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On the Air

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

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On the Air — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • June 20, 1992
  • Runtime
  • 30 min
  • TMDB score
  • 6.2
1 seasons Comedy, Drama

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On the Air — Cast

Ian Buchanan photo Ian Buchanan Lester Guy Marla Rubinoff photo Marla Rubinoff Betty Hudson 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

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Specials4 episodesSeason page
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