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((Short description|American anthology television series))
((Infobox television
| image                = AmazingStoriesTVseries.jpg
| genre                = ((Plainlist|
* [[Anthology series|Anthology]]
* [[Fantasy television|Fantasy]]
* [[Science-fiction]]
* [[Comedy drama]]
))
| creator              = [[Steven Spielberg]]
| developer            = ((Plainlist|
* Steven Spielberg
* [[Joshua Brand]]
* [[John Falsey]]
))
| theme_music_composer = [[John Williams]]
| opentheme            =
| endtheme             = 
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 45
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = ((Plainlist|
* Steven Spielberg
* [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]]
* [[Frank Marshall (filmmaker)|Frank Marshall]]
))
| producer             = David E. Vogel
| editor               = 
| location             = 
| cinematography       = 
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 24–46 minutes
| company              = ((Plainlist|
* [[Amblin Entertainment]]
* [[Universal Television]]
))
| network              = [[NBC]]<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/02/arts/amazing-stories-tries-new-tactics.html |title= 'Amazing Stories' Tries New Tactics |last= Harmetz |first=Aljean |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 2, 1986 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180203114241/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/02/arts/amazing-stories-tries-new-tactics.html |url-status=live ))</ref>
| first_aired          = ((Start date|1985|09|29))<ref>((cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1985-09-11/entertainment/ca-7263_1_wow |title=Spielberg's Amazing Pr Tour By Satellite |last=Gendel |first=Morgan |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 11, 1985 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031047/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-11-ca-7263-story.html |url-status=live ))</ref>
| last_aired           = ((End date|1987|04|10))
| related              = ''[[Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog]]'' 
))
'''''Amazing Stories''''' is an American [[anthology series|anthology]] television series created by [[Steven Spielberg]], that originally ran on [[NBC]] in the United States from September 29, 1985, to April 10, 1987.

The series was nominated for 12 [[Emmy Award]]s and won five. The first-season episode "The Amazing Falsworth" earned writer [[Mick Garris]] an [[Edgar Award]] for Best Episode in a TV Series. It was not a ratings hit (ranking 40th in Season 1<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/1991/08/1985-86-ratings-history_15.html|title= 1985-86 Ratings History| website= thetvratingsguide.com| publisher= | date= | access-date= ))</ref> and 52nd in Season 2<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/1991/08/1986-87-ratings-history.html| title= 1986-87 Ratings History| website= thetvratingsguide.com| publisher= | date= | access-date= ))</ref>), however, and the network did not renew it after the two-year contract expired. The 1987 science fiction film ''[[Batteries Not Included]]'' was originally intended as a story for ''Amazing Stories'', but Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to make it a theatrical release.<ref>((cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1985-12-05/news/gl-636_1_amazing-stories |title=Leap to Spielberg Show Is Director's 'Amazing Story' |last=Gordon |first=Larry |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 5, 1985 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031004/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-05-gl-636-story.html |url-status=live ))</ref>

The series title licensed the name of ''[[Amazing Stories]]'', the first dedicated [[science fiction magazine]] created by [[Hugo Gernsback]] in April 1926.<ref>((cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/31/arts/spielberg-to-produce-adventure-series-for-nbc.html |title= Spielberg to Produce Adventure Series for NBC |work= The New York Times |first= Leslie |last=Bennetts |date=July 31, 1984 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170407234305/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/31/arts/spielberg-to-produce-adventure-series-for-nbc.html |url-status=live ))</ref>

The [[title sequence]] was made by [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI) firm, [[Robert Abel and Associates]].<ref>((Citation|last=Carlson|first=Wayne E.|title=6.5 Robert Abel and Associates|date=2017-06-20|url=https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/graphicshistory/chapter/6-5-robert-abel-and-associates/|work=Computer Graphics and Computer Animation: A Retrospective Overview|publisher=The Ohio State University|language=en|access-date=2021-07-06))</ref>

On March 6, 2020, a [[Amazing Stories (2020 TV series)|revival]] of ''Amazing Stories'' premiered on [[Apple TV+]].<ref>((cite news |url= https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/05/entertainment/amazing-stories-review/ |title='Amazing Stories' feels a little less amazing in a 'Black Mirror' world |newspaper=CNN |date= March 6, 2020 |first=Brian |last=Lowry |access-date=March 28, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031054/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/05/entertainment/amazing-stories-review/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Episodes==
All episodes have a running time of around 24 minutes, with the exceptions of "The Mission" and "Go to the Head of the Class" (both running 46 minutes).
((Series overview
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| link1      = #Season 1 (1985–86)
| episodes1  = 24
| start1     = ((Start date|1985|09|29))
| end1       = ((End date|1986|05|25))

| color2     = 314491
| link2      = #Season 2 (1986–87)
| episodes2  = 21
| start2     = ((Start date|1986|09|22))
| end2       = ((End date|1987|04|10))
))

===Season 1 (1985–86)===
((Episode table |total_width=100 |background= #8B302F |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |country= |episodes=
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Ghost Train
| DirectedBy = [[Steven Spielberg]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Frank Deese))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|09|29))
| ShortSummary = A grandfather ([[Roberts Blossom]]) disapproves of his son ([[Scott Paulin]]) building a country home on the site of a train accident from 75 years ago.

Also starring [[Gail Edwards]], [[Lukas Haas]], and [[Renny Roker]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Main Attraction
| DirectedBy = [[Matthew Robbins (screenwriter)|Matthew Robbins]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=[[Brad Bird]] and [[Mick Garris]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|10|06))
| ShortSummary = A high school jock ([[Scott Clough]]) up for Prom King and feeling too cool for a girl ([[Lisa Jane Persky]]) develops a "magnetic" personality after a meteorite crashes into his room following a meteor shower.

