6.2/1026 votes#1 - 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
- 5.6/1083 votes
#2 - 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
- 4.4/1010 votes
#3 - 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
- 4.4/1010 votes
#4 - 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
- 5.6/1022 votes
#5 - 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
- 4.7/1012 votes
#6 - 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
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Barrington
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/9/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/107 votes
#8 - Doctors Wilde
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/17/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.2/108 votes
#9 - 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
- 4.4/108 votes
#10 - 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
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Time of Their Lives
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1031 votes
#12 - Infiltrator
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Reno and Yolanda
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/21/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Day to Day
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/21/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - Sirens
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/4/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - In the Lion's Den
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/4/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Travelin' Man
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/11/1987
Burned-out Boston surgeon decides to hit the road and reconnect with his father and daughter. Both of whom he has been estranged from.
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Kingpins
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Sons of Gunz
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/18/1987
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of CBS Summer Playhouse Season 1
Every episode of CBS Summer Playhouse Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of CBS Summer Playhouse Season 1!
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaComedy
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Saint in Manhattan" is the best rated episode of "CBS Summer Playhouse" season 1. It scored 6.2/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/12/1987. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Kung Fu: The Next Generation".