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1. Ghost Train
First aired: 9/29/1985A train from long ago is coming to get an old man who missed it many years earlier.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Guest star: Roberts Blossom (Old Pa), Scott Paulin (Fenton), Gail Edwards (Joleen), Lukas Haas (Brian Globe), Renny Roker (Dr. Steele), Hugh Gillin (Conductor), Sandy Ward (Engineer), Iggie Wolfington (Brakeman), Drew Barrymore (Train Passenger), Amy Irving (Train Passenger), Priscilla Pointer (Train Passenger)
2. The Main Attraction
First aired: 10/6/1985A high school football player is magnetized by a fallen meteorite.
Director: Matthew Robbins
Guest star: John Scott Clough (Brad Bender), Lisa Jane Persky (Shirley), Richard Bull (Mr. Hiller), Barbara Sharma (Mrs. Bender), Tom Napier (Wylie), Bill Allen (Cliff Ratte), Nicholas Mele (Scientist #1), Joan Foley (Scientist #3), Brad Bird (Scientist #2), Dominick Brascia (Billy Johnson), Isabelle Walker (Francine), Eric Briskotter (Stan), Michael Joshua Cramer (Kid), Megan Wyss (Girl #1), Piper Cochrane (Darcy Cook), Larry Spinak (Geek)
3. Alamo Jobe
First aired: 10/20/1985A young messenger during the fight of the Alamo is transported to twentieth century San Antonio.
Director: Michael D. Moore
Guest star: Kelly Reno (Alamo Jobe), William Boyett (Colonel Travis), Lurene Tuttle (Harriet Wendse), Richard Young (Davy Crockett), Robert V. Barron (Curator), Michael Cavanaugh (Lefferts), Benji Gregory (Sam), Dick Yarmy (VCR/Man #2), Patti Pierce (Tour Guide), Chip Lucia (Dad), Jon Van Ness (Jim Bowie), Stephen Apostolina (Gardener)
4. Mummy, Daddy
First aired: 10/27/1985An actor, Harold, who stars in a mummy film finds himself in serious trouble from frightened people when he leaves the set in full costume to reach his pregnant wife who is about to give birth.
Director: William Dear
Guest star: Tom Harrison (Harold), Bronson Pinchot (Director), Brion James (Willie Joe), Tracey Walter (Ezra), Larry Hankin (Jubal), Lucy Lee Flippin (Librarian), William Frankfather (Mayor), Arnold Johnson (Town Sage), Michael Zand (Ra Amin Kamin), Len Lesser (Old Grave Robber), Billy Beck (Old Blind Man), Brian Bradley (Actor), Pamela Seamon (Assistant Director), Elden Henson (Freckled-faced Kid), Dalton Cathey (Doctor), Oliver Dear (Young Grave Robber), Susan Dear (Harold's Wife), Bill Martin (Guard), JoAnn Willette (Ruta Mae), Elden Henson (Freckle-Faced Boy)
5. The Mission
First aired: 11/3/1985During World War II, men in a air force bomber are caught in a no win scenario when their belly gunner (an amateur artist) is trapped in his seat and the plane has no wheels for landing.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Guest star: Kevin Costner (The Captain), Casey Siemaszko (Jonathan), Kiefer Sutherland (Static), J. Jay Cohen (Jake), John Philbin (Bullseye), Gary Mauro (Sam), Glen Mauro (Dave), Terry L. Beaver (Officer), David Grant Hayward (Mechanic #1), Peter Jason (Commander), Karen Kopins (Liz), Anthony LaPaglia (Mechanic #2), Gary Riley (Tail Gunner), Ken Stovitz (Lamar), Nelson Welch (Father McKay)
6. The Amazing Falsworth
First aired: 11/5/1985In the middle of a performance, a psychic realizes that he is in contact with a serial killer. Unfortunately, he is blindfolded and does not see the killer's face, a circumstance that causes problems later on.
Director: Peter Hyams
Guest star: Richard Masur (Trent Tinker), Don Calfa (Messenger), Suzanne Bateman (Gail), Robert Lesser (Young Man), Joseph G. Medalis (Jimmy), Sally Stark (Older Woman), Nori Morgan (Showgirl), Gregory Hines (Falsworth)
7. Fine Tuning
Community Score
| 5.8 Mediocre |
A teenager learns that three aliens are coming to Earth to visit their idol: the actors of old TV shows.
Director: Bob Balaban
Guest star: Matthew Laborteaux (Andy), Gary Riley (Jimmy), Jim Gatherum (George), Milton Berle (Himself), Debbie Cunningham (Alien), Daniel Frishman (Alien), Patty Maloney (Alien), Kevin Thompson (Alien "Ricky"), Vance Colvig (Vaudevillian #1), Moasie Gardner (Vaudevillian #2), Don S. Davis (Vaudevillian #3), Happy Hall (Vaudevillian #4), Jack Spoons (Vaudevillian #5), Whitey Roberts (Vaudevillian #6), Angelo Rossitto (Vaudevillian #7), Tom Amundsen (Tour Guide), Charlie Cirillo (Tourist), Bryan Gordon (Father), Starr Hester (Waitress), Peter Kwong (Weatherman), Titus Napoleon (Used Car Salesman)
8. Mr. Magic
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
A fading illusionist has a last shot at greatness thanks to a deck of magic playing cards.