Also starring [[Richard Bull (actor)|Richard Bull]], [[Barbara Sharma]], and [[Brad Bird]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Alamo Jobe
| DirectedBy = [[Michael D. Moore]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=[[Joshua Brand]] & [[John Falsey]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|10|20))
| ShortSummary = During the [[Battle of the Alamo]], a young man ([[Kelly Reno]]) carrying a message from Colonel [[William Travis]] ([[William Boyett]]) to John Lefferts ([[Michael Cavanaugh (actor)|Michael Cavanaugh]]) travels through time to 20th-century San Antonio.

Also starring [[Lurene Tuttle]], [[Richard Young (actor)|Richard Young]], [[Robert V. Barron]], [[Rob Paulsen]] and [[Benji Gregory]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Mummy Daddy
| DirectedBy = [[William Dear]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=[[Earl Pomerantz]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|10|27))
| ShortSummary = An actor ([[Tom Harrison (actor)|Tom Harrison]]) cast as a [[Mummy (undead)|mummy]] in a horror movie rushes out, still in costume, to be with his wife when she goes into labor. As he makes his way to the hospital, some locals mistake him for the legend of Ra Amin Ka and form a posse to pursue him. Little did anyone realize, the '''''actual mummy''''' was accidentally deposited there...

Also starring [[Bronson Pinchot]], [[Brion James]], [[Tracey Walter]], [[William Frankfather]], [[Larry Hankin]], [[Len Lesser]], [[Billy Beck]], and [[Elden Henson]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Mission
| DirectedBy = Steven Spielberg
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=[[Menno Meyjes]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|11|03))
| ShortSummary = A [[ball turret]] gunner and aspiring cartoonist ([[Casey Siemaszko]]) is trapped in the compartment of a WWII bomber (a [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17]] named "Friendly Persuasion").<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.aerovintage.com/amazing.htm |title=Amazing Stories: The Mission (1985 episode in the series) |website=aerovintage.com |accessdate=November 26, 2022))</ref> With the landing gear damaged, he must rely on his imagination to get out of this predicament.

Also starring [[Kevin Costner]], [[Kiefer Sutherland]], [[J. J. Cohen|J.J. Cohen]], and [[Peter Jason]] with [[Anthony LaPaglia]] and [[Gary Riley]] in a minor role.
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))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Amazing Falsworth
| DirectedBy = [[Peter Hyams]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Mick Garris))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|11|05))
| ShortSummary = A [[Magic (illusion)|magician]] with psychic powers ([[Gregory Hines]]) sees visions of two murders when he detects a serial killer somewhere in the audience... who then focuses on him!

Also starring [[Richard Masur]] and [[Don Calfa]].
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))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Fine Tuning
| DirectedBy = [[Bob Balaban]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Earl Pomerantz))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|11|10))
| ShortSummary = A science-project receiver built by three kids ([[Matthew Laborteaux]], [[Gary Riley]], and Jim Gatherum) picks up transmissions of alien television signals ([[Debbie Lee Carrington]], Daniel Frishman, [[Patty Maloney]], and Kevin Thompson) imitating classic TV characters from the 1950s. Now the aliens are en route to meet the boys...

Also starring [[Milton Berle]], [[Vance Colvig]], [[Paul Garner]], Happy Hall, and [[Angelo Rossitto]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Mr. Magic
| DirectedBy = [[Donald Petrie]]
| WrittenBy = Joshua Brand & John Falsey
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|11|17))
| ShortSummary = An old-timer illusionist ([[Sid Caesar]]) uses an old deck of cards to stay in the spotlight.

Also starring [[Leo Rossi]], [[Larry Gelman]], and [[Julius Harris]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Guilt Trip
| DirectedBy = [[Burt Reynolds]]
| WrittenBy = [[Gail Parent]] & Kevin Parent
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|12|01))
| ShortSummary = The personification of Guilt ([[Dom DeLuise]]) takes a cruise where he meets the personification of Love ([[Loni Anderson]]).

Also starring [[Charles Durning]], [[Charles Nelson Reilly]], [[John Fiedler]], [[Beverly Sanders]], and [[John D'Aquino]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Remote Control Man
| DirectedBy = [[Bob Clark]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Douglas Lloyd McIntosh))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|12|08))
| ShortSummary = A henpecked, unhappy, and frustrated husband ([[Sydney Lassick]]) dealing with a nagging wife ([[Nancy Parsons]]) and incorrigible sons ([[Jeff Cohen (actor)|Jeff Cohen]] and David Stone) buys a remote control that brings characters out of the TV. But, it goes out of control afterwards!

Also starring [[Phil Bruns]], [[Lyle Alzado]], [[Dirk Benedict]], [[Barbara Billingsley]], [[Gary Coleman]], [[Jim Lange]], [[Ed McMahon]], [[LaWanda Page]], [[Richard Simmons]], [[Jake Steinfeld]], and [[Sid Haig]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Santa '85
| DirectedBy = [[Phil Joanou]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Joshua Brand & John Falsey))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|12|15))
| ShortSummary = When [[Santa Claus]] ([[Douglas Seale]]) is sent to prison on Christmas Eve where he is put in with a group of men dressed as Santa Claus, it falls to a boy ([[Gabriel Damon]]) to restore the Christmas spirit in a sheriff ([[Pat Hingle]]).

Also starring [[Frances Bay]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Vanessa in the Garden
| DirectedBy = [[Clint Eastwood]]
| WrittenBy = Steven Spielberg
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1985|12|29))
| ShortSummary = An artist ([[Harvey Keitel]]) finds a way for his deceased wife ([[Sondra Locke]]) to live on in his work after she dies in a carriage accident.

