Overview
Cast

Meg Foster

Danica McKellar
Nola (Age 10)

Andrew Robinson

Lorna Luft

William Schallert

Robert Duncan McNeill

Bruce Willis
Peter Novins

Sherman Hemsley
Sam

Al Leong

Charles Martin Smith
Dr Dennis Barrows

Henry Gibson

Dee Wallace

Frances Conroy

Tess Harper

Melinda Dillon

Joel Brooks

Scott Jaeck

Glynn Turman

Vincent Gardenia

Ken Sagoes

Bob Dishy

Fritz Weaver

Morgan Freeman
Tony

James Whitmore Jr.

Hamilton Camp

Carolyn Seymour

Kenneth Mars

Robert Klein

John Carradine

Sydney Penny

George Dzundza

Adam Arkin

Eldon Quick

Robert Schenkkan

Ralph Bellamy

Robert Prescott

Danny Nucci

Xander Berkeley

Wendy Phillips

Cotter Smith

Richard Kiley
Sir Lancelot du Lac

Victor Garber

Barry Corbin

Helen Mirren
Maddie Duncan

Mare Winningham

Barbara Tarbuck

Brian Tochi
David Wong

Adrienne Barbeau

David Mendenhall

Andrea Barber

Scott Grimes

Martin Balsam
Rockne S. O'Bannon

Robert Carradine

Warren Stevens

Robert Costanzo

Annie Potts

Lori Petty

Ethan Phillips

James Cromwell

Mitzi McCall

Caroline Lagerfelt

Bradley Gregg

Tim Thomerson

Douglas Emerson

Peter Coyote

Steve Railsback

Dick Shawn

Danny Cooksey

Jonathan Frakes
Steve

Marianne Muellerleile

Harvey Vernon

Lane Smith

James Coco

Amy O'Neill
Blonde Girl

Whit Hertford

Ron Glass
The Devil

Donald Moffat

Oliver Robins

Biff Yeager
Adult Jack Wheeldon

Clive Revill

John DeMita

Mike Reynolds

Richard Mulligan

Ruth Zakarian

Elisha Cook Jr.

Robert Morse

Garrett Morris
Jake

Gary Cole
Daniel Gaddis

Jeffrey Jones
Carl Wilkerson

Dan Gilvezan
Bartender

Barret Oliver

Scott Paulin

Christopher Allport

Brad Davis
Arthur Lewis (segment "Button, Button")

Jenny Lewis

Season Hubley

Greg Mullavey

Steven Keats

Robert Pastorelli
Man

Brian Robbins

Andrew Divoff

Murphy Dunne

Giovanni Ribisi
Teddy

Stacy Keach, Sr.
Elderly Man

Ellen Albertini Dow

Nan Martin

Charles Aidman

Kay E. Kuter

Larry Poindexter

Carol Bruce

Joe Santos

Karen Austin

Elliott Gould

Philip Bruns

Brittney Wilson

John de Lancie

Chris Hebert
Young Gus

Joel Polis

Eric Bogosian

Marc Bentley

Larenz Tate

Deborah May

Danny Kaye
Gaspar

Stephen Geoffreys
Will

Russ Marin

Ray Buktenica

Dennis Fimple

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Maren

Wes Craven

Basil Hoffman
Mr. Steward

Victoria Tennant

Jim Piddock

Steve Peterson

Frank McRae
Sheriff

Julie Carmen

Jeannie Elias

Cork Hubbert

David Birney

Kathleen Lloyd

Pat Crawford Brown

Josh Richman

Bobby Bass

Vanessa Brown

David Dukes

Martin Landau
William Cooper-Janes

Scott Wilson

Dan Hedaya
Nick

Richard McGonagle
Lester

Diane Sommerfield

Jeffrey Tambor
Kyle Montgomery

William Petersen

William Atherton
Brian Wolfe

Tim Russ
Archer

John Myhers

Barbara Baxley

Ralph Manza

Brandon Bluhm

Hal Landon Jr.

