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Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 5

2 episodes Premiered Jul 14, 1986 Updated Sep 30, 2026

Previously on Faerie Tale Theatre

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Faerie Tale Theatre Season 4.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S5·E1 Mytharc

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Jul 14, 1986 · 51 min

Sometimes getting everything you wish isn't everything you wished for. It certainly isn't in the fantastic tale of Aladdin where he is left in a cave to die with nothing but an oil

S5·E2 Mytharc

The Princess Who Never Laughed

Aug 11, 1986 · 51 min

Ellen Barkin is a forlorn princess yearning for laughs. Howard Hessman is her stern father (the king) who demands to be addressed as "your seriousness". Growing up without humor, t