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Season guide

The Ray Bradbury Theater: Season 1

3 episodes Premiered May 21, 1985 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Marionettes, Inc.

May 21, 1985 · 29 min

John Raleigh Braling is a computer salesman who receives a cryptic message on his computer screen. Later he receives the same message in a newspaper and on a lunch bill. He tracks

S1·E2 Core

The Playground

Jun 4, 1985 · 28 min

When Charles Underhill was a boy, he was tormented by neighborhood bullies. When his son begins playing in a local playground, he becomes deeply disturbed when he sees a bully from

S1·E3 Mytharc

The Crowd

Jul 2, 1985 · 28 min

A neon sign artist named Joe Spelliner is injured in a car crash and sees a crowd of onlookers quickly gather. Days later he sees another car crash and notices that again the same

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