All Episodes of American Playhouse
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American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
Season 1
8.0/10156 votesFifth of July
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/1982
No description available
Director: Kirk Browning
Writer: Unknown
- 7.8/1022 votes
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/1982
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.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1019 votes
Private Contentment
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/27/1982
No description available
Director: Vivian Matalon
Writer: Unknown
- 7.6/10896 votes
Who Am I This Time?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/1982
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.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Unknown
- 7.6/1018 votes
Medal of Honor Rag
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/1982
No description available
Director: Lloyd Richards
Writer: Unknown
- 7.0/1052 votes
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/1982
No description available
Director: Ralph Rosenblum
Writer: Unknown
- 6.3/1056 votes
Seguin
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/1982
No description available
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Unknown
- 6.1/1085 votes
Come Along With Me
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/1982
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.
Director: Joanne Woodward
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Northern Lights
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/30/1982
No description available
Director: Rob Nilsson
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Weekend
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/20/1982
Weekend is a TV episode of American Playhouse directed by Paul Bogart.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Unknown