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American anthology television series (1982–1987)

Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre) is an American award winning live action fairytale fantasy drama anthology television series of 27 episodes, that originally broadcast nationally on Showtime from September 11, 1982, until November 14, 1987 (before being sold internationally). It is a retelling of 25 classic fairy tales, particularly those written by The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen. Episode 18 was not based on a fairy tale, but rather on the poem, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". The 27th episode was a reunion special of cast and crew, titled "Grimm Party", in which, in fairy tale style, they attend a gala in fancy dress. The series, as a live action adaptation, was notable for featuring a number of Hollywood actors and famous celebrities portraying the costumed characters, and also utilized filming by well known directors. Faerie Tale Theatre was followed by three other short anthology series also produced by Duvall, including Tall Tales and Legends, which follows a theme similar to the latter, with a focus on American folklore, Nightmare Classics (6 produced of the intended 9 episodes), aimed at a younger audience, and Bedtime Stories (12 episodes).

Actress Shelley Duvall, who conceived the series, served as executive producer and host alongside associate producers Bridget Terry and Fred Fuchs. Duvall also starred in three episodes, portraying various characters, and was a featured narrator of three episodes, as well as providing the voice of the animatronic Nightingale, in the episode of the same title. Every episode begins with Duvall introducing herself and giving a brief synopsis of the night's fairy tale episode that would follow. The series followed a style similar to an earlier fairy tale anthology series, called Shirley Temple's Storybook, broadcast between 1958 and 1961, in which Shirley Temple serves as narrator, with this series also featuring numerous celebrities portraying the costumed characters. The series was one of the first examples of original cable programming, alongside HBO's Fraggle Rock.

Duvall began the conception of Faerie Tale Theatre while she was filming the live action 1980 film, Popeye, in Malta. She reportedly asked her co star, Robin Williams, for his opinion on "The Frog Prince", a fairy tale that she was reading during production. Williams thought that it was funny, and would later star in the namesake pilot episode of the series that was written, narrated and directed by Monty Python's Eric Idle (who would appear in the episode "The Pied Piper of Hamelin"). Many of the episodes were produced by Fred Fuchs, in association with Duvall, with the screenplays written by Rod Ash, Mark Curtiss, Maryedith Burrell and Robert C. Jones. All of the episodes were produced and shot from 1982 to 1985, and videotaped mostly at the ABC Television Studios in Burbank, California. Episodes were directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Ivan Passer, Emile Ardolino, and Tim Burton, as well as other famous Hollywood directors.

Many episodes feature backdrops and settings inspired by specific artists and children's book illustrators. Artist Production Maxfield Parrish The Frog Prince Norman Rockwell Goldilocks and the Three Bears Arthur Rackham Hansel and Gretel Edmund Dulac The Nightingale Aubrey Beardsley and Harry Clarke The Princess and the Pea Gustav Klimt Rapunzel N. C. Wyeth Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Kay Nielsen Sleeping Beauty Brueghel and Dürer The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers Jennie Harbour Little Red Riding Hood George Cruikshank Thumbelina Aubrey BeardsleyThe Princess and the Pea filmmakers, such as Jean Cocteau Beauty and the Beast

In the United States, the series was originally broadcast on Showtime from 1982 and 1986, and re aired on the Disney Channel from 1994 and 1996. It was also broadcast in syndication on various television channels, including PBS and BookTelevision. In Italy, the series aired on Rai 1 every weekend in 1990, and mornings in 1991 and 1992, under the title, "Nel regno delle fiable", translated to "In the Kingdom of Fairy Tales". In Brazil on TV Cultura. In Hong Kong, it aired on ATV World every Saturday. In Mexico on Canal 5. In India on DD National. In Malaysia on TV2. In Bulgaria on BNT 2. In the Philippines on an unnamed Philippine network. In Bangladesh on Bangladesh Television. In Sri Lanka on Rupavahini. In Turkey on TRT1.