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The Wedding Ring The Wedding Ring
When Herbert slips a mysterious ring onto the finger of his beloved wife as an anniversary gift, the weary waitress turns into a seductress. But delight turns to...
September 22, 1986
Miscalculation Miscalculation
Nerdy collegiate Phil unsuccessfully tries every trick in the book to meet girls. Then he discovers a potion that makes gorgeous magazine pin-ups spring to life....
September 29, 1986
Magic Saturday Magic Saturday
Marky adores hearing his grandfather tell wondrous tales of hitchhiking through the universe and playing baseball with him on Saturdays. So when old "Stormin' Norman"...
October 6, 1986
Welcome to My Nightmare Welcome to My Nightmare
Horror films are Harry's life, but when the movie-obsessed teenager suddenly steps into a blood-curdling scene from Psycho (1960), he desperately seeks escape to the...
October 13, 1986
You Gotta Believe Me You Gotta Believe Me
Convinced that his vivid nightmare of a Boeing 747 crashing into his house is a horrific premonition, Earl Sweet desperately tries to alter fate.
October 20, 1986
The Greibble The Greibble
Joan Simmons is a harried mom who is alone in the house and thrown for a loop when a giant floppy, furry creature with a huge appetite for inanimate objects appears...
November 3, 1986
Life on Death Row Life on Death Row
Hours before his scheduled execution, a death-row inmate is given the power to heal.
November 10, 1986
Go to the Head of the Class Go to the Head of the Class
A teenage horror buff is so smitten with a sexy classmate that he helps her use black magic on their loathsome English teacher, with shocking and bewildering results.
November 21, 1986
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
Greedy mean man finds a bottomless hole on his desert property. He concludes that some kind of beings who trade gold for things live down there. His stepdaughter...
November 24, 1986
The Pumpkin Competition The Pumpkin Competition
Rich, stingy and miserly Elma Dinnock is livid at losing the Yarborough Country pumpkin-growing contest 22 years in a row, and so gets help from a mysterious botanist...
December 1, 1986
What If...? What If...?
Ignored by his self-absorbed, social-climbing parents, 5-year-old Jonah Kelley wanders his lonely, sterile house and then the outside world, searching for someone who...
December 8, 1986
The Eternal Mind The Eternal Mind
Applying experiments with chimps to himself, a dying scientist transfers his mind into a computer. But his unique survival after physical death brings unexpected...
December 29, 1986
Lane Change Lane Change
One stormy night on a deserted highway, a distraught wife driving toward an impending divorce glimpses her past through the windshield after picking up a mysterious...
January 12, 1987
Blue Man Down Blue Man Down
A guilt-ridden police officer, who blames himself for his partner's violent death, is teamed with a young partner who seems invisible to everyone else.
January 19, 1987
The 21-Inch Sun The 21-Inch Sun
A sitcom scriptwriter, who's suffering from writer's block, discovers that his house plant has miraculously gained sentience and a funny bone after being left in front...
February 2, 1987
Family Dog Family Dog
The only animated episode of the show that's also a backdoor pilot. It has three segments: A family takes out their frustrations on their poor dog, watches their...
February 16, 1987
Gershwin's Trunk Gershwin's Trunk
Frantic to deliver a hit musical, conniving Broadway composer Jo-Jo Gillespie contacts the spirit of George Gershwin through psychic Sister Teresa, and makes marvelous...
March 13, 1987
Such Interesting Neighbors Such Interesting Neighbors
Rattlesnakes, howling coyotes, sudden earthquakes and time warps jar the Lewis family in their new home, and all the bizarre incidents seem linked to the Hellenbecks,...
March 20, 1987
Without Diana Without Diana
An elderly couple have never stopped believing that their daughter, who went missing in the woods 40 years ago, will somehow appear to them one last time before they die.
March 27, 1987
Moving Day Moving Day
When Alan Webster's parents tell him that they have to move, the 17-year-old student is understandably upset - but not nearly as much as when he learns their...
