6.2/10160 votes#1 - The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/1988
A hasty murderer tries to wipe off the fingerprints that he left at the crime scene... and realizes the overwhelming nature of his task.
Director: Gilbert M. Shilton
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.4/10145 votes#2 - Skeleton
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/1988
A hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.5/10162 votes#3 - The Emissary
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/1988
A lonely, bedridden boy sends his dog on a quest to locate a companion for him.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Writer: Ray Bradbury
5.4/10137 votes#4 - Gotcha!
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/1988
A man discovers that his new girlfriend is obsessed with a game called Gotcha!... and will go to any lengths to win.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.1/10154 votes#5 - The Man Upstairs
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/5/1988
An American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
7.2/10229 votes#6 - The Small Assassin
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/1988
A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.5/10133 votes#7 - Punishment Without Crime
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/1988
A man contracts to have an android made to look exactly like the wife he hates... so he can murder it.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Ray Bradbury
5.5/10130 votes#8 - On the Orient, North
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/1988
A nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.2/10132 votes#9 - The Coffin
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/7/1988
An aging inventor builds a custom designed casket as his final creation... and to inflict revenge on a greedy brother.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.9/10138 votes#10 - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/1988
A film animator sculpts a dinosaur for a tyrannical movie producer's latest film, but the man isn't satisfied unless it's the most terrifying beast of all.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.4/10176 votes#11 - There Was an Old Woman
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/1988
Elderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
6.3/10135 votes#12 - And So Died Riabouchinska
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/28/1988
A police detective investigates a murder at a theater and questions ventriloquist John Fabian, his wife, and his agent. However, he discovers a fourth witness: Fabian's dummy. Riabouchinska, who has a mind of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ray Bradbury
The Best Episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3
Every episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3!
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 3 Ratings Summary
"The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl" is the best rated episode of "The Ray Bradbury Theater" season 3. It scored 6.2/10 based on 160 votes. Directed by Gilbert M. Shilton and written by Ray Bradbury, it aired on 1/23/1988. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Skeleton".