The Ray Bradbury Theater
Season 3
1988 • 12 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
January 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.
2. Skeleton
February 6, 1988
A hypochondriac goes to a bone specialist for a cure to his latest ailment.
3. The Emissary
February 13, 1988
A lonely, bedridden boy sends his dog on a quest to locate a companion for him.
4. Gotcha!
February 20, 1988
A man discovers that his new girlfriend is obsessed with a game called Gotcha!... and will go to any lengths to win.
5. The Man Upstairs
March 5, 1988
An American boy living with his grandmother in Paris for the summer takes an interest in a new boarder.
6. The Small Assassin
April 9, 1988
A woman is terrorized by her newborn infant.
7. Punishment Without Crime
April 16, 1988
A man contracts to have an android made to look exactly like the wife he hates... so he can murder it.
8. On the Orient, North
April 30, 1988
A nurse gives aid to a ghost on a transcontinental train trip and escorts him to his final destination.
9. The Coffin
May 7, 1988
An aging inventor builds a custom designed casket as his final creation... and to inflict revenge on a greedy brother.
10. Tyrannosaurus Rex
May 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.
11. There Was an Old Woman
May 21, 1988
Elderly Matilda isn't ready to die when Death arrives to carry her off in a wicker basket.
12. And So Died Riabouchinska
May 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.