The Rebels (TV series)

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The Rebels
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 episodes13
Production
Producer Sue Booker
Running time30 mins.
Release
Original network KNBC [2] [3]
Original release1976 (1976) 
1976 (1976)

The Rebels was a 1976 American television show broadcast on KNBC, [1] [4] NBC's owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles.

Contents

Format

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 ]

Episode list

Season 1 (1976)

The only season of The Rebels aired in 1976. It consisted of thirteen episodes.

No. in
series
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Thomas Jefferson [5] "
April 24, 1976 (1976-04-24) [5]
A fictional interview with Thomas Jefferson.
22"Abigail Adams [6] "
May 1, 1976 (1976-05-01) [6]
A fictional interview with historical figure Abigail Adams.
33"Thomas Paine [7] "
May 15, 1976 (1976-05-15) [7]
A fictional interview with Thomas Paine.
44"Henry David Thoreau [4] "
June 6, 1976 (1976-06-06) [4]
Actor Ron Thompson portrays Henry David Thoreau. [4]
55"Sojourner Truth [8] "
June 12, 1976 (1976-06-12) [8]
A fictional interview with Sojourner Truth.
66"John Brown [9] "
June 19, 1976 (1976-06-19) [9]
A fictional interview with abolitionist John Brown.
77"Dr. Martin Delany [10] "
June 26, 1976 (1976-06-26) [10]
A fictional interview with Dr. Martin Delany. [10]
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