American Playhouse

American Playhouse is an American anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).^[1][2][3]

American Playhouse
Genre	Anthology
Directed by	Perry Miller Adato Robert Allan Ackerman Paul Bogart Kirk Browning Jonathan Demme Bill Duke Peter H. Hunt David Hugh Jones Barbara Kopple Jack O'Brien (director) Philip Leacock Marshall W. Mason Vivian Matalon Sharron Miller Joanne Woodward
Composer	David Amram
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	13
Production
Production companies	KCET, South Carolina Educational Television, WGBH, WNET
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	January 12, 1982 (1982-01-12) – December 22, 1993 (1993-12-22)

Overview

It premiered on January 12, 1982, with The Shady Hill Kidnapping, written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart. Its final broadcast, In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway, a rerun of a behind-the-scenes look at Tony Kushner's award-winning play in two parts, aired on January 1, 1994.

The series proved to be the springboard for the careers of numerous performers, including David Marshall Grant, Laura Linney, A Martinez, Conchata Ferrell, Eric Roberts, Lynne Thigpen, John Malkovich, Peter Riegert, Lupe Ontiveros, Ben Stiller, and Megan Mullally.

As part of WGBH's development of the Descriptive Video Service (DVS), American Playhouse was one of the first U.S. television programs to air with audio description for the visually impaired on the Secondary audio program (SAP). After trialing the system during previous seasons, the 1990 season was the first to offer it as part of their wider rollout of DVS, initially through 32 member stations.^[4][5][6]

Episodes

Season 1 (1982)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Shady Hill Kidnapping"	Unknown	Unknown	January 12, 1982 (1982-01-12)
2	2	"King of America"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1982 (1982-01-19)
3	3	"Seguin"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1982 (1982-01-26)
4	4	"Who Am I This Time?"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1982 (1982-02-02)
5	5	"Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1982 (1982-02-09)
6	6	"Come Along with Me"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1982 (1982-02-16)
7	7	"For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf"	Unknown	Unknown	February 23, 1982 (1982-02-23)
8	8	"Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences"	Unknown	Unknown	March 2, 1982 (1982-03-02)
9	9	"Fifth of July"	Unknown	Unknown	March 9, 1982 (1982-03-09)
10	10	"The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters"	Unknown	Unknown	March 16, 1982 (1982-03-16)
11	11	"Pilgrim, Farewell"	Unknown	Unknown	March 23, 1982 (1982-03-23)
12	12	"Northern Lights^[7]"	Unknown	Unknown	March 30, 1982 (1982-03-30)
13	13	"Medal of Honor Rag"	Unknown	Unknown	April 6, 1982 (1982-04-06)
14	14	"Working"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1982 (1982-04-13)
15	15	"Weekend"	Unknown	Unknown	April 20, 1982 (1982-04-20)
16	16	"Private Contentment"	Unknown	Unknown	April 27, 1982 (1982-04-27)
17	17	"My Palikari"	Unknown	Unknown	May 4, 1982 (1982-05-04)
18	18	"Oppenheimer (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 11, 1982 (1982-05-11)
19	19	"Oppenheimer (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 18, 1982 (1982-05-18)
20	20	"Oppenheimer (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 25, 1982 (1982-05-25)
21	21	"Oppenheimer (4)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 1, 1982 (1982-06-01)
22	22	"Oppenheimer (5)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 8, 1982 (1982-06-08)
23	23	"Oppenheimer (6)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 15, 1982 (1982-06-15)
24	24	"Oppenheimer (7)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 22, 1982 (1982-06-22)
25	25	"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez"	Unknown	Unknown	June 29, 1982 (1982-06-29)

Season 2 (1983)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"The Skin of Our Teeth"	Unknown	Unknown	January 18, 1983 (1983-01-18)
TBA	2	"Miss Lonelyhearts"	Unknown	Unknown	January 25, 1983 (1983-01-25)
TBA	3	"Family Business"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1983 (1983-02-01)
TBA	4	"Keeping On"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08)
TBA	5	"The File on Jill Hatch (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1983 (1983-02-15)
TBA	6	"The File on Jill Hatch (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	February 22, 1983 (1983-02-22)
TBA	7	"The File on Jill Hatch (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01)
TBA	8	"For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story"	Unknown	Unknown	March 22, 1983 (1983-03-22)
TBA	9	"Verse Person Singular"	Unknown	Unknown	March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29)
TBA	10	"Until She Talks"	Unknown	Unknown	April 5, 1983 (1983-04-05)
TBA	11	"Wings"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1983 (1983-04-26)
TBA	12	"The Rothko Conspiracy"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03)

