Help me track down this episode of an obscure 1982 PBS show

March 2, 2020 8:30 AM

Surely this cannot be too obscure for the website that helped me track down the 90s teens-in-space show Earthstar Voyager: I have this memory of a specific episode of the short-lived children's program "Powerhouse."

It was an episode about prejudice. I think the gang woke up one day to find that their headquarters had the word "Jewboy" painted across it in bright red 80s graffiti.

Does anyone know how I could find out which episode of Powerhouse this was?

posted by johngoren to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

Best answer: Is it the episode entitled "Celebration" summarized in this IMDB entry for the show? The white supremacists eventually plant a bomb in the synagogue, which occurs in "The Short Life of Lolo Kotke," which aired later in the series.
posted by carmicha at 8:50 AM on March 2, 2020 [1 favorite]

Best answer: At the mention of the word "Powerhouse", I remembered the theme song; no need to click the youtube link.
I do remember an episode where the Jewish kid's locker got vandalized, but not much more.

Judging by the episode descriptions, it must be Celebration.
posted by jozxyqk at 8:52 AM on March 2, 2020

Best answer: Here's Act 1 of Celebration. Try around 3:19 to confirm.
posted by enfa at 9:00 AM on March 2, 2020

Response by poster: Thanks, everyone, somehow I missed the IMDB plot summaries that weren't blank.
posted by johngoren at 3:52 AM on March 14, 2020