Saturday Adoption  Saturday Adoption is a television play broadcast in 1968 as part of the "CBS Playhouse" series. The play tells the story of a young white man about to enter law school who meets a young black man, Macy, when he volunteers to tutor urban youths. The play discusses the issues surrounding the differences between the black and white worlds of the time. The play was broadcast in December 1968, and is noteworthy as the "CBS Playhouse" entry with the youngest writer, Ron Cowen, at 23 years of age.