Palmerstown, U.S.A.
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Palmerstown, U.S.A.[2] (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981)[3] is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981.[4] It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley,[1][3] whose childhood was the basis for the series.[5] It tells the story of two nine-year-old boys in the rural Southern community of Palmerstown who become best friends during the Great Depression, despite one being black and the other being white.[6]
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Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
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Also known as | Palmerstown |
Genre | Drama |
Created by | Alex Haley |
Developed by | Norman Lear |
Starring | Jonelle Allen Bill Duke Star-Shemah Bobatoon Jermain Hodge Johnson Beeson Carroll Janice St. John Michael J. Fox Brian Godfrey Wilson Kenneth White Iris Korn (1981) |
Composers | Al Schackman (season 1) Jerrold Immel (season 2) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2[1] |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Norman Lear Alex Haley Ronald Rubin |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Haley Productions T.A.T. Communications Company |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 20, 1980 (1980-03-20) ā June 9, 1981 (1981-06-09) |
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