
Jean Shepherd's America
1971-04-11 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 9.0
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.
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- Jean Shepherd
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- GBH, Creative Television Associates
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- United States of America
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