Episode
Amazing Stories: Remote Control Man
Overview
A henpecked man finds comfort in a unique television set that bring lifelike images to him.
Details
- Series
- Amazing Stories
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1985-12-08
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Remote Control Man is Episode 10 in Season 1 of Amazing Stories. It aired on 1985-12-08. The runtime is 25 min.
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