
Jean Shepherd's America
Season 2
198510 episodes
Episodes
- E1
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.
- E2
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."
- E3
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.
- E4
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.
- E5
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.
- E6
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.
- E7
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.
- E8
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.
- E9
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.
- E10
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.
