1985

Title: Santa Claus: The Movie Tagline: Guess who's coming to town! Genre: Family, Fantasy, Adventure Director: Jeannot Szwarc Cast: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell, Jeffrey Kramer, Christian Fitzpatrick, Carrie Kei Heim, John Barrard...

Title: Re-Animator Tagline: Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders... and another on his desk. Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror Director: Stuart Gordon Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Peter Kent, Ian...

Title: White Nights Genre: Drama, Thriller Director: Taylor Hackford Cast: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Stefan Gryff, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer, Florence Faure, David Savile, Ian Liston, Benny...

Title: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor Tagline: An adventure on a world beyond the stars. Genre: Adventure, Family, TV Movie Director: Jim Wheat Cast: Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Siân Phillips, Carel Struycken, Niki Botelho, Paul Gleason, Eric Walker, Marianne Horine...

Title: What's Happening Now!! Genre: Comedy First aired: 1985-09-07 Creator: Eric Monte Cast: Haywood Nelson, Ernest Lee Thomas, Anne-Marie Johnson, Shirley Hemphill, Fred Berry, Ken Sagoes, Martin Lawrence, Reina King Overview: What's Happening Now!! is an American sequel series...

Title: The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy First aired: 1985-09-07 Cast: Casey Kasem, Jack Angel, B. J. Ward, Adam West, Frank Welker, René Auberjonois, Mark L. Taylor, Ernie Hudson, Michael Rye Overview: The Super Powers Team: Galactic...

Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama First aired: 1985-05-21 Creator: Ray Bradbury Cast: Ray Bradbury Overview: A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon...

Title: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Genre: Drama, Mystery First aired: 1985-09-29 Creator: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Alfred Hitchcock Overview: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987...

Title: New Love, American Style First aired: 1985-12-23 Overview: A remake of the original show updated for the 80s, comically dealing with the problems of love and relationships in a series of vignettes.

Title: The Berenstain Bears Genre: Animation First aired: 1985-09-14 Creator: Jan Berenstain Cast: Michael Cera, Tajja Isen, Camilla Scott, Benedict Campbell Overview: The Berenstain Bears is an Australian-American co-produced animated television series based on Stan and Jan...

Title: Stir Crazy Genre: Comedy Creator: Larry Rosen, Larry Tucker Cast: Larry Riley, Jennifer Tilly, Jeannie Wilson First aired: 1985-09-18 Overview: Stir Crazy is a situation comedy aired in the United States on CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup. Stir Crazy was based on the...

Title: Stingray Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure First aired: 1985-07-14 Creator: Stephen J. Cannell Cast: Nick Mancuso Overview: Ray is an enigmatic adventurer with no traceable past who travels from place to place fighting crime and helping people in trouble. He refuses to be...

Title: Otherworld Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy First aired: 1985-01-26 Creator: Roderick Taylor Cast: Chris Hebert, Gretchen Corbett, Tony O'Dell, Jonathan Banks, Jonna Lee, Sam Groom, Brandon Crane, Wayne Alexander Overview: Otherworld is an American science fiction series that aired...

Title: Misfits of Science Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy First aired: 1985-10-04 Creator: Tim Kring, James D. Parriott Cast: Kevin Peter Hall, Courteney Cox, Max Wright, Dean Paul Martin, Mark Thomas Miller, Jennifer Holmes Overview: A superhero fantasy...

Title: Mary Genre: Comedy First aired: 1985-12-11 Creator: Ken Levine, David Isaacs Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, James Farentino, John Astin, David Byrd, Katey Sagal, James Tolkan, Carlene Watkins, Harold Sylvester, Derek McGrath Overview: Mary is an American sitcom that aired on CBS...

Title: Jem and the Holograms First aired: 1985-05-06 Creator: Christy Marx Cast: Samantha Newark, Britta Phillips

Title: Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy First aired: 1985-09-14 Cast: Brad Garrett, James Avery, Charlie Adler, Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, George DiCenzo, Aron Kincaid, Ron Gans, Lewis Arquette, Ron Feinberg, Jodi Carlisle, Gene Okerlund, Hulk...

Title: Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers Genre: Documentary First aired: 1985-04-03 Cast: Arthur C. Clarke, Anna Ford Overview: Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers is a popular thirteen-part British television series looking at strange worlds of the paranormal. It was...

Title: EastEnders Genre: Soap, Drama First aired: 1985-02-19 Creator: Julia Smith, Tony Holland Overview: The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

Title: 227 Genre: Comedy First aired: 1985-09-14 Creator: Michael G. Moye Cast: Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry, Regina King, Helen Martin, Curtis Baldwin, Barry Sobel, Countess Vaughn, Paul Winfield, Stoney Jackson Overview: A housewife sits on the stoop...