As of July 2026, American Playhouse Season 6 aired in 1987 with 17 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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American Playhouse Season 6

1987 17 Episodes Drama · Comedy ⭐ 7/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, American Playhouse Season 6 is available on streaming right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. The ensemble cast earns every laugh, together. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

American Playhouse Season 6 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate American Playhouse Season 6 from the crowd. Season 6 of American Playhouse includes 17 episodes. It aired from January 1987 to June 1987. Episodes include "All My Sons", "The Prodigious Hickey", "The Wide Net". It was aired in 1987. The timing in American Playhouse Season 6 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in American Playhouse Season 6. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. It holds up on rewatch, which is the real test of any comedy. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 American Playhouse Season 6 — Episode Guide

E1
All My Sons
1987-01-19
Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice in the post-war years. Love and death play equal roles in determining the outcome of events.
E2
The Prodigious Hickey
1987-01-26
In 1905, at the prestigious Lawrenceville School, chief prankster William 'Hickey' Hicks comes up with a scheme to make his shy, unpopular roommate a legend.
E3
The Wide Net
1987-02-02
William Wallace searches for his pregnant wife, Hazel, who has withdrawn from him, using a net in the Pearl River during the vernal equinox, a ritualistic search that delves into the mysteries of relationships and the feminine.
E4
Smooth Talk
1987-02-09
Bored with family life, 15-year-old Connie spends her summer at the mall and with friends, but her carefree attitude is shattered by a dangerous encounter with a menacing stranger who shows up at her home.
E5
A Mistaken Charity
1987-02-16
Two elderly, impoverished women are forced from the family farm by well-meaning neighbors. Ensconced and miserable at a Home for Elderly Ladies, the duo begin their journey back home.
E6
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1987-03-02
A widowed mother, convinced by a fortune teller she will die soon, pressures her youngest daughter to marry, while the daughter feels guilty about leaving her alone, creating a subtle conflict and bonding experience.
E7
Eleanor: In Her Own Words
1987-03-09
A one-woman show featuring Lee Remick as former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who gives forth with her views — many controversial at the time and which infuriated the right wing of both parties, as they still do today — on integration, women's rights, communism, and other important subjects of the d...
E8
The Innocents Abroad
1987-03-23
Reporter Mark Twain tours Europe and the Holy Land for a San Francisco newspaper in 1867.
E9
Story of a Marriage: Courtship
1987-04-13
In the early 1900s, a young couple in love struggle with their deeply divided families. Elizabeth Vaughn hails from a wealthy, strict Methodist household. Horace Robedaux is viewed by her family as having poor prospects, as he has been largely on his own since age 12, works humble jobs, and is an Ep...
E10
Story of a Marriage: On Valentine's Day
1987-04-13
When Elizabeth and Horace elope, the resulting familial estrangement establish independent life, build a marriage, and navigate early parenthood.
E11
Story of a Marriage: 1918
1987-05-04
During the height of World War I, Horace faces immense pressure to enlist, all while the deadly Spanish Influenza outbreak descends on the small Texas community.
E12
Charley's Aunt
1987-05-11
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits with Amy and Kitty, niece and ward of crusty Stephen Spettigue. Complications begin when Fancourt, in drag, become...
E13
Gal Young 'Un
1987-05-18
In 1930s rural Florida, a middle-aged widow marries a younger, charming bootlegger who uses her for her money and property, leading to a story of exploitation and resilience as she confronts him and his young mistress.
E14
The House of Blue Leaves
1987-05-25
Zoo attendant Artie Shaughnessy dreams of being a successful songwriter. What his mistress, Bunny Flingus, who lives downstairs from his Queens apartment won't tell him — and what his insane wife, Bananas, tries to get through to him — is that Artie's songs stink.
E15
Blue Window
1987-06-01
In an affluent area of downtown New York City, a Sunday evening dinner party is hosted by Libby, an insecure thirty-something widow who lost her husband in an unfortunate accident. Her guest of honor is downstairs neighbor Alice, a successful novelist, and Alice's lesbian lover, Boo, a family therap...
E16
Dottie
1987-06-08
Middle-aged recluse Dottie McCann, suffering from agoraphobia, is forced to confront her illness when she must make the difficult journey to travel to see her estranged sister, who is dying of leukemia.
E17
Waiting for the Moon
1987-06-15
A fictionalized portrait of one of history's great literary couples, Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas. During a 1930s summer in France, Alice tends to ailing Gertrude; they visit Fernande Olivier, Guillaume Apollinaire, and others; and Hemingway pops in.

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