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Amazing Stories

Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd stories are told, often blending scary, sad, and endearing elements. The show features a range of guest stars, including renowned actors, actresses, and directors.

The Amazing series features a diverse range of genres, including fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction, and thriller, with some stories incorporating comedy and drama. The title is inspired by the classic American science fiction magazine "Amazing Stories", launched in 1926 by Hugo Gernsback. This pioneering publication helped define and popularize the science fiction genre, making it a staple of pulp fiction.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Ghost Train

1. Ghost Train

Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Opa Globe is convinced it is his destiny to board a train he inadvertently ca...

Episode 2 The Main Attraction

2. The Main Attraction

Aired: Oct 6, 1985

Athletic teenage hunk Brad Bender thinks he is too cool for nerdy classmate S...

Episode 3 Alamo Jobe

3. Alamo Jobe

Aired: Oct 20, 1985

During the Battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, 15-year-old messenger Jobe H...

Episode 4 Mummy Daddy

4. Mummy Daddy

Aired: Oct 27, 1985

A dedicated actor in a realistic mummy costume that he can't take off is shoo...

Episode 5 The Mission

5. The Mission

Aired: Nov 2, 1985

A courageous young World War II gunner and aspiring cartoonist, trapped in th...

Episode 6 The Amazing Falsworth

6. The Amazing Falsworth

Aired: Nov 4, 1985

A nightclub audience gasps at The Amazing Falsworth's psychic powers, but the...

Episode 7 Fine Tuning

7. Fine Tuning

Aired: Nov 9, 1985

Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer spa...

Episode 8 Mr. Magic

8. Mr. Magic

Aired: Nov 16, 1985

Old-timer Lou Bundles, once a world-famous magician, is now fumbling every tr...

Episode 9 Guilt Trip

9. Guilt Trip

Aired: Nov 30, 1985

Overworked and exhausted, the emotion Guilt in human personification takes a ...

Episode 10 Remote Control Man

10. Remote Control Man

Aired: Dec 7, 1985

A meek, unhappy and frustrated husband with a nagging wife and incorrigible s...

Episode 11 Santa '85

11. Santa '85

Aired: Dec 14, 1985

Kris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink wit...

Episode 13 The Sitter

13. The Sitter

Aired: Jan 4, 1986

A Jamaican babysitter uses voodoo to tame a pair of mischievous, stir-crazy b...

Episode 14 No Day at the Beach

14. No Day at the Beach

Aired: Jan 11, 1986

Scorned by his troop of poker-playing teen-aged soldiers, Arnold Skamp become...

Episode 15 One for the Road

15. One for the Road

Aired: Jan 18, 1986

In 1934, a couple of South Bronx barflies try to kill drunk Mike Malloy for h...

Episode 16 Gather Ye Acorns

16. Gather Ye Acorns

Aired: Feb 1, 1986

Jonathan Quick, the bane of his practical parents' existence, takes an ancien...

Episode 17 Boo!

17. Boo!

Aired: Feb 15, 1986

Sweet, old-fashioned ghosts Nelson and Evelyn Chumsky are aghast when a porn ...

Episode 18 Dorothy and Ben

18. Dorothy and Ben

Aired: Mar 1, 1986

It is shocking enough when old Ben Dumfy emerges like Rip Van Winkle from a 4...

Episode 19 Mirror, Mirror

19. Mirror, Mirror

Aired: Mar 8, 1986

While guesting on a talk show, horror novelist Jordan Manmouth claims he is i...

Episode 20 Secret Cinema

20. Secret Cinema

Aired: Apr 5, 1986

Young everyday woman Jane becomes convinced that someone is recording and inf...

Episode 21 Hell Toupee

21. Hell Toupee

Aired: Apr 12, 1986

Defense attorney Harry Ballentine is understandably nervous when his client i...

Episode 22 The Doll

22. The Doll

Aired: May 4, 1986

The lonely, loveless life of a shy bachelor takes an astounding turn when he ...

Episode 23 One for the Books

23. One for the Books

Aired: May 11, 1986

An elderly college janitor amazes himself, his wife and the scientific commun...

