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Season 2 – Amazing Stories

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This anthology series features unreal fantasy and horror stories a la "The Twilight Zone." Each short story was all-inclusive and many featured famous actors. Steven Spielberg served as executive producer of the show, which aired for two seasons on NBC.
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Lee Margulies Los Angeles Times 04/18/2022
It still suffers from the same problem that plagued the series last season: an engaging premise that develops inconsequentially. Go to Full Review David Bianculli Philadelphia Inquirer 04/18/2022
Last season, most people expected too much of this Steven Spielberg series; this season, most are expecting too little. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Scott Coffey

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Marcia Strassman

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James Callahan

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Steve Antin

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Louis Giambalvo

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JoAnn Willette

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 1986 The Wedding Ring A gold ring with magical powers transforms a weary waitress (Rhea Perlman) into a sexy seductress. With Danny DeVito. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 1986 Miscalculation A college student (Jon Cryer) discovers a potion that will allow him to meet the girls of his dreams. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 1986 Magic Saturday A boy (Taliesin Jaffe) uses a magic spell to switch bodies with his ailing grandfather (M. Emmet Walsh). Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 1986 Welcome to My Nightmare A horror movie fan (David Hollander) becomes trapped in a scene from the Hitchcock thriller "Psycho." With Robyn Lively and Christina Applegate. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 1986 You Gotta Believe Me A man (Charles Durning) desperately tries to alter fate when he experiences a vivid dream of a jet crash. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 1986 The Greibble Alone in her house, a woman encounters a strange furry creature with an appetite for inanimate objects. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 1986 Life on Death Row Hours before his scheduled execution, a death-row inmate (Patrick Swayze) is given the power to heal. With Hector Elizondo. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 21, 1986 Go to the Head of the Class A smitten teen helps a flirty classmate cast a spell over their odious English teacher (Christopher Lloyd). Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 24, 1986 Thanksgiving A girl's miserable life is brightened when she starts communicating with "hole people" who live in a well. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 1, 1986 The Pumpkin Competition A woman (Polly Holliday) hopes to win a pumpkin contest when she meets a man (J.A. Carver) who has a formula for giant vegetables. With June Lockhart. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 8, 1986 What If? A neglected 5-year-old (Jake Hart) discovers a new world that offers him an escape from his parents (Clare Kirkconnell, Tom McConnell). Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 29, 1986 Eternal Mind A dying scientist transfers his mind to a computer, with unforeseen circumstances. With Jeffrey Jones and Katherine Borowitz. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 12, 1987 Lane Change A woman (Kathy Baker) picks up an hitchhiker (Priscilla Pointer) and begins to see glimpses of her past in her windshield. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 19, 1987 Blue Man Down A police officer (Max Gail) who blames himself for his partner's (Chris Nash) death is rejuvenated by his new partner (Kate O'Neil). Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 2, 1987 21-Inch Sun A spider plant raised by TV light scripts a sitcom for its struggling-writer owner (Robert Townsend). Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 16, 1987 Family Dog Animated. A lighthearted look at family life through the eyes of a meek dog. Voices of Stan Freberg, Annie Potts and Mercedes McCambridge. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 13, 1987 Gershwin's Trunk A composer (Bob Balaban) contacts the spirit of George Gershwin in an effort to deliver a hit musical. With Carrie Fisher and Lainie Kazan. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 20, 1987 Such Interesting Neighbors A family suspects the bizarre occurrences on its block are linked to unusual neighbors (Adam Ant, Victoria Catlin). Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 27, 1987 Without Diana Unable to cope with his wife's impending death, a man encounters his daughter who has been dead for 40 years. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 3, 1987 Moving Day A teenager (Stephen Geoffreys) learns that his parents (Mary Ellen Trainor, Dennis Lipscomb) are actually visitors from another planet. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 10, 1987 Miss Stardust A beauty contest promoter encounters a space being who demands that his contestants be permitted to compete. Details

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Amazing Stories — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Todd Holland, Tom Holland, Ken Kwapis, Mick Garris, Robert Markowitz, Nick Castle, Paul Michael Glaser, Robert Zemeckis
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter
Mick Garris, Stu Krieger, Richard Christian Matheson, John Meyer, Bruce Kirschbaum, Todd Holland, Tom McLoughlin, Robert C. Fox, Brad Bird, Daniel Lindley, Paul Bartel
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 1986