American Playhouse
Season 5
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Where to Watch Season 5
19 Episodes
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part IIIE6
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Part IIIAfter the raft accident Huck washes ashore at the Grangerfords who are in a feud with the Shephardsons. Huck and Jim both evade the shooting and reunite back at the raft where they encounter two swindlers who claim to be a Duke and a King. - The House of Ramon IglesiaE10
The House of Ramon IglesiaRamón Iglesias has 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 does not hold the deed to his house which was purchased through a verbal agreement, harping back to a different cultural tradition involving codes of honor and community. Javier, his oldest son, a college graduate who refuses to return to Puerto Rico, chastises him for being so foolish in his business dealings. Ramón seems stuck in a homeowner's limbo until Javier, who is constantly clashing with his family, has a change of heart and decides to help. - Rocket to the MoonE13
Rocket to the MoonIn 1938 New York, a dentist finds his business failing and his marriage on the rocks. He is a hen-pecked husband with little drive left for success. That is, until he starts getting involved with his lively assistant, a free spirit with a penchant for tall tales and a hidden loneliness. - Sunday in the Park with George
E19Sunday in the Park with GeorgeVideo production of the Pulitzer-prize winning musical stage production. In the first act, "George", a fictionalized Georges Seurat paints his lover, Dot, and "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Le Grande Jatte." Characters who become figures and vice versa walk through the story. In Act 2, George's descendant, a sculptor, comes to terms with his grandmother, Life, and Art.