Episode 24 Grandpa's Ghost

24. Grandpa's Ghost

Aired: May 25, 1986

Edwin's grandpa died in his sleep last night. So why is the old man still han...

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Main Cast

Sid CaesarSid CaesarLou Bundles
Rhea PerlmanRhea PerlmanLois
Max GailMax GailDuncan Moore
Dom DeLuiseDom DeLuiseGuilt
Dick ShawnDick ShawnJoe Willoughby
Hayley MillsHayley MillsJoan Simmons
David HollanderDavid HollanderHarry
Roberts BlossomRoberts BlossomOpa Clyde Globe
Jeffrey JonesJeffrey JonesJohn Baldwin
Christopher LloydChristopher LloydProfessor B.O. Beanes
Stan FrebergStan FrebergSkip Binford
James CromwellJames CromwellFrancis
John Scott CloughJohn Scott CloughBrad Bender
Polly HollidayPolly HollidayElma Dinnock
Mabel KingMabel KingJennifer Mowbray
Patrick SwayzePatrick SwayzeEric David Peterson
Eddie BrackenEddie BrackenNelson Chumsky
Tom HarrisonTom HarrisonHarold
Gregory HinesGregory HinesFalsworth
Robert TownsendRobert TownsendBilly Burliss
Sydney LassickSydney LassickWalter Poindexter
Billy Green BushBilly Green BushGeorge Willoughby
Charlie SheenCharlie SheenCasey
Matthew LabyorteauxMatthew LabyorteauxAndy
Joe SenecaJoe SenecaBen Dumfy
Stephen GeoffreysStephen GeoffreysAlan Webster
Kathy BakerKathy BakerCharlene 'Charlie' Benton
John LithgowJohn LithgowJohn Walters
David CarradineDavid CarradineCalvin
Sam WaterstonSam WaterstonJordan Manmouth
Jon CryerJon CryerPhil
Andrew McCarthyAndrew McCarthyEdwin
Douglas SealeDouglas SealeSanta Claus
Leo PennLeo PennFred
Kelly RenoKelly RenoJobe H. Farnum and Boy in 1985
M. Emmet WalshM. Emmet WalshGrandpa
Eve ArdenEve ArdenJane's Mother
Kevin CostnerKevin CostnerCaptain
Bob BalabanBob BalabanJo-Jo Gillespie
Harvey KeitelHarvey KeitelByron Sullivan
Mark HamillMark HamillJonathan
Frederick CoffinFrederick CoffinAl Lewise
Casey SiemaszkoCasey SiemaszkoJonathan
Sondra LockeSondra LockeVanessa Sullivan
David RappaportDavid RappaportTroll
Helen ShaverHelen ShaverKaren
Marcia StrassmanMarcia StrassmanNel Lewise
Seth GreenSeth GreenLance Paxton
Evelyn KeyesEvelyn KeyesEvelyn Chumsky
Cindy MorganCindy MorganBeth
Danny DeVitoDanny DeVitoHerbert
Loni AndersonLoni AndersonLove
Kate McNeilKate McNeilPatty O'Neil
Richard MasurRichard MasurTrent Tinker
Michael LernerMichael LernerMr. Marvin
Nancy ParsonsNancy ParsonsGrendel
Dianne HullDianne HullKathryn Willoughby
Larry SpinakLarry SpinakArnold Skamp
Katherine BorowitzKatherine BorowitzKatherine Baldwin
Gary RileyGary RileyJimmy
Lane SmithLane SmithDr. Caruso
Annie PottsAnnie PottsMrs. Bev Binford
Pat HinglePat HingleSheriff Horace Smyvie
Lisa Jane PerskyLisa Jane PerskyShirley Crater
Anne HelmAnne HelmMary Dickenson
June LockhartJune LockhartMildred
JoAnn WilletteJoAnn WilletteAngela
William BoyettWilliam BoyettColonel William Travis
Paul BartelPaul BartelDr. Shreck
Scott CoffeyScott CoffeyPeter Brand
Geoffrey LewisGeoffrey LewisDan
