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On the Air(1992)

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TV Score

In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.

Overview

The year is 1957. The cast and crew of the Lester Guy Show are extremely apprehensive about their upcoming live television broadcast on the Zoblotnick Broadcasting Co. network. Lester Guy despises fellow cast member Betty Hudson for unknowingly becoming more popular than him and schemes to destroy her career. Only two of the seven episodes were written by David Lynch.

Series Cast

Ian Buchanan photo

Ian Buchanan

Lester Guy

Marla Rubinoff photo

Marla Rubinoff

Betty Hudson

Nancye Ferguson photo

Nancye Ferguson

Ruth Trueworthy

Miguel Ferrer photo

Miguel Ferrer

Bud Budwaller

Marvin Kaplan photo

Marvin Kaplan

Dwight McGonigle

Tracey Walter photo

Tracey Walter

'Blinky' Watts

David L. Lander photo

David L. Lander

Valdja Gochktch

Gary Grossman photo

Gary Grossman

Bert Schein

Kim McGuire photo

Kim McGuire

Nicole Thorne

Buddy Douglas photo

Buddy Douglas

Buddy Morris / Phillip Morris Messenger

Raymond Friend photo

Raymond Friend

Hurry Up Twin

Show Stats

StatusCanceled

NetworkABC

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Media

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