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Faerie Tale Theatre 

| Adventure, Comedy, Family | TV Series (1982–1987)
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27 episodes
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Inspired by an earlier children's series, Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), Shelley Duvall hosted this series featuring some of the best known actors in Hollywood performing adaptations of... See full summary »

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Shelley Duvall, John Achorn, Patrick DeSantis | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Shelley Duvall ...  Herself - Host / ... 17 episodes, 1982-1987
John Achorn ...  Comedian / ... 11 episodes, 1982-1987
Patrick DeSantis Patrick DeSantis ...  Ensemble / ... 9 episodes, 1982-1987
David McCharen David McCharen ...  Alfred / ... 7 episodes, 1984-1987
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Inspired by an earlier children's series, Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), Shelley Duvall hosted this series featuring some of the best known actors in Hollywood performing adaptations of traditional stories. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>

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anthology | fairy tale | See All (2) »

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Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1982 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaylord Productions, Lion's Gate Films, Platypus Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(27 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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This was one of the first television shows to be released on home video. See more »

Alternate Versions

Some episodes released on DVD by Starmaker II and Koch Vision were edited. See more »

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I LOVED these when I was little - I wish there was a way to see them again!
13 May 2003 | by alexise-1 – See all my reviews

I have such great memories of all of these stories set to film. I particularly loved The Snowqueen and The Seven Dancing Princesses. What a great way to get to know classic stories and much better than what's out there for kids today. Someone should put them on DVD, I'd buy them for my future child
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