The American Girls is an American adventure-drama series that aired on CBS on Saturday nights from September 23 to November 10, 1978.[1]
| The American Girls | |
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.jpg) Left to right: Debra Clinger, David Spielberg and Priscilla Barnes | |
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| Theme music composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Composer | Jerrold Immel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 (5 unaired) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 23 – November 10, 1978 |
Synopsis
editRebecca 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
edit- Priscilla Barnes as Rebecca Tomkins
- Debra Clinger as Amy Waddell
- David Spielberg as Francis X. Casey
- William Prince as Jason Cook
Episodes
edit| Nº | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air date | |
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| 1 | "The Cancelled Czech" | Rod Holcomb | Simon Muntner | September 23, 1978 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
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