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- God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
- A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
- Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
- Julia (Marisa Ryan), a struggling actress living in San Diego, hits the road after an ex-boyfriend in Spokane, WA, sends her a postcard proposing marriage.
- At a raucous soul R&B nightclub in 1963, crowds from all over Seattle gather for a chance at alcohol, wild music, and easy money. Amidst it all, a gambling bookie risks everything he has for a waitress down on her luck.
- The Frank Truth is an eye-opening immersion into muckraking journalism, tabloid reporting and biting satire. Shot over the course of two years in Ottawa, The Frank Truth, provides unprecedented access to this concealed world. Wonder how FRANK Magazine digs up dirt on journalists, celebrities, business leaders and politicians? It is revealed here for the first time. The story veers wildly from comical to serious and back again. The Frank Truth takes an unblinking look at the questionable journalistic ethics involved in publishing North America's only satirical magazine, but it also explores the need for an independent, alternative view that exposes the mis-conduct of business leaders, journalists, celebrities, and politicians. A media, cultural and political watchdog all rolled into with a touch of comedy thrown-in for good measure.
- A young Kung Fu fighter, eager to make a name for himself, faces his hero in an underground challenge match.
- "Farewell Grandmother" reflects on an age gone by through interviews with female survivors of Russia's revolutionary era. Some of those portrayed: a wise, uneducated collective farm worker; a dedicated party member; stridently preaching Lenin's life and words; a university professor; an activist whose husband "disappeared." Interspersed with these outlooks are those of younger women whose lives are radically different. Through the stories and scenes of how the survivors live and work, the film paints a sensitive, intriguing portrait of lives making the difficult transition out of Russia's communist past.
- While waiting for an afternoon bus, a group of strangers observe some shady dealings with a package, and take advantage of a missed appointment.
- Someone has found out about David's affair and is blackmailing him. David plans to make the payment to spare his political career, but he's about to find out he's been double-crossed.
- A film portrait of photographer Sylvia Plachy.
- Carmen witnesses a kidnapping and seeks comfort from her less-than-willing boyfriend Kai. When the kidnappers find out, Kai must prove his worth as he and his friends are drawn into danger at a warehouse.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.4 (300)TV Episode"A Day in Beaumont": Scientist Kevin Carlson and his fiancée Faith can't get anyone to believe that they saw a flying saucer land. "The Last Defender of Camelot": Lancelot is summoned by Morgan le Fay to meet with the wizard Merlin, who plans to restore Camelot.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG6.5 (354)TV Episode"The Once and Future King": Elvis impersonator Gary Pitkin finds himself transported back to Elvis' time after a car accident. "A Saucer of Loneliness": Shy, lonely Margaret receives a private message from a flying saucer.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG6.6 (419)TV Episode"Act Break": Selfish second-rate playwright Maury Winkler wishes for a better writing partner than his ailing colleague Harry. "The Burning Man": A strange figure appears on the road and tries to hitch a ride during a heat wave in 1936. "Dealer's Choice": Four poker pals sit down for a game with a mysterious stand-in named Nick.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG6.6 (316)TV EpisodeAlex Mattingly wonders whether his son Jeff's new friend Mike is real or imaginary. / Television newscaster Christie Copperfield discovers a fountain of youth in the form of bottled water and takes a liking to it, but then the price rises.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG6.8 (446)TV Episode"Dead Woman's Shoes": A meek thrift store clerk is possessed by the spirit of a dead woman. "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium": A man in search of his compassion looks for it in a mysterious place.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG7.7 (578)TV EpisodePuritan Charity Payne in the year 1700 and modern teenager Peter Wood, residents of the same Massachusetts town, are psychically connected due to delirium induced by a bacterial infection, and can see the world through each other's eyes.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.5 (407)TV EpisodeA boy is terrified of his odd, sinister, bed-ridden grandma. / A hack with writer's block is tormented by impish hell-raising creatures that only he can see. / An understudy copes with radio director's insistence on real sound effects.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG7.0 (474)TV Episode"Healer": Small-time crook Jackie Thompson finds that a rock possesses special abilities. "Children's Zoo": An invitation to a unique zoo offers a girl a solution to her bickering parents. "Kentucky Rye": Drunk driver Bob Spindler finds himself in an unusual bar after an accident.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG7.6 (462)TV EpisodeIn "Her Pilgrim Soul," two scientists must discover why the spirit of a woman is reliving a previous life within their holographic computer. "I of Newton" showcases a mathematician in a battle of wits with the Devil for his soul.
- "If She Dies": After an accident leaves his daughter in a coma, a man sees an apparition of a young girl on top of an old orphanage. "Ye Gods": The only way a yuppie can resolve his divinely-influenced love life is by repairing Cupid's.
- 1985–1989TV-PG7.1 (333)TV EpisodeA joy ride is disrupted by the car's dead owner. At the onset of a nuclear war, Harry Dobbs and Nick Gatlin race to a fallout shelter and soon face cabin fever. A mishap turns airline flier Keith Barnes' radio into a mind-reading device.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG7.1 (555)TV EpisodeStruggling with a major life decision, Carol Shelton meets a boy who seems to be stalking her. Shopper Janice Hammond buys an antique oil lamp that can grant wishes. Drifter Price shares his Vietnam War memories with diner patrons.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.2 (336)TV EpisodeThe After Hours: Marsha Cole detects shadowy figures and mysterious voices around her during a trip to a local shopping mall. Lost and Found: College student Jennifer Templeton finds out why her possessions have been vanishing. The World Next Door: Would-be inventor Barney Schlessinger is bored with his life until he meets another inventor in a parallel world.