Season 3 (1984)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"The Ghost Writer"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 1984 (1984-01-17)
TBA	2	"Pudd'nhead Wilson"	Unknown	Unknown	January 24, 1984 (1984-01-24)
TBA	3	"True West"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 1984 (1984-01-31)
TBA	4	"Nothing But a Man"	Unknown	Unknown	February 7, 1984 (1984-02-07)
TBA	5	"Popular Neurotics"	Unknown	Unknown	February 14, 1984 (1984-02-14)
TBA	6	"The Cafeteria"	Unknown	Unknown	February 21, 1984 (1984-02-21)
TBA	7	"Refuge"	Unknown	Unknown	February 28, 1984 (1984-02-28)
TBA	8	"The Gin Game"	Unknown	Unknown	March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06)
TBA	9	"Haunted"	Unknown	Unknown	March 20, 1984 (1984-03-20)
TBA	10	"The Killing Floor"	Unknown	Unknown	April 10, 1984 (1984-04-10)
TBA	11	"Heartland^[8]"	Unknown	Unknown	April 17, 1984 (1984-04-17)
TBA	12	"City News"	Unknown	Unknown	April 24, 1984 (1984-04-24)
TBA	13	"Hughie"	Unknown	Unknown	May 1, 1984 (1984-05-01)
TBA	14	"Concealed Enemies (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 7, 1984 (1984-05-07)
TBA	15	"Concealed Enemies (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 7, 1984 (1984-05-07)
TBA	16	"Concealed Enemies (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 8, 1984 (1984-05-08)
TBA	17	"Concealed Enemies (4)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 9, 1984 (1984-05-09)

Season 4 (1984–1985)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"Testament"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 1984 (1984-11-26)
TBA	2	"A Matter of Principle"	Unknown	Unknown	December 3, 1984 (1984-12-03)
TBA	3	"Solomon Northup's Odyssey"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 1984 (1984-12-10)
TBA	4	"Tomorrow"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 1984 (1984-12-17)
TBA	5	"Go Tell It on the Mountain"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 1985 (1985-01-14)
TBA	6	"Noon Wine"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 1985 (1985-01-21)
TBA	7	"The Joy That Kills"	Unknown	Unknown	January 28, 1985 (1985-01-28)
TBA	8	"Overdrawn at the Memory Bank"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 1985 (1985-02-04)
TBA	9	"The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 1985 (1985-02-11)
TBA	10	"Some Men Need Help"	Unknown	Unknown	February 18, 1985 (1985-02-18)
TBA	11	"Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom"	Unknown	Unknown	February 25, 1985 (1985-02-25)
TBA	12	"Breakfast with Les and Bess"	Unknown	Unknown	March 11, 1985 (1985-03-11)
TBA	13	"Nightsongs"	Unknown	Unknown	April 15, 1985 (1985-04-15)
TBA	14	"Under the Biltmore Clock"	Unknown	Unknown	April 22, 1985 (1985-04-22)
TBA	15	"Displaced Person"	Unknown	Unknown	May 6, 1985 (1985-05-06)
TBA	16	"The Europeans"	Unknown	Unknown	May 13, 1985 (1985-05-13)
TBA	17	"El Norte"	Unknown	Unknown	May 20, 1985 (1985-05-20)
TBA	18	"Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 27, 1985 (1985-05-27)
TBA	19	"Three Sovereigns for Sarah (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 3, 1985 (1985-06-03)
TBA	20	"Three Sovereigns for Sarah (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 10, 1985 (1985-06-10)
TBA	21	"Paper Angels"	Unknown	Unknown	June 17, 1985 (1985-06-17)
TBA	22	"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"	Unknown	Unknown	June 24, 1985 (1985-06-24)

