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Visions is a 90-minute American television weekly anthology series that aired from 1976–80. It was produced by KCET in Los Angeles and televised nationally on PBS. It concentrated on the works of mostly new and some prominent writers, including Cormac McCarthy, Marsha Norman, Jean Shepherd, Luis Valdez, and Robert M. Young (director). Each episode was written by a different writer and starred a different cast.
Original Release
10/21/1976 on PBS
US Release
10/21/1976
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ellen Travolta | Nurse / Angie |
| Lesley Woods | Nurse at Elevator / Mrs. Worsham / Mrs. Coleman |
| Harry Basch | Martin / Carvalho |
| Philip Baker Hall | Mr. Severson / Boyle |
| Nan Martin | Mrs. Gregg / Annie |
| Maxine Stuart | Emily |
| Glynn Turman | Axis |
| Trinidad Silva | Joe |
| Ned Beatty | Pinky / Anglo Coyote |
| Judd Hirsch | Joe Morris |
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree | Monday, 09 October 1978 |
| 2 | Escape | Monday, 16 October 1978 |
| 3 | Fans of the Kosko Show | Monday, 23 October 1978 |
| 4 | Episode #3.4 | |
| 5 | Blackout | Monday, 13 November 1978 |
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Directors
Burt Brinckerhoff, Rick Bennewitz, Lloyd Richards, Robert Stevens, Fred Barzyk, Vicki Polon, Nell Cox, Kirk Browning, Gordon Davidson, Stanton Kaye, David R. Loxton, Luis Valdez, Robin Miller, Adrian Hall, Kenneth Locker, Jeff Bleckner, Paul Bogart, Maya Angelou, Richard Pearce, George Tyne
Writers
Conrad Bromberg, Jonathan Reynolds, Vicki Polon, Nell Cox, Marsha Norman, Sandra Schulberg, Cormac McCarthy, Naomi Foner, Les Guthman, Luis Valdez, Murray Mednick, Elizabeth Clark, Kenneth Locker, Jean Shepherd, Phillip Hayes Dean, Susan Yankowitz, Alexis DeVeaux, Ethel Tyne, Momoko Iko, Harvey Perr, Robert M. Young, Peter Gessner, Eugene Corr
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ellen Travolta | Nurse / Angie |
| Lesley Woods | Nurse at Elevator / Mrs. Worsham / Mrs. Coleman |
| Harry Basch | Martin / Carvalho |
| Philip Baker Hall | Mr. Severson / Boyle |
| Nan Martin | Mrs. Gregg / Annie |
| Maxine Stuart | Emily |
| Glynn Turman | Axis |
| Trinidad Silva | Joe |
| Ned Beatty | Pinky / Anglo Coyote |
| Judd Hirsch | Joe Morris |
| Pamela Bellwood | Amy |
| Shizuko Hoshi | Kimiko Murakami |
| Carol Fox | Eileen |
| Barbara Barrie | Eva Lewis |
| Mako | Masaru Murakami |
| Frances Lee McCain | Jenny |
| David Spielberg | David Morris |
| Bethel Leslie | Mary |
| Joseph Maher | Dr. Robert Lewis |
| Tim Matheson | Amy's Husband |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Barbara Schultz | Executive Producer |
| Barbara Schultz | Producer |
| Rick Bennewitz | Producer |
| Bettina Bennewitz | Producer |
| Nell Cox | Producer |
| Les Guthman | Producer |
| Robin Miller | Producer |
| Eileen Sopanen | Producer |
| Olivia Tappan | Producer |
| Fred Barzyk | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series | Won |
