American Dreams

American Dreams was an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show was filmed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and parts at Lehigh University. It initially aired on Sundays at 8:00pm but moved to the same time on Wednesdays starting March 9, 2005. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the 1960s. Season one takes place in 1963-64, Season two in 1964-65 and Season three in 1965-66. The show was known as "Our Generation" when it debuted in Australia, however was changed back to "American Dreams" when it returned for the second season.

The theme song "Generation" was written and performed by Emerson Hart, lead singer of the band Tonic. The song earned Hart an ASCAP award for Best Theme Song-Television in 2003.

Despite its popularity as a family drama, American Dreams was heavily criticized for its various levels of historical inaccuracy. Several historic events were restaged earlier or later in the show's timeline to fit a plotline, and some of the music and pop culture references do not match up with either historic fact or the show's current timeline.

Several arguments between the show's loyal fanbase can be traced to whether the show should be viewed as a chronologically accurate representation of life in 1960s Philadelphia, or is instead an idealized combination of mnemonic images and pop culture references from points throughout the 1960s, much as the film The Wedding Singer was for the 1980s.

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American Dreams Episodes

American Dreams Season 1

1. 1- 1 101 29 Sep 02 Pilot
2. 1- 2 102 6 Oct 02 The End of the Innocence
3. 1- 3 103 13 Oct 02 New Frontier
4. 1- 4 104 20 Oct 02 Pryor Knowledge
5. 1- 5 105 27 Oct 02 The Fighting Irish
6. 1- 6 106 3 Nov 02 Soldier Boy
7. 1- 7 107 10 Nov 02 Cold Snap
8. 1- 8 108 17 Nov 02 Black and White
9. 1- 9 109 1 Dec 02 The Home Front
10. 1-10 110 15 Dec 02 Silent Night
11. 1-11 111 5 Jan 03 I Wanna Hold Your Hand
12. 1-12 112 12 Jan 03 Great Expectations
13. 1-13 113 2 Feb 03 The Pursuit of Happiness
14. 1-14 114 9 Feb 03 Heartache
15. 1-15 115 16 Feb 03 False Start
16. 1-16 116 2 Mar 03 Act of Contrition
17. 1-17 117 9 Mar 03 Past Imperfect
18. 1-18 118 16 Mar 03 The One
19. 1-19 119 30 Mar 03 Where the Boys Are
20. 1-20 120 6 Apr 03 The Carpetbaggers
21. 1-21 121 13 Apr 03 Fear Itself
22. 1-22 122 27 Apr 03 Secrets and Lies
23. 1-23 123 4 May 03 Down the Shore
24. 1-24 124 11 May 03 High Hopes
25. 1-25 125 18 May 03 City on Fire

American Dreams Season 2

26. 2- 1 206 28 Sep 03 And Promises to Keep
27. 2- 2 207 5 Oct 03 R-E-S-P-E-C-T
28. 2- 3 228 12 Oct 03 Another Saturday Night
29. 2- 4 229 19 Oct 03 Crossing the Line
30. 2- 5 230 26 Oct 03 Life's Illusions
31. 2- 6 206 2 Nov 03 Rescue Me
32. 2- 7 16 Nov 03 Ticket to Ride
33. 2- 8 23 Nov 03 Change a Comin'
34. 2- 9 30 Nov 03 The Long Goodbye
35. 2-10 4 Jan 04 The 7-10 Split
36. 2-11 11 Jan 04 Beyond the Wire
37. 2-12 18 Jan 04 Real-to-Reel
38. 2-13 15 Feb 04 To Tell the Truth
39. 2-14 22 Feb 04 Old Enough to Fight
40. 2-15 7 Mar 04 Shoot the Moon
41. 2-16 14 Mar 04 Can't Hold On
42. 2-17 217 21 Mar 04 Chasing the Past
43. 2-18 28 Mar 04 Stewart's Charge
44. 2-19 4 Apr 04 No Way Out

American Dreams Season 3

45. 3- 1 301 26 Sep 04 Long Shots and Short Skirts
46. 3- 2 302 3 Oct 04 Charade
47. 3- 3 303 10 Oct 04 Leaders of the Pack
48. 3- 4 304 17 Oct 04 Surround Me
49. 3- 5 305 24 Oct 04 So Long, Farewell
50. 3- 6 306 31 Oct 04 Clear and Present Danger
51. 3- 7 7 Nov 04 What Dreams May Come
52. 3- 8 14 Nov 04 One in a Million
53. 3- 9 21 Nov 04 Tidings of Comfort and Joy
54. 3-10 2 Jan 05 Home Again
55. 3-11 311 9 Jan 05 Truth Be Told
56. 3-12 23 Jan 05 For Richer, For Poorer
57. 3-13 30 Jan 05 Starting Over
58. 3-14 9 Mar 05 The Commencement
59. 3-15 315 16 Mar 05 California Dreamin'
60. 3-16 316 23 Mar 05 No Satisfaction
61. 3-17 317 30 Mar 05 It's My Life

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