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Amazing Stories S2E11 — What If...?
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Amazing Stories•Season 2•Episode 11

What If...?

5.7/10 · 238 votesDec 8, 198622 min

Ranked #20 of 21 in Season 2•−0.8 vs season avg

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Ignored by his self-absorbed, social-climbing parents, 5-year-old Jonah Kelley wanders his lonely, sterile house and then the outside world, searching for someone who will see him, while things and people disappear in his wake.

Directed byJoan Darling
Written byAnne Spielberg
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Episode Summary

"What If...?" is episode 11 of Amazing Stories season 2. It scored 5.7/10 from 238 votes, ranking #20 of 21 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Joan Darling and written by Anne Spielberg, it aired on December 8, 1986.

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