Palmerstown, U.S.A.

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Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Also known asPalmerstown
GenreDrama
Created by Alex Haley
Developed by Norman Lear
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)
ComposersAl Schackman (season 1)
Jerrold Immel (season 2)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2 [1]
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers Norman Lear
Alex Haley
Ronald Rubin
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesHaley Productions
T.A.T. Communications Company
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseMarch 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) –
June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09)

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]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1980)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Palmerstown, U.S.A." Peter Levin Ronald RubinMarch 20, 1980 (1980-03-20)
22
33"The Lesson"Larry ElikannNoreen StoneMarch 27, 1980 (1980-03-27)
44"A Place for Bo" Jeffrey Hayden Robert E. PriceApril 3, 1980 (1980-04-03)
55"The Black Travelers: Part 1"Jeffrey HaydenStory by : Jim Tisdale
Teleplay by : Ronald Rubin & Alex Haley 		April 10, 1980 (1980-04-10)
66"The Black Travelers: Part 2"Jeffrey HaydenStory by : Jim Tisdale
Teleplay by : Ronald Rubin & Alex Haley		April 17, 1980 (1980-04-17)
77"Kidnapped" Gilbert Moses Alex Haley & Ronald RubinApril 24, 1980 (1980-04-24)
88"The Old Sister"Jeffrey HaydenStory by : Saundra Sharp
Teleplay by : Odie Hawkins, Ronald Rubin, & Alex Haley		May 1, 1980 (1980-05-01)

Season 2 (1981)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
91"Vendetta" Ivan Dixon Ernie WallengrenMarch 17, 1981 (1981-03-17)
102"Scandal"Peter LevinJuliet PackerMarch 24, 1981 (1981-03-24)
113"The Hobo"Kenneth Gilbert Max Hodge March 31, 1981 (1981-03-31)
124"Future City"Ivan DixonRonald RubinApril 7, 1981 (1981-04-07)
135"Epidemic"Larry ElikannStory by : Frank Dandridge
Teleplay by : Frank Dandridge & Michael McGreevey 		April 14, 1981 (1981-04-14)
146"The Threat" Joseph Pevney Michael McGreeveyApril 21, 1981 (1981-04-21)
157"Roadhouse"Larry ElikannBud FreemanMay 5, 1981 (1981-05-05)
168"Dry Hole" Georg Stanford Brown Bud FreemanMay 19, 1981 (1981-05-19)
179"The Suitor"Kenneth GilbertJuliet PackerJune 2, 1981 (1981-06-02)
1810"Crossroads"Larry ElikannNoreen StoneJune 9, 1981 (1981-06-09)

See also

Any Day Now

References

  1. 1 2 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
  2. ↑ Drew, Bernard Alger (2007). 100 Most Popular African American Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies . Libraries Unlimited. p.  123. ISBN   9781591583226. palmerstown usa.page 123
  3. 1 2 O'Connor, John J. (17 March 1981). "TV: THE RETURN OF 'PALMERSTOWN'". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "'Palmerstown' writer Willard Rodgers dies". The Hollywood Reporter . 13 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Bogle, Donald (2015). Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN   9781466894457.page 255
  6. ↑ "The Story Behind HALEY & LEAR Television Team". Jet . Johnson Publishing Company. 3 April 1980. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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