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American Playhouse

6.2(8 votes)
1982

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Episodes

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

1. The Shady Hill Kidnapping

John Cheever's comedy of a supposedly kidnapped 5-year-old boy. At first the police aren't interested until a ransom note is discovered. Then the town goes into action to support the finding of Toby.

King of America

2. King of America

Seguin

3. Seguin

Who Am I This Time?

4. Who Am I This Time?

From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on screen. Susan Sarandon is new in town, a lonely itenerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Walken's Stanley when the theater group does A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the problem, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

5. Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Come Along With Me

6. Come Along With Me

Mabel Lederer is a recently widowed woman who sells all her belongings and leaves her home to start a new life. Mabel believes she has powers to see into the future and to conduct seances. She changes her name to 'Angela Motorman' and moves into a boarding house where she interacts with the strange residents.

For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

7. For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

Echoes and Silences

8. Echoes and Silences

Fifth of July

9. Fifth of July

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

10. The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters is a 1982 comedy drama TV movie written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Richard Bartlett.

Pilgrim Farewell

11. Pilgrim Farewell

Northern Lights

12. Northern Lights

Medal of Honor Rag

13. Medal of Honor Rag

Working

14. Working

Weekend

15. Weekend

Weekend is a TV episode of American Playhouse directed by Paul Bogart.

Private Contentment

16. Private Contentment

My Palikari

17. My Palikari

Oppenheimer (1)

18. Oppenheimer (1)

Oppenheimer (2)

19. Oppenheimer (2)

Oppenheimer (3)

20. Oppenheimer (3)

Oppenheimer (4)

21. Oppenheimer (4)

Oppenheimer (5)

22. Oppenheimer (5)

Oppenheimer (6)

23. Oppenheimer (6)

Oppenheimer (7)

24. Oppenheimer (7)

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

25. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Overview

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Details

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Language

EN

First Air Date

1982-01-12

Seasons

13

Episodes

177

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