| The Rebels | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama Interview Talk show Historical |
| Presented by | Keith Berwick |
| Starring | Ron Thompson [1] Louis Gossett Jr. Lois Nettleton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sue Booker |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
| Original release | |
| Network | KNBC [2] [3] |
| Release | 1976 – 1976 |
The Rebels is a 1976 American television show broadcast on KNBC, [1] [4] NBC's owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles.
NBC television series where actors performed dramatic portrayals of famous American historical figures that were interviewed for a modern audience by host Keith Berwick.[ citation needed ]
The only season of The Rebels aired in 1976. It consisted of thirteen episodes.
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Thomas Jefferson [5] " | April 24, 1976 [5] | |
A fictional interview with Thomas Jefferson. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Abigail Adams [6] " | May 1, 1976 [6] | |
A fictional interview with historical figure Abigail Adams. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Thomas Paine [7] " | May 15, 1976 [7] | |
A fictional interview with Thomas Paine. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Henry David Thoreau [4] " | June 6, 1976 [4] | |
| 5 | 5 | "Sojourner Truth [8] " | June 12, 1976 [8] | |
A fictional interview with Sojourner Truth. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "John Brown [9] " | June 19, 1976 [9] | |
A fictional interview with abolitionist John Brown. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Dr. Martin Delany [10] " | June 26, 1976 [10] | |
A fictional interview with Dr. Martin Delany. [10] | ||||
| 8 | 8 | TBA | 1976 | |
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| 9 | 9 | TBA | 1976 | |
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| 10 | 10 | TBA | 1976 | |
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| 11 | 11 | TBA | 1976 | |
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| 12 | 12 | TBA | 1976 | |
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| 13 | 13 | TBA | 1976 | |
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