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Dream On



First Aired in 1990

Dream On is an adult situation comedy about Martin Tupper, whose life is full of colorful characters. While Martin goes on numerous dates, he still has time for his family and best friend (Eddie Charles). Martin, played by "Brian Benben", is divorced from Judith, but they remain friends (though, her unseen "perfect" husband annoys Martin). Martin and Judith jointly raise their growing teenage son (Jeremy).


Judith ("Wendie Malick", who later starred on "Just Shoot Me", and "Jake in Progress") a psychologist, married the "perfect" man, Dr. Richard Stone. Despite their break-up, Judith is quite supportive of Martin, and leans on him herself, when the need arises.


Jeremy ("Chris Demetral") seems to accept the place he finds himself (divorced parents, new husband for mother).


Eddie Charles (played by "Jeff Joseph" in the first season, and by "Dorien Wilson" afterwards, Wilson later starred in "The Parkers") is Martin's best friend, a ladies man, and a host of his own talk show. The talk show was intended to be serious but has morphed into a "this week lawyers in lingerie" type show.


Martin (Brian Benben) works as a book editor for a small New York book publisher, Whitestone. Working for him is Toby Pedalbee ("Denny Dillon"; executive assistant). Toby has a strong personality and knows what she wants. Martin has several bosses in the early years, but when the Australians buy Whitestone, Martin is saddled with Gibby Fiske ("Michael McKean"). Gibby likes selling books, not literature.


Martin reacts to the world around him through flashing back to hundreds of clips from all manner of old films and television shows (from MCA), which are used as metaphors for Martin's reactions (hence the title). MCA approached HBO about creating a show that used old MCA clips, and Dream On was the result.

Dream On is renowned for its use of sexual references, plus, in its early seasons, occasional swearing and numerous scenes of female nudity.


Creators other Creations
"David Crane" & "Marta Kauffman" also created "The Powers That Be" (1992, "David Hyde Pierce"), "Family Album" (1993, "Giovanni Ribisi"), "Friends" (1994), and "Veronica's Closet" (1997, "Kristie Alley").


Executive Producers Other Credits
Executive Producers "John Landis" and "Leslie Belzberg" are both credited as being Executive Producer's for the 1995 shows "Sliders", and "Campus Cops", the 1997 show "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" and the 1999 show "The Lost World".

Executive Producer "Kevin S. Bright" is also credited as Executive Producer for Friends (1994), Veronica's Closet (1997), Jesse (1998), and is currently an Executive Producer of Joey.


Executive Producer "Robert K. Weiss" is credited as a Producer of "Police Squad!", one of the Creators of Sliders, and an Executive Producer of "Weird Science", Sliders and Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular.



Whitestone Office Staff:
Sid - boss ("Stanley Brock") 1 episode
Valerie Knox - boss ("Vicki Frederick") 1 episode
Gibby Fiske - boss (Michael McKean)
Martin Tupper - Editor (Benben)
Toby Pedalbee - Executive assistant (Dillon)
Carter Stevenson - Editor co-worker ("Sean Masterson")
Drew - Editor co-worker ("Julian Christopher" & "Cylk Cozart")
Alison - co-worker ("Cherie Michan")
Cindy - Editor co-worker ("Mary Ellen White") 1 episode



Aired
Six years and 120 uncensored episodes aired on HBO
July 8, 1990 -March 27, 1996.
Uncut first two seasons aired on the channel C4 at 10pm on Fridays in Britain (30 episodes) 1991-1992 and 1993 repeat.
Uncut version also aired on Sky One.
Edited versions of the show aired on FOX 1995-1996.
FOX
January -April 1995 Sunday 09:30-10:00 pm
June -July ....1995 Monday 09:00-10:00 pm



Competition (when aired on FOX)
ABC-Movie
CBS-Movie
NBC-Movie
WB- "First Time Out"



Awards
CableAce Awards
1991 Won: for "Editing a Comedy Special or Series/Music Special" "John Axness" for episode "The First Episode."
1992 Won: For "Comedy Series"
1994 Won: "Editing in a Comedy/Music Special or Series" "David Helfand" For episode "The Son Also Rises."


Emmy
1993 Won "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series" "David Clennon" For playing "Peter Brewer." For episode "For Peter's Sake."
Won "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a
Comedy Series" "Betty Thomas" (director) For episode "For Peter's Sake."


