Insight is an American religious-themed weekly anthology series that aired in syndication from October 1960 to 1983. Produced by Paulist Productions in Los Angeles, the series presented half-hour dramas illuminating the contemporary search for meaning, freedom, and love. Insight was an anthology series, using an eclectic set of storytelling forms including comedy, melodrama, and fantasy to explore moral dilemmas. The series was created by Roman Catholic priest Ellwood E. "Bud" Kieser, the founder of Paulist Productions. As a member of an evangelistic order of Catholic priests called the Paulist Fathers, he worked in the entertainment community in Hollywood as a priest-producer and occasional host, using television as a vehicle of spiritual enrichment. Many of the episodes of the series were videotaped at CBS Television City and then Metromedia Square.
Insight (Season 22)
A Step Too Slow (Episode 1)
Air date: 1981-04-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A high-schooler becomes good friends with a new, shy classmate who has just come with her family from Vietnam. Through their tightly-knit friendship she opens up, and he realizes the struggles that she and her family face as they adapt to American culture. Inspired by her compassion, the circumstances of being an outcast and the pressures of high school, he writes a song he titles "A Step Too Slow" and pulls off an incredibly emotional performance in front of their class. Their silence after he finishes is eventually broken by a classmate who initiates a sing-along to the catchy, warm, and heartfelt chorus.
Rendezvous (Episode 2)
Air date: 1981-04-16
Runtime: 30 min
When Heroes Fall (Episode 3)
Air date: 1981-04-23
Runtime: 30 min
The Domino Effect (Episode 4)
Writer: William P. McGivern
Air date: 1981-04-30
Runtime: 30 min
Missing Persons Bureau (Episode 5)
Air date: 1981-05-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man named Don goes to the Missing Persons Bureau to find God.
God's Guerillas (Episode 6)
Air date: 1981-05-14
Runtime: 30 min
Goodbye (Episode 7)
Air date: 1981-05-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A writer receives a visit from a familiar guest late at night, causing him to come to terms with the possibility of losing his cancer-stricken son.
A Decision to Love (Episode 8)
Air date: 1981-06-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A couple attends a marriage-encounter weekend to learn the joys of intimacy that they lack.
The Needle's Eye (Episode 9)
Air date: 1981-10-20
Runtime: 30 min
The Sixth Day (Episode 10)
Air date: 1981-11-01
Runtime: 30 min
Little Miseries (Episode 11)
Air date: 1981-11-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Aunt Carmella is very manipulative toward her nephew Frankie, who finally rebels.
Seasons
Episodes 122
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