Episodes Beetles September 27, 1987 Mary, Mary October 4, 1987 The Spirit Photographer October 11, 1987 The Moth October 18, 1987 No Strings October 25, 1987 The Grave Robber November 1, 1987 The Yattering and Jack November 8, 1987 Seymourlama November 15, 1987 Sorry, Right Number November 22, 1987 Payment Overdue February 14, 1988 Love Hungry February 21, 1988 The Deal February 28, 1988 The Apprentice May 1, 1988 The Cutty Black Sow May 8, 1988 Do Not Open This Box May 15, 1988 Family Reunion May 22, 1988 Going Native June 19, 1988 Hush July 10, 1988 Barter July 17, 1988 Basher Malone July 24, 1988 Directed by Frank De Palma Katarina Wittich Bill Travis Jeffrey Wolf David Odell Jeff Schiro Bruce Dolin John Harrison John Drury John Strysik T.J. Castronovo Eleanor Gaver Richard Glass Jodie Foster Tom Savini Andrew Weiner Allen Coulter Christopher T. Welch Anthony Santa Croce Written by Robert Bloch   Jule Selbo   Mark Patrick Carducci   Brian Thomas Jones   Michael McDowell   David Odell   Harvey Jacobs   Donald Wollner   Clive Barker   Stephen King   Richard Benner   Bobs Gannaway   John Strysik   Granville Burgess   Allen Coulter   Ellen Sandhaus   Thomas F. Monteleone   Franco Amurri   Bob Balaban   Edithe Swensen   Theodore Gershuny   Andrew Weiner   John Harrison   Zenna Henderson   Lois McMaster Bujold   Peter O'Keefe   Cast Paul Sparer ... Narrator (20 episodes) Neil Kinsella ... Sid (2 episodes) Catherine Battistone ... Phone (2 episodes) Rod McCary ... Arthur Hartley Sirri Murad ... Hammid Bey Donald MacKechnie ... Detective Richards Colm Meaney ... Constable Angelo Grisanti ... Bert Margaret Whitton ... Mary Jones A.C. Weary ... David Fred Burstein ... Scott Frank Hamilton ... Algernon Colesbury Richard Clarke ... Harry Bainbridge Terres Unsoeld ... Lenore Debbie Harry ... Sybil Jane Manning ... Mother T.J. Castronovo ... Eddie Minelli (as T.J. Castronova) Barry Dennen ... Aldo D Cameron Milzer ... Tiffany Bradley Fisher ... Nicky (as Brad Fisher) Derek Loughran ... Don Paulie's Corpse John Marzilli ... Motu (voice) Arnold Stang ... Tapok Polly Draper ... Aileen Daren Kelly ... Dr. Harold Gormley Ed Kovens ... Ahmed Phil Fondacaro ... The Yattering Antony Carbone ... Jack Polo (as Tony Carbone) Tom Newman ... Beelzebub (as Thomas Newman) Danielle Brisebois ... Amanda Polo Barbara Shapiro ... Caroler Divine ... Ambassador Chia Fung J.D. Roth ... Seymour Strand Kathleen Doyle ... Ellen Strand David Gale ... Henry Strand Cathy Lipinski ... Madame Wu Deborah Harmon ... Katie Weiderman Arthur Taxier ... Bill Weiderman Rhonda Dotson ... Dawn Katherine Britton ... Polly Brandon Stewart ... Jeff Nicole Huntington ... Connie Maura Swanson ... Jeanette Simpson Lewis Arlt ... Michael Nelson Wanda De Jesus ... Telephone (voice) (as Wanda DeJesus) Sharon Madden ... Betsy Cowland Larry Gelman ... Elmo Shroud Diana Hale ... Landlady John Romo ... Delivery Man Allen Garfield ... Donald / Kingsley Diamond / Michael Rudnick / The Devil Bradley Whitford ... Tom Dash Robert Costanzo ... Vincent Dessari Elyssa Paternoster ... Cassie Smith Kristine Greco ... Vincent's Secretary Jon Jacobs ... Jerome (voice) Manziana Garfield ... Diablo the Dog Wayne Tippit ... Magistrate Thomas Branford Haviland Morris ... Sarah McBride Katherine Elizabeth Neuman ... Jane Branford Gary Lahti ... Peter Huckleberry Fox ... Jamie Paula Trueman ... Great Grandma Mary Griffin ... Gloria (as Mary Alison Griffin) Timothy Landfield ... Father Sharon Ullrick ... Mother Eileen Heckart ... Rose Pennywell William LeMassena ... Charles Pennywell (as William Le Massena) Richard B. Shull ... Postman Fay Gold ... Clarissa Sanderson Stephen McHattie ... Robert Perry Daniel Terrence Kelly ... Bobby Patricia Tallman ... Janice Perry Marilyn Rockafellow ... Trudy Kim Greist ... Claire John Aprea ... Lee Cynthia David ... Amy Richard Kuhlman ... Mark Pamela Kenny ... Janine Nile Lanning ... Jennifer Eric Jason ... Buddy Bonnie Gallup ... Beth Warren Jack Carter ... Klaatzu Jill Jaress ... Ruthie Michael Santiago ... Nicky Miguel Alamo ... Little Nicky Vic Tayback ... Tippy Ryan Marie Denn ... Ma Malone Marlene Casamento ... Ursula Steve Strong ... Basher Malone Scott St. James ... Announcer Magic Schwarz ... Trog Jack 'Wildman' Armstrong ... Lockjaw Lukasig Brinke Stevens ... Cindy Gregory Uhland ... Hurt wrestler Uncredited Cast Martin Marinaro ... Tourist Loren Cedar ... Libby Alison Sweeney ... Karen Produced by T.J. Castronovo   Erica Fox   Jerry Golod   George A. Romero   Richard P. Rubinstein   Anthony Santa Croce   Jan Saunders   William Teitler   Christopher T. Welch   Original Music by Pat Irwin Chris Stein Ken Lauber John Vulich

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