 freddy's nightmares (full title: freddy's nightmares: a nightmare on elm street: the series) is an american horror anthology series, which aired in syndication from october 1988 until march 1990. a spin-off from the nightmare on elm street series, each story was introduced by freddy krueger (played, as in the movies, by robert englund). this format is essentially the same as that employed by alfred hitchcock presents, tales from the crypt, or the twilight zone. the pilot episode was directed by tobe hooper, and begins with freddy krueger's acquittal of the child-murdering charges due to his officer's lack of reviewing the miranda warning at the time of freddy's arrest. a mob of parents eventually corners freddy in a power plant (his workplace), leading to him being torched by the police officer, dying and gaining his familiar visage. the series was produced by new line television, producers of the film series, and stone television. it was originally distributed by lorimar-telepictures. however, warner bros. television would assume syndication rights after acquiring lorimar-telepictures. ==premise== due to the murderous basis of the freddy krueger character, new line cinema opted to not develop a television series with a regular batch of characters to mix it up with krueger on a continuous basis; deeming it futile, since he would inevitably kill most of them, and there would be no one left. instead the producers created 
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