CBS Children's Mystery Theatre explained

CBS Children's Mystery Theatre is an American television anthology series aimed at teens and pre-teens. A total of five episodes were produced by and aired on CBS from 1980–83.

Episodes

• The Clue According to SHERLOCK HOLMES aka The Treasure of Alpheus T. Winterborn^[1]
• The Haunting of Harrington House^[2]
• Mystery at Fire Island^{[3] [4] [5]}
• The Zertigo Diamond Caper^[6]
• Dirkham Detective Agency^[7]

Production

The stories were written to emphasize the importance of deductive reasoning.^[8]

Some of the featured actors included Edie Adams, Roscoe Lee Browne, Keith Coogan, Dominique Dunne, and Sally Kellerman.

References

1. News: 1980-12-26 . Afternoon special . 20 . The News . 2022-06-05.
2. Book: The Telegraph . The Telegraph . en.
3. News: 1982-11-07 . Junior detectives solve mystery . 88 . Clarion-Ledger . 2022-06-05.
4. News: 1982-11-07 . A Friend Disappears . 156 . Sunday News . 2022-06-05.
5. Web site: Mystery at Fire Island . 2023-11-12 . www.tcm.com . en.
6. News: 1982-09-26 . TV Tattle . 32 . New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung . 2022-06-05.
7. News: 1983-11-20 . CBS to broadcast children's shows . 43 . Enterprise-Journal . 2022-06-05.
8. Book: Children and Television: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, March 16, 1983 . United States Congress House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance . 1983 . U.S. Government Printing Office . en.