April 3, 1987
Miss Stardust Miss Stardust
Public-relations man Joe Willoughby thinks that promoting the Miss Stardust beauty pageant will be a snap, until "Cabbage Man," a representative from outer space,...
April 10, 1987
Directed by
Danny DeVito Danny DeVito  
Tom Holland Tom Holland  
Robert Markowitz Robert Markowitz  
Todd Holland Todd Holland  
Kevin Reynolds Kevin Reynolds  
Joe Dante Joe Dante  
Mick Garris Mick Garris  
Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis  
Norman Reynolds Norman Reynolds  
Joan Darling Joan Darling  
J. Michael Riva J. Michael Riva  
Ken Kwapis Ken Kwapis  
Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser  
Nick Castle Nick Castle  
Brad Bird Brad Bird  
Paul Bartel Paul Bartel  
Graham Baker Graham Baker  
Lesli Linka Glatter Lesli Linka Glatter  
Robert Stevens Robert Stevens  
Tobe Hooper Tobe Hooper  
Written by
Stu Krieger Stu Krieger  
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg  
Michael McDowell Michael McDowell  
Richard Christian Matheson Richard Christian Matheson  
Todd Holland Todd Holland  
Mick Garris Mick Garris  
Rockne S. O'Bannon Rockne S. O'Bannon  
Tom McLoughlin Tom McLoughlin  
Bob Gale Bob Gale  
Pierre R. Debs Pierre R. Debs  
Robert C. Fox Robert C. Fox  
Peter Z. Orton Peter Z. Orton  
Anne Spielberg Anne Spielberg  
Julie Moskowitz Julie Moskowitz  
Gary Stephens Gary Stephens  
Ali Marie Matheson Ali Marie Matheson  
Jacob Epstein Jacob Epstein  
Daniel Lindley Daniel Lindley  
Bruce Kirschbaum Bruce Kirschbaum  
Brad Bird Brad Bird  
John Meyer John Meyer  
Paul Bartel Paul Bartel  
Jack Finney Jack Finney  
Frank Kerr Frank Kerr  
Tom Szollosi Tom Szollosi  
Richard Matheson Richard Matheson  
Cast
Gregory Wagrowski Gregory Wagrowski ... Man #1 (2 episodes)
Wade Mayer Wade Mayer ... Airline Representative #2 (2 episodes)
Rhea Perlman Rhea Perlman ... Lois
Danny DeVito Danny DeVito ... Herbert
Louis Giambalvo Louis Giambalvo ... Haggerty
Bernadette Birkett Bernadette Birkett ... Tina
David Byrd David Byrd ... Mr. Rhine
Tracey Walter Tracey Walter ... Blaze
Jacqueline Cassell Jacqueline Cassell ... Woman (as Jacqueline Cassel)
Fred Scialla Fred Scialla ... Loner
Jon Cryer Jon Cryer ... Phil
JoAnn Willette JoAnn Willette ... Angela
J.J. Cohen J.J. Cohen ... Bert (as Jeffrey Jay Cohen)
Lana Clarkson Lana Clarkson ... Ms. Allure
Galyn Görg Galyn Görg ... Ms. Eyeful
Catherine Gilmour Catherine Gilmour ... Ms. Awesome
Elisabeth de Turenne Elisabeth de Turenne ... Ms. Laura
Rebecca Schaeffer Rebecca Schaeffer ... Miss Crowningshield
Wynonna Smith Wynonna Smith ... Cashier
Penelope Sudrow Penelope Sudrow ... Mousy Girl
Harry Woolf Harry Woolf ... Dr. Blitz
Al Lampkin Al Lampkin ... Cop #1
Alden Millikan Alden Millikan ... Cop #2
M. Emmet Walsh M. Emmet Walsh ... Grandpa
Taliesin Jaffe Taliesin Jaffe ... Mark
David L. Crowley David L. Crowley ... (as David Crowley)
Caren Kaye Caren Kaye ... Dorothy
Jeff Cohen Jeff Cohen ... Eddie (as Jeff B. Cohen)
David Arnott David Arnott ... Umpire
David Donnelly David Donnelly ... Boy #2
Jeff Kinder Jeff Kinder ... Boy #1
David Hollander David Hollander ... Harry
Steve Antin Steve Antin ... Bud
Sharon Spelman Sharon Spelman ... Mom
