardy is about to leave, when he meets a woman costumed as Hardy's comic partner Stan Laurel ! Captivated with each other, they run off into the night. They stay in love and in their fantasy, until the man muses if this dream can last ? The woman suggests they see, by playing a game she calls Gotcha ! Season 2, Episode 5: The Man Upstairs Original Air Date—5 March 1988 In Paris, the weird traveler Mr. Koberman stays in a small pension nearby the Seine River owned by the grandmother of the boy Douglas. Mr. Koberman's strange habits and his aversion to silver cause Douglas to be suspicious that he is a vampire. One morning, when the student Miss Treadwell does not return to the inn, Douglas spies the guest and concludes that he is a vampire with tragic consequences. Season 2, Episode 6: The Small Assassin Original Air Date—9 April 1988 Alice delivers an unwanted child and Doctor Jeffers is apprehensive with the situation. He has a private conversation with her husband David, but he says that Alice will get used to the baby. When the family moves to their manor, Alice is scared, telling them that the baby wants to kill her. She swears that she is not being paranoid and asks David to protect her. Furthermore, she says that the baby never cries in his presence, and David says that babies do not do things like that. When Doctor Jeffers pays a visit to the family, he has a dreadful surprise. Season 2, Episode 7: Punishment Without Crime Original Air Date—16 April 1988 George Hill is stunned when he is sentenced to death--for murdering a robot facsimile of his adulterous young wife. Season 2, Episode 8: On the Orient, North Original Air Date—29 April 1988 A nurse accompanies a "dying" ghost on a train ride across Europe to Great Britain in search of a place of refuge where people still believe in the supernatural. Season 2, Episode 9: The Coffin Original Air Date—7 May 1988 When the eccentric millionaire Charles Braling takes all his savings to his manor and builds a glass coffin, his greedy brother Richard Braling mocks him. Charles dies and in the will, Richard may have the mansion and all his savings if he finds where it is hidden. Richard finds the money in the coffin, but it's not as easy as it first seemed. Season 2, Episode 10: Tyrannosaurus Rex Original Air Date—14 May 1988 Bombastic producer Joe Clarence hires Terwilliger to do the stop-motion animation for a dinosaur film he's making. Frustrated at Clarence's constant bullying and complaining, Terwilliger subconsciously finds a way to work out his stress. Season 2, Episode 11: There Was an Old Woman Original Air Date—21 May 1988 A stubborn old woman has spent her entire life defying death; after the Grim Reaper finally pays his call, her ghost tries to reclaim her body from the mortuary. Season 2, Episode 12: And So Died Riabouchinska Original Air Date—28 May 1988 A ventriloquist is implicated in the murder of a man at a theater. Season 3 Season 3, Episode 1: The Dwarf Original Air Date—7 July 1989 Every night, a tiny man visits the carnival's hall of mirrors to stare at a mirror which makes him look much taller. Carny worker Aimee finds herself drawn to this lonely sad man and conceives a plan to befriend him. Season 3, Episode 2: A Miracle of Rare Device Original Air Date—14 July 1989 Two drifters, Robert and William, stumble across a desert mirage while evading their nemesis, Ned. The two men soon realize that the mirage shows each viewer the city where they'd like to be, and start selling views. Season 3, Episode 3: The Lake Original Air Date—21 July 1989 An artist, now an adult, visits the lake where his childhood sweetheart died when he was 10. Season 3, Episode 4: The Wind Original Air Date—28 July 1989 A weather expert is stalked by a sentient wind. Season 3, Episode 5: The Pedestrian Original Air Date—4 August 1989 In a totalitarian city, a rebel persuades his nervous friend to commit a subversive act: taking a walk with him around the neighborhood at night. Season 3, Episode 6: A Sound of Thunder Original Air Date—11 August 1989 A company provides big game hunters with expeditions to the past to kill dinosaurs. Season 3, Episode 7: The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone Original Air Date—18 August 1989 At a book signing, celebrated author Dudley Stone is approached by a rival who announces his intention to murder him. Stone turns out to be surprisingly enthusiastic about the idea. Season 3, Episode 8: The Haunting of the New Original Air Date—15 September 1989 Wealthy socialite Nora is notorious for her decadent parties and wild escapades; when her stately mansion burns to the ground, she has it rebuilt--but it will not let her back in. Season 3, Episode 9: To the Chicago Abyss Original Air Date—22 September 1989 In a large city after an devastating holocaust, an old man is hunted by the police for the crime of reminding people of the good old days. Season 3, Episode 10: Hail and Farewell Original Air Date—30 September 1989 A 12-year-old boy discovers that he can't grow up. Season 3, Episode 11: The Veldt Original Air Date—10 November 1989 Two parents become increasingly concerned that their children are spending far too much time in the virtual reality playroom, which seems permanently set to the African veldt. Season 3, Episode 12: Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! Original Air Date—17 November 1989 A father begins to suspect that the mushrooms his son ordered from a boy's magazine and is growing in the basement may be alien invaders. Season 4 Season 4, Episode 1: Mars Is Heaven Original Air Date—20 July 1990 The first Earth visitors to Mars discover a replica of small town America, just as they remembered it from their childhoods. Season 4, Episode 2: The Murderer Original Air Date—27 July 1990 A psychiatrist is summoned to a prison to interview Albert Brock, a respectable businessman who went on a murderous rampage--against phones, computers, music players, and all the other electronic devices that fill