American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982
6.3
13 Seasons
Drama Comedy

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

Season

Episodes

Ep 1

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

Ep 2

King of America

Ep 3

Seguin

Ep 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.

Ep 5

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

Ep 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.

Ep 7

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

Ep 8

Echoes and Silences

Ep 9

Fifth of July

Ep 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.

Ep 11

Pilgrim Farewell

Ep 12

Northern Lights

Ep 13

Medal of Honor Rag

Ep 14

Working

Ep 15

Weekend

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

Ep 16

Private Contentment

Ep 17

My Palikari

Ep 18

Oppenheimer (1)

Ep 19

Oppenheimer (2)

Ep 20

Oppenheimer (3)

Ep 21

Oppenheimer (4)

Ep 22

Oppenheimer (5)

Ep 23

Oppenheimer (6)

Ep 24

Oppenheimer (7)

Ep 25

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Cast