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.
Showing Season 22 of 11
Season 22
1981
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01. A Step Too Slow
1981-04-05
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.
02. Rendezvous
1981-04-16
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03. When Heroes Fall
1981-04-23
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04. The Domino Effect
1981-04-30
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05. Missing Persons Bureau
1981-05-07
A man named Don goes to the Missing Persons Bureau to find God.
06. God's Guerillas
1981-05-14
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07. Goodbye
1981-05-28
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.
08. A Decision to Love
1981-06-18
A couple attends a marriage-encounter weekend to learn the joys of intimacy that they lack.
09. The Needle's Eye
1981-10-20
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10. The Sixth Day
1981-11-01
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11. Little Miseries
1981-11-15
Aunt Carmella is very manipulative toward her nephew Frankie, who finally rebels.