The Best Episodes of Amazing Stories Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(958 votes)

   #1 - Mummy Daddy

   S1:E410/27/1985

   An actor who's playing a mummy in a horror film learns that his wife has gone into labor and rushes to be with her – without removing his costume.

   Director:William Dear

   Writer:Earl Pomerantz

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   Director:William Dear

   Writer:Earl Pomerantz
2. 

   7.6/10(1433 votes)

   #2 - The Mission

   S1:E511/3/1985

   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.

   Director:Steven Spielberg

   Writer:Menno Meyjes

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   Director:Steven Spielberg

   Writer:Menno Meyjes
3. 

   7.2/10(424 votes)

   #3 - Dorothy and Ben

   S1:E183/2/1986

   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.

   Director:Thomas Carter

   Writer:Michael De Guzman

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   Director:Thomas Carter

   Writer:Michael De Guzman
4. 

   7.1/10(608 votes)

   #4 - The Amazing Falsworth

   S1:E611/5/1985

   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.

   Director:Peter Hyams

   Writer:Mick Garris

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   Director:Peter Hyams

   Writer:Mick Garris
5. 

   7.1/10(451 votes)

   #5 - The Doll

   S1:E225/4/1986

   The lonely, loveless life of a shy bachelor takes an astounding turn when he buys a special doll, exquisitely hand-crafted by a mysterious German toymaker. He tries to track down the woman who modeled for it.

   Director:Phil Joanou

   Writer:Richard Matheson

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   Director:Phil Joanou

   Writer:Richard Matheson
6. 

   6.8/10(707 votes)

   #6 - Mirror, Mirror

   S1:E193/9/1986

   A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.

   Director:Martin Scorsese

   Writer:Joseph Minion

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   Director:Martin Scorsese

   Writer:Joseph Minion
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   6.7/10(412 votes)

   #7 - No Day at the Beach

   S1:E141/12/1986

   A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.

   Director:Lesli Linka Glatter

   Writer:Mick Garris

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   Director:Lesli Linka Glatter

   Writer:Mick Garris
8. 

   6.6/10(444 votes)

   #8 - The Sitter

   S1:E131/5/1986

   Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.

   Director:Joan Darling

   Writer:Mick Garris

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   Director:Joan Darling

   Writer:Mick Garris
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   6.6/10(371 votes)

   #9 - One For the Road

   S1:E151/19/1986

   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.

   Director:Thomas Carter

   Writer:James D. Bissell

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   Director:Thomas Carter

   Writer:James D. Bissell
10. 

    6.6/10(446 votes)

    #10 - Gather Ye Acorns

    S1:E162/2/1986

    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.

    Director:Norman Reynolds

    Writer:Stu Krieger

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    Director:Norman Reynolds

    Writer:Stu Krieger
11. 

    6.5/10(1011 votes)

    #11 - Ghost Train

    S1:E19/29/1985

    Ohpa Globe is happy to see his son's new house, but when he sees that the home is built on ghost train tracks, he changes his focus. To his family's chagrin, he is convinced it is his destiny to die in those cornfields, to board a train he inadvertently caused to crash 75 years ago! He tells his nine-year old grandson he still has his ticket for the old "Highball Express", and that arriving train will careen through their house!

    Director:Steven Spielberg

    Writer:Frank Deese

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    Director:Steven Spielberg

    Writer:Frank Deese
12. 

    6.4/10(549 votes)

    #12 - Vanessa in the Garden

    S1:E1212/29/1985

    When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, he finds a way for her to live on in his painting.

    Director:Clint Eastwood

    Writer:Steven Spielberg

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    Director:Clint Eastwood

    Writer:Steven Spielberg
13. 

    6.4/10(320 votes)

    #13 - One For the Books

    S1:E235/11/1986

    An elderly college janitor amazes himself, his wife and the scientific community when his brain turns into a sponge that soaks up more and more incredible knowledge of every subject taught at the school - until a shocking event changes everything.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer:Richard Matheson

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    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer:Richard Matheson
14. 

    6.3/10(454 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Magic

    S1:E811/17/1985

    A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.

    Director:Donald Petrie

    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey

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    Director:Donald Petrie

    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey
15. 

    6.3/10(524 votes)

    #15 - Remote Control Man

    S1:E1012/8/1985

    A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.

    Director:Bob Clark

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bob Clark

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    6.3/10(477 votes)

    #16 - Santa '85

    S1:E1112/15/1985

    A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.

    Director:Phil Joanou

    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey

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    Director:Phil Joanou

    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey
17. 

    6.3/10(336 votes)

    #17 - Grandpa's Ghost

    S1:E245/25/1986

    Edwin's grandpa died in his sleep last night. So why is the old man still hanging around the apartment, playing the piano and swapping stories with Edwin's grandma?

    Director:Timothy Hutton

    Writer:Michael De Guzman

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    Director:Timothy Hutton

    Writer:Michael De Guzman
18. 

    6.2/10(688 votes)

    #18 - The Main Attraction

    S1:E210/6/1985

    Big Man on Campus Brad Bender has no problem attracting people to his charms. But when a meteorite crashes in his neighborhood, his magnetism gets even stronger, sometimes attracting the wrong people... and things.

    Director:Matthew Robbins

    Writers:Mick Garris, Brad Bird

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    Director:Matthew Robbins

    Writers:Mick Garris, Brad Bird
19. 

    6.1/10(389 votes)

    #19 - Boo!

    S1:E172/16/1986

    Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.

    Director:Joe Dante

    Writers:Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

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    Director:Joe Dante

    Writers:Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
20. 

    5.7/10(613 votes)

    #20 - Alamo Jobe

    S1:E310/20/1985

    During the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, 15-year-old messenger Jobe H. Farnum is about to be killed. He is transported forward in time to San Antonio in 1985. The 1980s prove to be too much for Jobe to handle.

    Director:Michael D. Moore

    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey

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    Director:Michael D. Moore

    Writers:Joshua Brand, John Falsey
21. 

    5.6/10(373 votes)

    #21 - Hell Toupee

    S1:E214/13/1986

    Defense attorney Harry Ballentine is understandably nervous when his client is mild-mannered accountant Murray Bernstein - who after investing in a strange toupee had felt compelled to murder the first lawyer he saw. Harry goes after it.

    Director:Irvin Kershner

    Writer:Gail Parent

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    Director:Irvin Kershner

    Writer:Gail Parent
22. 

    5.5/10(463 votes)

    #22 - Guilt Trip

    S1:E912/1/1985

    The emotion Guilt feels overworked. He takes a vacation cruise and falls for the emotion Love.

    Director:Burt Reynolds

    Writers:Gail Parent, Kevin Parent

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    Director:Burt Reynolds

    Writers:Gail Parent, Kevin Parent
23. 

    5.4/10(379 votes)

    #23 - Secret Cinema

    S1:E204/6/1986

    Young everyday woman Jane becomes convinced that someone is recording and influencing her everyday life and that she's become the unwilling star of a secret cinema.

    Director:Paul Bartel

    Writer:Paul Bartel

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    Director:Paul Bartel

    Writer:Paul Bartel
24. 

    4.8/10(522 votes)

    #24 - Fine Tuning

    S1:E711/10/1985

    Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.

    Director:Bob Balaban

    Writer:Earl Pomerantz

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    Director:Bob Balaban

    Writer:Earl Pomerantz