American Playhouse

1. The Shady Hill Kidnapping

First aired: 1/12/1982

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Writer: John Cheever
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Ralph Clanton (Harper), John Cheever (Narrator), Katharine Balfour (Mrs. Brown), Beverly May (Chairwoman), E. Katherine Kerr (Woman), Judith Ivey (Louise), Celeste Holm (Herself), Polly Holliday (Mrs. Wooster), George Hamlin (Bank Officer), George Grizzard (Wooster), David Marshall Grant (Bob), Paul Dooley (Detective)

2. King of America

First aired: 1/19/1982

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Writer: B.J. Merholz
Director: Dezso Magyar
Guest star: Andreas Katsulas (Markos), Olympia Dukakis (Mama Nicola), David Canary (Bingham), Michael Welden (Andreas), Barry Miller (Demos), Stephen Lang (Vassilis), Larry Atlas (Mekakis)

3. Seguin

First aired: 1/26/1982

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Writer: Jesus Salvador Trevino
Director: Jesus Salvador Trevino
Guest star: Robert Viharo (Stephen Austin), Edward James Olmos (Gen. Santa Anna), A Martinez (Juan Nepomuceno Seguin), Henry Darrow (Don Erasmo)

4. Who Am I This Time?

Community Score

9.0 Superb

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First aired: 2/2/1982

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Writer: Kurt Vonnegut, Neal Miller
Director: Jonathan Demme
Guest star: Robert Ridgely (George Johnson), Christopher Walken (Harry Nash), Susan Sarandon (Helene Shaw), Les Podewell (Les), Dorothy Patterson (Doris), Ron Parady (Vern), Caitlin Hart (Lydia), Aaron Freeman (Andrew)

5. Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine

First aired: 2/9/1982

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Writer: Ray Bradbury, Mary Trimble
Director: Ralph Rosenblum
Guest star: Brian Svrusis (Ralph Spaulding), Frank Howard (Henry), Jim Pappas (Dr. Mezmo), Fred Gwynne (Charles Dickens), Donna Gibbons (Miss Frostbite), George Womack (Mr. Wyneski), Les Podewell (Grandpa), Sandie Hawkins (Grandma), Deanna Dunagan (Emily Dickenson), Ray Bradbury (voice of Ralph Spaulding)

6. Come Along With Me

First aired: 2/16/1982

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Writer: Neal Miller, Shirley Jackson, June Finfer
Director: Joanne Woodward
Guest star: Sylvia Sidney (Mrs. Flanner), Barbara Baxley (Mrs. Faun), Estelle Parsons (Mabel Lederer)

7. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf

Community Score

7.5 Good

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First aired: 2/23/1982

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Writer: Ntozake Shange
Director: Oz Scott
Guest star: Lynn Whitfield, Ntozake Shange, Alfre Woodard

8. Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

First aired: 3/2/1982

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Writer: Carl Sandburg, Paul Shyre
Director: Perry Miller Adato
Guest star: Frances Conroy (Lilian Steichen), John Cullum (Carl Sandburg)

9. The Fifth of July

Community Score

9.5 Superb

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First aired: 3/9/1982

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Writer: Lanford Wilson
Director: Marshall W. Mason, Kirk Browning
Guest star: Danton Stone (Weston "Wes" Hurley), Cynthia Nixon (Shirley Talley), Helen Stenborg (Sally Friedman), Joyce Reehling (June Talley), Jonathan Hogan (John Landis), Swoosie Kurtz (Gwen Landis), Jeff Daniels (Jed Jenkins), Richard Thomas (Kenneth Talley Jr.)

10. The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters

Community Score

10.0 Perfect

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First aired: 3/16/1982

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Writer: Jean Shepherd
Director: Richard Bartlett
Guest star: Jay Ine (Randy), Barbara Bolton (Ralph's mother), James Broderick (Ralph's father), Matt Dillon (Ralph), Lisa Jacobsen (Pamela), Jeff Yonis (Schwartz), William Lampley (Flick), Babe Sargent (Ludlow Kissel)

11. Pilgrim, Farewell

First aired: 3/23/1982

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Writer: Michael Roemer
Director: Michael Roemer
Guest star: Elizabeth Huddle (Kate), Christopher Lloyd (Paul), Laurie Prange (Ann), Leslie Paxton (Rebecca), Shelley Wyant (Maggie), Elizabeth Franz (Doctor), Robert Brown (Luke)

12. Northern Lights

First aired: 3/30/1982

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Writer: Rob Nilsson, John Hanson
Director: Rob Nilsson, John Hanson
Guest star: Ray Ness (Henrik Sorensen), Joe Spano (John Sorensen), Robert Behling (Ray Sorensen), Helen Ness (Jenny Sorensen), Jon Ness (Howard), Mabel Rue (Grandma), Susan Lynch (Inga Olsness), Melvin Rodvold (Ole Olsness), Adelaide Thorntveidt (Adelaide Olsness), Nick Eldredge (Sven), Thorbjorn Rue (Thor), Gary Hanisch (Charlie Forsythe), Krist Toresen (Krist)

13. Medal of Honor Rag

First aired: 4/6/1982

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Writer: Tom Cole
Director: Lloyd Richards
Guest star: Damien Leake (Dale "D.J." Jackson)

14. Working

Community Score

10.0 Perfect

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First aired: 4/13/1982

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Writer: Studs Terkel, Nina Faso, Stephen Schwartz
Director: Kirk Browning, Stephen Schwartz
Guest star: Rita Moreno (Waitress), James Taylor (Trucker), Lynne Thigpen (Telephone Operator), Edie McClurg (Switchboard Operator), Didi Conn (Receptionist), Charles Durning (Retired Man), Matt Landers (Fireman), Mark Neely (Salesman), David Patrick Kelly (Copyboy), Jay Garner (Corporate Executive), Barbara Barrie (Schoolteacher), Billy Jayne (Newsboy), Patti LaBelle (Cleaning Woman), Bill Beyers (Boxboy), Fausto Barajas (Migrant Worker), Charles Haid (Gas Man), Beth Howland (Housewife), Barbara Hershey (Call Girl), Eileen Brennan (Millworker), Studs Terkel (Host), Barry Bostwick (Steelworker), Scatman Crothers (Parking Attendant), Vernee Watson-Johnson (Secretary)

15. Weekend

First aired: 4/20/1982

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Writer: Ann Beattie
Director: Paul Bogart

16. Private Contentment

First aired: 4/27/1982

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Writer: Reynolds Price
Director: Vivian Matalon
Guest star: Mark Zimmerman (Sgt. Dilucca), Beatrice Winde (Tee), Kathryn Walker (Lena Brock), Laurens Moore (Mr. Jeffcoat), John McMartin (Paul Melton), Peter Gallagher (Logan Melton), Trini Alvarado (Gail Brock)

17. My Palikari

First aired: 5/4/1982

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Writer: Leon Capetanos, George Kirgo
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Guest star: Panos Nicolaou (Manolis)

18. Oppenheimer (1)

First aired: 5/11/1982

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