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.
The best episode of "The Ray Bradbury Theater" season 1 is "Marionettes, Inc.", rated 6.8/10 from 358 user votes. It was directed by Paul Lynch and written by Ray Bradbury. "Marionettes, Inc." aired on 5/21/1985 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Playground".
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
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
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