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CBS Summer Playhouse
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CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01SawdustA bored accountant buys a run-down circus and has a go at running it himself, much to the displeasure of his wife and children.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Saint in ManhattanJune 12, 1987—Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces.
- S01E02Kung Fu: The Next GenerationJune 19, 1987—A modern-day descendant of Caine hopes to turn his estranged son away from a life of crime.
- S01E03Changing PatternsJune 26, 1987—Two housewives trying to enter the fashion industry can't find a store willing to buy their designs.
- S01E04Mickey and NoraJune 26, 1987—An ex-CIA agent can't convince anyone that he's no longer a spy.
- S01E05
PuppetmanJuly 3, 1987—A children's show puppeteer is torn between spending time with his visiting 6-year-old son and saving his show. - S01E06SawdustJuly 3, 1987A bored accountant buys a run-down circus and has a go at running it himself, much to the displeasure of his wife and children.
- S01E07BarringtonJuly 9, 1987—
- S01E08Doctors WildeJuly 17, 1987—
- S01E09Mabel and MaxJuly 31, 1987—New York actress Mabel, who has not worked since a heart attack, opens her home to an aspiring young actress and becomes her acting coach.
- S01E10King of the BuildingJuly 31, 1987—Doorman on New York Park Avenue gets involved in the lives of his tenants.
- S01E11The Time of Their LivesAugust 14, 1987—
- S01E12InfiltratorAugust 21, 1987—
- S01E13Reno and YolandaAugust 21, 1987—
- S01E14Day to DayAugust 21, 1987—
- S01E15SirensSeptember 4, 1987—
- S01E16In the Lion's DenSeptember 4, 1987—
- S01E17Travelin' ManSeptember 11, 1987—Burned-out Boston surgeon decides to hit the road and reconnect with his father and daughter. Both of whom he has been estranged from.
- S01E18KingpinsSeptember 18, 1987—
- S01E19Sons of GunzSeptember 18, 1987—
Season02
- S02E01My AfricaJune 21, 1988—
- S02E02Real LifeJune 28, 1988—Comedy about homemaking from the viewpoints of a blue-collar worker's wife and an ex-career woman.
- S02E03Old MoneyJune 28, 1988—Comedy about a fabulously wealthy family, and the servants who work for them.
- S02E04The PretendersJuly 5, 1988—
- S02E05Baby on BoardJuly 12, 1988—
- S02E06Dr. ParadiseJuly 12, 1988—
- S02E07The Johnsons Are HomeJuly 19, 1988—Off the wall family finds their version of domestic bliss in Minneapolis.
- S02E08Limited PartnersJuly 19, 1988—Two pals try to get rich quick by buying a busted burger joint, and serving only British fast food.
- S02E09Silent WhisperJuly 26, 1988—
- S02E10Fort FigueroaAugust 2, 1988—
- S02E11Whattley by the BayAugust 9, 1988—A big-city newspaper editor decides to return home to the town where he grew up.
- S02E12SniffAugust 9, 1988—An unsuccessful reporter finds his luck changing when he becomes the owner of a talented dog.
- S02E13Off DutyAugust 16, 1988—
- S02E14RoughhouseAugust 16, 1988—
- S02E15Mad AvenueAugust 23, 1988—
- S02E16Further AdventuresAugust 30, 1988—
- S02E17Tickets, PleaseJune 6, 1988—
Season03
- S03E01MicrocopsJune 20, 1989—Two intergalactic 'Microcops' chase a cosmic crook named Cloyd to Earth, where their size becomes cellular.
- S03E02B MenJune 27, 1989—The "B Men" are high-schoolers who take up bounty hunting after "relying on their wits" to nab a serial killer.
- S03E03Coming to AmericaJuly 4, 1989—Based on the film of the same name, this pilot places Prince Tariq of Zamunda and his assistant Oha in the house of a family in Queens, N.Y.
- S03E04ShiversJuly 4, 1989—A divorced father and his children move into a house haunted by a Revolutionary War-era troublemaker and his girlfriend.
- S03E05Elysian FieldsJuly 11, 1989—
- S03E06American NuclearJuly 25, 1989—A New York columnist and a mayoral aide marry and create a blended family with his rebellious daughter and her uptight children.
- S03E07Curse of the Corn PeopleAugust 1, 1989—A group of Kansas friends in their 20s undertakes the making of a horror movie.
- S03E08The HeatAugust 8, 1989—
- S03E09Road ShowAugust 15, 1989—
- S03E10OutpostAugust 22, 1989—
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