The Americanization of Machiko - August 4, 1953 (11 Oct. 1989)

As a returning sailor Sam brings home a Japanese wife and must battle the prejudice of his hometown and his own mother.

Director:

Gilbert M. Shilton

Writers:

Donald P. Bellisario (creator), Charlie Coffey

Stars:

Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Bill Arnold

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Sam Beckett
Dean Stockwell	...	Admiral Al Calavicci
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Arnold	...	Charlie
Pat Ast	...	Dolores
K Callan	...	Lenore Mackenzie
James Oden Hatch	...	Eugene
Patrick Massett	...	Rusty
Keith Mills	...	Lionel, the Mayor (as Keith R. Mills)
Leila Lee Olsen	...	Machiko Mackenzie
Catherine Parks	...	Lady in Park
Cary J. Pitts	...	Deputy Herman (as Cary Pitts)
Clive Rosengren	...	George O'Bannen
Marjorie Stapp	...	Betty Felcher
Wayne Tippit	...	Henry Mackenzie
Chuck Walling	...	Rev. Felcher

Storyline

Sam has to deal with racism in 1950's America when he leaps into the body of a young U.S. Navy sailor, Charlie Mackenzie, who returns home to his small mid-western town with his new Japanese bride, Machiko. Not surprisingly, there is a World War II veteran who hates the Japanese and blames the war for ruining his promising professional baseball career. The biggest opposition however comes from his own mother who simply will not accept the young woman into her home. As Sam learns, Charlie's mother is still grieving from the loss of her daughter over a year ago and feels terrible guilt at never having reconciled with her before her death.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | sailor | 1950s | navy | prejudice | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

11 October 1989 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam speaks "seven modern languages and four dead ones" including Japanese (which he uses in this episode). Other languages he speaks are English, French, Spanish and German. He can not speak Italian or Hebrew (that's what Al is for). He can read Egyptian Hieroglyphics.

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Goofs

In the episode "Americanization of Machiko" which was dated 4 August 1953, Rusty says that he was in AAA ball before he went to war in the Pacific. He also says that before he went, everyone wanted him, Yankees, Orioles, etc. The Orioles did not come back to Baltimore under the Oriole name until 1954. There was a AAA ball club called The Orioles, but they were in The International League.

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Connections

References The Americanization of Emily (1964)

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