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The Best Episodes of American Playhouse Season 4

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

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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  1. Background image for Testament
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    #1 - Testament

    S4:E1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for A Matter of Principle
    6.9/10(87 votes)

    #2 - A Matter of Principle

    S4:E2

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Solomon Northup's Odyssey
    7.3/10(319 votes)

    #3 - Solomon Northup's Odyssey

    S4:E3

    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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    #4 - Tomorrow

    S4:E4

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  5. Background image for Go Tell It On the Mountain
    7.8/10(102 votes)

    #5 - Go Tell It On the Mountain

    S4:E5

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Noon Wine
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    #6 - Noon Wine

    S4:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  7. Background image for The Joy That Kills
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #7 - The Joy That Kills

    S4:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
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    #8 - Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

    S4:E8

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski
    8.2/10(95 votes)

    #9 - The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski

    S4:E9

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  10. Background image for Some Men Need Help
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Some Men Need Help

    S4:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
    7.7/10(28 votes)

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

    S4:E11

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Breakfast with Les and Bess
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Breakfast with Les and Bess

    S4:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Nightsongs
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Nightsongs

    S4:E13

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  14. Background image for Under the Biltmore Clock
    7.0/10(172 votes)

    #14 - Under the Biltmore Clock

    S4:E14

    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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    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Displaced Person

    S4:E15

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    #16 - The Europeans

    S4:E16

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    #17 - El Norte

    S4:E17

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  18. Background image for Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I
    7.6/10(288 votes)

    #18 - Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I

    S4:E18

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part II

    S4:E19

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    9.0/10(70 votes)

    #20 - Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part III

    S4:E20

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - Paper Angels

    S4:E21

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    #22 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    S4:E22

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Testament" is the best rated episode of "American Playhouse" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/26/1984. This episode is rated 6.9 points higher than the second-best, "A Matter of Principle".