Teleplay - Season 1

1. If Wishes Were Horses

Aired: 10/28/1976

A nearly-destitute racehorse owner is banking on his beloved championship mare to give birth to a foal worth a fortune. But when medical complications ensue, he is forced to consider a drastic course of action.

2. Sam, Grace, Doug and the Dog

Aired: 11/4/1976

3. Overlaid

Aired: 11/18/1976

4. Friday Night Adventure

Aired: 12/2/1976

A young man's confrontation with his homosexual leanings.

5. The Italian Machine

Aired: 12/31/1976

Bikers plan to steal a rare motorcycle from an art collector. An early David Cronenberg work. This TV play, written and directed by David Cronenberg for the Canadian series Teleplay, whose goal was to uncover new Canadian talents through independent stories and without common links, explores one of his enduring themes: obsessive relationships with technology. A group of bike fanatics determined to get their hands on a Ducati 900 Desmo SuperSport owned by a rich guy, by any means necessary.

6. Quicksilver

Aired: 12/9/1976

7. I've Always Been Lucky

Aired: 12/16/1976

8. Flashes

Aired: 12/23/1976

9. Justify It Anyway You Like/Metamorphosis

Aired: 12/30/1976

Discover how to speak God's Word in faith and get the same results He gets.

10. Herringbone

Aired: 1/6/1977

11. Microdramas: Vignettes of Paranoia

Aired: 1/13/1977

A series of short sketches -- some funny, some disturbing -- centering around anxiety, paranoia and alienation.