- 1985–1989TV-PG7.4 (406)TV EpisodeA young boy befriends an elderly neighbor and discovers his dark secret. / An alien ambassador comes to Earth and threatens its destruction. / A couple get knocked out of sync with time and meet the work crew that builds each minute.
- "Need to Know": Government investigator Edward Sayers visits a small rural community where insanity is spreading among the residents. "Red Snow": Russian KGB Colonel Ulyanov goes to a Siberian labor camp to investigate violent deaths of Communist party officials.
- 1985–1989TV-PG7.0 (385)TV Episode"Night of the Meek": Henry Corwin, a department store Santa Claus, is fired from his job, but finds his toy sack is a magical deliverer of Christmas cheer. "But Can She Type?": Miserable secretary Karen Billings comes across a copy machine that transports her to a world where secretaries are adored and honored. "The Star": In the far future, a survey ship stumbles upon a planet whose civilization died thousand of years ago when its star went super nova.
- The Storyteller: Adolescent Micah Frost keeps his great-great-great-grandfather alive by making up serialized stories that continue night after night. Nightsong: Disc jockey Andrea Fields plays an obscure record made by her lost lover Simon Locke, who mysteriously reappears after a long absence.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG7.8 (558)TV Episode"Profile in Silver": After preventing the assassination of President Kennedy, a historian from the future faces the consequences of his act. "Button, Button": A couple receives a box with a button -- and an unusual offer.
- "Shadow Play": Death Row inmate Adam Grant is terrified that the participants in his trial will cease to exist when he is executed. "Grace Note": Rosemarie Miletti aspires to be a famous opera singer and receives a surprising glimpse into the future.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG7.5 (879)TV EpisodePeter Jay Novins calls his home, only to hear himself answer. / A harried housewife struggling with rambunctious children and the stress of modern life finds relief from an unusual source that brings both power and responsibility.
- 1985–1989TV-PG5.5 (260)TV EpisodeSong of the Younger World: In the early 20th century, reform school inmate Tanner Smith tempts fate by falling in love with puritanical Warden Mordecai Hawkline's daughter Amy. The Girl I Maried: Middle-aged corporate lawyer Ira Richman misses young Valerie, the girl he married twenty years ago and is surprised to see her materialize.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.6 (327)TV EpisodeDan Arnold finds that an antique camera used on an Amazon expedition years earlier yields mysterious photos. The town drunk claims to see leprechauns in a forest. Food critic Harry Folger pans a Chinese eatery without tasting the food.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG7.0 (290)TV Episode"Take My Life - Please!": Comedian Billy Diamond plays a tough gig in the afterlife. "Devil's Alphabet": In Victorian England, Cambridge graduates are bound by a youthful oath even after they die. "The Library": A young woman goes to work in an unusual library.
- 1985–1989TV-PG7.0 (496)TV Episode"Teacher's Aide": A teacher at a tough inner-city school is possessed by a malevolent spirit. "Paladin of the Lost Hour": An old man with a special watch bonds with a tormented veteran.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.8 (338)TV Episode"The Beacon": A doctor stumbles across an isolated town with a secret. "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty": A troubled writer goes back to his childhood to trace the source of his problems.
- "The Card": Severe penalties await shopper Linda Wolfe when she fails to pay her credit card bills on time. "The Junction": John Parker and Ray Dobson are trapped inside the local mine. But when one is rescued, the other disappears.
- Ricky Frost has been wrongly convicted of murder and sent to prison, but his musical talent might see him free if he continues to play a certain piano.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.9 (359)TV Episode"The Elevator": Brothers Will and Roger locate their father's growth serum, which was developed to ensure a plentiful food supply. "To See the Invisible Man": Emotionally cold Mitchell Chaplin is sentenced to one year of social invisibility as punishment. "Tooth and Consequences": Despondent dentist Myron Mandel receives a visit from the Tooth Fairy.
- "The Leprechaun-Artist": Three teenage boys are each granted a wish after catching a vacationing leprechaun. "Dead Run": A down-on-his-luck trucker accepts a job hauling an unusual cargo.
- Vietnam-era draft dodger Jeff McDowell sees something familiar about a wheelchair-bound man who has appeared in his house unexpectedly.
- 1985–1989TV-PG6.9 (459)TV Episode"The Shadow Man": A teenager discovers that a supernatural being lives underneath his bed. "The Uncle Devil Show": A children's video tape includes instructions in the black arts. "Opening Day": A golf pro who kills a businessman in order to be with his wife suddenly finds himself occupying the other man's life just before the murder.
- Elderly Ernie Ross and his wife Mary live in fear of their son Toby, who has the magical ability to turn any imagined item into reality.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG6.6 (282)TV EpisodeOffered any wish by the Devil, musician Bluestone travels back in time as he regretted not doing before. Professor Donald Knowles returns to Earth with other expedition members and is affected by the Earthlings of centuries earlier.
- 1985–19891hTV-PG6.7 (387)TV Episode"Welcome to Winfield": Two people fleeing an agent of Death hide in an unusual town. "Quarantine": A weapons engineer is awakened from suspended animation to deal with an imminent threat from space.
- 1985–198948mTV-PG7.2 (609)TV EpisodeA salesman at a medical firm finds everyone around him undergoing a linguistic transformation. / A woman finds that her idyllic picnic may not be what it seems. / Something unusual returns with a Shuttle mission.