The American Girls (TV series)

The American Girls
Left to right: Debra Clinger, David Spielberg and Priscilla Barnes
Created by	Lee Philips Mike Lloyd Ross Lane Slate Bill Driskill
Starring	Priscilla Barnes Debra Clinger David Spielberg
Theme music composer	Jerrold Immel
Composer	Jerrold Immel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11 (5 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Harve Bennett Harris Katleman
Producers	Hugh Benson George Lehr Simon Muntner Lee Philips
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Bennett/Katleman Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 23 (1978-09-23) – November 10, 1978 (1978-11-10)

The American Girls is an American adventure-drama series that aired on CBS on Saturday nights from September 23 to November 10, 1978. ^[1]

Synopsis

Rebecca Tomkins (Barnes) and Amy Waddell (Clinger) are two young reporters who work for The American Report, a news magazine similar to 60 Minutes . Rebecca and Amy travel the country in an equipped van that provides them with a production studio to work on their stories. The show's producer, Francis X. Casey (Spielberg), is busy juggling assignments, often changing the girls' schedules in mid-assignment and sometimes flying out to help them out of a tough situation.

Cast

• Priscilla Barnes as Rebecca Tomkins
• Debra Clinger as Amy Waddell
• David Spielberg as Francis X. Casey
• William Prince as Jason Cook

Episodes

Nº	Title	Directed by	Written by	Air date
1	"The Cancelled Czech"	Rod Holcomb	Simon Muntner	September 23, 1978 (1978-09-23)
The girls fly to Reno in search of an exclusive story on a Czech magician who has recently defected and is receiving death threats.
2	"The Beautiful People Jungle"	Alvin Ganzer	Richard Landau	September 30, 1978 (1978-09-30)
The girls go undercover at a health spa where rich runaways have plastic surgery to keep their true identities a secret.
3	"The Haunting of Chatham Bay"	James D. Parriott	James D. Parriott	October 7, 1978 (1978-10-07)
The girls investigate a haunted house to discover the truth behind a series of alleged ghostly appearances.
4	"Firefly"	Rod Holcomb	Mike Lloyd Ross	October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14)
The girls stumble onto a professional arson story when they save a young boy from a burning warehouse.
5	"A Crash Course in Survival"	John Peyser	Judy Burns	October 21, 1978 (1978-10-21)
Amy rescues Rebecca and a pilot after their plane goes down in a remote area.
6	"The Phoenix Connection"	Lee Philips	Lane Slate & Mike Lloyd Ross & Bill Driskill	November 10, 1978 (1978-11-10)
This was the show's pilot episode. [2] The show, on the verge of cancellation, aired at this "special" time, Friday night at 10 p.m., pre-empting the low-rated and also soon-to-be-cancelled Flying High . [2]
7	"The Reluctant Candidate"	Thomas Blank	Juliet Packer	UNAIRED
8	"The Big Body Heist"	Alvin Ganzer	Simon Muntner	UNAIRED
9	"The Hundred Thousand Dollar Man"	Robert Sallin	Gregory S. Dinallo	UNAIRED
10	"An Autobiography"	Alan Crosland Jr.	Albert Aley	UNAIRED
11	"Little Girl Lost"	Gene Nelson	Richard Landau	UNAIRED

References

1. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 49. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved July 13, 2024.
2. "'American Girls' discover slavery ring". St. Petersburg Times. November 10, 1978. p. 7D. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

External links

• The American Girls at IMDb
• 1978 TV promotional commercial for The American Girls on YouTube