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Jean Shepherd's America; When There's No Place to Go But Up

09/14/1975


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Series
Jean Shepherd's America
Program
When There's No Place to Go But Up
Program Number

111

Series Description

In these humorous and affectionate television poems, humorist Jean Shepherd celebrates America in all its richness and diversity -- from cars to candy, baseball to beer, motels to money. Each week a different aspect of our national psyche is explored as Shepherd travels to the Okefenokee Swamp, Death Valley, Milwaukee, the Old South, and other far-flung locations -- using the PCP-90 portable camera.

See April and May 1971 Program Guides for cover stories. Series release date: 4/11/1971

Program Description

The future of America may be up in the air. And crack aviator Jean Shepherd is just the man to tell us all about it. The Shepherd’s-eye view of flying starts off with a quick lesson from some real experts in the field-- kites and birds. Then it’s off to the annual Convention of Home-made Aircraft. Jean is a licensed pilot himself, but before he concludes this show with a spin in his own yankee trainer, he warms us up with a great flying story from out of the past.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Topics
Humor
Creators
Barzyk, Fred (Series Producer)
Citation
Chicago: “Jean Shepherd's America; When There's No Place to Go But Up,” 09/14/1975, GBH Archives, accessed September 17, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_EC1402F2C8614B51A9ADECB45D68BB6B.
MLA: “Jean Shepherd's America; When There's No Place to Go But Up.” 09/14/1975. GBH Archives. Web. September 17, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_EC1402F2C8614B51A9ADECB45D68BB6B>.
APA: Jean Shepherd's America; When There's No Place to Go But Up. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_EC1402F2C8614B51A9ADECB45D68BB6B
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