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Jean Shepherd's America
Jean Shepherd's America
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Jean Shepherd's America
1971 ★ 9.0 2 Seasons EN
DocumentaryComedy
In these humorous and affectionate television poems, humorist Jean Shepherd celebrates America in all its richness and diversity -- from cars to candy, baseball to beer, motels to money. Each week a different aspect of …
🎬 Created by: Leigh Brown, Jean Shepherd
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Ep 1 1971-04-11
The Phantom of the Open Hearth Lives -- Somewhere in Indiana
Shep recalls the sights, sounds, and experiences of working in a steel mill at age …
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Ep 2 1971-04-18
...One Man's Version of Heaven Is a Super Howard Johnson's with 28 Flavors and No Lines for the Rest Room
Shep loses his bait but comes up with some tall tales on a fishing trip …
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Ep 3 1971-04-25
...The End of an Era -- Riding the 'City of Los Angeles' on Its Last Journey Across the American West
While rumbling across Wyoming aboard a Union Pacific railroad car, Shep recalls a previous trip …
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Ep 4 1971-05-02
A Bunch of the Boys Were Whooping It Up at the Malamute Saloon
Recalling the origins of his interest in Alaska in the second grade, Shep journeys through …
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Ep 5 1971-05-09
There's More to Life Than a Hostess Twinkie
While he cracks lobster claws, Shep cracks jokes and stories about his crazy love affair …
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Ep 6 1971-05-16
And the Bad Guys Are Back on the Shore, Shaking Their Fists
Recalling a comic-strip from his boyhood in which the hero escapes on a houseboat from …
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Ep 7 1971-05-23
The Perpetual Swish of Windshield Wipers Is the Soundtrack of Our Lives
Shep gets behind the wheel and moves out on the turnpike of life, as he …
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Ep 8 1971-05-30
It Won't Always Be This Way
Shep contrasts man's "nesting" instinct with his desire for mobility in a vision of tomorrow's …
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Ep 9 1971-06-06
...From Its Golden, Ice-cold Depths Come the Echos of Lost Battles, the Sound of Ancient Victories, the Noise of a Million Ball Games
Beer, considered by some to be the universal language, is the focus as Shep travels …
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Ep 10 1971-06-13
I Might Even Snag One for Old Ahab Himself
Shep talks with one of Florida's natural wonders: Sea Weed Ernie, a hermit who lives …
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Ep 11 1971-06-20
When There's No Place to Go But Up
Tall stories -- airborne. Shep takes off at the controls of his four-seater and visits …
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Ep 12 1971-06-27
Like All Great Inner-Tube Specialists, He Finally Made the Classic Mistake
What happens when you let a guy like Jean Shepherd loose in a place like …
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Ep 13 1971-07-04
Make School or Die
Stranded during a blizzard in Wyoming, Shep and the crew romp in the snow outside …
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First Air Date
1971-04-11
Last Air Date
1985-07-09
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
2
Total Episodes
23
Rating
9.0 / 10
Votes
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Network
PBS
Studio
GBH, Creative Television Associates
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