Mrs. Bracken
When hordes of gays and lesbians come out "of the closet" in the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas, intolerant residents go into a panic about the water supply.
Mrs. Yoder
A viúva amish Rachel e seu filho Samuel pretendem viajar e, na estação de trem de Filadélfia, o menino presencia o assassinato de um policial e reconhece outro como assassino. Para protegê-los, John Book, o policial encarregado do caso, resolve levá-los de volta para a comunidade a que pertencem e que recusa os benefícios da vida moderna. Ao ser ferido pelos assassinos, o detetive precisa ficar na comunidade até se recuperar e encontra dificuldades para se adaptar ao novo estilo de vida.
Stephanie
A young woman, unable to handle the stress of raising a family, runs out on her husband and young daughter. 12 years later, she returns in hopes of rekindling a bond with them.
Chairwoman
John Cheever's wry comedy of errors comes to the screen in this filmed presentation from the Broadway Theatre Archive. An upper-middle-class suburb is turned upside-down by the apparent kidnapping of Toby Wooster (Garrett Hanf). Unaware that the whole thing is a setup, the town swings into action to raise funds to meet the kidnappers' ransom demands. George Grizzard, Polly Holliday, Katharine Balfour and Celeste Holm star.
Mother Superior
The unfulfilled dreams of his parents and the tensions created at home cause life to become a nightmare for a youngster who seeks release in a withdrawal to his own world.