Joyce Van PattenJoyce Van PattenEva
Dick MillerDick MillerFred
Clare KirkconnellClare KirkconnellPamela Kelly
Dennis LipscombDennis LipscombVal Webster
Mary BettenMary BettenNancy
Scott PaulinScott PaulinFenton Globe
Priscilla PointerPriscilla PointerOlder Charlie
Kyra SedgwickKyra SedgwickDora Johnson
Lainie KazanLainie KazanSister Teresa
Laraine NewmanLaraine NewmanMiss Schroedinger
Herta WareHerta WareGrandma Helen
James T. CallahanJames T. CallahanErhardt
Steve AntinSteve AntinBud
Leo RossiLeo RossiMurray
Taliesin JaffeTaliesin JaffeMark
Bronson PinchotBronson PinchotDirector
Ralph SeymourRalph SeymourIra
Stanley BrockStanley BrockMitchell
Richard BullRichard BullMr. Hiller
J.A. PrestonJ.A. PrestonProf. Bertram Carver
Don CalfaDon CalfaMessenger
Gennie JamesGennie JamesDiana Willoughby
Louis GiambalvoLouis GiambalvoDr. Templeton
Kiefer SutherlandKiefer SutherlandStatic
Sharon SpelmanSharon SpelmanSally
Ebbe Roe SmithEbbe Roe SmithTheresa
Dick CavettDick CavettDick Cavett
Lurene TuttleLurene TuttleHarriet Wendse
Mary Stuart MastersonMary Stuart MastersonCynthia Simpson
Mary Ellen TrainorMary Ellen TrainorMara Webster
Cletus YoungCletus YoungFather
Nicholas PryorNicholas PryorDr. Fetlock
Justin MooneyJustin MooneyBobby
Lois De BanzieLois De BanzieAlma Quick
David L. CrowleyDavid L. Crowley
Mercedes McCambridgeMercedes McCambridgeMiss Lestrange
Larry GelmanLarry GelmanHarry Striker
John McCookJohn McCookJerry Lane
Rick OvertonRick OvertonJohn Aubrey
Griffin DunneGriffin DunneDick
Joe PantolianoJoe PantolianoJoe
Beau BridgesBeau BridgesTheodore 'Teddy' Shearing
Ina FriedIna FriedRandy Lewise
Craig Richard NelsonCraig Richard NelsonDick Castel
Gabriel DamonGabriel DamonBobby Mynes
Brion JamesBrion JamesWillie Joe
Gail EdwardsGail EdwardsJoleen Globe
Gregory WagrowskiGregory WagrowskiBen Oltman
Chris NashChris NashDeSoto
Charles DurningCharles DurningAssistant to the Boss
Joshua RudoyJoshua RudoyDennis Paxton
Ian WolfeIan WolfeGrandpa Charlie
Philip BrunsPhilip BrunsMr. Beasley
Kevin HagenKevin HagenRob Wellan
Bruce DavisonBruce DavisonRichard
Fredric CookFredric CookDr. Wittenberg
Robyn LivelyRobyn LivelyKate
Lukas HaasLukas HaasBrian Globe
Robert AxelrodRobert AxelrodFrank
Tom BresnahanTom BresnahanCusimano
Kathleen LloydKathleen LloydSamantha
Scott MenvilleScott MenvilleBilly Binford
Lana ClarksonLana ClarksonMs. Allure
Robert StarrRobert Starr
Jeff CohenJeff CohenRalph
Hector ElizondoHector ElizondoMeadows
Philip McKeonPhilip McKeonStick
Marvin J. McIntyreMarvin J. McIntyreDeputy Weatherby
Kristen VigardKristen VigardKaren
John AlvinJohn AlvinProfessor Rand
Erin LyerlaErin LyerlaHigh School Student
Al RuscioAl RuscioTony Maroni
Margaret HowellMargaret HowellEve Shearing
Jack CarterJack CarterJohn Bluthener
Wil ShrinerWil ShrinerJames
Carol ArthurCarol ArthurMother
Mary Jo DeschanelMary Jo DeschanelFrancine Gazetta
Richard YoungRichard YoungDavy Crockett
