American Experience S20E2 — The Lobotomist

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American Experience•Season 20•Episode 2

The Lobotomist

7.7/10 · 161 votesJan 21, 200855 min

Ranked #1 of 14 in Season 20•+0.5 vs season avg

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In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.

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Season 20 Episodes14

E1 6.6

Oswald's Ghost

E2 7.7Now viewing

The Lobotomist

E3 7.5

Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies

E4 7.4

Grand Central

E5 7.4

Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land

E6 7.5

Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?

E7 7.0

Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement

E8 7.4

Kit Carson

E9 6.9

Buffalo Bill

E10 6.3

Minik: The Lost Eskimo

Walt Whitman

Roberto Clemente

George H.W. Bush (1)

George H.W. Bush (2)

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Episode Summary

"The Lobotomist" is episode 2 of American Experience season 20. It scored 7.7/10 from 161 votes, ranking #1 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on January 21, 2008.

Next: E3 · Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies Best of Season 20