Season 5 (1986)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1986 (1986-01-20)
TBA	2	"The Roommate"	Unknown	Unknown	January 27, 1986 (1986-01-27)
TBA	3	"Valentine's Revenge"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1986 (1986-02-03)
TBA	4	"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1986 (1986-02-10)
TBA	5	"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	February 17, 1986 (1986-02-17)
TBA	6	"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	February 24, 1986 (1986-02-24)
TBA	7	"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (4)"	Unknown	Unknown	March 3, 1986 (1986-03-03)
TBA	8	"Tell Me a Riddle"	Unknown	Unknown	March 17, 1986 (1986-03-17)
TBA	9	"The Little Sister"	Unknown	Unknown	April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07)
TBA	10	"The House of Ramon Iglesia"	Unknown	Unknown	April 14, 1986 (1986-04-14)
TBA	11	"A Flash of Green"	Unknown	Unknown	April 21, 1986 (1986-04-21)
TBA	12	"Damien"	Unknown	Unknown	April 28, 1986 (1986-04-28)
TBA	13	"Rocket to the Moon"	Unknown	Unknown	May 5, 1986 (1986-05-05)
TBA	14	"A Case of Libel"	Unknown	Unknown	May 12, 1986 (1986-05-12)
TBA	15	"Painting Churches"	Unknown	Unknown	May 19, 1986 (1986-05-19)
TBA	16	"Roanoak (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	May 26, 1986 (1986-05-26)
TBA	17	"Roanoak (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 2, 1986 (1986-06-02)
TBA	18	"Roanoak (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	June 9, 1986 (1986-06-09)
TBA	19	"Sunday in the Park with George"	Unknown	Unknown	June 16, 1986 (1986-06-16)

Season 6 (1987)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"All My Sons"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1987 (1987-01-19)
TBA	2	"The Prodigious Hickey"	Unknown	Unknown	January 26, 1987 (1987-01-26)
TBA	3	"The Wide Net"	Unknown	Unknown	February 2, 1987 (1987-02-02)
TBA	4	"Smooth Talk"	Unknown	Unknown	February 9, 1987 (1987-02-09)
TBA	5	"A Mistaken Charity"	Unknown	Unknown	February 16, 1987 (1987-02-16)
TBA	6	"Eleanor: In Her Own Words"	Unknown	Unknown	March 9, 1987 (1987-03-09)
TBA	7	"The Innocents Abroad"	Unknown	Unknown	March 23, 1987 (1987-03-23)
TBA	8	"Story of a Marriage (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06)
TBA	9	"Story of a Marriage (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13)
TBA	10	"Story of a Marriage (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	April 13, 1987 (1987-04-13)
TBA	11	"A Case of Libel"	Unknown	Unknown	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04)
TBA	12	"Charley's Aunt"	Unknown	Unknown	May 11, 1987 (1987-05-11)
TBA	13	"Gal Young 'Un"	Unknown	Unknown	May 18, 1987 (1987-05-18)
TBA	14	"The House of Blue Leaves"	Unknown	Unknown	May 25, 1987 (1987-05-25)
TBA	15	"Blue Window"	Unknown	Unknown	June 1, 1987 (1987-06-01)
TBA	16	"Dottie"	Unknown	Unknown	June 8, 1987 (1987-06-08)
TBA	17	"Waiting for the Moon"	Unknown	Unknown	June 15, 1987 (1987-06-15)

Season 7 (1988)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"Strange Interlude (1)"	Unknown	Unknown	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)
TBA	2	"Strange Interlude (2)"	Unknown	Unknown	January 19, 1988 (1988-01-19)
TBA	3	"Strange Interlude (3)"	Unknown	Unknown	January 20, 1988 (1988-01-20)
TBA	4	"The Return of Hickey"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03)
TBA	5	"Lemon Sky"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 1988 (1988-02-10)
TBA	6	"The Revolt of Mother"	Unknown	Unknown	February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)
TBA	7	"Pigeon Feathers"	Unknown	Unknown	February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17)
TBA	8	"Billy Galvin"	Unknown	Unknown	February 24, 1988 (1988-02-24)
TBA	9	"A Flash of Green"	Unknown	Unknown	March 23, 1988 (1988-03-23)
TBA	10	"Journey Into Genius"	Unknown	Unknown	April 6, 1988 (1988-04-06)
TBA	11	"Suspicion"	Unknown	Unknown	April 20, 1988 (1988-04-20)
TBA	12	"The Trial of Bernard Goetz"	Unknown	Unknown	May 11, 1988 (1988-05-11)
TBA	13	"The Land of Little Rain"	Unknown	Unknown	June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01)
TBA	14	"I Never Sang for My Father"	Unknown	Unknown	June 15, 1988 (1988-06-15)
TBA	15	"Native Son"	Unknown	Unknown	June 29, 1988 (1988-06-29)
TBA	16	"The Big Knife"	Unknown	Unknown	July 27, 1988 (1988-07-27)

