Freddy's Nightmares
"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series, with the evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosting this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.
- 1988-1990
- 2 seasons
- Lorimar Telepictures
- Horror, Suspense
- TV-14
"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series, with the evil, sinister killer of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" movies, Freddy Krueger, hosting this show, where each week, he shows us a tale of evil and death about the lives of people who live in Springwood.
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Sun, Oct 9, 1988 45 mins
On this evening's program, the repulsive Freddy Kruger (Robert Englund) explains how he became the bon vivant and fashion plate who we know and hate so well. Freddy's ramblings lead to the evening's drama, all about a fellow who decides that the best way to get ahead is to stomp on everyone in his path.
Episode 2
It's a Miserable Life
Sun, Oct 16, 1988 46 mins
Freddy goes after a Springwood teenager who's stuck working at a burger joint owned by his father.
Episode 3
Killer Instinct
Sun, Oct 23, 1988 48 mins
A high school track star, haunted by the recent death of her Olympic-medalist mother, is given her mother's magic crystal amulet, which brings to life her secret ambitions and extracts vengeance upon those who cause her pain.
Episode 4
Freddy's Tricks and Treats
Sun, Oct 30, 1988 46 mins
Freddy harasses a young medical student on Halloween night, driving her to the brink of madness and beyond.
Episode 5
Judy Miller, Come on Down
Sun, Nov 6, 1988 46 mins
A married woman is into watching game shows. She gets onto one, which becomes a nightmare wherein if she answers correctly, her husband dies. She wins $1,000,000 then travels back in time warning herself to get rid of the money or else her husband will die.
Episode 6
Saturday Night Special
Sun, Nov 13, 1988 47 mins
Greg will lie about anything to get a date with a hot girl, but when she ends up being everything he has already lied about, he must die. Then her roommate wants to get ahead at work, so is introduced her to a beauty czar who makes her exquisitely lovely, which spells her downfall.
Episode 7
Sister's Keeper
Sun, Nov 20, 1988 46 mins
In this follow-up to "No More Mr. Nice Guy," the twin daughters of the cop who killed Freddy find that whenever one is attacked by the man of their dreams, the other is wounded. So the sisters team up to try to get Freddy out of their dreams for good.
Episode 8
Mother's Day
Sun, Nov 27, 1988 46 mins
Billy's mother has remarried. She, Billy and his new stepfather move into their new house on Mother's Day. The house is in Springwood. The stepfather has a difficult temper and Billy wants more attention from his mother. As soon as they arrive, they leave Billy alone since they are going on their honeymoon. Then he meets his new neighbor, the beautiful Barbara, who convinces him to organize a party whose outcome will be fatal. Meanwhile, a radio psychologist finds herself in trouble when she gives bad advice to her listeners. She is Barbara's mother and is obsessed with her job as a radio celebrity and needs to put her daughter first.
Episode 9
Rebel Without a Car
Sun, Dec 11, 1988 46 mins
He just wants to get out of town and skip college in his restored Ford Mustang, and she will do anything at all to join a local sorority Omega Kappa Pi, which proves to be her ultimate downfall.
Episode 10
The Bride Wore Red
Sun, Dec 18, 1988 45 mins
A groom to be gets a lesson in monogamy from the stripper from hell at his bachelor party and then his bride is overwhelmed with suspicion and mistrust and busts married men who cheat due to having caught her father step-out on mom when she was a child.
Episode 11
Do Dreams Bleed?
Sun, Jan 8, 1989 46 mins
A young football star begins to have nightmares about a serial killer called "The Springwood Chopper, "after finding his last victim. Each dream reveals more of the killer until he is blamed for the killings. Now his girlfriend begins to experience the same dreams....who is the killer?
Episode 12
The End of the World
Sun, Jan 15, 1989 60 mins
After a young woman realizes that she can use her dreams to alter her life by changing events that took place in childhood, she winds up in the clutches of the CIA, who use her to prevent nuclear disaster.
Episode 13
Deadline
Sun, Jan 29, 1989 45 mins
A washed up newspaper editor is given the story of a lifetime. However he soon finds out that the newspaper tells the future and sees an article about him committing suicide.
Episode 14
Black Tickets
Sun, Feb 5, 1989 46 mins
A young couple elope in search of freedom, but find themselves trapped in Springwood.
Episode 15
School Daze
Sun, Feb 12, 1989 46 mins
A Springwood High student is summoned to the principal's office and begins having nightmares, leading him to the school's surprising secret. Another student dreams about failing his SATs.
Episode 16
Cabin Fever
Sun, Feb 19, 1989 46 mins
A jittery airline heir (Brett Cullen) finds himself on a flight to hell. Meanwhile a stewardess (Lezlie Deane) goes home with a charming passenger (Ted Demers) who may be too good to be true.
Episode 17
Love Stinks
Sun, Feb 26, 1989 46 mins
After teenager Adam is coerced into having a one-night-stand with Loni, a girl he meets at a party, he finds that she's looking for a more permanent relationship. Meanwhile Adam's friend Max is forced to abandon his planned summer trip and take a job in a pizza place working under his creepy, tyrannical uncle.
Episode 18
The Art of Death
Sun, Mar 12, 1989 46 mins
A tormented young artist freaks when his latest cartoon, The Phantom, leaps from the page to do his bidding. Meanwhile, after undergoing a traumatic experience, a claustrophobic is driven to the brink of madness.
Episode 19
Missing Persons
Sun, May 7, 1989 46 mins
A formerly fat college student returns to her childhood home to babysit two monstrous children who have a penchant for junk food. Meanwhile, a man wishes that he could spend a day in the life of someone else, but he soon regrets making that wish.
Episode 20
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Sun, May 14, 1989 46 mins
A man with a fear of the dark accepts a job working in the dark sewers of Springwood. And, a video store clerk keeps having nightmares.
Episode 21
Identity Crisis
Sun, May 21, 1989 46 mins
A man struggles with his age on his birthday believing that his son is out to kill him and a teenager confronts her mom about possibly being adopted.
Episode 22
Safe Sex
Sun, May 28, 1989 46 mins
Two virginal teenagers lust after a goth girl who's obsessed with Freddy Krueger.
