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The Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 1

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Every episode of American Playhouse Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 1!

The Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 1

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

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  1. Background image for The Shady Hill Kidnapping
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #1 - The Shady Hill Kidnapping

    S1:E1

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    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for King of America
    4.5/10(30 votes)

    #2 - King of America

    S1:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Seguin
    6.4/10(56 votes)

    #3 - Seguin

    S1:E3

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    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Who Am I This Time?
    7.6/10(884 votes)

    #4 - Who Am I This Time?

    S1:E4

    From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on screen. Susan Sarandon is new in town, a lonely itenerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Walken's Stanley when the theater group does A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the problem, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.

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    Director:Jonathan Demme
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine
    7.0/10(51 votes)

    #5 - Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

    S1:E5

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    Director:Ralph Rosenblum
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Come Along With Me
    6.1/10(82 votes)

    #6 - Come Along With Me

    S1:E6

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    Director:Joanne Woodward
    Writer:Unknown
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  7. Background image for For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf
    8.1/10(89 votes)

    #7 - For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

    S1:E7

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    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown
  8. Background image for Echoes and Silences
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Echoes and Silences

    S1:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Fifth of July
    8.0/10(153 votes)

    #9 - Fifth of July

    S1:E9

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    Director:Kirk Browning
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
    7.6/10(266 votes)

    #10 - The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

    S1:E10

    The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters is a 1982 comedy drama TV movie written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Richard Bartlett.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Pilgrim Farewell
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Pilgrim Farewell

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Northern lights
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    #12 - Northern lights

    S1:E12

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    Director:Rob Nilsson
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Medal of Honor Rag
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Medal of Honor Rag

    S1:E13

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    Director:Lloyd Richards
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Working
    7.3/10(78 votes)

    #14 - Working

    S1:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Weekend

    S1:E15

    Weekend is a TV episode of American Playhouse directed by Paul Bogart.

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    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Private Contentment
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Private Contentment

    S1:E16

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    Director:Vivian Matalon
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for My Palikari
    7.7/10(48 votes)

    #17 - My Palikari

    S1:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Oppenheimer (1)

    S1:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - Oppenheimer (2)

    S1:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    S1:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #21 - Oppenheimer (4)

    S1:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Oppenheimer (5)

    S1:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #23 - Oppenheimer (6)

    S1:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - Oppenheimer (7)

    S1:E24

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
    7.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #25 - The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

    S1:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Shady Hill Kidnapping" is the best rated episode of "American Playhouse" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/12/1982. This episode is rated 3.4 points higher than the second-best, "King of America".