Series - Tales From The Darkside
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- DirectorBob BalabanStarsBarnard HughesI.M. HobsonMax WrightTown miser Gideon Hackles spends Halloween hiding IOU's in his house, which he then rigs as haunted and invites local kids to search for the IOU's so he can scare them. This year, he gets his comeuppance.
- DirectorFrank De PalmaStarsVic TaybackChris HebertKelly Jean PetersA reformed alcoholic is visited by his young son Jerry; but he doesn't have a son called Jerry.
- 1983–198822mTV-146.4 (518)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn HarrisonStarsKeenan WynnGeorge PetrieMichael FreemanWily millionaire Duncan Williams engages his longtime acquaintance Jack Blaine in a cat & mouse game ... by offering Jack one million dollars for his mortal soul.
- 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.
- DirectorJames Steven SadwithStarsDanny AielloTom NoonanRobert WeilBookie Tom Vale never refuses a bet. Bettor Bill Lacey only bets long shots and beats impossible odds each time. Lacey's latest bet is that Vale will die of natural causes by 8:00 am tomorrow.
- 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.
- DirectorMichael GornickStarsDavid Patrick KellyPhilip CasnoffKerry ArmstrongWhen graphic designer Rich Hall fails to receive timely news about the outcome of a job interview, he begins to discover that he is slowly ceasing to exist.
- DirectorTom SaviniStarsFritz WeaverRoberta WeissPaul SparerWhat is scurrying around inside the closet of the upstairs room that grad student Gail Aynsley rents from veterinary school dean Dr. Fenner? Gail doesn't know, but she is determined to find out and Dr Fenner isn't telling.
- 1983–198820mTV-147.1 (571)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.
- 1983–198821mTV-147.3 (564)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.
- 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.
- 1983–198822mTV-145.2 (376)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.
- DirectorTheodore GershunyStarsDorothy LymanCarmen MathewsTeri KeaneSoft-hearted Catherine makes a living as a tarot card reader but faces a crisis of conscience in the process.
- DirectorJohn StrysikStarsAlice GhostleyMario RoccuzzoFredrica DukeHenry and Elinor Colander are preparing to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a special dinner. Hiker Sybil has just broken up with her boyfriend, so they invite her to join them.
- DirectorTerence CahalanStarsCarol KaneBud CortEd KenneyWarlock Abe North and hairdresser Anne MacColl do battle over a winning lottery ticket.
- 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.
- DirectorJohn DrimmerStarsJessica HarperVictor GarberLinda Lee JohnsonA young woman who can't stop crying meets a mysterious man who collects tears.
- DirectorJohn HayesStarsStuart WhitmanNick BenedictTherese PareA wealthy couple finds an extra room in their house with the help of a Ouija board.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsDick ShawnHarry GozJohn ZarchenGubernatorial candidate Bo Gumbs' belief that politics is nothing more than entertainment, is helpedl at a hotel where the bellboy and maid help him get ready to show the public his true colors.
- DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsJoe TurkelBrad CowgillCynthia FrostTwo young hecklers goad once-great circus magician Kharma into reviving his legendary wireless levitation trick, which he abandoned years ago because it went horribly wrong.
- 1983–198822mTV-145.6 (339)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.
- DirectorTimna RanonStarsRichard RomanusSam AndersonHoward DaytonChain smoker Frank Bigalow is imprisoned in a simulacrum of his apartment, then forced to quit smoking and punished each time he lights up.
- DirectorWarner ShookStarsJane ConnellKate McGregor-StewartPaul AveryGiven one last wish to enliven her days before she is moved into the Tranquil Gardens retirement home, elderly Grandma sees to it that her self-centered family finds out what it's like to grow old.
- DirectorGerald CottsStarsRonee BlakleyJustin DeasAnn HillaryA young woman depends on an astrology machine to help her make all her decisions.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsChuck McCannBobby Di CiccoJack AndreozziNightclub impressionist Spiffy Remo is blackmailed into helping the government establish communication with Hoffgosh, a seemingly hostile alien who holds the secret to nuclear fusion.