Tales from the Darkside
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- DirectorMichael GornickStarsWilliam HickeyKevin O'ConnorEd FrenchNewspaperman Bragg debunks charlatans as a way of "staying sane." His latest quarry is the obscure circus of Dr. Nis. When Bragg visits, Dr. Nis tries to prove its authenticity.
- 1983–198822mTV-145.2 (374)TV EpisodeDirectorFrank De PalmaStarsHarry AndersonMarcie BarkinDick MillerThe life of failed TV screenwriter Leon is taken over by a voice that emanates from inside his answering machine.
- 1983–198821mTV-147.3 (561)TV EpisodeDirectorGerald CottsStarsEddie BrackenBill McCutcheonTresa HughesJodie and his mum are grief-stricken by the passing away of Jodie's grandfather, but they soon find themselves with a lot more to be upset about when he gets determined not to stay dead.
- 1983–198822mTV-145.6 (337)TV EpisodeDirectorFrank De PalmaStarsVince EdwardsJames HongEllen WinthropUnsavory real estate developer Carl Gropper pays Chinese laundry man Chow Ting to perform an expensive special service: washing away all of Gropper's sins.
- DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsMichael WarrenLisa BonetPhilip RothStruggling composer Pete Bancroft is contacted by strange Wilson Farber, who has invented a synthesizer that can read minds and may be able to help Bancroft in his career.
- DirectorTimna RanonStarsCarolyn SeymourJon CedarLou CutellA theatrical director finds herself trapped along with her colleagues in a dreamlike world created by a stagehand.
- 1983–198830mTV-144.7 (230)TV EpisodeDirectorWarner ShookStarsKaiulani LeeMary Louise WilsonAlbert MacklinJulian Cantrell's bid for mayor in an Alabama town is undermined by his saintly wife Valeria's miraculous behavior. So she decides to change her ways and break the Ten Commandments in order to help Julian get elected.
- 1983–198822mTV-146.7 (223)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn HarrisonStarsJerry OrbachRichard PortnowPhilip LenkowskyA divorced man dotes upon a mannequin.
- DirectorTom SaviniStarsStephen McHattieDaniel Terrence KellyPatricia TallmanJanice Perry claims that her husband Robert has kidnapped their son Bobby, but Robert maintains that the boy needs to be cured of an illness. After all, Bobby hasn't been himself lately.
- DirectorKatarina WittichStarsMargaret WhittonA.C. WearyFred BursteinA lonely single woman hides behind a mannequin.
- 1983–198830mTV-145.7 (201)TV EpisodeDirectorBill TravisStarsFrank HamiltonRichard ClarkeTerres UnsoeldA man invents a camera which can make ghosts disappear and use it in a room haunted by a violent spirit.
- DirectorJeffrey WolfStarsDebbie HarryJane ManningPaul SparerDying Sybil uses her last hours on Earth to curse her enemies and plan for the afterlife, much to the chagrin of her mother.
- DirectorRichard BlackburnStarsSofia Landon GeierGary MajchrazakYolanda ChildressJimmy James is playing his saxophone in the New York City subway when he meets an enigmatic woman named May Dusa, who claims to suffer amnesia and to have caused several accidental deaths.
- DirectorTheodore GershunyStarsPerry LangHarsh NayyarNancy TravisA young man gets a great deal on a New York apartment, then discovers he has a mysterious roommate.
- DirectorJohn StrysikStarsRobert ForsterSeymour CasselShannon WilcoxRuth Cooley is curious as to the reason why her husband Garry leaves unusual written requests in their mailbox for the mail carrier to fulfill.
- 1983–198822mTV-146.3 (248)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid OdellStarsPhil FondacaroAntony CarboneTom NewmanHappy-go-lucky salesman Jack Polo receives a yuletide visit from the 3.5-foot-tall Yattering, a snarling horned demon that wants to claim Jack's soul.
- DirectorBruce DolinStarsDivineJ.D. RothKathleen DoyleOn a bitter cold night, Henry and Ellen Strand's home is visited by exotic Himalayan strangers who claim that son Seymour Strand has been chosen to replace the recently deceased Lama of their faraway country Lo Pu.
- DirectorJohn StrysikStarsSharon MaddenLarry GelmanDiana HaleDesperate to lose weight in order to please an old boyfriend from high school, compulsive eater Betsy Cowland uses mysterious, and possibly unsafe, products that she receives in the mail.
- DirectorTheodore GershunyStarsDorothy LymanCarmen MathewsTeri KeaneSoft-hearted Catherine makes a living as a tarot card reader but faces a crisis of conscience in the process.
- DirectorShelley LevinsonStarsCharles LevinColleen CampKareem Abdul-JabbarMental patient Danny Squires tells his unseen psychiatrist the story of how his wife Connie purchased an old lamp, rubbed it, and brought an ill-tempered genie into their lives.
- 1983–198820mTV-147.1 (567)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael GornickStarsBruce DavisonKaren ShalloPatrick PiccininniStruggling writer Richard Hagstrom receives an upgraded computer from his computer-whiz nephew Jonathan right before Jonathan dies in an accident. Thanks to Jonathan, this word processor has the power to grant any wish that Richard desires.
- DirectorRichard FriedmanStarsJean MarshPaul SparerJoan Matlin's an English actress living in a NYC sublet. She's unable to get any rest - being constantly annoyed by the sound of a ringing phone from the apartment next door.
- DirectorTimna RanonStarsJustine BatemanTippi HedrenGeorge SimsMookie and Pookie are twins. Computer whiz Mookie is terminally ill. But not even death can sever the bond that exists between the two siblings when his knowledge of technology follows him into the afterlife.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsFarley GrangerPeggy CassLou JacobiHarvey Turman suffers from both back pain and his nagging wife Nadine. Dr. Roebuck finds nothing physically wrong, concludes that the problem is caused by latent anger toward Nadine, & suggests uxoricide to kill ALL Harvey's pain.
- DirectorMark JeanStarsSusan StrasbergBen MarleyJudith-Marie BerganArtist Kate Collins is afraid to recycle her old canvasses by painting over them because she thinks doing so is bad karma. She soon learns that she has the power to change reality.