Theresa Saldana
Inez

Michael Fox

Barney Martin
Marty

Jim McKrell

Adolph Caesar

Billy Curtis

Gerrit Graham

Tony Lo Bianco

Hywel Bennett
Grant

Bruce Solomon

Larry Riley

Al Christy

André Gower

Brent Spiner

Judith Barsi
Bertie

Earl Billings

Frederick Coffin

Peter Riegert
Gus Rosenthal

Julia Migenes

Uta Hagen

Frances McDormand

Peter Hobbs

Joseph Whipp

Pam Dawber

Peggy Pope

Julie Payne

Kristoffer Tabori
Kevin Drayton

Stacey Nelkin
Faith Carlson

Jeff Morrow

JoaquÃn MartÃnez

Phil Proctor

Alan Fudge

Joshua Shelley

Deborah Harmon

Mike Pniewski

Jack Gallagher

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Anne Twomey
Nola Granville

Louis Giambalvo

William Smith

Alan Blumenfeld

Teresa Ganzel

Peter Land

Barry Miller

Toni Sawyer

Hardy Rawls
Hyatt

Wayne Alexander

Todd Allen

Jeff Kober

Clarence Brown

Jeffrey DeMunn

Sandy Martin

M. Emmet Walsh
Peter

Jaclyn Bernstein

Robert Downey Sr.

Gerald Hiken

Candice Azzara

Joshua Harris

Claudia Bryar

Leslie Bega
Girl

Janet Carroll

Oliver Clark

Ben Cross

John Agar

Clarence Felder

Benji Gregory

Ramon Bieri

Kevin Scannell

Jon Caliri

Nana Visitor
Lori

Guy Boyd

Georgia Schmidt

Tyra Ferrell
Maid

Hank Garrett

Arliss Howard

Bill Henderson

Pia Grønning
Susan Montgomery

Shelby Leverington

Hugo Stanger

Paul Stout

Martin Kove
Joe Farrell

Exene Cervenka
Waitress

Jonathan Ward
Danny Hayes

Willy Lavendel
Drunk Man

Brendon Zub
Gabe

Elan Oberon
Sally

John Bryant
Punk #1

Terri Lynn Wood
Crying Girl

Molly Morgan
Kerri

Shawn Donahue
Joe Jr.

Andrea Hall
Beverly

Michael Nissman
Ned

Shelby Billington
Girl at Party

Gary Hollis
Male Guest

Kerry Slattery
Caged Woman #1

Terry O'Quinn
Curt Lockridge

John Ashton
Chief Brady Simmons

Ben Piazza
Dr. Vaughn Heilman

Steve Bassett
Gerald Tyson

Lin Shaye
Kate Simmons

Iona Morris
Annie

Alma Martinez
Teresa Rojas

Chad Hayes
Peter Iverson

Jason Presson
Eric

Avery Schreiber
Landlord

Roberts Blossom
Man

Darlanne Fluegel
Mom

Thomas Bellin
Ed Winter

Piper Laurie
Gramma (voice) (uncredited)

Sydney Walsh
Melody

Al Alu
Caged Man #4

Sandy Brown Wyeth
Caged Woman #2

Virginia Morris
Caged Woman #4

Sasha von Scherler
Eileen

Lance E. Nichols
Cabbie

Julie Dolan
Girl

Anna Maria Poon

Jack Jozefson
Cashier

Marty Levy
Customer

Jack Kehoe
Lou Rosenthal

Cheryl Anderson

Scott Lincoln

Hayley Taylor

Susan Wheeler Duff

Gary Karp
Jack Wheeldon

Wendy Girard
Carol Drayton

Betsy Jane Licon
Nola (Age 5)

Katherine Wallach
Susan

Nelson Welch
Ruskin

Don Deforest Paul

Norman Lloyd
Merlin

Jenny Agutter
Morgan Le Fay

Michael Alldredge

John Cameron Mitchell
Tom

Anthony LaPaglia
Punk #1

Don Stark
Punk #2

George Marshall Ruge
Crimson Knight (uncredited)

John Glover
Alien Ambassador

Peter Michael Goetz
American Ambassador Fraser

Stefan Gierasch
Russian Diplomat

Fran Bennett
UN Chairman

José Angel Santana
Aide

Gillian Eaton
British Delegate

Richard Brestoff
British Aide
Episodes

Shatterday
Aired on Sep 27, 1985A man named Peter Jay Novins accidentally dials his home phone number, and it's answered by Peter Jay Novins.