Also starring [[Beau Bridges]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Sitter
| DirectedBy = [[Joan Darling]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Joshua Brand & John Falsey|t=Mick Garris))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|01|05))
| ShortSummary = A babysitter ([[Mabel King]]) uses voodoo to get two beleaguering and overactive boys ([[Seth Green]] and Joshua Rudoy) under control.

Also starring [[Wendy Phillips]], [[Fran Ryan]], and [[Michael Horse]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = No Day at the Beach
| DirectedBy = [[Lesli Linka Glatter]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Mick Garris))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|01|12))
| ShortSummary = A GI ([[Larry Spinak]]) tries to be a hero during a World War II assault on Italy. He manages to do that by saving his fellow soldiers during the charge on Port Nuovo.

Also starring [[Charlie Sheen]], Ralph Seymour, and [[Philip McKeon]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = One for the Road
| DirectedBy = [[Thomas Carter (director)|Thomas Carter]]
| WrittenBy = [[James D. Bissell]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|01|19))
| ShortSummary = During the Great Depression and based on [[Michael Malloy|a true story]], [[Michael Malloy]] ([[Douglas Seale]]) is tricked into signing an insurance policy so Tony Maroni ([[Al Ruscio]]) and his fellow barflies can collect the money once he drinks himself to death.

Also starring [[James Cromwell]], [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]], [[Joe Pantoliano]], and [[Royal Dano]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Gather Ye Acorns
| DirectedBy = [[Norman Reynolds]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Stu Krieger))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|02|02))
| ShortSummary = In the 1930s, an ancient tree [[troll]] ([[David Rappaport]]) encourages an 18-year-old (David Freedman) to pack up his comic book collection and follow his dreams when his practical parents ([[Lois de Banzie]] and [[Royal Dano]]) disapprove. While things have not gone well for the older boy ([[Mark Hamill]]) when the 1950s arrive, an opportunity seems to approach him as he approaches the 1980s that would enable him to get a possible break.

Also starring [[William Dear]] and [[Forest Whitaker]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Boo!
| DirectedBy = [[Joe Dante]]
| WrittenBy = [[Lowell Ganz]] & [[Babaloo Mandel]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|02|16))
| ShortSummary = A porn star ([[Wendy Schaal]]) and her husband ([[Robert Picardo]]) move into a house haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners ([[Eddie Bracken]] and [[Evelyn Keyes]]).

Also starring [[Bruce Davison]] and [[Taliesin Jaffe]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Dorothy and Ben
| DirectedBy = Thomas Carter
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Michael De Guzman))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|03|02))
| ShortSummary = A man ([[Joe Seneca]]) wakes up from a 40-year coma and communicates with another comatose patient ([[Natalie Gregory]]).
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Mirror, Mirror
| DirectedBy = [[Martin Scorsese]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=[[Joseph Minion]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|03|09))
| ShortSummary = A horror novelist ([[Sam Waterston]]) is haunted by a figure ([[Tim Robbins]]) in his mirror.

Also starring [[Helen Shaver]] and [[Dick Cavett]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Secret Cinema
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Bartel]]
| WrittenBy = Paul Bartel
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|04|06))
| ShortSummary = A woman ([[Penny Peyser]]) believes that life is secretly being filmed.

Also starring [[Paul Bartel]], [[Griffin Dunne]], and [[Barry Dennen]].

'''Note''': This episode is a remake of Bartel's 1968 short of [[The Secret Cinema|the same name]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Hell Toupée
| DirectedBy = [[Irvin Kershner]]
| WrittenBy = Gail Parent & Kevin Parent
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|04|13))
| ShortSummary = A bald man (E. Hampton Beagle) gets a hairpiece that drives him to murder a lawyer (Tony Kientz).

Also starring [[Cindy Morgan]] and [[James Avery]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = The Doll
| DirectedBy = Phil Joanou
| WrittenBy = [[Richard Matheson]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|05|04))
| ShortSummary = A lonely man ([[John Lithgow]]) buys a special handmade doll for his niece ([[Rain Phoenix]]). When the girl is less than thrilled by it, the doll leads him to an equally lonely teacher ([[Anne Helm]]).
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = One for the Books
| DirectedBy = Lesli Linka Glatter
| WrittenBy = Richard Matheson
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|05|11))
| ShortSummary = An elderly janitor ([[Leo Penn]]) at a college can suddenly master any subject of the classroom he cleans. When this becomes public, he becomes subject to a heated debate among the professors ([[John Alvin (actor)|John Alvin]], Gary Berghen, and Ben Kronen) about the ability of human intellect, proving to be more than he can handle.

Also starring [[Joyce Van Patten]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Grandpa's Ghost
| DirectedBy = [[Timothy Hutton]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Timothy Hutton|t=Michael De Guzman))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|05|25))
| ShortSummary = A man ([[Andrew McCarthy]]) isn't around to see the ghost of his grandfather ([[Ian Wolfe]]).

Also starring [[Herta Ware]].
| LineColor = #8B302F
))
))

===Season 2 (1986–87)===
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Wedding Ring
| DirectedBy = [[Danny DeVito]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=[[Steven Spielberg]]|t=Stu Krieger))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|09|22))
| ShortSummary = A wax-museum dresser ([[Danny DeVito]]) takes a ring from a statue that turns his wife ([[Rhea Perlman]]) into a femme fatale.

Also starring [[Louis Giambalvo]], David Byrd, and [[Tracey Walter]].
| LineColor = #314491
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Miscalculation
| DirectedBy = [[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]]
| WrittenBy = [[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|09|29))
| ShortSummary = While fooling around in chemistry class, a college student ([[Jon Cryer]]) spills a chemical element on a picture of a puppy, and brings it to life. He tries doing the same thing to his pornographic magazines, with both surprising... and horrifying results.

