Faerie Tale Theatre
Inspired by an earlier children's series, Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), Shelley Duvall hosted this series featuring some of the best known actors and actresses in Hollywood performing adaptations of traditional stories.
- 1982-1987
- 6 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- TV-PG
Inspired by an earlier children's series, Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), Shelley Duvall hosted this series featuring some of the best known actors and actresses in Hollywood performing adaptations of traditional stories.
Season 6 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 1987
Episode 1
Rip Van Winkle
Mon, Mar 23, 1987 48 mins
This is the story of a lazy man who falls asleep in the Catskill mountains for twenty years.
Episode 2
The Little Mermaid
Mon, Apr 6, 1987 50 mins
A mermaid princess is willing to sacrifice anything for love.
Episode 3
The Dancing Princesses
Sat, Nov 14, 1987 50 mins
A king who is extremely overprotective locks his six daughters in their room each 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 asks 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 upon learning of this a soldier decides to find out after being given a cloak that makes him invisible.
