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The Best Episodes of ABC Close-Up!

Every episode of ABC Close-Up! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of ABC Close-Up!!

This long-running ABC News series of special reports/documentaries explores different aspects of life in the United States, featuring the most prominent ABC News correspondents of their times.

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    ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 1 - Cast the First Stone
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    #1 - Cast the First Stone

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 2 - Paradise in Chains
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    #2 - Paradise in Chains

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 3 - What's the Proposition?
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    #3 - What's the Proposition?

    S1:E3

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    Director:Marshall Diskin
    Writer:Vincent Dempsey

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  4. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 4 - The Money Raisers
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    #4 - The Money Raisers

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 5 - Yanki No!
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    #5 - Yanki No!

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    Tracing anti-U.S. sentiment as it builds in Latin America, Yanki No! juxtaposes the candid humanity of life in a Caracas slum with the actions of diplomats and political figures, including Cuba’s Fidel Castro addressing a rally of one million people.

    Directors:Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles
    Writer:Robert Drew

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  6. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 6 - Featherbedding?
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    #6 - Featherbedding?

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 7 - The Red and the Black
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    #7 - The Red and the Black

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 8 - X-Pilot
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    #8 - X-Pilot

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    A pilot risks his life in the final test flight of the X-15 rocket-powered plane.

    Directors:Terence Macartney-Filgate, Albert Maysles
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 9 - The Children Were Watching
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    #9 - The Children Were Watching

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    Six-year-old Yolanda Gabrielle, escorted by her mother, becomes the target of the taunts of a crowd of shouting segregationists as she makes her way to school, one of the few white children to continue attending after four African-American students were admitted to her first-grade class. Tessie Prevost, also 6, receives the protection of U.S. Marshals to enter and leave the nearly empty school, as do the other three African-American children. The ugly crowd swarms the Gabrielle’s home after school, and Yolanda’s father comes home only to tell his wife that he’s been provoked by angry co-workers to quit his job.

    Directors:Richard Leacock, Kenneth Snelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 10 - Adventures on the New Frontier
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    #10 - Adventures on the New Frontier

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    A portrait of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and early days in office offers an unprecedented look inside the workings of the White House.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 11 - I Remember
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    #11 - I Remember

    S1:E11

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    Director:Nicholas Webster
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 12 - 90 Miles to Communism
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    #12 - 90 Miles to Communism

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 13 - C'est la Guerre
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    #13 - C'est la Guerre

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 14 - Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (Part 1)
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    #14 - Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (Part 1)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 15 - Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (Part 2)
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    #15 - Kenya: Land of the White Ghost (Part 2)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 16 - The Flabby American
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    #16 - The Flabby American

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 17 - The Troubled Land
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    #17 - The Troubled Land

    S1:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. ABC Close-Up! Season 1 Episode 18 - Our Durable Diplomats
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    #18 - Our Durable Diplomats

    S1:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 1 - Walk in My Shoes
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    #19 - Walk in My Shoes

    S2:E1

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    Director:Nicholas Webster
    Writer:Arthur Holch

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  20. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 2 - The Awesome Servant
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    #20 - The Awesome Servant

    S2:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 3 - Behind the Wall
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    #21 - Behind the Wall

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 4 - West of the Wall
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    #22 - West of the Wall

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 5 - Heresy in Red
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    #23 - Heresy in Red

    S2:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 6 - Dropout
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    #24 - Dropout

    S2:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. ABC Close-Up! Season 2 Episode 7 - The Remarkable Comrades
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    #25 - The Remarkable Comrades

    S2:E7

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    Director:Helen Jean Rogers
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cast the First Stone" is the best rated episode of "ABC Close-Up!". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Paradise in Chains".