Also starring [[JoAnn Willette]], [[J. J. Cohen|J.J. Cohen]], [[Lana Clarkson]], [[Galyn Görg]], and [[Rebecca Schaffer]].
| LineColor = #314491
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Magic Saturday
| DirectedBy = [[Robert Markowitz]]
| WrittenBy = [[Richard Christian Matheson]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|10|06))
| ShortSummary = A 10-year-old boy ([[Taliesin Jaffe]]) uses a spell to swap bodies with his grandfather ([[M. Emmet Walsh]]).

Also starring [[Jeff Cohen (actor)|Jeff Cohen]].
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))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Welcome to My Nightmare
| DirectedBy = [[Todd Holland]]
| WrittenBy = Todd Holland
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|10|13))
| ShortSummary = A film buff ([[David Hollander (actor)|David Hollander]]) has become the subject of concern from his family (Sharon Spelman, [[Robert L. Gibson]], [[Christina Applegate]], and [[Parker Jacobs]]) that he is out of touch with reality and declines a date from a new girl in town ([[Robyn Lively]]). Angry that the real world is so dull, he wishes he was in the movies and gets his wish: being on the set of ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = You Gotta Believe Me
| DirectedBy = [[Kevin Reynolds (director)|Kevin Reynolds]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Stu Krieger))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|10|20))
| ShortSummary = A man ([[Charles Durning]]) races against time as he tries to prevent a plane crash that he saw within a dream.

Also starring [[Wil Shriner]], [[Richard Burns (actor)|Richard Burns]], and [[Tim Russ]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Greibble
| DirectedBy = [[Joe Dante]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=[[Mick Garris]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|11|03))
| ShortSummary = A housewife ([[Hayley Mills]]) encounters a large floppy furry creature (performed by [[Don McLeod]], vocal effects provided by [[Frank Welker]]) during a storm. This creature has a taste for inanimate objects and causes havoc in her home.

Also starring [[Dick Miller]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Life on Death Row
| DirectedBy = Mick Garris
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Mick Garris|t=[[Rockne S. O'Bannon]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|11|10))
| ShortSummary = An inmate on death row ([[Patrick Swayze]]) is struck by lightning and given miraculous healing powers.

Also starring [[James Callahan (actor)|James T. Callahan]], [[Kevin Hagen]], and [[Héctor Elizondo]].
| LineColor = #314491
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Go to the Head of the Class
| DirectedBy = [[Robert Zemeckis]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Mick Garris|t=Mick Garris & [[Tom McLoughlin]] and [[Bob Gale]]))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|11|21))
| ShortSummary = Two students ([[Scott Coffey]] and [[Mary Stuart Masterson]]) cast a spell on their tyrannical English teacher ([[Christopher Lloyd]])... only for things to grow worse...

Also starring [[Tom Bresnahan]] and [[Billy Beck]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Thanksgiving
| DirectedBy = Todd Holland
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Harold Rolseth|t=Pierre R. Debs & Robert C. Fox))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|11|24))
| ShortSummary = On [[Thanksgiving]], a man ([[David Carradine]]) and his stepdaughter ([[Kyra Sedgwick]]) find treasure in a dry well which is also inhabited by "hole people."
| LineColor = #314491
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Pumpkin Competition
| DirectedBy = [[Norman Reynolds]]
| WrittenBy = Peter Z. Orton
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|12|01))
| ShortSummary = A miser ([[Polly Holliday]]) gains a secret from a botanist ([[J. A. Preston]]) to win a pumpkin contest against her rival ([[June Lockhart]]). But will the price be worth it?

Also starring [[Ritch Brinkley]] and Joshua Rudoy.
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))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = What If...?
| DirectedBy = [[Joan Darling]]
| WrittenBy = [[Anne Spielberg]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|12|08))
| ShortSummary = A boy (Jake Hart) who sees things randomly disappearing worries why his status-seeking parents (Clare Kirkconnell and Tom McConnell) are more concerned with their social outings than they are with his problems. That is, until he meets an expectant mother at a toy store...

Also starring [[Dennis Haskins]] and [[Michael Horse]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = The Eternal Mind
| DirectedBy = [[J. Michael Riva]]
| WrittenBy = Julie Moskowitz & [[Gary Stephens]]
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1986|12|29))
| ShortSummary = A dying scientist ([[Jeffrey Jones]]) becomes the first subject of a test merging man and machine.

Also starring [[Katherine Borowitz]] and [[Robert Axelrod (actor)|Robert Axelrod]].
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))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Lane Change
| DirectedBy = [[Ken Kwapis]]
| WrittenBy = Ali Marie Matheson
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|01|12))
| ShortSummary = A divorced woman ([[Kathy Baker]]) gets a glimpse of her past when she picks up a stranded driver ([[Priscilla Pointer]]) along the way.
| LineColor = #314491
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Blue Man Down
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Michael Glaser]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Steven Spielberg|t=Jacob Epstein & Daniel Lindley))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|01|19))
| ShortSummary = A police officer ([[Max Gail]]) who lost his partner (Chris Nash) taking on a criminal in the midst of a supermarket robbery regains his confidence with the help of his new partner ([[Kate McNeil]]).

Also starring [[Sal Viscuso]] and [[Richard Epcar]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = The 21-Inch Sun
| DirectedBy = [[Nick Castle]]
| WrittenBy = Bruce Kirschbaum
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|02|02))
| ShortSummary = A sitcom writer ([[Robert Townsend (actor)|Robert Townsend]]) writes a script, thanks to a spider plant that absorbs TV rays.