A Little Peace and Quiet
Aired on Sep 27, 1985A harried housewife finds a medallion that gives her the power to freeze time.

Wordplay
Aired on Oct 04, 1985Salesman Bill Lowery wakes up one morning and discovers, to his horror, that people around him are slowly degenerating their talk into gibberish that he cannot understand. His ability to communicate is needed more than ever when his son becomes sick. Lowery manages to get his son the treatment he needs and discovers he must relearn everything from scratch.

Dreams for Sale
Aired on Oct 04, 1985On an idyllic outdoor picnic with her husband and their twins a nameless woman becomes confused and disoriented when events begin to repeat themselves. Then she awakens and discovers she is in a futuristic dream-making machine - she is only a drone in a future where no "outside" exists since Man has grown over the whole planet and turned it into factory, and the only escape is a 15-minute virtual reality scenario once a week. Despairing of her future, the woman returns to the reality which breaks down, "trapping" her there forever.

Chameleon
Aired on Oct 04, 1985A space shuttle returns from a mission and NASA discovers that something unusual has been picked up. They discover that they have a shape-changing alien in their holding tank that poses a danger to all.

Healer
Aired on Oct 11, 1985Cat burglar Jackie Thompson breaks into a museum to steal ancient artifacts and takes a rare gem that has strange healing powers - he is shot but the gem heals him. Taking on the name of Brother John, Jackie becomes a faith healer but soon becomes too greedy. Meanwhile an old Indian man, Duende, shows up and tells Jackie the relic must go back to where it belongs. Jackie starts to have second thoughts but his partner Harry leaves with the cash and his old bullet wound opens up and he begins dying again. A young deaf boy he had previously rejected because of lack of payment heals Jackie with it, then Jackie heals the boy and Duende leaves with the stone.

Children's Zoo
Aired on Oct 11, 1985A little girl's parents are always fighting and screaming at each other. She takes them to the Children's Zoo with a special invitation and she gets something very special, something her parents could not even imagine.

Kentucky Rye
Aired on Oct 11, 1985Bob Spindler, a drunk driver, arrives at the "Kentucky Rye" bar where the customers are all victims of drunk drivers.

Little Boy Lost
Aired on Oct 18, 1985A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy.

Wish Bank
Aired on Oct 18, 1985Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions and lots of paperwork apply for her three wishes.

Nightcrawlers
Aired on Oct 18, 1985A deputy trooper stops by a diner during a rainstorm where a Vietnam veteran's nightmares come to life.

If She Dies
Aired on Oct 25, 1985A year after his wife died a man is involved in a car accident that leaves his young daughter in a coma. On his way home the man has a vision.

Ye Gods
Aired on Oct 25, 1985Cupid arrives in the modern world. A love spell for his target does not work as well as he hopes.

Examination Day
Aired on Nov 01, 1985In the far future, twelve-year-old Dickie must pass the government intelligence test. He is very nervous about the outcome of the test but eager to show how smart he is. At the end his parents get the news - Dickie "passed" the test...but the government kills anyone who is too intelligent.

A Message From Charity
Aired on Nov 01, 1985In 1985, a fever-stricken Peter Wood finds himself in telepathic contact with Charity Paine, a sick girl his age living in Puritan New England. The two rejoice in sharing their thoughts, and Peter gives Charity the chance to see things that she'd never experienced in her limit time and place. However, their new-found contact turns to horror when Peter's knowledge of the future endangers Charity's life. She inadvertently speaks of the future, causing the villagers to believe she is a witch. With help from Peter, she convinces the witch-hunter to drop the case by hinting she can reveal information about him that Peter has found in the future. Eventually their contact breaks, but Peter receives one last message telling him to look on a rock...where the words "CP+PW" are inscribed.

