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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. 8.1/10(89 votes)

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

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    Director:Oz Scott
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  2. 8.0/10(153 votes)

    #2 - Fifth of July

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    Director:Kirk Browning
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  3. 8.0/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Pilgrim Farewell

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  4. 7.9/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Private Contentment

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    Director:Vivian Matalon
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  5. 7.8/10(21 votes)

    #5 - The Shady Hill Kidnapping

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    Director:Paul Bogart
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  6. 7.8/10(17 votes)

    #6 - Echoes and Silences

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  7. 7.8/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Medal of Honor Rag

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    Director:Lloyd Richards
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  8. 7.7/10(48 votes)

    #8 - My Palikari

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  9. 7.6/10(881 votes)

    #9 - Who Am I This Time?

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    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:N/A
  10. 7.6/10(266 votes)

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

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    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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  11. 7.3/10(78 votes)

    #11 - Working

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  12. 7.0/10(51 votes)

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

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    Director:Ralph Rosenblum
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  13. 7.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #13 - The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

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  14. 6.4/10(56 votes)

    #14 - Seguin

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    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
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  15. 6.1/10(82 votes)

    #15 - Come Along With Me

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    Director:Joanne Woodward
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  16. 4.5/10(30 votes)

    #16 - King of America

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    #17 - Northern lights

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    Director:Rob Nilsson
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    #18 - Weekend

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

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    Director:Paul Bogart
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    #19 - Oppenheimer (1)

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    #20 - Oppenheimer (2)

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    #21 - Oppenheimer (3)

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    #22 - Oppenheimer (4)

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    #23 - Oppenheimer (5)

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    #24 - Oppenheimer (6)

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    #25 - Oppenheimer (7)

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf" is the best rated episode of "American Playhouse" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Oz Scott and written by N/A, it aired on 2/23/1982. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Fifth of July".