American Playhouse
American Playhouse
TV ShowReturning Series

American Playhouse

6.4 / 10
1982
13 seasons
177 episodes
DramaComedy

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

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PBS - American Playhouse 1995 Opening Funding Credits

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Shady Hill Kidnapping

    12-01-198260m

    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 t...

  • Ep 2

    2.King of America

    19-01-198260m
  • Ep 3

    3.Seguin

    26-01-198260m
  • Ep 4

    4.Who Am I This Time?

    02-02-198260m

    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 co...

  • Ep 5

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

    09-02-198260m
  • Ep 6

    6.Come Along With Me

    16-02-198260m

    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...

  • Ep 7

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

    23-02-198260m
  • Ep 8

    8.Echoes and Silences

    02-03-198260m
  • Ep 9

    9.Fifth of July

    3.0
    09-03-198260m
  • Ep 10

    10.The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

    16-03-198260m

    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.

  • Ep 11

    11.Pilgrim Farewell

    23-03-198260m
  • Ep 12

    12.Northern Lights

    30-03-198260m
  • Ep 13

    13.Medal of Honor Rag

    06-04-198260m
  • Ep 14

    14.Working

    13-04-198260m
  • Ep 15

    15.Weekend

    20-04-198260m

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

  • Ep 16

    16.Private Contentment

    27-04-198260m
  • Ep 17

    17.My Palikari

    04-05-198260m
  • Ep 18

    18.Oppenheimer (1)

    11-05-198260m
  • Ep 19

    19.Oppenheimer (2)

    18-05-198260m
  • Ep 20

    20.Oppenheimer (3)

    25-05-198260m
  • Ep 21

    21.Oppenheimer (4)

    01-06-198260m
  • Ep 22

    22.Oppenheimer (5)

    08-06-198260m
  • Ep 23

    23.Oppenheimer (6)

    15-06-198260m
  • Ep 24

    24.Oppenheimer (7)

    22-06-198260m
  • Ep 25

    25.The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    29-06-198260m

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