American Experience is TV's most-watched history series and brings to life incredible characters and compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. Acclaimed by viewers and critics alike, American Experience documentaries have been honored with every major broadcast award, including 30 Emmy Awards, 4 duPont-Columbia Awards, and 18 George Foster Peabody Awards.
Show Info
Schedule: Tuesdays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
History
Created by:
Peter McGhee
Official site: www.pbs.org
7.6 (20 votes)
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Mr. Polaroid
Episode 36x17; May 20, 2025
Meet Edwin Land, the visionary scientist and inventor of the Polaroid camera. When it was introduced in 1948, the Polaroid revolutionized amateur photography with a camera that provided pictures instantly – by the 1970s, people across the globe were…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 36x09: Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| 36x08: Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| 36x07: American Coup: Wilmington 1898 | Nov 12, 2024 |
Cast
Will Lyman
voices Himself (Narrator)Recent discussions
So I was wondering why my Plex server was getting a different episode other than the season this is "supposed" to be in. Turns out that PBS has different information on their own episode than Epguides and TVMaze. I usually rely on Epguides as they almost always accurate.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/boys36/
Has this episode airing in 2017 and on August 1st. Per Epguides year 2017 falls under Season 29 and based on the month PBS states this would put the episode somewhere past Episode 8.
Extra Details
Also known as:
- The American Experience