Season 8
Episodes
1. The Miss America Story
1955-09-04
The Philco Corporation and ABC network televised the first live Miss America broadcast on Saturday September 11, 1954. Twenty seven million viewers from coast to coast shared the thrills of the Boardwalk Hall audience as they watched from their own homes as California's Lee Meriwether captured the title for 1955. Bob Russell was the emcee. For the first time, the pageant also featured it's first "Illuminated Night Parade" down the Boardwalk.
2. The Outsiders
1955-09-18
The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.
3. A Man is Ten Feet Tall
1955-10-02
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.
4. A Business Proposition
1955-10-23
No overview available.
5. The Mechanical Heart
1955-11-06
A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.
6. One Mummy Too Many
1955-11-20
Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.
7. The Trees
1955-12-04
A little girl returns from a fresh air camp to her slum district home and brings a sapling with her. The tree is planted in the parking. Ridicule of the family's efforts to keep it alive comes from all sources. Angered, the father sets out to get more trees planted, trouble brews.
8. Christmas 'Til Closing
1955-12-18
A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.
9. Rise Up and Walk
1956-01-01
A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.
10. This Land is Mine
1956-01-15
No overview available.
11. The Starlet
1956-01-29
No overview available.
12. Kyria Katina
1956-02-12
The life of a widow is likely to change the day a gentleman suitor proposes to her. For the better?