The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Season 1
An anthology series with episodes split between comedy and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. Polly Bergen took over as hostess in the next year.
Where to Watch The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse • Season 1
52 Episodes
- The Ragged StrangerE5
The Ragged StrangerA middle-aged man heading home talks a hitch-hiker into helping him regain his wife's affection. All the traveler has to do is come into the house and pretend to rob them, and the husband will disarm him and look the hero. The young man discovers after it's too late that he's been set up to commit a murder. - Frozen EscapeE9
Frozen EscapeAlaska prospector Jeff claims he didn't kill fellow gold hunter Arthur; he simply found the body. Fearing he'd be charged with the murder, he and his wife attempt a fast getaway, but are forced by a blizzard into the cabin of blind Tom. Tom has heard about the murder on the radio and goes to work pitting his visitors against each other. - The Psychophonic NurseE19
The Psychophonic NurseA couple of new parents are unable to keep a nanny because none will follow the clinical rules in a new child-rearing book. John, head of an electronics company, has his staff develop a robotic nurse to care for the baby. The humanoid seems perfect, except for its inability to use judgment or give love. - The Whistling RoomE42
The Whistling RoomA Londoner, with his father, moves to a castle in Ireland to be near his fiancee. All three are tormented nightly by eerie wailing sounds coming from a cottage on the grounds. The woman is convinced that the noises are from Irish spirits upset that she's marrying a "foreigner." Enter professional "ghost finder" Dr. Carnacki who is sure he can shush the spirits. - PlaymatesE48
PlaymatesMonica is a lonely young girl who is schooled at home by her Uncle Stephen and his housekeeper. When Monica talks about her new playmates Mary and Elsie, her Uncle believes she is just imagining things. He grows more concerned when he himself begins to hear Monica's playmates throughout the house.