Robyn Lively Robyn Lively ... Kate
Christina Applegate Christina Applegate ... Holly
Parker Jacobs Parker Jacobs ... John Willson
Robert L. Gibson Robert L. Gibson ... Dad
Sharon Powers Sharon Powers ... Attendant
Cheryl McWilliams Cheryl McWilliams ... Kate's Mom
Charles Durning Charles Durning ... Earl
Mary Betten Mary Betten ... Nancy
Ebbe Roe Smith Ebbe Roe Smith ... Theresa
Wil Shriner Wil Shriner ... James
John Roselius John Roselius ... Todd Johnson
Jennie Sadler Jennie Sadler ... Female Airline Rep. #1
Lance E. Nichols Lance E. Nichols ... Guard #2 (as Lance Nichols)
Richard Burns Richard Burns ... Air Traffic Controller
Joel Lawrence Joel Lawrence ... Pilot
Eve Smith Eve Smith ... Old Woman
Tim Russ Tim Russ ... Security Guard #1
Rosemarie Castellano Rosemarie Castellano ... Fashionable Woman
Erinn Canavan Erinn Canavan ... Child
Hayley Mills Hayley Mills ... Joan Simmons
Dick Miller Dick Miller ... Fred
Justin Mooney Justin Mooney ... Bobby
Don McLeod Don McLeod ... Greibble
Frank Welker Frank Welker ... Greibble (voice)
Jim Jansen Jim Jansen ... Man in Commercial
Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze ... Eric David Peterson
James T. Callahan James T. Callahan ... Erhardt
Kevin Hagen Kevin Hagen ... Rob Wellan
Hector Elizondo Hector Elizondo ... Meadows
Nicholas Love Nicholas Love ... Bradshaw
Hawthorne James Hawthorne James ... Fowler
Arnold Johnson Arnold Johnson ... Johnny
Paul Eiding Paul Eiding ... Doctor
Jed Mills Jed Mills ... Marshall
Conrad Dunn Conrad Dunn ... Warden's Guard (as George Jenesky)
John Hamelin John Hamelin ... Priest
Alan Fine Alan Fine ... Inmate
Roberto Contreras Roberto Contreras ... Trustee
T.J. Worzalla T.J. Worzalla ... Casey
Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd ... Professor B.O. Beanes
Scott Coffey Scott Coffey ... Peter Brand
Mary Stuart Masterson Mary Stuart Masterson ... Cynthia Simpson
Tom Bresnahan Tom Bresnahan ... Cusimano (as Tom Breznahan)
Billy Beck Billy Beck ... Caretaker
David Carradine David Carradine ... Calvin
Kyra Sedgwick Kyra Sedgwick ... Dora Johnson
Polly Holliday Polly Holliday ... Elma Dinnock
June Lockhart June Lockhart ... Mildred
J.A. Preston J.A. Preston ... Prof. Bertram Carver
Ritch Brinkley Ritch Brinkley ... Mayor Chestor A. Barnsworth
Britt Leach Britt Leach ... Ernie
Ann Walker Ann Walker ... Ma
Joshua Rudoy Joshua Rudoy ... Billy
Jake Hart Jake Hart ... Jonah Kelly
Clare Kirkconnell Clare Kirkconnell ... Pamela Kelly
Tom McConnell Tom McConnell ... Raymond Kelly
Ric Cane Ric Cane ... Crosswalk Man
Susan Swift Susan Swift ... Marsha
Sherry Landrum Sherry Landrum ... Woman in Car
Dennis Haskins Dennis Haskins ... Man in Station Wagon
Ann Bell Ann Bell ... Pregnant Woman
Michael Horse Michael Horse ... Male Friend
Diane Lewis Diane Lewis ... Female Friend
Laurel Green Laurel Green ... Woman
Jeffrey Jones Jeffrey Jones ... John Baldwin
Katherine Borowitz Katherine Borowitz ... Katherine Baldwin
Robert Axelrod Robert Axelrod ... Frank
Paul Tauger Paul Tauger ... Technician #1
Aaron Seville Aaron Seville ... Technician #2
Nancy Sheppard Nancy Sheppard ... Technician #3
Kathy Baker Kathy Baker ... Charlene 'Charlie' Benton
Priscilla Pointer Priscilla Pointer ... Older Charlie
