Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Palmerstown, U.S.A.[2] (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981)[3] is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981.[4] It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley,[1][3] whose childhood was the basis for the series.[5] It tells the story of two nine-year-old boys in the rural Southern community of Palmerstown who become best friends during the Great Depression, despite one being black and the other being white.[6]
Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
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Also known as | Palmerstown |
Genre | Drama |
Starring | Jonelle Allen Bill Duke Star-Shemah Bobatoon Jermain Hodge Johnson Beeson Carroll Janice St. John Michael J. Fox Brian Godfrey Wilson Kenneth White Iris Korn (1981) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2[1] |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Norman Lear Alex Haley |
Running time | 1 hour |
Production company(s) | Haley Productions T.A.T. Communications |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | March 20, 1980 – June 9, 1981 |
Cast
- Jonelle Allen as Bessie Freeman
- Bill Duke as Luther Freeman
- Star-Shemah Bobatoon as Diana Freeman
- Jermain Hodge Johnson as Booker T. Freeman
- Beeson Carroll as W.D. Hall
- Janice St. John as Coralee Hall
- Michael J. Fox as Willy-Joe Hall
- Brian Godfrey Wilson as David Hall
- Kenneth White as The Sheriff
- Iris Korn as Widder Brown (1981)
Episodes
Season 1 (1980)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Palmerstown, U.S.A." | March 20, 1980 |
2 | 2 | "The Lesson" | March 27, 1980 |
3 | 3 | "A Place for Bo" | April 3, 1980 |
4 | 4 | "The Black Travelers: I" | April 10, 1980 |
5 | 5 | "The Black Travelers: II" | April 17, 1980 |
6 | 6 | "Kidnapped" | April 24, 1980 |
7 | 7 | "The Old Sister" | May 1, 1980 |
Season 2 (1981)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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8 | 1 | "Vendetta" | March 17, 1981 |
9 | 2 | "Scandal" | March 24, 1981 |
10 | 3 | "The Hobo" | March 31, 1981 |
11 | 4 | "Future City" | April 7, 1981 |
12 | 5 | "Epidemic" | April 14, 1981 |
13 | 6 | "The Threat" | April 21, 1981 |
14 | 7 | "Roadhouse" | May 5, 1981 |
15 | 8 | "Dry Hole" | May 19, 1981 |
16 | 9 | "The Suitor" | June 2, 1981 |
17 | 10 | "Crossroads" | June 9, 1981 |
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See also
References
- Bianculli, David (2017). The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9781101911327. page 290
- Drew, Bernard Alger (2007). 100 Most Popular African American Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 123. ISBN 9781591583226.
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page 123 - O'Connor, John J. (17 March 1981). "TV: THE RETURN OF 'PALMERSTOWN'". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "'Palmerstown' writer Willard Rodgers dies". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- Bogle, Donald (2015). Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781466894457.page 255
- "The Story Behind HALEY & LEAR Television Team". Jet. 3 April 1980. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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