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The Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 4

Every episode of American Playhouse Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 4!

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

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Testament" is the best rated episode of "American Playhouse" season 4. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/26/1984. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "A Matter of Principle".

  • Testament
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    #1 - Testament

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/26/1984

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  • A Matter of Principle
    6.9/1087 votes

    #2 - A Matter of Principle

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/3/1984

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  • Solomon Northup's Odyssey
    7.3/10311 votes

    #3 - Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/1984

    Solomon Northup's Odyssey, reissued as Half Slave, Half Free, is a 1984 American television film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The film, which aired on PBS, was directed by Gordon Parks with Avery Brooks starring as the titular character. It was the second film to be funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, following Denmark Vesey's Rebellion in 1982. Parks returned to direct the film after years of absence. He chose to work in the Deep South and to collaborate with a crew of mixed races. The film first aired on PBS on December 10, 1984 and as part of PBS's American Playhouse anthology television series in the following year. It was released on video under the title Half Slave, Half Free.

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  • Tomorrow
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    #4 - Tomorrow

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/1984

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  • Go Tell It On the Mountain
    7.8/10102 votes

    #5 - Go Tell It On the Mountain

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 1/14/1985

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  • Noon Wine
    7.3/1076 votes

    #6 - Noon Wine

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/1985

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  • The Joy That Kills
    6.8/1033 votes

    #7 - The Joy That Kills

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/1985

    The Joy that Kills is a 1984 television film adaptation of Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour." It was directed by Tina Rathborne and co-written by Rathbone and Nancy Dyer. It was released in 1984 as a part of the PBS series American Playhouse.

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  • Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
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    #8 - Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/1985

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  • The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski
    8.3/1092 votes

    #9 - The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/11/1985

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  • Some Men Need Help
    7.0/1021 votes

    #10 - Some Men Need Help

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/18/1985

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  • Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
    7.6/1026 votes

    #11 - Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/25/1985

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  • Breakfast with Les and Bess
    8.4/1014 votes

    #12 - Breakfast with Les and Bess

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/11/1985

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  • Nightsongs
    7.7/1017 votes

    #13 - Nightsongs

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/1985

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  • Under the Biltmore Clock
    7.0/10172 votes

    #14 - Under the Biltmore Clock

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/25/1985

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's comedy of a stylish young flapper (Sean Young) who chooses a husband (Lenny Von Dohlen), but finds she can't compete with his family.

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  • Displaced Person
    8.0/1034 votes

    #15 - Displaced Person

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 5/6/1985

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  • The Europeans
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    #16 - The Europeans

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 5/15/1985

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  • El Norte
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    #17 - El Norte

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 5/20/1985

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  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I
    7.6/10287 votes

    #18 - Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 5/27/1985

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  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part II
    7.8/1019 votes

    #19 - Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part II

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 6/3/1985

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  • Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part III
    9.0/1070 votes

    #20 - Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part III

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 6/10/1985

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  • Paper Angels
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    #21 - Paper Angels

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 6/15/1985

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  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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    #22 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 6/24/1985

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