Palmerstown, U.S.A.
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Palmerstown |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Alex Haley |
| Developed by | Norman Lear |
| Starring | Jonelle Allen Bill Duke Star-Shemah Bobatoon Jermain Hodge Johnson Beeson Carroll Janice St. John Michael J. Fox Brian Godfrey Wilson Kenneth White Iris Korn (1981) |
| Composers | Al Schackman (season 1) Jerrold Immel (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Norman Lear Alex Haley Ronald Rubin |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Haley Productions T.A.T. Communications Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 20, 1980 – June 9, 1981 |
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981) is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981. It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley, whose childhood was the basis for the series. It tells the story of two nine-year-old boys in the rural Southern community of Palmerstown who become best friends during the Great Depression, despite one being black and the other being white.