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The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985 Ended

7.0/10 40 votes

Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.

Created by:: Ray Bradbury
Cast:: Ray Bradbury
Language:: English
Country:: Canada
Network:: USA Network, HBO

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Seasons

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Season 3

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.0

The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl

1988-01-23 · 26m

A hasty murderer tries to wipe off the fingerprints that he left at the crime scene... and realizes the overwhelming nature of his task.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 6.0

Skeleton

1988-02-06 · 26m

A hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 5.0

The Emissary

1988-02-13 · 26m

A lonely, bedridden boy sends his dog on a quest to locate a companion for him.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.0

Gotcha!

1988-02-20 · 26m

A man discovers that his new girlfriend is obsessed with a game called Gotcha!... and will go to any lengths to win.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 6.0

The Man Upstairs

1988-03-05 · 26m

An American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.0

The Small Assassin

1988-04-09 · 26m

A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.

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E07

Episode 7

Punishment Without Crime

1988-04-16 · 26m

A man contracts to have an android made to look exactly like the wife he hates... so he can murder it.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 7.0

On the Orient, North

1988-04-30 · 26m

A nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 8.3

The Coffin

1988-05-07 · 26m

An aging inventor builds a custom designed casket as his final creation... and to inflict revenge on a greedy brother.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 6.0

Tyrannosaurus Rex

1988-05-14 · 26m

A film animator sculpts a dinosaur for a tyrannical movie producer's latest film, but the man isn't satisfied unless it's the most terrifying beast of all.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 9.0

There Was an Old Woman

1988-05-21 · 26m

Elderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.

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E12

Episode 12

★ 7.0

And So Died Riabouchinska

1988-05-28 · 24m

A police detective investigates a murder at a theater and questions ventriloquist John Fabian, his wife, and his agent. However, he discovers a fourth witness: Fabian's dummy. Riabouchinska, who has a mind of her own.

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