Episode List
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Dec. 2, 1966
An Enemy of the People
A Norwegian doctor discovers that the source of the town's medicinal waters has become poisonous.
Nov. 3, 1967
An Evening Journey to Conway Massachusetts
Poet Archibald MacLeish's play, written for his hometown's bicentennial celebration in June 1966. A boy who hates living in Conway wants to leave town forever. By having examine the town's past, MacLeish re-creates major events of the town history.
Dec. 15, 1967
Infancy and Childhood
Two infants in their baby carriages in Central Park discuss their doubts and satisfactions while their grown-ups pursue selfish interests; three youngsters run away from home, only to discover that their bus driver and his passenger are their parents.
Feb. 23, 1968
The 39th Witness
A fictionalized account of the March 13, 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese on a New York City street while 38 of her neighbors watched but did not notify police.
May 1, 1969
The Prodigal
Modern retelling of the Greek legend of Orestes, based on an off-Broadway play.
Nov. 28, 1969
Story Theatre
Five of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales (The Golden Goose, The Blue Light, The Clever Gretel, The Goose Girl and The Bremen Town Musicians) are told using mime, music and imagination instead of props and costumes.
1970
The Hero of My Life
Charles Dickens' rise from poverty to prosperity is traced and reflected in the publication of his writings.
Feb. 20, 1970
America, Inc.
An offbeat story of David Silver's search for America, including travels to New York, a Hare Krishna gathering and Ellis Island. He eventually goes to Washington, D.C. where a huge anti-war protest is being held, attended by Pete Seeger and Abbie Hoffman among others. The strange piece includes tongue-in-cheek advertisements for something called "America, Inc." and narration by Jean Shepherd.
Apr. 17, 1970
They Have Taken Over
'They' - the youth of our nation, have taken over America, and most people over 40 are being herded into concentration camps to await death. A group of five famous artists have been spared: they live together in exile, forsaken by their own children, awaiting the end of their nightmarish existence, and despairing over the extinction of humanity-in-art. For in 1990 America, all art is judged and evaluated by computers. Tonight's play climaxes NET's 9-drama series on the generation gap.
Oct. 11, 1970
Helen Hayes Remembers
Helen Hayes recreates some of her most famous stage roles, such as Mary Stuart in "Mary of Scotland", Queen Victoria in "Victoria Regina", Nora Melody in "A Touch of the Poet" and Grandma in "The American Dream".
Nov. 19, 1970
The Sand Castle/The Tape Recorder
Two short plays are featured in this episode. In the first, a widow struggles to keep her family from splintering; in the second, a secretary who is sent to a lonely apartment to take her boss's dictation from a tape recording is terrified by what she encounters.
Mar. 25, 1971
They
In the near future, the United States government is controlled by a youthful administration who decrees that middle-aged people are a drain on resources and orders them into detention camps, where they will be killed when they reach the age of 65. Five confined artists nearing the end of their lives discuss their fate.
Apr. 8, 1971
Trail of Tears
When the United States government ignores the treaties it signed with the Cherokee Indian tribe, their chief attempts to litigate the issue in the Georgia courts. Unsuccessful, the tribe is forcibly relocated to Oklahoma, losing 4000 people in the long march that became known as "The Trail of Tears".
Jun. 24, 1971
The Wright Brothers
The story of the Wright Brothers' personal lives, and their labors in designing, building and testing airplanes.
Nov. 26, 1971
Foul!/Actor's Choice
This episode features two wildly different segments. In the first, ten short plays exposing the devastating effects of pollution are performed, including "The Beautiful Fish" about a couple's unhappy experience fishing in the Hudson River; "Play for Trees" concerning two pine trees about to be chopped down for Christmas and "Kissing Sweet" about industrial pollution. In the second segment Gwen Verdon and Cyril Ritchard read pieces written by Lewis Carroll, including a portion of "Alice in Wonderland".
Feb. 3, 1972
Harriet
Adaptation of the 1943 play traces the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe from a youngster penning escapist fiction to the formidable writer striking a blow against slavery in "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
Apr. 13, 1972
Portrait of the Hero as a Young Man
In 1754, the Royal Governor of Virginia orders young George Washington to build a road to the Ohio River, enforce Virginia's claims to the Ohio River Valley and defend a small British fort against French invaders. When Washington and his men arrive at the post, they discovers that it had fallen to French colonial forces. Although his small army is inexperienced and outnumbered, Washington chooses to attack the enemy and he soon learns that war is not just a manly adventure and actions can have dire consequences - such as igniting the French and Indian War.
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