Episode 1
My Africa
Episode credits
Guest stars Carl Weintraub, Gennie James, Joseph Mydell, Jenifer Landor
TV series
CBS Summer Playhouse
19873 seasons7.0 / 10
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
CBS Summer Playhouse premiered June 12, 1987. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
Season 2 episodes
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Where to watch CBS Summer Playhouse
Episode 2
Real Life
Comedy about homemaking from the viewpoints of a blue-collar worker's wife and an ex-career woman.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 3
Old Money
Comedy about a fabulously wealthy family, and the servants who work for them.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 7
The Johnsons Are Home
Off the wall family finds their version of domestic bliss in Minneapolis.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 8
Limited Partners
Two pals try to get rich quick by buying a busted burger joint, and serving only British fast food.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 11
Whattley by the Bay
A big-city newspaper editor decides to return home to the town where he grew up.
Where to watch CBS Summer PlayhouseEpisode 12
Sniff
An unsuccessful reporter finds his luck changing when he becomes the owner of a talented dog.
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Cast
Andrew ClarkeSimon Templar
George RoseWoodsChristopher MarcantelJoey
Holland TaylorFran Grogan
Caitlin ClarkeLily Palmer / Jessica Daniels
Liliana KomorowskaMargot Katka
Raymond SerraCarmine
Buddy EbsenBuddy TuckerCredits
- Written by
- Rachel Singer, Chip Proser, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Mark Reisman, Gary Markowitz, Jeremy Stevens
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 46
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
Themes
anthologyfailed tv pilotplayhouse