The Worst Episodes of Tall Tales & Legends

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   6.6/10(30 votes)

   #1 - John Henry

   S1:E812/1/1986

   “On the night John Henry was born, lightning bolts shaped like nine-pound hammers filled the sky,” and from that day on, John Henry was known as the extraordinary boy who became an extraordinary man. Acclaimed film actor Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who became the famous steel-driving man of American folk lore and song. Joining him in an all-star cast is Tom Hulce as Quinn, the Irish servant who was raised on the same plantation as John Henry,

   Director:Ray Danton

   Writer:Samm-Art Williams

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   Director:Ray Danton

   Writer:Samm-Art Williams
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   7.0/10(75 votes)

   #2 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

   S1:E19/25/1985

   Ed Begley, Jr stars as Ichabod Crane, the superstitious new schoolmaster who comes to town and finds himself competing with local favorite Brom Bones (Tim Thomerson) for the heart of the beautiful Katrina (Beverly D'Angelo). In a plot orchestrated by Bones, Crane comes face-to-face with Sleepy Hollow's most famous resident, the Headless Horseman! Brom soon learns that it doesn’t pay to use trickery when he has a scary encounter of his own!

   Director:Edd Griles

   Writer:Lan O'Kun

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   Director:Edd Griles

   Writer:Lan O'Kun
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   7.2/10(55 votes)

   #3 - Ponce de Leon

   S1:E711/16/1986