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The Best Episodes of Omnibus Season 4

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The Best Episodes of Omnibus Season 4

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    #1 - The Birth of Modern Times

    S4:E1

    The program has only one segment: "The Birth of Modern Times" (a live program tracing the revival of the arts, literature, music and learning during the Renaissance period).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - The Jazz World

    S4:E2

    The program has two segments: (1) "The Jazz World" (Leonard Bernstein discusses jazz and conducts a jazz number), and (2) "Famous America Boyhoods" (William Saroyan recreates scenes of his boyhood).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - The Adams House

    S4:E3

    The program has five segments: (1) "The Adams House" (a follow-up to the series of Adams Family biographies), (2) "Television Magic" (featuring new television techniques), (3) "Bow Bells" (showing of a 1954 film in which a Cockney looks at life in the East End of London), (4) "Survival in the Bush" (showing of a 1954 film about survival in the wilds of Canada), and (5) "Animals in Motion" (short feature on animal locomotion).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Toby and the Tall Corn

    S4:E4

    The program has three segments: (1) "Toby and the Tall Corn" (repeat showing of play broadcast in Season 3), (2) "Antonio and His Spanish Ballet Company" (Spanish ballet dancing), and (3) "Excursion House" (looking at the housing boom in America).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - American Boyhoods, Captain John M. Ellicott

    S4:E5

    The program has three segments: "American Boyhoods: Captain John M. Ellicott" (Captain Ellicott remembers events during his boyhood), (2) (comic monologue), and (3) (scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance").

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - She Stoops to Conquer

    S4:E6

    The program has only one segment: "She Stoops to Conquer" (adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's comedy of manners).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - The Art of Conducting.

    S4:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - The Royal Game

    S4:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - The Royal Game

    S4:E9

    The program has four segments: (1) "The Royal Game" (adaptation of play), (2) "Jack Be Normal" (play), (3) "The Old Woman" (animated rendition of folk song), and (4) "Mother, I Would Marry" (animated rendition of folk song).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Salome

    S4:E10

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    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown
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    #11 - Messiah

    S4:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #12 - The Best Year in the History of the Whole World

    S4:E12

    The program has two segments: "The Best Year in the History of the Whole World" (humorous Saroyan play), and (2) (Japanese dancing and drama with the Azuma Kabuki dancers).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #13 - Dear Brutus

    S4:E13

    The program has only one segment: "Dear Brutus" (adaptation of play by J.M. Barrie).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - The Great Forgery

    S4:E14

    The program has three segments: (1) "The Great Forgery" (the story of how four Americans swindled the Bank of England of $100,000 through forged letters of credit), (2) "The Great Adventure 1" (showing of Part 1 of a 1953 Swedish film about nature and wildlife), and (3) (short tribute to Benjamin Franklin).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Episode 15

    S4:E15

    The program has four segments: (1) "The Yugoslav National Folk Ballet" (a Macedonian troupe perform Yugoslav folk dancing), (2) "The Great Adventure 2" (showing of Part 2 of a 1953 Swedish film about nature and wildlife), (3) "Other Channels" (a look at advertising on foreign television channels), and (4) "Skiing, Anyone?" (feature on skis and skiing).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Minds over Manners

    S4:E16

    The program has two segments: (1) "Minds over Manners" (three dramatic sketches showing changes in American manners and customs of 100 years ago, 50 years ago and the present day), and (2) "Sugar Ray Robinson Visits Stillman's Gym" (a championship boxer gives a demonstration).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - One Nation

    S4:E17

    The program has two segments: (1) "One Nation" (the first of a three-part series examining the United States constitution), and (2) "Songs by Frances Archer and Beverly Gile" (performance of English folk songs).

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    Director:Delbert Mann
    Writer:Unknown
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    #18 - Mr Lincoln

    S4:E18

    The program has only one segment: "Mr. Lincoln" (repeat showing of a feature film from Season 3 on the young Abraham Lincoln, made from previous Omnibus episodes).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #19 - One Nation Indivisible

    S4:E19

    The program has only one segment: "One Nation Indivisible" (the second of a three-part series examining the United States constitution).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #20 - The Art of Ballet

    S4:E20

    The program has three segments: (1) "The Art of Ballet" (dancers show the evolution of ballet), (2) "The Boyhood of William Shakespeare" (sketch on the Bard's childhood), and (3) (program of music on the portable organ).

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - With Liberty and Justice for All

    S4:E21

    The program has two segments: (1) "With Liberty and Justice for All" (the third of a three-part series examining the United States constitution), and (2) "James Thurber, Man and Boy" (interview with the celebrated author and humorist).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - The Better Half

    S4:E22

    The program has three segments: (1) "The Better Half" (adaptation of Noel Coward play), (2) "The Museum That Jack Built" (exploration of the ideal science museum), and (3) "Something about the Sky" (visual essay on the sky and clouds).

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - Harvard University Remote

    S4:E23

    The program has only one segment: "Harvard University Remote" (discussion of the role played by the modern university and college in American life).

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell

    S4:E24

    The program has two segments: (1) "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell" (re-enactment of the 1925 trial of the U.S. Air Force hero), and (2) "How the F-100 Got Its Tail" (featuring the work of test pilots on the supersonic jet fighter aircraft).

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Birth of Modern Times" is the best rated episode of "Omnibus" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/9/1955. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Jazz World".