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The Storyteller

TV·1988–1988·1 season, 9 episodes·NBC·Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·25m·8.2·Created by Jim Henson

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The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Storyteller S01E05Hans My HedgehogS01E05 · 8.5Hans, a hedgehog-boy, feels ostracized in his town so he runs away. Twenty years later, Hans helps a king lost in the woods find his way back to his kingdom. The king rewards Hans with the first thing that the king will see when he re-enters his kingdom. But when the first thing he sees turns out to be his beautiful daughter, will despair take hold or can love prevail? From an early German folk tale.
  2. 02The Storyteller S01E01The Soldier and DeathS01E01 · 8.0Returning from war, a young soldier trades his last biscuit for a magical sack... into which anything summoned will enter! Trapping devils and even death itself, the soldier brings peace to his country. But death soon proves a greater enemy captured than free! From an early Russian folk tale.
  3. 03The Storyteller S01E03The Luck ChildS01E03 · 8.0Upon news of the birth of a Luck child - a peasant boy predicted by wise man to one day wear the crown - the cruel-hearted king seeks out the boy, pretending to take him under his terrible wing. Will luck indeed play a part in our hero's final destiny? From an early Russian folk tale.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes1988Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Storyteller S01E01The Soldier and DeathMay 15, 1988 8.0Returning from war, a young soldier trades his last biscuit for a magical sack... into which anything summoned will enter! Trapping devils a
  2. S01E02The Storyteller S01E02FearnotMay 22, 1988 7.5Fearnot is a young man who is incapapble of feeling fear. He leaves his home and his true love to embark on a vast journey to experience the
  3. S01E03The Storyteller S01E03The Luck ChildMay 29, 1988 8.0Upon news of the birth of a Luck child - a peasant boy predicted by wise man to one day wear the crown - the cruel-hearted king seeks out th
  4. S01E04The Storyteller S01E04A Story ShortJune 5, 1988 8.0The storyteller recalls his days of servitude to the king for bamboozling the royal cook out of a free meal. A story a day was his punishmen
  5. S01E05The Storyteller S01E05Season's bestHans My HedgehogJune 12, 1988 8.5Hans, a hedgehog-boy, feels ostracized in his town so he runs away. Twenty years later, Hans helps a king lost in the woods find his way bac
  6. S01E06The Storyteller S01E06The Three RavensJune 19, 1988 8.0After using her powers to charm the widowed king into marrying her, an evil witch sees his children standing in the way of her power. She un
  7. S01E07The Storyteller S01E07SapsorrowJune 26, 1988 8.0Upon fleeing her kingdom to escape an arranged marriage, the lovely Princess Sapsorrow toils in the kitchen of a faraway palace, disguised a
  8. S01E08The Storyteller S01E08The Heartless GiantJuly 3, 1988 8.0A young prince is tricked into helping a heartless giants escape from the king’s dungeon. The evil giant unleashes terror across the land an
  9. S01E09The Storyteller S01E09The True BrideJuly 10, 1988 8.0A girl who was adopted by an abusive troll finally is freed with the help of a white lion. When her betrothed does not return after a trip,

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

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