Editing Season 1

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The inaugural season of "Tales from the Darkside."  

==Season Facts==

The first season consisted of 24 episodes.

The pilot aired on October 29, 1983.

The season finale aired on August 4, 1985

==Episodes==
[[Trick or Treat|Pilot: Trick or Treat]]

Gideon Hackles is a miser who loves to scare children almost as much as he loves money.  It is also the story of Billy Kimble, who insists he can beat Hackles cruel Halloween prank.

[[A New Man|Episode 1: A New Man]]

A recovering alcoholic is visited at work by a son that everyone seems to recognize except for him.

Note: this is considered a very confusing episode by many fans of the show.

[[I'll Give You a Million|Episode 2: I'll Give You a Million]]

A rich man offers his athiest millionaire friend a million dollars for a soul the man does not believe exists.

[[Pain Killer|Episode 3: Pain Killer]]

The answers to a man's severe back pain is the rid himself of the source of that pain.

[[The Odds|Episode 4: The Odds]]

A bookie who has never refused a bet now has even money on his life from a man who blames him for his death.

[[Mookie and Pookie|Episode 5: Mookie and Pookie]]

A terminally ill teenage boy creates a computer program that he makes his sister promise to finish for him if he dies.

[[Slippage|Episode 6: Slippage]]

After a series of odd events, a man begins to notice that everyone is forgetting him.

[[Inside the Closet|Episode 7: Inside the Closet]]

A college student rents a room from a professor that has a small door from behind which she hears noises at night.

[[The Word Processor of the Gods|Episode 8: The Word Processor of the Gods]]

A man with an annoying wife and son gets a posthumous gift from his newphew which may be able to provide him with the life he really wants.

[[A Case of the Stubborns|Episode 9: A Case of the Stubborns]]

Grandpa recently passed away but he is too stubborn to let that stop him from living.

[[Djinn, No Chaser|Episode 10: Djinn, No Chaser]]

A couple buys a lamp with a genie who is rather unhappy and wants to spread the misery around.

[[All a Clone by the Telephone|Episode 11: All a Clone by the Telephone]]

A writer's life is remarkably changed by his new answering machine.

[[In The Cards|Episode 12: In The Cards]]

A tarot card reader who only gives good readings in order to get repeat business sees something not so great in a new deck of cards.

[[Anniversary Dinner|Episode 13: Anniversary Dinner]]

A girl hiker leaves her boyfriend to spend time with an older couple about to celebrate their 25th anniversary.

[[Snip, Snip|Episode 14: Snip, Snip]]

A man uses his evil powers to win the lottery, only to lose to a hair dresser.

[[Answer Me|Episode 15: Answer Me]]

An actress is fed up with the phone ringing in another apartment.

[[The Tear Collector|Episode 16: The Tear Collector]]

A woman who cries a lot meets a man who collects tears.

[[The Madness Room|Episode 17: The Madness Room]]

A ouija board leads a wealthy couple to a hidden room.

[[If the Shoes Fit|Episode 18: If the Shoes Fit]]

A candidate for governor who thinks show is more than substance is forced to put on a show.

[[Levitation|Episode 19: Levitation]]

Kharma's decision to not perform his famous levitatin causes a hardcore magic fan to heckle him until he changes his mind.

[[It All Comes Out in the Wash|Episode 20: It All Comes Out in the Wash]]

This stars the great James Hong as the owner of a laundry service that can wash away sins, and along with them, guilt.

[[Bigalow's Last Smoke|Episode 21: Bigalow's Last Smoke]]

A man gets treatment to quit smoking using an organization that has 100% success.

[[Grandma's Last Wish|Episode 22: Grandma's Last Wish]]

When she is sent to a nursing home against her will, a grandma's family promises to grant her one wish.
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 When she is sent to a nursing home against her will, a grandma's family promises to grant her one wish.
-[[A False Prophet|Episode 23: A False Prophet]]
-A young woman gets conflicting information from two psychics.