Season 8 (1989)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"A Raisin in the Sun"	Unknown	Unknown	February 1, 1989 (1989-02-01)
TBA	2	"Ask Me Again"	Unknown	Unknown	February 8, 1989 (1989-02-08)
TBA	3	"Stacking"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1989 (1989-02-15)
TBA	4	"My American Cousin"	Unknown	Unknown	February 22, 1989 (1989-02-22)
TBA	5	"Love and Other Sorrows"	Unknown	Unknown	March 1, 1989 (1989-03-01)
TBA	6	"Stand and Deliver"	Unknown	Unknown	March 15, 1989 (1989-03-15)
TBA	7	"The Silence at Bethany"	Unknown	Unknown	March 22, 1989 (1989-03-22)
TBA	8	"Life Under Water"	Unknown	Unknown	April 12, 1989 (1989-04-12)
TBA	9	"The Diaries of Adam and Eve"	Unknown	Unknown	April 26, 1989 (1989-04-26)
TBA	10	"The Meeting"	Unknown	Unknown	May 3, 1989 (1989-05-03)
TBA	11	"A Walk in the Woods"	Unknown	Unknown	May 10, 1989 (1989-05-10)
TBA	12	"Big Time"	Unknown	Unknown	May 17, 1989 (1989-05-17)
TBA	13	"The Thin Blue Line"	Unknown	Unknown	May 24, 1989 (1989-05-24)
TBA	14	"Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss"	Unknown	Unknown	May 31, 1989 (1989-05-31)
TBA	15	"Imagining America"	Unknown	Unknown	June 7, 1989 (1989-06-07)

Season 9 (1990)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"Sensibility and Sense"	Unknown	Unknown	January 24, 1990 (1990-01-24)
TBA	2	"Women & Wallace"	Unknown	Unknown	January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31)
TBA	3	"Zora Is My Name!"	Unknown	Unknown	February 14, 1990 (1990-02-14)
TBA	4	"Andre's Mother"	Unknown	Unknown	March 7, 1990 (1990-03-07)
TBA	5	"Bloodhounds of Broadway"	Unknown	Unknown	May 23, 1990 (1990-05-23)
TBA	6	"Hyde in Hollywood"	Unknown	Unknown	July 6, 1990 (1990-07-06)

Season 10 (1991)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"Into the Woods"	Unknown	Unknown	March 15, 1991 (1991-03-15)
TBA	2	"The Grapes of Wrath"	Unknown	Unknown	March 22, 1991 (1991-03-22)
TBA	3	"Three Hotels"	Unknown	Unknown	March 29, 1991 (1991-03-29)
TBA	4	"The Sunset Gang"	Unknown	Unknown	April 5, 1991 (1991-04-05)
TBA	5	"Hot Summer Winds"	Unknown	Unknown	May 22, 1991 (1991-05-22)
TBA	6	"The Hollow Boy"	Unknown	Unknown	June 12, 1991 (1991-06-12)

Season 11 (1992–1993)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"Fool's Fire"	Unknown	Unknown	March 25, 1992 (1992-03-25)
TBA	2	"Tales from Hollywood"	Unknown	Unknown	October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19)
TBA	3	"Tru"	Unknown	Unknown	November 23, 1992 (1992-11-23)
TBA	4	"Andre's Mother"	Unknown	Unknown	January 17, 1993 (1993-01-17)
TBA	5	"Fires in the Mirror"	Unknown	Unknown	April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28)
TBA	6	"In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway"	Unknown	Unknown	June 11, 1993 (1993-06-11)
TBA	7	"La Carpa"	Unknown	Unknown	June 16, 1993 (1993-06-16)
TBA	8	"Porgy and Bess"	Unknown	Unknown	October 6, 1993 (1993-10-06)
TBA	9	"Tales of the City"	Unknown	Unknown	November 15, 1993 (1993-11-15)
TBA	10	"Hallelujah"	Unknown	Unknown	December 22, 1993 (1993-12-22)

Season 12 (1994)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City"	Unknown	Unknown	January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)
TBA	2	"The Sunset Gang"	Unknown	Unknown	March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21)
TBA	3	"Long Shadow"	Unknown	Unknown	August 26, 1994 (1994-08-26)
TBA	4	"Break of Dawn"	Unknown	Unknown	September 9, 1994 (1994-09-09)
TBA	5	"La Carpa"	Unknown	Unknown	September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23)

