American Playhouse

1. S01E01The Shady Hill KidnappingJanuary 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. The
2. S01E02King of AmericaJanuary 19, 1982—
3. S01E03SeguinJanuary 26, 1982—
4. S01E04Who Am I This Time?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 th
5. S01E05Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineFebruary 9, 1982 9.0
6. S01E06Come Along With MeFebruary 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 power
7. S01E07For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enufFebruary 23, 1982—
8. S01E08Echoes and SilencesMarch 2, 1982—
9. S01E09Fifth of JulyMarch 9, 1982 4.8
10. S01E10The Great American Fourth of July and Other DisastersMarch 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 Bartl
11. S01E11Pilgrim FarewellMarch 23, 1982—
12. S01E12Northern LightsMarch 30, 1982—
13. S01E13Medal of Honor RagApril 6, 1982—
14. S01E14WorkingApril 13, 1982—
15. S01E15Season's bestWeekendApril 20, 1982 10.0Weekend is a TV episode of American Playhouse directed by Paul Bogart.
16. S01E16Private ContentmentApril 27, 1982—
17. S01E17My PalikariMay 4, 1982—
18. S01E18Oppenheimer (1)May 11, 1982—
19. S01E19Oppenheimer (2)May 18, 1982—
20. S01E20Oppenheimer (3)May 25, 1982—
21. S01E21Oppenheimer (4)June 1, 1982—
22. S01E22Oppenheimer (5)June 8, 1982—
23. S01E23Oppenheimer (6)June 15, 1982—
24. S01E24Oppenheimer (7)June 22, 1982—
25. S01E25The Ballad of Gregorio CortezJune 29, 1982—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Skin of Our TeethJanuary 18, 1983 7.0The Skin of Our Teeth is the 1983 biographical drama TV episode of American Playhouse TV Series.
2. S02E02Miss LonelyheartsJanuary 25, 1983 7.0A young Depression-era reporter is assigned to write his newspaper's advice column on the insistence of his mocking editor. Unhappy in the d
3. S02E03Family BusinessFebruary 1, 1983—
4. S02E04Keeping OnFebruary 8, 1983—
5. S02E05The File on Jill Hatch (1)February 15, 1983—Part 1 of 3: The story deals with the marriage of a black American soldier and a white British woman. Spanning four decades and two decades
6. S02E06The File on Jill Hatch (2)February 22, 1983—
7. S02E07The File on Jill Hatch (3)March 1, 1983—
8. S02E08For Us, the LivingMarch 22, 1983—
9. S02E09Verse Person SingularMarch 29, 1983—
10. S02E10Until She TalksApril 5, 1983—
11. S02E11WingsApril 26, 1983—
12. S02E12The Rothko ConspiracyMay 3, 1983—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The GhostwriterJanuary 17, 1984 8.0
2. S03E02Pudd'nhead WilsonJanuary 24, 1984—
3. S03E03True WestJanuary 31, 1984—A videotaped stage performance of Sam Shepard's play
4. S03E04Nothing But a ManFebruary 7, 1984—
5. S03E05Popular NeuroticsFebruary 14, 1984—Two young urban professionals, each with their own neuroses, make the fatal mistake one day of meeting by chance at an automatic bank teller
6. S03E06The CafeteriaFebruary 21, 1984—
7. S03E07RefugeFebruary 28, 1984—
8. S03E08The Gin GameMarch 6, 1984—
9. S03E09HauntedMarch 20, 1984—
10. S03E10The Killing FloorApril 10, 1984—
11. S03E11HeartlandApril 17, 1984—
12. S03E12City NewsApril 24, 1984—City News is an independent, American comedy film, written and directed by David Fishelson and Zoe Zinman in New York City in 1983, which wa
13. S03E13HughieMay 1, 1984—
14. S03E14Concealed Enemies (1)May 7, 1984—
15. S03E15Concealed Enemies (2)May 8, 1984—
16. S03E16Concealed Enemies (3)May 9, 1984—
17. S03E17Concealed Enemies (4)May 9, 1984—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01TestamentNovember 26, 1984—
2. S04E02A Matter of PrincipleDecember 3, 1984 7.0
