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American Playhouse

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

Drama Comedy

3.1 / 5

12th January 1982 - 29th September 1996

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The Shady Hill Kidnapping

12th January 1982

Episode 1

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King of America

19th January 1982

Episode 2

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Seguin

26th January 1982

Episode 3

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Who Am I This Time?

2nd February 1982

Episode 4

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.

Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

9th February 1982

Episode 5

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Come Along With Me

16th February 1982

Episode 6

Mabel Lederer is a recently widowed woman who sells all her belongings and leaves her home to start a new life. Mabel believes she has powers to see into the future and to conduct seances. She changes her name to 'Angela Motorman' and moves into a boarding house where she interacts with the strange residents.