Also starring [[Michael Lerner (actor)|Michael Lerner]] and [[Craig Richard Nelson]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = [[Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog]]
| DirectedBy = [[Brad Bird]]
| WrittenBy = Brad Bird
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|02|16))
| ShortSummary = In this show's only animated episode that led to the cartoon series of the same name, a dog (voiced by [[Brad Bird]]) goes through life with his family (voiced by [[Stan Freberg]], [[Annie Potts]], [[Scott Menville]], and Brooke Ashley).

Also starring the voices of [[Jack Angel]], [[Marshall Efron]], [[Mercedes McCambridge]], and [[Stanley Ralph Ross]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 41
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Gershwin's Trunk
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Bartel]]
| WrittenBy = Paul Bartel & John Meyer
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|03|13))
| ShortSummary = A lyricist ([[Bob Balaban]]) seeks inspiration from the spirit of [[George Gershwin]] (Dana Gladstone) with the assistance of a psychic ([[Lainie Kazan]]).

Also starring [[John McCook]] and [[Paul Bartel]].
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 42
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Such Interesting Neighbors
| DirectedBy = [[Graham Baker (director)|Graham Baker]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=[[Jack Finney]]|t=Mick Garris & Tom McLoughlin))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|03|20))
| ShortSummary = The Lewise family ([[Frederick Coffin]], [[Marcia Strassman]] and [[Ian Fried (actor)|Ian Fried]]) suspects their new neighbors the Hellenbacks (Victoria Caitlin, [[Adam Ant]], and Ryan McWhorter) of causing time to repeat.
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((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 43
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Without Diana
| DirectedBy = [[Lesli Linka Glatter]]
| WrittenBy = Mick Garris
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|03|27))
| ShortSummary = A man ([[Billy "Green" Bush]]) and his dying wife ([[Dianne Hull]]) are comforted by the daughter ([[Gennie James]]) that they had lost 40 years ago.
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))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 44
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Moving Day
| DirectedBy = [[Robert Stevens (director)|Robert Stevens]]
| WrittenBy = Frank Kerr
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|04|03))
| ShortSummary = A teenager ([[Stephen Geoffreys]]) learns that he and his family ([[Mary Ellen Trainor]] and [[Dennis Lipscomb]]) are moving to the planet Alturus.
| LineColor = #314491
))
((Episode list
| EpisodeNumber  = 45
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Miss Stardust
| DirectedBy = [[Tobe Hooper]]
| WrittenBy = ((StoryTeleplay|s=Richard Matheson|t=Thomas E. Szollosi & Richard Christian Matheson))
| OriginalAirDate = ((Start date|1987|04|10))
| ShortSummary = A sentient cabbage-like alien ([["Weird Al" Yankovic]]) threatens to destroy Earth if the Miss Stardust beauty pageant doesn't allow contestants from other worlds and planets. This causes a public relations worker ([[Dick Shawn]]) to give in to his demands, and allow aliens to compete in the Miss Stardust pageant.

Also starring [[Laraine Newman]], [[Rick Overton]], [[Jack Carter (actor)|Jack Carter]], [[James Karen]], [[Jim Siedow]], and [[Angel Tompkins]].
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))

==Soundtrack==
In 1999, [[Varèse Sarabande]] released a CD containing a rerecording of the scores for the episodes "The Mission" and "Dorothy and Ben" ([[John Williams]] and [[Georges Delerue]] respectively) plus Williams' opening and closing themes, performed by the [[Royal Scottish National Orchestra]] and conducted by [[Joel McNeely]].

In 2006–2007, [[Intrada Records|Intrada]] released three volumes of original music from the series, covering the impressive lineup of composers who worked on it and featuring all of the most noteworthy scores (with the exception of [[Danny Elfman]] and [[Steve Bartek]]'s "The Family Dog," because the masters could not be found – a brief suite is on ''Music for a Darkened Theatre: Vol. 2'', however), as well as two alternate versions of Williams' main title theme, one used just once (Alternate #1, on "Alamo Jobe")<ref>Burlingame, Jon, liner notes, ''Amazing Stories: Anthology Two'', Intrada, 2006</ref> and the other never used.<ref>Burlingame, Jon, liner notes, ''Amazing Stories: Anthology Three'', Intrada, 2007</ref> The album is also notable for the premiere release of the music Williams composed for the [[Amblin Entertainment]] logo (although the logo music is not heard on the show itself).

Other than [[John Williams|Williams]], [[Bruce Broughton]] and [[Billy Goldenberg]] are the only composers to be represented on all three volumes. The running times below indicate the cumulative time for each score rather than the time of each track. (The series theme is not quoted in any of the episode scores, with the exception of "Ghost Train.")

'''Volume 1''' (2006)

CD1:
* ''Amazing Stories'' Main Title – [[John Williams]] (1:02)
* Ghost Train – [[John Williams]] (15:45)
* Alamo Jobe – [[James Horner]] (10:01)
* Gather Ye Acorns – [[Bruce Broughton]] (18:37)
* The Doll – [[Georges Delerue]] (10:09)
* The Amazing Falsworth – [[Billy Goldenberg]] (8:47)

CD2:
* ''Amazing Stories'' Bumper #1 – [[John Williams]]  (:04)
* Moving Day – [[David Shire]] (13:41)
* Without Diana – [[Georges Delerue]] (12:39)
* Mummy, Daddy – [[Danny Elfman]] & [[Steve Bartek]] (13:26)
* Vanessa in the Garden – [[Lennie Niehaus]] (13:23)
* Welcome to My Nightmare – [[Bruce Broughton]] (16:04)
* ''Amazing Stories'' End Credits – [[John Williams]] (:29)
* [[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin]] Logo – [[John Williams]] (:15)

