Faerie Tale Theatre The Emperor's New Clothes (Season 4, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

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Faerie Tale Theatre

The Emperor's New Clothes (Season 4, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes instead make none at all, while deceiving everyone (including the emperor himself) into believing they are invisible.

Director

Peter Medak (as Peter Medák)

Writers

Mark Curtiss (teleplay) | Rod Ash (teleplay)

Producers

Fred Fuchs (as Fredric S. Fuchs) | Bridget Terry

Composer

Stephen Barber

Production Designer

Michael Erler

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 5, 1985

Release date

Oct 5, 1985 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

12 wins & 28 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Dick Shawn Emperor Emperor See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Art Carney Morty Morty See fewer	Harry and Tonto (1974)
Alan Arkin Bo Bo See fewer	Argo (2012)
Clive Revill Prime Minister Prime Minister See fewer	Avanti! (1972)
Barrie Ingham Finance Minister Finance Minister See fewer	The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Georgia Brown Maggie Maggie See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Taylor Negron Soldier Soldier See fewer	Alienated (II) (2015)
Harry Frazier Pub Man Pub Man See fewer	McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
John Achorn Pub Man Pub Man See fewer	Night of the Comet (1984)
Lyman Ward Pub Man Pub Man See fewer	Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Patrick DeSantis Pub Man Pub Man See fewer	The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Ty Crowley Courtier Courtier See fewer	The Great Outdoors (1988)
Lise Lang Courtier Courtier See fewer	Xanadu (1980)
Mimi Seaton Courtier (as Mimi Seton) Courtier (as Mimi Seton) See fewer	Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
Tim Maier Courtier Courtier See fewer	Psycho II (1983)
Timothy Dalton Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Living Daylights (1987)
Shelley Duvall Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Shining (1980)
Julian Chagrin The General (uncredited) The General (uncredited) See fewer	Blow-Up (1966)