All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    • September 25, 1985
    • Showtime

    Ed Begley Jr. stars as Ichabad Crane, a man who has been recently enrolled in being the schoolmaster of Sleepy Hollow. When his eyes fall for Katrina Van Tassel (Beverly D'Angelo) and when her eyes fall for him, Brom Bones, her current boyfriend tries to give Ichabad a little scare. He gathers his friends around in the creepy forest in order to bring the famous legend of Sleepy Hollow to life! But when the headless horseman really shows up, it is up to Ichabad to get safely to the Ghost-Free Bridge and be able to get to the Van Tassel home before his time comes!

  • S01E02 Pecos Bill

    • January 1, 1986
    • Showtime

    The Grand Canyon was his private swimming hole, he dug the Rio Grande on a slow afternoon and he cooked his grub from the Texas Panhandle itself. Pecos Bill, the delightful tall tale hero of the Old West.

  • S01E03 Casey at The Bat

    • January 20, 1986
    • Showtime

    Elliott Gould as the newsboy-capped benchsitter who wants nothing more than a chance to play. Finally granted his wish, he turns out to be an ace hitter, elevating the struggling sport's profile and foiling the plans of an evil mud factory magnate to buy the stadium on the cheap and turn it into a sludge dump. Aided by his faithful fiancée (Carol Kane) and a magical mentor (Bill Macy), Gould fights the good fight until the mogul tempts him with a less-than-virtuous beauty.

  • S01E04 Darlin' Clementine

    • February 8, 1986
    • Showtime

    This is one of the more complex features in this show. DARLIN' CLEMENTINE is based on the famous song. Shelley Duvall plays a beautiful maiden who is loved by all. This was one of the most complex features because the cast and crew all had to work together to find the perfect plot.

  • S01E05 Johnny Appleseed

    • October 31, 1986
    • Showtime

    The story of the boy who loved to eat apples, portrayed by Martin Short in JOHNNY APPLESEED. He ate apples all his life and hardly anything else. But then, he discovers the consequences...This is a charming and humorous tall tale from this wonderfully amazing series.

  • S01E06 Ponce de Leon

    • November 16, 1986
    • Showtime

    He traveled with Columbus on his second voyage, discovered Florida, and searched for the fabled Fountain of Youth.

  • S01E07 John Henry

    • December 1, 1986
    • Showtime

    Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who gave his all to prove that while the industrial revolution was indeed a boon to the country, the power, strength, and integrity of a ""natural born man"" could never be replaced by a machine.

  • S01E08 Davy Crockett

    • December 18, 1986
    • Showtime

    Davy Crockett was the ultimate hero of the wild frontier, and fought and died gallantly at the battle of the Alamo against the Mexican invasion of Texas.

  • S01E09 Annie Oakley

    • January 2, 1987
    • Showtime

    Shelley Duvall narrates this tale of the surest shot in the west. Annie joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and becomes one of the most celebrated performers of all time.