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The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985 – 1992Show6 seasons65 episodesTV-14

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3

Summary

A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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The Ray Bradbury Theater episodes

6 seasons · 65 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Marionettes, Inc., 6.7
  2. S1 E2 The Playground, 6.1
  3. S1 E3 The Crowd, 6.9
  4. S1 E4 The Town Where No One Got Off, 7.0
  5. S1 E5 The Screaming Woman, 6.8
  6. S1 E6 Banshee, 6.2
  1. S2 E1 The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl, 6.4
  2. S2 E2 Skeleton, 6.1
  3. S2 E3 The Emissary, 6.3
  4. S2 E4 Gotcha!, 6.1
  5. S2 E5 The Man Upstairs, 5.8
  6. S2 E6 The Small Assassin, 5.8
  7. S2 E7 Punishment Without Crime, 5.6
  8. S2 E8 On the Orient, North, 5.7
  9. S2 E9 The Coffin, 7.1
  10. S2 E10 Tyrannosaurus Rex, 4.7
  11. S2 E11 There Was an Old Woman, 5.7
  12. S2 E12 And So Died Riabouchinska, 4.7
  1. S3 E1 The Dwarf, 6.2
  2. S3 E2 A Miracle of Rare Device, 6.4
  3. S3 E3 The Lake, 6.5
  4. S3 E4 The Wind, 5.4
  5. S3 E5 The Pedestrian, 6.1
  6. S3 E6 A Sound of Thunder, 7.0
  7. S3 E7 The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone, 6.4
  8. S3 E8 The Haunting of the New, 5.4
  9. S3 E9 To the Chicago Abyss, 6.2
  10. S3 E10 Hail and Farewell, 6.8
  11. S3 E11 The Veldt, 6.4
  12. S3 E12 Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!, 6.2
  1. S4 E1 Mars Is Heaven, 7.2
  2. S4 E2 The Murderer, 7.5
  3. S4 E3 Touched with Fire, 5.5
  4. S4 E4 The Black Ferris, 6.1
  5. S4 E5 Usher II, 7.1
  6. S4 E6 Touch of Petulance, 6.2
  7. S4 E7 And the Moon Be Still as Bright, 5.8
  8. S4 E8 The Toynbee Convector, 6.6
  9. S4 E9 Exorcism, 4.6
  10. S4 E10 The Day It Rained Forever, 5.5
  11. S4 E11 The Long Years, 6.8
  12. S4 E12 Here There Be Tygers, 6.3
  1. S5 E1 The Earthmen, 5.7
  2. S5 E2 Zero Hour, 6.2
  3. S5 E3 The Jar, 6.0
  4. S5 E4 Colonel Stonesteel and the Desperate Empties, 5.4
  5. S5 E5 The Concrete Mixer, 5.1
  6. S5 E6 The Utterly Perfect Murder, 5.5
  7. S5 E7 Let's Play Poison, 5.4
  8. S5 E8 The Martian, 5.6
  1. S6 E1 The Lonely One, 6.7
  2. S6 E2 The Happiness Machine, 5.7
  3. S6 E3 Tomorrow's Child, 5.4
  4. S6 E4 The Anthem Sprinters, 4.5
  5. S6 E5 By the Numbers, 6.7
  6. S6 E6 The Long Rain, 5.7
  7. S6 E7 The Dead Man, 6.1
  8. S6 E8 Sun and Shadow, 4.8
  9. S6 E9 Silent Towns, 5.7
  10. S6 E10 Downwind from Gettysburg, 5.4
  11. S6 E11 Some Live Like Lazarus, 5.8
  12. S6 E12 The Handler, 5.7
  13. S6 E13 Fee Fie Foe Fum, 5.9
  14. S6 E14 Great Wide World Over There, 7.1
  15. S6 E15 The Tombstone, 5.4

Cast

24 of 111 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Costa Botes, Randy Bradshaw, Lee Tamahori
Written by
Ray Bradbury

Everyone

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Facts

May 21, 1985 · October 30, 1992 · Ended

First aired
May 21, 1985
Last aired
October 30, 1992
Status
Ended
Length
6 seasons · 65 episodes
Age rating
TV-14
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
Canada
Available in
13 countries

Tropes

Alliterative Name, Character Title, Consummate Storyteller +7

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Ray Bradbury Theater?"

Questions about The Ray Bradbury Theater

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Ray Bradbury Theater worth watching?

71
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.3).

Which season of The Ray Bradbury Theater is best?

Season 1, with an IMDb average of 6.6. Season 5 is the weakest at 5.6. The highest-rated episode is The Murderer (season 4, episode 2) at 7.5, and the lowest is The Anthem Sprinters (season 6, episode 4) at 4.5.

Is The Ray Bradbury Theater okay for kids?

TV-14ViolenceDisturbing imagery

Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.