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CBS Children's Mystery Theatre is an American television anthology series aimed at teens and pre-teens. A total of five episodes were produced by and aired on CBS from 1980–83.

Episodes

• The Clue According to SHERLOCK HOLMES aka The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn
• The Haunting of Harrington House
• Mystery at Fire Island
• The Zertigo Diamond Caper
• Dirkham Detective Agency

Production

The stories were written to emphasize the importance of deductive reasoning.

Some of the featured actors included Edie Adams, Roscoe Lee Browne, Keith Coogan, Dominique Dunne, and Sally Kellerman.

References

1. "Afternoon special". The News. 1980-12-26. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
2. Haunting of Harrington House (1982) - Murray Golden | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie, retrieved 2023-11-10
3. The Telegraph. The Telegraph.
4. "Junior detectives solve mystery". Clarion-Ledger. 1982-11-07. p. 88. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
5. "A Friend Disappears". Sunday News. 1982-11-07. p. 156. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
6. "Mystery at Fire Island". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
7. "TV Tattle". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. 1982-09-26. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
8. "CBS to broadcast children's shows". Enterprise-Journal. 1983-11-20. p. 43. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
9. Children and Television: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, March 16, 1983. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1983.

External links

• CBS Children's Mystery Theatre at IMDb

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