3. S04E03Solomon Northup's OdysseyDecember 10, 1984—Solomon Northup's Odyssey, reissued as Half Slave, Half Free, is a 1984 American television film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a S
4. S04E04TomorrowDecember 17, 1984—
5. S04E05Go Tell It On the MountainJanuary 14, 1985—
6. S04E06Noon WineJanuary 21, 1985—
7. S04E07The Joy That KillsJanuary 28, 1985 7.0The Joy that Kills is a 1984 television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathbor
8. S04E08Overdrawn at the Memory BankFebruary 4, 1985—
9. S04E09The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine CosnowskiFebruary 11, 1985—
10. S04E10Some Men Need HelpFebruary 18, 1985—
11. S04E11Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in FreedomFebruary 25, 1985—
12. S04E12Breakfast with Les and BessMarch 11, 1985—
13. S04E13NightsongsApril 15, 1985—
14. S04E14Under the Biltmore ClockApril 25, 1985—F. Scott Fitzgerald's comedy of a stylish young flapper (Sean Young) who chooses a husband (Lenny Von Dohlen), but finds she can't compete w
15. S04E15Displaced PersonMay 6, 1985—
16. S04E16The EuropeansMay 15, 1985—
17. S04E17El NorteMay 20, 1985—
18. S04E18Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part IMay 27, 1985—
19. S04E19Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part IIJune 3, 1985—
20. S04E20Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part IIIJune 10, 1985—
21. S04E21Paper AngelsJune 15, 1985—
22. S04E22Cat on a Hot Tin RoofJune 24, 1985—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Rise and Rise of Daniel RocketJanuary 20, 1986 10.0
2. S05E02The RoommateJanuary 27, 1986—
3. S05E03Valentine's RevengeFebruary 3, 1986—
4. S05E04Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part IFebruary 10, 1986—
5. S05E05Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part IIFebruary 17, 1986—
6. S05E06Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part IIIFebruary 24, 1986—
7. S05E07Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part IVMarch 3, 1986—
8. S05E08Tell Me a RiddleMarch 17, 1986—
9. S05E09The Little SisterApril 7, 1986—
10. S05E10The House of Ramon IglesiaApril 14, 1986—
11. S05E11A Flash of GreenApril 21, 1986—
12. S05E12DamienApril 28, 1986—
13. S05E13Rocket to the MoonMay 5, 1986—In 1938 New York, a dentist finds his business failing and his marriage on the rocks. He is a hen-pecked husband with little drive left for
14. S05E14A Case of LibelMay 12, 1986—
15. S05E15Painting ChurchesMay 19, 1986—
16. S05E16Roanoak (1)May 26, 1986—
17. S05E17Roanoak (2)June 2, 1986—
18. S05E18Roanoak (3)June 9, 1986—
19. S05E19Sunday in the Park with GeorgeJune 16, 1986—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01All My SonsJanuary 19, 1987—
2. S06E02The Lawrenceville Stories 1: The Prodigious HickeyJanuary 26, 1987—
3. S06E03The Wide NetFebruary 2, 1987—
4. S06E04Smooth TalkFebruary 9, 1987—
5. S06E05A Mistaken CharityFebruary 16, 1987—
6. S06E06Eleanor: In Her Own WordsMarch 9, 1987—
7. S06E07The Innocents AbroadMarch 23, 1987—
8. S06E08Story of a Marriage (1)April 6, 1987—
9. S06E09Story of a Marriage (2)April 13, 1987—
10. S06E10Story of a Marriage (3)April 13, 1987—
11. S06E11A Case of LibelMay 4, 1987—
12. S06E12Charley's AuntMay 11, 1987—Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is
13. S06E13Gal Young 'UnMay 18, 1987—
14. S06E14The House of Blue LeavesMay 25, 1987—Zoo attendant Artie Shaughnessy dreams of being a successful songwriter. What his mistress, Bunny Flingus, who lives downstairs from his Que
15. S06E15Blue WindowJune 1, 1987—In an affluent area of downtown New York City, a Sunday evening dinner party is taking place. Hosted by Libby, an insecure thirty-something