GLAAD Media Awards
Won "Outstanding Comedy Series"


Young Artist Awards
Won "Best Young Actor Starring in a Cable Series" Chris Demetral
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Episodes:


Season 1:
1. The First Episode
2. Death Takes a Coffee Break
3. Sex and the Single Father
4. Sole Sister
5. Angst for the Memories
6. ...And Sheep Are Nervous
7. Over Your Dead Body
8. Martin Gets Lucky
9. Three Coins in the Dryer
10. Trojan War
11. Up the River
12. 555-HELL
13. Doing the Bossa Nova
14. Premarital Ex

Season 2:
1. The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1)
2. The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (2)
3. And Your Little Dog, Too
4. The 37-Year Itch
5. Calling the Kettle Black
6. Futile Attraction
7. No, I'm Just Happy to See You
8. What I Did for Lust
9. Play Melville for Me
10. To Have and Have and Have and Have Not
11. Pants on Fire
12. The Charlotte Letter
13. The Name of the Game Is Five-Card Stud
14. So Funny I Forgot to Laugh (aka Stop It, You're Killing Me)
15. Toby or Not Toby

Season 3:
1. And Bimbo Was His Name-O (1)
2. And Bimbo Was His Name-O (2)
3. Nightmare on Bleecker Street
4. For Peter's Sake
5. Terms of Employment
6. For Richard or for Poorer
7. Bad Girls
8. Here Comes the Bribe
9. May Divorce Be with You
10. Come and Knock on Our Door...
11. B.S. Elliot
12. What Women Want
13. Red All Over
14. The Rocky Marriage Picture Show
15. Martin Over Medium
16. Theory of Relativity
17. Up All Night
18. The Guilty Party
19. The Son Also Rises
20. Domestic Bliss
21. It Came from Beneath the Sink
22. No Deposit, No Return
23. To the Moon, Alex!
24. The Undergraduate
25. Dance Ten, Sex Three
26. Key for Two

Season 4:
1. Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
2. The French Conception
3. Depth Be Not Proud
4. Pop Secret
5. Reach out and Touch Yourself
6. Home Sweet Homeboy
7. A Midsummer Night's Dream On
8. The Book, the Thief, Her Boss and His Lover
9. Super Freak
10. One Ball, Two Strikes
11. Portrait by an Artist on the Young Man
12. And Bobby Makes Three
13. Silent Night, Holy Cow
14. Brother of the Bride
15. Blinded by the Cheese
16. Hey, Nanny Nanny
17. The Second Coming
18. Martin Tupper in "Magnum Farce"
19. Where There's Smoke, You're Fired
20. Blame It on Reo
21. From Here to Paternity
22. A Face Worse Than Death
23. Felines ... Nothing More Than Felines
24. Stone Cold

Season 5:
1. The Taking of Pablum 5-2-3 (1)
2. The Taking of Pablum 5-2-3 (2)
3. 'Tis Pity She's a Neighbor
4. Steinway to Heaven
5. Judy and the Beast
6. The Homecoming Queen
7. I'm with Stupid
8. Attack of the 59-Inch Woman
9. Those Who Can't, Edit
10. Off-Off Broadway Bound
11. Hack Like Me
12. I Never Promised You Charoses, Martin
13. The Courtship of Martin's Father

Season 6:
1. Try Not to Remember
2. Bess You Is Not My Woman Now
3. Long Distance Runaround
4. Significant Author
5. 9 1/2 Days
6. Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock
7. Take Two Tablets, and Get Me to Mt. Sinai
8. Music in My Veins (1)
9. Music in My Veins (2)
10. Tie Me Sister Lu Down, Sport
11. She Won't Do It, But Her Sister Will
12. Flight of the Pedalbee
13. Am I Blue?
14. Home Is Where the Cart Is
15. Little Orphan Eddie
16. Toby's Choice
17. The Weekend at the College Didn't Turn Out Like They Planned
18. Second Time Aground
19. The Spirit of 76th & Park
20. All About Louie
21. The Way We War
22. Springtime for Tupper
23. Hey Diddle Diddle
24. Cupid Is as Cupid Does
25. Tenants, Anyone?
26. Finale (1)
27. Finale with a Vengeance (2)



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