the world with ceaseless noise and distraction. Season 4, Episode 3: Touched with Fire Original Air Date—3 August 1990 Two retired insurance salesman seek out aggravating people and attempt to convince them to change their ways and avoid murder. Season 4, Episode 4: The Black Ferris Original Air Date—10 August 1990 Two young boys investigate a sinister carnival. Season 4, Episode 5: Usher II Original Air Date—17 August 1990 In the future, a millionaire seeks revenge against the government that burned the works of famous literary fiction writers by building a haunted castle populated by androids. Season 4, Episode 6: Touch of Petulance Original Air Date—12 October 1990 A man travels from the future to the present, to warn his younger self against murdering his wife. Season 4, Episode 7: And the Moon Be Still as Bright Original Air Date—19 October 1990 An archaeologist on Mars goes berserk and takes the side of the extinct Martian race. Season 4, Episode 8: The Toynbee Convector Original Air Date—26 October 1990 Craig Bennett Stiles travels 100 years into the future to bring hope back for his dying present. Now a hundred years have passed and he prepares to meet his past self as the world looks on. Season 4, Episode 9: Exorcism Original Air Date—2 November 1990 The charming Clara Goodwater has been the president of the town's Ladies Honeysuckle Harmony Lodge for as long as anyone can remember. Her nosy rival Elmira Brown is convinced Clara maintains her position through witchcraft and plans to exorcise her at the upcoming Lodge election. Season 4, Episode 10: The Day It Rained Forever Original Air Date—9 November 1990 In a desert town, three old men wait for rain that never comes. Season 4, Episode 11: The Long Years Original Air Date—16 November 1990 A family of Earth colonists was stranded on Mars twenty years ago when they missed the order to evacuate. Now, after their long wait, a ship from Earth arrives to take them home, but the rescuers notice something odd. Season 4, Episode 12: Here There Be Tygers Original Air Date—30 November 1990 Astronauts from Earth land on a remote planet and find a pastoral paradise, where all their wishes come true. Season 5 Season 5, Episode 1: The Earthmen Original Air Date—3 January 1992 Earth astronauts land on Mars and are puzzled by the reception they receive: most of the Martians are annoyed or angered by their arrival. Season 5, Episode 2: Zero Hour Original Air Date—10 January 1992 In the near future, young children are persuaded to help an imaginary friend named Drill to play a game called Invasion. Season 5, Episode 3: The Jar Original Air Date—17 January 1992 Cuckolded farmer Charlie purchases a weird specimen in a jar from a carnival sideshow, hoping to gain some respect in the town. When his faithless wife threatens to reveal that the creature is a fake, Charlie is driven to an act of desperation. Season 5, Episode 4: Colonel Stonesteel and the Desperate Empties Original Air Date—24 January 1992 Greentown, Illnois is in the midst of the "desperate empties," the doldrums that come at the tail-end of summer. To bring some excitement to the town, twelve-year-old Charlie helps the rascally Colonel Stonesteel bury a fake mummy to be uncovered at the Labor Day parade in an elaborate hoax. Season 5, Episode 5: The Concrete Mixer Original Air Date—31 January 1992 An invasion force from Mars heads to Earth, prepared to overcome a strong military resistance. Instead, when they arrive they are greeted by glad-handing community representatives, a marching band, and the key to the city. The aliens are soon introduced to the vulgar and consumer-oriented "American way of life" which turns out to be a bigger threat than an armed resistance would have been. Season 5, Episode 6: The Utterly Perfect Murder Original Air Date—7 February 1992 As a boy, piano prodigy Douglas was tormented by a gang of bullies led by Ralph. Now, fifty years later, Doug looks for closure in his life--by traveling back to his hometown and murdering Ralph. Season 5, Episode 7: Let's Play Poison Original Air Date—14 February 1992 After witnessing a student's accidental death because of bullying, a teacher vows to put children in their place. Season 5, Episode 8: The Martian Original Air Date—21 February 1992 A middle-aged Earth couple emigrates to Mars after the death of their son Tom. On a particularly bad night of grieving, a psychically sensitive native Martian is captured by their strong emotions and forced into the form of Tom and is accepted as such by the bereaved mother. The father, though, is torn by the conflict between his revulsion and concern for his wife. Season 6 Season 6, Episode 1: The Lonely One Original Air Date—10 July 1992 After discovering the body of the latest victim of the serial killer known as The Lonely One, Lavinia persuades her friends to go to the movies to take their minds off the tragedy. The result is a long, scary midnight walk home for the increasingly terrified Lavinia. Season 6, Episode 2: The Happiness Machine Original Air Date—17 July 1992 A small-town inventor find that building a machine that can create happiness is a harder project than he thought. Season 6, Episode 3: Tomorrow's Child Original Air Date—14 August 1992 An experimental childbirth procedure results in a couple's baby being born into another dimension. The child's non-human appearance puts a lot of strain on the new parents and threatens to send the wife into madness. Season 6, Episode 4: The Anthem Sprinters Original Air Date—21 August 1992 An American author on a visit to Dublin stops by a pub where he is caught up in the excitement over a local sporting event known as "anthem sprinting." In this challenge runners compete to see who can get out of the theater fastest during the pause between the end of the film and the start of the Irish national anthem and this time the stakes are the American's first edition of Joyce versus the pub's Sharing Widget |
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