'''Volume Two''' (2006)

CD 1:
* ''Amazing Stories'' Main Title Alternate #1 – [[John Williams]] (1:03)
* Boo! – [[Jerry Goldsmith]] (12:13)
* What If...? – [[Billy Goldenberg]] (12:32)
* Dorothy and Ben – [[Georges Delerue]] (10:10)
* The Main Attraction – [[Craig Safan]] (12:09)
* Such Interesting Neighbors – [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]] (17:13)
* Thanksgiving – [[Bruce Broughton]] (12:14)

CD 2:
* ''Amazing Stories'' Bumper #2 – [[John Williams]]  (:04)
* Hell Toupee – [[David Shire]] (13:41)
* One for the Road – [[Johnny Mandel]] (8:40)
* The Remote Control Man – [[Arthur B. Rubinstein]] (12:53)
* The Greibble – [[John Addison]] (15:43)
* No Day at the Beach – [[Leonard Rosenman]] (11:04)
* Santa '85 – [[Thomas Newman]] (13:05)
* ''Amazing Stories'' End Credits – [[John Williams]] (:29)
* [[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin]] Logo (Christmas Version) – [[John Williams]] (:15)

'''Volume Three''' (2007)

CD 1:
* ''Amazing Stories'' Main Title Alternate #2 – [[John Williams]] (1:03)
* Go to the Head of the Class – [[Alan Silvestri]] (26:58)
* The Wedding Ring – [[Craig Safan]] (12:51)
* Mirror, Mirror – [[Michael Kamen]] (24:56)
* Mr. Magic – [[Bruce Broughton]] (12:50)

CD 2:
* ''Amazing Stories'' Bumper #1 – [[John Williams]]  (:04)
* Secret Cinema – [[Billy Goldenberg]] (7:56)
* Life on Death Row – [[Fred Steiner]] (13:57)
* The Pumpkin Competition – [[John Addison]] (14:29)
* Grandpa's Ghost – [[Pat Metheny]] (11:06)
* The Mission – [[John Williams]] (29:55)
* ''Amazing Stories'' End Credits – [[John Williams]] (:29)
* [[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin]] Logo (Alternate) – [[John Williams]] (:15)

==Reception==

The series gained a number of positive reviews.<ref>((cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-06-06/features/8602030700_1_amazing-stories-ratings-brandon-tartikoff |title='Amazing Stories' Failed In Ratings, But Will Return |last=Tartikoff |first=Brandon |publisher=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=June 6, 1986 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923125138/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-06-06/features/8602030700_1_amazing-stories-ratings-brandon-tartikoff |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-11-01/features/8502180132_1_spielberg-trademark-amazing-stories-nbc |title=Sunday's 'Amazing' Story One Of The Best So Far |last=Kelley |first=Bill |publisher=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=November 1, 1985 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=October 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016003258/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-11-01/features/8502180132_1_spielberg-trademark-amazing-stories-nbc |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-09-22/news/8502090900_1_amazing-stories-44-episode-commitment-anthology |title=Speilberg's Tales For Television Filmmaker Steven Spielberg Says Brevity Is The Soul - And The Challenge - Of Amazing Stories. |last=Kelley |first=Bill |publisher=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=September 22, 1985 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203095602/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-09-22/news/8502090900_1_amazing-stories-44-episode-commitment-anthology |url-status=live ))</ref> However, some reviewers were unimpressed with the show, with [[Jeff Jarvis]] of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' saying "Amazing Stories is one of the worst disappointments I've ever had watching TV."<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20092113,00.html |title=Picks and Pans Review: Amazing Stories Nbc |last=Jarvis |first=Jeff |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 11, 1985 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082731/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20092113,00.html |url-status=live ))</ref>

===[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]===
{| class="wikitable" size="100%" 
|-
! Year
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Episode
! Result
|-
|rowspan=9|[[38th Primetime Emmy Awards|1986]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]]
| [[Steven Spielberg]]
| "The Mission"
| ((nom))
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
| [[John Lithgow]]
| "The Doll"
| ((won))
|-
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
| John McPherson
| "The Mission"
| ((won))
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series
| Sanford Slepak, Carol Hybi, Daniel Grant North, Deahdra Scarano
| "Ghost Train"
| ((nom))
|-
| Outstanding Makeup for a Series
| Joseph Roveto, Jane Ruhm, James Cullen, Fran Vega-Buck
| "Gather Ye Acorns"
| ((nom))
|-
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series
| Bunny Parker 
| "Gather Ye Acorns"
| ((won))
|-
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
| Richard L. Anderson, [[Wayne Allwine]], James Christopher, George Fredrick, John Stacy,<br>Burton Weinstein, Lettie Odney, Denise Whiting, [[Kenneth Wannberg]]
| "The Mission"
| ((won))
|-
| Outstanding Costuming for a Series
| Joseph Roveto, Jane Ruhm, James Cullen, Fran Vega-Buck
| "Gather Ye Acorns"
| ((nom))
|-
| rowspan=2|Outstanding Editing for a Series – Single Camera Production
| Joe Ann Fogle
| "Mummy, Daddy"
| ((nom))
|-
| Steven Kemper
| "The Mission"
| ((nom))
|-
| rowspan=2|[[39th Primetime Emmy Awards|1987]]
| Outstanding Makeup for a Series
| Michael Westmore, Mark Bussan, Chuck House, Fred C. Blau Jr.
| "Without Diana"
| ((won))
|-
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
| John McPherson
| "Go to the Head of the Class"
| ((nom))  
|}

==Spin-offs==
One episode of the show, "Family Dog", was spun off into its own series. Six years after ''Amazing Stories'' finished its run, ''[[Family Dog (TV series)|Family Dog]]'' ran on CBS for ten episodes before being pulled off the schedule.

