Nightmare Cafe
"Nightmare Cafe" - Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the café. Frank and Fay are given the opportunity to correct something in their lives that went wrong the first time, and upon their success, they stay on as the café's new cook and waitress. With the aid of Blackie, the enigmatic owner of the café, Frank and Fay find themselves dispensing hot coffee, daily specials, justice, and second chances to the many imperiled and troubled souls that the café is somehow able to attract, as it travels from place to place.
- 1992-1992
- 1 season
- NBC
- Comedy, Suspense, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Nightmare Cafe" - Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the café. Frank and Fay are given the opportunity to correct something in their lives that went wrong the first time, and upon their success, they stay on as the café's new cook and waitress. With the aid of Blackie, the enigmatic owner of the café, Frank and Fay find themselves dispensing hot coffee, daily specials, justice, and second chances to the many imperiled and troubled souls that the café is somehow able to attract, as it travels from place to place.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1992
Episode 1
Nightmare Cafe
Wed, Jan 29, 1992 46 mins
Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves mysteriously drawn to an all-night café following a surreal brush with death.
Episode 2
Dying Well Is the Best Revenge
Fri, Mar 6, 1992 47 mins
When Frank gets involved with a married woman whose husband is very possessive, Fay worries for his safety.
Episode 3
Fay & Ivy
Fri, Mar 13, 1992 47 mins
Fay's younger sister Ivy comes to the city to visit her, but trouble comes along in the form of her scummy boyfriend Jesse.
Episode 4
The Heart of the Mystery
Fri, Mar 20, 1992 46 mins
The café slows down time in order to enable a detective to find the answer to an unsolved murder before his death by gunshot.
Episode 5
Sanctuary for a Child
Fri, Mar 27, 1992 44 mins
The café brings Frank back to his hometown, where he befriends a boy whose comatose body lies in the town hospital.
Episode 6
Aliens Ate My Lunch
Fri, Apr 3, 1992 47 mins
When a desperate tabloid writer concocts a story about a small-town alien invasion, his simple lie snowballs out of his control.
