W2TCH

American Playhouse (1982 – 1996)

1982 • 13 seasons • Drama, Comedy • TV-PG
On September 27, 2026
#7613
7613th by Pulse TV show online
0.1PULSEPulse MeterOur daily Pulse Meter measures public activity and popularity signals across the web.How it works →

All seasons

American Playhouse — Season 5

19 episodes · Jan 20, 1986

1. The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
Jan 20, 1986 · 84m · 10.0

A young boy is ridiculed by his schoolmates for his eccentric behavior and assertions that he can fly. Little do they know...

2. The Roommate
Jan 27, 1986 · 60m

In 1952, two polar opposites at Northwestern University are assigned to the same dorm room.

3. Valentine's Revenge
Feb 3, 1986 · 60m

A convict serving five years writes stories under the name 'O. Henry'. He encounters a convicted safecracker and is inspired to write the story of Jimmy Valentine, a man invincible in the art of cracking safes.

4. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1)
Feb 10, 1986 · 52m

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

5. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (2)
Feb 17, 1986 · 52m

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

6. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (3)
Feb 24, 1986 · 52m

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

7. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (4)
Mar 3, 1986 · 52m

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

8. Tell Me a Riddle
Mar 17, 1986 · 90m

Aging couple David and Eva have lost the spark that once infused their marriage. After nearly four decades together, the elderly duo is feel disconnected and lost. When they discover that Eva is sick, they decide to travel across the countr…

9. The Little Sister
Apr 7, 1986 · 103m

A Boston probation officer tries to help a troubled teenager from a rich Boston family.

10. The House of Ramon Iglesia
Apr 14, 1986 · 56m

Ramón Iglesias plans to retire from his janitorial job, sell his house in a Long Island suburb and return to Puerto Rico with his wife and three sons. Unfortunately, he doesn't hold the deed to his house which was purchased through a verbal…

11. A Flash of Green
Apr 21, 1986 · 122m

Jimmy Wing is a Florida journalist and long-time friend of Elmo Bliss, a local businessman and politician involved in real-estate development. Bliss reveals his ruthless side, threatening Wing when the reporter becomes close to beautiful wi…

12. Damien
Apr 28, 1986 · 60m

Father Damien de Vuester, a 19th-century Roman Catholic priest who worked with lepers confined to the island of Molokai, discusses his experiences.

13. Rocket to the Moon
May 5, 1986 · 118m

In 1938 New York, a dentist finds his business failing and his marriage on the rocks. Turning 40, he's a henpecked husband with little drive left for success. That is, until he starts getting involved with his lively assistant, a free spiri…

14. A Case of Libel
May 12, 1986 · 88m

A former World War II reporter gets a lawyer and takes a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist to court.

15. Painting Churches
May 19, 1986 · 90m

Gardner and Fanny Church prepare to move out of their Beacon Hill home to their summer cottage on Cape Cod. Once a famous poet, the now-retired Gardner slips in and out of senility as his wife valiantly tries to keep them both afloat. They'…

16. Roanoak (1)
May 26, 1986 · 60m

In 1584, a small band of Englishmen reached Roanoak Island off the coast of North Carolina, set up camp, and make contact with the residing Native Americans, calling on them for help in an attempt to live peacefully as they trade for the pr…

17. Roanoak (2)
Jun 2, 1986 · 60m

In 1584, a small band of Englishmen reached Roanoak Island off the coast of North Carolina, set up camp, and make contact with the residing Native Americans, calling on them for help in an attempt to live peacefully as they trade for the pr…

18. Roanoak (3)
Jun 9, 1986 · 60m

In 1584, a small band of Englishmen reached Roanoak Island off the coast of North Carolina, set up camp, and make contact with the residing Native Americans, calling on them for help in an attempt to live peacefully as they trade for the pr…

19. Sunday in the Park with George
Jun 16, 1986 · 145m

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn o…