American Playhouse

Season 3 (15 Episodes)

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Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Ghost Writer

1. The Ghost Writer

Aired: Jan 16, 1984

Nathan Zuckerman is a promising young writer who spends a night in the home o...

Episode 2 Pudd'nhead Wilson

2. Pudd'nhead Wilson

Aired: Jan 23, 1984

A slave switches her light-skinned baby with her master's baby. The child gro...

Episode 3 True West

3. True West

Aired: Jan 30, 1984

A videotaped stage performance of Sam Shepard's play

Episode 5 Popular Neurotics

5. Popular Neurotics

Aired: Feb 13, 1984

Two young urban professionals, each with their own neuroses, make the fatal m...

Episode 6 The Cafeteria

6. The Cafeteria

Aired: Feb 20, 1984

Esther, a traumatized Holocaust survivor, frequents a Manhattan cafeteria whe...

Episode 10 The Killing Floor

10. The Killing Floor

Aired: Apr 9, 1984

During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get w...

Episode 11 Heartland

11. Heartland

Aired: Apr 16, 1984

Miraculous occurrences happen to people throughout the world every day. God's...

Episode 12 City News

12. City News

Aired: Apr 23, 1984

City News is an independent, American comedy film, written and directed by Da...

Episode 13 Hughie

13. Hughie

Aired: May 1, 1984

Set in the lobby of a small hotel in midtown New York. A small-time hustler n...

Info about American Playhouse

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance