The American Girls (TV series)
1978 American TV series or program
- Lee Philips
- Mike Lloyd Ross
- Lane Slate
- Bill Driskill
- Priscilla Barnes
- Debra Clinger
- David Spielberg
- Harve Bennett
- Harris Katleman
- Hugh Benson
- George Lehr
- Simon Muntner
- Lee Philips
- Bennett/Katleman Productions
- Columbia Pictures Television
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 | |
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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
- ^ 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 2024-07-13.
- ^ a b "'American Girls' discover slavery ring". St. Petersburg Times. 1978-11-10. p. 7D. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
External links
- The American Girls at IMDb
- 1978 TV promotional commercial for The American Girls on YouTube
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