The Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 12

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.3/10(109 votes)

   #1 - Tales of the City

   S12:E11/10/1994

   Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.

   Director:Alastair Reid

   Writer:Richard Kramer

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   Director:Alastair Reid

   Writer:Richard Kramer
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #2 - Simple Men

   S12:E24/4/1994

   Diametrically opposite brothers Bill and Dennis McCabe set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.

   Director:Hal Hartley

   Writer:Hal Hartley

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   Director:Hal Hartley

   Writer:Hal Hartley
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #3 - Brother's Keeper

   S12:E35/2/1994

   A look at the life of Delbert Ward, a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until his brother William's death.

   Directors:Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

   Writer:Unknown
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   #4 - Long Shadows

   S12:E48/26/1994

   Explores the life of Haru Matsukata Reischauer, the Japanese-born author who married U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Edwin O. Reischauer.

   Director:Sheldon Larry

   Writer:Milan Stitt

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   Director:Sheldon Larry

   Writer:Milan Stitt
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   #5 - Ethan Frome

   S12:E511/16/1994

   Married couple Ethan and Zeena Frome are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who joins them is beautiful and spirited but she and Ethan fall in love, much to the dismay of Zeena.

   Director:John Madden

   Writer:Richard Nelson

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   Director:John Madden

   Writer:Richard Nelson
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   #6 - Golden Gate

   S12:E611/30/1994

   Brash young FBI agent Kevin David Walker trumps up charges of Communist-spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he seeks to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.

   Director:John Madden

   Writer:David Henry Hwang

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   Director:John Madden

   Writer:David Henry Hwang
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