Cletus Young Cletus Young ... Father
Misty Forrest Misty Forrest ... Little Girl
Max Gail Max Gail ... Duncan Moore
Kate McNeil Kate McNeil ... Patty O'Neil
Chris Nash Chris Nash ... DeSoto
Sal Viscuso Sal Viscuso ... Captain Redmond
Eddie Zammit Eddie Zammit ... Maurici
Michael Villella Michael Villella ... Dr. Levin
Frank Doubleday Frank Doubleday ... Beckloff
Tad Horino Tad Horino ... Market Owner
Jay Ingram Jay Ingram ... Lieutenant
Mark Erickson Mark Erickson ... Atwood
Charlie Hawke Charlie Hawke ... Herrington
Lynn Kuratomi Lynn Kuratomi ... TV Reporter #1
Richard Epcar Richard Epcar ... TV Reporter #2
Robert Benedict Robert Benedict ... TV Reporter #3
Robert Lewis Cameron Robert Lewis Cameron ... Cop #1 (as Robert Louis Cameron)
Debby Lynn Ross Debby Lynn Ross ... Hostage
Robert Townsend Robert Townsend ... Billy Burliss
Michael Lerner Michael Lerner ... Mr. Marvin
Craig Richard Nelson Craig Richard Nelson ... Dick Castel
Robert Starr Robert Starr  
Bridget Sienna Bridget Sienna ... Woman Actor
Alan Solomon Alan Solomon ... Actor
Richard Chudnow Richard Chudnow ... Castel's Assistant
Jeremy Iacone Jeremy Iacone ... Italian Man
Alec Murdock Alec Murdock ... Man #2
Caroline Parton Caroline Parton ... Woman
Charlene Nelson Charlene Nelson ... Production Assistant
Jim Nelson Jim Nelson ... 2nd Assistant
Jean St. James Jean St. James ... Personal Secretary (as Jean Pflieger)
Lisa London Lisa London ... Secretary #1
Stan Freberg Stan Freberg ... Skip Binford (voice)
Annie Potts Annie Potts ... Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)
Mercedes McCambridge Mercedes McCambridge ... Miss Lestrange (voice)
Scott Menville Scott Menville ... Billy Binford (voice)
Brooke Ashley Brooke Ashley ... Buffy Binford (voice)
Brad Bird Brad Bird ... Family Dog (voice)
Marshall Efron Marshall Efron ... Burglar (voice)
Stanley Ralph Ross Stanley Ralph Ross ... Burglar (voice)
Jack Angel Jack Angel ... Security Guard (voice)
Charles Jun Charles Jun ... Cab driver (as Charles Jun)
Greg Manwaring Greg Manwaring  
Bob Balaban Bob Balaban ... Jo-Jo Gillespie
Lainie Kazan Lainie Kazan ... Sister Teresa
John McCook John McCook ... Jerry Lane
Dana Gladstone Dana Gladstone ... George Gershwin
Hurd Hatfield Hurd Hatfield ... Logan Webb
Paul Bartel Paul Bartel ... Detective Watts
Irene Olga LĂłpez Irene Olga López ... Carmen
Dan Ponce Dan Ponce ... Pepi (as Danny Ponce)
Pamela Galloway Pamela Galloway ... Trish Charlton
Barbara Turvett Barbara Turvett ... Girl #1
Alan Bardsley Alan Bardsley ... Boy #1
Pattie Brooks Pattie Brooks ... Girl #2
Christopher Blande Christopher Blande ... Boy #2
Frederick Coffin Frederick Coffin ... Al Lewise
Marcia Strassman Marcia Strassman ... Nel Lewise
Ina Fried Ina Fried ... Randy Lewise (as Ian Fried)
Victoria Catlin Victoria Catlin ... Ann Hellenbeck
Adam Ant Adam Ant ... Ted Hellenbeck
Ryan McWhorter Ryan McWhorter ... Brad Hellenbeck
Billy Green Bush Billy Green Bush ... George Willoughby
Dianne Hull Dianne Hull ... Kathryn Willoughby
Gennie James Gennie James ... Diana Willoughby
Fredric Cook Fredric Cook ... Dr. Wittenberg
Rick Andosca Rick Andosca ... Policeman
Stephen Geoffreys Stephen Geoffreys ... Alan Webster
Dennis Lipscomb Dennis Lipscomb ... Val Webster