16. S06E16DottieJune 8, 1987—
17. S06E17Waiting for the MoonJune 15, 1987—Fictionalized portrait of one of history's great literary couples: Stein & Toklas. Summer 1930s France, Alice tends to ailing Gertrude; they

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Strange Interlude: Part 1January 13, 1988—
2. S07E02Strange Interlude: Part 2January 19, 1988—
3. S07E03Strange Interlude: Part 3January 20, 1988—
4. S07E04The Lawrenceville Stories 2: The Return of HickeyFebruary 3, 1988—
5. S07E05Lemon SkyFebruary 10, 1988—
6. S07E06The Revolt of MotherFebruary 17, 1988—
7. S07E07Pigeon FeathersFebruary 17, 1988—
8. S07E08Billy GalvinFebruary 24, 1988—
9. S07E09A Flash of GreenMarch 23, 1988—
10. S07E10Journey Into GeniusApril 6, 1988—
11. S07E11SuspicionApril 13, 1988—
12. S07E12The Trial of Bernhard GoetzMay 11, 1988—
13. S07E13The Land of Little RainJune 1, 1988—
14. S07E14I Never Sang for My FatherJune 15, 1988—
15. S07E15Native SonJune 29, 1988—
16. S07E16The Big KnifeJuly 27, 1988—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01A Raisin in the SunFebruary 1, 1989—
2. S08E02Ask Me AgainFebruary 8, 1989—
3. S08E03StackingFebruary 15, 1989—
4. S08E04My American CousinFebruary 22, 1989—
5. S08E05Love and Other SorrowsMarch 1, 1989—
6. S08E06Stand and DeliverMarch 15, 1989—
7. S08E07The Silence at BethanyMarch 22, 1989—
8. S08E08The Lawrenceville Stories 3: The Beginning of the FirmApril 5, 1989—
9. S08E09Life Under WaterApril 12, 1989—
10. S08E10The Diaries of Adam and EveApril 26, 1989—
11. S08E11The MeetingMay 3, 1989—
12. S08E12A Walk in the WoodsMay 10, 1989—
13. S08E13Big TimeMay 17, 1989—
14. S08E14The Thin Blue LineMay 24, 1989—
15. S08E15Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissMay 31, 1989—
16. S08E16Imagining AmericaJune 7, 1989—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Sensibility and SenseJanuary 24, 1990—
2. S09E02Women & WallaceJanuary 31, 1990—
3. S09E03Zora Is My Name!February 14, 1990—
4. S09E04Andre's MotherMarch 7, 1990 4.0
5. S09E05Bloodhounds of BroadwayMay 23, 1990—
6. S09E06Hyde in HollywoodJuly 6, 1990—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Into the WoodsMarch 15, 1991—
2. S10E02The Grapes of WrathMarch 22, 1991—
3. S10E03Three HotelsMarch 29, 1991—
4. S10E04The Sunset GangApril 5, 1991—
5. S10E05Hot Summer WindsMay 22, 1991—
6. S10E06The Hollow BoyJune 12, 1991—A lonely German-American boy, whose bigoted parents want him to constantly work in their bakery, finds solace in a close-knit, musically-gif

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Fool's FireMarch 25, 1992—
2. S11E02Tales from HollywoodOctober 19, 1992—
3. S11E03TruNovember 23, 1992—
4. S11E04TruJanuary 17, 1993—
5. S11E05Fires in the MirrorApril 28, 1993—
6. S11E06In the Wings: Angels in America on BroadwayJune 11, 1993—
7. S11E07La CarpaJune 16, 1993—
8. S11E08Porgy and BessOctober 6, 1993—
9. S11E09Tales of the CityNovember 15, 1993—
10. S11E10HallelujahDecember 22, 1993—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01Armistead Maupin's Tales of the CityJanuary 10, 1994—
2. S12E02The Sunset GangMarch 21, 1994—
3. S12E03Long ShadowAugust 26, 1994—
4. S12E04Break of DawnSeptember 9, 1994—
5. S12E05La CarpaSeptember 23, 1994—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01The Making of Angels and InsectsJanuary 2, 1995—
2. S13E02Fires in the MirrorFebruary 3, 1995—
3. S13E03Blown Sideways Through LifeJuly 19, 1995—
4. S13E04Drawn from MemoryOctober 30, 1995—
5. S13E05The Beans of Egypt, MaineAugust 11, 1996—
6. S13E06PassionSeptember 29, 1996—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed