American Experience S18E10 — The Boy in the Bubble

7.6

American Experience•Season 18•Episode 10

The Boy in the Bubble

7.6/10 · 39 votesApr 10, 200655 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 18•+0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

The absorbing story of David Vetter (1971-84), who had severe combined immunodeficiency and lived inside a sterile plastic chamber for 12 years. Included: comments from his mother, Carol Ann Vetter Demaret; and from doctors, who discuss their feelings about the use of the plastic chamber.

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Seasons37

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Season 18 Episodes13

E1 7.9

Two Days in October

E2 7.8

Race to the Moon

E3 7.3

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City

E4 6.9

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca

E5 8.0

John and Abigail Adams

The Nuremberg Trials

Jesse James

Hijacked

Eugene O'Neill

The Boy in the Bubble

E11 7.9

The Alaska Pipeline

E12 7.6

Annie Oakley

E13 7.3

The Man Behind Hitler

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Episode Summary

"The Boy in the Bubble" is episode 10 of American Experience season 18. It scored 7.6/10 from 39 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on April 10, 2006.

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