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The Worst Episodes of American Playhouse

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Every episode of American Playhouse ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of American Playhouse!

The Worst Episodes of American Playhouse

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

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    #1 - The Shady Hill Kidnapping

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    Director:Paul Bogart
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    #2 - King of America

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    #3 - Seguin

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    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
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    #4 - 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
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    #5 - Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

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    Director:Ralph Rosenblum
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    #6 - Come Along With Me

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    Director:Joanne Woodward
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    #7 - For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf

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    Director:Oz Scott
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    #8 - Echoes and Silences

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    #9 - 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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    #10 - Pilgrim Farewell

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    #11 - Northern lights

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    Director:Rob Nilsson
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    #12 - Medal of Honor Rag

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    #13 - Working

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    #14 - 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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    #15 - Private Contentment

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    Director:Vivian Matalon
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    #16 - My Palikari

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    #17 - Oppenheimer (1)

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    #18 - Oppenheimer (2)

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    #19 - Oppenheimer (3)

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    #20 - Oppenheimer (4)

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    #21 - Oppenheimer (5)

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    #22 - Oppenheimer (6)

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    #23 - Oppenheimer (7)

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    #24 - The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

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    #25 - The File on Jill Hatch (2)

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Shady Hill Kidnapping" is the worst rated episode of "American Playhouse". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by N/A, it aired on 1/12/1982. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "King of America".