Director: Donald Petrie
Guest star: Eda Reiss Merin (Dora), Sid Caesar (Mr. Magic), Leo Rossi (Murray), Larry Gelman (Harry), Julius Harris (Joe), Tim Herbert (Jack), Larry Cedar (Danny), Nick Lewin (Young Magician), Hugh Warden (Johnny)
9. Guilt Trip
First aired: 12/1/1985Job pressures lead the emotion Guilt to start binge drinking. His work suffers as a result, so his boss sends him on a vacation cruise.
Director: Burt Reynolds
Guest star: Michael DeLuise (Boyfriend), Dom DeLuise (Guilt), Loni Anderson (Love), Charles Durning (Assistant to the Boss), Carol Arthur (Mother), Gordon Jump (Father), Abbe Lane (Enchantress), Charles Nelson Reilly (Father McClintly), Rick Ducommun (Larry), Fritz Feld (Maitre 'd), John Fiedler (Man on Boat), Nancy Nelson (Female Newscaster), Beverly Sanders (Susan), Ben Kronen (Bald Man), Jeanne Jensen (Sweet Woman), C.J. Hunt (Robert the Waiter), Louis Silvers (Waiter #2), Kristi Blackburn (Daughter), John D'Aquino (Married Man on Cruise)
10. Remote Control Man
First aired: 12/8/1985A hen-pecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that brings life-like images to him.
Director: Bob Clark
Guest star: Kristian Alfonso, Sydney Lassick (Walter Poindexter), Nancy Parsons (Grendel), Charlie Dell (Salesman), Sid Haig (Thug), Steve Liebman (Underling #1), Jocko Marcellino (Thug #1), Rod McCary (M.C.), Eve Smith (Old Woman), Bill Wiley (Underling #2), Lyle Alzado (Cameo Appearance), Dirk Benedict (Cameo Appearance), Barbara Billingsley (Cameo Appearance), Gary Coleman (Cameo Appearance), Leann Hunley (Cameo Appearance), Jim Lange (Cameo Appearance), Ed McMahon (Cameo Appearance), Clara Peller (Cameo Appearance), Jake Steinfeld (Cameo Appearance), Shawn Weatherly (Cameo Appearance), Philip Bruns, David Stone, Richard Simmons (Cameo Appearance), LaWanda Page (Cameo Appearance)
11. Santa '85
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
A little boy helps Santa when the legendary man is thrown in jail while delivering presents.
Director: Phil Joanou
Guest star: Gabriel Damon (Boy), Douglas Seale (Santa), Pat Hingle (Sheriff Horace Smivey), Gabriel Damon (Bobby Mynes), Marvin J. McIntyre (Deputy), Frances Bay (Mrs. Santa Claus), Stephen Lee (Dad), Joan Welles (Mom), Dick Balduzzi (Drunk #1), Gerry Gibson (Drunk #2), William McDonald (Drunk #3)
12. Vanessa in the Garden
Community Score
| 6.6 Fair |
When an artist is devastated by the death of his wife, hew finds a way for her to live on in his paintings.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Guest star: Harvey Keitel (Byron Sullivan), Sondra Locke (Vanessa), Beau Bridges (Teddy), Margaret Howell (Eve), Randy Oglesby (Dr. Northrup), Jamie Rose (Mrs. Northrup), Milton Murrill (Waiter)
13. The Sitter
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Two young boys get the best of every sitter in town, until they meet one who uses voodoo to settle them down.
Director: Joan Darling
Guest star: Seth Green (Lance), Mabel King (Jennifer Mowbray), Joshua Rudoy (Dennis), Wendy Phillips (Mother), Fran Ryan (Mrs. Abbott), Suzanne Snyder (Patti), Michael Horse (Indian)
14. No Day at the Beach
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
A GI tries to be a hero during an amphibious assault in Italy during World War II.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Charlie Sheen (Casey), Larry Spinak (Arnold Skamp), Ralph Seymour (Ira), Leo Gerter (Evergreen), Tom Hodges (Tiny), Ray Mancini (Irish), Luca Bercovici (Granville), Jed Mills (Sergeant), Keith Joe Dick (!st Sergeant), Philip McKeon (Stick)
15. One For the Road
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
During the Depression, several bar patrons hope to get insurance money by tricking a man into signing an policy with the hope that he will drink himself to death.
