Pan Am: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 25, 2011

Starring: Chris Beetem, Jeremy Davidson, Mike Vogel

Summary: The lives of the flight attendants and pilots of the airline Pan Am is the focus of this 1960s-set drama.

Creator: Jack Orman

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E14. 1964
Air Date: February 19, 2012
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S1:E13. Romance Languages
Air Date: February 12, 2012
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S1:E12. New Frontiers
Air Date: January 22, 2012

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Verne Gay

Sep 22, 2011

A gorgeous production, though the story sometimes keeps it on the tarmac. Read full review

Troy Patterson

Sep 23, 2011

Pan Am's easy whirl fits the bill, when its chatter is snappy and also when it's not. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Sep 26, 2011

The glamour in Pan Am may indeed be manufactured--doubly manufactured, given the re-created places and planes--but it's not empty: The show says, yes, this is as good as it looks, and it looks very good Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Sep 12, 2011

The romance and the attractively stylized innocence of the era is addictive, but the espionage plot, with its link to political history, is absurd. Read full review

Nancy DeWolf Smith

Sep 23, 2011

Take the back stories, add the unfolding drama of love, loss, disappearances and danger, shake it all up with exotic locales from Paris and Berlin to Monaco and Rio--and it could be a tasty cocktail Read full review

David Hinckley

Sep 23, 2011

There's soap here, and the liberated-woman part sometimes feels like a reach. But the show is fun, it makes flying look like fun, and yes, that line of stewardesses does look good enough to stop an airport. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Sep 23, 2011

It has neither the exactitude of the times nor the talent of the writers to get at the issues, ala Mad Men, that illuminate the issues of the day. Read full review

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corrmon

Jan 25, 2012

I love it! I love the stories and the characters, I would have opted for older pilots but aside from that Michael Mosley and Mike Vogel are doing a great Job!

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Spoken

Mar 9, 2012

After concluding season one I must say I am left wanting more. I was unsure if my time would be wasted going into the series, due to the lack of advertising spent on this particular series. However I was pleasantly surprised by the acting, drama and story line. Now I am left withAfter concluding season one I must say I am left wanting more. I was unsure if my time would be wasted going into the series, due to the lack of advertising spent on this particular series. However I was pleasantly surprised by the acting, drama and story line. Now I am left with disappointing rumors of the shows possible demise. This TV series has moved me to right this review, my very first review.… Expand

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Grapevine

Sep 27, 2011

I loved it. It was very much a pilot episode- you get to know all the characters involved and there's not much to it other than that, but it's so well-made and interesting! Loved how glamorous and yet realistic it is.
The production and overall looks of everything is very very good. VeryI loved it. It was very much a pilot episode- you get to know all the characters involved and there's not much to it other than that, but it's so well-made and interesting! Loved how glamorous and yet realistic it is.
The production and overall looks of everything is very very good. Very good graphics, wardrobe and everything.
It's all in very good taste.
To be honest , i never liked Mad Men all that much, it was so boring. Watched about 3 seasons of deathly boredom. This is the same decade and it's youthful and good. I really loved it.… Expand

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hokie_b

Nov 1, 2011

My wife and I really like this show. It's 60's time setting is a great stage of course. They do a good job of tying all the episodes together through the pilots/stewardesses private lives with each other. This helps the series so it isn't just a show about hanging out in a new destinationMy wife and I really like this show. It's 60's time setting is a great stage of course. They do a good job of tying all the episodes together through the pilots/stewardesses private lives with each other. This helps the series so it isn't just a show about hanging out in a new destination each week.… Expand

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ferro1970

Nov 1, 2011

I've watched two episodes now. I think it's fun and has some intrigue in it. It has left me wanting to know where things are going and precisely what is going on. I hope it sticks around.

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forneil

Oct 30, 2011

Every week when this shows up on my que on hulu, I always watch it last. I feel that it's less important and less interesting (almost if I don't care if I watch it or not). It's a good show, just isn't anything we are all used to. Has potential though!

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MadMenFan

Jan 7, 2016

This show is chock full of improbable story lines and bad acting. The plots are cheesy and predicable. The best thing about the show is the possibilities: the cast are almost always in some exotic locale. But alas, we never get to see anything besides dinky apartments, look alike hotelThis show is chock full of improbable story lines and bad acting. The plots are cheesy and predicable. The best thing about the show is the possibilities: the cast are almost always in some exotic locale. But alas, we never get to see anything besides dinky apartments, look alike hotel rooms, and the insides of the plane.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2011
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  S1:E14. 1964
  Air Date: February 19, 2012
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  S1:E13. Romance Languages
  Air Date: February 12, 2012
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  S1:E12. New Frontiers
  Air Date: January 22, 2012
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  S1:E11. Diplomatic Relations
  Air Date: January 15, 2012
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  S1:E10. Secrets and Lies
  Air Date: January 8, 2012
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  S1:E9. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  Air Date: December 4, 2011
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  S1:E8. Unscheduled Departure
  Air Date: November 13, 2011
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  S1:E7. Truth or Dare
  Air Date: November 6, 2011
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  S1:E6. The Genuine Article
  Air Date: October 30, 2011
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  S1:E5. One Coin in a Fountain
  Air Date: October 23, 2011
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  S1:E4. Eastern Exposure
  Air Date: October 16, 2011
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  S1:E3. Ich Bin Ein Berliner
  Air Date: October 9, 2011
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  S1:E2. We'll Always Have Paris
  Air Date: October 2, 2011
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 25, 2011