Season 13 (1995–1996)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
TBA	1	"The Making of Angels and Insects"	Unknown	Unknown	January 2, 1995 (1995-01-02)
TBA	2	"Fires in the Mirror"	Unknown	Unknown	February 3, 1995 (1995-02-03)
TBA	3	"Blown Sideways Through Life"	Unknown	Unknown	July 19, 1995 (1995-07-19)
TBA	4	"Drawn from the Memory"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)
TBA	5	"The Beans of Egypt, Maine"	Unknown	Unknown	August 11, 1996 (1996-08-11)
TBA	6	"Passion"	Unknown	Unknown	September 29, 1996 (1996-09-29)

Notable cast

• Tom Aldredge
• Anne Bancroft
• Christine Baranski
• Claire Bloom
• Jacques Boudet
• Kenneth Branagh
• Kate Burton
• Jeff Daniels
• Pedro De Pool
• Ruby Dee
• Matt Dillon
• Olympia Dukakis
• Megan Follows
• Matt Frewer
• Lillian Gish
• Joanna Gleason
• Danny Glover
• Annie Golden
• Louis Gossett Jr.
• George Grizzard
• Ed Harris
• Rosemary Harris
• Edward Herrmann
• Helen Hunt
• Glenda Jackson
• James Earl Jones
• Raul Julia
• Swoosie Kurtz
• Cloris Leachman
• John Malkovich
• Butterfly McQueen
• Rita Moreno
• Paul Newman
• Geraldine Page
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Estelle Parsons
• Mandy Patinkin
• Bernadette Peters
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Keanu Reeves
• Lee Remick
• Jason Robards
• Esther Rolle
• Liliane Rovère
• Susan Sarandon
• Sylvia Sidney
• Jean Simmons
• Gary Sinise
• Anna Deavere Smith
• Elaine Stritch
• Richard Thomas
• Anne Twomey
• Dick Van Dyke
• Chuck Wagner
• Christopher Walken
• Eli Wallach
• Robert Westenberg
• Lynn Whitfield
• Paul Winfield
• Alfre Woodard
• Chip Zien

Accolades

Some of the productions won multiple Emmys: one from Robert Morse in Tru,^[9] Outstanding Children's Program for Displaced Person^[10] and technical achievements for The Meeting alongside many nominations.^[11]

Academy Award recognitions included El Norte's nomination for Best Original Screenplay,^[12][13] a Best Actress nod for Jane Alexander in Testament^[14][15] and a Best Actor nod for Edward James Olmos in Stand and Deliver.^[16][17]

Golden Globe recognitions included 3 for Stand and Deliver (two for Olmos ( Leading Actor) and Diamond Phillips (Supporting Actor) and one for Best Motion Picture - Drama).^[18]

American Playhouse also won a Peabody Award in 1990.^[19]

Legacy

Episodes like Nothing But a Man, The Thin Blue Line, El Norte and Stand and Deliver were each inducted into the National Film Registry.^[20]

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank was featured as an episode of the cult science fiction series Mystery Science Theater 3000.^[21][22]

References

1. The New York Times
2. The New York Times
3. The New York Times
4. Gibson, Gwen. "Words worth 1,000 pictures". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
5. Molotsky, Irvin (1988-01-13). "New TV System Offers Descriptions for Blind". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
6. Ellis, Katie (2019-02-01). Disability and Digital Television Cultures: Representation, Access, and Reception. Routledge. ISBN 9781317627845.
7. american playhouse: northern lights (tv) - The Paley Center for Media
8. american playhouse: heartland (tv) - The Paley Center for Media
9. Tru (American Playhouse)|Television Academy
10. Displaced Person American Playhouse|Television Academy
11. The Meeting American Playhouse|Television Academy
12. 1985|Oscars.org
13. Robert Benton and Peter Shaffer winning Writing Oscars®-Oscars on YouTube
14. 1984|Oscars.org
15. Shirley MacLaine Wins Best Actress: 1984 Oscars
16. 1989|Oscars.org
17. Dustin Hoffman Wins Best Actor: 1989 Oscars
18. Stand and Deliver|Golden Globes
19. "American Playhouse". Retrieved 2019-03-02.
20. Brief Descriptions and Expanded Essays of National Film Registry Titles | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board
21. Vorel, Jim (April 13, 2017). "Ranking Every MST3K Episode, From Worst to Best". Paste. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
22. Cecchini, Mike (April 15, 2017). "The Top 100 Best MST3K Episodes". Den of Geek. from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

External links

• American Playhouse at IMDb
• TV Guide
• Chicago Tribune - PBS` `American Playhouse`: A Multimedia Enterprise