The American Girls is an American drama series that aired on CBS

CBS

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 on Saturday night from September 23, 1978 to November 10, 1978.

Synopsis

Rebecca Tomkins and Amy Waddell were two young reporters who worked for The American Report, a Newsmagazine

Newsmagazine

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 similar to 60 Minutes

60 Minutes

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. Rebecca and Amy traveled the country in an equipped van that provided them with a production studio to workon their stories.

Cast

• Priscilla Barnes as Rebecca Tomkins
• Debra Clinger as Amy Waddell
• David Spielberg as Francis X. Casey
• William Prince
  William Prince
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  as Jason Cook