TV American Dreams - Season 1 Episode 1 : Pilot American Dreams - Season 1 Episode 1 : Pilot 5.1/10 by 13 users It's November 1963 and Meg Pryors dream is to appear on the Philly Based American Bandstand.Thanks to her best friend Roxanne, Meg finally gets the chance to appear, but her hopes are dashed when at dinner that night, Jack refuses to let her go on. While at the same time J.J. drops a bombshell on his dad and announces he doesn't wanna play football anymore, so he quit the team. Jack blames his girlfriend Beth and she storms out. Defying her father, Meg goes and does the show, in place of seeing Patty's spelling bee. Jack sees her on TV and when she's asked back as a regular, he refuses to let her appear. Meanwhile Helen struggles with her decision to stop having kids, of which Jack doesn't wanna hear,but finally accepts it.J.J. tells his coach he doesn't wanna play fottball, because he's being forced too and that took the fun out of it, but his coach says he should play anyway.Helen tries to talk Jack into letting Meg appear on the show,but he's made his decision. Which surprises and d Details Casts Posters Images Title American Dreams - Season 1 Episode 1 : Pilot Alternative Titles Our Generation First Air Date 2002-09-29 Last Air Date 2005-03-30 Number of Episodes 61 Number of Seasons 3 Genres Drama, Family, Networks NBC, Casts Gail O'Grady, Tom Verica, Brittany Snow, Will Estes, Jonathan Adams, Vanessa Lengies, Arlen Escarpeta, Sarah Ramos, Ethan Dampf, Rachel Boston Plot Keywords , Helen Pryor Gail O'Grady Jack Pryor Tom Verica Meg Pryor Brittany Snow JJ Pryor Will Estes Henry Walker Jonathan Adams Roxanne Bojarski Vanessa Lengies Sam Walker Arlen Escarpeta Patty Pryor Sarah Ramos Will Pryor Ethan Dampf Beth Mason Rachel Boston Episodes List American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 1 Pilot Pilot 2002-09-29 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 2 The End of the Innocence The End of the Innocence 2002-10-06 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 3 New Frontier New Frontier 2002-10-13 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 4 Pryor Knowledge Pryor Knowledge 2002-10-20 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 5 The Fighting Irish The Fighting Irish 2002-10-27 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 6 Soldier Boy Soldier Boy 2002-11-03 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 7 Cold Snap Cold Snap 2002-11-10 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 8 Black and White Black and White 2002-11-17 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 9 The Home Front The Home Front 2002-12-01 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 10 Silent Night Silent Night 2002-12-15 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 11 I Wanna Hold Your Hand I Wanna Hold Your Hand 2003-01-05 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 12 Great Expectations Great Expectations 2003-01-12 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 13 The Pursuit of Happiness The Pursuit of Happiness 2003-02-02 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 14 Heartache Heartache 2003-02-09 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 15 False Start False Start 2003-02-16 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 16 Act of Contrition Act of Contrition 2003-03-02 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 17 Past Imperfect Past Imperfect 2003-03-09 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 18 The One The One 2003-03-16 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 19 Where the Boys Are Where the Boys Are 2003-03-30 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 20 The Carpetbaggers The Carpetbaggers 2003-04-06 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 21 Fear Itself Fear Itself 2003-04-13 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 22 Secrets and Lies Secrets and Lies 2003-04-27 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 23 Down the Shore Down the Shore 2003-05-04 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 24 High Hopes High Hopes 2003-05-11 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries... American Dreams Season 1 :Episode 25 City on Fire City on Fire 2003-05-18 Set to the soundtrack of the 1960s, a Philadelphia family moves toward the cultural upheaval in the years ahead. The Pryors' teen daughter Meg tries...