Middletown
Six-part documentary on the city of Muncie, Indiana - nicknamed "Middletown" after a study in the 1920s deemed it representative of middle America. The series finds that amid the great cultural and technological changes since the initial study, social and moral values and ideals in Muncie have remained virtually unchanged in over 50 years. Episodes examine: a mayoral campaign; a prominent high school basketball rivalry; local religious activities; the struggles of a large family in operating the local Shakey's pizza parlor; remarriage between divorcees; and the everyday lives of high school students.
- 1982-1983
- 1 season
- PBS
- Documentary, Sports
Six-part documentary on the city of Muncie, Indiana - nicknamed "Middletown" after a study in the 1920s deemed it representative of middle America. The series finds that amid the great cultural and technological changes since the initial study, social and moral values and ideals in Muncie have remained virtually unchanged in over 50 years. Episodes examine: a mayoral campaign; a prominent high school basketball rivalry; local religious activities; the struggles of a large family in operating the local Shakey's pizza parlor; remarriage between divorcees; and the everyday lives of high school students.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
The Campaign
Mon, Mar 29, 1982
Episode 2
The Big Game
Sat, Oct 9, 1982
Episode 3
Family Business
Wed, Apr 14, 1982
The family of Howard Snider and their pizza-parlor franchise, which is in danger of foreclosure by the parent company, the Shakey's Pizza Parlor chain.
Episode 4
Second Time Around
Wed, Apr 21, 1982
Episode 5
Seventeen
Episode 6
Community of Praise
Sat, Oct 9, 1982