Director: Thomas Carter
Guest star: James Cromwell (Francis), Geoffrey Lewis (Dan), Joe Pantoliano (Joe), Al Ruscio (Tony Maroni), Douglas Seale (Mike Malloy), Royal Dano (Salvation Army Officer), Mark Tymchyshyn (O'Farrow), Mike Finneran (Customer), Matt Amott (News Kid)
16. Gather Ye Acorns
Community Score
| 7.3 Good |
On the advice of a mysterious little man, an 18-year-old boy begins to collect rare comics and toys. When he sells them as an old man, he gains wealth and happiness.
Director: Norman Reynolds
Guest star: Forest Whitaker (Jerry), Mark Hamill (Jonathon), David Rappaport (Troll), Royal Dano (Elmer), David Friedman (Young Jonathon), Joanna Merlin (Mariel), Frank Schuller (Treadwell), William Dear (David), John Carlyle (Auctioneer), Conrad Dunn (Gas Station Attendant), Kelly Henson (Sister), Brian Parker (Brother), Mary Jo Deschanel, Lois de Banzie (Alma)
17. Boo!
Community Score
| 6.9 Fair |
Ghosts in an attic try to get rid of a couple who move into their house.
Director: Joe Dante
Guest star: Eddie Bracken (Ghost-Husband), Evelyn Keyes (Ghost-Wife), Bruce Davison (Richard), Andrea Marcovicci (Barbara), Robert Picardo (Tony), Wendy Schaal (Sheena), Heidi Zeigler (Deena), Taliesin Jaffe (Scott)
18. Dorothy and Ben
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
After 40 years in a coma, Ben Dumpfy awakens and discovers that he can communicate with a seven-year-old girl who is in a coma after a bike accident.
Director: Thomas Carter
Guest star: Joe Seneca (Ben Dumfy), Lane Smith (Dr. Caruso), Louis Giambalvo (Dr. Templeton), Kathleen Lloyd (Samantha), Joe Regalbuto (Merle), Natalie Gregory (Dorothy), Rick Andosca (Dr. Haller), Alice H. Sachs (Dr. Fredericks), Judith Durand (Doctor), Lynn Kuratomi (Nurse #2), Kaye Bess (Nurse)
19. Mirror, Mirror
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
A popular horror novelist is terrorized by a strange figure in his bathroom mirror.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Guest star: Sam Waterston (Jordan Manmoth), Helen Shaver (Karen), Dick Cavett (Himself), Tim Robbins (Jordan's Phantom), Dana Gladstone (Producer), Valorie Grear (Host), Michael C. Gwynne (Jail Attendant), Peter Iacangelo (Chauffeur), Jonathon Luria (Cameraman), Harry Northup (Guard), Glenn Scarpelli (Jeffrey Gelb), Jack Thibeau (Tough)
20. Secret Cinema
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
A young woman believes that her mother, her fiance, and her psychiatrist are secretly filming her life.
Director: Paul Bartel
Guest star: Eve Arden (Jane's Mother), Paul Bartel (Dr. Schreck), Griffin Dunne (Dick), Penny Peyser (Jane), Mary Woronov (Nurse), Richard Paul (Mr. Krupp), Barry Dennen (News Dealer), Justin Darby (Boy), Alex Elias (Lady Customer), Gary Goodrow (Doorman)
21. Hell Toupee
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
A new toupee causes a man to feel an urge to kill the first lawyer he sees.
Director: Irvin Kershner
Guest star: Tony Kienitz (Harry), Cindy Morgan (Beth), Stanley Brock (Mitchell), Gary Allen (Mr. Simon), James Avery (Chief Hansen), Mitch Kreindel (Floyd King), Ken Olfson (Clifford Monroe), E. Hampton Beagle (Murray Bernstein), Fredric Cook (Officer Schmidt), Cal Gibson (Guard), Jonathon Luria (Officer Montgomery), Thomas F. Maguire (Guard), John McCook (M.C.), Robert Tessier (Woodsman), Jack Wells (Mr. Zahl)
22. The Doll
Community Score
| 8.5 Great |
A lonely bachelor is fascinated by a doll he bought for his niece.
Director: Phil Joanou
Guest star: John Lithgow (John Walters), Anne Helm (Mary Dickenson), Sharon Spelman (Sally), John Christopher Jones (Vin), Albert Hague (Liebemacher), Rain Phoenix (Doris)
23. One For the Books
Community Score
| 6.6 Fair |
An elderly custodian suddenly gains incredible knowledge.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Leo Penn (Fred), Joyce Van Patten (Eva), Nicholas Pryor (Dr. Fetlock), John Alvin (Professor Rand), Gary Bergher (Professor Gilbert), Rodney Kageyama (Dr. Barth), Ben Kronen (Professor Smith), Pamela Seamon (Ms. Harris), Jack Slater (Mr. Wilson)
24. Grandpa's Ghost
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
A man tries to reconcile his grandmother with the death of his grandpa. The ghost of the old man only appears in the presence of his wife.
Director: Timothy Hutton
Guest star: Andrew McCarthy (Edwin), Herta Ware (Grandma Helen), Ian Wolfe (Grandpa Charlie)
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