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Encyclopedia Season 1 Episodes

  • 1988-1989
  • 1 Season
  • HBO
  • Comedy, Family, Music
  • Watchlist
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Encyclopedia is a television series created by the HBO Network and the for-profit branch of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Distinguished Productions. The series premiered on the HBO network in 1988. Each episode covered a letter or series of letters in the alphabet, with short skits of sketch comedy devoted to up to twelve corresponding encyclopedia topics. Several topics were related through song. Three of the six writers of the show had also been writers for NBC's Saturday Night Live: Patricia Marx, Brian McConnachie, and Mitchell Kriegman. The series featured the band BETTY, who performed both the opening and closing themes as well as individual songs for selected topics.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

23 Episodes 1988 - 1989

Episode 1

A

Mon, Sep 19, 1988

Sketches include 'air', 'alchemy', 'alligator' 'ambidexterity', 'amoeba', 'antler', 'ant', 'archaeology', 'armor', and avalanche. 'Atom' and 'Attila the Hun' are the subjects of the songs.

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Episode 2

B

Mon, Sep 26, 1988

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Episode 3

C

Mon, Oct 3, 1988

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Episode 4

D

Mon, Oct 10, 1988

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Episode 5

E

Mon, Oct 17, 1988

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Episode 6

F

Mon, Oct 24, 1988

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Episode 7

G

Mon, Oct 31, 1988

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Episode 8

H

Mon, Nov 7, 1988

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Episode 9

I

Mon, Nov 14, 1988

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Episode 10

J

Mon, Nov 21, 1988

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Episode 11

K

Mon, Nov 28, 1988

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Episode 12

L

Mon, Dec 5, 1988

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Episode 13

M

Mon, Dec 12, 1988

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Episode 14

N

Mon, Dec 19, 1988

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Episode 15

O

Mon, Dec 26, 1988

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Episode 16

P

Mon, Jan 2, 1989

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Episode 17

Q

Mon, Jan 9, 1989

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Episode 18

R

Mon, Jan 16, 1989

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Episode 19

S

Mon, Jan 23, 1989

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Episode 20

T

Mon, Jan 30, 1989

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Episode 21

U and V

Mon, Feb 6, 1989

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Episode 22

W

Mon, Feb 13, 1989

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Episode 23

X, Y, and Z

Mon, Feb 20, 1989

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