Faerie Tale Theatre
A miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cast:Shelley Duvall , John Achorn , Patrick DeSantis , David McCharen , Donovan Scott , Charlie Dell , Mark Blankfield , Lise Lang , Daniel Frishman , Ty Crowley , Teri Garr , Jean Stapleton , Ed Begley Jr. , Rene Auberjonois , Bud Cort , Paul Dooley , Pam Dawber , Bridgette Andersen
S1.E1 ∙ The Tale of the Frog Prince
A spoiled, selfish princess's fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.
S1.E2 ∙ Rumpelstiltskin
Desperate to save her life, a miller's daughter makes a bargain with a strange character, after which she must find a way to get out of this dangerous bargain.
S2.E1 ∙ Rapunzel
A sinister witch steals the baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife. Determined to keep the daughter for herself, she locks her up in a tower all alone. Wonders and dangers occur when the girl meets a handsome prince.
S2.E2 ∙ The Nightingale
A kitchen maid and a nightingale help save the emperor with the power of song and friendship.
S2.E3 ∙ Sleeping Beauty
A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.
S2.E4 ∙ Jack and the Beanstalk
Imaginative and creative Jack seeks adventure while trying to provide for himself and his mother. Will he ever solve the mystery of how his father died?
S2.E5 ∙ Little Red Riding Hood
A sheltered but adventurous young woman finds trouble when she encounters a wolf.
S2.E6 ∙ Hansel and Gretel
Abandoned by their parents, a young brother and sister try to find their way home. On the way, they find themselves trapped in the plot of a nasty witch.
S3.E1 ∙ Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
A spirited young girl disobeys her parents and runs off to the wood for the afternoon. She visits a seemingly empty house, eats from three bowls of porridge, sits in three chairs, wrecking one, then falls asleep in the littlest bed. When caught, she learns an important lesson about respecting other entities' rights to privacy and another lesson about being truthful.
S3.E2 ∙ Princess and the Pea
A bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother searches through all the kingdoms far and wide for a "suitable" princess. In the meantime, a charming and witty young lady, who claims to be a princess, shows up at the castle doorstep with a sprained ankle and is shown hospitality by the prince and his best friend the Fool.
S3.E3 ∙ Pinocchio
A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue Fairy comes while he sleeps and partially grants the wish by turning his latest puppet, Pinocchio, into a living marionette. Pinocchio can himself fulfill Geppetto's wish of a real human son if he can prove himself to be a good soul. However, the road to becoming a real boy seems to never end, since his innocence continuously causes a problem, especially when the Evil Gypsy and his two goons want to exploit him. Not to mention, every time that he misbehaves or lies, his nose grows...
S3.E4 ∙ Thumbelina
Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad as a wife for her son. With the help of many different woodland creatures, especially the Swallow, Thumbelina overcomes many obstacles to try and get back to her mother.
S3.E5 ∙ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White must flee from her evil stepmother. She's taken in by the lovable seven dwarfs. Will the wicked queen be able to get rid of her rival?
S3.E6 ∙ Beauty and the Beast
The beautiful daughter of a merchant sacrifices her freedom to save her father from the punishment of a cursed beast.
S3.E7 ∙ The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers". The king hires him to rid the castle of ghosts and evil spirits.
S4.E1 ∙ The Three Little Pigs
Three pig brothers. One is narcissistic, one is greedy but the runt is creative and clever. Big bad Buck Wolf is charged with the task of bringing home a pig for dinner. Pretty pink Tina charms them all. Who will survive by their chinny chin chin?
S4.E2 ∙ The Snow Queen
Kay and Gerda are best friends. A wicked goblin who likes to cause trouble casts a spell on Kay to separate the friends. The Snow Queen snatches Kay away to her castle. Gerda must go find him. Will she ever find Kay? Is the Snow Queen helping Kay or is she freezing his heart forever?
S4.E3 ∙ The Pied Piper of Hamelin
In a small German village, a mysterious flute-playing piper offers to rid the village of the rodent infestation with his magical flute which he does by luring all of the rats away. But when the stingy mayor and his officials refuse to pay him the agreed amount for his services (not realizing that he could actually make it happen), the piper gets revenge against the entire village by "playing a different tune".
S4.E4 ∙ Grimm Party
A fanciful, narrative montage of the first three seasons of FAERIE TALE THEATRE.
S4.E5 ∙ Cinderella
An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.
S4.E6 ∙ Puss in Boots
With ingenuity and cunning, a smart cat wearing boots hatches a plan to rid the land of a terrible ogre, transform its owner, the miller's son, from a simple peasant to the level of Marques and marry the royal princess.
S4.E7 ∙ The Emperor's New Clothes
Two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes instead make no clothes at all, while deceiving everyone (including the emperor himself) into believing the clothes are invisible.
S5.E1 ∙ Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
A retelling of "The Arabian Nights" folk tale about a Middle Eastern lad obtaining a mysterious magical lamp.
S5.E2 ∙ The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
After his wife's death, a grieving King becomes serious and closed, prompting everyone in the realm to act the same. Just when the young princess starts to discover what it's like to have fun, laugh and everything a girl her age does.
S6.E1 ∙ Rip Van Winkle
The story of a lazy man who falls asleep in the Catskill mountains for twenty years.
S6.E2 ∙ The Little Mermaid
A mermaid princess is willing to sacrifice anything for love.
S6.E3 ∙ The Dancing Princesses
A king with six daughters who is extremely over protective locks them in their room at night. But for some reason they order shoes from the cobbler practically every day and the king has to pay for them. And when he ask them why, they don't give him a straight answer. So he sends word that whoever figures out why they need so many shoes, he will have the hand of the daughter of his choice. But so far none have succeeded because they make sure no one can find out. But a soldier upon learning of this decides to find out after being given a cloak that renders him invisible.
