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Dream On

A life like in the movies.

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The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.

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Comedy
Starring

Brian Benben, Wendie Malick, Chris Demetral

Created by

David Crane, Marta Kauffman

Season 1

1.The First Episode

Martin Tupper, New York book editor and product of the first television generation, faces a crisis: his ex-wife-to-be, Judith, is demanding that he sign their divorce papers so that she can re-marry. Should he try to win her back, or is it time to get back in the dating game?

30 minJul 8, 1990

2.Death Takes a Coffee Break

Martin, while fooling around with a much younger college girl (an Eddie Charles hook-up), ends up in the hospital. His doctor instructs him to change his lifestyle around to prevent another (possibly worse) incident. Top of the list? Cut out caffeine. Of course, he receives a lot of ridicule as he goes about this.

30 minJul 15, 1990

3.Sex and the Single Father

Worried that the divorce is the cause of Jeremy's poor concentration at school, Judith tells Martin that it's actually because of a crush on his teacher. After some wrangling with Judith, it's left to Martin to have 'the talk'.

30 minJul 22, 1990

4.Sole Sister

Initially overjoyed by a whirlwind visit from his globe-trotting baby sister 'Beano', Martin finds it difficult to accept that she's more grown up than he imagined; and unfortunately, his best friend Eddie is part of the problem.

30 minJul 29, 1990

5.Angst for the Memories

After being admonished by an old school friend for not becoming a famous writer, Martin feels galvanized to pick up the quill again—but are his central characters a little too close to home?

30 minAug 5, 1990

6....And Sheep Are Nervous

Martin accidentally finds himself dating a controlling, unstable woman.

30 minAug 12, 1990

7.Over Your Dead Body

In order to secure a much-needed vacation, Martin seduces a grieving widow for a tawdry book.

30 minAug 19, 1990

8.Martin Gets Lucky

Martin dates a witch, and good things can't stop happening to him. Then Eddie needs surgery.

30 minAug 26, 1990

9.Three Coins in the Dryer

Martin bumps into a passionate woman in the laundry room, and she takes him for the ride of his life.

30 minSep 2, 1990

10.Trojan War

Martin decides to take an STD test so he can go condom-less with his girlfriend. Toby has a litter of puppies in the office.

30 minSep 9, 1990

11.Up the River

Martin and Nina's relationship comes to a head when her environmental activism goes too far.

30 minSep 16, 1990

12.555-HELL

Bored after breaking up with Nina, Martin is phoning anybody and everybody when he accidentally takes a call meant for the suicide helpline.

30 minSep 23, 1990

13.Doing the Bossa Nova

Martin's new boss puts him in several compromising positions.

30 minSep 30, 1990

14.Premarital Ex

Judith worries about her upcoming marriage. Martin tries to console her.

30 minOct 7, 1990

Dream On

Comedy

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tupper's feelings or thoughts.

A life like in the movies.

Information

Released
Jul 8, 1990
Episode length
30m
Seasons
6
Episodes
120
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
US
Rating
Not rated
Created by
David Crane, Marta Kauffman

Networks

Network
HBO

People in this story

Brian BenbenMartin Tupper
Wendie MalickJudith Tupper Stone
Chris DemetralJeremy Tupper
Dorien WilsonEddie Charles
Denny DillonToby Pedalbee

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