The Ray Bradbury Theater

1The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl

26 minJan 23, 1988

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

2Skeleton

26 minFeb 6, 1988

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

3The Emissary

26 minFeb 13, 1988

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

4Gotcha!

26 minFeb 20, 1988

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

5The Man Upstairs

26 minMar 5, 1988

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

6The Small Assassin

26 minApr 9, 1988

A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.

7Punishment Without Crime

26 minApr 16, 1988

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

8On the Orient, North

26 minApr 30, 1988

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

9The Coffin

26 minMay 7, 1988

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

10Tyrannosaurus Rex

26 minMay 14, 1988

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.

11There Was an Old Woman

26 minMay 21, 1988

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

12And So Died Riabouchinska

24 minMay 28, 1988

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.