Teacher's Aide
Aired on Nov 08, 1985A teacher on a violent and gang infested high school has trouble controlling her students. The building is warded by some mysterious gargoyles, which give some special powers to the teacher.

Paladin of the Lost Hour
Aired on Nov 08, 1985A Vietnam Vet named Billy saves an old man named Gasper from a mugging at a cemetery. He discovers that this old man holds the future of time in his watch.

Act Break
Aired on Nov 15, 1985A landlord hounds a playwright named Maury for his rent. When the playwright's partner dies of a heart attack, he wishes he could become the greatest playwright ever. Maury is transported back in time and meets Shakespeare.

The Burning Man
Aired on Nov 15, 1985During a heat wave in the 1930's a mother and her son enjoy a drive in the country. They encounter a strange man who wants a ride.

Dealer's Choice
Aired on Nov 15, 1985Four friends and a fifth's stand-in get together for a game of poker. The fifth man, Nick, has an uncanny knack for drawing three-of-a-kinds...in 6s. The men figure out that Nick is the Devil, come to claim one of them. The unlucky man offers to play the Devil a game of poker to get his soul free. The Devil agrees, and the game is lowball...but the condemned man gets an incredibly good hand. The simple-minded Marty decides to touch the cards, disspelling the Devil's illusion that he didn't have four sixes. Caught out cheating, the Devil apologies and leaves the men a kitchen full of beer and food to make it up to them.

Dead Woman's Shoes
Aired on Nov 22, 1985Shy Maddie finds a pair of shoes and after trying them on, is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a rich murdered woman.

Wong's Lost and Found Emporium
Aired on Nov 22, 1985David Wong searches for something he lost. He seeks the Lost and Found Emporium where he finds others looking for their lost items.

The Shadow Man
Aired on Nov 29, 1985The smartest boy in school is a target for bullies. At home in bed after an attack, the boy meets the "Shadow Man" under his bed who offers him a solution. The "Shadow Man" is a serial killer, but tells the boy that it never kills the one underneath whose bed he lurks. In defiance of all the curfews, the boy goes out and taunts the killer to show his courage. As the other kids run, the boy stands confident as the "Shadow Man" approaches, only to be told, "I'm not the Shadow Man under your bed."

The Uncle Devil Show
Aired on Nov 29, 1985Parents don't realize that the video their child watches demonstrates magic tricks like turning parents into lizards and giving dogs four eyes.

Opening Day
Aired on Nov 29, 1985A beautiful woman and her boyfriend plan to kill her husband on the first day of duck hunting season.

The Beacon
Aired on Dec 06, 1985When Dr. Dennis Barrows's car breaks down, he goes to an unusual town where visitors are disliked and townspeople are terrified of lighthouse and where it might shine. The house where Barrows stays the night is shined upon by the lighthouse. It holds a sick child, one which he helps with his medicine. The child recovers, but when Barrows goes to the lighthouse, the townfolk confront him with the truth: the lighthouse keeper is long dead, but in return for ensuring the town's prosperity, it demands the occasional sacrifice. Since Barrows saved the girl and was in the house where the light shined, he becomes the townsfolks' next sacrifice.

One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty
Aired on Dec 06, 1985Angry with his adult life, a man, Gus Rosenthal, returns to his childhood stomping ground in Ohio and while digging up an old toy soldier finds himself transported back to when he was a boy. Taking on the guise of a writer he meets himself as a child - angry, frustrated and misunderstood. Taking the name of 'Harry Rosenthal', Gus tries to guide his younger self but sickens from his place out-of-time. When he has to leave he tells his younger self to stay behind...which was what frustrated himself as a child and led to him being so angry throughout his life. Returning to his own time, the old Gus returns to his life, sadder but wiser.

Her Pilgrim Soul
Aired on Dec 13, 1985Two scientists named Kevin and Daniel are experimenting with a holographic device. One day they are confronted with a fetus in their machine. Growing, it becomes a woman whose life story fascinates and allures Kevin.

I of Newton
Aired on Dec 13, 1985A frazzled mathematics professor accidentally summons a demon who will let him riddle to get free of the contract he accidentally invoked. The professor, Sam, has three questions to find a task the demon can't accomplish, or a question he can't answer, then challenge him after the questions are answered. The demon appears omnipotent, but Sam gives the demon a simple command: "Get lost." The demon is banished and Sam goes back to work.

