About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
7.0Aired 23 January 1988 • 26 min
A hasty murderer tries to wipe off the fingerprints that he left at the crime scene... and realizes the overwhelming nature of his task.
2. Skeleton
6.0Aired 6 February 1988 • 26 min
A hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.
3. The Emissary
5.0Aired 13 February 1988 • 26 min
A lonely, bedridden boy sends his dog on a quest to locate a companion for him.
4. Gotcha!
Aired 20 February 1988 • 26 min
A man discovers that his new girlfriend is obsessed with a game called Gotcha!... and will go to any lengths to win.
5. The Man Upstairs
Aired 5 March 1988 • 26 min
An American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.
6. The Small Assassin
8.0Aired 9 April 1988 • 26 min
A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.
7. Punishment Without Crime
Aired 16 April 1988 • 26 min
A man contracts to have an android made to look exactly like the wife he hates... so he can murder it.
8. On the Orient, North
7.0Aired 30 April 1988 • 26 min
A nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.
9. The Coffin
8.0Aired 7 May 1988 • 26 min
An aging inventor builds a custom designed casket as his final creation... and to inflict revenge on a greedy brother.
10. Tyrannosaurus Rex
6.0Aired 14 May 1988 • 26 min
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.
11. There Was an Old Woman
9.0Aired 21 May 1988 • 26 min
Elderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.
12. And So Died Riabouchinska
7.0Aired 28 May 1988 • 24 min
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.