American Playhouse Season 7

American Playhouse Season 7 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. With 8 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. The writing gives every character room to be funny, not just the leads. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

American Playhouse Season 7 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. American Playhouse Season 7 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 7 of American Playhouse includes 16 episodes. It aired from January 1988 to July 1988. Episodes include "Strange Interlude, Part I", "Strange Interlude, Part II", "Strange Interlude, Part III". It was aired in 1988. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and American Playhouse Season 7 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

American Playhouse Season 7 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The ensemble carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

🎬 American Playhouse Season 7 — Episode Guide

Strange Interlude, Part I

1988-01-13

Spanning decades, Nina Leeds, deeply traumatized by the death of her fiancé during World War I, is unable to move past the unconsummated relationship, she embarks on a turbulent journey across different roles in her life (daughter, wife, mistress, and mother).

Strange Interlude, Part II

1988-01-19

Strange Interlude, Part III

1988-01-20

The Lawrenceville Stories, Part 2: The Return of Hickey

1988-02-03

The mischievous Hickey returns to school to find himself against a worthy rival. Scheming to outdo each other for the loyalty of their peers, their comedic battle of wits turns the school into the headmaster's worst nightmare.

Lemon Sky

1988-02-10

17-year-old Alan strives to build a relationship with his preoccupied father, only to confront his father's emotional dishonesty, cruelty, and lies, leading to a bitter realization that the father he wants doesn't exist.

The Revolt of Mother

1988-02-17

In 1890s New Englans, Father is going to build a new barn. However, Mother wants the new house she's been promised.

Pigeon Feathers

1988-02-17

A young boy suffers a crisis of faith when he begins to question whether or not the soul exists and if there is life after death.

Billy Galvin

1988-02-24

Boston ironworker Jack Galvin wants his son to become an architect, but Billy wants to be a steelworker like his dad, leading to conflict over their differing dreams.

Journey Into Genius

1988-04-06

A historical recreation of actual events in the life of playwright Eugene O'Neill, drawing on his troubled youth as he attempts to deal with his conflicting feelings of jealousy, competition and love with his father.

E10

Suspicion

1988-04-13

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next ...

E11

The Trial of Bernhard Goetz

1988-05-11

A presentation of uncensored portions of the highly emotional December 1984 videotape confession of Bernhard Goetz, known as the 'Subway Vigilante', who opened fire on four teens he feared were about to rob him on a New York subway train.

E12

The Land of Little Rain

1988-06-01

Early feminist and nature writer Mary Austin struggles to write and publish in the male-dominated California of the early 20th-century.

E13

I Never Sang for My Father

1988-06-15

A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.

E14

Native Son

1988-06-29

In 1940s Chicago, a young Black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the couple's teenage daughter and then tries to cover it up.

E15

The Big Knife

1988-07-27

Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art and morality. Castle is pressured by his superiors and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career.

E18

Episode 18

📡 Where to Watch American Playhouse Season 7

🎬 American Playhouse Season 7 — Episode Guide

📋 All Seasons of American Playhouse

Never Lose Track of American Playhouse