Nightmare Cafe

Season 1

Season 1

Season • Jan 29, 1992–Apr 3, 1992

Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café after a near-death experience, only to realize they’ve actually died and been revived by the café. Given a chance to correct a past mistake, they succeed and become the café’s new cook and waitress. With help from Blackie, the enigmatic owner, they serve coffee, daily specials, and second chances to troubled souls as the café mysteriously travels from place to place.

  1. S1E1 - Pilot

    Pilot

    45 min • Jan 29, 1992 (34 years ago)

    Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves mysteriously drawn to an all-night café following a surreal brush with death.

  2. S1E2 - Dying Well is the Best Revenge

    Dying Well is the Best Revenge

    45 min • Mar 6, 1992 (34 years ago)

    When Frank gets involved with a married woman whose husband is very possessive, Fay worries for his safety.

  3. S1E3 - Fay & Ivy

    Fay & Ivy

    45 min • Mar 13, 1992 (34 years ago)

    Fay's younger sister Ivy comes to the city to visit her, but trouble comes along in the form of her scummy boyfriend Jesse.

  4. S1E4 - The Heart of the Mystery

    The Heart of the Mystery

    45 min • Mar 20, 1992 (34 years ago)

    The café slows down time in order to enable a detective to find the answer to an unsolved murder before his death by gunshot.

  5. S1E5 - Sanctuary for a Child

    Sanctuary for a Child

    45 min • Mar 27, 1992 (34 years ago)

    The café brings Frank back to his hometown, where he befriends a boy whose comatose body lies in the town hospital.

  6. S1E6 - Aliens Ate My Lunch

    Aliens Ate My Lunch

    45 min • Apr 3, 1992 (34 years ago)

    When a desperate tabloid writer concocts a story about a small-town alien invasion, his simple lie snowballs out of his control.