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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!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 1 - The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl

    S3:E1

    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

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  2. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 2 - Skeleton
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Skeleton

    S3:E2

    A hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  3. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 3 - The Emissary
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Emissary

    S3:E3

    A lonely, bedridden boy sends his dog on a quest to locate a companion for him.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  4. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 4 - Gotcha!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Gotcha!

    S3:E4

    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

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  5. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 5 - The Man Upstairs
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Man Upstairs

    S3:E5

    An American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  6. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 6 - The Small Assassin
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Small Assassin

    S3:E6

    A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  7. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 7 - Punishment Without Crime
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Punishment Without Crime

    S3:E7

    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

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  8. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 8 - On the Orient, North
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - On the Orient, North

    S3:E8

    A nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  9. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 9 - The Coffin
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - The Coffin

    S3:E9

    An aging inventor builds a custom designed casket as his final creation... and to inflict revenge on a greedy brother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  10. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 10 - Tyrannosaurus Rex
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Tyrannosaurus Rex

    S3:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  11. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 11 - There Was an Old Woman
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - There Was an Old Woman

    S3:E11

    Elderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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  12. The Ray Bradbury Theater Season 3 Episode 12 - And So Died Riabouchinska
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - And So Died Riabouchinska

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Ray Bradbury

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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 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Gilbert M. Shilton and written by Ray Bradbury, it aired on 1/23/1988. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Skeleton".