''CBS Children's Mystery Theatre'' is an American television anthology series aimed at teens and pre-teens. A total of five episodes were produced by and aired on
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
from 1980–83.
Episodes
* ''
The Clue According to SHERLOCK HOLMES'' aka ''The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn''
* ''
The Haunting of Harrington House''
* ''Mystery at Fire Island''
* ''The Zertigo Diamond Caper''
* ''Dirkham Detective Agency''
Production
The stories were written to emphasize the importance of deductive reasoning.
Some of the featured actors included
Edie Adams
Edie Adams (born Edith Elizabeth Enke; April 16, 1927 – October 15, 2008) was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Awa ...
,
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and theatre director, director. He resisted playing Stereotypes of African Americans, stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York Ci ...
,
Keith Coogan
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Early life
Keith Eric Mitchell was born on January 13, 1970, in Palm Springs, California, the son of Leslie Diane Coogan ...
,
Dominique Dunne
Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, she made her on-screen debut with the television film '' Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker'' (1979) and played ...
, and
Sally Kellerman
Sally Clare Kellerman (June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022) was an American actress whose acting career spanned 60 years. Her role as List of M*A*S*H characters#Margaret Houlihan, Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in Robert Altman's film ''M*A*S ...
.
References
External links
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1980s American anthology television series
1980 American television series debuts
1983 American television series endings
CBS television dramas
Children's mystery television series
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