Does anyone remember Fairy Tale Theater?

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I think this was originally an HBO series, but I remember renting the videos when I was a kid. I loved the costumes and sets and how popular actors of the time played the roles. My favorites were The Snow Queen, Cinderella (I loved Matthew Broderick as the prince), and Beauty and the Beast. Remember Billy Crystal as one of the Three Little Pigs! The only thing bad was that creepy Shelly Duvall, who hosted them and starred in some of the parts.

Recently I bought the whole set on 4 DVD’s (I would have preferred to rent them, but couldn’t find them anywhere).
It was fun to watch some of the episodes again.
 
I do, I do! I LOVED them (even quirky Shelly Duvall). My particular favorite was Sleeping Beauty with Bernadette Peters.

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Shelly Duvall was the greatest in FTT, think of her in Time Bandits, along with the guy that played Robin Hood in one scene, and her boyfriend on the Titanic scene. Are these shown on Nik at Nite or anyplace else?
 
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Shelly Duvall was the greatest in FTT, think of her in Time Bandits, along with the guy that played Robin Hood in one scene, and her boyfriend on the Titanic scene. Are these shown on Nik at Nite or anyplace else?
Hi Puzzleannie!🙂
I don’t think they’re shown on Nick at Nite, and don’t know about anywhere else. Titanic? She played in something about the Titanic?Time Bandits wasn’t part of FTT.
 
It was on PBS for a time in my area (early 90’s). I found them very enjoyable to watch with the kids. It was a nice diversion from* Shining Time Station*.
 
Sir Knight:
This must have been after my time. When was it?
Originally, they started in 1982 (I think on HBO) and it was 26 episodes total, but later they were released on VHS, which is when I discovered them. They were great…lavish costumes and great actors, special effects. Robin Williams as the Frog Prince, Mick Jagger in The Nightingale, Susan Sarandon as Beauty in Beauty in the Beast, Ben Vereen, Billy Crstal, and Jeff Goldbloom as the big, bad, wolf (he was so cool in that part), Pee Wee Herman as Pinocchio, and many others.
 
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Hi Puzzleannie!🙂
I don’t think they’re shown on Nick at Nite, and don’t know about anywhere else. Titanic? She played in something about the Titanic?Time Bandits wasn’t part of FTT.
yes, I know, but I was just commenting I like her in all the weird fantasy stuff she has been in. There was a scene in time bandits on the Titanic where she is just about to kiss the bf when the dwarves fall on her through the hole in time. the scenes in TB reminded me of her parts in FTT, and I enjoyed them hugely. okay?
 
yes! yes, i remember!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: when will they start making shows like this again??!
 
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