Vacation Playhouse
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Vacation Playhouse

TV·1963–1967·5 seasons, 47 episodes·CBS·Comedy, Crime, Drama·30m

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The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was successful during its first few seasons due to the fact that the show's concept, airing unsold and unaired television pilots, was a popular concept in the 1960s. But during its last two seasons on the air, the series did find some trouble due to the fact that the series were running out of pilots to air and, in their 4th season, they began airing repeats from the three seasons prior. During its 1966 summer run, the series aired eights new pilots and two repeats and during its last year airing five new pilots and four repeats.

Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes1963Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01A Love Affair Just for ThreeJuly 22, 1963—
  2. S01E02Three WishesJuly 29, 1963—
  3. S01E03Hide and SeekAugust 5, 1963—Comedy pilot for 1963 show "Glynis". Glynis synopsis: The story of Glynis Granville, a scatterbrained wife, who with her ineffable sense
  4. S01E04Mickey and the ContessaAugust 12, 1963—
  5. S01E05The Big BrainAugust 19, 1963—
  6. S01E06Swingin' TogetherAugust 26, 1963—
  7. S01E07All About BarbaraSeptember 2, 1963—
  8. S01E08Hooray for LoveSeptember 9, 1963—
  9. S01E09Come-a-Runnin'September 16, 1963—
  10. S01E10Maggie BrownSeptember 23, 1963—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0212Episodes1964Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Hey TeacherJune 15, 1964—
  2. S02E02Hooray for HollywoodJune 22, 1964—
  3. S02E03Papa G.I.June 29, 1964—
  4. S02E04I and ClaudieJuly 6, 1964—
  5. S02E05He's All YoursJuly 20, 1964—
  6. S02E06Love is a Lion's RoarJuly 27, 1964—
  7. S02E07At Your ServiceAugust 3, 1964—
  8. S02E08The Graduation DressAugust 10, 1964—
  9. S02E09The First Hundred YearsAugust 17, 1964—
  10. S02E10My Darling JudgeAugust 31, 1964—
  11. S02E11The Bean ShowSeptember 7, 1964—
  12. S02E12Ivy LeagueSeptember 14, 1964—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0312Episodes1965Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01SybilJune 25, 1965—
  2. S03E02Alec TateJuly 2, 1965—
  3. S03E03The Barbara Rush ShowJuly 9, 1965—
  4. S03E04Patrick StoneJuly 16, 1965—
  5. S03E05Starr, First BasemanJuly 23, 1965—
  6. S03E06The Bravo DukeJuly 30, 1965—
  7. S03E07Luke and the Tenderfoot (1)August 6, 1965—
  8. S03E08Luke and the Tenderfoot (2)August 13, 1965—
  9. S03E09Coogan's RewardAugust 20, 1965—
  10. S03E10Three on an IslandAugust 27, 1965—
  11. S03E11Cap-n AhabSeptember 3, 1965—
  12. S03E12Down HomeSeptember 10, 1965—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season048Episodes1966Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Good Old DaysJuly 11, 1966—
  2. S04E02Frank MerriwellJuly 25, 1966—
  3. S04E03Where There's SmokeyAugust 1, 1966—
  4. S04E04My Lucky PennyAugust 8, 1966—
  5. S04E05The HooferAugust 15, 1966—
  6. S04E06My Son, the DoctorAugust 22, 1966—
  7. S04E07The Two of UsAugust 29, 1966—
  8. S04E08Off We GoSeptember 5, 1966—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season055Episodes1967Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E01You're Only Young TwiceJuly 3, 1967—
  2. S05E02My Boy GoogieJuly 24, 1967—
  3. S05E03Alfred of the AmazonJuly 31, 1967—
  4. S05E04Heaven Help UsAugust 14, 1967—
  5. S05E05The Jones BoysAugust 21, 1967—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

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