Kurt Vonnegut, the author of a collection of short stories called "Welcome to the Monkey House", hosts a series that displays dramatizations of several of his short stories. The anthology series aired on Showtime network from 1991 to 1993. The first three stories were produced as a television pilot in British Columbia, Canada, and broadcast together from 9:00–10:30pm on May 12, 1991. The later four were filmed and produced in New Zealand in 1992, as a co-production with South Pacific Pictures.
7 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1991
Rating
6.5/10
2 votes • HD
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Episodes
Episode 1 • May 12, 1991
A boy, home alone when his parents are out, sees trouble in a nearby apartment and seeks help from a radio DJ.
Episode 2 • May 12, 1991
A scientist discovers a strange musical transmission from space, which elicits a drug-like euphoric response in all who hear it.
Episode 3 • May 12, 1991
When a US government plane goes down over Cuba, a revolutionary decides to play a game of chess with real human lives on the line.
Episode 4 • Dec 21, 1992
Episode 5 • Jan 03, 1993
Episode 6 • Feb 21, 1993
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