Hollywood Television Theatre

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1970

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Episodes

EP 2: The Police

A black comedy about a country where all criminals have been rehabilitated....

EP 3: Lemonade

Edith Northrup and Mabel Lamston pass the time drinking up the profits in glass after glass of their spiked lemonades. They talk a...

EP 4: Birdbath

Story about a struggling young writer working in a New York restaurant as a counterman and a co-worker in the same place who is a ...

EP 5: Beginning to End

Irish theatre actor Jack MacGowran's celebrated readings from Samuel Beckett. Included are "Waiting for Godot", "Embers" and "Krap...

EP 6: Enemies

The play deals with the interrelationship between two elderly Jewish men....

EP 7: Neighbors

Arkady Leokum's study of the nature of prejudice centers around the encounter between a white couple, in an affluent neighborhood ...

EP 8: The Standwells: About Love

A theatrical family of puppets celebrate the subject of love in song, monologue, and drama. The Standwells are brother and sister ...

EP 9: The Bread and Puppet Theatre

An exceptional experimental company consisting of both puppets (from 2 to 8 feet tall) and live actors. Program includes, "The Gre...

EP 10: Young Marrieds at Play

Two couples meet for an evening of Monopoly -- and wrecked social amenities by truth telling....

EP 11: The Picture

An unhappy rich old man tries to buy beauty by purchasing a painting from a young artist....

EP 12: The Plot to Overthrow Christmas

The golden age of radio drama lives again in this re-creation of a studio broadcast about the Devil's plan to kill off Santa Claus...

EP 13: Day of Absence

Satire about a slice of white society that crumbles when the black work force mysteriously disappears. With one exception (the rep...

EP 14: Chekhov Live from Hollywood

(1) A Marriage Proposal: The hot tempers of two Russian landowners almost ruin a love match. (2) The Bear (originally The Boor): ...

EP 15: The Scarecrow

In 17th-century Massachusetts, a vengeful witch turns a scarecrow into a gentleman. His mission: Win the heart of a rival's fiance...

EP 16: Awake and Sing

A celebration of the human spirit, examining the frustrations and hopes of a Jewish family struggling to survive the Depression in...

EP 17: Invitation to March

A socialite bride-to-be is aroused from her slumber of boredom by a beach-combing free spirit....

Overview

Series of 54 original televised plays and classic dramas produced by public television station KCET in Los Angeles, featuring all-star talent, was broadcast nationally on the National Educational Television (NET) network and its successor PBS between 1970 and 1978.

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Episode 1

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The Police

Episode 2

A black comedy about a country where all criminals have been rehabilitated....

Lemonade

Episode 3

Edith Northrup and Mabel Lamston pass the time drinking up the profits in glass ...

Birdbath

Episode 4

Story about a struggling young writer working in a New York restaurant as a coun...

Beginning to End

Episode 5

Irish theatre actor Jack MacGowran's celebrated readings from Samuel Beckett. In...

Enemies

Episode 6

The play deals with the interrelationship between two elderly Jewish men....

Neighbors

Episode 7

Arkady Leokum's study of the nature of prejudice centers around the encounter be...

The Standwells: About Love

Episode 8

A theatrical family of puppets celebrate the subject of love in song, monologue,...

The Bread and Puppet Theatre

Episode 9

An exceptional experimental company consisting of both puppets (from 2 to 8 feet...

Young Marrieds at Play

Episode 10

Two couples meet for an evening of Monopoly -- and wrecked social amenities by t...

The Picture

Episode 11

An unhappy rich old man tries to buy beauty by purchasing a painting from a youn...

The Plot to Overthrow Christmas

Episode 12

The golden age of radio drama lives again in this re-creation of a studio broadc...

Day of Absence

Episode 13

Satire about a slice of white society that crumbles when the black work force my...

Chekhov Live from Hollywood

Episode 14

(1) A Marriage Proposal: The hot tempers of two Russian landowners almost ruin a...

The Scarecrow

Episode 15

In 17th-century Massachusetts, a vengeful witch turns a scarecrow into a gentlem...

Awake and Sing

Episode 16

A celebration of the human spirit, examining the frustrations and hopes of a Jew...

Invitation to March

Episode 17

A socialite bride-to-be is aroused from her slumber of boredom by a beach-combin...