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The Worst Episodes of Playhouse 90

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Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 3 - Sizeman and Son
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    #1 - Sizeman and Son

    S1:E3

    The happy atmosphere in Mr. Sizeman's factory is disrupted by an argumentative newcomer - his son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 4 - Rendezvous in Black
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    #2 - Rendezvous in Black

    S1:E4

    A woman is inexplicably killed on a street-corner. What has this to do with other deaths around the city?

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 5 - The Country Husband
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    #3 - The Country Husband

    S1:E5

    After a near-death experience, a businessman starts to re-think his life, and wonders about leaving his wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 6 - The Big Slide
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    #4 - The Big Slide

    S1:E6

    A vaudeville comic becomes a silent film star.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 7 - Heritage of Anger
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    #5 - Heritage of Anger

    S1:E7

    A wealthy industrialist has trouble with his sons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 9 - Confession
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    #6 - Confession

    S1:E9

    When a much-admired community leader dies, a journalist starts to investigate his life - and finds he was not the man he seemed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 10 - Made in Heaven
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    #7 - Made in Heaven

    S1:E10

    When Zachary and Elsa separate, each seems tempted to start a new love affair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 11 - Sincerely, Willis Wade
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    #8 - Sincerely, Willis Wade

    S1:E11

    A wealthy mill owner finances the education of a clever, but poor, young man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 12 - The Family Nobody Wanted
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    #9 - The Family Nobody Wanted

    S1:E12

    A true story, it follows a pastor and his wife through forties beginning with one biological child, Donny. But the upheaval of the war years results in a number of mixed raced children that the Doss family adopt until they have 12 children.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 14 - Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
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    #10 - Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

    S1:E14

    Some racetrack Johnnies are talking between races when one wonders if you can hypnotize a horse into thinking it's a champion. The idea sets in motion a series of hilarious events.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 15 - The Ninth Day
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    #11 - The Ninth Day

    S1:E15

    Events in the aftermath of World War Three.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 17 - The Star Wagon
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    #12 - The Star Wagon

    S1:E17

    An inventor, pondering on how he might differently have arranged his life, invents a time machine and decides to make a few changes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 18 - The Greer Case
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    #13 - The Greer Case

    S1:E18

    When a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 21 - One Coat of White
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    #14 - One Coat of White

    S1:E21

    A newly-widowed woman goes on a trip to Europe and meets a French artist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 22 - The Blackwell Story
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    #15 - The Blackwell Story

    S1:E22

    In the 19th century, Elizabeth Blackwell determines to become a doctor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 28 - If You Knew Elizabeth
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    #16 - If You Knew Elizabeth

    S1:E28

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    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 29 - Three Men on a Horse
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    #17 - Three Men on a Horse

    S1:E29

    A meek salesman with an uncanny ability to pick horses is virtually kidnapped by a trio of gamblers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 30 - Four Women in Black
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    #18 - Four Women in Black

    S1:E30

    Four nuns, led by Sister Teresa, begin a treacherous journey across the Arizona desert in 1870. Their faith enables them to deal with the challenges of nature and the hostility of their fellow mankind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 31 - Child of Trouble
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    #19 - Child of Trouble

    S1:E31

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 35 - Circle of the Day
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    #20 - Circle of the Day

    S1:E35

    On her tenth wedding anniversary (which is also her daughter's birthday), a wife begins to suspect her husband of unfaithfulness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 37 - Clash by Night
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    #21 - Clash by Night

    S1:E37

    Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Playhouse 90 Season 1 Episode 39 - The Fabulous Irishman
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    #22 - The Fabulous Irishman

    S1:E39

    Romanticized life story of Robert Briscoe, the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 2 - The Dark Side of the Earth
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    #23 - The Dark Side of the Earth

    S2:E2

    A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 3 - Topaze
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    #24 - Topaze

    S2:E3

    A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Playhouse 90 Season 2 Episode 4 - A Sound of Different Drummers
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    #25 - A Sound of Different Drummers

    S2:E4

    In a dystopian society, reading is forbidden.

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sizeman and Son" is the worst rated episode of "Playhouse 90". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/18/1956. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Rendezvous in Black".