Victoria CatlinVictoria CatlinAnn Hellenbeck
Caren KayeCaren KayeDorothy
Milton BerleMilton BerleMilton Berle
Tracey WalterTracey WalterEzra
Gary AllenGary AllenMr. Simon
Julius HarrisJulius HarrisJoe
Tim RobbinsTim RobbinsJordan's Phantom
J.J. CohenJ.J. CohenJake
Sal ViscusoSal ViscusoCaptain Redmond
Wendy PhillipsWendy PhillipsBarbara Lynn Paxton
Ritch BrinkleyRitch BrinkleyMayor Chestor A. Barnsworth
Andrea MarcovicciAndrea MarcovicciBarbara
Bernadette BirkettBernadette BirkettTina
John Christopher JonesJohn Christopher JonesVin Colbeck
Don McLeodDon McLeodGreibble
Barbara SharmaBarbara SharmaMrs. Bender
Penny PeyserPenny PeyserJane
Suzanne BatemanSuzanne BatemanGail
Rain PhoenixRain PhoenixDoris
Gary BergherGary BergherProfessor Gilbert
Robert V. BarronRobert V. BarronCurator
Debbie Lee CarringtonDebbie Lee CarringtonAlien
Adam AntAdam AntTed Hellenbeck
Galyn GörgGalyn GörgMs. Eyeful
Christina ApplegateChristina ApplegateHolly
Mary WoronovMary WoronovNurse
Tim HerbertTim HerbertJack
John RoseliusJohn RoseliusTodd Johnson
Dana GladstoneDana GladstoneProducer
Hurd HatfieldHurd HatfieldLogan Webb
Susan SwiftSusan SwiftMarsha
Larry HankinLarry HankinJubal
Tom WillettTom WillettFuneral Director
Frances BayFrances BayMrs. Santa Claus
Renny RokerRenny RokerDr. Steele
John PhilbinJohn PhilbinBullseye
Randy OglesbyRandy OglesbyDr. Edward Northrup
Eddie ZammitEddie ZammitMaurici
Fran RyanFran RyanMrs. Abbott
Robert PicardoRobert PicardoTony Sepulveda
Brooke AshleyBrooke AshleyBuffy Binford
Nicholas LoveNicholas LoveBradshaw
David ByrdDavid ByrdMr. Rhine
Gordon JumpGordon JumpFather
Frank WelkerFrank WelkerGreibble
Royal DanoRoyal DanoElmer Quick
Robert LesserRobert LesserYoung Man
Rick AndoscaRick AndoscaPoliceman
Leo GeterLeo GeterEvergreen
James AveryJames AveryChief Hansen
Billy BeckBilly BeckCaretaker
Joe RegalbutoJoe RegalbutoMerle
James KarenJames KarenRichard Whelan
Britt LeachBritt LeachErnie
Bridget SiennaBridget SiennaWoman Actor

Creators

Steven SpielbergSteven SpielbergCreator
Joshua BrandJoshua BrandCreator
John FalseyJohn FalseyCreator

Amazing Stories Videos

Steven Spielberg's Unglaubliche Geschichten / Amazing Stories - Trailer (1985, German)

Steven Spielberg's Unglaubliche Geschichten / Amazing Stories - Trailer (1985, German)

Amazing Stories: Anthology Three CD 2 - 06 The Mission (John Williams)

Amazing Stories: Anthology Three CD 2 - 06 The Mission (John Williams)

Amazing Stories: Anthology Three CD 1 - 02 Go To The Head Of The Class (Alan Silvestri)

Amazing Stories: Anthology Three CD 1 - 02 Go To The Head Of The Class (Alan Silvestri)

Amazing Stories: Anthology One CD 1 - 02 Ghost Train (John Williams)

Amazing Stories: Anthology One CD 1 - 02 Ghost Train (John Williams)

Info about Amazing Stories

Seasons: 2

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

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