Night of the Meek
Aired on Dec 20, 1985A drunken storefront Santa is terminally depressed by the many children who go gift less and starving during Christmas. He is fired from his job at a department store when he shows up late, and subsequently finds a bag that he can pull any present anyone wants from it.

But Can She Type?
Aired on Dec 20, 1985An overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated secretary uses a Xerox machine and wakes up in a parallel reality where no one has heard of her. In this reality, however, secretaries are a revered, rare commodity.

The Star
Aired on Dec 20, 1985Onboard a spaceship an astrophysicist and a priest learn they have discovered a planet long dead and a transmitter emitting a signal for eons. They discover that the planet holds the last remains of a civilization, which died when their star went supernova.

Still Life
Aired on Jan 03, 1986Finding an old trunk, a couple realizes that it has a false bottom containing a 70-year-old film from the Amazon.

The Little People of Killany Woods
Aired on Jan 03, 1986An old Irishman has often been called a fool for his stories about Leprechauns. He catches the leader of "The Little People" and gets greedy.

The Misfortune Cookie
Aired on Jan 03, 1986A young man has had his heart broken recently. At a Chinese restaurant, he reads a fortune about finding new love and it comes true. His life seems perfect until he becomes greedy with his good luck. He only wants to read the fortune cookies. The old Chinese owner advises him of the bad luck of not finishing his meal before reading his fortune.

Monsters!
Aired on Jan 24, 1986A young boy becomes fascinated with the new neighbor next door. The neighbor, Mr. Bendictson, warns him that he cannot stay long, as he is a vampire! The boy is still intrigued, but soon finds out the truth.

A Small Talent for War
Aired on Jan 24, 1986An alien ship arrives at the UN and the alien representative declares his disappointment at Earth's progress. The UN ambassadors plead for 24 hours to resolve their differences. In 24 hours the ambassadors manage to arrange world peace and nuclear disarmament. When the alien returns the ambassadors realize they have misunderstood him entirely.

A Matter of Minutes
Aired on Jan 24, 1986A young married couple discovers that their home is being remodeled by blue-clad workers who are workers of time that build and move objects from one time period to another.

The Elevator
Aired on Jan 31, 1986Two twenty-something brothers go to their father's laboratory to steal his fathers' growth serum research and sell for their own profit. They find a web-like material, which tastes great. They find large plants. Some plants have increased in size more than others. Then they find animals that have also grown in different degrees of magnitude, but they are all dead.

To See the Invisible Man
Aired on Jan 31, 1986For the crime of emotional coldness, Mitchell Chaplin is condemned to social invisibility. For one year he will be branded with an irremovable brand that everyone knows means they must totally ignore him. At first, Chaplin is thrilled at the prospects. However, he soon finds he can't pay his rent, or gain medical treatment.

Tooth and Consequences
Aired on Jan 31, 1986A depressed dentist, Myron Mandel, is visited by the Tooth Fairy, who grants him the wish to be incredibly popular and loved. The wish is granted in full force, and soon Mandel can't handle the endless stream of visitors singing his praises. He flees, only to find himself on a train with a bunch of other hobo/dentists who similarly wished for the same thing.

Welcome to Winfield
Aired on Feb 07, 1986The grim reaper arrives at a hospital to take possession of a dying man. The man's wife rescues him and takes him to the western town of Winfield where residents have been living for hundreds of years. Apparently, the reaper has failed to collect those living there.

Quarantine
Aired on Feb 07, 1986A man is awakened after several hundred years of cryogenic sleep. He finds a world where psychic powers abound. The people there want him to complete a mission that only he can accomplish.

Gramma
Aired on Feb 14, 1986A young boy is left to care for his old, scary grandmother. He finally confronts his fears and steps up to her, finding that she has no pulse. Then Gramma reaches out and grabs him...

Personal Demons
Aired on Feb 14, 1986A screenwriter is having writer's block when strange impish creatures start haunting him. Sadly, only he can see them.

