Rip Van Winkle is off in the Catskill mountains one day when he finds a gathering of ghosts. After drinking wine and socializing all day, he falls fast asleep. When he awakes, he discovers it is 20 years later! An interesting version of the Washington Irving Tale.
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Directed by Francis Ford CoppolaWritten by Rod Ash, Mark Curtiss, Washington Irving, Alister BerryGuest stars Chris Penn, Harry Dean Stanton, Talia Shire, Ed Begley Jr., Tim Conway, Roy Dotrice, Mark Blankfield, Hunter Carson
Pam Dawber makes a deal with a sea witch after rescuing a human from drowning -- she wants to become human. The witch agrees to give her legs, but the prince must fall in love with her or she is doomed to be sea foam forever on the sea. The Witch also takes away her voice and warns her that every step she takes will feel like she is walking on knives. Even with all odds against her, the little mermaid follows her heart, no matter where it may lead!
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Directed by Robert IscoveWritten by Hans Christian Andersen, Anne BeattsGuest stars Pam Dawber, Helen Mirren, Treat Williams, Karen Black, Brian Dennehy, Donna McKechnie, Laraine Newman, Guy Boyd
An overbearing king learns from his daughters that being overprotective is as unwise as being to permissive. The trouble starts when he learns that his 6 daughters dancing slippers nearly worn to bits Every morning (which is very costly). He wonders how they accomplish this when he locks them in their room every night. Where do they possibly go dancing? The secret isn't discovered until a wise soldier shows up at the palace and follows them by aid of an invisible cloak to a stunning fantasy world where the girls dance the night away with their dream men. This is one of the finest episodes of Faerie tale Theatre!
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Directed by Peter MedakWritten by Maryedith BurrellGuest stars Max Wright, Roy Dotrice, Ian Abercrombie, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, Starr Andreeff, Laura Harrington, Sachi Parker
Maryedith Burrell, David Felton, Alister Berry, Mark Curtiss, Rod Ash, Robert C. Jones, Maryedith Burrell, David Wyles, Nicholas Meyer, Eric Idle, Jules Feiffer, Gerald Ayres