The video game ''[[The Dig (video game)|The Dig]]'' originated as an idea Spielberg had for ''Amazing Stories'', but decided it would be too expensive to film.<ref>((cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5855469/so-a-giant-asteroid-is-heading-for-earthagain |title=So, a Giant Asteroid is Heading for Earth...Again... |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |work=[[Kotaku]] |date=November 2, 2011 |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104214612/http://kotaku.com/5855469/so-a-giant-asteroid-is-heading-for-earthagain |url-status=live ))</ref>

In 1986, Steven Bauer wrote two [[novelization]]s of the series which were both published by Charter Books in the US and Futura Books in the UK. The first book, ''Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories'' (October 1986, ((ISBN|0-441-01906-4))), adapted episodes 5, 12, 9, 2, 7 and 12, while the second book, ''Volume II of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories'' (December 1986, ((ISBN|0-441-01912-9))), adapted episodes 7, 20, 8, 11, 18, 25, 4, 3, 21, 17 and 19.

In 1985–86, [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] published six tie-in novels under the ''Amazing Stories'' banner.  They were branching (''[[Choose Your Own Adventure]]'' style) books where the reader chose where to jump at key points.<ref>((cite web |url=https://gamebooks.org/Series/34 |title=Amazing Stories |website=gamebooks.org |access-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-date=April 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408082026/https://gamebooks.org/Series/34 |url-status=live ))</ref>

# ''The 4-D Funhouse'' by [[Clayton Emery]] and Earl Wajenberg.  Cover by [[Jeff Easley]]. ((ISBN|0-394-74176-5))
# ''Jaguar!'' by Morris Simon.  Cover by Jeff Easley. ((ISBN|0-88038-256-2))
# ''Portrait in Blood'' by [[Mary L. Kirchoff]] (credited as Mary Kirchoff).  Cover by Jeff Easley. ((ISBN|0-88038-258-9))
# ''Nightmare Universe'' by [[Gene DeWeese]] and [[Robert Coulson]].  Cover by Jeff Easley. ((ISBN|0-88038-259-7))
# ''Starskimmer'' by [[John Betancourt]].  Cover by [[Doug Chaffee]].
# ''Day of the Mayfly'' by Lee Enderlin.  Cover by Doug Chaffee.

The 1987 film ''[[Batteries Not Included]]'' was originally planned to be a segment for the series((citation needed|date=April 2017)), but Spielberg thought the story would work better on the big screen instead of television.

==Reboot==
((Main|Amazing Stories (2020 TV series)))
On October 23, 2015, it was announced that [[NBC]] was developing a reboot of the series with [[Bryan Fuller]] writing the pilot episode and executive producing alongside Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank. Production companies involved with the series were set to include [[Universal Television]]. Steven Spielberg was not expected to be involved with the new series.<ref>((cite magazine |last1=Hibberd |first1=James |title='Amazing Stories' being revived at NBC with 'Hannibal' boss |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/23/amazing-stories/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 31, 2018 |language=en |date=October 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031009/https://ew.com/article/2015/10/23/amazing-stories/ |url-status=live ))</ref> On May 5, 2017, NBC and Universal Television were formally notified that their option rights to the ''Amazing Stories'' properties had been withdrawn.  Rights for the development of a genre television series under the name ''Amazing Stories'' were subsequently sold to Experimenter Media LLC.<ref>((cite web|last1=Davidson|first1=Steve|title=Experimenter Publishing Company Forms Experimenter Media LLC to Develop Amazing Stories Name|url=http://www.amazingstoriesmag.com/2017/05/experimenter-media-acquires-rights-amazing-stories-name/|website=Amazing Stories|publisher=Experimenter Publishing Company|access-date=June 4, 2017|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031009/https://amazingstories.com/2017/05/experimenter-media-acquires-rights-amazing-stories-name/|url-status=live))</ref>

On October 10, 2017, it was announced that [[Apple Inc.]] made a deal with Steven Spielberg's [[Amblin Television]] and [[NBC Universal]] to develop a new, ten-episode series on Apple's streaming service, [[Apple TV+]].<ref>((cite news|last1=Koblin|first1=John|title=Apple Joins Forces With Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/business/media/apple-spielberg-amblin.html|website=The New York Times|date=10 October 2017|access-date=October 10, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010234236/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/business/media/apple-spielberg-amblin.html|url-status=live))</ref> On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Fuller had stepped down as showrunner of the series over creative differences. It was further reported that it was unclear whether he would have a different role on the project going forward. He had not delivered a script to Apple before his amicable departure.<ref>((cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Amazing Stories': Bryan Fuller Steps Down As Showrunner Of Apple Series|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/amazing-stories-bryan-fuller-exits-showrunner-apple-series-1202280670/|website=Deadline|access-date=February 7, 2018|date=February 7, 2018|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031006/https://deadline.com/2018/02/amazing-stories-bryan-fuller-exits-showrunner-apple-series-1202280670/|url-status=live))</ref> Later that day, it was also announced that executive producer Hart Hanson was exiting the series as well.<ref>((cite web |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |title='Amazing Stories': Executive Producer Hart Hanson Exits Apple Series Reboot |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/amazing-stories-ep-hart-hanson-exits-apple-series-reboot-1202280914/ |website=Deadline |access-date=May 31, 2018 |date=February 8, 2018 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031049/https://deadline.com/2018/02/amazing-stories-ep-hart-hanson-exits-apple-series-reboot-1202280914/ |url-status=live ))</ref> On May 22, 2018, it was announced that ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' creators [[Edward Kitsis]] and [[Adam Horowitz]] had joined the production as executive producers and showrunners.<ref>((cite web| last1= Andreeva| first1= Nellie| title='Amazing Stories': Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Set As Showrunners For Apple Series, Re-Up ABC Studios Overall Deal|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/amazing-stories-edward-kitsis-adam-horowitz-showrun-apple-series-reboot-overall-deal-abc-studios-1202395632/|website=Deadline|access-date=May 22, 2018|date=May 22, 2018|archive-date= November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116031011/https://deadline.com/2018/05/amazing-stories-edward-kitsis-adam-horowitz-showrun-apple-series-reboot-overall-deal-abc-studios-1202395632/|url-status=live))</ref>

