6.8/10367 votes#1 - Marionettes, Inc.
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/1985
John Raleigh Braling is a computer salesman who receives a cryptic message on his computer screen. Later he receives the same message in a newspaper and on a lunch bill. He tracks down source of the messages and meets a man who offers to sell him a robot replica of himself.
Director: Paul Lynch
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.2/10346 votes#2 - The Playground
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/4/1985
When Charles Underhill was a boy, he was tormented by neighborhood bullies. When his son begins playing in a local playground, he becomes deeply disturbed when he sees a bully from his youth.
Director: William Fruet
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.9/10338 votes#3 - The Crowd
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/1985
A neon sign artist named Joe Spelliner is injured in a car crash and sees a crowd of onlookers quickly gather. Days later he sees another car crash and notices that again the same crowd quickly gathers. He begins to investigate a series of accidents and news footage reveals that the same crowd arrives at every scene. What's more, Joe notices that the faces in the crowd match photographs of people at the city morgue.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Writer: Ray Bradbury
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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.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Marionettes, Inc." is the best rated episode of "The Ray Bradbury Theater" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 367 votes. Directed by Paul Lynch and written by Ray Bradbury, it aired on 5/21/1985. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Playground".