Mary Ellen Trainor Mary Ellen Trainor ... Mara Webster
Kristen Vigard Kristen Vigard ... Karen
Bill Wesley Bill Wesley ... Big Boy
Dick Shawn Dick Shawn ... Joe Willoughby
Laraine Newman Laraine Newman ... Miss Schroedinger
Rick Overton Rick Overton ... John Aubrey
Jack Carter Jack Carter ... John Bluthener
James Karen James Karen ... Richard Whelan
Jim Siedow Jim Siedow ... Totzke (as Jim Seidow)
Angel Tompkins Angel Tompkins ... Mia
'Weird Al' Yankovic 'Weird Al' Yankovic ... Cabbage Man
Gabe Cohen Gabe Cohen ... Mendelheim
Anthony James Anthony James ... Business Man #3
Robert Kim Robert Kim ... Businessman #2
Wendy Sherwood Wendy Sherwood ... Miss Colorado
Victoria Powells Victoria Powells ... Beauty #2 (as Victoria Ellen Powells)
Libby Aubrey Libby Aubrey ... Beauty #1 (as Lisabeth Aubrey)
Norman Friedman Norman Friedman ... Man
Uncredited Cast
Carter Gibson Carter Gibson ... Ken
John Simone John Simone ... Norman Bates
Todd Allen Todd Allen ... Air Traffic Controller
Cassandra Gava Cassandra Gava ... Red Bag Lady
Thomas Rosales Jr. Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Prisoner
Ray Saniger Ray Saniger ... Prisoner
Marina Anderson Marina Anderson ... Berlis Babe
Peter Fitzsimmons Peter Fitzsimmons ... Jogger
Carrie Fisher Carrie Fisher ... Laurie McNamara
Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph ... Show Singer
Produced by
Stephen Semel Stephen Semel  
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg  
Steve Starkey Steve Starkey  
David E. Vogel David E. Vogel  
Brad Bird Brad Bird  
Alexander V. King Alexander V. King  
Cleve Reinhard Cleve Reinhard  
Cheryl Bloch Cheryl Bloch  
Original Music by
Craig Safan Craig Safan  
Phil Marshall Phil Marshall  
Ralph Burns Ralph Burns  
Bruce Broughton Bruce Broughton  
Brad Fiedel Brad Fiedel  
John Addison John Addison  
Fred Steiner Fred Steiner  
Alan Silvestri Alan Silvestri  
Billy Goldenberg Billy Goldenberg  
Miles Goodman Miles Goodman  
Jimmy Webb Jimmy Webb  
Steve Bartek Steve Bartek  
Danny Elfman Danny Elfman  
John Mayer John Mayer  
David Newman David Newman  
Georges Delerue Georges Delerue  
David Shire David Shire  
Additional Info
Premiere: September 22, 1986
Country: United States
Distributor: Universal Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

7.4 / 10

Production Companies
Amblin Entertainment
Universal Television
Distributors
MCA/Universal Television
  (1985) (World-wide) (TV)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
  (1985) (United States) (TV)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1991) (United States) (laserdisc) (books 1-3) (video)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1992) (United States) (laserdisc) (books 4 and 5) (video)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1993) (United States) (books 1-5) (VHS)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  (2006) (United States) (complete first season) (DVD)
Filming Locations
California, USA
Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Pico House - 410 N. Main Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Plaza Park, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
USA
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