Country of Origin: USA
Dates of Original Broadcast: 1985 - 1987
Number of Seasons: 2
Total Number of Episodes: 45
Average Episode Running Times: 25 mins
Format: Technicolor
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: stereo (1985 - 1986)     Dolby Stereo (1986 - 1987)

REGULAR CAST
Ray Walston (fireside storyteller)

An anthology of fantastic tales.

The poor man's The Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories had a few moments that shined but sadly they were few and far between. Some great talent was assembled but the stories were the greatest let down, tending more towards the whimsical and fantastic than the harder edged horror tinged SF of The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits.

SEASON ONE (1985)
Ghost Train (29 September 1985)
The Main Attraction (6 October 1985)
Alamo Jobe (20 October 1985)
Mummy, Daddy (27 October 1985)
The Mission (3 November 1985)
The Amazing Falsworth (5 November 1985)
Fine Tuning (10 November 1985)
Mr Magic (17 November 1985)
Guilt Trip (1 December 1985)
Remote Control Man (8 December 1985)
Santa '85 (15 December 1985)
Vanessa in the Garden (29 December 1985)
The Sitter (5 January 1986)
No Day at the Beach (12 January 1986)
One For the Road (19 January 1986)
Gather Ye Acorns (2 February 1986)
Boo! (16 February 1986)
Dorothy and Ben (2 March 1986)
Mirror, Mirror (9 March 1986)
Secret Cinema (6 April 1986)
Hell Toupee (13 April 1986)
The Doll (4 May 1986)
One For the Books (11 May 1986)
Grandpa's Ghost (25 May 1986)

SEASON TWO (1986)
The Wedding Ring (22 September 1986)
Miscalculations (29 September 1986)
Magic Saturday (6 October 1986)
Welcome to My Nightmare (13 October 1986)
You Gotta Believe Me (20 October 1986)
The Greibble (3 November 1986)
Life on Death Row (10 November 1986)
Go to the Head of the Class (21 November 1986)
Thanksgiving (24 November 1986)
The Pumpkin Competition (1 December 1986)
What If...? (8 December 1986)
The Eternal Mind (29 December 1986)
Lane Change (12 January 1987)
Blue Man Down (19 January 1987)
The 21 Inch Sun (2 February 1987)
The Family Dog (16 February 1987)
Gershwin's Trunk (13 March 1987)
Such Interesting Neighbors (20 March 1987)
Without Diana (27 March 1987)
Moving Day (3 April 1987)
Miss Stardust (10 April 1987)

Germany
Laserdisc Distributor: Philips (62147)

USA
Laserdisc Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 1: 41074); MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 2: 41084); MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 3: 41098); MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 4: 40748); MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 5: 40790)

1991
April
18: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 1: 41074))

July
25: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 2: 41084))

September
19: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 3: 41098))

1992
February
20: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 4: 40748))

March
19: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (Book 5: 40790))

Unglaubliche Geschichten - German title
Cuentos asombrosos - Spanish title
Hämmästyttävät tarinat - Finnish title
Steven Spielbergin hämmästyttävät tarinat - Finnish title
Histoires fantastiques - French title
Storie incredibili - Italian title
Contos Assombrosos - Portugese title

1986
Edgar Allan Poe Awards, USA
Best Television Episode (Mick Garris) - winner (for The Amazing Falsworth)

Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series (John Lithgow) - winner (for The Doll)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (Richard L. Anderson, Wayne Allwine, James Christopher, George Fredrick, John Stacy, Burton Weinstein, Lettie Odney, Denise Whiting, Kenneth Wannberg) - winner (for The Mission)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Steven Spielberg) - nominated (for The Mission)

1988
American Society of Cinematographers, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series' (John McPherson) - nominated

Young Artist Awards, USA
Best Young Actor - Guest Starring in a Television Drama (Taliesin Jaffe) - nominated (for Magic Saturday)

SEE ALSO
Amazing Sex Stories (1986)
Amazing Sex Stories 2 (1987)
Amazing Sex Stories 3 (1988)
Family Dog (1993)

KEYWORDS

anthologies

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009