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Jean Shepherd's America

Season 2

1985 · 10 episodes

  1. 1. Mosquitoes and Moon Pies

    1985-04-16 · 28m

    Shep assumes the role of Swamp Man, searching for his roots -- and a pickerel "so big you don't dare look it in the eye" -- as he visits the Okefenokee Swamp.

  2. 2. Filthy Rich at Last

    1985-04-30 · 28m

    Shep enjoys a leisurely cruise on a yacht -- or as the old man would say, "a boat that doesn't do anything."

  3. 3. Bourbon and Major Wilkes' Rocking Chair

    1985-05-07 · 28m

    Spanish moss...stately mansions...a mint julep, fine cigar and the rocking chair on the veranda...the best of the Old South comes to life when Shep pays a visit.

  4. 4. The Great American Tourist Trap

    1985-05-21 · 28m

    Shep poses as an American tourist in order to learn more about the more popular vacation spots.

  5. 5. Cha-Cha Lessons on C Deck at 9am

    1985-05-28 · 28m

    Shep boards the S.S. Emerald Sea in Miami in search of true romance.

  6. 6. Down in Death Valley

    1985-06-04 · 28m

    Shep and his trusty burro, Flower, wander among mirages and cacti as they follow the trail of the 49ers.

  7. 7. The Devil on the Bayou

    1985-06-11 · 28m

    Shep -- as the devil -- spends a weekend in New Orleans. You can see him playing chess...slurping oysters...or accompanying the Olympia Brass Marching Band on kazoo.

  8. 8. I Love Cars, So There, Ralph Nader!

    1985-06-25 · 28m

    Shep supervises the assembly of his own Ford Mustang, then takes a lap around Indianapolis Speedway in a 1924 Dusenberg against racing great "Duke" Nalon.

  9. 9. Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin' Town

    1985-07-02 · 28m

    What's Chicago? It's the White Sox; Dave Garroway; the White Sox; Kukla, Fran and Ollie -- and of course, the White Sox. Chicagoan Studs Terkel joins Shep in a celebration of The Windy City.

  10. 10. Here Today, Guam Tomorrow

    1985-07-09 · 28m

    Shep examines the life of a remittance man living off government stipend on the island of Guam, the island's local legends, its most scenic places, and the importance of family life to its residents.

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