==Home media==
((unreferenced section|date=August 2017))

===VHS===
A selection of the original series episodes were released in the [[VHS]] format in 1993; these were titled "Book One" through "Book Five" in the US. In Japan and Europe episodes were cut together as movies and released in 8 volumes during the late 1980s, early 1990s. A three-tape VHS ([[PAL]]) set was released in the UK in 2001.

'''Europe/Japan VHS series'''
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie'' (1987) - contains "The Mission", "Mummy Daddy" and "Go To The Head Of The Class"
* ''Amazing Stories II'' (1987) - contains "The Amazing Falsworth", "Ghost Train" and "The Wedding Ring"
* ''Amazing Stories III'' (1988) - contains "The Griebble", "Moving Day" and "Miscalculation"
* ''Amazing Stories IV'' (1988) - contains "Dorothy And Ben", "Family Dog" and "The Main Attraction"
* ''Amazing Stories V'' (1989) - contains "The Doll", "Thanksgiving" and "Life On Death Row"
* ''Amazing Stories VI'' (1989) - contains "Mirror, Mirror", "Blue Man Down" and "Mr Magic"
* ''Amazing Stories VII'' (1990) - contains "The 21-Inch Sun", "Magic Saturday", "You Gotta Believe Me" and "One Amazing Night (Santa '85)"
* ''Amazing Stories VIII'' (1990) - contains "The Pumpkin Competition", "Without Diana" and "Fine Tuning"
'''US VHS series'''
* ''Amazing Stories: Book One'' (1993) - contains "The Mission" and "The Wedding Ring"
* ''Amazing Stories: Book Two'' (1993) - contains "Go To The Head Of The Class" and "Family Dog"
* ''Amazing Stories: Book Three'' (1993) - contains "Life On Death Row", "The Amazing Falsworth" and "No Day At The Beach"
* ''Amazing Stories: Book Four'' (1993) - contains "Mirror Mirror", "Mr Magic" and "Blue Man Down"
* ''Amazing Stories: Book Five'' (1993) - contains "The Pumpkin Competition", "Without Diana" and "Fine Tuning"

===DVD===
Between 2006 and 2009, ''The Complete First Season'' was released on DVD in the US, UK, France, Holland, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain and Australia. In 2009, both seasons were released in Germany and Japan only. In Germany both seasons were released as 12 separate DVDs or a complete box set, which was also reissued in 2011. All countries' DVDs contain the original English soundtrack, while Italy, Germany, France, Spain and Japan have a second soundtrack, dubbed in their respective languages.  The second season was never released in any video format in America despite much demand by collectors.

===Apple iTunes===
On January 8, 2018, Seasons 1 and 2 were released on Apple iTunes in standard definition.

==Foreign broadcasts==
In 1992, the series was somewhat erratically screened in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] by [[BBC1]] and [[BBC2]] – billed in the ''[[Radio Times]]'' as "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" – with episodes airing at any time from early on Sunday morning (such as "The Family Dog") to weekday evenings (like "Such Interesting Neighbors") to very late at night (for instance "Mirror, Mirror"); it later received a more coherent run on [[Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom)|Sci-Fi]].  Three of the episodes ("The Mission", "Mummy Daddy" and "Go to the Head of the Class") were packaged together as an [[anthology film]] and released theatrically in several European countries such as Spain, France (July 10, 1986) or [[Finland]] (June 26, 1987), and also in Australia on September 17, 1987. It later appeared on LaserDisc in Japan as ''Amazing Stories: The Movie'' shortly afterwards.

Until 2006, the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] in the United States showed episodes on an irregular schedule. The [[MoviePlex]] channel also showed the series as a collection of "movies," which are blocks of three episodes.

==US TV movies==
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie'' (1992) - contains "The Mission" and "Go to the Head of the Class"
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie II'' (1992) - contains "Santa ('85)", "The Wedding Ring", "Ghost Train" and "The Doll"
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie III'' (1992) - contains "Mummy Daddy", "Family Dog", "Remote Control Man" and "Guilt Trip"
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie IV'' (1992) - contains "Life on Death Row", "Mirror Mirror", "The Amazing Falsworth" and "Vanessa In The Garden"
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie V'' (1992) - contains "The Sitter", "Grandpa's Ghost", "Dorothy and Ben" and "Gershwin's Trunk"
* ''Amazing Stories: The Movie VI'' (1992) - contains "The Main Attraction", "Gather Ye Acorns", "You Gotta Believe Me" and "Lane Change"

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((IMDb title|id=0088478|title=Amazing Stories))
* ((The Interviews title|amazing-stories))
* ((cite web| url=http://www.scifi.com/amazing/index.html| title=''Amazing Stories''| publisher=Syfy| website= scifi.com| archive-date=April 16, 2004| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416124830/http://www.scifi.com/amazing/| url-status=dead))

((Steven Spielberg))
((Authority control))

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