Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: June 12, 1987
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 46
Networks: CBS
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy

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CBS Summer Playhouse(1987)

TMDB Rating: 6.3 (3 votes)

Overview

CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.

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Season 1

19 episodes • 1987

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Saint in Manhattan	Jun 12, 1987
2	Kung Fu: The Next Generation	Jun 19, 1987
3	Changing Patterns	Jun 26, 1987
4	Mickey and Nora	Jun 26, 1987
5	Puppetman	Jul 3, 1987
6	Sawdust	Jul 3, 1987
7	Barrington	Jul 9, 1987
8	Doctors Wilde	Jul 17, 1987
9	Mabel and Max	Jul 31, 1987
10	King of the Building	Jul 31, 1987
11	The Time of Their Lives	Aug 14, 1987
12	Infiltrator	Aug 21, 1987
13	Reno and Yolanda	Aug 21, 1987
14	Day to Day	Aug 21, 1987
15	Sirens	Sep 4, 1987
16	In the Lion's Den	Sep 4, 1987
17	Travelin' Man	Sep 11, 1987
18	Kingpins	Sep 18, 1987
19	Sons of Gunz	Sep 18, 1987

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Season 2

17 episodes • 1988

#	Episode	Air Date
1	My Africa	Jun 21, 1988
2	Real Life	Jun 28, 1988
3	Old Money	Jun 28, 1988
4	The Pretenders	Jul 5, 1988
5	Baby on Board	Jul 12, 1988
6	Dr. Paradise	Jul 12, 1988
7	The Johnsons Are Home	Jul 19, 1988
8	Limited Partners	Jul 19, 1988
9	Silent Whisper	Jul 26, 1988
10	Fort Figueroa	Aug 2, 1988
11	Whattley by the Bay	Aug 9, 1988
12	Sniff	Aug 9, 1988
13	Off Duty	Aug 16, 1988
14	Roughhouse	Aug 16, 1988
15	Mad Avenue	Aug 23, 1988
16	Further Adventures	Aug 30, 1988
17	Tickets, Please	Jun 6, 1988

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Season 3

10 episodes • 1989

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Microcops	Jun 20, 1989
2	B Men	Jun 27, 1989
3	Coming to America	Jul 4, 1989
4	Shivers	Jul 4, 1989
5	Elysian Fields	Jul 11, 1989
6	American Nuclear	Jul 25, 1989
7	Curse of the Corn People	Aug 1, 1989
8	The Heat	Aug 8, 1989
9	Road Show	Aug 15, 1989
10	Outpost	Aug 22, 1989

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