TV Frontline - Season 3 Episode 21 : Breaking the Bank Frontline - Season 3 Episode 21 : Breaking the Bank 7.4/10 by 46 users In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest banks that failed, Penn Square in Oklahoma City, and another which nearly failed, Continental Illinois in Chicago, to examine the implications on the nation's banking system. Details Casts Posters Images Title Frontline - Season 3 Episode 21 : Breaking the Bank Alternative Titles PBS Frontline, Frontline (PBS) First Air Date 1983-01-17 Last Air Date 2025-07-01 Number of Episodes 838 Number of Seasons 44 Genres Documentary, News, Networks PBS, Casts Will Lyman Plot Keywords , Self - Narrator (voice) Will Lyman Episodes List Frontline Season 3 :Episode 1 Vietnam Under Communism Vietnam Under Communism 1985-01-15 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... Frontline Season 3 :Episode 2 Shootout on Imperial Highway (1) Shootout on Imperial Highway (1) 1985-01-22 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's... 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Frontline Season 3 :Episode 21 Breaking the Bank Breaking the Bank 1985-05-28 Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...