The Ray Bradbury Theater

Season 3

TV-14

"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian produced anthology series scripted by famed science fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories. The show ran from 1985 until 1992. Bradbury provided the introduction to each story.

Where to Watch Season 3

12 Episodes

The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
E1
The Fruit at the Bottom of the BowlA hasty murderer tries to wipe off the fingerprints that he left at the crime scene... and realizes the overwhelming nature of his task.
Skeleton
E2
SkeletonA hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.
The Emissary
E3
The EmissaryA pet dog brings things and people to his young master, a boy suffering from a debilitating illness, whenever it feels that he needs them. At first this proves quite useful but it takes a rather bizarre turn at the end.
Gotcha!
E4
Gotcha!At a masquerade party, a lonely man dressed as comedian Oliver Hardy is about to leave, when he meets a woman costumed as Hardy's comic partner Stan Laurel. Captivated with each other, they run off into the night. They stay in love and in their fantasy, until the man muses if this dream can last? The woman suggests they see, by playing a game she calls Gotcha.
The Man Upstairs
E5
The Man UpstairsAn American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.
The Small Assassin
E6
The Small AssassinA woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.
Punishment Without Crime
E7
Punishment Without CrimeA man contracts to have an android made to look exactly like the wife he hates... so he can murder it.
On the Orient, North
E8
On the Orient, NorthA nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.
The Coffin
E9
The CoffinWhen the eccentric millionaire Charles Braling takes all his savings to his manor and builds a glass coffin, his greedy brother Richard Braling mocks him. Charles dies and in the will, Richard may have the mansion and all his savings if he finds where it is hidden. Richard finds the money in the coffin, but it's not as easy as it first seemed.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
E10
Tyrannosaurus RexBombastic producer Joe Clarence hires Terwilliger to do the stop-motion animation for a dinosaur film he's making. Frustrated at Clarence's constant bullying and complaining, Terwilliger subconsciously finds a way to work out his stress.
There Was an Old Woman
E11
There Was an Old WomanElderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.
And So Died Riabouchinska
E12
And So Died RiabouchinskaA 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.