Palmerstown, U.S.A.[2] (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981)[3] is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981.[4] It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley,[1][3] whose childhood was the basis for the series.[5] It tells the story of two nine-year-old boys in the rural Southern community of Palmerstown who become best friends during the Great Depression, despite one being black and the other being white.[6]
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Also known as | Palmerstown |
Genre | Drama |
Created by | Alex Haley |
Developed by | Norman Lear |
Starring | Jonelle Allen Bill Duke Star-Shemah Bobatoon Jermain Hodge Johnson Beeson Carroll Janice St. John Michael J. Fox Brian Godfrey Wilson Kenneth White Iris Korn (1981) |
Composers | Al Schackman (season 1) Jerrold Immel (season 2) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2[1] |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Norman Lear Alex Haley Ronald Rubin |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Haley Productions T.A.T. Communications Company |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | March 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) – June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) |
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 2 | 1 2 | "Palmerstown, U.S.A." | Peter Levin | Ronald Rubin | March 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) |
3 | 3 | "The Lesson" | Larry Elikann | Noreen Stone | March 27, 1980 (1980-03-27) |
4 | 4 | "A Place for Bo" | Jeffrey Hayden | Robert Price | April 3, 1980 (1980-04-03) |
5 | 5 | "The Black Travelers: Part 1" | Jeffrey Hayden | Teleplay by: Ronald Rubin & Alex Haley Story by: Jim Tisdale | April 10, 1980 (1980-04-10) |
6 | 6 | "The Black Travelers: Part 2" | Jeffrey Hayden | Teleplay by: Ronald Rubin & Alex Haley Story by: Jim Tisdale | April 17, 1980 (1980-04-17) |
7 | 7 | "Kidnapped" | Gilbert Moses | Alex Haley & Ronald Rubin | April 24, 1980 (1980-04-24) |
8 | 8 | "The Old Sister" | Jeffrey Hayden | Teleplay by: Odie Hawkins and Ronald Rubin & Alex Haley Story by: Saundra Sharp | May 1, 1980 (1980-05-01) |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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8 | 1 | "Vendetta" | March 17, 1981 (1981-03-17) |
9 | 2 | "Scandal" | March 24, 1981 (1981-03-24) |
10 | 3 | "The Hobo" | March 31, 1981 (1981-03-31) |
11 | 4 | "Future City" | April 7, 1981 (1981-04-07) |
12 | 5 | "Epidemic" | April 14, 1981 (1981-04-14) |
13 | 6 | "The Threat" | April 21, 1981 (1981-04-21) |
14 | 7 | "Roadhouse" | May 5, 1981 (1981-05-05) |
15 | 8 | "Dry Hole" | May 19, 1981 (1981-05-19) |
16 | 9 | "The Suitor" | June 2, 1981 (1981-06-02) |
17 | 10 | "Crossroads" | June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) |
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