American Playhouse - Season 1

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The Shady Hill Kidnapping

1 - The Shady Hill Kidnapping

Air Date: January 12, 1982

King of America

2 - King of America

Air Date: January 19, 1982

Seguin

3 - Seguin

Air Date: January 26, 1982

Who Am I This Time?

4 - Who Am I This Time?

Air Date: February 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.

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

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

Air Date: February 9, 1982

Come Along With Me

6 - Come Along With Me

Air Date: February 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.

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

Air Date: February 23, 1982

Echoes and Silences

8 - Echoes and Silences

Air Date: March 2, 1982

Fifth of July

9 - Fifth of July

Air Date: March 9, 1982

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

10 - The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

Air Date: March 16, 1982

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

Air Date: March 23, 1982

Northern Lights

12 - Northern Lights

Air Date: March 30, 1982

Medal of Honor Rag

13 - Medal of Honor Rag

Air Date: April 6, 1982

Working

14 - Working

Air Date: April 13, 1982

Weekend

15 - Weekend

Air Date: April 20, 1982

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

Private Contentment

16 - Private Contentment

Air Date: April 27, 1982

My Palikari

17 - My Palikari

Air Date: May 4, 1982

Oppenheimer (1)

18 - Oppenheimer (1)

Air Date: May 11, 1982

Oppenheimer (2)

19 - Oppenheimer (2)

Air Date: May 18, 1982

Oppenheimer (3)

20 - Oppenheimer (3)

Air Date: May 25, 1982

Oppenheimer (4)

21 - Oppenheimer (4)

Air Date: June 1, 1982

Oppenheimer (5)

22 - Oppenheimer (5)

Air Date: June 8, 1982

Oppenheimer (6)

23 - Oppenheimer (6)

Air Date: June 15, 1982

Oppenheimer (7)

24 - Oppenheimer (7)

Air Date: June 22, 1982

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

25 - The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Air Date: June 29, 1982