Cold Reading
Aired on Feb 14, 1986An actor arrives at a radio station to perform a radio play. An old voodoo stick is accidentally activated and the play becomes more real that anything anyone expected.

The Leprechaun-Artist
Aired on Feb 21, 1986Vacationing in the United States, an Irish leprechaun is caught by three boys. To be freed, he must grant them three wishes.

Dead Run
Aired on Feb 21, 1986An out-of-work trucker takes on a bizarre job upon the recommendation of a friend: deliveryman of souls to Hell. He soon begins to realize that Hell is essentially out of control, running on momentum, and that the current regime is way too harsh. Resolved, he decides to begin choosing which among the supposed "damned" should try to make their way to Heaven.

Profile in Silver
Aired on Mar 07, 1986A researcher from the future, a descendent of President John F. Kennedy goes back in time to witness his ancestor's death, and inadvertently changes history by saving the President. The researcher accidentally gives away the fact that he is from the future, as Kennedy is "pursued" by a series of hurricanes. The researcher soon realizes that he has irrevocably altered history, and there's only one way to fix it. He travels back in time and takes the President's place, leaving his ancestor free to travel back to the future.

Button, Button
Aired on Mar 07, 1986A mysterious man offers a couple a bizarre deal: if they will push a button on a box that will kill one person they don't know, they will get a million dollars. After some contemplation, the couple goes ahead and pushes the button. The man tells them that they will indeed get the money. And somewhere, sometime, another couple will get the same box, and the same offer...

Need to Know
Aired on Mar 21, 1986On a little town people started going crazy. Edward Sayers is sent by the senator to investigate. He makes the usual tests but doesn't find anything. He traces it to one person with a very special secret...

Red Snow
Aired on Mar 21, 1986A KGB investigator is sent to Siberia to investigate the deaths of communist party officials. Later, he discovers that Stalin's exiles are alive and well. He also discovers dead people drained of blood.

Take My Life...Please!
Aired on Mar 28, 1986A mainstream comedian is killed by the one from whom he stole his work from. When he comes to, he is in one strange stage show, but there is something extremely wrong...

Devil's Alphabet
Aired on Mar 28, 1986A college group holds their "Devil's Alphabet" meeting every year. When one of them dies, all the rest expect foul play.

The Library
Aired on Mar 28, 1986Landing a new job at a private library a girl is warned never to look at the books. Taking a peek she learns that there's a book for everyone alive. When a neighbor pesters her, she rewrites his biography.

Shadow Play
Aired on Apr 04, 1986A condemned man, Adam Grant, insists that everything and everyone around him is a dream: one that he can't wake up from. He claims that every time he is executed, he fails to wake up and must relive the whole thing again. His attorney is originally skeptical, but Grant knows all of the "lines" and can predict things that will happen miles away. His attorney tries to get a stay of execution, but is just too late: Grant is "executed" and wakes up at his trial once more. The players have changed roles, but otherwise everything is the same as he must relive the same events over...and over...and over.

Grace Note
Aired on Apr 04, 1986An opera singer is having a hard time. Her sister is at the hospital dying. Her sick sister leaves a gift: a glimpse into the future when the singer is a world-famous star.

A Day in Beaumont
Aired on Apr 11, 1986In the 1950s a flying saucer crashes on Earth. The crash is seen by a couple. They run into town, but no one believes them.

The Last Defender of Camelot
Aired on Apr 11, 1986"The Last Defender of Camelot" takes place in 1986 in London and, eventually, Cornwall. An extension of the story by Sir Thomas Mallory, a mid-50's man is drawn toward Cornwall with a sense of urgency. He is jumped by 3 young men, who are thrown aside like playthings. The old man forces one of the younger ones to take him to the boss. The boss is a late-30's woman, who reveals herself as Morgana. Lancelot is quested by her to see Merlin, who is asleep in a cave in Cornwall. Lancelot finds Merlin awakened. Merlin has different plans to resurrect a new king. What does the world's oldest magician have up his sleeve? Who can save mankind? Perhaps the Last Defender of Camelot?


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