The Ray Bradbury Theater
Season 5
TV-14
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian produced anthology series scripted by famed science fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories. The show ran from 1985 until 1992. Bradbury provided the introduction to each story.
Where to Watch The Ray Bradbury Theater • Season 5
12 Episodes
- Touched with Fire
E3Touched with FireMr. Foxe and Mr. Shaw, two retired insurance salesman, take up a new hobby. They have discovered that murders most commonly occur at 101 degrees, and to people who are exceedingly aggravating. They track down a woman, Mrs. Shrike, who they believe is the next person to be murdered because of her irritating ways. - The Black Ferris
E4The Black FerrisTwo boys, Hank and Peter, learn that a traveling carnival owner, Mr. Cooger, is using an enchanted Ferris wheel to turn himself into a small child so he can infiltrate the house of a local widow and steal her jewelry. However, the boys soon discover that no one believes them. - Touch of Petulance
E6Touch of PetulanceJonathan Hughes is traveling on the train from work, when he meets a man reading a paper from the future, with an article saying that Hughes will kill his wife. The man admits that he is Hughes' future self, come back to stop Hughes from murdering his wife sometime in his future. The older Jonathan goes home with his younger self to try to figure out what went wrong and stop it. - And the Moon Be Still as Bright
E7And the Moon Be Still as BrightThe third Martian expedition arrives to discover that the Martians have been wiped out by a plague of chicken pox spread by one of the previous expeditions. The expedition's archaeologist, Spender, becomes obsessed with the extinct Martians and their lost civilization, and turns against his comrades to stop them from despoiling the planet. - The Toynbee Convector
E8The Toynbee ConvectorWhen Earth is threatened with overpopulation and pollution, architect Craig Bennett Stiles built a time machine and traveled 100 years into the future. He then returned to the present with a vision of hope, of humanity united together. Now reporter Roger Shumway comes to him for an interview as the world prepares to celebrate the past Stiles' arrival, but Stiles has a secret to reveal. - The Day It Rained Forever
E10The Day It Rained ForeverThree men, Mr. Terle, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Fremley, are the only residents of a desert hotel stricken by years of drought. When the one time of the year it ever rains passes without occasion, all looks hopeless. But an elderly music teacher seeking a receptive audience arrives and promises hope.
