"Saturday Adoption" is the second
television play
A television play is a television programming genre which is a drama performance broadcast from a multi-camera television studio, usually live in the early days of television but later recorded to tape. This is in contrast to a television movi ...
episode of the second season of the American television series ''
CBS Playhouse
''CBS Playhouse'' is an American anthology drama television series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series won ten Primetime Emmy Awards and featured many noteworthy actors and playwrights.
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''. The episode tells the story of a young white man about to enter law school who meets a young black man, Macy, when he volunteers to tutor urban youths. The episode discusses the issues surrounding the differences between the black and white worlds of the time.
The episode was broadcast in December 1968, and is noteworthy as the ''CBS Playhouse'' entry with the youngest writer,
Ron Cowen
Ron Cowen is an American writer and producer. He is a partner with Daniel Lipman in the television production company Cowlip Productions.
Filmography
As a writer
* '' Queer as Folk'' (2000–2005) TV Series (developed by, writer) with Daniel L ...
, at 23 years of age.
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''CBS Playhouse'': ''Saturday Adoption''
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* Discard Treasures
1968 American television episodes
1968 plays
CBS Playhouse episodes
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