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The Best Episodes of CBS Summer Playhouse

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Every episode of CBS Summer Playhouse ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of CBS Summer Playhouse!

CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
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  • Curse of the Corn People
    8.0/10(22)
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    #1 - Curse of the Corn People

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 8/1/1989

    A group of Kansas friends in their 20s undertakes the making of a horror movie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Heat
    8.0/10(13)
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    #2 - The Heat

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 8/8/1989

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Doctors Wilde
    7.8/10(7)
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    #3 - Doctors Wilde

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 7/17/1987

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Infiltrator
    6.5/10(31)
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    #4 - Infiltrator

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 8/21/1987

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Silent Whisper
    6.4/10(9)
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    #5 - Silent Whisper

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 7/26/1988

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • The Saint in Manhattan
    6.2/10(26)
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    #6 - The Saint in Manhattan

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 6/12/1987

    Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Outpost
    5.9/10(10)
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    #7 - Outpost

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 8/22/1989

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Johnsons Are Home
    5.7/10(11)
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    #8 - The Johnsons Are Home

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 7/19/1988

    Off the wall family finds their version of domestic bliss in Minneapolis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sniff
    5.7/10(9)
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    #9 - Sniff

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 8/9/1988

    An unsuccessful reporter finds his luck changing when he becomes the owner of a talented dog.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • B Men
    5.7/10(8)
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    #10 - B Men

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 6/27/1989

    The "B Men" are high-schoolers who take up bounty hunting after "relying on their wits" to nab a serial killer.

    Director: Steve Miner

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0
  • Kung Fu: The Next Generation
    5.6/10(84)
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    #11 - Kung Fu: The Next Generation

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 6/19/1987

    A modern-day descendant of Caine hopes to turn his estranged son away from a life of crime.

    Director: Tony Wharmby

    Writer: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo

    Comments

    0
  • Puppetman
    5.6/10(22)
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    #12 - Puppetman

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 7/3/1987

    A children's show puppeteer is torn between spending time with his visiting 6-year-old son and saving his show.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Mark Reisman, Jeremy Stevens

    Comments

    0
  • Shivers
    5.6/10(8)
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    #13 - Shivers

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 7/4/1989

    A divorced father and his children move into a house haunted by a Revolutionary War-era troublemaker and his girlfriend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Tickets, Please
    5.4/10(12)
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    #14 - Tickets, Please

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 6/6/1988

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Mabel and Max
    5.2/10(8)
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    #15 - Mabel and Max

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 7/31/1987

    New York actress Mabel, who has not worked since a heart attack, opens her home to an aspiring young actress and becomes her acting coach.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sawdust
    4.7/10(12)
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    #16 - Sawdust

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 7/3/1987

    A bored accountant buys a run-down circus and has a go at running it himself, much to the displeasure of his wife and children.

    Director: Jeffrey Hornaday

    Writer: Gary Markowitz

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    0
  • American Nuclear
    4.6/10(29)
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    #17 - American Nuclear

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/25/1989

    A New York columnist and a mayoral aide marry and create a blended family with his rebellious daughter and her uptight children.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Changing Patterns
    4.4/10(10)
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    #18 - Changing Patterns

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 6/26/1987

    Two housewives trying to enter the fashion industry can't find a store willing to buy their designs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Mickey and Nora
    4.4/10(10)
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    #19 - Mickey and Nora

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 6/26/1987

    An ex-CIA agent can't convince anyone that he's no longer a spy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • King of the Building
    4.4/10(8)
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    #20 - King of the Building

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 7/31/1987

    Doorman on New York Park Avenue gets involved in the lives of his tenants.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Microcops
    4.0/10(7)
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    #21 - Microcops

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 6/20/1989

    Two intergalactic 'Microcops' chase a cosmic crook named Cloyd to Earth, where their size becomes cellular.

    Director: David Jackson

    Writer: Rachel Singer, Chip Proser

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    0
  • Coming to America
    3.9/10(35)
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    #22 - Coming to America

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 7/4/1989

    Based on the film of the same name, this pilot places Prince Tariq of Zamunda and his assistant Oha in the house of a family in Queens, N.Y.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Elysian Fields
    3.9/10(15)
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    #23 - Elysian Fields

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 7/11/1989

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Dr. Paradise
    2.8/10(6)
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    #24 - Dr. Paradise

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 7/12/1988

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Barrington
    NaN/10(0)
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    #25 - Barrington

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 7/9/1987

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

    Comments

    0

Best Episodes Summary

"Curse of the Corn People" is the best rated episode of "CBS Summer Playhouse". It scored 8/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/1/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Heat".