American Dreams is an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios. The series was created by Jonathan Prince and developed by Josh Goldstein and Prince; the latter was also one of the executive producers with Dick Clark. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show is set mostly in Philadelphia. It initially aired on Sundays at 8:00 pm Eastern time, but moved to the same time on Wednesdays from March 9, 2005, to the third season finale. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-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 it 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 of Television in 2003. The show was the 2003 TV Land Awards "Future Classic" winner.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Pilot | 2002-09-29 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | The End of the Innocence | 2002-10-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | New Frontier | 2002-10-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Pryor Knowledge | 2002-10-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Fighting Irish | 2002-10-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Soldier Boy | 2002-11-03 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Cold Snap | 2002-11-10 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Black and White | 2002-11-17 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | The Home Front | 2002-12-01 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Silent Night | 2002-12-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand | 2003-01-05 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Great Expectations | 2003-01-12 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Pursuit of Happiness | 2003-02-02 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | Heartache | 2003-02-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | False Start | 2003-02-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 16 | Act of Contrition | 2003-03-02 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 17 | Past Imperfect | 2003-03-09 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 18 | The One | 2003-03-16 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 19 | Where the Boys Are | 2003-03-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 20 | The Carpetbaggers | 2003-04-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 21 | Fear Itself | 2003-04-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 22 | Secrets and Lies | 2003-04-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 23 | Down the Shore | 2003-05-04 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 24 | High Hopes | 2003-05-11 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 25 | City on Fire | 2003-05-18 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | And Promises to Keep | 2003-09-28 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | R-E-S-P-E-C-T | 2003-10-05 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Another Saturday Night | 2003-10-12 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Crossing the Line | 2003-10-19 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Life's Illusions | 2003-10-26 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Rescue Me | 2003-11-02 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Ticket to Ride | 2003-11-16 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Change a Comin' | 2003-11-23 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | The Long Goodbye | 2003-11-30 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | The 7-10 Split | 2004-01-04 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | Beyond the Wire | 2004-01-11 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Real-to-Reel | 2004-01-18 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | To Tell the Truth | 2004-02-15 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 14 | Old Enough to Fight | 2004-02-22 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 15 | Shoot the Moon | 2004-03-07 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 16 | Can't Hold On | 2004-03-14 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 17 | Chasing the Past | 2004-03-21 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 18 | Stewart's Charge | 2004-03-28 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 19 | No Way Out | 2004-04-04 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Long Shots & Short Skirts | 2004-09-26 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Charade | 2004-10-03 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Leaders of the Pack | 2004-10-10 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Surround Me | 2004-10-17 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | So Long, Farewell | 2004-10-24 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Clear and Present Danger | 2004-10-31 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | What Dreams May Come | 2004-11-07 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | One in a Million | 2004-11-14 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Tidings of Comfort and Joy | 2004-11-21 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Home Again | 2005-01-02 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Truth Be Told | 2005-01-09 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | For Richer, For Poorer | 2005-01-23 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | Starting Over | 2005-01-30 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 14 | The Commencement | 2005-03-09 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 15 | California Dreamin' | 2005-03-16 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 16 | No Satisfaction | 2005-03-23 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 17 | It's My Life | 2005-03-30 | 60 min |
Production | Dick Clark | Producer |
Production | David Semel | Producer |